Chapter 8 The County Magistrate's Inspection

  "Hello! Hello! Welcome, County Mayor! Director Li, you're able to come visit our Party School despite your busy schedule, all the teachers and students are very excited! The young cadres in training can't wait!" Li Yong said with a smile.

  Li Gang's expression paused for a moment, and he glanced at Zhang Qingyun with a slanted eye. Zhang Qingyun hastily stepped forward and said:

  "County Magistrate Li, most of the students in this youth training class are newly graduated college students. I'm worried that they might make mistakes in their reception work due to lack of experience, so..."

  "What's all the fuss about! I told you to just take a look, and now you're making such a big deal out of it. This kind of atmosphere is not good at all!" Lijiang scolded angrily.

  Zhang Qingyun hastily lowered his head and remained silent, but in his heart he was overjoyed. He knew that Li Gang's words were just a formality, as leaders often offer condolences to young cadres, which is a big deal, and without some fanfare it wouldn't have the same flavor. So when understanding the leader's intentions, one must learn to see through phenomena to grasp the essence, and correctly understanding the leader's intentions is truly a test of whether someone's political sense has matured.

  Li Yong is also an old official, how could he not understand the subtleties? Seeing Li Gang's angry face but smiling expression, Li Yong not only took a deep look at Zhang Qingyun, but also thought to himself: "This young man is really formidable! He's not simple!"

  Then, Li Gang inevitably gave a speech to the entire youth training class. Many people in this youth training class had just graduated not long ago, and many were also seeing the county magistrate for the first time, so they were very excited and enthusiastic. The atmosphere of the meeting was also one wave after another, and Li Gang's mood was also extremely good.

  After the speech, Zhang Qingyun was very aware of his surroundings and did not continue to follow Li Gang. Now that he had Li Yong's company, with an unclear identity, how could he intervene? So he naturally blended back into the subsequent study session.

  "Principal Li, the county's young cadre training work is done well! I see that the students' atmosphere is very enthusiastic, your efforts are not in vain!" Lijust walked into Li Yong's office and gave affirmation with his first sentence.

  Li Yong smiled and said he didn't dare take credit, attributing it all to the leaders' emphasis, saying he was just carrying out orders.

  "How's it going? You're the one who has the most contact with young cadres. Are there any good prospects in this batch of young trainees?"

  Li Yong was taken aback, this is a sensitive issue, for a moment he really didn't know how to answer. A teacher from the party school next to him didn't think so much and saw Li Yong not speaking, so he opened his mouth and said:

  "Ah, yes! Zhang Qingyun from the youth training class is quite good! This young man is diligent and hardworking, with a solid foundation in both theory and practice. He's a great talent!"

  Li Yong's face changed, and he secretly scolded this guy for being too nosy. Can this question be answered casually? Is Zhang Qingyun excellent, but Wang Xiaojian is not excellent? This is obviously an offense! However, since things have come to this point, Li Yong had no choice but to continue speaking along with the conversation.

  "Ah~~, great! The Central Committee and the State Council have always emphasized the issue of young cadres. In terms of cultivating young cadres, it seems that our county is already at the forefront. I'm very pleased about this!" Lijiang smiled, but then his tone suddenly changed as he continued:

  However, the problem of cultivating and promoting young cadres cannot be stayed on the surface! But to conscientiously implement the Party Central Committee's guidelines and policies, we must put the work into practice! At the same time, I also heard some rumors that there are still some problems with the promotion of Yongping cadres.

  "This must be taken seriously, striking against backroom deals and making cadre promotion transparent! This aspect should take bigger steps, after all, the replacement of old and new cadres has always been a crucial part of party and government construction!"

  Li Yong immediately associated this with the scene of Zhang Qingyun and Li Gang getting off the car together, his face changed several times, County Magistrate Li's words were full of implications, was he hinting that Zhang Qingyun should be promoted? Or was he sounding an alarm for the Organization Department? Did County Magistrate Li feel something improper in personnel appointments?

  At the thought of this, cold sweat dripped down his face. He was well aware of the various factions in the county. Before County Magistrate Li took office, Deputy County Magistrate Wu had not hesitated to manipulate personnel matters. Hadn't he himself been involved in these things? Was County Magistrate Li's warning bell tolling for him?

  As for Li Gang's background, Li Yong also knew about it. This guy is not a thrifty lamp! The more he thought about it, the more confused he became. He could only repeatedly nod in agreement!

  Li Gang seemed to have not noticed Li Yong's abnormality at all, and then chatted casually for a few more sentences, saying some light and casual words, and then suggested that the sky was already late and wanted to return. How could Li Yong agree? So he reluctantly invited him to stay for dinner before leaving.

  Lei Gang was also very stubborn, claiming that he had not told anyone about his departure, fearing that the government office staff would worry, and insisted on taking Li Yong's army away, immediately getting into the car and leaving, leaving Li Yong alone in a daze.

  Zhang Qingyun had just returned home for a short while when he received Li Yong's phone call. Li Yong was very polite on the phone, saying that he wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with him. Zhang Qingyun's mind was racing, wondering if there was some news?

  He had just put on his clothes and gone downstairs, Li Yong's car was already waiting downstairs. Zhang Qingyun judged that this guy must have hit a wall in front of County Magistrate Li today, otherwise he wouldn't be so polite to a subordinate clerk.

  After Zhang Qingyun got on the car, Li Yong immediately instructed the driver to go to Golden Century. At Golden Century, he had already booked a private room. The private room was very quiet, and Zhang Qingyun found that Li Yong had only invited himself alone.

  "Come on, Little Zhang, don't be polite! Let's go first. You've been studying at the party school for over a month now, I've been busy and haven't had a chance to talk to you yet!" Li Yong said enthusiastically as he raised his wine glass.

  Zhang Qingyun hastily stood up and bumped into Li Yong, but in his heart, he was somewhat puzzled. This Li Yong is a bit abnormal, he's from the Organization Department, shouldn't he report to Director Liu Wan of the Organization Department after being scolded by the county magistrate? Why did he come to talk to him instead? It seems that the Organization Department isn't as united as expected.

  "Oh no, Principal Li is being too polite. As a student, I should be the one treating you instead. Look at how things are...I'm truly honored!" Zhang Qingyun said with some embarrassment.

  "No, no, Little Zhang, today this is just a casual meal. I came here to take the opportunity to have a heart-to-heart talk with you, and secondly, I really want to thank you for giving me some air, otherwise County Magistrate Li's inspection today would be even more disappointing."

  "It's indeed a case of being eaten away." Zhang Qingyun thought to herself, at this time she had also roughly figured out the ins and outs of the matter, and was even more impressed with Lai Gang. With just one casual test, he had disturbed someone else's mind, but from another perspective, if you have a clear conscience, can your heart be disturbed?

  "Principal Li, I also happened to be in the right place at the right time today. As soon as I walked under Tiger Mountain, I ran into County Magistrate Lai's car. When he heard that I was a Qing training cadre, he immediately asked me to accompany him to take a look at the Xiguan Power Plant. At the time, I thought, it's not that I'm afraid of anything, but just in case, so I gave you a sudden call, and unexpectedly it actually worked." Zhang Qingyun said with a smile, trying to distance himself from County Magistrate Lai, his goal was to probe how many cards Principal Li had up his sleeve.

  Li Yong's face changed, but he quickly recovered. Zhang Qingyun's words made him feel a little heavy in his heart, and it was hard to distinguish between true and false. If what Zhang Qingyun said was true, then this kid didn't know anything at all, so what was the point of his own busy efforts?