Sheng Boyuan stood rooted to the ground, his expression changing.
Not only Sheng Boyuan, but some of the officials also looked ashamed.
As for the other officials, there was a clear distinction between them. They either looked calm or angry.
Sheng Boyuan had exposed many people's inner thoughts.
In order to prevent the Holy Path from being sealed, it was not a big deal to sacrifice Fang Yun, who was seriously injured and could not go any further.
Sheng Boyuan was silent for a few breaths and said, "Fang Xusheng, you misunderstood. Old Man did not mean it that way. Old Man just thought that for the sake of Jingguo, the price of you admitting your mistake is small, but the benefits are great. "
"The price and benefits are not up to you." Fang Yun looked at Sheng Boyuan coldly.
"Old Man did not argue with you. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that. Since you are unwilling to admit your mistake, Fang Xusheng, we can only make a deal with me by sacrificing other benefits, "Sheng Boyuan said.
Fang Yun said slowly, "The child does not feel the heartache of selling his father's land."
"You …" Sheng Boyuan did not expect Fang Yun to be so rude.
The other officials were helpless, and some were even laughing secretly.
Zhang Po Yue laughed, "Your words are crude but your logic is not. Everything that I want to obtain is basically obtained by Fang Xu Sheng. If anyone were to betray the interests of Jing Country, it would be akin to a child betraying his grandfather's land."
Sheng Boyuan suddenly felt a little tired. He did not expect Fang Yun to be such a person who did not care about the big picture. He was completely different from the Fang Yun in his heart.
In Sheng Boyuan's heart, although Fang Yun was a dictatorial person, he rarely did selfish things and had always been selfless. However, today, Fang Yun did not sacrifice himself for Jingguo like before.
Sheng Boyuan sighed softly and said, "Forget it. Since Old Man can't persuade Fang Xusheng, then let's do as Fang Xusheng said and vote directly. All the cabinet ministers, cabinet members, and cabinet secretaries can participate in the anonymous vote. If two-thirds of the cabinet members agreed, the peace talks would proceed. Otherwise, the peace talks would be abandoned. Fang Xusheng has already made it clear that he is not suitable to preside over this vote. I hope that Prime Minister Yang will work hard to preside over this vote. "
Yang Xuwen did not immediately agree. Like all the other officials, he looked at Fang Yun.
No one could bypass Fang Yun to decide the vote.
Fang Yundao: "Then, Prime Minister Yang, please preside over the voting."
Yang Xuwen nodded and said, "That Old Man will preside over this vote. All cabinet members, please step forward."
Then, all the cabinet members walked out of the official line.
The eyes of the other officials lit up as they looked at the ministers, advisors, and scholars.
In the past, the members of the Cabinet were considered semi-honorable because some old ministers and a few officials had received titles from the Cabinet, but they had very little power.
Ever since Fang Yun reformed the Cabinet, it had been reorganized. Now, only officials who were in office could receive a title from the Cabinet. Moreover, after receiving a title from the Cabinet, there were clear benefits. Other than an increase in various benefits, the biggest benefit was that they could participate in voting and truly decide the direction of Jing Country.
Yang Xuwen held the official seal and explained the voting process. Finally, he let all the cabinet members hold the official seal and decide whether to agree to the peace talks with the School of Miscellaneous.
The votes of the Cabinet came from the Notre-Dame, so they were also voted on with bamboo tablets.
The cabinet members put their hands on the official seals. Then, green bamboo tablets were erected in front of Yang Xuwen. The front of the tablets indicated that they supported the peace talks, the back of the tablets indicated that they opposed the peace talks, and the flat of the tablets indicated that they abstained.
There were only three ministers in the Cabinet, and there were only about 20 advisors. However, there were more than 200 cabinet secretaries, and they were all officials with real power in Jingguo.
Finally, the voting results were out.
17 people abstained, 39 people opposed, and 193 people supported.
Seeing this number, many people's expressions were very strange.
After the reform of the Cabinet, Fang Yun used his power to bring many members of the Fang Party into the Cabinet and made them Cabinet Secretaries or Cabinet Secretaries. In fact, the total number of members of the Fang Party in the Cabinet was more than 50, which was close to a quarter.
However, at present, there were bound to be some members of the Fang Party who supported the peace talks, which was contrary to Fang Yun's attitude.
This was very interesting. It was not clear whether Fang Yun did not want to force the members of the Fang Party to fully obey him, or whether there were already people in the Fang Party who secretly opposed Fang Yun, or whether the members of the Fang Party supported the peace talks out of a sense of fairness.
Yang Xuwen looked at Fang Yun and said, "Does Prime Minister Fang have something to say?"
The Left Prime Minister and the Monarch had the right to veto the vote and vote again.
Fang Yun shook his head.
Yang Xuwen looked behind the curtain and said, "Does the Monarch have something to say?"
Jing Jun said, "I support the Cabinet's decision."
This was the first time in the history of Jingguo that a vote was held.
Many officials did not feel anything when they heard Fang Yun's words, but when they heard Jing Jun's words, a strange feeling arose in their hearts.
This was because even though there were many times in history where the Emperor changed his mind because of the officials, this was the first time that the Emperor had recognized the authority of the officials. It could even be said that from now on, the officials of the Jing Kingdom were truly on the same level as the Emperor and had real power in the eyes of the law.
They were not completely given by the Monarch.
Very few officials looked at Fang Yun, and their eyes moved slightly. They suspected that this vote was also made by Fang Yun.
In fact, whether it was the Empress Dowager or the Royal Family, they had been secretly and openly preventing the Cabinet from voting. This was because once a vote was held, it meant that the system would be fixed and difficult to change, and it would greatly weaken the Monarch's power.
However, this vote was obviously in Jingguo's favor and not Fang Yun's. The Empress Dowager and the Royal Family had no reason to oppose it.
They were happy to see Fang Yun fail.
Yang Xuwen announced in public, "A total of 249 people participated in this vote, more than two-thirds of the Cabinet members. The vote is valid. 17 people abstained, 39 people opposed, and 193 people supported. The supporters exceeded two-thirds of the voters, and the vote was completed. The result of the vote is that Jingguo supports the peace talks with the House of Miscellany. Today's vote will be recorded and a copy will be sent to the Notre-Dame for verification. "
Many people secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Sheng Boyuan let out a long sigh and said, "Then, next, we should establish a temporary peace talks department. The bottom line and some details of the negotiations should be decided by the temporary peace talks department. It's not appropriate to talk about it in detail here. As for the specific candidate for the temporary peace talks department, it should be decided by the Cabinet collectively. Old Man will not interfere. "
Many officials nodded gently.
Cao Dean looked at Fang Yun and said, "Left Prime Minister, you are the leader of the officials. This temporary peace talks department should be established by you."
However, Fang Yun said, "I voted against it. I still respect the Cabinet's decision and will not oppose the peace talks. However, I am already against the peace talks and am no longer suitable to participate in this peace talks. Therefore, this matter will be decided by everyone. The Left Prime Minister's Office will not interfere in this peace talks. "
Cao Dean hesitated, but Sheng Boyuan said, "It's not appropriate. The Left Prime Minister's Office is the head of the Cabinet. If you don't participate in this kind of major event, isn't it equivalent to indirectly opposing the Cabinet's decision? In this matter, the Left Prime Minister's Office must participate and take the lead. "
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