Chapter 380 The Bottom Line of Lin's Politics

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Inside the war hall, there was a hall on the first floor.

Under the seemingly relaxed and joyful atmosphere, there was an unconcealable sense of seriousness.

The chat between Imperial State Councilor Cheng Yanfang and the First Deputy Director of the Cabinet Development Committee, Lin Congzheng, had lasted for more than three hours. The two high-ranking officials sat together, chatting and laughing. Lin Congzheng's expression was relaxed and indifferent, but the light in his eyes was getting stronger and stronger.

The two of them were talking about the general trend of the empire's economy. They had just discussed whether the empire's steel industry was overheating and whether the empire needed macro-control. Now, the topic had shifted to whether there was a need to raise the oil price of the empire again.

Lin Congzheng's official prestige and momentum had already risen. He was sitting there with an extremely cold feeling and impact.

Cheng Yanfang was an Imperial State Councilor, and he was also a State Councilor who did not enter the Policy Bureau. The so-called State Councilor was theoretically on par with the Deputy Prime Minister of the Empire, but in reality, it was tantamount to standing aside. There was no longer any possibility of him becoming a Prime Minister. This was also a special product of the era of reform and opening up in the Empire.

As soon as the empire began to reform and open up, Struggles between the various factions of the empire were extremely intense, In order to balance factional strife, The then imperial head had to make some adjustments to the state apparatus, an advisory committee of the Empire 's Center was set up, The position of State Councilor has also been established in the Cabinet, The Imperial Center's advisory committee was actually to let those old comrades who were already over the age limit retain a certain amount of power in their hands, On the positive side, it means helping the young leading comrades get on their horses and send them off. On the negative side, it means restricting the radical reformers from going too far, With the subsequent abolition of the Imperial Center Advisory Board, The empire has developed rapidly in recent years, More and more problems were exposed at all levels of the empire, some of the empire 's conservatives, at the height of the political game, It was not that the idea of re-establishing an advisory board for the Empire's centre had not been put forward, But as Li Donglei entered the cabinet, The emergence of the royal lineage, Li Donglei, known as a great man of his generation, sent the Divine Boat Empire, which was still a developing country at that time, into the ranks of the developed countries, It was the fastest ten years of the empire's development, and it was also the beginning of the desolation of the major factions one after another. In the end, only the three major factions were left with a third of the world. Since then, the voices of the advisory council had completely disappeared, and the controversy about whether the empire was capitalist or socialistic, which had been shelved since the reform and opening up, had been completely erased.

The State Councilor, on the other hand, was the head of the south patrol several decades In order to balance the many deputy prime ministers in the Cabinet, the Cabinet no longer had too many deputy prime ministers. Instead, it was replaced by a state councilor. As a result, the people who served as state councilors basically did not have the chance to compete for the position of next prime minister, and the deputy prime minister became one of the hot candidates for the next prime minister of the Empire.

Because of this arrangement, comrades who have always served as state councillors are older, have rich practical work experience, and have extremely strong working abilities.

From the bottom of his heart, Lin Congzheng admired Cheng Yanfang's ability to work. When he was in charge of the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he was one of the confidants of former Prime Minister Li Donglei. At that time, under Cheng Yanfang's leadership, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had both hard and soft skills. Even now, there were some jokes about Cheng Yanfang's speech on the Internet.

Cheng Yanfang was capable.

However, his ability was mainly aimed at diplomacy.

The state councilor who is now in charge of foreign affairs in the cabinet is precisely the person who does his best.

But what's going on tonight?

A State Councilor in charge of foreign affairs was talking to Lin Congzheng, who was the first deputy director of the Development Committee, about the economic construction of the empire and the measures taken by the Development Committee? Moreover, it was a gesture of helping the younger generation everywhere.

On this topic alone, it could be seen that Lin Congzheng was at a disadvantage.

This is the same as the governor of a local province talking about party building with the deputy secretary in charge of the party and the masses when he has nothing to do, or the secretary in charge of the official hat interfering with the finance that should be managed by the governor from time to time. So what if you are a higher level? This is my field of work. If you point your finger at me, you are crossing the line.

Thinking back to how Cheng Yanfang had been operating more and more intensively recently, this old fellow almost pointed at his nose and said to himself, 'Little Lin, I want the position of Development Committee. Everyone is one of our own. Make way and wait for two years.'

He was so close to saying such words! ! !

The anger in Lin Congzheng's heart grew even stronger. Although he could still keep a smile, the atmosphere of the chat was getting colder and colder. He asked and answered questions one by one, and was more inclined to deal with perfunctoriness.

"In politics, I'm older than you, working a few years longer than you, After you go to the Development Committee, I saw everything, I'm very optimistic about you, With regard to the work of the Commission, I have expressed strong support more than once, However, although you are strong, there are still some areas that you might not consider carefully. It is safer to discuss with an old comrade. If you don't mind, you can talk to me in the future. As your big brother, I am willing to give you more useful suggestions. It is better for everyone to discuss things together than for you alone, right? You should know that the burden on you is very heavy and stressful. It is good to have more people to share it with you. "Don't you think?"

Cheng Yanfang smiled as he looked at Lin Congzheng. His eyes shone brightly. He was neither fat nor skinny, his height was moderate, his hair was dyed black and shiny, and he combed his hair neatly. The suit on his body was also very straight. He sat there upright, his every movement was gentle and smooth.

This was a person who was hard to dislike. He was exquisite in all aspects and had long sleeves and good dancing skills.

That's basically what diplomacy is all about.

However, Lin Congzheng found it difficult to have a good impression of Cheng Yanfang at this moment. Obstructing his future was akin to killing his parents. This grudge was sworn. Lin Congzheng's failure to turn against Cheng Yanfang on the spot was already considered to be a good self-restraint. It was completely difficult for him to have a good impression of Cheng Yanfang.

"Member Cheng is right, But everyone works, The division of labour is different, I have a lot of work to do in my field, But I can still do it, Besides, even if I'm busy, "Director Hong is here. If you want to say that you have a heavy burden, Director Hong is the real burden. However, those who are capable have to work harder. Haha, when I have something to do, I usually report it to Director Hong. Director Hong is an elder and has worked in the Development Committee for nearly 20 years. He is a very experienced and qualified teacher. He is someone I respect very much."

Lin Congzheng laughed out loud, and the thorns in his words were finally revealed.

Lin Congzheng is indeed a heavy burden on the Development Committee, He was the first deputy director in charge of agriculture, social undertakings, medical reform, bidding management, party affairs and personnel, industry, energy, transportation, discipline inspection and supervision, financial approval, and other work. All of them were heavyweight departments, covering a wide range of areas. Compared to him, the last deputy director of the Development Committee was more often assisting Lin Chengzheng in his political work.

This phenomenon is, of course, extremely abnormal, It could even be said that, This was because the Cabinet was in a hurry to let Lin take over politics, That's why he was given so much power as a deputy director, This also meant that Lin Congzheng would not be able to go smoothly within the Development Committee. The Development Committee did not include Lin Congzheng. There were also two deputy directors who were top generals of the Wang faction. However, there was internal competition between the two factions. As for Lin Congzheng, who was blocking their path, no one could ask those two to cooperate fully with Lin Congzheng's work.

The second-ranked deputy director of the Development Committee, Yu Hongtu, was also the Governor-General of the Empire, Central Committee Member. His seniority was even deeper than Lin Zheng's, Currently, he was in charge of the Price Supervision Administration, the Price Certification Center, investment promotion, investment environment, reform, discipline inspection and supervision, comprehensive indicators, planning and compilation, information center, tertiary industry, service industry, and key projects. He was a capable general of the southwest faction, and was naturally not able to pee in the same pot as Lin Congzheng, who represented the royal family.

As for Hong Tianxiang, the head of the Development Committee, he was a member of the southern faction. In the end, the Prime Minister of the Empire was Yang Xiuyuan, the leader of the southern faction. Therefore, the head of a core department like the Development Committee should be Yang Xiuyuan's.

However, Hong Tianxiang had already found out that there was something wrong with his heart the year before. He was no longer suitable for a job that was too intense. He had never left and continued to work with illness. This was an extremely tacit collaboration between the upper echelons of the Wang Clan and the Southwest Faction.

Yang Xiuyuan naturally wanted to replace the Development Committee with another person.

The royal and southwestern factions were also eyeing this position covetously, but no matter how much they coveted it, they could not forcefully change their people.

The position of Imperial Prime Minister was not fake. As a member of the Standing Committee of the Policy Bureau, Chen Hualou, who was nominally Yang Xiuyuan's deputy, could not completely empty the position of Imperial Prime Minister.

As the supreme leader, Lin Qingtian could not openly bully the Prime Minister of the Empire.

The empire's ruling party is more important than anything else.

However, the Prime Minister of the Empire represented the entire Empire and was considered the legal representative of the Empire. The Cabinet was also the executive organ of the highest organ of state power in the Empire. It was the highest organ of state administration in the Empire. Theoretically, the Prime Minister and the Supreme Head were on par.

Aerial?

Lin Qingtian couldn't do such a blatant violation of principles.

Therefore, the leader of the Development Committee had to be someone from the southern faction.

As for Hong Tianxiang, he was found to be physically unfit to work for a long time. This was a pleasant surprise for the Wang Clan and the southwest faction.

If you can't work long hours, then share the work with the comrades below. Isn't that the same?

Hong Tianxiang took the initiative to retreat many times, but he was received by Lin Qingtian, Chen Hualou, and other giants. The giants encouraged Hong Tianxiang, saying that he was the talent the empire needed and an old comrade with a firm political stand. They hoped that he could persevere for a period of time with his illness.

As a result, Hong Tianxiang, who had a serious heart problem, was pressed down on the Development Committee.

It was said that Yang Xiuyuan had not broken the cup before.

A leader who could barely work did not possess the ability to lead. Although the leader of the Development Committee was still Hong Tianxiang, Hong Tianxiang had long lost control of the Development Committee.

Most of the power was concentrated in the deputy directors, that is, in the hands of the royal faction and the southwest faction.

Although the Development Committee seemed to be in the hands of the southern faction, in reality, the top leader of the Development Committee had long since been overlooked. They could not override Yang Xiuyuan, but they did not hesitate to override Hong Tianxiang. Moreover, as long as Hong Tianxiang was still in this position, it was equivalent to saving face for Yang Xiuyuan. Look, high-level politics, how considerate would they be?

Yang Xiuyuan was alone. No matter how unwilling he was, he could only suffer this loss.

Now, with Hong Tianxiang's health getting worse and worse, the new term was getting closer and closer, and the competition between the Ministry of Officials broke out at the beginning of this year. At this time, in order to protect the position of the Ministry of Officials, the southern faction finally pushed Lin Congzheng, who was recommended by the Wang family, up.

At this time, the change was approaching. If Lin Chengzheng were to take over, the impact wouldn't be that great. At most, Chen Hualou would be able to arrange things in advance in order to take over power, so it would be easier for others to accept it.

Under such circumstances, one could imagine Hong Tianxiang's attitude towards Lin Congzheng.

Therefore, although the Lin Clan of Nine Continents City had once again squeezed into the first-rate circle of Nine Continents City with Lin Congzheng's appointment as the first deputy director of the Development Committee, However, Lin's days in politics weren't particularly comfortable. The minister's health was not good, and he didn't like any of his subordinates. The second-ranked deputy director often confronted him, and the two colleagues from the same faction were at odds with him.

Lin Congzheng's mind was haggard. Every meeting of the Development Committee was exhausted. The current Development Committee was filled with chaotic warfare, and the situation was exceptionally complicated.

Lin Congzheng gritted his teeth and insisted. He always believed that hardship was only temporary. As long as he became the director of the Development Committee, he could easily break the situation!

His ideas were not childish, but rather reasonable.

Because his current position was very sensitive, and he was in the position of the first deputy director. However, there was a director who complained a lot about him on top of him. The deputy below also changed the target of the attack to Lin Congzheng because of the director's physical condition.

Attack from top to bottom.

Naturally, it was extremely uncomfortable.

However, if he became the director, the pressure from Hong Tianxiang wouldn't be much. Facing the deputy director of the southwest faction again was a standard gamble.

At that time, as long as the other two colleagues from the same faction strongly recommended one of them to be the first or second deputy director of the Development Committee, they would be able to separate the two of them.

After all, although they were all deputy directors, they had leapt from the rank of deputy governor to the rank of chief governor. No one could resist such temptation in the bureaucracy.

As long as the two of them were split up, those who were recruited by him would definitely become his staunch supporters. Those who were not recruited by him would also reconsider their attitudes towards him.

So that he could take control of the real initiative.

Lin Congzheng's plan was very good, but he didn't even consider the attitude of War God Wang Lin Xuanyuan towards him.

Indifference, rejection, and even disgust.

Lin Congzheng's heart was extremely bitter. He had already received accurate information from within the royal faction. The information came from Chen Hualou. In the Hidden Dragon Sea, President Chen had told him clearly that it would be difficult for him to enter the Policy Bureau this year. With less than four years of Central Committee Member's qualifications, it would be very difficult for him to enter the Bureau, but he could consider being elected as a State Councilor.

Such a state councilor was completely different from a state councilor who was about to arrive at Cheng Yanfang's age.

Lin Congzheng was only fifty years old this year after the New Year. He was the director of the Development Committee as a State Councilor. He held real power and was absolutely incomparably powerful. At that time, the entire Lin Clan in Nine Continents City would become a quasi-front-line political powerhouse.

Five years as State Councilor, Five years later, at the age of 55, Another exceptionally competitive age, As long as he stabilized his position in the royal family, made achievements in the Development Committee, took a step further five years later, entered the policy bureau, and was released, or directly became a member of the policy bureau, state councilor, or deputy prime minister of the empire, Lin Congzheng, who was 60 years old, would be lucky enough to win the position of prime minister of the empire in the next great change.

To say the least, the Standing Committee's Deputy Prime Minister is also possible.

At this age, letting him come up could be said to be a standard card position. It was the layout of the Royal Clan after ten years.

Policy Bureau Standing Committee member.

Lin Cengzheng had never dreamed of such an identity before, but now that the opportunity was right in front of him, how could he give up?

Whether he could be elected as a State Councilor this year was crucial for Lin Congzheng, directly affecting his political life and the future of the Lin Clan in Nine Continents City.

In the face of hardship, we must persevere!

But less than a few months later, the excitement in Lin Congzheng's heart was instantly extinguished.

His proposal to be elected as a State Councilor was directly rejected by War God Wang Lin Xuanyuan!

The entire royal clan was in an uproar.

Lin Congzheng's heart was filled with bitterness.

Why? !

Why did Lin Xuanyuan value the Lin Clan in the Northeast, but reject the Lin Clan in the Nine Continents City?

Seeing that Lin Congjun's Northeast Lin Family was thriving, Lin Congzheng's heart was almost out of balance, and Lin Huaiyu was furious at home several times.

The father and son had visited the War God King several times, but they had not even seen him. A few months ago, the War God King had suddenly disappeared. Neither of them had been seen. This delay had dragged on until now.

Two months later, the Central Plenary Session would be held. At this time, it would really be too late if he did not make a final effort.

The father and son directly came to the door, but they never expected to meet Cheng Yanfang here.

State Councilor?

Because of Cheng Yanfang's participation, that position was a bit further away from Lin Congzheng. In fact, because of Cheng Yanfang, whether Lin Congzheng could become the principal director of the Development Committee this year had a lot of suspense.

At this moment, Lin Congzheng finally realized how bad the situation was. He no longer thought about the position of State Councilor. Facing Cheng Yanfang, the State Councilor, he directly tossed out his bottom line.

Cheng Yanfang's face, which had been smiling all night, finally changed.

Some were angry, some were surprised, and some were stunned.

Especially Lin Congzheng's words: Director Hong is a qualified teacher and also a person he respects.

The voice-over of this sentence was equivalent to Lin Congzheng saying that Cheng Yanfang was not worthy to be his teacher, nor was he someone that Lin Congzheng respected.

Besides, Lin Congzheng even mentioned that he had to report to Director Hong.

This was not a simple report, but an attitude issue!

This meant that in Lin Congzheng's heart, if things really couldn't be done, the worst result would be that he wasn't the director of the Development Committee. He would rather support Hong Tianxiang than let Cheng Yanfang come over.

After all, Hong Tianxiang's body was too weak. Even if he supported him in staying in office, he wouldn't be able to play a big role. Furthermore, he didn't hit the smiling person. After Hong Tianxiang obtained Lin Congzheng's support, his voice increased. He would definitely give back to Lin Congzheng. At the very least, he would support his work.

Under such circumstances, even though Hong Tianxiang had increased his voice, Lin Congzheng, who had the support of the director, still held all the power. This kind of situation could be considered a way to break the situation. However, such a breakthrough was a huge loss to Lin Congzheng.

No matter what, this was much better than letting Cheng Yanfang come down.

If Lin Congzheng could not be elected as a state councilor, the royal family would also have to appease him. At that time, Lin Congzheng's attitude was very important. He supported Hong Tianxiang, and the royal family could not directly oppose him.

Cheng Yanfang narrowed his eyes and looked at Lin Congzheng carefully.

Lin Congzheng's expression was calm as he looked at Cheng Yanfang without any hesitation.

Facing this old fellow's threat, Lin Congzheng could only prepare for the worst.

To support Hong Tianxiang and protect his authority in the Development Committee.

This was his bottom line, and he would never waver.