Reborn as a Noble's Son-Chapter 667 - 623: Balancing the Wrist_1

Chapter 667: Chapter 623: Balancing the Wrist_1

Hearing such a formal response from Liang Yuan, Tian Xujian couldn’t help but feel a bit of contempt. This Liang Yuan, he really sees himself as someone important.

As the chief secretary of the Provincial Committee, being a bit haughty is normal. He is the secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Secretary and Governor Qiao Yiren. Even though his rank is only at the department level. However, as the old saying goes, the aide of a Prime Minister bears the rank of a seventh-rank official. A secretary, the extension of a leader, acting as the leader’s mouthpiece and eyes and ears, are indeed his confidantes. Generally, those local emperors are not worth mentioning, even some deputy leaders in the province have a good relationship with Liang Yuan.

However, Tian Xujian is not particularly scared of him. Wanghai City is directly managed by the central government. He, the party secretary, was appointed by the Central Organization Department, so he does not fear Minan Province much.

New n𝙤vel chapters are published on freeweɓnøvel.com.

Immediately, Tian Xujian laughed and said, “Brother, don’t be distant. You are Secretary Qiao’s darling, is there anything you would not know? Stop being secretive with me.”

On the other side, Liang Yuan also chuckled and said, “Secretary Tian, Secretary Qiao hasn’t mentioned any specifics, but judging by his mood, it should not be anything bad.”

Hearing this, Tian Xujian grew more puzzled. He laughed and said, “Brother, I appreciate your favor. Once I get to Minzhou, I will throw a grand banquet for you.”

After hanging up the phone, Tian Xujian ordered in a deep voice, “Li, let the car team know to be ready. We will leave for the Provincial Committee in five minutes.”

Staring at the scenery outside the car window, Tian Xujian lapsed into deep thought, usually, apart from the Standing Committee of the Provincial Committee, the leaders of the Provincial Committee would seldom take the initiative to find him. This time, not only were they calling an ad hoc meeting of the Standing Committee, but Secretary Qiao of the Provincial Committee also wanted to meet him on his own. What was the connection here? Tian Xujian had no choice but to ponder.

His ability to achieve his current position was inseparable from his constant thoughtful personality.

However, both Wang Yaguang and Liang Yuan gave very vague information this time. It was unclear what was really happening.

At this time, in the front, secretary Li Sha on the co-driver’s seat turned her head and quietly reminded, “Secretary, we’ve arrived at the Provincial Committee.”

Looking up, the car was just entering the main entrance of the Provincial Committee’s compound, on the side, the military police at the outpost, standing straight up, giving a salute as they let them through.

The car circled the fountain square in front of the Provincial Committee’s office building and parked directly underneath. Li Sha got off the car first and opened the door for Tian Xujian, who then got off the car with a composed look.

There were many female leaders and secretaries in the system, but male leaders having female secretaries were rare, especially when Li Sha was a beautiful woman. Naturally, it attracted a lot of attention from people on the side of the Provincial Committee office building.

Regarding this, Tian Xujian seemed particularly indifferent, walking directly into the lobby of the Provincial Committee office building and taking the elevator up. Coming out of the elevator and to the corridor outside Qiao Yiren’s office, he saw Liang Yuan coming out. Seeing Tian Xujian, Liang Yuan greeted him warmly, “Secretary Tian is here, please come in. Secretary Qiao has been expecting you.”

Following Liang Yuan’s lead, Tian Xujian entered Qiao Yiren’s office. At the moment, Qiao Yiren was sitting in his chair, smiling and waving for Tian Xujian to sit down.

“Comrade Xujian is here. Your female secretary is a beautiful landscape of our Minan Province,” Qiao Yiren started talking about the female secretary as soon as they started the conversation.

Hearing this, Tian Xujian felt a bit tense. Could it be that Qiao Yiren was warning him? However, on the surface, Tian Xujian nodded and said, “Secretary Qiao, don’t make fun of me. I didn’t consider it enough when selecting a secretary. I didn’t expect that a female secretary would stir up so many rumors. Initially, I was really uncomfortable, but now I’ve gotten used to it. I fully trust my own character. I think, as long as I act honestly and sit upright, I am not afraid of these rumors.

Hearing Tian Xujian’s words, Qiao Yiren laughed and nodded, “Good, Comrade Xujian, in this respect, the organization still trusts you. Otherwise, you would not have been appointed as the secretary of the Wanghai City Party Committee. This fully demonstrates the organization’s approval and trust of you. As for a female secretary, outsiders will inevitably have some unfounded guesses and rumors. Actions speak louder than words. I believe Comrade Xujian will be able to withstand the test.”

After a pause, Qiao Yiren laughed and said, “Comrade Xujian, I invited you over today mainly to discuss some matters concerning Wanghai City, let you know, and hear your opinions and views.”

Then, Qiao Yiren talked about Hu Jiawang’s issue. At this moment, Tian Xujian’s expression turned serious, and he felt somewhat annoyed in his heart. It seems like this was the doing of Nie Zhenbang.

However, after seeing some of Hu Jiawang’s files, Tian Xujian felt angry towards him. Now it appeared that Hu Jiawang was using him as a shield.

After some contemplation, Tian Xujian made a decision: “Secretary Qiao, if it weren’t for these documents, it would be hard to believe that Comrade Hu Jiawang, could act in such a way, favoring private interests and taking bribes. Who would have thought that the unassuming Hu Jiawang, who rides his bicycle to work every day, would do such things? I fully endorse and support the Provincial Committee’s resolution.”

After some consideration, Tian Xujian made the wisest choice. If Hu Jiawang had not lied to him, Tian Xujian might have covered up for him, but clearly, Hu Jiawang had not been honest with him and only sought protection when he was in trouble. Was he treating him like an amulet? He wasn’t that foolish.

Moreover, judging from these documents, it could be said that the facts were almost clear; only the final pieces of evidence were missing. Under such circumstances, rescue seemed unlikely.

Looking at Qiao Yiren, Tian Xujian wore an expression of deep sorrow on his face, saying earnestly: “Secretary Qiao, the occurrence of such a large corruption case in Wanghai City, involving the main leadership of the city government, is my responsibility as the City Party Secretary. I failed in my duty to guide the party, and I ask for the criticism of the organization.”

Qiao Yiren waved his hand dismissively. He had heard such words many times and was not naive enough to take them at face value. Tian Xujian’s tactic was simple: he was testing the provincial committee’s attitude towards him. Despite the fact that the party secretaries and mayors of Wanghai City were under the jurisdiction of the central government, the Minnan Provincial Committee still had advisory power.

Immediately after, Qiao Yiren waved his hand and said: “Comrade Xujian, you shouldn’t burden yourself. As the saying goes, ‘one kind of rice raises hundreds of people.’ The corruption and fall of one person cannot be stopped by you alone as the city party secretary, the root cause still lies within them. Besides, you are new here; even if we’re discussing responsibility, it’s not your turn.”

Hearing this, Tian Xujian nodded and said: “Secretary Qiao, we are fortunate to have a leader like you in our province.”

As soon as he finished talking, Liang Yuan knocked on the door and walked in, reporting: “Secretary, Minister Qiu Rong from the Provincial Propaganda Department is here. She mentioned that some journalists and a deputy editor from the ‘Huaxia Daily’ have arrived in Minnan. She came here specifically to report and ask for instructions on the reception arrangements.”

Upon hearing this, Tian Xujian knew it was his cue to report. He immediately stood up, saying: “Secretary Qiao, I’ll leave first.”

At this moment, Qiao Yiren nodded and said: “Good, Comrade Xujian, think carefully tonight about suitable cadres and candidates. This time, the provincial attitude is that we shouldn’t condemn an entire group because of one individual. The selection of the deputy mayor of Wanghai City should primarily involve local cadres.”

These words made Tian Xujian startled. He had thought he wouldn’t be involved in this personnel shift, but Qiao Yiren said otherwise. It seemed that Qiao Yiren was trying to maintain a balance and consider his feelings.

With this in mind, Tian Xujian was absolutely delighted and nodded, saying: “Secretary Qiao, you can trust me. I’ll consider it carefully.”

…

The small meeting room of the Provincial Committee, the place where the standing committee of the provincial party committee was held.

Despite being called a small meeting room, it was not small at all. Instead, it was fairly large. This was merely a title. The current atmosphere inside the room was a bit serious.

At this moment, Qiao Yiren sat at the central seat, and on both sides, the twelve members of the Provincial Party Standing Committee were all present. There should have been thirteen members on the Provincial Party Standing Committee of Minnan, but owing to special circumstances, Qiao Yiren held both the position of Provincial Party Secretary and Governor. This led to twelve committee members present. However, this did not affect the voting of the standing committee. In case of a tie in the vote count, Qiao Yiren’s choice would be the final decision. This was the biggest advantage of his roles as both Secretary and Governor.

Looking around, Qiao Yiren solemnly said: “Comrades, we’ve called this temporary standing committee meeting to primarily discuss the disciplinary issue with Comrade Hu Jiawang, the deputy mayor of Wanghai City.”

With that, Qiao Yiren turned to Ding Jiashu, the secretary of the Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission, and continued: “Comrade Jiashu, please distribute the materials that the Discipline Inspection Commission has compiled to all the comrades present.”

This was prearranged, and out of protection for Nie Zhenbang, Qiao Yiren had assumed responsibility for Hu Jiawang’s issue.

Hearing Qiao Yiren’s words, Tian Xujian sighed, recognizing that Qiao Yiren’s success was no accident. His ability to maintain balance was not something that ordinary people possessed. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to qidian.com to vote and recommend tickets, your support is my biggest motivation.)