After coming back to his senses, Lu Meng narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard what Zhang Zhao said.
He frowned, and there seemed to be something else in his eyes, but no matter what, Lu Meng continued:
"Mr. Ge, how do you say this?"
People will change. At least Zhang Zhao likes Lu Meng's humble and studious attitude very much. Moreover, Zhang Zhao is really a little overwhelmed thinking about how to deal with Lu Xun these days. Speaking of it, he can sort out his thoughts.
The mind is more relaxed.
"To be honest, I really didn't expect that Lu Xun could prepare this preliminary work so secretly - this so-called voting election cannot be carried out on such a large scale without a long period of preparation -
—Lujiang, Yuzhang, Poyang, Xindu...In the past two days alone, there has been endless information about these places, and it can be seen that Lu Xun and the others are really well prepared."
"And not only this-"
Having said this, Zhang Zhao suddenly paused. Apparently he thought of something that made him angry, and he couldn't help but grit his teeth:
"The key point is that I really don't understand why Lu Xun and others made such a big move, but no one found their traces. I have been thinking about this for the past two days - and finally came up with two possibilities."
"First of all, Lu Xun's skills are really amazing. He was able to complete all the preparations quietly without any detection from all of us."
"However, how can I agree with this kind of thing?"
"Lu Xun is indeed capable. I admit this, but this does not mean that he can hide it from the eyes of so many of us. Therefore - if this is impossible, then another reason is ready to emerge -"
After saying this, Zhang Zhao's originally easy-going demeanor suddenly became chilling, and even Lu Meng, who was sitting opposite, couldn't help but tremble:
"Hmph...someone among us broke the rules."
"Originally, I didn't want to say that. Before that, all the excuses could be attributed to the fact that I had sent too many missions before, and everyone seemed to be in a hurry. But this time, I am extremely sure that among us, there is absolutely no
Someone has betrayed."
"This... Mr. Ge, this is a bit too..."
Lu Meng showed great surprise, and his tone revealed a feeling of disbelief.
But Zhang Zhao was not swayed at all by Lu Meng’s doubts:
"Ziming, I have only spoken to you about this matter in private, but you don't need to be nervous. I am not doubting you - after all, the person who will participate in the so-called voting is not me, but you..."
Seeing that Lu Meng was a little nervous, Zhang Zhao softened his tone, squeezed Lu Meng's stiff shoulders, and said to him with a smile:
"You understand, Lu Xun and the others' preemptive strike has put me at an absolute disadvantage. Although I am still confident of winning, in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, letting you go into battle is the most complete decision - this is also my decision.
For your trust."
"all in all…"
Seeing that Lu Meng was a little less nervous, Zhang Zhao returned to his seat and said expressionlessly:
"After this election is over, I will definitely deal with the matter of traitors personally. At that time, Ziming, you can also follow me and take a closer look at what kind of person would betray us.
"
"By the way, it seems that I haven't shown you the specific voting process yet - well..."
While talking, Zhang Zhao suddenly remembered something, and while explaining, he took out a list from his arms.
After handing it to Lu Meng, Zhang Zhao continued to explain:
"Don't worry, we have plenty of time to prepare. We won't let you Ziming be at a disadvantage just because we started later."
"Hmph... Lu Xun calculated this clearly. He knew that we had no advantage in front of the people, so he persuaded Sun Quan and launched such a plan so suddenly in order to gain the first-mover advantage."
"However, how much of an advantage they can gain depends on how capable they are. At least... I still have some real killer moves here. Just go for it, Zi Ming."
Lu Meng nodded and looked at the list he just received.
What is written above is indeed very clear - it should be said that the voting organized by Lu Xun itself was a fairly complete process.
Lu Meng was a little shocked when he saw this list for the first time. He was shocked at how Lu Xun came up with such a perfect "selection" process in such a short period of time.
Immediately after reading through it, Lu Meng had to be shocked by the simplicity of the process on this list - yes, after Lu Meng even read this list of rules, he had a vague feeling that this model had clearly surpassed the previous selection system.
But...in front of Zhang Zhao, he did not dare to praise Lu Xun so obviously, so he could only nod his head and write down all the contents on the list.
——
Indeed, Lu Meng's shock was definitely not his alone.
As long as one can put aside their prejudices and read the rules carefully, it is difficult for anyone to say that this selection rule is inferior to the old system.
Public opinion comes first, although it has its own limitations in any era where culture has not been popularized.
But on specific occasions, at specific times, and in front of specific groups of people, implementing a selection system in which everyone has the right to vote can often work wonders.
In this regard, even Lu Xun was extremely shocked when he saw this list for the first time.
Yes, Lu Xun was not actually the inventor of these election rules.
The people who really invented this method are still living leisurely in the north, quietly waiting for the drastic changes in the south.
When Lu Xun saw this list for the first time, he had already raised various doubts that Zhang Zhao had in mind:
For example, will this method lead to a situation where morals are not matched after selection due to imperfect cognition of the people?
For another example, wouldn’t this method have problems with its accuracy due to the financial involvement of both parties?
After all, nominally everyone has a vote, but who knows if both parties are wealthy gentry forces, whether they will use other means to buy votes from the people?
Regarding these issues, the person standing opposite Lu Xun naturally explained them clearly to Lu Xun.
In the end, Lu Xun, who got the response plan and approved the plan from the bottom of his heart, naturally left Jiang Dong to wait for this opportunity.
But - some of Zhang Zhao's guesses are actually correct.
Lu Xun indeed made unimaginable efforts in the preparation stage. As for whether there are spies among Zhang Zhao's team, it is difficult to say.