Name: My father Yuan Mu

Yuan Mu was now curious. What did that name represent? Why was Liu Tianhua so shocked and even respectful when he saw it?

Then Liu Tianhua carefully put the note into his pocket, as if nothing had happened, and sat upright and looked at Secretary Wen Huarong.

"Comrades, let's discuss the following candidates now. I won't express my opinion for now. Governor Jiang, can you say something?" Wen Huarong said with a smile.

If it were in the past, Jiang Hongtu would at most say a few polite words and let others discuss it, but today it involves his own interests, so he had to say a few more words.

"Comrades, we must carefully consider the position of mayor of Luzhou and conduct a comprehensive investigation. Luzhou has developed rapidly under the leadership of Comrade Yuan Mu in recent years. It can be said that it changes every day. We have all seen it with our own eyes. I admire Comrade Yuan Mu's ability very much."

"Just like when the Standing Committee elected Comrade Shao Huai, we must consider all factors and take all aspects into account when making our selection."

Jiang Hongtu came up and first praised Yuan Mu, and also brought up the matter of the Standing Committee electing Zhang Shaohuai, because he supported Yuan Mu that time. This time, what he meant was that he wanted Yuan Mu to repay the favor, because he did not have time to discuss with Yuan Mu privately, so he could only convey it in this way.

Yuan Mu below naturally understood what Jiang Hongtu meant, which made him a little embarrassed for a moment. Jiang Hongtu did support him before, but that was when the general direction had already been determined.

But no matter what, the other party supported him, and he had to be grateful. However, it was a matter of points. This matter was not proportional to the favor he had done last time.

The reason why Zhang Shaohuai was able to successfully take the position last time was, on the one hand, because he collected a lot of evidence of Li Zhaomin's crimes so that the higher-ups rejected his application for promotion; on the other hand, it was because he went back to Kyoto to use his connections and successfully persuaded the people behind Liu Tianhua to support him.

Another aspect is Liang Qunfeng. If he wants to express gratitude, he should express gratitude to Liang Qunfeng and Liu Tianhua. You, Jiang Hongtu, are still a little bit lacking. Even without your consent, the nomination of Zhang Shaohuai could have been successfully passed last time.

"Comrade Tao Jingye is certainly good, but his qualifications are still slightly insufficient. Comrade Ren Zhiye has little local experience, and if he directly serves as the mayor of Lüzhou, he may not be experienced enough. As for Comrade Kang Gaoyi, he is very outstanding, has sufficient local experience, and has served in Lüzhou for a long time."

"He has worked as a deputy director for six or seven years. He has been very dedicated and has made great contributions. If he is appointed as mayor, I think it would be a waste of his talent. I think the term of Yantai Municipal Party Committee Secretary is almost up, and Comrade Kang Gaoyi is more suitable for the position. Properly increasing the burden is also a kind of encouragement to comrades."

"As for the last comrade, Wan Chenghong, I can say that I know him best. He came from Lin Province with me, started from the grassroots, served as a township deputy and then as a township official, and later served as county magistrate and county party secretary."

"He served as executive vice mayor and later transferred to the provincial party committee office. This time he came to Handong and served as secretary-general of the Handong Provincial Government. Over the years, Comrade Wan Chenghong has worked hard and achieved many results."

"I admit, I've known Comrade Wan Chenghong for many years, but I also promote the best regardless of personal connections. He's not quite qualified to be the municipal party secretary, but he's perfect for mayor. What are your thoughts, comrades?"

Jiang Hongtu spoke a lot at length, which was completely inconsistent with his previous personality. He evaluated all the candidates. He knew that this time Wen Huarong obviously wanted his person to be the mayor of Luzhou, so he didn't say too much about the candidate he nominated.

As for Ren Zhiye, he is just a runner-up, so there is no need to say too much about him. But Kang Gaoyi is different. He is Yuan Mu's man, and this person does have sufficient local experience. He has been working as a deputy director for six or seven years. It will be perfect for him to be the mayor of Luzhou. He is fully qualified no matter from which aspect.

But everyone knows that the prospects for the position of mayor of Luzhou are very good, much better than those for the secretaries of municipal party committees in other prefecture-level cities. If Jiang Hongtu wants his own people to take the position, he must find a good position for Kang Gaoyi. The secretary of municipal party committee in a prefecture-level city is not bad, and it is also a promotion for Kang Gaoyi, but the prospects are not as good as those for the mayor of Luzhou.

After saying this, Jiang Hongtu looked at Yuan Mu. He knew that his foundation was shallow, and if he wanted to successfully pass the nomination of Wan Chenghong, it would be difficult without Yuan Mu's support. Although he had Wen Huarong's support, he only had five votes in the Standing Committee.

Liang Qunfeng and Liu Tianhua are both unstable factors, so in order to ensure that everything is safe, Yuan Mu's support is still needed.

Yuan Mu also looked at Jiang Hongtu, but he didn't say anything. In Luzhou, he would not allow anyone to interfere. Any position here must be approved by him. Even the governor or the provincial party secretary could not interfere casually. This was his bottom line.

Luzhou is his stepping stone to move up. Whoever dares to interfere will be fought to the end!

Seeing Yuan Mu didn't say anything, Jiang Hongtu felt a hint of anger in his heart. He had already lowered himself, and hadn't he also found a direction for Kang Gaoyi's next move? Isn't the position of Municipal Party Secretary enough for you, Yuan Mu?

"Well, I think what Governor Jiang said is very good. In principle, I agree with Governor Jiang, but let's listen to what other comrades say first." When it was Liang Qunfeng's turn, he started to smooth things over.

He will not express his opinion easily now. As he said before, he is already old and will basically retire after serving another term. Now he wants to gain as much benefit as possible for himself and his family while he is still in office.

The situation in the province is becoming increasingly murky. It used to be quite clear, roughly divided into three factions: the secretary's faction, Yuan Mu's faction, and the neutral faction consisting of him, Liu Tianhua, and others.

Things are different now. Wen Huarong's conspiracy directly dragged Jiang Hongtu into the political vortex in advance, forcing him to enter the scene early. At this time, Handong is like a swamp, and one will be deeply trapped in it if he is not careful.

Let others express their opinions first, and then he will support whichever side has the upper hand. Yuan Mu had already owed him a favor before, and he didn't ask the other party to repay it. Favors are easy to owe, but difficult to repay.

Favors cannot be used lightly. He doesn't need them now, so he plans to use their favors for his own children.