Zhang Wen's name

Office of the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of Handong District.

"Hello, is this Comrade Gao Yuliang? This is Li Weimin, Minister of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee."

Gao Yuliang immediately replied respectfully.

"Hello, Minister Li. This is Gao Yuliang. What instructions do you have?"

"Based on discussions among the leaders in Kyoto, you will come to the Kyoto Core Party School for training in a week."

"Okay, Minister Li, I'll leave immediately after handing over my work."

"Hey, Tongwei, come to my office right now."

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"Teacher, did you call me here for a task?"

"Tongwei, how many times have I told you? During work hours, you're talking about plants."

"Okay, Secretary Gao."

"Tongwei, I just received a call from Minister Li of the Organization Department of the Central Committee. Do you know what that means?"

"No way, teacher, they've gone too far. You're retiring in just a few years. They actually want to reassign you to a secondary role right now."

Gao Yuliang was speechless when he heard this.

"Tongwei, what have you been reading lately? You look like you're reading conspiracy theories. As Party cadres, we should trust our comrades. It's also my fault for not explaining things clearly. Minister Li told me to arrange my work and go to the core Party school for training immediately."

Qi Tongwei finally understood; he had initially thought Gao Yuliang was going to retire early.

"Congratulations, teacher! You're about to make a great progress. By the way, teacher, has the higher-ups assigned you anywhere? You're already the deputy secretary; it's very likely you'll be appointed as the provincial party secretary in another place. At the very least, you'll be the governor."

"Tongwei, why can't you change your impatient nature? As Party cadres, we must obey orders regardless of whether the work is good or bad. Didn't a great man once say, 'You are a manure collector, and I am a national leader; we are both serving the people'?"

"Teacher, I apologize and I will definitely change next time."

At this moment, Qi Tongwei was unconvinced. "Teacher Gao just has a lot of fallacies," he thought. "And you, as a national leader, and me, as a night soil collector, are both serving the people. Why don't you become a night soil collector yourself?"

"Tongwei, if I go to another province to take up a post, will you come with me?"

"Teacher, this is not appropriate. It was fine when you were the deputy secretary, but if you become the top leader or the second-in-command and still have me with you, I'm afraid the higher-ups will have something to say."

"Tongwei, you are my most satisfied disciple. I have made progress, and I will definitely give you a boost. You feel like you've reached your peak in Handong."

"Teacher, thank you for your kindness. I feel quite good here now. Governor Zhang also thinks highly of me. I'm very satisfied that I, a child from an ordinary family, have become a deputy provincial-level cadre."

"Your teacher respects your choice, and wishes you all the best in the future."

"Teacher, please take care of yourself over there. I heard the climate there is different from here. Would your wife like to come with you?"

"Tongwei, I'll be careful. Your teacher's wife will go with you; I'm worried about his safety if she goes alone."

"Teacher, there's one more thing I forgot to mention. Hou Liangping was exiled to a western province, right? It's been almost two years. If you don't have many capable people, you could promote him."

"Liangping is, after all, your student. Seeing that you saved him from dire straits, he will definitely work hard."

Gao Yuliang was speechless when he thought of Hou Liangping.

"Tongwei, Liangping is capable, but he's too impulsive. If I were to lift him up, would he still act recklessly, even considering my position?"

Qi Tongwei hesitated.

"Probably, maybe, no way."

"Tongwei, even you yourself aren't sure."

"I'll first assign Liangping to a department as a deputy. If things remain the same, I'll send him to the children's palace to spend time with the children."