Everyone is counting their votes rapidly.
If the Feng faction has five votes and the non-mainstream (Southwestern and Lingnan) factions have three votes, that’s eight votes. Plus the three “renegades” Cao Yubian, Wu Daonan, and Zuo Guangdou who have now emerged, this is already Eleven votes.
Now there is another betrayal from the Songjiang Gang. If the potential Yuan Keli is also included, Feng Ziying's votes have reached 14, which is far beyond previous expectations.
Guan Yingzhen had already half-squinted his eyes and began to rest his mind. If it goes as expected, then this round of voting may really have an accident that shocks the government and the opposition.
Guan Yingzhen himself was not sure whether the six votes from his Huguang faction would go to Feng Ziying, because he had not intervened before.
But now that the situation has changed suddenly, the scholars of the Huguang clique also need to consider how they will cooperate once Feng Ziying takes office, and even the position and interest distribution they will occupy in the process of reorganizing the cabinet in the future.
Chai Ke, Yang He and Guo Zhengyu might have to vote for Feng Ziying.
After the five ministers voted, it was Shuntian Prefecture Yin.
The drastic change in the situation made Jia Yucun, who followed closely behind, immediately become the focus of attention, making it impossible for him to keep a low profile.
In one fell swoop, Feng Ziying won the support of two fringe figures, Cao Yubian and Wu Daonan, as well as Zuo Guangdou, and now the support of the Songjiang Gang has emerged. The situation is no longer what many people imagined before. Feng Ziying just wants to show off His strength makes it easier to seek the second assistant, and now he is very likely to take advantage of the situation to seize the position of first assistant.
At this time, every vote is crucial to Feng Ziying. Jia Yucun knows very well that even if his vote at this time will not become the key piece to determine the outcome, it will definitely put himself in the limelight after coming down. Characters, whether they vote against or agree.
Who allowed himself to be inextricably linked to Feng Ziying, but now he is in a heated relationship with Gu Bingqian?
The problem is that Gu Bingqian may have failed. If he does not vote for Feng Ziying, it may not affect the overall situation, but it may cast a shadow on his future career. But after casting this vote, Feng Ziying still fails to win the majority? After all, the number of votes Feng Ziying won is still far from clear.
Until he reached the bill, Jia Yucun, who lowered his head and did not squint, still had not made up his mind.
He even had a thought in his heart, and simply accidentally dropped Yu Gui on the ground and smashed it to pieces, thus saving himself such a difficult decision.
It's a pity that this Yugui is not so easy to break. What's more, if it falls and breaks, then Xu Guangqi will directly express his support or not? Wouldn't that be more embarrassing?
Feeling the eyes of several people around him falling on his back, Jia Yucun took out the jade guide from his sleeve. He seemed to have a correct and calm attitude, but he was extremely anxious in his heart. Where should he put it?
I'm afraid I can only put it in the jade bottle. Who makes Feng Ziying young?
Even if he fails in this term, given the current situation, no one will be able to stop him in five years.
Based on this alone, I have no choice, unless I am ready to retire and become a career within five years.
Jia Yucun steadily put the jade gui into the jade vase, then turned around and passed in front of several pavilion elders without looking away. He seemed to be undistracted, but in fact he was very panicked.
Jia Yucun's vote directly announced the disintegration of the attitude of Jiangnan officials. Even Jia Yucun voted for Feng Ziying, let alone others?
After the general envoys, five ministers, and Shuntian Prefecture Yin have voted, it is time for the eight ministers and ministers.
Naturally, the official department bore the brunt.
Cui Jingrong, the official minister, He Shijin, the left minister, and Yang He, the right minister.
Although the confidence is already shaky, after all, there are only eight votes in the jade bottle, which is still far from 21 votes. As long as the Huguang scholars do not vote for Feng Ziying, the possibility of him getting a majority is still very slim. And Yang Lian has made a good start on behalf of the Huguang scholars.
But then a scene happened that made everyone look at him.
Cui Jingrong voted for Feng Ziying!
The audience was in an uproar, and the noise was even louder than when Dong Qichang and Lu Yanzhang voted for Feng Ziying!
Who is Cui Jingrong? He is one of the core members of the Northern Scholars, and his status and reputation are second only to Qiao Yingjia. In other words, he is slightly inferior to Qiao Yingjia in terms of status, but in terms of reputation, he is even better!
He is from Changyuan, Henan, and is the most typical northern scholar.
Below Qiao Yingjia, he, Han Xu, the imperial censor of Zuodu of the Imperial Procuratorate, and Sun Juxiang, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, became the three pillars of scholars in the North. They were even inferior to Sun Chengzong, the Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and Wang Yongguang, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry.
Moreover, he and Wang Yongguang were both from Changyuan, and they were known as the two heroes of Changyuan. They were also the most respected seniors among Henan scholars. When practicing state affairs, they had to bow their hands with respect in front of the two of them.
How could he vote for Feng Ziying?
I have never seen him have such close contact with Feng Ziying. He is similar to people like Han Xu and Sun Juxiang. Why did he suddenly want to vote for Feng Ziying?
His vote has great influence and will inevitably lead to changes in the attitude of many Northern scholars who were still hesitant. After all, Feng Ziying is also a member of the Northern scholars and a leader among the young Northern scholars.
Qiao Yingjia's eyes were fixed on Cui Jingrong. He knew that if he failed to surpass Gu Bingqian in the second round of voting, it would probably cause a big reaction among the scholars in the North. If he gave up according to the rules, the one with the most votes would Gu Bingqian will continue to serve as the acting chief assistant of the caretaker cabinet with 18 votes, and he will get nothing.
For such a result, some of the Northern scholars would definitely be dissatisfied, and he had expected it, but he did not expect that Cui Jingrong would be the first to fire.
Once this shot is fired, it may be difficult to control. No one can predict how many votes Feng Ziying will get and whether it can exceed 21 votes.
After Cui Jingrong cast his vote, he still looked calm and indifferent. He even nodded calmly at Qiao Yingjia when he came over. This was simply unbearable for Qiao Yingjia.
If he hadn't considered his status in this situation, Qiao Yingjia would have immediately stepped forward to grab the other person and ask him why he did this.
But now he could only endure it.
But someone asked for him.
When Cui Jingrong returned to his position, Han Xu couldn't help lowering his voice and asked in a deep voice: "Zi Qiang, why is this so?"
"Yu Chen, why not?" Cui Jingrong asked: "Are you allowed to let Liu Ji continue to serve as the chief minister for another term? Are you willing? I am not willing. Moreover, as northern scholars, we do not vote, how can we let Zi Ying has a problem with us?"
The question left Han Xu speechless, but Han Xu was still unwilling to give in: "But Ziying is too young..."
"So what if he's too young? Who didn't come here young?" Cui Jingrong's voice was still calm and his eyes were looking straight ahead. He Shijin, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel, voted against, and Yang He, the right minister who followed closely behind, voted in favor, "It doesn't matter that he is young. , he happens to be energetic and energetic, but one of the other cabinet ministers is young, wouldn’t it be just right to help him with checks and assist him?”
Han Xu was at a loss for words, but then he added: "But Ziying is too unkind to do this. Why can't he inform us first of such a sudden attack? What does this make Ru Jun think?"
"This is not called a sudden attack, nor is it unkind!" Cui Jingrong retorted: "I think Ziying is doing this well. If Rujun can pass half of it, it proves that Rujun is enough to convince the public. Ziying will naturally assist him with power. If he I proposed early that I would also run for the election. Isn’t it just to confuse people and divide us northern scholars, but instead make people who are originally hesitant to vote for Ru Jun even more hesitant?”
Han Xu was speechless.
Cui Jingrong was right. Bringing it up early would only make some people who are dissatisfied with Qiao Yingjia less likely to vote for Qiao Yingjia.
In addition to Cao Yubian, there were several people who were not satisfied with Qiao Yingjia, but not as much as Cao Yubian. Under the overall constraints of the northern scholars, they still voted for Qiao Yingjia, but if Feng Ziying wanted to run for the election, then it would not be possible. That’s easy to say.
"Okay, Ru Jun should have thought clearly. In this situation, I think it is a good thing for Ziying to come forward. He can pass the halfway mark, which also shows that Ziying's prestige, reputation and ability have been recognized by everyone. This is also the reason for our Beiying We should be gratified and happy to be the best example that the local people can pass down from generation to generation. If Rujun doesn't even have this kind of ambition, then I think it will be difficult for him to convince the public even if he becomes the chief minister."
Cui Jingrong added unceremoniously.
While Cui Jingrong and Han Xu were arguing, the three members of the household department also began to vote.
Chai Ke, the Minister of Household Affairs, walked briskly and walked straight to the case. He put the jade kui into the jade vase without hesitation. He must have been prepared for it. Sun Shenxing, the left minister who followed him, hesitated for a long time and originally put the jade kui into the vase. He placed it on top of the jade bottle, but took it back and put it back into the jade plate, but he sighed sadly when he left.
Guo Zhengyu, who followed closely, did not hesitate and directly threw Yugui into the jade bottle, with a clear attitude.
Feng Ziying in the Household Department got two votes.
The situation is becoming more and more anxious. Now Feng Ziying has received twelve votes, which is far beyond imagination. You must know that among his own direct descendants, plus his own vote, there are four votes left. There are also two Lingnan scholars who have not voted. If counted, Come down, eighteen votes are already in hand.
The three people from the Ministry of Rites began to vote. Li Banghua, the Minister of Rites, directly voted against and put the jade kui into the jade plate. However, Zhang Nai, the left servant who got up, hesitated again and again, and finally put the jade kui into the jade plate again. Put it into the jade bottle.
Yao Zongwen, the right servant on the side, was surprised and couldn't help but asked quietly: "Brother Shitiao, why are you...?"
Zhang Nai shook his head, "I voted for the millions of people in northern Shaanxi. What Ziying did in Shaanxi deserves this vote!"
It was he who succeeded Feng Ziying and took charge of Shaanxi affairs after returning to Beijing. Although he resigned after a short time, Feng Ziying's actions in Shaanxi and the changes in Shaanxi in the past few years left a deep impression on Zhang Nai. impression, not to mention that he was originally a person who did not have much desire for power and official positions, so at this point he still insisted on his choice.
Under Yao Zongwen's puzzled gaze, Zhang Nai turned and left. Yao Zongwen hesitated for a moment, and finally threw Yugui into the jade plate.
Thirteen votes.
There was some mistake, Wei Fan was remembered wrongly, so I changed it a little, but it doesn't affect it.
(End of chapter)
