Gu Bingqian and Qiao Yingjia both looked a little ugly.
The more abstentions there are, the less control they have over the entire situation.
In particular, these people neither support the group they belong to nor are they attracted by other groups. This situation occurs simply because they are dissatisfied with the leader of their own group or lack a sense of identity with their current group.
As the votes were sung one by one, the first stroke of the word "正" under Gu Guanqiao and the others was quickly filled in, and then the second word "正" began, but it was accompanied by the word "abstain" below.
The word "正" was also closely matched, and it was also filled with one word. What shocked Gu Guanqiao and the others was that the other four votes in the word "正" that abstained from voting came from other people except Fu Shi.
Not to mention Fu Shi, Cao Yubian is from Shanxi, Wu Daonan is from Jiangxi, and the other one is from Huang Gongfu, the right minister of the Ministry of Justice, and Huang Shijun, the left minister of the Ministry of Commerce. One is from Xinhui, Guangdong, and the other is from Shunde, Guangdong. Erhuang is one of the most important ministers.
The only Lingnan scholar voted abstained from voting.
This means that if the Feng clan's national affairs training is added to the list, and Pan Ruzhen and Geng Ruxi also abstain from voting, the number of abstentions will reach an astonishing eight votes, not counting Feng Ziying's vote.
There are only forty votes in total, and there may be nine abstentions. This is a huge blow to Gu Guanqiao and the other three.
The Feng clan's loss of five votes now also adds to the loss of two votes from the Lingnan scholars. Logically speaking, these two votes should not have much tendency. No matter which one of the three Gu Guanqiao gets it, it is normal.
The three of them have also sent people to contact them several times, but they have not received any response.
For example, Gu Bingqian sent Zhu Guozhen to contact Huang Shijun. One was a minister and the other was a minister. They had many contacts, but obviously they failed to do so.
Qiao Yingjia also arranged for Sun Juxiang to communicate with Huang Gongfu. Logically speaking, Sun Juxiang, as the Minister of Punishment, had a good relationship with Huang Gongfu, but Huang Gongfu did not give Sun Juxiang face and abstained from voting.
For Guan Yingzhen, Lingnan scholars and Southwest scholars are naturally allies of Huguang scholars. Everyone belongs to a small group outside the two major groups of Jiangnan and Beiland. However, Huguang scholars are smaller than Southwest scholars and
The Lingnan scholars were much more powerful.
"Wei Fan, Minister of Taipu Temple, abstained from voting."
As Fang Zhenru's clear voice sounded, another stroke was added under the abstention column.
Gu Guanqiao and the other three all looked gloomy.
Among the total forty ministers, only three are from North Africa, Jiangnan, and Huguang. Two are from Lingnan, and one is from Southwest. Huang Gongfu and Huang Shijun are from Guangdong, while Wei Fan is from Fushun, Sichuan. There is no doubt that he will abstain from the three votes now.
It was an expression of dissatisfaction with the three people.
They also tried to communicate and win over Wei Fan, but obviously they failed to achieve their goal.
Fortunately, he didn't succeed, and the other two people couldn't succeed either, so it was just for comfort.
Guan Yingzhen's face was particularly embarrassed. He had spent all his efforts to contact these three people, but he had no effect.
Now that the voting has entered the later stages, Gu Bingqian and Qiao Yingjia both received close to two "positive" votes. Gu Bingqian received eight votes, and Qiao Yingjia received nine votes, but he only had only five "positive" votes.
This means that his initial hope to win over non-Jiangnan and Northern cadastral scholars and the most important important ministers of Qiao Yingjia, Gu Bingqian and Qiao Yingjia, who did not recognize Jiangnan and Northern cadastres, failed.
Three important ministers from Lingnan and Southwest China did not vote for him. Without these three votes, even if he could win over some marginal ministers from Jiangnan in the north, he would have basically no chance of winning.
Perhaps the only thing that can make Guan Yingzhen feel at ease is that the vote count has now come out to 28 votes, and this has not yet counted the five cabinet ministers and people from Feng Ziying's side. If these votes are counted,
There is almost no suspense about the entire outcome.
The number of abstentions alone reached ten, which meant that the other three had to get twenty-one of the thirty votes. How difficult would it be?!
Gu Bingqian and Qiao Yingjia also thought of this, and their faces were equally gloomy and terrifying.
Soon the counting of votes ended. Qiao Yingjia received the highest number of votes, with 12 votes, Gu Bingqian ranked second with 11 votes, and Guan Yingzhen ranked last with 7 votes, with 10 abstaining votes.
How bleak?
This also proves what Feng Ziying said, even if the five votes on his side are given to any one of them, it is still meaningless. The highest Qiao Yingjia only has seventeen votes, which is still four votes short. Gu Bingqian can only get these five votes.
Sixteen votes, the same difference of four votes (Gu Bingqian as the current chief assistant can get twenty votes), there is no need to mention Guan Yingzhen here.
Everyone in the palace looked at what was happening.
The ten abstentions were shocking and made everyone aware of the current state of division in the court.
Neither Qiao Yingjia nor Gu Bingqian could get the support of the majority of the important ministers representing the scholars, or even 30% of the support. Such a huge contrast made Gu, Guan, and Qiao feel embarrassed and frustrated.
This was also the most authentic "public opinion" feedback, and Gu Guanqiao and the others couldn't help but feel alarmed.
Reflect on yourself, if you have less than 30% support, how can you be the first assistant even if you become the first assistant?
I'm afraid it's difficult to continue in this country, so how can we talk about promoting the implementation of affairs in the provinces below?
Feng Ziying stood quietly in front of the palace, waiting for the final counting and notification of the results by the censors of Qiandu and the censors.
There was no accident, it was just such a result, seventeen, sixteen, seven, ten, a ridiculous but true scene.
After receiving the results, Feng Ziying greeted the three people and announced the final results in the hall: "Qiao Yingjia got 12 votes, Gu Bingqian got 11 votes, Guan Yingzhen got 7 votes, and abstained from 10 votes. No one got the majority."
, then we are about to enter the second round of voting, and vote separately for the three final choices. According to the regulations, the candidate with the fewest votes will be voted first. Before that, we will take a break for a cup of tea for everyone to change their clothes.
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There was a special introduction to the rules before. In the first round of voting, you can only vote for one of the candidates, and the candidate with more than half wins. If no one has more than half, it is equivalent to a vote of confidence in the candidate, and at this time, the candidate with the least number of votes wins.
On the contrary, the candidate has a certain advantage, that is, he will get the votes first. If he gets more than half, then the next two will lose their chance. However, this is also a test for the latter two to see whether their supporters are determined.
Both Qiao Yingjia and Gu Bingqian were a little nervous, but they were eager to get a result as soon as possible. When Guan Yingzhen still failed to get more than half of the votes, it meant that Huguang scholars could no longer obtain the position of chief minister, so they needed to consider
Who did you vote for in the vote for Gu Bingqian and Qiao Yingjia? In other words, who did the Huguang scholars form an alliance with?
As Feng Ziying announced the time to change clothes, people in the hall began to talk in twos and threes. There were those who hurriedly went to the toilet, some who walked to the door of the hall and looked into the distance, some who frowned and started whispering, and some who were hurriedly walking among the crowd.
Travel through and find the target to persuade.
Feng Ziying stood at the far end of the hall and had a panoramic view.
Geng Ruqi and Wei Fan were talking quietly together.
Geng Ruchi was from Dongchang Prefecture, Shandong Province, and Wei Fan was from Fushun Prefecture, Xuzhou Prefecture, Sichuan Province. They were not from the same family, so it was logical that they couldn't fight each other with eight poles.
However, Geng Ruchi served as Chongqing Prefectural Governor for many years during the Bozhou Rebellion. The Bozhou Rebellion spread to the entire southern Sichuan region and also caused serious harm to the people in southern Sichuan. When Geng Ruchi was the Chongqing Prefectural Governor, he organized the people to resist vigorously and had considerable influence in southern Sichuan.
Wei Fan also had a very good impression of Geng Ruqi, so the two became acquainted with each other for this reason.
"How embarrassing is this situation? I've lost all my face. If it were me, it would be fine if I didn't do this!" Wei Fan said angrily.
"Song Mian (characterized by Wei Fan), if we don't use this method, how can we peel off the bright side of the surface so that everyone can take a good look and feel the inner dissatisfaction from everyone, which will also help us think seriously about how to deal with it in the future."
Things are done well." Geng Ruqi smiled faintly.
"In the future? Is there any future? I think it is like this. If you use this method to elect the first assistant, you won't even get half of the votes. What's the point of doing such a first assistant? You can't do nothing.
We have to discuss everything big and small, right? If we can't reach a consensus, why don't we just keep putting it off? What else will we do next?"
Wei Fan was very dissatisfied with this, "Dongxian Gong should think carefully about where the Huguang scholars will go. The situation is so clear. He only got seven votes in the first round. He has no confidence to be the first assistant!"
Geng Ruqi couldn't help but look sideways at Wei Fan for being so straightforward. He thought he was already straightforward enough, but he didn't expect Wei Fan to be even more straightforward. "But whoever he voted for out of the seven votes may have a very different situation."
"So what? With these seven votes, Ru Jungong is only nineteen, and Six Ji Gong is only eighteen, so there is no chance!" Wei Fan retorted.
"But if you and Song Mian, Zhenxi (Huang Gongfu), and Liang Tan (Huang Shijun) are added to the mix, it will be different." Geng Ruqi said meaningfully.
Wei Fan reacted immediately and narrowed his eyes slightly, "Chu Cai, you are so boring. I won't vote for you. As for Zhenxi and Liangtan, as far as I know, they won't vote for them either. Although they approached us, they said To be honest, there is a gap between their ideas and ours, and they are unable to meet our requirements... But the attitude of you, Mr. Xiao Feng Ge, is thought-provoking..."
Geng Ruqi felt at ease and nodded slightly: "Song Mian, Mr. Feng Ge respects your ambitions very much and has no other intentions. But you also know that Mr. Feng Ge is very grateful to Dongxian Gong and Ru Jungong. In addition, Liu Ji Gong also took care of Xiao Fengge Lao Duo, so sometimes it was not easy for us to choose. The previous abstention was also a gesture, but in this follow-up, I think even if we make a choice, we will not There will be too many changes, and it is unlikely to affect you, right?"
Wei Fan's eyes lit up, as if he had some realization. He glanced at Huang Gongfu and Huang Shijun, who were a few steps away, and slightly nodded, "That's right, I understand..." ()