Chapter 923: Sixty-four Votes of Firmness
The reason why I can't stand this stimulation is because everyone doesn't want Lin Zixian to be the pope, so when he saw that Bishop Caesar's vote was leading all the way and leaving everyone else, you can imagine how nervous he was.
Every time one vote is added, there will be more pressure in everyone's hearts, and one by one will be superimposed, which will make everyone a little suffocated, for fear that they will break through the bottom line of 79 votes and be elected.
Fortunately, from one to sixty-four votes, it stopped again, and all the votes have been counted. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but also a little strange, why is it sixty-four votes? Why do such strange things always happen in this election?
Thomas, who was sweating in his palms, also found it strange, he had been carefully following the election process, and he did not find any possibility of cheating, and it was impossible to cheat in this case.
Lin Zixian had a wry smile on his face, it seemed that a group of people really didn't want me to be elected, and they didn't have any extra votes...... If he lets others know about this idea, he will definitely spray him in the face, you have the highest votes, and you say that everyone doesn't want you to be elected, is there any reason?
Of all the voters, only Agassi was deeply sorry that he had received such a high number of votes, only fifteen votes short!
After the review of the corrector, it was confirmed that there was no problem with the previous ballot. This time, the number of voters was narrowed down again, and there were only eleven people.
The Papal Refector Daniel announced loudly: "One hundred and eighteen cardinals voted, and no one obtained a two-thirds majority, and the next round of elections will be resumed." â
The billowing black smoke from the Sistine Chapel once again proved the inconclusivity of the election, and the knife standing in the square with his hands on his hips began to curse his mother, "Paralyzed, the selection of animals and animals is not as verbose as yours, it is too fucking torturous." â
"You deserve it, and no one keeps you." Shang Wen, who was lazy in the tent, said disdainfully. Continued to sip on the straw and drank the drink beautifully, his hair was messy, and he was about to become a crazy woman, but he also lay there leisurely, and found that it was not bad to live this kind of life once in a while.
Inside the chapel, the blank ballot was re-issued, the ballot was filled in again, the oath was sworn again, and after Examiner C got the first ballot. Speechless again, he wondered for a moment and announced loudly again: "Caesar! â
There was a slight commotion at the scene, and many people's eyes were full of incredulity, Thomas took a deep breath and said loudly: "Silence! â
After the results of the unified vote were completed, everyone's eyes were a little dazed. Bishop Caesar was still far ahead of the others with sixty-four votes, and the number of votes dropped by one to ten.
The two rounds of elections in the morning ended in a silent atmosphere, and when everyone looked at Lin Zixian at the end of the session, their eyes were a little complicated, and Thomas frowned and stared at Lin Zixian's departing back, with a complicated expression.
The billowing black smoke from the chimney once again made the believers waiting in the square feel sorry.
Had lunch. The cardinals rested for a while before continuing to gather in the electoral hall to continue work.
When the vote was completed, everyone's eyes were fixed on Examiner C, and Examiner C felt an inexplicable pressure. But he had to announce the truth based on the facts, and said loudly: "Caesar! â
After the results of the vote count came out, the number of voters was reduced by one again, to nine. However, the vacated votes did not fall on Bishop Caesar. He still had 64 votes, and it was clear that the votes were going to the others. The votes seem to be concentrating on the sidelines of Bishop Caesar.
Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, a group of high-ranking people who believe in God are questioning in their hearts, is God really zĂ i?
If Bishop Caesar was canvassing for votes, it is entirely possible to get 64 votes, but it is a bit strange that he is the first vote to be sung in every round of elections.
Even Lin Zixian's expression is unnatural, isn't that too much...... From time to time, he secretly looked at the entire Sistine Chapel, and always felt that there was something unclean staring at him, making his back flutter, could there be something warning him?
This guy is a bit of a thief......
The next round of elections began again, and after the voting was completed, Thomas, who had been standing on the edge of the field, suddenly walked over and stood next to the three censors, watching the movements of the three.
This caused the three auditors to feel inexplicable pressure, and Examiner A violently shook the ballot papers in the glass box like a swarm of butterflies, and then handed the hot potato to C. After examiner C unboxed and counted the votes, the ballots matched those of the voters, and then the ballots were grouped together and handed over to examiner A's desk.
Examiner A was about to reach for the first ballot when he glanced at Thomas, who was staring at him coldly, and he gritted his teeth, as if to prove his innocence. I saw that he suddenly closed his eyes, tilted his head to the side, and re-messed up a pile of ballots stacked together with both hands, and reached out with his eyes closed and touched them randomly.
This scene made the people present angry and funny, but they were also helpless. Lin Zixian muttered in his stomach, Nima, if I can still draw Lao Tzu's name like this, I don't deserve this pope... That's weird!
However, Thomas refused to let go, and slowly walked around to the side of Examiner A, and personally watched him open the election envelope.
Everyone's eyes were on him, even the papal revein, Daniel, who leaned over to watch. Examiners B and C looked at A with some sympathy, and Examiner A opened the envelope with trembling hands and slowly pulled out the ballot papers inside.
After seeing the names on it, Examiner A looked back at Thomas and Daniel left and right, his facial features wrinkled together, as if to say, you all saw it, it's really none of my business.
Caesar's name came to life, and Thomas and Daniel had already taken a breath in unison, and subconsciously looked up at Lin Zixian in unison, their eyes full of incredulity......
Lin Zixian chuckled in his heart, damn, is it really me?
After all the way to C's hands, Examiner C again loudly announced, "Caesar! â
The audience was silent, and their eyes were staring at Lin Zixian, only to see Lin Zixian making a cross on his chest, his ten fingers clasped together and praying, and he could vaguely see that there was a slight panic on this guy's face.
Lin Daguan was praying to God and begging God to stop playing, he had never prayed so devoutly.
The results came out, Bishop Caesar again sixty-four votes, and the number of voters was again reduced by one, to eight, and Bishop Caesar was still far ahead.
Black smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel again and declared defeat, today's election is over, and the next round is not until tomorrow, but the believers and media reporters waiting outside for the good news are a little difficult.
The next day's four rounds of elections were still repeating the same results, and the first ballot of the four consecutive rounds was still singing Caesar, no matter what interference methods were used, it was him, a bit of a living hell. The most important thing is that Bishop Caesar is still 64 votes untouchable, and he is extremely strong, which makes people speechless.
The number of votes was again reduced by one to seven, leaving Bishop Caesar to compete with the six bishops of the collegial chamber, and Bishop Caesar's vote alone was superior to that of the six bishops, but he could not be elected, because he never reached two-thirds of the votes.
Three working days passed, and the pope was still not elected, and the believers and reporters in the square were almost dispersed, and they all went to find a place to rest.
Because according to the election procedures, the election results cannot be obtained within three working days, and the election must be suspended for one day.
On this day, all the cardinals gathered in the electoral hall for prayer, and Joyce, the head of the deaconship, stood in front of the stage and gave a speech to the crowd, telling them what kind of pope and the shape of the Holy See needed to be elected.
He spoke impassionedly about the future direction of reform of the Holy See, and to put it bluntly, he was telling the voters about his governing philosophy, and if the ideas matched, he would naturally win a lot of votes.
After the speech, everyone went back to their respective rooms to rest, and today they did nothing, everyone ate and drank in the house to rest, and no one wanted to leave until the new pope was elected.
The next day, a large crowd gathered in St. Peter's Square in the hope that the cardinals would give a result after a day's rest, but again they were going to disappoint everyone......
After another three consecutive working days, the election situation has suddenly become a stalemate, and the first vote of each time has become the patent of Bishop Caesar, and the name of the first ballot must be him, and everyone has become a consensus.
It stands to reason that such a strange thing should make this group of people frightened by the majesty of 'God', but now no one cares what your 'God' is, and no oracles and ghosts can scare them, they are pretending to be ghosts, so the cardinals are clearly fighting against God. The perseverance of the six bishops and the 64 votes of the firm resistance of Bishop Caesar shows that the six bishops also have strong supporters who fight for their own interests.
After three working days, there is a wail in the square, and there is no result! The knife that was sleeping in the tent was finally dragged back to the hotel by Shang Wen, unkempt, and if he stayed any longer, he would become a beggar.
The next day, the election was suspended again, and the leader of the priestly group, Chief Priest Felix, stood at the forestage and gave a speech to everyone, stating his governing philosophy.
Because all the cardinals are divided into three levels, in the final analysis, they are all divided into Henry, Felix and Joyce, and the three of them can take advantage of the speech, because the three of them can contact most of the cardinals in their ordinary work, and when the election is stalemate, they have to let the three speak, in fact, in the election conditions, they are already biased in favor of the three.
At the end of this talk, in addition to asking everyone to pray, we were asked to think deeply, and there was also a dialogue.
The dialogue is also to prevent the election from being deadlocked, and the people who are allowed to talk to everyone according to the rules are Henry, Felix and Joyce, this rule is clearly biased in favor of the three, giving the three of them the opportunity to openly canvass votes, as for the others, they are honestly staying in the room, and they are not allowed to scatter the votes.
ps: Many readers are impatient with the election, well, I've already omitted it, and I regret the designed plot.