The Official Ladder: I ascend to the pinnacle of power, wielding the power of life and death.

The next morning, Hua Wentao, the Minister of the Organization Department, walked into the office.

"Secretary Jiang, this is the latest list of candidates for evaluation. Please take a look."

Jiang Yiming took it and looked through it. Seeing that the contents were all revised according to the opinions he had discussed with Jiang Xuangui the night before, he had no further objections.

When he saw that the Party Secretary of Xigou Township was to be transferred to the position of Chairman of the County Trade Union, he frowned and asked, "Is Lu Hansheng's transfer the idea of ​​Secretary Jiang?"

"Yes, he just added it today."

“Since Secretary Xuan Gui wants to move Lu Hansheng to a different position, and he can no longer serve as the chairman of the trade union, let him be the deputy director of the county party committee office in name only, and no specific work will be assigned to him for the time being.”

Jiang Yiming made a few strokes with his pen and said, "Xu Hongfei from the Industrial Park is from Xigou Township and is quite familiar with the situation there. Since Zhao Mingyuan has taken over as secretary, let Xu Hongfei be the township head. As for the position of trade union, please have Secretary Xuan Gui arrange someone else."

“Secretary Jiang, I can’t make the decision on this matter. You should report it directly to Secretary Xuan Gui.”

Hua Wentao said.

"Okay, I'll call Secretary Xuan Gui now."

Jiang Yiming then called Jiang Xuangui.

The plan he proposed was actually more advantageous to Jiang Xuangui, so he was unlikely to refuse it.

"Secretary Yiming, what's the matter?"

“Secretary Xuan Gui, Minister Wen Tao has sent me the list of candidates for evaluation. I basically agree with the plan, but I have different thoughts on the appointment of Lu Hansheng.”

“Secretary Yiming, Lu Hansheng’s transfer was proposed by County Head Yuntao. If you have any opinions, go to County Head Yuntao.”

Jiang Xuangui directly blocked Jiang Yiming's retreat.

“Secretary Xuan Gui misunderstood. I didn’t disagree with Lu Hansheng’s adjustment. I just wanted to suggest that Lu Hansheng be appointed as the deputy director of the county party committee office and not participate in the division of labor for the time being.”

Jiang Yiming smiled and said, "I heard that the city is going to transfer him to the Leading Group for Optimizing the Business Environment, and temporarily have him attached to the County Party Committee Office, so that it will not affect the adjustment of other people."

"Oh? The city is going to transfer him?"

Jiang Xuangui said, "Okay, we'll do it your way. I'll arrange for someone else to take over the position of union chairman."

“Okay, I agree. However, for the position of mayor of Xigou Township, I recommend Xu Hongfei. He came from Xigou Township, and his reappointment will be beneficial to the work.”

Jiang Xuangui thought about it and realized it wasn't too difficult, so he agreed.

"Secretary Xuan Gui agreed to my proposal. After the list is adjusted, we will seek their opinion from the Discipline Inspection Commission."

Jiang Yiming returned the document to Hua Wentao.

"Okay, Secretary Jiang."

After putting the documents away, Hua Wentao showed no intention of leaving.

"Minister Wentao, is there anything else?"

Jiang Yiming asked in confusion.

“Secretary Jiang, this personnel adjustment was decided by Secretary Xuan Gui and County Head Yun Tao. I am just the executor. I originally proposed to ask for your opinion, but it was rejected by the two main leaders.”

Hua Wentao said, "I hope Secretary Jiang understands."

Jiang Yiming didn't expect Hua Wentao to talk to him about these things.

“Minister Wentao, I know your difficulties, but you are, after all, a member of the county party committee and the head of the organization department. There is no problem for you to keep up with the organization’s pace. But I think we also need to understand one thing: the individual is not the same as the organization. We cannot be without our own opinions and allow the individual to override the organization.”

Jiang Yiming said, "I hope you've thought this through. I also hope that we can communicate promptly if anything comes up."

"Thank you for the reminder, Secretary Jiang. I understand what you mean."

Hua Wentao said earnestly, "I will try my best to report to you on personnel matters in the future."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Minister Wentao."

Jiang Yiming only stood up at this moment and shook hands with the newly appointed Minister of the Organization Department.

This also indicates that he has gained some recognition of Hua Wentao.

After Hua Wentao left, Jiang Yiming pondered Hua Wentao's words and his purpose.

There are two possibilities: one is that Jiang Xuangui arranged for him to get close to him in order to control his situation; the other is that Hua Wentao thinks highly of him and takes the initiative to show him goodwill.

Regardless of the reason, he cannot let his guard down for the time being.

After consulting with Director Du Zhengqiang and County Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary Chen Xujian, Hua Wentao finalized the list of candidates for investigation.

In the evening, the five-person group meeting was reconvened.

Why say "reconvene"? Because last night's meeting is invalid; it's assumed that it didn't happen.

Otherwise, those people who were in yesterday's meeting minutes, who were supposed to postpone the discussion, would be promoted the very next day. This is clearly contradictory and illogical.

Today's five-person group meeting went very smoothly, with almost everything passing unanimously.

The county party committee standing committee meeting was held the very next day.

Needless to say, the county party committee standing committee passed the resolution without any suspense.

Therefore, the list of candidates to be appointed was released.

Lu Hansheng, Party Secretary of Xigou Township, is nominated to be Deputy Director of the County Party Committee Office; Zhao Mingyuan, Mayor of Xigou Township, is nominated to be Party Secretary of Xigou Township; Fei Feng, Deputy Mayor of Xigou Township, is nominated to be Deputy Party Secretary of Xigou Township; Su Yun, Member of the Party Committee and Deputy Director of the Industrial Park, is nominated to be Secretary of the CPC Xinping County Committee of the Communist Youth League; Wang Lifeng, a staff member of the County Party Committee Office, is nominated to be Director of the Duty Room of the County Party Committee Office, officially becoming a deputy section-level cadre; Zhang Wei, Director of the Guihua Subdistrict Police Station, is nominated to be Mayor of Gaotai Township; Xu Hongfei, Member of the Party Committee of the Industrial Park, is nominated to be Mayor of Xigou Township. Luo Zhengyang, captain of the county public security bureau's public security brigade, is nominated to be a member of the county public security bureau's party committee and deputy director; Wang Xuanzhong, director of the Duliu Street Police Station, is nominated to be a member of the county public security bureau's party committee and director of the political department; Wan Wenbing, deputy captain of the county public security bureau's public security brigade, is nominated to be captain of the county public security bureau's public security brigade, officially becoming a deputy section-level cadre; Xue Dabao, deputy director of the Gaotai Township Police Station, is nominated to be director of the Kaiyuan Street Police Station; Xiao Ling, deputy director of the Liji Township Police Station, is nominated to be director of the Gaotai Township Police Station…

Jiang Yiming was somewhat dissatisfied with this cadre reshuffle, but that was all he could do.

At least the people he wanted to make adjustments for have all found their places.

As for the promotion of Zhang Wei, Xue Dabao, Fei Feng, and other incompetent and immoral individuals, he had no better options, since he was only the deputy secretary and did not have the final say.

At the same time, Lu Hansheng and Peng Yunqing also received good news.

Lu Hansheng studied law as an undergraduate, but after discussions among city leaders, he was ultimately allowed to return to his original profession.

Lu Hansheng, deputy director of the Xinping County Party Committee Office, is proposed to be appointed as a member of the Standing Committee of the Yiyang Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, moving from the level of section chief to the level of deputy division chief; Peng Yunqing, director of the Xinping County Audit Bureau, is proposed to be appointed as deputy director of the Yiyang Municipal Audit Bureau, also moving from the level of section chief to the level of deputy division chief.

After Lu Hansheng's personnel file was transferred to the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, he was then seconded to work in the office of the Municipal Leading Group for Optimizing the Business Environment.

After being promoted to deputy section chief, Jiang Yiming's secretary, Wang Lifeng, was also transferred from Xinping County to the Comprehensive Coordination Group of the Municipal Leading Group Office for Optimizing the Business Environment, where he usually liaises with Jiang Yiming.

No one was surprised by Peng Yunqing's appointment to the Municipal Audit Bureau.

The audit system for departing top leaders that he worked on with Jiang Yiming attracted the attention of relevant provincial and municipal leaders and was gradually promoted throughout the province.

There had been rumors for some time that he was going to be transferred to the Municipal Audit Bureau.

To everyone's surprise, Lu Hansheng was transferred.

Lu Hansheng was the Party Secretary of Xigou Township in Xinping County. Although he was a section chief, he was only a township-level cadre. However, he was directly transferred to the city and appointed as a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection. This is a real deputy-department-level cadre.

Many people were green with envy, wondering what connections Lu Hansheng had used to achieve such a remarkable leap.

It wasn't until Lu Hansheng was transferred to the city's Leading Group for Optimizing the Business Environment that everyone realized that it was Jiang Yiming who had pulled the strings.

This made many people realize Jiang Yiming's influence.

Originally, with Zhao Zhenlin being transferred, County Head Zhang Yuntao and County Party Secretary Jiang Xuangui aligned themselves, with some believing that Jiang Yiming's power was waning and that his future would be very difficult, and thus gradually distanced themselves from him.

However, judging from the recent promotion of cadres at both the city and county levels, Jiang Yiming's influence has not been affected at all. On the contrary, he has been able to influence the city, which is something that not just anyone can do!

The once quiet office of the deputy secretary of the county party committee has become lively again.

Even County Magistrate Zhang Yuntao's mind started to wander again.

"Secretary Yiming, you're quite busy, with wave after wave of people coming to see you."

More than two months later, Zhang Yuntao stepped into Jiang Yiming's office for the first time.

"County Magistrate Yuntao, what brings you here? Please have a seat."

Even if Jiang Yiming wasn't happy about the county magistrate's arrival, he still had to put on a good show.

He stood up and quickly came to greet him.

"I just happened to be passing by your office, so I came over to see you."

Zhang Yuntao smiled and said, "Do you have time tonight? Let's grab a couple of drinks."

"County Chief Yuntao, I'm so sorry, I have some family matters to attend to and need to go back to my home in the city."

Jiang Yiming politely declined, explaining that he was actually having dinner with Peng Yunqing and Lu Hansheng that evening.

Now that they've officially started working, they'll definitely have to ask Jiang Yiming, their great benefactor, for a favor.

"Is that so? Then let's do it another time."

Zhang Yuntao said, "If there's anything difficult to resolve at home, just give me a call. I have some connections in the city, and I might be able to help."

"Thank you, County Chief Yuntao. I will definitely call you if I need anything."

Jiang Yiming said politely.

"There's no need for us to be so polite."

Zhang Yuntao asked, "By the way, Yiming, I heard from the crowd that you helped Lu Hansheng get promoted?"

“My dear County Chief Yun Tao, how could I, a mere deputy secretary of the county party committee, possibly have the power to influence the city, let alone a powerful department like the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection?”

Jiang Yiming shook his head and said, "Don't listen to their nonsense. Just because Secretary Lu was transferred to the leading group doesn't mean it was because of my efforts. I don't have that much ability."

He would naturally not admit that Lu Hansheng's actions were influenced by him.

After all, the terms he discussed with Wei Shanghua could only be discussed privately, not publicly.

Otherwise, someone will find fault with you.

"Secretary Shanghua admires you and might just adopt your suggestion."

Zhang Yuntao laughed.

"If I really have this ability, then I would suggest to Secretary Shang Hua that I be promoted."

Jiang Yiming laughed and said, "How could a municipal party secretary possibly listen to my advice?"

Zhang Yuntao also felt that the rumors were false, so after chatting for a few minutes, he left.

Although Zhang Yuntao expressed his willingness to cooperate again, Jiang Yiming did not intend to cooperate with Zhang Yuntao.

He had no interest in associating with such fickle, self-serving bureaucrats.