Chapter Three Hundred and Seventy Eight: Draw (Part 2)
It was almost ten o'clock in the evening when Dongcheng Wudi and Bai Zhanfang came back.
Not to mention the somewhat gloomy expressions on their faces, the length of the meeting was enough to make everyone in the Bai family who truly understood the current situation feel solemn.
Another nearly fourteen-hour meeting.
The longer and longer meeting time also shows the tremendous pressure Dongcheng Wudi is now under. Except for them, no one knows how fierce the debate was at today's plenary meeting of the parliament.
There was silence in the smoke-filled study.
Zou Mulin, Dongcheng Wudi, Bai Zhanfang, and Bai Qingchao were all smoking silently.
Bai Qingqian peeled an apple and handed it to Li Tianlan.
Li Tianlan subconsciously took it, shook his head, and put it on the table again.
Qin Weibai is making tea.
There are two screens hanging on the other side of the study room. The screens are on, and the figures of Zou Yuanshan and Wu Zhengmin are equally solemn and dignified in front of the screens.
Right now, these people are almost the core members of wealthy groups and new groups.
It is not convenient for Wu Zhengmin to come here now.
Zou Yuanshan is far away from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but he participates in discussions through the Internet.
These few people now are the most intuitive present and future of wealthy groups and new groups.
After next year's general election, Zou Mulin and Bai Zhanfang are determined to retire, Dongcheng Wudi will continue to be re-elected, at the same time, Bai Qingqian and Bai Qingchao will enter the Central Continent Council, Wu Zhengmin will serve as a director of Central Continent, and Zou Yuanshan, who is 39 years old this year, will be here
The next general election will also formally establish the status of the leader of the new group. In Li Tianlan and Dongcheng Wudi's vision, they plan to push Zou Yuanshan directly into the parliament.
Considering his age, it is almost impossible for Zou Yuanshan to become a member of the parliament, but he can transition as an alternate member and at the same time stabilize Nanyue. After five years... it will be logical for him to enter the parliament and even become a director.
The biggest disadvantage of the new group now is that it is not that there is no one available, but there are indeed no suitable candidates for certain high-level positions. This involves qualifications and prestige. Wu Zhengmin is the only one who can leave everyone speechless.
As for the candidates, Bai Qingqian also has the qualifications to become a member. A little further down, the provincial speaker and the governor's new group have the problem of insufficient qualifications, but there is no shortage of candidates to recommend. In this way, Southern Guangdong has some
It is difficult to handle. Unless the new group abandons southern Guangdong, it will inevitably have to introduce a quota that can barely enter the parliament.
Zou Yuanshan is the only choice.
Although Zou Yuanshan is too young and has very limited qualifications, his future and ability can make people trust him. Coupled with Li Tianlan's strength, it is not impossible for the new group to push him up.
But with the death of Chen Fangqing, everything has become more variable.
Not to mention Zou Yuanshan's position, even Bai Qingqian's position, some people are starting to make plans.
"Let me step back."
In the long, almost dead silence, Wu Zhengmin suddenly smiled and spoke in a very calm voice.
No one spoke for a while.
Qin Weibai paused while making tea. After a few seconds, she raised her head and asked, "Is the situation already so serious?"
"I'm afraid it's more serious than you think."
Dongcheng Wudi took a deep breath of cigarette and sighed softly.
"What was discussed in today's meeting?"
Li Tianlan suddenly asked.
Dongcheng None
The enemy recalled the banquet, and couldn't help but reveal a sneer on his face. He was obviously extremely dissatisfied with the content of today's meeting: "Personnel affairs! For fourteen hours, all we talked about was personnel affairs. They joined forces to target several key positions. All
There are people talking, and even Zhengmin’s position has people making plans, do they really think we are at the end of our rope?"
"It's not the end of the road."
Wu Zhengmin smiled: "But appropriate compromise is also good. I will step down and Speaker Bai will step up. This is the best solution at present."
He looked at Dongcheng Wudi and then at Bai Qingqian, his eyes were very deep.
Everyone can understand what Wu Zhengmin means.
Wu Zhengmin is already very old. If he continues to be re-elected and waits until Zou Mulin and Bai Zhanfang retire, then he will be the oldest member of the Central Continent Council, both as a member and a director. If he goes further, it will be the helplessness of the new group.
This move, after one term, will be withdrawn no matter what.
At present, several major groups are targeting the New Group. Wu Zhengmin's retirement at this time will undoubtedly be a super heavyweight bargaining chip and a huge compromise for the New Group. No matter how bad the situation of the New Group is now, no one is really willing to take it.
Li Tianlan was desperate. As long as Wu Zhengmin retreated, the matter would be over.
And with Wu Zhengmin's withdrawal, this also means that the position of cabinet minister, who is quite important among the several directors of Zhongzhou, is vacant.
Other groups are not really eyeing this position for Wu Zhengmin. The position of a director is the key among the keys, especially since this position also represents the secondary prime minister of Zhongzhou, with high power. This position, all major groups
Everyone wants it, but no one is willing to grab it, which means that they will first become confused internally. After all, they are not monolithic in targeting the new group, and no one is willing to fight for such a sensitive position.
Therefore, even if Wu Zhengmin retires, the position of the secondary prime minister will most likely fall into the hands of the new group. Bai Qingqian can take over in one step, skipping the parliamentarians and directly becoming the new director of Zhongzhou.
At this time, what the major groups actually wanted for Wu Zhengmin was Bai Qingqian's original position as a member of parliament, the third-ranked position in the cabinet.
After the new group lost this position, its plan to attack the cabinet was almost a failure, but it was not without any chance of a comeback.
Southern Guangdong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Dongshan, Jiangnan, and Western Guangdong.
With five provinces in hand, if it operates properly, the new group will still be the top group in Central Continent. It can also establish its voice in the cabinet to a certain extent. However, it gave up its strong position in the cabinet. While stabilizing its position, the new group
Then we can fully help the wealthy group to win some other positions, which is also the key among the keys.
The two major groups have always had extremely high expectations for this election, and several key positions can be said to be inevitable.
The cabinet dispute is one of the focal points.
Southern Guangdong is also the focus.
In addition, the military has another position that everyone is paying attention to but no one has mentioned it yet.
After the election, even if Dongcheng Wudi is re-elected, he will inevitably step down from his concurrent position as commander of the Border Guard Corps.
This position originally belonged to Di Jiang of the Wang family in Beihai, but after his resignation, Dongcheng Wudi held the position concurrently for more than two years. The wealthy group undoubtedly wanted to take back this traditional sphere of influence.
What does it mean to be Commander of the Border Corps?
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He is said to be a super heavyweight in the military, a member of the Central Continent, a deputy minister of the military, a military director, and a marshal of hundreds of thousands of troops.
It is no exaggeration to say that the final ownership of this position is most directly related to whether Dongcheng Invincible will still have a strong influence on the military in the future.
If there had been no changes within the Wang family in Beihai, the most powerful candidate for this position would have been Ye Dongsheng, the deputy minister of the military and known as the military god of Zhongzhou. If he had come forward, the wealthy group would have no choice but to give up no matter how unwilling it was. Now,
In the entire Central Continent, there is no one who is more suitable to serve in the Frontier Corps than Ye Dongsheng. If Beihai is the one who pushes him out, then no one else has anything to say.
But now that Ye Dongsheng is fighting for the position of director, it is no longer possible to go to the Border Guard Corps. As a result, the wealthy group has hope of fighting for it again.
The new group still doesn't know who the wealthy group plans to introduce to compete for that position. Even Li Tianlan doesn't know. They only know that in Dongcheng Wudi's heart, this person is almost a candidate who is bound to succeed if they are introduced. This means that
This means that in everyone's mind, that person is the most suitable person to join the Border Guard Corps, besides Ye Dongsheng.
Li Tianlan has seen the list of generals from wealthy groups, but he still doesn't think anyone has such strong competitiveness.
And this position is also closely related to the advancement and retreat of the new group.
Wu Zhengmin can no longer work for too long. Obviously, he thinks that using his retirement as a bargaining chip to calm the turmoil, and at the same time strive for more favorable conditions for himself, and let the new group plan its layout again is a good result.
And such an ending means that the major groups' suppression of the New Group has been effective, severely frustrating the New Group's plans, and at the same time gaining something for itself. If the New Group stabilizes its position, it can also strive for other interests. In Wu Zhengmin's case,
It seems that if he takes a step back, the situation will be a draw from now on.
No matter how unwilling you are, this situation is relatively the best.
"It won't be that simple."
The taciturn Zou Mulin suddenly said something.
"What does the council think of me?"
Li Tianlan suddenly asked.
Everything that happens now can be said to be because of him.
Although he has done nothing, he now has no evidence to prove his innocence. All the pressure on the new group and the wealthy group is also because of him. The parliament's view of him is the core key.
Dongcheng Wudi glanced at him and suddenly smiled: "The parliament still recognizes your ability and future. Wen Tian proposed that you be imprisoned again for a long time. The article voted in favor. However, it was vetoed by the president.
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It is expected that Guo Wentian wants to imprison himself to stabilize the position of the Prince Group.
And Ji Wenwen, the giant of the Southeast Group, voted in favor?
Beihai, Wang Shengxiao, do you really feel that your wings are stiff now?
Li Tianlan twitched the corners of his mouth but said nothing.
Everyone knows that it is impossible to imprison Li Tianlan again at this time.
When the other party mentioned this, he undoubtedly wanted to take more things from the new group.
Li Tianlan thought silently.
He knew very well what he had to do again now.
"The president proposed that you serve as Zhongzhou's special security adviser, on the same level as Gu Xingyun, and on the same level as the directors. What do you think?"