Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Eye of the Storm

  "Secretary Huang, I've come to report to you that in the past two days, the Letters and Visits Bureau has reflected that the laid-off workers of the SanYe Fertilizer Company in Yuequan Town are likely to cause trouble. I think this situation is very important, so I'm reporting it to you at the first opportunity!"

  "What's going on? Why?" Huang Songshan stood up straight, his face showing obvious tension: "Do you have any evidence?"

  "Evidence is currently lacking, but I have a relative who is an old employee of the San Ye Fertilizer Plant. They said that when San Ye Fertilizer was restructured, there were some shady dealings and the government sold off state-owned assets at a low price, resulting in them receiving too little money for buying out their seniority. They claim they want to take this matter all the way to the provincial level and even seal off the factory gate until it's cleared up." Zhang Qingyun said hesitantly.

  "Nonsense! This is just a rumor, didn't we discuss this issue last year? The SASAC and the Public Security Bureau even set up a special task force to coordinate on this issue, what are they...?" Huang Songshan said angrily.

  "Yes! I also know that this problem is caused by someone with ulterior motives. Today, I called Chen's office and asked... It's all because of the Provincial Public Security Department's document that's killing people! They don't dare to take action..."

  Listening quietly to Zhang Qingyun's words, Huang Songshan's face turned iron-green. Zhang Qingyun had struck a sore spot. As the number one person in Yongping County, even the Public Security Bureau, which was supposed to be under his control, didn't listen to him. His anger can be imagined.

  "Secretary Huang, Secretary Zhang of the Political and Legal Committee didn't attend today's meeting. Shall we give him a briefing on the meeting?" asked Zhang Qingyun.

  "Oh, never mind that, he..." Huang Songshan said halfway and suddenly stopped, his sharp eyes staring at Zhang Qingyun, Zhang Qingyun's expression remained unchanged, still calm and respectful, the two stood there in a standoff.

  "Alright, I know. I'll instruct them to resolve this matter as soon as possible. It's getting late, you should head home early too!" After a long while, Huang Songshan said with some fatigue, "Oh, and there's an investment meeting tomorrow. Director Liu is busy, can you help me write a speech draft?"

  Zhang Qingyun's body paused for a moment, and after saying "yes", he slowly walked out, with cold sweat all over his back.

  In the following month, the personnel of the county government office were replaced. The office was set up with one director and two deputy directors. Han Kai, the former party secretary of Qinghe Town, was officially appointed as the director of the county government office. Huang, the former deputy director of the Construction Bureau, took over as a deputy director. Liu Yan, the former deputy director of the Finance Bureau, was transferred to be a deputy director of the government office.

  Lei Gang gained little from this major reshuffle, Liu Ye was his man, but it was not a big deal, however, being able to take this step, Lei Gang also managed to stand firm.

  While Lei Gang's secretary, he entrusted Zhang Qingyun to help him select. At this sensitive time, Zhang Qingyun was of course happy to show his stance. He stuffed Wang Huahua into the government office secretarial department. This kid was grateful to Zhang Qingyun, although without administrative rank, but being able to serve as county magistrate's secretary, he was already very satisfied.

  As for Zhang Qian, she didn't feel any grievance either. She was aware that Zhang Qingyun also had his difficulties. She and Wang Huahua had only been with Zhang Qingyun for a few months, and one of them had already stood out, which filled her with expectation. This further solidified her faith in clinging to Zhang Qingyun as her backbone.

  After the government's adjustment was completed, where Zhang Qingyun went and what he did became a hot topic of discussion among the officials in Yongping. The news from the last Standing Committee meeting had spread out, and everyone judged that Zhang Qingyun would definitely make a move. Some people with keen intuition believed that Zhang Qingyun would go to Qinghe as the deputy town head. Everyone knew that his relationship with Wu Zhiqiang was very awkward, and what it meant for him to go to Qinghe was clear to all.

  Zhang Qingyun recently felt that many people in the county committee and government compound looked at him with some unnatural expressions. In the past, those who called him "brother" now avoided him from afar. Many township heads who used to be enthusiastic when seeing him at the county committee were now lukewarm, it seemed everyone knew that keeping a distance from Zhang Qingyun was necessary during this sensitive period.

  Chen Mai specially called to show concern for him, suggesting that even if he went to Lizi Ping, he shouldn't go to Qinghe. Zhang Qingyun just smiled and said "He is a revolutionary brick", which made Chen Mai want to come over and pull his ears.

  To be honest, Zhang Qingyun was still touched by Chen Mai's kindness. In the cold and ruthless officialdom where there were hidden dangers everywhere, this kind of pure friendship care seemed even more precious.

  Zhang Qingyun was really moved, thinking of ways to let Chen Mai go to another county for training. Chen Yunshan and Chen Mai should be treated differently. It seems that Chen Yunshan is prepared to take a road until the end, although the outcome is unpredictable, Zhang Qingyun does not want Chen Mai to be implicated in this matter.

  Outside, public opinion was in an uproar, but Zhang Qingyun himself seemed very calm. He continued to go to the office every day, looking at the letters and visits materials organized by Zhang Qian, selecting a few items he thought were important to send to Liu Qing, and spending the rest of his time reading books with his head down, without any sense of impending doom.

  During this time, he would occasionally see Wu De and Li Gang. Li Gang seemed somewhat apologetic when he saw him, but his enthusiasm was undiminished. He continued to call Zhang Qingyun frequently during this period, and both his secretary and Liu Yan were recommended by Zhang Qingyun.

  Everyone in Yongping knew that he was a stern person, but were he and Lijiang really close? Maybe they used to be, and on the surface they still would be, but it's hard to say what's going on inside their hearts. After all, Lijiang had made a deal with Zhang Qingyun's future and achievements in order to stabilize the situation, and both of them now have shadows in their hearts.

  Every time Wu De saw Zhang Qingyun, he was still in a encouraging mood. Zhang Qingyun was also very polite to him. In his heart, Zhang Qingyun admired Wu De very much and learned a lot from him.

  Before long, May arrived, and Zhang Qingyun was still at the county party committee. Just when everyone was about to forget him, during a meeting of the standing committee, Huang Songshan suddenly proposed at the end of the meeting that he had too much on his plate and arranged for Wang Ping to be in charge of party and mass work. This unintentional move made Zhang Qingyun secretly breathe a sigh of relief, knowing that he was safe. After careful consideration, Huang Songshan realized his own value and that he himself was the best tool for maintaining balance.

  After Wang Ping took office, the first thing he did was to make a suggestion to the Party Committee. Given that Zhang Huajie, Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, was seriously ill, no one was in charge of the political and legal work. He suggested that Liu Qing be appointed as the deputy secretary of the Political and Legal Committee to handle daily affairs. His proposal was approved by Huang Songshan, and most of the standing committee members expressed their support.

  This stone stirred up a thousand waves, and everyone understood one thing: Wang Ping, who had been silent for a long time in Yongping, finally erupted. The identity of the party secretary meant that Wang Ping entered the core circle of power in Yongping.

  Liu Qing concurrently served as the deputy secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, after Huang Songshan instructed Zhang Qingyun to preside over the daily work of the county party committee office. Immediately afterwards, another director of the county party committee office, Lei Ming, was promoted to acting mayor of Qinghe Town, and Wu Zhiqiang was officially appointed as the secretary of the Qinghe Town Party Committee.

  Huang Songshan's series of bold moves overturned everyone's judgment, allowing everyone to see the energy of the county's number one leader. In the competition between Wu De and Li Gang, he firmly controlled the balance, maintaining his greatest influence.

  He first used the party secretary to win over Wang Ping, and the two formed an alliance to squeeze out Liu Wanhua, grasping the initiative in personnel matters. Then, using the excuse of Secretary Zhang's serious illness on the political and legal committee, he smoothly handed over the work of the political and legal department to Liu Qing "temporarily", intimidating Chen Yunshan.

  He made a move, occupying the strategic location, on the surface reusing Zhang Qingyun and Lei Ming, giving one date to Lijiang and Wude, in fact, making Lijiang and Wude have scruples. His eyes are very poisonous, seeing that Zhang Qingyun and Lei Ming may be abandoned children. At this time, he pulled them out, and the momentum of Lijiang and Wude was suppressed by him at once.

  In this dramatic personnel change, Zhang Qingyun became the winner, presiding over the daily work of the county party committee office, that is, the general manager of the county party committee. How much energy he has, everyone knows.

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