Chapter 2105: "Shocking" Suggestions

In fact, Qin Feng was in an awkward position when it came to the issue of who would be the successor to the county magistrate. Who would be the county magistrate was very important to Qin Feng personally and the entire Yian County. But this time he could not make any comments on the candidate for the county magistrate, as Cao Changsheng was his Achilles' heel.

And now Xie Zhiguo still asked for his opinion, which made Qin Feng feel warm in his heart. Although he made such a big mistake this time, Xie Zhiguo still firmly supported him.

"In response to your Yi'an case, the city held a special standing committee meeting this morning to study the matter. At the meeting, Liu Xiaoping used you as a fuss and demanded that you be held accountable for your leadership and be punished. His attitude was firm. In fact, he wanted to use the punishment against you to threaten me to compromise with him on the selection of Yi'an County magistrate."

"Haha, he thinks the problem is too simple. Whether to punish you or not is not up to him. Even my opinion does not count. This matter needs the approval of the provincial leaders."

"Regarding your incident this time, the governor and Minister Zhao both called me personally. The two leaders agreed that you do bear leadership responsibility in this matter, but your responsibility does not warrant disciplinary action. Verbal criticism and self-reflection will suffice."

"The provincial leader has already defined your responsibilities. Why would I be afraid that he would attack you? He is just daydreaming if he wants to use this matter to make me compromise on the selection of the mayor of Yian County." Xie Zhiguo sneered.

Only in front of Qin Feng would Xie Zhiguo speak so bluntly.

Qin Feng finally felt relieved when he heard that both provincial leaders requested that he not be punished.

Qin Feng had long guessed that Liu Xiaoping would use this matter to attack Xie Zhiguo, and he also guessed that Liu Xiaoping would use the punishment against him as an excuse to interfere in the selection of the mayor of Yian County, so Qin Feng determined that it would be very difficult to determine the candidate for the mayor of Yian County this time.

It was because of this that Qin Feng came to see Xie Zhiguo today. He would not make any comments on the candidate for county magistrate, but he would also ask Xie Zhiguo not to compromise with Liu Xiaoping on the candidate for Yian County magistrate, even if the result would be that he would be punished.

But Qin Feng didn't expect that Xie Zhiguo had already guessed this matter, so he had communicated with the two provincial leaders privately in advance.

"Tell me what you suggest for this candidate." Xie Zhiguo continued to ask Qin Feng.

Qin Feng hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Secretary Xie, if you let me give you some advice, my suggestion is definitely to promote someone from within Yi'an County. But after this incident, if you promote someone from within Yi'an County again, it will definitely attract criticism, and Liu Xiaoping will definitely make a fuss about this matter, which will put you in a passive position."

"The candidate is still up to you and the province to decide. No matter who becomes the county magistrate, I will resolutely obey the decision of the organization."

Xie Zhiguo smiled and continued, "You think the problem is simple, but you think it is too complicated. You think the problem is too complicated, but you think it is too simple. Qin Feng, this is not how you see it."

"This incident did catch me off guard, but it was only postponed, not cancelled. You left Yi'an and returned to Xiquan to take full charge of poverty alleviation work. This was decided by the governor and cannot be changed. It will just be delayed a few months."

“So, this time we are electing the mayor of Yi’an County, but in fact we are electing the secretary of the Yi’an County Party Committee.”

"Again, it is crucial that the person you choose can firmly implement the development strategy you have formulated in Yi'an and continue along the current development path."

"I can choose someone to go to Yi'an, and the province can also transfer someone to Yi'an, but no matter whether it is someone I choose or someone transferred by the province, it is unlikely that they can fully implement your development strategy in Yi'an."

"The safest way is naturally for you to choose your successor. Only the person you choose will firmly implement your strategy."

"The person you chose last time, Cao Changsheng, had problems, so you don't dare to choose him again this time. This is not like your style. We Communists dare to think, dare to act, dare to take responsibility. When have we ever been afraid of taking risks? If everyone keeps silent and does nothing for fear of taking responsibility, would there be a 25,000-mile Long March?"

"So Qin Feng, don't feel psychological pressure because of this matter. The organization has not punished you, which means that the organization still trusts you. Even the organization trusts you, don't you trust yourself?" Xie Zhiguo was doing ideological work on Qin Feng.

"Tell me your suggestions, this is very important." Xie Zhiguo asked.

After Xie Zhiguo finished speaking, Qin Feng fell silent again and did not immediately respond to Xie Zhiguo's words.

Xie Zhiguo did not urge Qin Feng, but continued to walk slowly forward. Gao Wei followed behind the two of them, holding Xie Zhiguo's teacup in his hand.

"Since you let me speak, I will speak boldly. You can't get angry after I finish speaking." Qin Feng said after a while.

"Why am I angry? What kind of shocking suggestion are you going to make?" Xie Zhiguo stopped and looked at Qin Feng.

"My suggestion is not just for the position of county magistrate, but for a whole set of adjustments to the entire Yian County team," said Qin Feng.

"A whole set? Qin Feng, aren't you pushing it too far? What? Do you really treat Yian County as your own private land? You can make any adjustments you want by yourself?" Xie Zhiguo was furious.

"I told you not to be angry, but since you are angry, I won't say anything."

"You are waiting for me here, right? Go ahead, finish what you want to say first." Xie Zhiguo was so angry that he laughed.

“First, transfer Zhu Dongliang out of Yian County. Second, let the current executive deputy county magistrate Deng Yong take over as county magistrate, and the current propaganda minister Peng Shenghui take over as deputy secretary of the county party committee. Third, after I am transferred, directly promote Comrade Peng Shenghui to be the secretary of the Yian County Party Committee, and the current director of the county party committee office Comrade Zhang Yuguang to be the deputy secretary of the county party committee, while Comrade Deng Yong will remain in his position as county magistrate.” Qin Feng said “boldly”.

After Qin Feng finished speaking, Xie Zhiguo looked at Qin Feng with some surprise. Qin Feng's suggestion was indeed a bit "shocking".

Xie Zhiguo did not speak immediately, but was thinking carefully about Qin Feng's words. He wanted to figure out what Qin Feng's purpose was in arranging this matter in such a "roundabout way".

However, Xie Zhiguo thought for a long time but still couldn't figure out why Qin Feng did this. After all, he was not familiar with the situation in Yian County, and Xie Zhiguo was not very clear about who the names Qin Feng mentioned were.

"Tell me what your idea and purpose are for this arrangement." Xie Zhiguo said slowly, then found a stone chair nearby and prepared to sit down.