In the hit drama "in the name of the people", Zhao Lichun can be called the highest-ranking character in the plot, and his status is even higher than that of Sha Ruijin, who is at the provincial and ministerial level. However, this powerful figure was mired in corruption during the reign of Handong, but what is puzzling is why he was promoted to the vice-national level.
In fact, the higher leadership is not ignorant of Zhao Lichun's problems, but has adopted a more strategic approach-covert investigation and gradual disintegration, rather than taking direct action to alarm the alarm. Zhao Lichun did contribute to the development of Handong, but as a cadre who grew up step by step from Handong, he gradually corrupted and depraved during his reign. As Chen Yan said, "Zhao Lichun corrupted a large number of Handong officials. Handong corruption began to worsen since the time of Zhao Lichun."
When Zhao Lichun stepped down as secretary of the Handong Provincial Party Committee and went to Beijing to take up the post of deputy state, the high-level officials quickly parachuted Sha Ruijin to rectify the officialdom of Handong. This move undoubtedly implied that the superiors had long heard about the corruption problem in Handong and had begun to deploy the clean-up work. Let Zhao Lichun transfer from Handong and give him a higher position. On the surface, it is to trust and value him. In fact, it is to paralyze the members of interest groups with Zhao Lichun as the core, such as Gao Yuliang, Qi Tongwei, Zhao Ruilong, etc. In this way, they let down their vigilance, giving the anti-corruption department an opportunity to investigate deeply and finally achieve the goal of eliminating them all.
If Zhao Lichun is arrested immediately after he leaves Handong, it is not only easy to arouse the vigilance and counterattack of other personnel in the relevant interest chain, but also may lead to the inability to thoroughly uncover the entire corruption network. On the other hand, transferring Zhao Lichun to the capital to hold a virtual post at the deputy level can effectively weaken his power base and turn him into a tiger without sharp teeth, which will be investigated and dealt with when the time is ripe.
After Sha Ruijin took office, a series of elaborate arrangements were launched: the Supreme people's Procuratorate dispatched experienced Hou Liangping to Handong as director of anti-corruption, giving him unlimited support, allowing him to tear a crack in Handong officialdom; at the same time, within the standing Committee of the Provincial CPC Committee, Sha Ruijin and others continued to crack down on Gao Yuliang and his student Qi Tongwei, disintegrating the strength of Zhao Lichun's camp one by one.
To sum up, from the moment Zhao Lichun was transferred from Handong, his fate was actually doomed. As for Gao Yuliang, if he can draw a clear line with Zhao Lichun and Qi Tongwei in time, he will not have the opportunity to get lenient treatment, and he may just need to retire in advance to settle down safely. Unfortunately, the professor failed to understand the situation, overestimated his ability to cope, underestimated the determination and strength of Sha Ruijin and his superiors in the fight against corruption, and embarked on the road of self-destruction.