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

Chapter 254 Party Secretary of Guangming District

Following the appointment of the members of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee.

The appointments of other provincial and ministerial-level officials were also announced a few days later.

The most attention-grabbing aspect is the selection of the chief prosecutor of the provincial procuratorate.

Deputy Chief Prosecutor Zheng Rutie has taken over as Chief Prosecutor.

Unexpected, yet perfectly natural.

Anyone could see how much Xia Qing valued the two key departments of Handong Province: the Public Security Bureau and the Procuratorate.

Xia Qing's efforts were worthwhile.

After Gao Yuliang retired, Qi Tongwei, the vice governor and director of the public security department, could basically be considered Xia Qing's man.

The Public Security Bureau is now in Xia Qing's hands.

At the procuratorate, Xia Qing focused on cultivating Chen Hai.

Zheng Rutie and Chen Hai were both superior and subordinate, as well as mentor and apprentice. It was obvious to everyone that Zheng Rutie's appointment as chief prosecutor was to cultivate Chen Hai and at the same time stabilize the transition within the procuratorate.

It can be said that the procuratorate made this arrangement.

It could be said that it was under Xia Qing's control.

After Zheng Rutie took office as the new chief prosecutor, Sha Ruijin, accompanied by Xia Qing, expressed his congratulations and concern.

But Sha Ruijin was always unhappy.

As expected, Ji Changming's prediction came true, and Zheng Rutie took over the position of chief prosecutor.

That being the case.

Regarding the upcoming arrangements for department-level cadres.

Sha Ruijin secretly made up his mind to seize the initiative!

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Soon, the five-person group meeting was held again.

The difference this time is that there are only three people.

Sha Ruijin, Xia Qing and Tian Guofu.

Although it seemed like a two-against-one situation, Xia Qing received both votes and was promoted directly to the third rank in the province.

Tian Guofu swallowed hard.

The Xia Qing before me is no longer the cautious, newly arrived organization minister.

He is the full-time deputy secretary of the Handong Provincial Party Committee, and is the de facto third-in-command of Handong.

It darted right in front of me.

In addition, the position of provincial governor is vacant.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Xia Qing is the second-in-command!

After the three of them sat down...

Sha Ruijin spoke first:

"Comrade Xia Qing, Comrade Guo Fu, today's main discussion is about the candidates for the leadership positions at the department level in several key provincial departments, as well as the candidates for the leadership teams of prefecture-level cities and counties in sub-provincial cities. Please feel free to share your thoughts."

Xia Qing knew that Sha Ruijin must have made preparations, so she decided to remain calm and wait for any eventuality, saying:

"Please, Secretary Sha, define the scope and set the tone for us."

Sha Ruijin nodded in satisfaction and said:

"Thanks to Comrade Xia Qing, the development zone in Jingzhou City has been completed and put into operation, and our various economic indicators are gradually recovering. I want to strike while the iron is hot and properly reorganize Guangming District in Jingzhou City. As we all know, since Ding Yizhen fled, our flagship project, Guangmingfeng, has suffered a severe blow, which has greatly affected the overall progress of key projects in the province. I believe that we should combine this with the current trend of industrial transformation and upgrading and bring the Guangmingfeng project back on track. For this reason, this position of Party Secretary cannot be vacant for too long."

Xia Qing listened expressionlessly, her mind already racing.

Guangming District is directly linked to the Ding Yizhen incident and is also the most complex area under Li Dakang's rule.

Would Li Dakang agree to send a secretary to take office at this time?

Xia Qing was astonished. Didn't Sha Ruijin understand the superior's intentions from this adjustment of the provincial party committee standing committee?

The position of provincial governor is vacant; the positions of deputy secretary and secretary of the political and legal affairs commission will be filled, effectively combining the roles of deputy secretary and organization minister.

All of this conveys the same message: the situation in Handong is not yet stable, and major actions are imminent.

What could the target be? It's none other than to completely eliminate the remaining forces of the Zhao family.

Where will we start? Right here in Guangming District, Jingzhou City, at the Guangming Peak project.

Therefore, the Guangming Peak project could become the entry point for eliminating the Zhao family's influence.

Let alone getting this project on track, it's uncertain whether it can even continue.

At this critical juncture, Sha Ruijin was even thinking of sending a secretary to take up the post and pushing the Guangmingfeng project on hold.

Is it possible that Sha Ruijin never considered this aspect, or was he planning to turn the tables on him?

Xia Qingdu was starting to feel uneasy about Sha Ruijin's actions, and gave the cheerful man a deep look.

Then, somewhat hesitantly, he said:

"Should we assign a secretary to Guangming District? What are Secretary Dakang's thoughts on this?"

Sha Ruijin was taken aback, then waved his hand and said:

"The province assigns a secretary to the district. What could he possibly think? Besides, the top two leaders of the counties and districts below are all provincial-level cadres. Even if Li Dakang wanted to ask, he wouldn't have the right."

Sha Ruijin nodded calmly.

Alright, I understand the situation.

Sha Ruijin did not communicate with Li Dakang at all.

The idea of ​​assigning a secretary to Guangming District was entirely Sha Ruijin's wishful thinking.

Sha Ruijin seems to have overlooked one issue.

The decision of who to send to Guangming District is indeed made by the province, and Li Dakang has no right to interfere.

But once they're sent there, will they be able to stay put?

That depends on Li Dakang's attitude.

Xia Qing believed that, judging from Li Dakang's control over Jingzhou City...

Li Dakang probably has no fewer than twenty ways to make the new secretary unable to stay.

Sha Ruijin's attempt to send one of his own people to be the secretary at this time is like sending lambs to the slaughter.

If things go wrong, we might even lose a trusted confidant.

Xia Qingwei sighed almost imperceptibly, but did not intend to warn Sha Ruijin about the implications.

After all, the damage to Sha Ruijin's power had nothing to do with Xia Qing.

It would be better to send Sha Ruijin's men to investigate the Guangming District and Li Dakang's situation.

This saves Xia Qing from having to send people into dangerous territory.

At the same time, Xia Qing only needs to show absolute support for Sha Ruijin's proposal.

In exchange, Sha Ruijin must also support Xia Qing's subsequent suggestions for other department-level cadres.

For Xia Qing, this meant losing the position of Party Secretary of Guangming District, which he didn't have high hopes for anyway, in exchange for a department-level cadre position that he truly desired.

It's a sure thing, a guaranteed profit.

Thinking of this, Xia Qingqing cleared her throat and said:

"I completely agree with Secretary Sha's opinion. Please make the selection."

Sha Ruijin was greatly surprised by Xia Qing's cooperative attitude, and almost blurted out the name "Bai Jingwen".

Tian Guofu's eyes widened, eager to intervene.

Sha Ruijin may not have fully grasped the implications for Guangming District, but Tian Guofu certainly has.

How could the Guangming District be so easily interfered with?

Sending a new secretary at this time is like pushing someone into a fire pit.

That Xia Qing is really something.

If Sha Ruijin can't figure it out, how could Xia Qing not figure it out?

Why not say something to remind them?

Tian Guofu blurted out in his haste:

"summer!"

But the words stuck in his throat.

Because he realized that Xia Qing was no longer just the Minister of Organization, but a true provincial leader.

In terms of address, they can no longer be called Xia Qing or Minister Xia.

Xia Qing looked at Tian Guofu's awkward expression and laughed:

"Guofu, what's wrong?"

Tian Guofu was taken aback. He quickly prepared himself mentally, repeatedly rehearsing his words, and finally managed to speak with difficulty:

"Xia, Xia..."

"Secretary Xia!"