King Hua and the others came to the royal rest place on the dock, and as soon as they sat down, King Hua asked, "Is the court stable?" ”

Mo Haige said: "The court briefing has been placed in the Ansheng Palace, and the court has been stable recently. ”

"How's Grandpa's dragon body?" Hua Wang asked again.

Mo Haige replied: "Your Majesty's dragon body is fine, yesterday Zhang Chang arrived, and it was rumored that His Majesty was hungry at night, so he made soup and ate rice. ”

"Just eat something, let's discuss it quickly, I'm going to Xiyuan and meet grandpa." Hua Wang said.

Mohag didn't talk nonsense either, and said: "The cabinet drafts an excerpt. Speaking of this, Wu Peihang got up and handed out a folded book to everyone present.

After opening it, Mohag said: "Your Majesty has made two decrees on this election, one is to only ask for a vote for the Minister of Prime Minister's Affairs, and the other is to refer to the substantive post from the second rank and above. Huawang Chitose, not counting the official positions of the inner court, there are a total of 16 real positions and above in the imperial court, among them, the minister of prime minister's affairs of the political affairs hall, the chairman of the military government, the minister of the cabinet, and the minister of the inner court and the inner court......"

King Hua waved his hand and said: "This time it does not involve the chairman of the military government, the minister of the cabinet, or the minister of the inner court, so there are 13 positions, has anyone already sat in these 13 positions?" ”

"There is a vice premier and three doctors in the government hall, and the rest are not established." Mohag said.

King Hua was a little surprised and asked, "There is no one in the vice chairman of the military government and the deputy assistant of the cabinet?" ”

Mo Haige nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty has not approved the appointment of people for the past two years, and two of the three doctors in the political hall are also old, and they want to take this opportunity to change their positions." ”

King Hua sighed: "Ji Bin's incident was too big that time!" ”

Mo Haige said: "Huawang Chitose, be cautious." ”

"Don't call it Chitose, it's not good for the government and the opposition, I'll go back and ask my grandfather for this honor, and grandpa doesn't like the title of Banzai." King Hua said sensibly.

"Huawang Chitose is a good example." Li Huaqian suddenly picked it up.

King Hua glanced at Li Huaqian and said, "Liang Ji saved me this time, I will remember your kindness duke." After saying this, he turned around and asked Mohag, "How are you going to vote?" ”

"I asked Your Majesty before, and Your Majesty said that how to elect me to hold a political meeting to discuss and decide, and appropriately relax the limit on the number of people for individual positions. His Majesty gave an example, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Political Affairs Hall, only one person was set before, but this time it can also be set up to two......" Mo Haige had not finished speaking, and King Hua said: "The court does not need so many people, and if there are too many people, it will be chaotic." ”

Hua Wang's words were also expected by Mo Haige.

Hua Wang was about to "ride the wind", and he had to think about what happened next. The disadvantage of King Hua is that he has been raised in the deep palace and has no team of his own, even if he has been engaged in government affairs for several years at that time, his subordinates are simply not enough to make up for these shortcomings.

"Your Majesty also means this, Your Majesty also set a time, and asked us to discuss it again two days before the ceremony, and then report the results to him." Mohag affirmed.

The question and answer of the two can be regarded as framing two things, one is the voting time, and the other is the number of people who will be replaced this time.

Mo Haig had already told several ministers of the trial council about these things in private, so several people didn't say anything.

Then comes the key question.

"What do you think about the scope of the vote?" Hua Wang asked.

Mo Haige pointed to the fold and said: "Your Majesty means 'three products in Beijing, and two products outside Beijing and above', according to His Majesty's requirements, the ceremony will be reported to him two days before the ceremony, so it is not counted today, it is only about four days, our cabinet considers the authenticity, and asks for a handwritten report, and the estimated number is more than 140 people, and even less than 140 people, after all, some ministers who are absent from their posts have returned to their hometowns, and the excerpts have not arrived so quickly." ”

"Isn't the telegraph good?" Mo Hu asked.

Mo Haige didn't answer, frowned, and glanced at Wu Peihang, Wu Peihang comprehended: "The telegram is easy to make mistakes, who knows what happened behind the telegram?" After all, this is the election of the pillars of the empire, and we also submitted a report asking me to submit it, and my handwriting is there. ”

"I can guarantee the army, everything in the army is secret......" Before Mo Hu finished speaking, King Hua interrupted: "I think the cabinet has thought it through. ”

As soon as he finished saying this, Mo Hu was dumbfounded.

Hua Wang knew that he had robbed Mo Hu of his words, so he turned his head to look at Mo Hu and said: "The trial committee requires a unanimous vote system, and I am not the minister of the trial committee, but my grandfather asked me to study, and I just said what I thought." If the marshal has any different opinions this time, we can delay it until Grandpa asks for the list at that time, and in a hurry, there may not even be a hundred or so people. ”

Mo Hu was a little surprised, why would he shoot at himself.

Hua Wang did not stop and continued: "I agree with the opinion of the cabinet, I submit it, and I write it. I think there is a point that can be added, if it is found that someone else has ghostwritten, it will be a bullying theory. ”

"I agree." Mohag said.

King Hua looked at Mo Hu, it was his turn to make a statement at this moment.

Mo Hu nodded and said, "The minister seconded the proposal." ”

Wu Peihang, Li Huaqian, Hua Tianxiong: "The minister seconded the proposal. ”

King Hua said: "The affairs of the outer courts, the three permanent servants have no opinion. Taifu, the people, time, and people to vote for have all been decided, and you can talk about how to choose. ”

Mo Haige: "Peihang drafted this excerpt, please tell us about it." ”

Wu Peihang stood up and said in a reporting posture: "Huawang Chitose, Master Taifu, the cabinet has three opinions. One is 'equal push of position', this way is the simplest, as the saying goes, 'a radish and a pit', the position directly corresponds to the personnel, such as the prime minister, everyone's excerpt, push one person, can not push more;

There is also a 'push level not push', that is, push the grade without pushing the position, this is not a set of 13 people, let everyone write the names of thirteen people on the fold, after our cabinet summary, further sort out the thirteen people with the most votes, and then arrange the positions by the political committee;

The third is 'Recognition and Election', which is the simplest, we will draw up a list of political trials and send it along with the official document, so that the ministers who have the right to vote can check whether they agree or not, and the consent will be considered a determination. ”

After Wu Peihang finished speaking, Mo Haige said: "Huawang Chitose, these three ways, the first is the first plan drawn up when His Majesty asked to vote for the Prime Minister, and now it is very cumbersome to see that there are more people; The second is the second type that the cabinet has carefully considered; The third was proposed by Marshal Mo Hu. You can discuss which way is good, or everyone agrees with that way. Let me briefly say that the first kind of 'equal promotion of posts' is determined by the number of votes, and there are very few places in which our Judicial Council can participate, and it all depends on the wishes of the ministers who have the right to vote; the second kind of 'promotion without promotion' can fulfill His Majesty's voting requirements on the one hand, and on the other hand, the Judicial Council can make the final check; and the third kind of 'confirmation and selection' will not be mentioned, although it can be regarded as an election, it is 'to the left' with His Majesty's original request. ”

As soon as Mo Haig finished speaking, everyone present knew that Mo Haig wanted to choose that one.

In a country where there is no sense of voting at all, the second way is indeed the most secure.

Wu Peihang: "There is an Electoral College system in the United States, that is, the votes are voted for, and the final result is decided by the Electoral College. ”

"I don't understand what you mean by the Electoral College, I think we should consider the reality of our empire, Your Majesty said that the vote is indeed to lead the empire to learn from the great powers, but 'the meal must be eaten one bite at a time, and the steps must be taken slowly step by step', when do the lower-level officials have the power to decide the higher-level officials? Let them tick the box, and it will be a vote in our empire. Mo Hu took advantage of the fact that King Hua was not obviously inclined to which side at the moment, and fought fiercely.

Mo Haig knew very well in his heart that the reason why Mo Hu proposed this was to ensure his power.

"In the historical data, there have always been cases of low-level officials electing upper-level officials......" Wu Peihang has not finished speaking. Mo Hu choked: "Wang Mang was voted on, what is the result?" ”

King Hua frowned and said, "What does Lord Hua Qian think? ”

Leng Buding asked, for Li Huaqian, in fact, the two methods are nothing special for him. But then I thought about it, and at this moment, King Hua asked himself, that is, to let himself make a choice for King Hua.

Thinking of this, Li Huaqian's heart surged, it seems that Liang Ji really did not die in vain! Huawang intends to let himself operate the work of his ballots.

Then the most advantageous one for King Hua should be the second type, which is justified, but to speak out and support the second type is to offend Mo Hu again.

Li Huaqian said: "Ministers can also be improved, the empire has always had a 'ladder of officials', and every official climbs layer by layer, so the 13 people we selected this time are also to be selected from the ladder of the next layer, and it is impossible to find a prefect to do what kind of auxiliary university scholar." When the cabinet announces the official documents of the vote, it can be accompanied by the qualified officials this time, and we can first screen out some of the people who want to leave their posts, those who want to sue the old, and those who want to be treated, and the rest are in the annex, so that everyone can have a choice, what is this called in the West..."

Wu Peihang prompted: "Candidates." ”

Li Huaqian nodded and continued: "Let's take this time as an example, Minister of Prime Minister's Affairs, according to our previous political review meeting, only Huawang Chitose will be listed, and the rest will be seriously listed from the official positions of the second grade. ”

Li Huaqian's idea can be regarded as a very protective approach to King Hua.

King Hua didn't know where to think of it, so he blurted out: "Don't just list me, how many people are in the prime minister's official ladder are also listed, and I don't want to have any privileges." ”