Chapter 430

On June 23, the Central Youth Class went to the Yingjiang Cadre Academy to conduct a one-week base teaching activity, with the purpose of experiencing vivid and profound revolutionary tradition education.

On the way, Wang Hong looked at the training manual and said: "The time arranged for this training is relatively tight, the content is relatively large, and the itinerary is full. The pace of study is much more intense than at the Party School!"

Wang Jianming smiled and said: "There are too many places in Yingjiang worth learning from! Lu Fan, this is your territory. 'Millet rice raised me to grow up'—it's written in the textbooks. You must fulfill your duties as class monitor and let everyone return with a full load!"

Lu Fan smiled and said: "The training is for a week, with two days of rest. I will definitely be a good guide and take my classmates to appreciate the style of Yingjiang!"

"Class monitor, I want to eat sheep hooves, and also rolled noodles!"

"Class monitor, you must let us taste that Baishu Bay thyme mutton you created."

Lu Fan naturally agreed to all the classmates' requests.

In order to cooperate well with this training, the Yingjiang Cadre Training Academy carefully compiled a training plan, arranged for well-known experts and scholars to teach, and selected an excellent team of head teachers.

The five-day training was very fulfilling. Teaching activities were carried out through a combination of on-site experience and classroom lectures. The students visited numerous revolutionary sites and memorial halls, listened to 6 on-site special topics, 2 classroom lectures, and 1 major report; they watched the large-scale live-action educational stage play "The Nursery." In addition, the training class also carried out activities such as revisiting the oath of joining the Party and learning to sing Qinchuan folk songs.

By learning historical achievements, learning fine traditions, deeply understanding the spirit, and firming ideals and beliefs, the purpose of serving the people was deepened.

On June 28, the Yingjiang Cadre Academy held a symposium, attended by the Vice President of the Yingjiang Cadre Academy, Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee member, and Municipal Party Secretary Li Ruifang.

At the symposium, student representatives from each group spoke. Everyone expressed that the trip was worthwhile, the training was very rewarding, it was a true baptism of the soul, and it was a party spirit education on ideals, beliefs, and revolutionary traditions. In future work,

In her speech, Li Ruifang stated that firm ideals and beliefs are always a powerful spiritual pillar for overcoming all difficulties and withstanding any tests, and are a magic weapon for overcoming various difficulties in the new era and new situation. She hoped that the students would carry forward the simple and fine style of Yingjiang, maintain a sense of arduous struggle, practice thrift, be strict with themselves, combine revolutionary traditions with practical work, and enhance their sense of responsibility and mission.

As night fell, the banquet hall on the third floor of the Yingjiang Hotel was closed, and a grand banquet was being held there.

Municipal Party Secretary Li Ruifang, Mayor Zhao Tao, Deputy Municipal Party Secretary Si Daiqiang, Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary Wu Xiaohua, Political and Legal Committee Secretary Chen Zijun, and other standing committee members attended in person to host the banquet for the teachers and students of the training class.

Secretary Li Ruifang was the first to stand up. She smiled, gracefully raised her glass, and expressed her welcome to the students. Her voice was full of affinity and appeal.

"Welcome all students to Yingjiang for study and inspection. You are all excellent young cadres with broad development prospects. I hope you will return from Yingjiang with a full load and also feel the enthusiasm of Yingjiang. On behalf of Yingjiang, I would like to toast everyone!"

As soon as the voice fell, everyone raised their glasses, and the scene was very spectacular.

Amidst the soothing music, the banquet officially began, and exquisite local dishes were placed on the table.

Everyone tasted the food, and amidst the clinking of glasses, laughter continued. Everyone was immersed in the warm atmosphere, playing their respective roles well.

As time passed, the banquet reached its climax.

As the host, Lu Fan naturally had to entertain his classmates well, so he carried his glass and began to toast one by one. Si Daiqiang followed closely behind, carrying a wine bottle and a wine dispenser, acting as a "waiter." The two had a great sense of tacit understanding!

With more than two hundred people, it was impossible to clink glasses with everyone. Lu Fan could only taste it lightly, taking a small sip after clinking glasses. The classmates tacitly allowed this "shameless behavior" of his.

But even so, Lu Fan couldn't persist for more than two hundred times.

Seeing Lu Fan's look for help, Si Daiqiang immediately understood, so the "mineral water bottle" in his hand was immediately swapped for real mineral water.

The two looked at each other and smiled, knowing it without saying a word.

This banquet started at six in the evening and lasted until after ten in the evening before it ended.

However, this was just the beginning; there were more exciting programs to follow.

After the banquet, Lu Fan and Si Daiqiang dragged Wang Gang, Chen Jianfei, Bai Chengzhi, and a group of cadres from Huayuan Province into another private room, starting the second round of revelry.

The Yingjiang way of hospitality: only by letting guests drink until they are "unconscious" can one be considered to have fulfilled the duties of a host. Therefore, no matter what, they had to be "knocked down" today; this was the greatest respect for the guests!

They were all "alcohol-tested" "oil-sleeve cadres," and this group of guests was not afraid at all. But they forgot that this was Yingjiang, Lu Fan's "territory," and there was no shortage of "wine vats" to accompany them in drinking. Moreover, these "wine barrels" were all County Party Secretaries at the starting level, so they had to give them face.

The two sides were clearly divided, and both were "heroes in wine," so a "tragic" slaughter began!

Lasting until after twelve midnight, the dozen or so guests were eventually defeated and were carried back to their rooms one by one.

On Saturday, Lu Fan arranged six tourist buses, which parked at the Yingjiang Hotel early in the morning.

After breakfast, the students boarded the buses and headed to Yan Shui County to listen to the roar of the Yellow River and feel the charm of the Hukou Waterfall.

One does not give up until they reach the Yellow River! Hukou Waterfall is the world's largest yellow waterfall. Its surging momentum is a symbol of the national spirit and a shock that echoes through the ages from the heart.

The students stood in front of the Hukou Waterfall. The water mist was vast, and the two sides of the canyon were densely packed with tens of thousands of people watching the waterfall. The shouts, laughter, and exclamations from the crowd had long been mixed with the sound of the waterfall's giant waves.

The Yellow River, with the determination to go through fire and water, jumped into the smelting furnace at Hukou. Like a phoenix nirvana, it was reborn in the flames of Hukou, sending out an earth-shattering swan song from the heart, shaking the universe, and rushing to the sea with a more youthful spirit.

In the afternoon, the students came to Fangzhou County to pay homage to the "First Mausoleum under Heaven" and trace their roots.

His surname was Gongsun, his name was Xuanyuan, and his title was Youxiong. He led the common people to make clothes and hats, build boats and carts, engage in sericulture, create characters, build medicine, set musical rhythms, calculate numbers, quell wars, unify Huaxia, and laid the initial civilization of the nation.

Here, mountains and rivers surround it, and the trees are lush. A stone tablet stands on the road, inscribed with "Civil and military officials dismount here." Inside the Xuanyuan Temple, there are still some cultural relics such as buildings, ancient cypresses, and stone tablets. Stepping into the temple gate, on the left is a huge cypress tree, which is said to have been planted by the Yellow Emperor himself, so it is called the "Yellow Emperor's Hand-Planted Cypress." It has a history of more than 5,000 years and is known as the "Father of the World's Cypress Trees" and the "Crown of the World's Cypress Trees."

The cypress group here is the oldest, largest, and most completely preserved ancient cypress group in the country, with a total of more than 80,000 trees, and more than 30,000 trees are over a thousand years old.

Here, the students felt the source of civilization and deeply experienced the pride of being descendants of Yan and Huang!

On the way back to Yingjiang, everyone went to Ganshui County and had a good time at the Laoshan National Forest Park.

This was Lu Fan's "base area." County Party Secretary Guo Xiaopeng and County Head Jia Dahua hosted the entire trip, letting the students of the Central Youth Class feel what it means to be at home.

Dinner was prepared directly in Laoshan Park. A two-meter-high noodle-making rack stood in the middle, and one pot could cook dozens of bowls of noodles, paired with Baishu Bay thyme mutton, Ganshui stir-fried noodles, fragrant oil cakes, and various delicious side dishes, making people drool.

When everyone picked up the delicious and chewy noodles, it presented a scene of steaming heat and fragrance drifting across the banquet. Paired with the joyful suona and the melodious Qinchuan singing, the scene was very lively.

This dinner left a deep impression on the students, making them feel very favorable toward Lu Fan, and also drew a perfect end to the training class's trip to Yingjiang!

On June 30, the Central Youth Class returned to the Party School. This training was also coming to an end, and everyone began to write papers and the like to prepare for graduation.

On July 13, Lu Fan's class held its last class meeting, with the theme of exchanging political experience.

"The key to a cadre's integrity and self-discipline lies in holding the bottom line. As long as one can hold the bottom line in being a person, handling affairs, using power, and making friends, one can hold the political responsibility entrusted by the Party and the people and hold the correct life values." After sharing his own political experience, Wang Jianming sighed: "Sunshine is the best preservative. If a quilt is left for a long time, it needs to be sunned, and the smell will be different after sunning. Public power is the same; it must be institutionalized and publicized so that it is truly supervised. Only in this way can personnel be safe and the cause be developed."

"Being strict in using power and being clean and honest not only requires determination but also resilience. Only by using power openly and transparently and using power with each person taking responsibility can power be truly used well and the word 'strict' be truly implemented for a long time." This was the deepest realization from working at the Cyberspace Administration.

Chang Hanwu believed that when you reach a certain position, someone will definitely come and hope to do something with you. Whether you do it or not, there will be many difficulties. How to solve it? Rely on the system!

After 5 students spoke, the head teacher made a brief summary. He said that the biggest feature of this political experience exchange was being flat, practical, and simple. Everyone had no high-sounding words; with a cup of tea, they talked slowly. The entire exchange was very candid, free, grounded, and rich in content, forming an "encyclopedia" of politics.

In the long and enthusiastic discussion, a "solid" political experience exchange activity came to an end. This kind of exchange, collision, inspiration, and reflection was a microcosm of the four months of training, precipitating fresh experience with the fragrance of soil, nurturing new ideological sublimation, and illuminating the students' new journey.

Eating someone's food makes one's mouth soft, and taking someone's things makes one's hands soft. Lu Fan warmly entertained all the students in Yingjiang, so he became the most popular student during this period. Coupled with Lu Fan's active socializing, he basically knew all the students, or at least had a familiar face.