"Cao Nai!"

The little yellow door who sang the ticket held back for a long time, and finally called out the next name!

Excited, Cao Nai couldn't help but grow his mouth, and almost shouted out, although it only narrowed the gap of one piece, but one was an improvement.

"Cao Nai!"

Or Cao Nai, Cao Nai took a sharp breath, and went further, only a difference of two votes.

"Ma Yu!" The next ticket made Cao Nai's hope of reversing eight or ninety percent of it all at once.

The remaining three votes, as long as Chen Xun gets one ticket, then Cao Nai, even if the remaining two are his, will lose by one.

Until the end, no one knows what the outcome will be.

The last three ballots were cast, and the atmosphere in the Fengtian Hall seemed to freeze, and the tension was overwhelming.

The monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty stared at the last three ballots in the wooden lacquered basin on the table.

Perhaps at this moment, only the little yellow door and the overseer of the brocade guard know who is the final victor.

But they were also very excited at the moment, especially the little waiter of the Yellow Gate who sang the vote and held the third ballot with trembling hands!

"Cao Nai!"

Cao Nai, the name of the Yellow Gate attendant almost used all his strength.

It's just one vote away!

It was too exciting, Meng Yan also felt that his heart seemed to be beating faster than usual, this is the moment to decide the fate of a person, even the fate of the Ming Dynasty, as a witness and planner, as well as a participant, it is normal for him to be a little excited at the moment.

There are two tickets left!

In the penultimate sheet, the waiter of the Yellow Gate seemed to be holding a piece of extremely heavy gold, and read it out loud again!

Cao Nai!

Flat!

The number of votes was actually equal to Chen Xun's votes, and this result surprised many people, and even some people couldn't accept it. Because of this result, there were three ministers who fainted with excitement.

Meng Yan sighed secretly, these are the elites of the Ming Dynasty, why is it that their ability to bear it is so poor?

"How can this be, it shouldn't be!"

"Why shouldn't it, Cao Wanzhong is the champion of the Xuande Ugly Department in the eighth year, and he was recommended by the two adults Xiyang and Dongyang to join the cabinet. Talent and Minda, for the official ......"

The voices of the officials suddenly rang out.

"Quiet, quiet, no noise during the ticketing period!"

The last ballot is on the ballot!

"Mr. Hu, this is the last vote, and now it is the votes of Lord Chen Xun Chen and Lord Cao Nai, if any of them get this last vote, it will be the first place. But if this last ticket is obtained by Takatani or Ma Yuma, then what should I do, there can't be two first assistants in the cabinet, right? Wang Zhen suddenly stood up and asked.

It stands to reason that in this kind of court meeting, Wang Zhen, a eunuch, is not qualified to speak, unless the emperor asks him.

But now the emperor obviously didn't ask, but he opened his own mouth, if the emperor of Daxing was there. I guess I didn't ask anything, and I just dragged it out and killed with a cane.

But Zhu Qizhen not only did not ask for the guilt. Instead, he nodded, and then asked, "Hu Aiqing, how does Mr. Wang's question end?" ”

"It's very simple, whoever the emperor wants, who is the first assistant!" Hu said.

"No, no. Since it is the election of the first assistant, if I am decided, then what is the point? Zhu Qizhen didn't nod, but whether he dropped Hu Hu's Jianyi.

"Weichen Jianyì, let the two of them catch lots!"

"Draw lots. It's a fair way, it depends on whose luck! Zhu Qizhen nodded and said with a smile, this sounds a bit of a joke, but if you think about it carefully, it is not a bad way, and those who lose will not complain, and there is no way to be unlucky.

However, it depends on who is elected on the last ballot, and perhaps, this method is not needed at all.

For a moment, the hall was as quiet as empty, and everyone held their breath, their eyes focused, all staring at the last ballot.

The little yellow door of the chamberlain slowly reached out and picked it up, as if grasping an extremely heavy object, slowly opened it, and sent it to his eyes.

"The last ballot is ......"

"What?"

Xiao Huangmen was a little nervous, and he couldn't shout for the first time, his name was stuck in his throat, and his voice was high.

"Cao, Cao Nai!"

Yes!

Xiao Huangmen finally called out the name on the last ballot, and the audience gasped, and then the exclamations continued.

How so?

Obviously, this result is difficult for many people to accept, especially some officials who support Chen Xun and Wang Zhen's henchmen.

In the end, the worst vote is Gao Gu or Ma Yu's, so in the end, Cao Nai will only have a tie with Chen Xun.

Tie, that is still a chance, this kind of thing is the easiest to cheat, and even Wang Zhen has already signaled his henchmen with his eyes that they are secretly preparing to go.

However, he had no way to replace the last ballot in front of everyone, and the worst result was that the person on that ballot was Cao Nai.

But that's only a 1 in 4 chance.

As long as it's not Cao Nai!

However, the last candidate on the top was Cao Nai, no one felt that the ballot was tampered with, that was because everything was carried out under the supervision of everyone, even if the ballot box was opened, it was all two people together, and everyone was temporarily transferred, and they didn't know who it was in advance.

"Dezun!"

Chen Xun actually rolled his eyes and fainted under the huge stimulation because of this result.

"Quick, pass on the Imperial Doctor!"

The imperial physician had been waiting outside the hall for a long time, and when he heard the sound of the call, a imperial physician and a healer with a medicine box on his back hurriedly rushed in.

"Carry the person into the side hall and treat it immediately!" Zhu Qizhen ordered.

Chen Xun was carried down, and the emperor also walked up to the Danqi, sat upright on the dragon chair, and all the officials returned to their positions, waiting for the announcement of the results.

"Hu Lao Aiqing, announce the results." The emperor spoke, and it was obvious that the emperor agreed with the result of Cao Nai's victory in the end, and he was just one last step away from announcing it to the public.

"The old minister obeys!" When Hu Hu heard this, the stone in his heart fell to the ground. Although Cao Nai finally defeated Chen Xun by one vote, if the emperor felt that the vote gap was too small, it would be troublesome to consider it again.

However, fortunately, the emperor did not do this, but directly recognized the result of Cao Nai's appointment as the first assistant of the cabinet.

"Colleagues. After voting, counting and counting the votes, the final result was obtained, Chen Xun Chen had 205 votes, Ma Yuma had 184 votes, Gao Gu Gao had 206 votes, and the last one was Cao Nai, and the result was 206 votes, this result seems to be somewhat surprising, but it is a fact, and the result of this secret ballot is. Lord Cao Nai won the first place, the second place was Lord Chen Xunchen, the third was Lord Ma Yuma, and the fourth was Lord Takaya Gao! Hu Hu announced the results loudly.

"Well, this time, the process of electing the first assistant of the cabinet is supervised by my own eyes, fair and open. Just, the one who wins is certainly happy. Don't be discouraged if you lose, what I said counts, Cao Nai will take over the position of the first assistant of the cabinet, and Chen Xun will continue to serve as the second assistant of the cabinet! Emperor Zhu Qizhen said solemnly.

"Weichen Xie Emperor Longen!" Cao Nai knelt down excitedly to thank him.

Today's vote was a surprise for him, he didn't expect to win first place, and he wasn't so keen on the position of first assistant to the cabinet. After all, his qualifications are not enough, but he didn't expect that the person who won in the end was not Chen Xun, who had the highest voice, but he who had little hope.

How can there be such an official to support him, he is not a wide range of contacts in the DPRK and China, could it be that someone is secretly helping him?

"Cao Aiqing. Since so many officials voted for you, it means that your work in the cabinet is popular, and I hope that you will share your worries for the court and me in the position of first assistant, and I am very optimistic about you! Zhu Qizhen is also satisfied with the selection of a relatively young first assistant, and in the Sanyang era, Cao Nai's appearance is good, and there is also Cao Nai in Zhu Qizhen's mind.

He also wanted Cao Nai to serve as the first assistant, but he was afraid that those old ministers in the court would oppose him, after all, Cao Nai's qualifications and prestige were shortcomings.

Serving as a down payment for the cabinet is to hold it down.

"Okay, that's all for today's discussion, let's all disperse." Emperor Zhu Qizhen stood up and waved his hand.

"Retreat!" The eunuch Jin Ying shouted at the top of his voice.

"Congratulations, Lord Cao!" When the emperor left, the officials in the hall who had not yet left, especially those who were closer to Cao Nai, gathered around, surrounded Cao Nai, and said goodbye.

"Thank you......" Cao Nai himself was also like in a dream, constantly clenching his fists, arching his hands, and thanking his colleagues.

"Master Cao, are you free at night, the old man is the east, have a drink?" Hu Hu didn't know when God came, so he came to Cao Nai's front and asked with a smile.

"Master Hu is calling, how dare Wan Zhong not go." Cao Nai suppressed his excitement and bowed deeply.

He knew that he could become the head of the cabinet, and it would be almost impossible without the secret ballot method proposed by Hu Hu, the old man, to the emperor.

Even if the person who secretly helped him was not Hu Hu himself, he would have a close relationship with Hu Hui, and he also wanted to know what was going on here, so it was natural to agree to Hu Hui's invitation.

Hearing that Cao Nai agreed to Hu Hui's invitation, the others who wanted to speak retracted their words one after another.

Hu Hu was highly respected and favored by four dynasties, and he was also one of the only Chinese officials among the five ministers of the Daxing Emperor Tuogu, who was not included in the cabinet.

is also in charge of a mysterious spy agency, a secret spy in the sect, such a person is interested in befriending Cao Nai, so he will never do it if he is not optimistic.

Hu Hu is well-known for not making friends with ministers in the court, but he has a good personal relationship with the ministers in the court, and has always been very neutral.

Thinking of Hu Hui's support for the emperor's "official compulsory edict", many people secretly speculated in their hearts, is Hu Hu going to be the same as Yang Pu, this is going to be a minister, and there will not be so many scruples, and making friends with the next first assistant can be regarded as paving the way for his future generations? (To be continued......)