In the spacious and bright first conference room of the State Council, the evergreen podocarpus and five-needle pine greet the upcoming guests with the fullest posture and the brightest posture.

Li Yi followed Gu Heng and walked in the corridor, the thick carpet was soft and comfortable to step on, and he couldn't make a sound.

A person came to him, and when he saw Gu Heng, he smiled and stepped forward to shake hands, and the two chatted happily. Gu Heng said to Li Yi: "Xiao Yi, you go to the conference room first, and I'll come later." ”

Li Yi answered, walked to the first conference room, walked to the door, and looked inside.

There was only one girl inside, carrying him on her back, sorting out the things on the rostrum. She was dressed in a proper suit, with a perfect back, jet-black hair, and a delicate figure, which combined with the solemn environment of the first conference room, which became a wonderful picture.

"Hello!" Li Yi knocked lightly on the door.

The girl turned around and bloomed with a bright smile, as warm as a spring day, illuminating Li Yi's heart and eyes.

"Hello, who are?" The girl saw an unfamiliar young face and asked with some confusion.

"I'm here for the Counsellors' meeting. My name is Li Yi. ”

The girl was slightly surprised, picked up the list of meetings on the table and looked at it, and said with a smile: "Oh, Li Yi, the youngest counselor!" The list of meetings is also specifically indicated. I am a newcomer to the Prime Minister's Office, and I am not familiar with the work of counsellors. Well, the meeting has ten minutes to go, and the other counselors are drinking tea in the lounge next to it, would you like to have a drink too? ”

Li Yi smiled: "No need, I'll just wait here." He came in and sat down at the oval conference table and asked, "What kind of person is the Prime Minister?" ”

The girl was placing the documents on the table, and when she heard this, she smiled: "What kind of person is the prime minister?" Haven't you watched the news broadcast? ”

Li Yi said: "I want to ask, is the prime minister a stern elder or a kind old man in his life?" ”

"He was sometimes kind, sometimes harsh. When you see him, he'll understand. The girl continued to fiddle with the things on the table and smiled, "I can't say it either." ”

Li Yi nodded, thanked him, took out the report, and Zuihou read it to make sure that there were no mistakes.

The girl raised her eyes to look at Li Yi from time to time, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

Everyone who meets the prime minister for the first time is very nervous before the meeting, even if it is a provincial official, let alone this young man!

A few minutes later, the counselors attending the meeting came in one after another, and Gu Heng also walked in, sat down beside Li Yi, patted him lightly on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Don't be nervous, just report as usual." ”

Li Yi nodded, but looked a little stiff.

There was a sudden burst of warm applause in the conference room, and although Li Yi was sitting with his back to the door, he knew at this moment that it was the prime minister who came. Standing up with everyone, clapping his hands vigorously, tilting his head slightly, and looking at the door.

The familiar face on the TV really appeared in front of him, and the prime minister waved slightly, greeted the counselors, and came in to shake hands with everyone one by one. When holding Li Yi's hand, the prime minister said: "Comrade Li Yi, I have seen your performance at the Steel Summit, not bad!" Keep up the good work. ”

At this moment, Li Yi's brain actually had a short circuit for a moment, and he only felt that his body was fluttering, as if he was flying in the clouds. But he quickly calmed down and said hello to the prime minister.

The meeting officially began, and Li Yi saw the girl just now, sitting in the corner on one side, holding a pen and paper in her hand, and it seemed that she was the stenographer of the meeting.

The Prime Minister's opening remarks were humorous: "This is a gathering of old comrades, but two young people have come to eavesdrop!" I hope you don't get too bored. ”

The two young men refer to Li Yi and the girl. These two young people, in front of this group of old comrades, are indeed a bit eye-catching, no wonder the prime minister will talk about them.

The old comrades all laughed, and the tense atmosphere suddenly eased.

"Those who know the house are in the world, and those who know the government are in the grass. Counselor work is the united front friendship work that we have attached great importance to since the founding of the country, and you are all senior counselors specially appointed by the State Council, and you are veteran comrades who have made outstanding contributions in their respective industries. This is a peaceful and democratic meeting, and whether you are members of our party, non-party personages, or democratic party personages, I believe that all of you are patriots and patriots who hope that our country will become stronger and stronger! Here, I sincerely hope that you will not hesitate and speak your minds. Those who speak are not guilty, and those who hear are full of caution! ”

From beginning to end, the premier never glanced at the speech on the table, and he always smiled and was polite and courteous, showing sufficient respect for the counselors of the State Council.

The counselors spoke their minds freely and put forward many very valuable and useful suggestions on economic development and party and government building under the current domestic and international situation.

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the state's party and government leaders have attached great importance to the work of counselors, and each government group has hired some people in society who have made special contributions to the country and the people for a certain period of time. History has proved that these counselors have made great contributions to the development of the motherland by giving advice to the country and giving full play to their spare energies. The emergence of many major national policies is inseparable from the participation of this group of think tanks.

Perhaps, people from parties other than the ruling party are less constrained and, in some respects, are better able to understand certain general trends in today's society.

It is the basic premise for the harmonious development of society for those in power to ask the people about the government, the people's plans, and the needs of the people.

The Prime Minister listened attentively, and he patiently responded to everyone's questions and suggestions.

Regarding the construction of the country's political system, Li Yi, as a newcomer to officialdom, can only listen, although he also has many different opinions, but he also has only a vague concept in his mind, and has not yet formed a systematic theory, at this time he cannot fully express it clearly, so as to make his own voice heard.

After all the counselors finished speaking, the prime minister smiled and said: "There is also the youngest counselor in our country, Comrade Li Yi, here is what kind of surprise this young counselor will bring us!" As he spoke, he was the first to applaud.

The counselors applauded immediately, and all the eyes of the audience focused on Li Yi.

Li Yi got up, bowed slightly to the seniors, and said with a confident and peaceful smile: "Prime Minister, senior counselors, hello. It was the first time I had attended such a high-level conference, and I was very excited and excited. Zi said: Chaowen said, you can die at night. Today, it is Li Yi's fortunate to have this opportunity to learn from many seniors! ”

The Prime Minister smiled: "Don't be pretentious, this is a pragmatic meeting, and we don't have time to listen to your braggadocio here." ”

Everyone laughed.

Li Yi's face was as usual, without the slightest embarrassment, he knew that the prime minister was deliberately so humorous, which was to dispel his nervousness, and he had more respect for the prime minister in his heart.