Many things in life are best handled with patience. Liang Qunfeng could not spend his days doing nothing but frantically promoting his own people—otherwise, Handong would soon belong entirely to the Liang family.
Take the lateral transfer of Qi Tongwei, for instance. His rank remained the same, but his power and scope of authority increased. To achieve this, he first had to ensure the incumbent director of the Development and Reform Commission was properly settled, either through a lateral move or a small step upward, before anything else could proceed. The same logic applied to other positions. Sun Haixia, the executive deputy director of the Municipal Education Bureau, faced the bureau director as the primary obstacle to her promotion following Qi Tongwei’s transfer. The specific strategy was to arrange a lateral, upward move for the education bureau director, thereby clearing the way for Sun Haixia’s promotion.
The core requirement of the entire operation was stability. It was essential that the process appeared natural and inevitable, reflecting the signature style of the You-Liang Faction: efficiency without looking too greedy.
Chapter 637