Gu Bingqian and Qiao Yingjia both looked a little ugly.
The more abstentions there are, the less control they have over the entire situation.
This situation occurs especially when these people neither support the group they belong to nor are they attracted by other groups. They are simply 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 the Gu Guanqiao trio was quickly filled in, and then the second word "正" began, but it was accompanied by the word "abstain" The word "正" was also closely matched, and it was also filled with one word. What shocked Gu Guanqiao and the other three was that the 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 abstained from voting.
This means that if Lian Guoshi, Pan Ruzhen and Geng Ruqi of the Feng clan 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 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 already 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.
Similarly, 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 categorically abstained from voting.
For Guan Yingzhen, Lingnan scholars and Southwest scholars were naturally allies of Huguang scholars. They all belonged to a small group outside the two major groups of Jiangnan and Beidi. However, Huguang scholars were more important 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 Northland, 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 couldn't get it 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 to no avail.
Now that the voting has entered the later stage, both Gu Bingqian and Qiao Yingjia have received close to two "positive" votes. Gu Bingqian received eight votes, and Qiao Yingjia received nine votes, while he only had five "positive" votes.
This means that his initial hope of winning over non-Jiangnan and Northern cadastral scholars, as well as the most important important ministers who did not recognize Gu Bingqian and Qiao Yingjia in the 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 important ministers from the north and south of the Yangtze River, 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 does not include 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. In other words, the other three people had to get 21 votes out of the thirty. How difficult was it? !
Gu Bingqian and Qiao Yingjia also thought of this, their faces equally gloomy and terrifying.
The counting of votes soon ended. Qiao Yingjia received the highest number of votes, with twelve votes. Gu Bingqian ranked second with eleven votes. Guan Yingzhen ranked last with seven votes and ten abstentions.
This also confirmed what Feng Ziying said, even if the five votes from his side were given to any one of them, it would still be meaningless. The highest Qiao Yingjia only had seventeen votes, which was still four votes short. Gu Bingqian's five votes were no more than 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 is also the most authentic "public opinion" feedback, and Gu Guanqiao and the others can't help but feel alarmed.
Let me reflect on myself, if I have less than 30% support, how can I be the first assistant even if I am 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 person with the fewest votes will be voted first. Before that, we will take a cup of tea for you to change clothes. "
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 votes will win. 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 obtain more than half of the votes, it meant that Huguang scholars could no longer obtain the position of chief assistant, so they needed to consider Who to vote for Gu Bingqian and Qiao Yingjia means who the Huguang scholars will 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 to find the target of persuasion.
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 Ruqi 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 they could not be beaten 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 familiar with each other for this reason.
"How embarrassing is this situation? I've lost all my face. If it were me, I wouldn't do anything like 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's like this. You can't elect a chief assistant in this way. You won't even get half of the votes. What's the point of being a chief assistant like this? 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 should 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 being so straightforward. He thought he was straightforward enough, but he didn't expect Wei Fan to be even more straightforward. "But whoever he voted for could have a very different situation."
"So what? With these seven votes, Ru Jungong is only nineteen, and Six Ji Gong is only eighteen, both of which are useless!" Wei Fan retorted.
"But if you add Song Mian, Zhenxi (Huang Gongfu), and Liang Tan (Huang Shijun), 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 either. Although they approached us, they said To be honest, there is a gap between their ideas and ours, and they cannot meet our requirements... But the attitude of Mr. Xiao Feng Ge, you guys, is thought-provoking..."
Geng Ruqi felt relieved and nodded slightly: "Song Mian, Mr. Xiao Feng Ge respects your ambitions very much and has no other intentions. But you also know that Mr. Xiao 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 difficult for us to choose. The previous abstention was also a gesture, but in the future, 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..." (End of this chapter)