Name: My father Yuan Mu

April 25th, 7pm.

In the private room No. 1 of Jingzhou's "Ya Yao" restaurant.

There were several people sitting here at this moment. If they were outside, they would be the kind of people who could shake Handong three times with just one stomp of their feet.

They are Zhang Shaohuai, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Deputy Governor of the Standing Committee, Liu Jianye, Minister of United Front Work, Lai Jianbai, Minister of Propaganda, Yu Maoxun, Political Minister of the Military Region, and Yuan Mu, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Luzhou Municipal Party Committee.

These five people sitting here can be said to represent half of Handong Province. Perhaps their say is not as important as that of the governor and the secretary, but they have the advantage of being more numerous.

These four people are all staunch supporters of Yuan Mu. They form their own faction in Handong Province and can be regarded as Yuan's men.

In addition to these people, the full-time deputy secretary Liang Qunfeng also favors Yuan Mu, and Governor Jiang Hongtu also has some intentions, which can be seen from the last time he supported Yuan Mu.

The provincial secretary faction should not be underestimated. Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary Li Zijin, Executive Vice Governor Bi Qisui, Provincial Party Committee Secretary-General Li Jianming, and Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee Secretary Zhao Lichun are all members of the secretary faction, also five people, with five against five on each side.

The real destabilizing factors lie in the full-time deputy secretary Liang Qunfeng, Organization Minister Liu Tianhua and Governor Jiang Hongtu.

The three of them belong to their own faction. Even though Liang Qunfeng supported Yuan Mu before and let Qi Tongwei go, that was entirely because their real interests were not affected.

Yuan Mu dared to guarantee that as long as his real interests were touched, Liang Qunfeng would definitely turn against him immediately and follow Secretary Wen Huarong to fight him.

There is also Liu Tianhua. He has been in office for too short a time, but he is most likely to favor the secretary. After all, the position of Organization Minister is in charge of personnel, and the secretary is the first person in charge of personnel. If he does not listen to the secretary, he can make things difficult for him at any time and place.

Finally, there is Governor Jiang Hongtu. He has already checked his background. After all, Kyoto is so small that he cannot find out his connections. But it is not difficult to entrust his father-in-law Zhou Zhennan.

There is indeed someone behind Jiang Hongtu, but this person has a very ordinary relationship with his father-in-law Zhou Zhennan. He can have a say, but there is no need at all, so Yuan Mu has never tried to win over the other party.

After all, he is the governor and the second in command. I am ranked last in the Standing Committee. To be honest, I am not qualified to compete for him.

However, Yuan Mu has made up his mind about Handong. No one can get in his way. He has decided to make great political achievements here. After all, the geographical location is very good and it has been a prosperous place since ancient times. Wouldn't it be a pity if he cannot make any achievements?

Although Yuan Mu's current position is not high, the economic development of Luzhou is something that no one can erase. Liang Qunfeng is about to retire, and his next step is to seek the position of deputy secretary, but he will not give up the position of Luzhou Municipal Party Committee Secretary.

He had to use his connections and hold two positions. He became the deputy secretary in order to launch an attack on the governor, and he captured Lu Zhou to prevent others from plucking the peaches. He also had to rely on Lu Zhou to make further progress.

The reason why he called these four people here today was because he wanted to apply for the convening of the Standing Committee. Luzhou cannot be without a mayor forever. If it drags on like this, it will be easy for the superiors to parachute in one, which is not in his interest.

Kang Gaoyi is the mayoral candidate chosen by Yuan Mu, and in his mind he is the only candidate. The other candidates are just runners-up. Moreover, he is the secretary of the Luzhou Municipal Party Committee and has the right to recommend the mayor. At the same time, he is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and has a great say in the position of Luzhou mayor. He is determined to win this position.

It is better to use a familiar person than to parachute someone in. What he fears most is that Wen Huarong will interfere, so he gave a heads-up to several members of the Standing Committee today.

Qi Tongwei took the teapot and poured water for several leaders, then left the private room. He was not qualified to listen to the subsequent conversation.

Zhang Shaohuai picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then looked at Yuan Mu.

"Xiao Mu, what's the matter with calling us together today?"

He has known Yuan Mu for the longest time, and he was once his old leader. He is also Zhou Zhennan's old subordinate, so naturally their relationship is closer.

In fact, at the beginning, Zhang Shaohuai didn't know how to face Yuan Mu. After all, Yuan Mu's position was far higher than his. He was a little nervous when they met. Moreover, Yuan Mu had been supporting his son Zhang Hongyi, which made him very moved.

Especially later, Yuan Mu pushed him to be promoted to the position of Standing Committee Member and Vice Governor, which was an additional layer of support, making it even more impossible for him to treat him the same as before.

At one point, they were even called Secretary Yuan. Later, as they got to know each other more, Yuan Mu became less arrogant, which made him let go of his nervousness. At Yuan Mu's strong request, his address was changed to "Xiao Mu". Of course, this was in private. In public, he still had to call him Secretary Yuan. He called him Vice Governor Zhang or Standing Committee Member Zhang.

"Yeah, Xiao Mu, what does it mean?" The others, Lai Jianbai, Liu Jianye and Yu Maoxun all asked.

These people are all older than him and are his supporters. They call each other the same way as Zhang Shaohuai in private. This is also what Yuan Mu requested, to get closer to them. If he always calls them Secretary Yuan, wouldn't it make them more distant?

After listening to what they said, Yuan Mu picked up the teacup with a smile and shook it to toast them.

"Don't be impatient, try the tea first. I'm telling you, this is something I brought from my father-in-law's house. You can't usually get this."

Upon hearing this, several people's eyes suddenly lit up. They had such a close relationship with Yuan Mu, so of course they knew who Yuan Mu's father-in-law was. How could the tea they got from him be of inferior quality?

Especially Zhang Shaohuai, he picked up the teacup again and took a sip, then closed his eyes to savor it carefully and nodded repeatedly.

"I was saying, this tea has a refreshing fragrance and a long aftertaste. It turns out to be the old leader's tea."

"Haha! Old Zhang, what you said sounds too much like flattery. The old leader is not here, and he can't hear what you say!" Yu Maoxun laughed and then took a sip of tea.

"Well, you know what, this tea is really good. Xiao Mu, give me half a pound when you leave later."

"Hey! And me, I want half a pound too."

"Yes, yes, I want one too!"

"And me!" the others said in a rush.

If other people saw this scene, they would definitely be shocked. It is rare to see several powerful figures in Handong Province fighting for tea here.

Yuan Mu, on the other hand, rolled his eyes. "Half a pound of tea? You think this is cabbage? You can find it everywhere?"