Chapter 82 Difficult choices
Beijing, Zhao family.
In the study, Zhao Lichun and his three children were sitting together. The inspection team was about to go to Handong. The news was like a thunderclap in their ears.
Zhao Guizhi, the eldest sister of the Zhao family who was far away in Chang'an, rushed back overnight. Zhao Lichun had two daughters and one son.
Among them, the eldest Zhao Guizhi entered the political arena relying on the resources of the Zhao family, the third child Zhao Ruilong entered the business world, and the second child Zhao Tingfang had no intention of either an official career or a business career and plunged into the art circle.
"Dad, is your information accurate? The higher-ups really sent an inspection team to Handong?"
The one who spoke was the eldest, Zhao Guizhi. In this family, besides Zhao Lichun, she had the second highest status. Now she is not yet fifty, but she is already the top leader in Chang'an.
Zhao Guizhi was able to reach this point, although Zhao Lichun was behind him, but as the top leader of a sub-provincial city, Zhao Guizhi's personal ability is also extremely strong.
In Shaanzhou, she is famous as the iron lady.
In fact, Zhao Guizhi has always emphasized not to rely too much on the power in her hands to obtain money. However, Zhao Ruilong is the only child in the family, and his parents love him very much. Many times, her words have fallen on deaf ears.
"Exactly, the official announcement will be made in a few days."
According to regulations, before the inspection team officially moves in, the Discipline and Organization Department will jointly issue a document in advance.
At the beginning of the year, the inspection team settled in Shaanzhou. Zhao Guizhi knew very well what the inspection team represented.
In the next few months, a large number of officials will inevitably be sacked in Handong.
Although it has been hinted above that the Zhao family will not be touched, will things really develop as they wish?
Zhao Guizhi couldn't help but feel annoyed when she thought of what her younger brother had done in Handong, and then her eyes unconsciously drifted to Zhao Ruilong.
In this family, what Zhao Ruilong fears most is not his father or his mother, but his eldest sister. When he received such a cold glance from his eldest sister, he couldn't help but feel sad and quickly showed a flattering smile.
"Sister, what are you looking at me for?"
Zhao Guizhi said angrily: "It's not all your fault! If you hadn't acted so recklessly, how could our family be as passive as it is now?"
Having been an official for many years, Zhao Guizhi is well versed in the rules of survival in officialdom.
Whether it is at a local level or at the center where the situation is more complex, the attitude of the leader determines everything. Everything is decided by the leader.
What if the higher authorities really want to deal with you? Even Jesus can’t stop you!
Of course, if you didn't break the rules, the higher-ups wouldn't touch you for no reason, but unfortunately, everything Zhao Ruilong did in Handong was obviously beyond the scope of what it should be.
Although Zhao Guizhi is not as old as Zhao Lichun, she sees many things more thoroughly than Zhao Lichun.
There are more or less problems with my father, such as nepotism, greed for enjoyment, etc., but these are not big problems? If Zhao Ruilong didn't stir up trouble behind his back, it wouldn't be a problem for his father to land safely.
What a pity? Zhao Ruilong is not a peaceful master. This boy has been daring since he was a child. As his father's status gets higher and higher, his heart becomes more and more swollen.
Zhao Guizhi has been telling her younger brother in private not to play with power. With their family background, they can make a fortune by doing business honestly, so there is no need to go astray.
However, Zhao Ruilong's left ear goes in and the right ear goes out more, and he still goes his own way, doing one thing in front of him and another behind his back.
"Guizhi!"
Zhao Lichun saw that the siblings were about to carry them again, and quickly stopped them.
"It's useless to talk about this now."
"I didn't ask you to come back to make you quarrel!"
Zhao Guizhi snorted, turned her head, and stopped staring at Zhao Ruilong.
The old man is still so partial.
"Alas." Zhao Lichun sighed quietly and said in a deep voice: "Boss, second, third, I always feel that something is not right recently. I'm afraid this storm will not calm down so easily."
A trace of panic flashed across Zhao Ruilong's face when he heard this. These words sounded a bit wrong.
When talking about Handong, one cannot avoid mentioning his father, Zhao Lichun.
Is there another picture above?
"dad?"
"Did you hear something?"
Zhao Lichun shook his head and pointed to his forehead.
"If the higher-ups really want to touch me, how can they let me receive the news? Your father relies on his wisdom."
After saying this, Zhao Lichun turned his eyes and looked at Zhao Guizhi.
"Boss, what do you think?"
Ever since Zhao Lichun said that the direction of the wind was not right, Zhao Guizhi's brows had been furrowed. Although she didn't like her father's partiality, there was one fact she had to admit.
My old man's sense of smell is still very keen.
Thinking of the changes in the officialdom of Handong in the past few days, Zhao Guizhi had the same view as his old man.
I'm afraid the people above are really thinking about it.
The continuous parachuting of Secretary X and top leaders can be explained by eliminating the influence of the Zhao family on Handong, but this time an inspection team was sent, so if this reason is used again, it may not make sense.
Sending an inspection team basically means that the superiors are very dissatisfied with Handong and have made up their mind to vigorously rectify it. Moreover, the dispatch of the inspection team is probably the work of the new secretary Sha Ruijin.
The Zhao family is deeply rooted in Handong and is not easy to stir up. It is normal to seek help from their superiors.
"Dad, I have the same idea as you. This time the inspection team went to Handong, I think Sha Ruijin may have felt there was too much resistance, so he applied to his superiors for the inspection team to settle in."
"Of course, it's possible that the higher-ups have already planned it. I've seen the list of the inspection team, and it doesn't look like it was temporarily formed."
"However, no matter what, you can never go wrong if you are careful and cautious."
"You have raised so many fish in Handong, it is time for them to play their due role."
"This time, you must do your best to cooperate with the above actions."
"To put it bluntly, our family is already standing on the edge of a cliff. If we make a wrong step, a huge cliff awaits us."
"If it's time to break it, break it! Dad!"
After listening to his daughter's words, Zhao Lichun slowly closed his eyes and frowned tightly, as if he was making a difficult decision.
This decision is indeed difficult.
Humans are not like vegetation, so how can they be ruthless?
After ruling Handong for nearly twenty years, Zhao Lichun promoted a large number of cronies, many of whom were considerate.
Do we really want to abandon these people?
There are only one autumn in the life of a person, and there are several twenty years in a person's life.
Once you make this decision, there is no turning back, and years of hard work will be wasted with this decision.
At this time, Zhao Guizhi did not rush her father. Although she wanted her father to make up his mind as soon as possible, she knew what this meant.
After a long time, Zhao Lichun slowly opened his eyes, and the loneliness in his eyes was beyond words.
"Just do it."
After saying these words, Zhao Lichun seemed to have aged more than ten years.
Not sure if it was an illusion, but Zhao Guizhi felt that her father's back seemed a little more rickety than before.
Chapter completed!