Luo Yunxiao's eloquent remarks brought most of the civil and military officials into reflection. Of course, there are still people who will not be convinced, even if Sima Zilong says that a hundred flowers are blooming and the sky is falling, he will not become one heart with you, his only purpose now is to save these officials, and pave the way for his future financial resources.

If they all move forward in the direction set by Luo Yunxiao, there will be fewer and fewer corrupt officials, and their money bags will become more and more deflated. In that case, who will die for him in the future? Are you kidding? The kid surnamed Luo must not be allowed to succeed.

Sima Zilong immediately came out and said: "Luo Yunxiao is completely alarmist, it is purely his own speculation and tiredness. He said that Qingzhou County handed over too little money and grain to the state treasury every year. But do he know that this Qingzhou is mostly a land of mountains and swamps, and the lack of food is also a natural cause, and he can't blame the ability of officials! In addition, most of the officials of my Dajin are responsible and responsible good officials, just now his words and deeds beat all the officials to death with a stick, in a not very nice sentence, he is using the heart of a villain to spend the belly of a gentleman! ”

"Also, the most unacceptable thing is that he is tired of the movement in the north. When we built a siege at the border pass, it was obvious that we were showing weakness to them, because we were afraid that they would be unfavorable to our court. Under such circumstances, the most people will laugh at us for being too timid, how can they still march against us? Isn't this unfounded and self-deception? ”

The little emperor said impatiently: "Then so be it! Since the public says that the public is reasonable, and the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is reasonable, then we don't have to fight any longer. According to the old rules, the decision is made by the number of votes! Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think? ”

The civil and military officials shouted in unison: "The emperor is wise! Your Majesty! My Emperor God! ”

If it is a court meeting as in the past, a total of 108 civil and military officials participated, including 7 first-class officials; 14 officials of 2 products; 55 officials of 3 products; There are 32 officials in 4 products. The number of votes in the hands of each 1st rank official is 8 votes, 2 votes for 2nd rank officials, 2 votes for 3rd rank officials, and 1 vote for 4th rank officials. For every official with more than 3 grades, all the votes in their hands can be cast for the same person, and of course, they can also vote for each side according to their preferences.

In the center of the Jinluan Palace, there are two boxes, one white and one red, and the red box represents Luo Yunxiao; The white box indicates that it belongs to Sima Zilong.

Luo Yunxiao is now ranked in the class according to the 3-rank officials, so he only has 2 votes in his hands; And Sima Zilong has 1 official residence, and he has 8 votes. Both sides undoubtedly cast their votes in their respective ballot boxes. It is impossible for anyone to vote for the other party, and whoever wants to vote for the other party is not Liu Adou's --- for nothing!

The next step was for the courtiers to start voting. When they were voting, there were four eunuchs who held a curtain to block the box so that others could not see the voting process. After all, everyone will have to work together in the future, and it is better to be secretive about who to vote for and who not to vote for.

The number of votes today, according to Sima Zilong's judgment, he should be able to get about 135 votes.

Originally, he could only get 124 votes, but he passed unscrupulous means and dug up another 10 to 12 votes from Luo Yunxiao, so if he votes today, he should have 135 votes. If nothing else, he will become the ultimate winner in saving Qingzhou officials this time.

However, with the help of the little emperor Sima Dezong, Luo Yunxiao actually brought the king of Shunyi, who had not been in court for many years, the number 2 person in the army, the dragoon general Sima Wuwei and his two deputies, Yiyang Hou, the dragoon general Sima Jun, and the hussar general Qin Xian, and this time the variables were big.

Sima Wuwei is also a first-rank official position; And Sima Jun and Qin Xian are both second-grade officials. The number of votes in the hands of the three people is as high as 16, so the opponent will also reach 135 votes. In the case of a tie in the votes of both sides, the little emperor will finally decide the decision and decide the outcome of the victory. Sima Zilong could conclude that the little emperor was obviously supporting Luo Yunxiao, and as long as the two sides were equal, then he would be tantamount to losing.

And at this critical moment, Sima Zilong suddenly spoke: "Your Majesty, the hereditary title of Sima Xiong, the nephew of the minister, has been approved by Shangshu Province for several days. Ma Shangshu, haven't you asked Your Majesty for a knighthood? ”

Shang Shu ordered Ma Lang to immediately come out and replied: "Long live my emperor, long live!" Sima Xiaohou Ye's hereditary replacement of his father Sima Ziyang's title has been approved, so please ask Your Majesty for permission! ”

More than 20 ministers of civil and military affairs shouted in unison: "Your Majesty, please give permission!" ”

At this time, a eunuch led a little boy of 8 or 9 years old into the Jinluan Palace, and this boy was Sima Ziyang's youngest son, Sima Xiong. His father had been removed from the title after he had been imprisoned for committing a crime, but his title was hereditary. It could have been said slowly, and it was not in a hurry.

Now that it was the critical moment of voting, Sima Zilong remembered this matter and immediately colluded with Shang Shuling Ma Lang to force the little emperor to comply. As long as Sima Dezong agrees, this founding candidate will become an official title, and he will be able to vote with his official position of 2 grades, which is the key!

This is a knighthood within the system, and it is difficult to dismiss it. The little emperor Sima Dezong also felt quite helpless, if he did not allow it, it was morally unjustifiable; But if he agrees, the opponent will add 4 votes for no reason, thus increasing their winning edge.

Just when the little emperor felt embarrassed, Luo Yunxiao came out and said: "First of all, we congratulate the little marquis Sima on officially obtaining the title, congratulations!" In addition, Your Majesty, in the battle of the border pass this time, there were two generals, one was the deputy commander of the elite dragon soldiers, Yu Yinlong, the general who protected the country, and the other was the general who protected the country, Han Chen, the left captain of the Iron Cavalry Army, and the two made great contributions. The minister implored the emperor to ...... for the two generals"

Before Luo Yunxiao finished speaking, the little emperor immediately said with a happy face: "Yes, yes, yes!" In this battle of the border pass, Luo Aiqing is naturally the first contribution, but Zou and Han Erjiang are also indispensable. In this way, I decided to seal General Yu Yinlong as the commander of the imperial guards of the Inner Palace, and receive 2 ranks; Feng Hanchen is the general of the 3rd rank guard, and he can enter the palace to discuss. Someone's coming! Immediately two people entered the temple to participate in the vote. ”

As soon as the little emperor finished announcing, Sima Zilong and his group were suddenly dumbfounded. This is really a foot high, a foot high! Especially Sima Zilong, he re-examined and judged Luo Yunxiao's opinion. Don't look at this person as young and frivolous, every one of his subsequent moves is fatal. As soon as he proposed to let his nephew Sima Xiong enter the court, he hinted that the little emperor promoted 2 meritorious ministers to the court at one time, and he didn't even have a chance to refute, so he could only acquiesce in tears.

In the end, after everyone checked the votes together, Luo Yunxiao got 140 votes, and Sima Zilong got 139 votes. Luo Yunxiao won the motion by one vote.