Chapter 1339: Head is big

Zheng Tulu finished reading the article in the newspaper, and his head became even bigger. His brain was buzzing like a group of flies flying, and it was a mess. He really didn't know what to do. Just after finishing Director Zhu's call, he saw this matter in the newspaper. It really made Zheng Tulu feel like adding frost to snow. He never thought that his daughter's matter would cause such a big stir, and he didn't know who had posted this matter on the internet. Zheng Tulu's head felt like it was about to explode. With furrowed brows and a miserable face, he leaned on the sofa. Because he was too worried, he took a cigarette and put it in his mouth backward without noticing. After lighting it and taking two puffs, he discovered the cigarette was backward. He angrily extinguished it in the ashtray and slapped the desk hard.

It's a coincidence. Just at this time, He Liping happened to push the door in while holding a teacup. Hearing a "bang," she was startled and shivered. Seeing Zheng Tulu's expression was extremely heavy, she asked in confusion: "Old Zheng, what happened?"

"Liping, you say, why am I so unlucky? Ruru's matter is in the newspaper!" Zheng Tulu said, tapping the table with a frustrated and uneasy expression. "What's wrong with these reporters? Why report this!"

He Liping widened her eyes and was stunned for a moment, then quickly walked up, picked up the newspaper on his desk, and read it. After reading it, she also said eagerly: "Old Zheng, this matter is blown up once it's in the newspaper. What should we do?"

"Old Zhu just called me, saying that reporters also went to their Personnel Department to inquire about this matter, which made him very embarrassed. You say, how did this matter happen? A very normal personnel transfer caused such a big stir!" Zheng Tulu said anxiously, his five senses almost squeezed together. His brain was a mess, and he didn't have any way to handle it.

He Liping looked at the newspaper and saw it was the Global Times, so she said: "It must be the draft written by the two reporters who came yesterday. This newspaper is theirs."

"No matter which newspaper it is, the key is that once this matter is in the newspaper, the impact is different. Didn't you see what's written in the newspaper? The whole article is questioning the promotion of Ruru. Not to mention whether what's written has any discrepancies with the situation, the key is that once this matter is in the newspaper, the reaction will be very big. This matter is... sigh!" Zheng Tulu said with a miserable face and sighing. As an old hand in the officialdom, Zheng Tulu, who could usually handle any sudden event with ease, was a bit caught off guard by this matter spreading at an unexpected speed on the internet and didn't have a way to handle it for a moment. Originally, he only knew that a few officials had fallen into the hands of netizens because they exposed some private life problems on the internet. Now he really experienced the power of the internet. Although he couldn't judge the result of this matter yet, he vaguely sensed that this matter definitely wouldn't just end like this. Thinking of the unknown result, Zheng Tulu, as a department-level cadre, felt a chill, fearing that he would fall because of this matter. If it were because of other things, he would admit it. But if it were because of this matter, and he fell before his daughter's future was completely settled, then for Zheng Tulu, it would really be losing his wife and losing his army, not worth the loss, too uneconomical.

"Old Zheng, then what do you say we should do?" He Liping appeared even more anxious than Zheng Tulu, mainly because she was afraid that this matter would have a chain reaction and someone would expose the dark curtain that she was appointed as a deputy department-level cadre without following normal procedures on the internet. If that happened, she shouldn't think about going up anymore, and even keeping her current position would probably be a bit difficult.

"How would I know!" Zheng Tulu said angrily in his frustration.

He Liping saw that Zheng Tulu was in a fit of frustration, so she didn't say much, walked silently to the sofa and sat down, wanting to wait for him to calm down before discussing with him how to handle this matter.

He Liping's concerns weren't without basis, because after the promotion of He Liping was exposed on the internet, it caused such a big stir, and this widespread social opinion was getting more and more intense every day. Facing the storm caused by this matter, Li Changping, the main person in charge of promoting He Liping, also had the same concerns as He Liping. He reported the recent social reaction caused by this matter in the Construction Committee to the Executive Vice Governor, and used this as an excuse to mention that He Liping was promoted to deputy department-level cadre without going through the procedure of the Standing Committee's research and decision, hinting that this matter might be implicated.

In China, from the central to the local level, leaders are everything, and the role of the Party Committee is to oversee the overall situation and coordinate all parties. Coordinate all aspects of work to the guidelines and routes of the Party Central Committee. For example, in various provinces and cities, as long as it is a change of leaders, it is decided by the Party Committee. Only the Party Committee can represent the major teams of the province. Therefore, regarding the personnel appointment of He Liping at the deputy department level, it must be researched and decided by the Provincial Standing Committee leadership meeting to be effective.

The decision to appoint He Liping as Deputy Director of the Hexi Provincial Construction Committee without going through the extremely important procedure of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee meeting was completely decided after the Executive Vice Governor and other standing committee members were greeted and knew about it, but this most important procedure wasn't followed. Once exposed, what would be implicated would be the reputation of the entire Hexi Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government. Li Changping's hint made the Executive Vice Governor also have some worries, so he ordered Li Changping to notify the Construction Committee to temporarily remove He Liping from the leadership organizational structure of the Construction Committee. At the same time, the Executive Vice Governor started to "report" this matter to the Governor and the Provincial Party Secretary, in order to obtain his consent to temporarily convene a Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee meeting to make up for an extremely important procedure in the matter of He Liping's promotion.

When Li Changping reported the seriousness of the problem to the Executive Vice Governor, and the Executive Vice Governor explained the situation to the Governor and the Provincial Party Secretary, because the Governor and the Provincial Party Secretary were busy with work and didn't have much energy to consider this matter, they arranged for the Executive Vice Governor to handle it entirely.

At noon, taking advantage of the meal time, Executive Vice Governor Song Jianguo summoned Li Changping to discuss He Liping's matter with him. In the private room of the Jianguo Hotel, Executive Vice Governor Song Jianguo lit a cigarette and asked Li Changping in detail about the recent events in the Construction Committee.

Li Changping said: "Oh, leader, you don't know. It was originally a very normal personnel appointment, but I don't know who posted it on the internet and exposed it. And the person appointed happened to be the daughter of Construction Committee Director Zheng Liangyu, which caused dissatisfaction among the vast number of netizens. Plus, Old Zheng's daughter has a short work time, and her undergraduate degree from studying abroad hasn't been certified by the Ministry of Education's Study Abroad Service Center, which caused trouble. Now that it's in the newspaper, the impact is too widespread. Because the provincial standing committee members have been busy with work recently, they didn't specifically convene a standing committee meeting to research He Liping's matter and appointed her directly. And He Liping is also in the Provincial Construction Committee. I'm afraid Zheng Liangyu's daughter's matter will bring out He Liping's matter, so I had to report to you, leader, quickly."

Song Jianguo took a puff of his cigarette, thought for a moment, not only didn't say anything to Li Changping, but also smiled and pointed at him, praising: "Deputy Minister Li, you still have awareness and high vigilance. It's right to tell me about this matter early. If He Liping's matter is exposed on the internet, the impact won't be just one or two people, but will affect the entire Hexi Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government, and will make the 38 million ordinary people in Hexi Province doubt our government functions. You reminded me of this matter very timely."

Li Changping was praised by Song Jianguo a few times and felt extremely proud. He asked with a smile: "Leader, then what do you think should be done about this matter?"

Song Jianguo thought thoughtfully and instructed Li Changping: "You notify the Construction Committee to temporarily remove He Liping from the organizational structure." Song Jianguo's idea coincided with Li Changping's. Hearing Song Jianguo say this, Li Changping felt a bit proud in his heart and said with a chuckle: "Leader, I have already notified the Construction Committee to let Zheng Liangyu quickly pull He Liping out of the organizational structure. Now I'm just waiting for your decision."

Seeing that Li Changping had already handled the matter he was more worried about properly, Song Jianguo let out a sigh of relief and praised him again with a chuckle: "Little Li, you have a brain, you did well."

Li Changping was praised by Song Jianguo twice in a short period of time, and he felt extremely proud. Li Changping, who had always been a Deputy Minister, always felt that as long as he flattered Song Jianguo well, it wouldn't be long before Su Qing would have to step down, and he would take over from her as the Minister. "Leader, then what should be done about He Liping's matter? She has already been promoted. If there are any changes, it would be too..." Li Changping asked Song Jianguo, mainly because he had received quite a few benefits from the two of them when he helped Zheng Tulu promote He Liping. If the benefits were in his pocket and the matter couldn't be done, his credibility would be affected. In the officialdom, regardless of ability, credibility is also extremely important. If a person has no credibility, he won't go far in the extremely complex officialdom.

Li Changping's question hit the nail on the head. Song Jianguo was also thinking about this problem. He took a puff of his cigarette and said: "Little Li, you don't need to worry about this matter. I have already greeted the Governor and the Secretary. The two leaders are busy with official business, and I will handle this matter." Saying this, Song Jianguo took a puff of his cigarette, thought thoughtfully, and continued: "Just recently, a standing committee meeting will be convened to resolve He Liping's matter at the meeting, so as not to have any worries."

Li Changping, hearing that Executive Vice Governor Song had already thought about how to resolve this matter, let out a big sigh of relief. As long as the procedure was followed according to regulations, even if the social reaction to Zheng Liangyu's daughter's matter was strong, he could still sleep soundly, Li Changping thought. Because the stone in his heart fell to the ground, Li Changping said happily: "Vice Governor Song, why don't we drink some wine? I haven't had a good drink with you, Vice Governor Song."

Song Jianguo waved his hand and said: "There are things to do in the afternoon, so let's not drink at noon. Drinking will delay things."

Seeing Song Jianguo politely refuse, Li Changping couldn't say anything, so he greeted him to eat. Accompanying Song Jianguo for lunch and resolving the big matter in his heart, he returned to his office in the Organization Department. Sitting down, Li Changping had nothing to do and opened the Provincial Construction Committee's website. He didn't look, but when he looked, he immediately pulled a long face and was extremely angry, because among the leaders on the opened website, He Liping's photo and profile were still clearly in the Deputy Director column.