Chapter 19 Political Struggle
Once... When Yun arrived at Wang Yuanqing, Li Cunxun calmed down. What he thought of on the road made Li Cunxun believe that no matter when, don’t underestimate Wang Yuanqing’s ability, especially his political ability. Looking back on what happened in the years as the Military Intelligence Bureau, Li Cunxun even had reason to believe that even Ji Youguo and Zhao Rundong would not do better than Wang Yuanqing.
"Stay?" Wang Yuanqing brought over the tea that had just been brewed on the Internet.
"No, maybe I'm too tired these days."
"Tired?" Wang Yuanqing smiled and said, Xiaozhang. You made me look at him with admiration.
Li Cunxun was stunned for a moment, not understanding the meaning of Wang Yuanyan's words.
"We have known each other for more than 20 years, right?" Wang Yuanqing sat on the sofa opposite Li Cunxun and said, "If I remember correctly, this is the first time you have complained about being tired."
"Well,"
"It's normal. After all, we are all ordinary people." Wang Yuanqing smiled and said, "Have you thought about what I told you last time?"
"Remain it?"
Wang Yuanqing nodded and waited for Li Cunxun's reply.
"First of the Year, can I think about it for a few more days?" Li Cunxun did not hand over his trump card. According to the habit of being a spy, he would not hand over his trump card no matter who he was in front of him.
"I know your idea very well, Wang Yuanqing vented his anger and said, "You know, among the many important personnel, except for those who actively expressed their willingness to stay, only you are the ones I asked to stay. Xiang Yinghui can leave, Yan Shanglong can leave, and even Yan Jingyu can leave. Only you must stay, no one can replace him, and even Liu Xiaobin can do it. Why? With your mind, you will not understand the whole story.
Li Cunxun smiled bitterly and did not answer the conversation.
After a moment of pause, Wang Yuanqing suddenly laughed.
Li Cunxun's heart was a little scared when he noticed the change in the expression of the head of state.
"There is another point. Your expression tells me that you have made a decision, but you still have many questions in your heart, so you didn't express your opinion immediately.
"Head of the People's Republic of China, I
"Now we are the two of us, just ask if you have anything, Wang Yuanqing shook his head and said, "Since I ask you to stay, I will tell you what you want to know sooner or later. Of course, in my opinion, there are probably not many things that our Military Intelligence Director is not clear about.
Li Cunxun smiled, pondered for a while, and said, "What should I do if I ask the other side?"
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"Chairman?" Wang Yuanqing frowned slightly. Obviously, Li Cunxun's question was very sudden, which surprised him. "For the past six months, the outside world has been speculating about my choice. Although many people think that I will fight for the third term for political reform, many people even think that as long as I am willing, let alone the third term, even twenty years will not be a problem. Of course, no matter what the outside world thinks, I believe you should know my thoughts. Don't say that I will live in the head of state for five years. Even if I live for another five days, it will make me crazy. Although I never deny that the head of state of the Republic is the most powerful person in the world. Relatively speaking, even the President of the United States is even the President of the United States.
It's nothing, but the head of state of the Republic is also the hardest and most tiring person in the world. Not to mention, ordinary people only work four days a week and can enjoy three major holidays and legal holidays ranging from several days to dozens of days a year. What's the head of state? Nothing. Don't mention legal holidays, you have to work as usual on weekends. It's impossible to sleep in. To be honest, being elected as a head of state is equivalent to being sentenced to five years in prison. What's more sad is that when you're over, you're likely to be extended for five years. In my opinion, only three types of people will regard the position of the head of state as a priceless treasure, one is a masochist, two is an ambitious, and three is a workaholic."
Hearing Wang Yuanqing's complaints, Li Cunxun smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Although every word of Wang Yuanqing's words is reasonable, in Li Cunxun's eyes, Wang Yuanqing is one of those three types of people, and it is likely to be a collection of three types of people.
"Until now, I understood the choice of Mr. Ji back then, Wang Yuanqing sighed, stopped joking, and said. "At that time, my thoughts were the same as many people now. I thought that Mr. Ji was still very young and had the ability to work for another five to ten years. For the sake of national interests, I should also work for another term. Many years later, I didn't understand the choice made by Mr. Ji, because in the eyes of almost everyone, if Mr. Ji worked for another five years, the Republic would be very different. Until now, I understood. More importantly, we must understand a truth. The head of state is also a human being, and is essentially a citizen of a country that is not much different from ordinary people. No matter who it is, there is no reason to ask for a certain catty, and people will make greater contributions. In other words, the head of state also has the power to choose to give up and choose to pursue personal purposes as an ordinary person.
Li Cunxun hesitated for a moment and said, "First of the People's Republic of China, this is not like something you say from your mouth."
"Is that right?" Wang Yuanqing smiled faintly and said, "Maybe this is a big laugh from my about to leave the Head of State. Many things I couldn't say before were because I had to deal with everything as the head of state. As long as I lifted this burden, I am also an ordinary person and there is no difference from a citizen of a billion republic. In fact, I hope everyone understands one truth, that is, what is the ultimate goal of political reform?
Li Cunxun breathed a sigh of relief and did not interrupt Wang Yuanqing.
"Many people believe that political reform is too idealistic, whether it is the ultimate goal or the process, it is mostly full of idealism. From a certain perspective, it is indeed the case. In a country that has been pursuing oligarchy for thousands of years, regards "loyalty and filial piety as the moral foundation," the country, and the concepts are deeply rooted in the bones, it is indeed a difficult task to use ideals as motivation. The question is, can we put it aside? Wang Yuanqing paused for a moment and said, "put aside the memory of ideals and memories.
It is not difficult to find that political reform is actually a very realistic thing. Whether it is the purpose or the process, it is aimed at real interests. I won’t say much about the process. What happened in the past ten years is enough to prove that the main force driving political reform is real interests. If the vested interest group composed of most citizens opposes, it is impossible to promote political reform by the efforts of a few of us politicians alone. It is impossible to promote political reform or even live to this day. The key is the purpose, that is, where does political reform go."
When Wang Leiqing said this, Li Cunxun focused his attention because this was exactly the question in his heart.
"To be honest, let me tell you before, about the ultimate goal of political reform, I have argued with Gu Weimin, Yan Jingyu, Ye Zhisheng and others several times. Wang Yuanqing smiled and said, "In terms of each person's viewpoint, the purpose of political reform is divided into three levels: far-reaching and near-degree. The short-term goal is to establish a modern democratic parliamentary system, the medium-term goal is to gradually trust the democratic system based on the parliamentary system, and the long-term goal is to establish a complete democratic and legal social system. In fact, there is no secret to these three purposes. Not to mention politicians, even the people understand the mystery. The key question is whether we should regard the long-term goal as the highest goal, and how to achieve the goal at a fast speed and complete the political reform
Li Cunxun frowned slightly and knew that there was a key topic.
Wang Yuanqing sighed and said, "I have always believed that one thing is the need of the people, that is, the needs of the people are the fundamental needs of the country. If the ruling group violates the needs of the people, no matter how great and noble the banner or how exciting the slogans are, they will eventually be abandoned by the people. In other words, political reform itself is to cater to the needs of the people, or to establish a political system that caters to the needs of the people.
"The key is physical benefit.
"Yes, the most important thing is the political system Wang Yuanqing sighed and said. "Since the implementation of political reform, I have always believed that establishing a new political system cannot move forward step by step like other reform measures. It must establish a set of effective and self-improvement from the beginning. In a scientific way, it is a system with a negative feedback mechanism. In fact, looking at the world and looking back on human history, it is not difficult to find that no matter which democratic country it is, if it cannot lay a solid institutional foundation at the beginning, it will eventually be restored to its original form. After experiencing painful reincarnation, we have gotten on the right track again. In fact, we have had the same experience. The painful teachings are vivid in our minds and should not be forgotten, nor should we forget them.
Hearing this, Li Cunxun probably knew it.
There is no doubt that the biggest difference between Wang Yuanqing and Gu Weimin is here. Wang Yuanqing insists on completing the most important work before leaving office, but Gu County people think that they should not be too hasty.
Seeing Li Cunxun's expression change, Wang Yuanqing smiled and said, "Now you should know the differences between me and the Chairman? Of course, the actual situation is not serious. I and Lao Gu only have different views on the speed of progress. In fact, I have not made the final decision for a long time, because Lao Gu's concerns are not unreasonable. We are carrying out reforms, not revolutions, and we cannot lead to irresistible bad consequences. Compared with other reforms, political reform needs to come from the people, especially from ordinary people. If we put it more in detail, it is the awareness of the people. In other words, if even the people do not agree with democratic politics, what future will political reform have? "
"First of the People, what do you mean"
"In fact, I have hesitated, and even wavered." Wang Yuanqing smiled faintly and said, "Of course, you know my personality very well. This morning, I made the final decision. For us, what we need to recognize is not the consequences of the failure of political reform, but the method of failure. The consequences are very serious, we don't need to consider it. We just need to know that political reform can only succeed, not fail. So. If political reform fails, in what way will it fail? Based on the basic situation of our country, we have enough reasons to do so.
Even if political reform fails, serious domestic unrest will not occur without the military being shaken. That is to say, the possibility of a civil war is almost zero. When the vast majority of the people are completely desperate about political reform, social disintegration will inevitably be inevitable. Can we bear such consequences? Perhaps, the Chinese nation will not perish because of the collapse of society, but will also fall into the abyss that will never be restored. Not only will national rejuvenation be hoped, but all Chinese people will fall to the slaughter of others.
After speaking, Wang Yuanqing also seemed a little excited.
Li Cunxun handed over the teacup, and he knew that the head of state was in a very uneasy mood.
"To the present, we can only move forward, not backward." After drinking a sip of tea, Wang Yuanqing continued, "No matter how big the challenges ahead, we cannot fail. To avoid failure, the only way is to speed up the process of political reform and take advantage of the situation under our control. Formulate a relatively complete political system for the country that can make self-progress and self-improvement without relying on any personal prestige and collective wisdom. In fact, this is why I have always insisted on establishing a system first.
Reason. In any case, we must affirm the fact that the country cannot rely on the dictatorial decisions of the leaders. If we look at the world, we have enough reason to believe that the Republic is too lucky, and it is almost unbelievable. The question is, will the God of Luck continue to favor us? I cannot be sure, I believe that no one can give a positive answer. Since we cannot pin our hopes on luck, we must fight the way forward, and we must establish a frequency that can avoid problems and correct mistakes.
"The Head of State
"Now I will answer the question you started." Wang Yuanqing controlled his excitement and said. "It won't be long before the Chairman will become the highest leader of the country, but before that, the power of the highest leader of the country will be greatly weakened and restricted. In other words, in the future, it is not one person who determines the fate of the country, but a group of people elected from all citizens of the Republic. As the Director of Military Intelligence, you must obey the command of the highest leader of the country. Similarly, as a member of the Chinese nation, you must contribute to the national rejuvenation."
Li Cunxun nodded slightly, indicating that he understood Wang Yuanqing's meaning.
"Now you understand what I meant by asking you to keep a car?"
"First of the First Minister Li Cunxun hesitated for a moment and said, "Maybe this is too difficult for me."
"It's the same for everyone. No one feels relaxed." Wang Yuanqing smiled and said, "More than 20 years ago, when Mr. Ji initiated the industrial structure adjustment, we did not relax. We encountered various difficulties along the way. We must understand that the way backwards has been blocked. As long as we don't want to become a nationality, we can only face difficulties. More importantly, I hope you understand that all you have to do is to keep the last hurdle. Although according to the ultimate goal of political reform, we should not pin our hopes on any individual, before the new political system has the ability to operate independently, we still need to solve special problems with special methods. In any case, I will do what I should do during my last month's term, minimize legacy problems, and lay a solid foundation for the next government."
"Have you talked to the Chairman? Li Cunxun tried to ask.
"Of course I've talked about it. Not long before you arrived, Lao Gu left Wang Yuanqing and smiled faintly, saying, "You also know Lao Gu's personality. To be honest, this is also the place that makes me most at ease.
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Li Cunxun frowned slightly and heard the problem.
"If Lao Gu had a big fight with me, I still felt that there was no problem Wang Yuanqing sighed and said, "I won't say this anymore, it's useless to say it anyway. I'll call you here today, besides listening to work reports, the main thing is to make you more alert. After the news was released in the morning, some speculators with other intentions would definitely take action, but maybe it would be fine. Some ambitious and conspirators are planning a plan to see the light. In any case, it is necessary to ensure that the transfer of power is completed under safe, stable and smooth conditions. I don't want any unexpected situations to happen."
“Practical action is needed?”
Wang Yuanqing hesitated for a moment. Then nodded and said, "With conclusive evidence, you can take practical actions to ensure the safety of the conference. Of course, if there is not enough evidence, you can find enough evidence. Anyway, security work is the most important, and you must not be careless."
"No problem. I'll arrange it myself."
"Also, remember what we started talking about."
Li Cunxun frowned slightly, then nodded to show that he understood the head of state.
"It's getting late. You can go back first and come back tomorrow night." Wang Yuanqing glanced at his watch and said, "If there is an emergency, call me directly."
"No problem. I'll say goodbye
After seeing Li Cunxun off, Wang Yuanqing breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he had not talked with the Military Intelligence Director for long, Wang Yuanqing knew that what he wanted to express had been conveyed to Li Cunxun in some way, and the Military Intelligence Director also knew what to do.
When communicating with Gu Weimin in the afternoon, Wang Yuanqing knew that Gu Weimin had seen his intentions and continued to oppose accelerating the process of political reform at this time.
Why did Gu Weimin oppose it?
In Wang Yuanqing's view, it is not that Gu Weimin believes that the reform speed is too fast, but that he does not want to become a transitional leader like Zhao Rundong. As a politician trained by Zhao Rundong, Gu Weimin cannot be unclear about the importance of political reform, nor about the importance of establishing a political system. The problem is that if everything goes according to Wang Yuanqing's arrangements, even if he becomes the head of state, Gu Weimin cannot achieve greater achievements than Wang Yuanqing, and even cannot escape the influence of Wang Yuanqing. Five years or ten years later, Gu Weimin will leave the head of state without any suspense. If the process is the opposite, that is, the most critical stage of political reform is completed under the auspices of Gu Weimin. Even if Gu Weimin is still unlikely to surpass Wang Yuanqing, he will not live in the shadow of Wang Yuanqing. At least he can arrange successors according to his own wishes before leaving office, thus having a longer-term impact on the political life of the Republic.
In other words, the difference is just a crucial step for who will take.
Wang Yuanqing did fight. Because in his opinion, fighting with Gu Weimin when he was able to complete political reforms was a purely "self-interest behavior". Wang Yuanqing made a decision at the last moment, not that he could not trust Gu Weimin. But until this time, Gu Weimin had no pound of a suitable successor. In this way, Wang Yuanqing had to consider a worse result, that is, in order to eliminate Wang Yuanqing's influence, would Gu Weimin still stubbornly reject Yan Jingyu without choice? If the answer was yes, Wang Yuanqing could not make any concessions. Even if Gu Weimin came to power, he could not give Gu Weimin too much real power.
Wang Yuanqing didn't want to see the political struggle develop to this point.
From another perspective, Wang Yuanqing spent his whole life promoting political reform in order to prevent the same tragedy from happening to the leaders of the Republic again.
Chapter completed!