Nominal: The pinnacle of power began in the sixth province of Handong.

Chapter 12 Xia Qing's Awakening

Teacher Wu was quite taken aback by Gao Yuliang's words.

She never expected that Gao Yuliang's attention would be focused on Xia Qing and the Xia family.

Gao Yuliang, however, believes that this is the best course of action at present.

Unique political insight and keen political sense.

And, accurate self-positioning.

This made Gao Yuliang an unyielding pillar of Handong.

Currently, the Zhao family is declining and is being constantly suppressed by the Zhong family and Sha Ruijin.

Aside from accumulating wealth by crossing legal boundaries, the Zhao family's children haven't done anything to contribute to the country.

On the contrary, they had to rely on Gao Yuliang's relationship with the Zhao family to get Gao Yuliang to settle the matter.

If this continues, it will only lead to a dead end.

Especially after Sha Ruijin came to Handong and began to clean up and take over the political resources left by the Zhao family.

Gao Yuliang realized even more clearly that he was speeding towards the finish line.

They wanted to find another mountain, but had nowhere to go.

Xia Qing's arrival gave Gao Yuliang the best opportunity.

He wanted the Xia family behind Xia Qing to see him.

We need to find a way to transform ourselves from a pawn of the Zhao family into a pawn of the Xia family.

He's not some deputy secretary of Handong, but a pawn.

This is Gao Yuliang's clear self-positioning.

But to get noticed by such a top family, or even to accept him despite the pressure from the Zhao family, there is no easy way.

Once Gao Yuliang made his decision, Xia Qing had no intention of siding with Sha Ruijin.

He immediately deduced that Xia Qing's mission on this trip was to maintain stability and then achieve results.

Gao Yuliang immediately came up with a solution.

I support Xia Qing at work.

Provide key suggestions.

Most importantly, we must take the initiative to help Xia Qing out of trouble in the future.

Once he proves his influence in Handong and his ability to provide crucial assistance to Xia Qing on key issues, he will be able to achieve his goals.

Such a pledge of allegiance would definitely interest the Xia family!

Perhaps Gao Yuliang can use this opportunity to completely break free from the Zhao family and, with the help of the Xia family, experience a second spring in his life!

For Gao Yuliang, who was almost at his wit's end.

This was indeed a risky move, but it was also the only good move that could turn the tide!

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Xia Qing returned to her residence, still in a great mood.

He looked into the briefcase and saw the signed proposal and conversation materials that Gao Yuliang had written on them.

It was as if I could already see the commendation sent from above after I had worked swiftly and decisively to achieve results.

He took a nice, relaxing shower.

The water washing over his body cleared his head considerably.

As Xia Qing hummed a song, she recalled her conversation with Gao Yuliang.

When he recalled Gao Yuliang's final, warning-like words and Gao Yuliang's extremely serious expression, he thought of him again.

Xia Qing suddenly realized a problem.

It's a bit unsettling.

I almost forced a provincial party secretary to sign off on it.

It's not that I'm afraid of offending Sha Ruijin.

Rather, the behavior itself is unacceptable.

Subordinates defying superiors is a major taboo in officialdom.

This is essentially an unspoken rule in officialdom; violating it will result in consequences.

What Xia Qing did in Handong was being watched by those above.

If someone were to actually do something that would defy their superiors, and the higher-ups found out, things would get very bad.

There was almost a problem.

Xia Qing then recalled what Gao Yuliang had said to her.

In retrospect, those words that sounded so nonchalant now seem...

In fact, they are all subtle self-admonitions!

If you don't listen to what I say, you won't think about it further.

If we actually use Xu Min to force Secretary Sha to sign tomorrow, we'll only offend people.

If Secretary Sha causes me some trouble in the future, I, as a new cadre, will probably feel really uncomfortable.

If word gets around in the circles above, it'll be said that Xia Qing committed a subversive act in less than a month after arriving in Handong.

Then they would add the label of "this son of the Xia family has the ambition of a wolf."

That would be a bit troublesome.

The less trouble, the better.

I can't just arrive in Handong and immediately challenge the provincial party secretary, making myself a laughing stock for the other families in Beijing.

Thinking of this, Xia Qing felt a sense of admiration for Gao Yuliang.

Old comrade, you're so thoughtful!

Xia Qing was instantly wide awake.

He immediately sat down at his desk and began revising the plan.

Regarding Director Xu's matter, you can report it properly to Secretary Sha and reach an agreement.

However, we cannot use this to force Secretary Sha to compromise.

The two are very different in nature.

It's like a lawyer and a prosecutor.

Once a lawyer finds evidence, they must inform the prosecution, present their case, and negotiate a mutually acceptable solution.

This is the rule of "exchange".

If a lawyer finds evidence and then hides it, using it to attack the prosecution.

Even if he wins the case, it will probably be the last one he wins.

This is what happens when you break the rules.

Once you enter officialdom, the rules can only become stricter and more numerous.

There is always exchange, always negotiation.

Only in this way can things be accomplished.

Thinking about all this, Xia Qing was even more glad that she had come to her senses.

The approach to revising the plan is becoming increasingly clear.

At the same time, considering the current situation.

A bold yet reasonable plan gradually took shape in Xia Qing's mind!

The next day.

Early in the morning, Xia Qing arrived at Sha Ruijin's office.

"Minister Xia, so early!"

Sha Ruijin was already tidying up the potted plants in the office. When he saw Xia Qing come in, he greeted her warmly.

Xia Qing handed the revised plan to Sha Ruijin, who glanced at it and said meaningfully:

"I heard that Minister Xia went to Guangming District yesterday to investigate officials whose accounts have been frozen? And he even had a special talk with Director Xu Min of the National Development and Reform Commission?"

Xia Qing understood that this was a direct reference to her.

Whether he intends to have a proper discussion or resort to coercion.

At this point, it's essential to make our stance clear.

Xia Qingqing cleared her throat and said solemnly:

"Reporting to Secretary, I came yesterday to gather information on the situation of those in urgent, difficult, and dangerous positions so I could report back to you."

"Hmm? Okay! Minister Xia, you've worked hard. Please sit down." Sha Ruijin was somewhat surprised to hear Xia Qing's reply.

He had assumed that Xia Qing would use any means necessary to force him to sign and push the project forward.

Unexpectedly, Xia Qing came to discuss something with me.

interesting.

Xia Qing is very methodical in her work!

Xia Qing began to report to Sha Ruijin.

Because of Xu Min's special relationship with the National Development and Reform Commission, and because the cadres in Guangming District whose accounts were frozen were all in urgent, difficult, and dangerous positions, if they were frozen any longer, no one would be able to do their jobs.

Xia Qing proposed that the 125 officials whose accounts were frozen be unfrozen in batches.

We will re-examine the case using new methods.

The first batch consisted of five people from Guangming District, mainly Xu Min.

Basically, there shouldn't be any problems. We can stabilize the positions in Guangming District as quickly as possible, while also giving the National Development and Reform Commission an explanation.

The second batch consists of cadres who have undergone investigation and have been approved by the Standing Committee, and who are either nearing the end of their service period or about to exceed the age limit.

These people are basically set in stone; they were just unlucky enough to be affected this time. They can be re-evaluated.

The third batch has only undergone investigation and has not yet been put to a vote.

There may be problematic officials among these people, which is one of the reasons why Sha Ruijin proposed freezing their personnel.

Xia Qing assured that the unfreezing of the third batch of cadres would be carried out with utmost care. After a re-examination, those who did not meet the requirements would be directly rejected, while those who passed would have their names reorganized and submitted to the Standing Committee for a vote.

But Xia Qing also kept a watchful eye.

Qi Tongwei was placed in the third batch of cadres.

Sha Ruijin didn't ask, and Xia Qing didn't say anything either.

Because Xia Qing has to wait.

Waiting for Sha Ruijin's instructions, Qi Tongwei will decide whether to stay and investigate or reject the idea outright.

But Xia Qing knew that Sha Ruijin was unlikely to target Qi Tongwei at this time.

After all, there were some problematic officials in the third batch.

There's no rush.

In this way, the new investigation plan can be implemented quickly.

At least, send the first batch of five people, especially Xu Min, away.

On this point, Xia Qing and Sha Ruijin's goals are absolutely aligned!