Chapter 1357: You decide

Su Qing smiled faintly and said, "Executive Vice Governor Song, you are the leader, you decide."

"Zheng Liangyu, you say, this matter involves your unit, and you are the father of the person involved, Zheng Ru. Your responsibility is the greatest. You say, what should be done?"

Zheng the Bald Donkey was incredibly terrified, his heart jumping up and down. How could he decide this matter? His forehead and nose were covered in sweat from nervousness, and he answered stammeringly with an extremely uneasy expression, "Executive Vice Governor Song, you… you say what should be done, then… then what should be done."

Song Jianguo asked Director Zhu the same question and got the same answer.

Song Jianguo moved his body, sipped some tea, lit a cigarette, stood up, walked up, and paced in front of several people, thinking thoughtfully, "Director Zheng, Director Zhu, you two are the main responsible persons for this matter. The violation of regulations and discipline in this promotion and appointment is an ironclad fact. Considering that you are both department-level cadres, as long as you can recognize the mistakes you made as national leading cadres, can reflect deeply, and draw inferences from one instance, the organization will not do anything too serious to you. But in order to give an explanation to social public opinion, you will just be given an administrative demerit."

As the saying goes, officials protect officials, especially high-level leaders. Especially when their own status and position are not threatened by others, no one is willing to tear down others' stages. Although Song Jianguo is the Executive Vice Governor of Hexi Province, Zheng the Bald Donkey and the one surnamed Zhu are also department-level cadres. If handled according to organizational regulations, they have made such a serious violation of organizational regulations in personnel appointment, they should be dismissed. But Song Jianguo was unwilling to handle two department-level cadres at once because of this one matter, and he also had concerns. First, Song Jianguo, as the Executive Vice Governor, was not clean himself. Handling these two department-level cadres would trigger a political earthquake in Hexi Province, making himself a person at the forefront of the storm. On the surface, it would establish a very tall and brilliant image for himself, but secretly he would definitely be squeezed out by some people. As the saying goes, good and evil are incompatible, and pretending to be a positive character is not pleasing to either side. Secondly, Li Changping had already pleaded for Zheng the Bald Donkey to Song Jianguo before Song Jianguo decided to gather them to handle this matter. As a red man around Song Jianguo, Li Changping's words played some role. These two reasons combined made Song Jianguo consider it for a while before making such a light handling of the two main responsible persons, Zheng the Bald Donkey and Director Zhu. The degree of this handling was also beyond the expectations of Zheng the Bald Donkey and Director Zhu. Hearing Song Jianguo's decision, Zheng the Bald Donkey's heart, which was jumping up and down, finally landed, and he let out a long sigh of relief. Similarly, Director Zhu had the same reaction, and suddenly felt a sense of relief. It was just an administrative demerit. Although it didn't sound good in name, it actually had little impact on their current official career. Because they had reached this age and were each the number one person in provincial government units, they would rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix, and they didn't seek to enter the power center of the provincial government. An administrative demerit on their resume had no major impact. They could still point out the country and wave their hands in their respective systems, and it wouldn't stop them from making money.

"Director Zheng, Director Zhu, have you both understood?" Song Jianguo paced and made this decision, returned to his chair, sat down, exhaled a smoke ring, and asked with a majestic look at the two.

Su Qing originally thought that Song Jianguo, who looked righteous, would make some serious handling after saying the matter so humanly. It turned out to be just an administrative demerit for the two. This light handling really made her a bit disappointed. She looked at Song Jianguo with some dissatisfaction, but after all, Song Jianguo was the Executive Vice Governor. Even if she was dissatisfied with this punishment decision in her heart, she couldn't say anything.

"Understand, understand…"

"Understand…"

Zheng the Bald Donkey and Director Zhu nodded repeatedly in unison. The nervous and uneasy expression on their faces finally eased a bit. After nodding, the two looked at each other and smiled slightly. This smile carried both a hint of embarrassment and a hint of relaxation after nervousness.

Seeing the two were convinced by the decision he made and had no objections, Song Jianguo could also perceive the changes in their hearts from the subtle changes in their expressions—from nervousness and uneasiness to gradual relaxation. Taking a puff of his cigarette, Song Jianguo's fingers tapped lightly on the office desk and said, "Finished talking about your two matters, now it's time to talk about how to explain Director Zheng's daughter Zheng Ru's problem to the public." Song Jianguo thought for a while, shifted his gaze to Su Qing, and his tone toward her was quite polite. He asked gently, "Minister Su, you are the number one person in the Organization Department. You are the most qualified to handle personnel matters. Let's see what basis you use to handle this matter. We must give an explanation to social public opinion and the vast masses, and we cannot let the government lose trust in the masses."

Seeing Song Jianguo kick this ball to her, Su Qing thought, indeed, as the Minister of the Organization Department, she had the responsibility and obligation to handle this matter according to organizational procedures and rules and regulations. So Su Qing coughed a few times and said gently, "Since Executive Vice Governor Song has handed this heavy responsibility to me, then I will talk about my views on this matter from the perspective of the organization department. From the perspective of organizational procedures, as Executive Vice Governor Song said, the promotion of Director Zheng's daughter belongs to exceptional promotion, but it did not go through the procedure of reporting to the organization department. The Personnel Department made the decision without approval. This process first has violations. This situation must be explained to the public. There are also the two points that social public opinion generally questions: Zheng Ru's work years and academic qualifications. Zheng Ru participated in work, and it has only been one year until this year. It is indeed not in line with the relevant system regulations. As for academic qualifications, I don't know much about this either. But if her undergraduate degree from studying abroad is not recognized by the Ministry of Education, then this university degree is indeed a bit inappropriate. These two points must also be explained clearly to the public. The promotion of Zheng Ru's daughter must not be established. Should her promotion be terminated? What do you think, Executive Vice Governor Song?"

Song Jianguo said without hesitation, "This matter has caused a storm in the city. Since there is a violation of regulations in the procedure, the appointment is definitely a violation, and it must be terminated. There is no room for discussion. Director Zheng, don't you think so?"

Zheng the Bald Donkey knew this result was inevitable. Fortunately, he was only decided to be given an administrative demerit, and everything was within his psychological endurance. Facing Song Jianguo's decision, Zheng the Bald Donkey nodded repeatedly with an embarrassed expression and said, "Yes…"

Song Jianguo picked up his stainless steel tea cup, sipped some tea, smacked his lips, and said, "Then let's handle it this way. Minister Su, I will let the Office cooperate with you later. With your Organization Department taking the lead, hurry up and find the media to hold a briefing meeting to explain the handling of this matter and give an explanation to social public opinion."

Su Qing nodded and said, "Alright, Executive Vice Governor Song."

Song Jianguo thought for a while and said, "Then tomorrow morning, in your Organization Department conference room, you preside over it personally. What do you think?"

Su Qing thought for a while and said, "Alright."

Song Jianguo said, "Then let's settle it this way."

Everyone nodded slightly.

Suddenly, Song Jianguo remembered something and said to Zheng the Bald Donkey, "By the way, Director Zheng, after Minister Su finishes the briefing meeting, you still have to report the candidate for the Deputy Director of the Planning Division. Now the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government attach great importance to the development and planning of the Ba New Area. This is a national-level new area that was finally approved by the State Council last year. It plays a vital role in the development of our Xijing City and even Hexi Province. You must select a capable person to be the Deputy Director and do a good job in the planning work of the Ba New Area."

"Executive Vice Governor Song, yes, yes, I know. I will hurry up to investigate the candidates later," Zheng the Bald Donkey responded repeatedly.

Song Jianguo pointed at him and exhorted, "This time, there must be no more violations of regulations. The whole process must be in accordance with organizational procedures. Those that should be reported for approval should be reported for approval. It must be open and transparent, because your matter is now under the supervision of social public opinion."

"Yes, yes, yes…" Zheng the Bald Donkey nodded again. ===== CHAPTER 1358 =====