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

3 PM, in the small conference room.

All eleven members of the Standing Committee of Xinping County participated.

"Everyone's here, let's begin today's meeting."

Ma Qiyun sat at the head of the table, while the ten Standing Committee members sat on either side of the long table.

"There are six topics in total. Let's start with the first one: personnel issues."

Ma Qiyun said, "Everyone has a list of cadres who will be adjusted recently. Take a look, and if there are no objections, we will vote."

After looking at the list, no one said a word.

Normally, the list of personnel adjustments must first be discussed and agreed upon by a five-person group consisting of the Party Secretary, the County Head, the Deputy Party Secretary, the Organization Department Head, and the Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary before it is submitted to the Standing Committee.

However, the Standing Committee meeting is just a formality; other members of the Standing Committee do not have much say in personnel matters.

Just as everyone was about to raise their hands, County Magistrate Jiang Xuangui spoke up.

“Secretary Qi Yun, I agree in principle with this personnel adjustment, but I suggest delaying Jiang Yiming’s promotion. After all, the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection is still investigating whether he has benefited from the reform of Yusha Winery. If we promote him and the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection finds problems, it will not only embarrass the Organization Department, but the entire Xinping County will also lose face.”

Jiang Xuangui said, "I raised this suggestion before, but Secretary Qi Yun did not adopt it. I am bringing it up again in the hope that all the Standing Committee members will, like me, consider the overall situation and stop Jiang Yiming's promotion."

The crowd looked at each other, but no one said a word.

Jiang Xuangui was getting anxious and frantically tried to signal to Guo Hongliang and Su Huaizhang, but the two seemed not to notice and were focused on flipping through the documents.

Jiang Xuangui had no choice but to turn his attention to Huang Zongmei, the head of the propaganda department.

Seeing that she couldn't avoid it, Huang Zongmei had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree: "Secretary Qiyun, I think what County Magistrate Xuangui said..."

“Since County Magistrate Xuan Gui objects, let’s put the personnel issue aside for now and discuss other issues first.”

Before Huang Zongmei could finish speaking, Ma Qiyun interrupted her and moved on to the next item, forcing her to swallow back the words she had just prepared, which made her feel extremely uncomfortable.

"The second item on the agenda is the removal of Qiu Tian, ​​the former Party Secretary of Yusha Town. This matter has been going on for some time, and everyone is aware of the specifics, so I will not discuss it further. Let's vote directly. Those who agree to remove Qiu Tian from his position as Party Secretary, please raise your hands."

As soon as Ma Qiyun finished speaking, Zhao Zhenlin and Huang Yonglin raised their hands one after the other.

The secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission and the head of the People's Armed Forces Department spoke in succession, indicating that they abstained from voting.

Of the eleven Standing Committee members present, two abstained and two voted in favor, making the outcome clear.

“Secretary Qi Yun, I know that you personally want to use Qiu Tian’s case to warn all the party members and cadres in the county. The other standing committee members and I fully understand and support this. But to deal with party members and cadres, we need to come up with sufficiently convincing reasons in order to convince the public and gain their support.”

Jiang Xuangui said with a smile, "That's settled then. Let's move on to the next topic."

However, no sooner had he finished speaking than Su Huaizhang raised his hand.

Everyone present was stunned. No one expected Su Huaizhang to vote in favor. Hadn't he always supported the county magistrate?

Jiang Xuangui, in particular, froze with a smile.

Although he still has the upper hand, Su Huaizhang's betrayal is like a thorn in his side, making him extremely uncomfortable.

However, the next vote left everyone present utterly astonished, and some were completely baffled by the current situation.

Guo Hongliang slowly raised his hand.

"Old Guo, what do you mean?"

Jiang Xuangui disregarded his image and directly questioned him.

"County Chief Xuan Gui is in a meeting."

Ma Qiyun's displeased reminder.

Jiang Xuangui took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and remained silent.

He knew that he had lost today, and lost utterly.

From today onwards, Xinping County will be Ma Qiyun's stage all by himself.

"I also agree with removing Comrade Qiu Tian from his post. Currently, two people abstained, five people voted in favor, and four people voted against. The decision to remove Qiu Tian from his post has been passed."

Ma Qiyun said, "Now let's go back to the first topic. Those who agree with this personnel adjustment plan, please raise your hands."

Jiang Xuangui doesn't need to look; besides him, probably no one else will vote against it. Since the scales have already tipped in favor of Ma Qiyun, opposing it won't make a difference, so why jump out and offend Ma Qiyun?

Even Jiang Xuangui eventually voted in favor.

Only then did he realize that the reason why Ma Qiyun had suppressed Su Yun for two years without making any adjustments, but agreed to it this time and even promoted her to head of the cadre section of the Organization Department, was not because he had intervened, but because Su Huaizhang and Ma Qiyun had formed a strategic alliance in private!

What puzzled him was that Guo Hongliang was supposed to retire to the second line in six months, so why would he choose to betray him at this time?

Could it be that he has an even greater demand that Jiang Xuangui cannot satisfy?

He really couldn't understand!

Several other topics were then discussed, one of which concerned the reform of enterprises throughout the county. The plan was drafted by Jiang Yiming beforehand and remained largely unchanged, and it was passed unanimously.

Just when everyone thought the meeting was about to end, Guo Hongliang spoke.

"Comrades, may I take a few minutes of your time?"

Guo Hongliang said, "Due to my personal health reasons, I am no longer able to serve as deputy secretary, and I have submitted my resignation in accordance with the procedures."

After saying that, he stood up and left the meeting room.

The crowd was left looking completely bewildered.

“Secretary Hong Liang has made tremendous contributions to Xinping County. Although I tried my best to persuade him to stay, due to health reasons and Secretary Hong Liang’s strong personal request, I had to accept his resignation.”

Ma Qiyun concluded by saying, "Everyone should inherit and carry forward Secretary Hong Liang's pioneering spirit and contribute their own strength to the development of Xinping County."

"That concludes today's meeting. Meeting adjourned."

Everyone stood up and left the meeting room, filled with questions.

They need to use their connections to find out exactly what happened and what to do next.

Huang Yonglin and Zhao Zhenlin walked together, their faces full of excitement.

They also did not expect that Ma Qiyun would bring Guo Hongliang to their side.

When Ma Qiyun returned to his office, Jiang Yiming refilled his glass of water.

"Yiming, your appointment has been approved. You can rest assured now."

"I guessed it the moment you walked out of the meeting room."

Jiang Yiming could not hide the smile on Ma Qiyun's face and said with a smile, "Congratulations, Secretary. You will be able to put your skills to good use and realize your ambitions in the future."

"It's a bit early to talk about realizing our ambitions now."

Ma Qiyun shook his head and said, "Whether a county's various assessment indicators can be improved quickly depends not only on the county party committee leader's brilliant decision-making ability and forward-looking development ideas, but also on a group of good cadres who can implement relevant policies in detail."

"Guo Hongliang has vacated his position, and I will recommend Su Huaizhang to the Municipal Party Committee to succeed him. The position of Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission will be handed over to Liao Xiandong, the Director of the Public Security Bureau. The city sent him down with the intention of arranging for him to take over Su Huaizhang's work."

"Now that there are no obstacles, we need to adjust the heads of some key functional departments. I will arrange for Zhao Zhenlin to carry out the work. While you are in the city for training, please also think carefully about which cadres have real talent and recommend them to me. I will adjust them to their positions as soon as possible."

Jiang Yiming's heart stirred; Ma Qiyun was giving him an opportunity to elevate his status in Xinping County.

No one dares to underestimate a deputy director of the county party committee office who can influence the fate of a section-level cadre!