Chapter 27: The Righteous Xie Zhiyuan
The Duan family still has a deep impression on Feng Zhe's mind, and in Kyoto, the Duan family is not only a loud name but also an existence that cannot be ignored.
Perhaps those who are in politics do not necessarily have to really divide into factions, many people are indeed working for the development of the country, for the prosperity of the motherland, and for the realization of their own great ideals and ambitions. They did not think that they must join a certain gate or faction, as long as they are truly working for the country in their eyes, they are all comrades. However, it is undeniable that when you become an official to a certain level, someone will assign you to a faction, such as who you usually walk with, or what kind of connection you have with a particular family, even if your governing route leans towards which side, etc., all of these will make you unknowingly join a certain faction.
The ancients said, a good man has three helpers. Especially on the road to politics, it is undeniable that if you want to achieve your ambitions, you must have friends to help you. No one is perfect, and no gold is flawless. As long as you are human, you will inevitably make mistakes or be in a passive and disadvantaged position at some point. At this time, if you have a faction, a clique, a backer, and a background, these advantages will emerge, and when you are down, someone will pull you up, preventing you from falling into complete passivity.
Perhaps for this reason, many people become officials and unknowingly join factions or cliques. Some even form alliances with different groups due to differences in political views, cognitive biases, management philosophies, or governing ideologies, leading to some unknown or well-known earthquakes in the officialdom.
But it must be said that joining a faction is sometimes like a double-edged sword, which can protect oneself in many cases, but also harm oneself in many cases. For example, in the struggle between factions with completely different interests, it is inevitable that some people will have to pay for their own political career because of this. Being in a faction sometimes makes it difficult to avoid doing things that one does not want to do and making decisions that one does not want to make. This is the shortcoming of joining a faction.
At that moment, Feng Sicheng stood at the entrance of the gymnasium with a multitude of thoughts in his mind. He knew that his maternal grandfather Zhao Zhongjiang was not a person who belonged to any faction and did not have obvious leanings. Apart from showing respect and making more visits to the old leaders, he did not want to communicate with others at other times and would not participate in any factional struggles. After Old He passed away in '92 and German Enlai passed away in '97, his maternal grandfather became like a tree without roots, without a strong backing. Because of this, the Zhao family became a dispensable family within the system of the Republic, with no one feeling anything if he was present or not, and no one feeling anything if he was absent or not. As a result, as his maternal grandfather grew older, the Zhao family eventually declined.
Perhaps Grandfather joined a certain faction of the Communist Party, and the Zhao family would not have declined so early. Or perhaps Grandfather chose an unsuitable faction that would lead to the premature demise of the Zhao family. In any case, this is a double-edged sword that isn't too fun to play with. Of course, this is only true for ordinary people. For someone like Feng Si Zhe who has been reborn and has precognitive abilities, he can predict the overall political direction of the Republic over the next decade or two with his eyes closed. He knows who will be strong and who will be weak in the grand scheme of things. So if Feng Si Zhe were to choose a faction, this double-edged sword would only become a treasured sword that would ultimately only kill his opponents without harming himself.
Feng Siche had long thought about this matter and had also considered the issue of factions, but his thinking in this regard was different from others. While others were thinking about how to join others by currying favor, he had a bit of Jiang Taigong's intention, waiting for the famous master to find himself, and even thought about establishing the Zhao faction, but he knew that this last point was not very realistic, at least under the current circumstances it was not very realistic, the influence of the Zhao family was too weak. Therefore, Feng Siche wrote two articles about the impending Gulf War on behalf of his uncle and brother-in-law, also in order to increase the influence of the Zhao family in the military. Accumulating small achievements, Feng Siche believed that a thousand-mile journey begins with a single step, after having this capable person, the Zhao family would certainly become more and more brilliant, more and more admired by others.
Outside the gymnasium gate, Feng Sizi thought a lot and planned for himself, even thinking about his own path.
As a student of the Central Party School's Youth College, they are all future pillars of the country. As long as you are willing, you can work in various ministries and commissions in the capital, although the level may be lower, even as a deputy director or section chief is possible. After all, working in a national ministry is something that many people envy. However, Feng Sizi is undoubtedly an outlier. In his view, working in a capital ministry may have some prestige, but for future development, it has limitations. Spending one's life sitting in an office drinking tea and reading newspapers is absolutely not his idea or requirement. He wants to utilize his advantages to promote the Zhao family and use his foresight to bring benefits to the country and people. Clearly, completing these goals as a deputy director or section chief in a ministry is very difficult to achieve.
For this, Feng Sizi made a decision that if possible, he would go to local training after graduating from the Central Youth League School, even if it was a poor county or a backward town. He wanted to accumulate his own political experience there and find talents who could help him and were as sincere as he was in serving the people.
Outside the stadium, a sea of people surged forward, and the game was over. From the faces of those who walked out of the crowd, Feng Si Zhe knew that this game must have been won by the Republic, which could be seen from everyone's delighted and excited faces.
"Hey, Feng Zhezhe, we're over here." In the crowd, Xie Zhiyuan was the first to spot the tall and upright Feng Zhe. He shouted loudly from a distance.
Feng Sicheng also looked in their direction following the sound and saw Xie Zhiyuan and others. He too waved his hand to indicate that he had seen them.
"How was it? What's the result of the match?" As soon as Xie Zhiyuan walked near, Feng Sicheng asked with a smile.
"Hey, don't mention it, my mind is all about Duan Yunpeng and your situation, I didn't have the mood to watch the game at all. How was it? Did he take you aside and make things difficult for you? Don't worry, this matter was brought up by me, if Duan Yunpeng wants to find fault with you, just let him come find me. Although our Xie family is not as powerful as the Duan family, to be honest, I'm not afraid of him." Xie Zhiyuan came over to Feng Sicheng's side and kept shouting nonstop.
