Before entering Sanjiu, the weather in the capital became extremely cold, and the sky was still falling and snowing. Mu Guoxing sat in the car and looked out through the window glass. All the pedestrians on the street changed into thick winter clothes, and the traffic police on the road were busy commanding the traffic.

In recent years, the number of private cars in China has risen sharply. Although many outer ring roads have been built in the capital, traffic jams have become more and more serious. Sometimes even the big red flag that Mu Guoxing had to detour other sections of the road.

The sentry in front of Xinhua Gate stood with snow-white gloves and guns, highlighting the solemnity of the highest brain of this country. During this period, Mu Guoxing became familiar with it. Whenever he passed by this place, he would subconsciously take a look. Perhaps he was looking forward to the day he was about to enter the work here.

Shortly after I sat down on the office chair, the ringtone of the red confidential phone on the table rang. When I answered it, it was called by Foreign Minister Wei Anguo: "Hello Director Mu, according to the instructions of the central government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has arranged the schedule for your visit to the EU this time. I want to ask you for some information, whether Deputy Minister Comrade Peng Junming will accompany you on the visit."

"Haha, this is the first time that a big girl has been in a sedan chair. Everything is fine if you follow the procedures."

"Okay, if you have time now, I'll let Comrade Peng Junming report to you about the situation of this visit to the EU and delegation members."

Although Mu Guoxing was on his first trip to represent the country, he also knew that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had a fixed set of procedures for this arrangement. There were clear regulations on which level of officials to visit and which level of cadres to accompany the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was indeed not low in specifications to be able to send a deputy minister to accompany him. Perhaps this was intended by Wei Anguo. There were also a few officials who could sit at his level who were not very slick and extremely smooth official positions.

Wei Anguo did not call Mu Guoxing the chief on the phone, but called Director Mu. This is telling Mu Guoxing that this time he was visiting as the director of the National Economic Regulation Commission. In Western countries, people are interested in what position you hold in the government, and people are not so catching a cold for party positions.

Wei Anguo called this to ask for instructions, but in fact it was just a notice. Not to mention that Mu Guoxing had just entered the central government, even officials like Vice Premier Hou who often went abroad may not be able to distinguish the complex diplomatic procedures of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Peng Junming and Mu Guoxing are about the same age. They wear a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. They are elegant and look clever and have the demeanor of a diplomat. Some people say that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a kingdom of glasses, and it seems that this is true.

This is the first time Mu Guoxing has dealt with people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In his eyes, diplomats are all slim figures who speak ambiguously and have never had any accurate heads. This is also determined by the nature of their work. How many people will show their trump cards in advance in diplomatic occasions? Pretend to be confused, play Tai Chi, and try every means to solve the other party's real foundation. This is the best way for these people.

"Director Mu, this is a list of members of the delegation. Please review it. If you have any other instructions, we will definitely do it."

Mu Guoxing felt that there was something in Peng Junming's words, but he couldn't guess what he meant for a while. After taking the list, he finally understood.

This list contains the names of dozens of people, including the directors of more than a dozen ministries and commissions including the State Economic and Trade Commission, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Foreign Trade, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, and other departments. Mu Guoxing was not very concerned about these people. No matter what, this visit to the EU was mainly due to the dialogue between the two sides on the financial side, and these units were more or less involved in this work.

There are still a few people on the list who do not indicate their work units and positions, which makes Mu Guoxing a little confused: "Minister Peng, what's going on with these people?"

Peng Junming smiled with awkward expression: "Director Mu, several of them are old comrades who have retired, and some of them have special circumstances and want to go out with us this time to see it. Now such things have become a routine."

Mu Guoxing nodded calmly: "The delegation is working on behalf of the country, not going to travel around the country. Some old comrades didn't have the chance when they were in office. This time it was understandable that they wanted to go out with us. As for some people with special circumstances, they also wanted to follow them. This is a bit inappropriate. Should you please consider it again?"

Peng Junming didn't say anything after hearing Mu Guoxing's words. In fact, when each delegation visited, there would be a few irrelevant people following him. These people were either retired veteran cadres or relatives of some major leaders. This does not mean that these people could not afford travel expenses, but mainly because they would enjoy the other party's diplomatic courtesy after being included in the list of delegation members. Some things are more convenient to do, and free riding over time has formed an open secret.

Some other leaders would not notice such trivial matters when they visited, but they did not expect that they would be stuck in front of Mu Guoxing, a raw melon seed. According to his words, it didn't matter to those old cadres on the list of members of the delegation, but they raised objections to the other people. What does it mean to consider again? Isn't it just that they disagree with the list of those people on the list of members?

But Peng Junming dared not say anything now, because Mu Guoxing's words were very reasonable. The delegation went out to work on behalf of the country. The central government also required strict control of the attendants of the leaders during their visits. No matter from any aspect, Mu Guoxing did this without any mistake.

Although Mu Guoxing has not been engaged in diplomatic work, he has heard a lot of things about this with his status. Once, when Mu Guoxing and Qu Weihua and several others gathered, Meng Haibo once said: A few years ago, a young man was included in a delegation member list. He couldn't stand loneliness at night and went to a red light district, but he ended up in a conflict with the local people. This young man relied on being a delegation member and having diplomatic immunity, so he fought with those people, and was later arrested by the local police. Finally, our country's embassy and consulate came forward to get this person out. This incident had a very bad impact on our country internationally. The State Councilor who led the team to visit was severely criticized by the central government.

Mu Guoxing didn't want to have such a thing when he led the team for the first time. Even if government officials retired, they still understood the rules. It doesn't matter if these people go out. The most worried about are those young men who don't know the best.

"Director Mu, please consider it again?"

As soon as Peng Junming finished speaking, Mu Guoxing waved his hand and said seriously: "I am the head of the delegation, and everything is up to me. Please tell those people that I can personally bear all the costs of going abroad, but it is absolutely impossible to join the delegation's escort list."

Mu Guoxing closed the door with one sentence. Peng Junming only realized the power of this prince at this time. Everyone said that he was a person who was very upheld by principles and could not rub the sand in his eyes. It seemed that it was not false at all.

"Director Mu, this is the situation of the EU delegation members who participated in this financial conference."

Mu Guoxing nodded, took the material and put it on the table at will.

"Minister Peng, put the materials here first, I will read them later. If there is nothing else, you will go back and do your work."

This is the first time that Mu Guoxing issued an order to expel a guest to a deputy ministerial-level cadre. This is not to say that there are any other reasons, but mainly because Peng Junming is too ignorant of the times. Mu Guoxing had already told him very clearly, but he actually asked Mu Guoxing to consider it again. Mu Guoxing naturally would not be polite to him again.

Once such a thing starts, it will be difficult to stop it. No matter what others do, Mu Guoxing will never allow this situation anyway. Even if the lawsuit reaches the central government, Mu Guoxing will never take a step back.
Chapter completed!