Of course, this does not mean that Yu Lizhen was scared of Nie Zhenbang. This time, Yu Lizhen agreed so readily because, on the one hand, the duo Zhao Chang were acting too recklessly. As the saying goes, if you're going to put on a show, you need to play the full part. These two, however, treated it as a mere formality and returned.
In such cases, if it were just an ordinary vice-provincial-level official, he might understand that there's not much that can be done to these people.
However, the issue was that Nie Zhenbang had personally intervened in the affairs of Hongjiang, which changed the nature of the problem. A vice-provincial-level official might not be able to have a direct dialogue with higher-ups, but Nie Zhenbang certainly could. Just based on the fact that Zhao Chang didn't go to the disaster area was enough to get them in serious trouble.
With this premise, Yu Lizhen's disposition had already been halved. This was a matter of principle.
