Official career

  But when Liu Fei made his third move, Zhou Wenfu couldn't help but laugh. Liu Fei used his words to trap Fu Zhenbo and directly attacked Gong Chunshan and Zhang Yongchang with a bare-handed technique. This move had a somewhat sinister flavor to it. This Liu Fei was indeed not a simple little guy, he actually understood how to combine yin and yang strategies, not simple at all!

  Liu Fei was good at making a big deal out of personnel issues, which made Zhou Wenfu very angry. However, his anger had almost dissipated now because Liu Fei would be coming to report to him tonight.

  That night, Liu Fei brought two bottles of 20-year-old Moutai wine and knocked on the door of County Secretary Zhou Wenfu's home.

  Zhou Wenfu personally opened the door to greet him. That night, Liu Fei had dinner at Zhou Wenfu's home and chatted with him for over two hours after dinner before saying goodbye. When leaving, Zhou Wenfu personally saw Liu Fei out, beaming with smiles.

  As for what Liu Fei and Zhou Wenfu talked about during those two hours, no one knows. But after Liu Fei came out, his mood was also very good.

  After returning to the hotel, Liu Fei took out the "Art of War" given by Governor Jiang Zhengyuan and turned to Chapter 5 [Shi Pian]. He carefully savored the words: "In war, one uses regular forces to engage the enemy, and irregular forces to win. Therefore, a skilled commander is able to achieve victory by using both regular and irregular forces in an endless cycle, like the cycles of heaven and earth, and the ebb and flow of the tides. The five notes are limited, but their variations are endless; the five colors are limited, but their combinations are infinite; the five flavors are limited, but their mixtures are endless; the regular and irregular forces in war are limited, but their variations are endless. The regular and irregular forces give birth to each other, like a cycle with no beginning or end. Who can exhaust them?"

  "In all warfare, the direct method is used for joining battle, but indirect methods will be needed in order to secure victory. Those skilled at waging war do not repeat themselves, just as water adapts itself to the shape of its container. The army does not maintain a constant formation, just as water does not have a constant shape. The key to adapting is to have no attachment to dogma."

  Liu Fei looked at these words and couldn't help but think of the scene when he was given "The Art of War" by Governor Jiang Zhengyuan, along with another book "Thirty-six Stratagems". At that time, Liu Fei had already judged through collecting some materials that the reason why Xishan County's economy was not developed was not only related to its location but also to the fact that local forces were too strong. However, these strong forces did not focus on economic development but rather on fighting for power and interests. Draining the pond to catch fish, how can it last long? So when Liu Fei saw "The Art of War" [Shi Pian], he suddenly had an epiphany, combining Governor Jiang's theory of conspiracy and counter-conspiracy, and came up with the first two moves for today's county leaders' meeting. However, the third move was a small trick he thought of based on the actual situation at the scene. Seeing everyone's expressions today, Liu Fei knew that the effect of his first application of "The Art of War" was still pretty good.

  But thinking of Fu Zhenbo's confrontation with himself at the meeting, Liu Fei couldn't help but look gloomy. It seemed that this public security chief was too arrogant and didn't put the county chief in his eyes at all. It was necessary to take him down, but how to take him down? And who would replace him after taking him down? These were all difficult problems for him to solve.

  The next day at work, Liu Fei had his secretary Feng Yuan call over the director of the county government office.

  The director of the office is Yin Xiaofang, a middle-aged woman in her 40s, tall and slender, with curly hair and slightly dyed light yellow at the ends. She has a certain charm as a mature woman, can be said to be Xu Niang half old, still with elegance. After coming in, she immediately smiled and said: "Hello Director Liu, is there any instruction?" Speaking between, quite enthusiastic.

  Liu Fei smiled and said: "I'm going to inspect the lower towns today. Are you ready, driver?"

  Yin Xiaofang's face changed instantly, her expression was not good-looking, and she smiled bitterly: "Sorry, County Magistrate Liu, I'm not prepared."

  Liu Fei's expression changed instantly, his brow furrowed and his voice turned cold: "What's going on? Didn't I ask Feng Yuan to notify you in advance yesterday?"

  Yin Xiaofang was shocked when she heard the news that the new county magistrate, Liu Fei, had directly suppressed Palace Spring Mountain and Zhang Yongchang at the county magistrate's office meeting yesterday. The news had spread throughout the entire county government compound. Today, when she saw Liu Fei frowning, clearly showing his displeasure, she felt a little afraid. However, she had already received a notification from Fu Zhenbo, telling her that no matter what, she could not assign a car to Liu Fei tomorrow.

  At that time, Yin Xiaofang's head was big, but she did not fully agree, only saying that she would do her best. Fu Zhenbo also didn't want to force her, so he hung up the phone with some dissatisfaction. Yin Xiaofang wanted to see how Liu Fei would react.

  When she saw Liu Fei looking displeased, she explained: "County Magistrate Liu, it's like this. The government office has always been in charge of County Magistrate Gong, and all government vehicles need to be signed by him before they can be used. However, County Magistrate Gong is on sick leave for the past two days, and without his signature, I dare not assign a car."

  In fact, this rule does exist, but it has long been in name only. Yin Xiaofang just wanted to use it to deal with Liu Fei.

  Liu Fei understood a bit upon hearing this and a hint of a gentle smile appeared on his face, "So Director Yin, you can't arrange for a car to be sent to me?"

  Yin Xiaofang nodded uncomfortably.

  Liu Fei sighed and said: "Alright, I understand you. Then go back and call the deputy director of the government office for me."

  Yin Xiaofang heard that she had actually gotten away with it, and by doing so, she hadn't offended the most powerful force in Xishan County, Palace Spring Mountain, and had also gained the understanding of this new young county head. It seemed that she had gambled correctly, and this new county head was still too inexperienced. A self-satisfied smile appeared on her face as she turned around to leave. Just as she reached the door and opened it, she heard Liu Fei laughing behind her say: "Director Yin, it seems you're not quite suitable for the position of government affairs director. Get ready, this afternoon go report to the Party History Office and swap positions with Director Hu from the Party History Office."

  Yin Xiaofang's body stiffened instantly, her face changed drastically, and she was filled with regret. She only then realized that the young county head, who had been smiling all along, was actually so ruthless. The gentle smile on his face hid a sharp blow, which happened to hit Yin Xiaofang's weak point. Yin Xiaofang didn't have big ambitions; she just wanted to stay in her stable position as director of the government office and make some small profits, which would be enough for her.

  She thought she had gotten away with her scheme, but she didn't expect Liu Fei to strike a fatal blow.

  Yin Xiaofang turned around, crying and walked to Liu Fei's side, but found that Liu Fei had already lowered his head to look at the documents on the table, without even raising his head to talk to her.

  Yin Xiaofang is really scared now. However, she knows that she absolutely cannot step out of the county magistrate's office door at this moment, otherwise once she steps out, she will definitely not be able to come back.

  She just stood there quietly waiting.

  Liu Fei had already heard her footsteps, but didn't even bother to look up at her. Now Liu Fei was absolutely certain that this Yin Xiaofang was deliberately making things difficult for him, whether she did it on her own initiative or not. As the head of a county, if he couldn't even manage the government office, then he really had no ability at all. So Liu Fei had already secretly made up his mind to replace her with someone else in the future. However, for now, he was still unclear about who could be used and who couldn't, and could only slowly dig out and select suitable candidates. Although Liu Fei didn't plan to make a move on Yin Xiaofang for the time being, some necessary intimidation was still needed, lest she disobey his instructions in the future. The dignity of the county head was not to be trifled with.

  Time passed minute by minute and second by second, Liu Fei finished reading a document and casually put it aside.

  Yin Xiaofang, who had been standing next to him for some time and was getting tired, suddenly showed a joyful expression on her face, revealing a relieved look. Just as she was about to speak, Liu Fei picked up another document and continued reading.

  Yin Xiaofang's face suddenly turned black, but she had to endure it. After all, the director of the government office and the director of the party history office have the same rank and salary, but their gray income is fundamentally incomparable. What do civil servants want? Apart from promotion, wealth, benefits, and treatment, isn't it for those gray incomes? These gray incomes are invisible to outsiders, but if they are really compared, civil servants at a certain level or in suitable positions have incomes that are not inferior to those of so-called white-collar and gold-collar workers. This is also one of the main reasons why many people are eager to take the civil service exam.

  Half an hour later, Liu Fei finally put down the file in his hand, raised his head and said coldly: "Director Yin, why haven't you left yet? Didn't I tell you to call Deputy Director over?"

  Yin Xiaofang's face turned red, and she said with some embarrassment: "Director Liu, I just remembered that there is an unwritten rule in the government office. If the main leader is not present, my signature is also valid. I'll get a car and driver ready for you right away. What time would you like to leave? I'll have the driver come over and wait for you."

  Liu Fei nodded coldly and said: "In 10 minutes, have the driver wait for me at the entrance downstairs."

  "How many people did you bring along?" asked Yin Xiaofang again.

  Liu Fei smiled: "Just me myself, no one else is bringing anyone."

  "Knock, knock, knock", someone was knocking on the door.

  Yin Xiaofang hastily walked over to open the door and saw Secretary Feng Yuan walking in to report to Liu Fei: "County Magistrate Liu, Secretary-General Li Qing'an is waiting outside and wants to accompany you on a trip to the countryside. He is quite familiar with the situation in various parts of Xishan County."

  Liu Fei smiled, having been in Xishan County for so many days, this was his first time seeing the county government's big housekeeper. It was said that before taking office, the county government secretary went to the province for training and unexpectedly returned today. Just right, now is the time, so he said: "Okay, let him come over, and we'll go together later."