Hearing that Li Lin did not advocate convening a standing committee meeting, Guo Xuecai instantly breathed a sigh of relief and said excitedly, "Okay, okay, I will ask the office to issue a document right away. I will definitely explain it clearly in the document, give you justice, and prevent the comrades in the county from making too many guesses."
Li Lin said calmly, "Giving me justice is one thing, but the main thing is that I can't let this incident affect my work in Shannan. You have to know that if people's hearts are unstable, there will be chaos! What I want is for people's hearts to be stable, so that my subordinates can work with peace of mind!"
Guo Xuecai was stunned for a moment, then quickly smiled and said, "Yes, yes, you are right! I thought so too..."
At this time, Yang Wanquan and Lin Zheng saw that Li Lin no longer pursued the matter further, and felt a little disappointed, and their expressions unconsciously became cold.
They both thought, what a great opportunity, this bastard Guo Xuecai got a bargain, Li Lin was too easy to talk to...
Li Lin stood up and said to the three people, "Leaders, I will go back first. I will come to Shannan more often to guide the work when I have time."
The three of them smiled and said, "Okay, we will definitely go to Shannan when we have time."
"Xiao Lin, prepare some good wine from Shannan. Secretary Guo and I will come to you to have a couple of drinks."
...
Coming out of Guo Xuecai’s office.
Li Lin was not in a hurry to return to Shannan.
Instead, he turned a corner and went to the floor of the Municipal People's Congress, ready to have a chat with Liu Yong.
Liu Yong is now a deputy-department-level cadre.
The office has one more room than when he was the county party secretary, and it is also decorated much more exquisitely, with the whole room filled with solid wooden furniture.
He was filled with surprise when he saw Li Lin coming.
He immediately stood up and took the initiative to shake Li Lin's hand, and asked with concern, "How is it going? What do you think about that matter? Has the municipal party committee relented and no longer mentioned the issue of dismissal? Have you met with the provincial leaders? What do they think?"
Li Lin smiled and said, "Secretary Liu, you have to let me sit down first and have a sip of tea before we talk, right? I just came back from the provincial capital and I haven't had a sip of water yet!"
Liu Yong then let go of Li Lin's hand, and hurried to the tea cabinet, poured Li Lin a glass of boiled water, handed it to him, watched him gulp it down... and then considerately refilled his glass.
After drinking two glasses of water, Li Lin breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Liu Yong in front of him and smiled, "Your office is well decorated. No wonder you always want to come to the city to work. The salary is much better than that in the county."
Liu Yong said seriously, "Stop interrupting me and tell me about your problem... How did you solve it?"
Li Lin briefly recounted to Liu Yong how Guo Xuecai withdrew the decision to dismiss him and how he apologized in person.
After listening, Liu Yong sighed and said, "It was a close call! Did you know that at the Standing Committee meeting that day, you suddenly stood up and I couldn't stop you, for fear that you would say something out of turn. I was scared! However, I also expected that Secretary Guo's dismissal would end in a farce. Think about it... At that time, all the Standing Committee members supported you, and Secretary Yang Heping even asked Secretary Guo face to face why he dismissed you for your sake... People's hearts were in favor, and the result was that he was doomed to dismiss you. In fact, you stood up and expressed your opinion at that time, which was a bit impulsive."
Li Lin did not agree with Liu Yong's opinion.
He said, "Secretary Liu, have you ever thought about why the Standing Committee members hesitated at the time and why they supported me? There are three reasons. First, Secretary Qian Lingyun wanted to dismiss me right after he left. It was too shameful! Second, Guo Xuecai's reason for dismissing me was completely untenable. Third, they did it for the sake of Minister Cheng Wei and Sister Lan behind me..."
Liu Yong nodded and said, "Your analysis makes sense. I thought of that, too. If you knew that, why did you get up?"
Li Lin said, "But have you ever thought that if they just hesitated for a moment, the balance would eventually tip to Guo Xuecai's side. He is the current top leader, who would be stupid enough to go against him? How many people want to please him? As long as one person raises his hand, the situation will be one-sided, and then my situation will be awkward, and the existing favors and friendship will all be gone! ... It would be better for me to stand up and resign voluntarily! It would save them from being embarrassed."
"Oh...what you said makes sense...why didn't I think so deeply about it?" Liu Yong nodded thoughtfully.
noon.
Liu Yong treated Li Lin to a noodle restaurant nearby and ate noodles with soybean paste.
Liu Yong originally just wanted to have a bowl of noodles, but he also asked for a private room.
Li Lin teased him about being "corrupt", but Liu Yong just smiled and said nothing, appearing extremely mysterious.
Arriving at the private room, they closed the door and sat down facing each other.
Liu Yong said to Li Lin with a serious expression, "Xiao Lin, it's time to tell you the truth..."
Li Lin looked at Liu Yong in confusion.
Liu Yong continued, "Now that the position of Shannan County Party Committee Secretary is vacant, I recommend you to the Municipal Party Committee to take over. Guo Xuecai can't avoid you, and he certainly can't stop you! Therefore, you should be appointed as the County Party Committee Secretary by the Provincial Party Committee soon... We are handing over the old and the new, and I will also explain the details of the county party committee standing committee members to you, so that you can control them!"
"Oh?" Li Lin smiled slightly. "Let's not talk about whether I will be the county party secretary or not. Are the county party committee members difficult to deal with? I'm quite curious."
Liu Yong laughed and said, "It's not that it's difficult to deal with, it's very, very difficult to deal with! If I hadn't been holding them back in the past few years, I wouldn't be able to sit so firmly as the county party secretary! They all have their own thoughts and backers, and no one is willing to submit to the other... On the surface, they are in harmony, but behind the scenes, they are fighting with each other... Haha, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me when I say this, but I've suffered a lot from them! I'm telling you today so that you can be mentally prepared and don't fall into their traps."
Li Lin's face was solemn. He wanted to hear how good Liu Yong was at controlling people and what leverage he had on these Standing Committee members.
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