Chapter 1798

"Secretary Jin, then you mean… this result can't be… changed?" Li Changping asked stammeringly with a bitter face, almost unable to accept this result.

Secretary Jin said heavily, "That should be the case. Once the rejection document from the General Office of the CPC Central Committee comes down, I, a Provincial Party Secretary, simply don't have the ability to change the Central Government's decision." After speaking, seeing Li Changping's dejected look of wanting to cry but having no tears, he added to shirk his responsibility, "Changping, you should also understand me. I also really want to promote you. Look at how many connections I used to promote you, helping you clear the relationships of the leadership team in private, and holding an extraordinary Standing Committee meeting to select you internally. I also tried my best, but I am really powerless against the Central Government's decision."

"Secretary Jin, I know, I know you tried your best, but… but how could it be like this?" Li Changping looked at Secretary Jin with tears in his eyes, still not understanding the reason for the Central Government's decision, which was contrary to common sense.

Just as Secretary Jin was about to continue to persuade and enlighten Li Changping, the phone on his desk rang. Looking at the caller ID, it started with 010. Secretary Jin knew that the situation was not good. While coughing to clear his throat, he signaled Li Changping to wait a moment, then picked up the receiver and said 'hello' with a fawning smile.

"Secretary Jin, have you seen the document faxed down by the General Office of the CPC Central Committee?" A man's thick voice came from inside, carrying a powerful aura.

Secretary Jin immediately recognized that the call was from a certain minister of the Central Organization Department, and immediately said with a fawning smile, "Minister Li, I have seen it."

"I think Secretary Jin and your Hexi Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government should be a bit unclear about this decision, right?" Minister Li of the Central Organization Department understood the local government's thoughts very well and asked as such.

"There is a little bit of misunderstanding, but since it is a decision of the Central Government and the State Council, our Hexi Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government have no objections, it's just that there is a little bit of misunderstanding." Secretary Jin said with a fawning smile, speaking very smoothly.

Minister Li said, "Secretary Jin, the vacancy of this Deputy Secretary in your Hexi Province is a sudden event, and the alternate candidate was also pushed by your Hexi Province, but it lacks the assessment of the Central Government. After the 17th National Congress, the Central Government has adjusted the appointment policy for cadres managed by the Central Government, always adhering to the principles of 'democracy, openness, competition, and meritocracy'. It is necessary to have firm party spirit, firm stance, refuse corruption, and oppose graft, and possess these qualities in order to ensure our party's governing policies, governing guidelines, and governing direction from the upper level; another point is that one cannot be smooth in officialdom, be promoted with illness, and even more so cannot have too large a level span, in order to ensure the reasonable personnel replenishment of governments at all levels. This is the reason why the Central Government rejected the candidates reported by your Hexi Province. Secretary Jin, you should go down and carefully understand the meaning of the Central Government. In the near future, the Central Government will make specific candidate arrangements for the vacant Deputy Secretary position in your province."

Secretary Jin listened to Minister Li's official language, a bit understanding, and a bit unclear. Finally, he couldn't help but ask cautiously, "Minister Li, then is the readjusted appointment candidate transferred from other places to our Hexi Province?"

Minister Li used official language and said, "This cannot be disclosed for the time being. The Central Government is conducting inspections and assessments of the candidates. It will definitely select an excellent comrade with outstanding work ability, sense of responsibility, and ability to do this work well to take on this work. This is also the new form adopted by the Central Government to break the old way of thinking in the appointment of leading cadres, in order to prevent nepotism and chaotic promotion and appointment of cadres!"

Promoting Li Changping up, Secretary Jin was originally because he accepted Li Changping's benefits. After listening to Minister Li's words, Secretary Jin's face immediately turned red, and he just kept saying 'mm'.

Seeing that he didn't say anything else, after expounding on the Central Government's guidelines and policies on the appointment of local leaders, Minister Li said, "Alright, Secretary Jin, I have conveyed the meaning of the Central Government, so let's leave it at that." After speaking, the phone hung up.

Listening to the beep-beep-beep sound coming from the phone, for a long time, Secretary Jin slowly took the receiver away from his ear and said to Li Changping, who was wanting to cry but had no tears, "Changping, the call from above has come. I'm afraid this matter has no turning point."

"Then… then why did they decide like that above?" Li Changping asked very puzzled. He felt that even if he died, he had to die clearly!

Only then did Secretary Jin carefully ponder Minister Li's words, and then gradually understood one point, that is, the level span was too large. Indeed, Li Changping was currently the Deputy Minister of the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department, and being directly promoted to the Provincial Party Committee Deputy Secretary, the step was indeed too large, contrary to the guidelines and policies implemented by the Central Government. "I heard the statement from above, it seems that Changping, you were promoted directly from your current position to be Deputy Secretary. This step is a bit too large, contrary to the guidelines and policies implemented by the Central Government."

"Then… then does that mean I really have no hope at all?" Li Changping asked with a more dejected and disappointed expression.

Secretary Jin nodded and said, "Changping, it can only be like this now. You can only work hard in your current position first,

see if there is any opportunity in the future."

Li Changping said dejectedly, "If I can't go up now, there will definitely be no opportunity in the future."