The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 2526 First Vote

Sheng Boyuan stayed where he was, his face changing.

Not only Sheng Boyuan, some officials also showed shame on their faces.

As for other officials, they were clearly divided, either calm or angry.

Sheng Boyuan still exposed the inner thoughts of many people.

In order to avoid the seal of the Holy Dao, sacrificing a seriously injured Fang Yun who was difficult to advance in literary status was not a big deal.

Sheng Boyuan was silent for a few breaths and said: "Fang Xusheng, you misunderstood, I didn't mean that. I just think that for the sake of the Panoramic Country, the cost of your admitting your mistakes is small, but the gains are great."

"The cost and benefits are not determined by you." Fang Yun looked at Sheng Boyuan indifferently.

"I won't argue with you, anyone with a discerning eye can see it. Since Fang Xusheng is unwilling to admit your mistakes, we can only trade with the miscellaneous family by sacrificing other interests." Sheng Boyuan said.

Fang Yun said slowly: "The son doesn't feel bad selling his father's land."

"You..." Sheng Boyuan didn't expect Fang Yun to be so rude.

The other officials looked helpless, and some were still laughing secretly.

Zhang Poyue smiled and said: "The words are rough but the truth is true. What we want to obtain is basically what Fang Xusheng has laid. Anyone who sells out the interests of Jingguo without knowing good from bad is of course a son selling out his father's land without feeling sorry."

Sheng Boyuan suddenly felt a little tired. He didn't expect that Fang Yun was such a person who didn't care about the overall situation. He was completely different from the Fang Yun in his mind before.

In Sheng Boyuan's heart, although Fang Yun was a dictatorial person, he rarely did selfish things and was always selfless. But today, Fang Yun didn't sacrifice himself for Jingguo without saying a word like before.

Sheng Boyuan sighed and said, "Forget it. Since I can't convince Fang Xusheng, let's vote directly according to what Fang Xusheng said. All cabinet ministers, cabinet councilors and cabinet scholars can participate in the anonymous vote. If two-thirds of the cabinet members agree, peace talks will be held, otherwise peace talks will be abandoned. Fang Xusheng has made his attitude clear and is not suitable to preside over this vote. Please ask Yang Xiang to preside over this vote."

Yang Xuwen did not agree immediately. Like all officials, he looked at Fang Yun.

No one can bypass Fang Yun to decide the vote.

Fang Yun said, "Then please ask Yang Xiang to preside over this vote."

Yang Xuwen nodded and said, "Then I will preside over this vote. Please ask all cabinet members to step out."

Then all cabinet members walked out of the official queue.

The rest of the officials looked at these cabinet ministers, councilors and scholars, and their eyes lit up slightly.

The previous cabinet members were considered semi-honorary, because some old ministers or a few officials were given cabinet titles, but they had little power themselves.

Since Fang Yun reformed the cabinet, it has been readjusted. Now only officials in office can get the cabinet title, and there are clear benefits after getting the cabinet title. In addition to the increase in various benefits, the biggest benefit is that they can participate in the vote and truly decide the direction of Jingguo.

Yang Xuwen held the official seal and first explained the voting process. Finally, all cabinet members held the official seal to decide whether to agree to negotiate with the Miscellaneous Family.

The cabinet vote originated from the Holy Academy, so it was also voted on bamboo cards.

The cabinet members put their hands on the official seal, and then one after another green bamboo cards stood up in front of Yang Xuwen. The front side of the card indicated support for the peace talks, the back side indicated opposition to the peace talks, and the flat side indicated abstention.

The cabinet has only three ministers and more than 20 senators, but the total number of cabinet scholars currently exceeds 200, all of whom are powerful officials from all over Jingguo.

Finally, the voting results came out.

Seventeen people abstained, thirty-nine people opposed, and one hundred and ninety-three people supported.

Seeing this number, many people looked very strange.

After the cabinet reform, Fang Yun used his power to bring many members of the Fang Party into the cabinet and appointed them as cabinet counselors or cabinet scholars. In fact, the total number of people in the Fang Party in the cabinet exceeded fifty, close to a quarter, and it was a well-deserved major force.

However, at present, there must be some people in the Fang Party who support peace talks, which is contrary to Fang Yun's attitude.

This becomes very interesting. I don't know whether Fang Yun does not want to force the members of the Fang Party to obey him completely, or someone in the Fang Party has secretly opposed Fang Yun, or the people of the Fang Party support peace talks out of public interest.

Yang Xuwen looked at Fang Yun and said, "Does Prime Minister Fang have anything to say?"

The left prime minister and the king both have the power to veto a vote and re-vote.

Fang Yun shook his head.

Yang Xuwen looked behind the curtain and said, "Does the king have anything to say?"

King Jing said, "I support the decision of the cabinet ministers."

This is the first time in the history of Jingguo that a formal vote has been held.

Many officials did not feel anything when they heard Fang Yun's words, but they felt strange when they heard what Jing Jun said.

Because, although there have been many cases in history where the emperor changed his mind because of the officials, this is definitely the first time that Jing Jun recognized the power of officials. It can even be said that since then, the officials of Jing State have truly competed with the emperor and have real power in legal terms.

Rather than being completely granted by the emperor.

A very small number of officials looked at Fang Yun, their eyes moved slightly, and they suspected that this vote was also facilitated by Fang Yun.

In fact, both the queen mother and the royal family have been openly and secretly preventing the cabinet from voting, because as long as a vote is formed, it means that this system may be fixed and difficult to overturn, which greatly weakens the monarch's power.

But this vote is obviously beneficial to Jing State and unfavorable to Fang Yun, and the queen mother and the royal family have no reason to object.

They are happy to see Fang Luck fail.

Yang Xuwen announced in public: "A total of 249 people participated in this vote, more than two-thirds of the cabinet members, and the vote was valid. Seventeen people abstained, 39 opposed, 193 supported, and supporters With more than two-thirds of the votes cast, the vote is completed and the vote will be recorded today and the copy will be submitted to the Holy Court for verification."

Many people secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Sheng Boyuan let out a long sigh and said: "Then, next, the Interim Peace Negotiations Department should be established. The bottom line and some details of the negotiations should be decided by the Interim Peace Negotiations Department, and it is not appropriate to discuss in detail here. As for the specific candidates for the Interim Peace Negotiations Department, it should be It’s up to the cabinet to decide collectively, I won’t interfere anymore.”

Many officials nodded slightly.

Cao De'an looked at Fang Yun and said: "Master Zuo Xiang, you are the head of the hundred officials. You should be responsible for establishing this temporary peace negotiation department."

Fang Yun said: "The Prime Minister voted against and still respects the cabinet's decision and will not oppose the peace talks. However, the Prime Minister preconceivedly opposed the peace talks and is no longer suitable to participate in this peace talks. Therefore, this matter is decided by everyone. We, the Left Prime Minister The cabinet will not interfere in this peace negotiation.”

Cao De'an hesitated, but Sheng Boyuan said: "That's inappropriate. Zuo Xiangge is the head of the cabinet. If you don't participate in such a major matter, wouldn't it be equivalent to indirectly resisting the cabinet decision? In this matter, Zuo Xiangge must participate, and must Dominate."

Some young officials are confused. The normal situation is to seize power from each other, but now it is better, one does not want power, and the other is forced to give it.