It has been calm in Jiangdong for the past three days.
Because of the help of the army, the news of the alliance between Zhang Zhao and Liu Bei was not leaked at all.
People everywhere are basically ready for voting day.
It doesn't matter whether they voted according to their own will or whether they have exchanged the votes in their hands for something they care more about.
All in all, the decisive moment has finally arrived.
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The fifth day of October in the fifteenth year of Jian'an.
Not only the streets of Wujun City are overcrowded, but also in Jianye, Kuaiji, Jian'an, Xindu, Poyang, Wanxian, Gaochang and so on. The cities that serve as the center of each county in this voting election all appear to be similar to Wujun City.
Same situation.
Although Zhang Zhao, Lu Xun and others were all gathered in Wu County, everyone knew that at this moment, the vote they cast would eventually become a decisive factor in Wu County's victory.
With such large-scale coordination capabilities, the energy of Lu Xun and others can also be seen.
Of course, at this time, Zhang Zhao did not have a particularly clear perception of this.
After all, in his opinion, what Lu Xun did not only weakened his own strength, but would eventually become their wedding dress.
After knowing this, Zhang Zhao no longer worried at all about the so-called "spies" in Lu Xun's mouth.
Instead, he felt that if there were really spies around him, Lu Xun would have fallen into despair after learning through the spies how well prepared he was, right?
"By the way, have Cao's troops in the north made any moves?"
Zhang Zhao asked Lu Meng.
"There isn't much movement. It seems that the other party has no real plan to send an army."
"That's it, continue to monitor the movements in Hefei and Jiangxia. In addition to these, you should also pay more attention to the smuggling boats on the river - the man named Zhantang. Not surprisingly, he is definitely a subordinate of Cao Cao. If he is discovered
, no need to hold back.”
It's not just spies that Zhang Zhao needs to guard against. Compared with the man named Zhantang, Zhang Zhao feels that even if there are ten or eight more spies on his side, he won't care much.
Only the exhibition hall——
"yes."
While Lu Meng agreed, he reported to Zhang Zhao the specific situation of Wu Hui's propaganda and bribery in the past few days.
"Mr. Ge, after statistics, we learned that there are now more than 287,600 households in Wuhui and Huizhou, of which more than 233,600 households participated in this voting election - a total of five
In one day, our expenditure was more than 211,800 taels, and overall we were able to keep nearly 80% of the votes of those who participated in the voting from falling into the hands of the other party."
Listening to Lu Meng's expressionless report, even though Zhang Zhao was usually so calm, he began to feel distressed at this moment.
Two hundred and eleven thousand eight hundred taels of silver, this number may not be much money on average for more than 20,000 households.
But if this money is converted into military pay, I can definitely get tens of thousands more elite soldiers for nothing——
When Zhang Zhao thought of this, he hated Lu Xun so much:
"Is this...just a report from Wuhui and Wuhui?"
"Yes, due to time reasons, no specific statistics have been sent to other places yet, but after the election is completed, they should be sent to you, Mr. Ge."
"Two hundred thousand taels of silver... This is just the two places in Wuhui - this Lu Xun's struggle has cost us so much. After you win, Ziming, I will deal with them personally - at least... I will take Wu Jun Lu
The whole family has come to bear this expense."
When speaking, Zhang Zhao simply gritted his teeth.
Of course he knew in his heart that the internal conflict with Lu Xun was inevitable.
If there is no internal friction between the two sides, Jiangdong still has the ability to compete with Liu Bei and Cao Cao, but none of them want to give up the ownership of Jiangdong's military and political power after Zhou Yu's death.
In fact, in Zhang Zhao's opinion, Lu Xun's subsequent choice to go against him was simply an extremely stupid move.
They worked together to deal with Sun Quan and Zhou Yu, and it was clear that each had obtained what they wanted.
Lu Xun could clearly easily ascend to the position of Lord of Jiangdong. In that case, he would never suppress the Lu family like Zhou Yu did before.
The Lu family can still get their due status.
It's not like he is idle. The big families are just grasshoppers tied to a rope. Does he have any reason to go against Lu Xun after Sun Quan and Zhou Yu fall?
Isn't it just Lu Xun, a brat who thought he was good again? There were a lot of young and strong officials gathered around him. As the tide rose, he was not satisfied with his current status, and finally chose to oppose himself.
As a result, he was wasted and wasted, and he was reduced to trying to curry favor with Liu Bei, and even paid a very painful price.
Now Zhang Zhao is holding a fire in his heart.
——Lu Xun must be killed today so that Lu Xun can feel what true despair is. With this thought in mind, Zhang Zhao breathed a sigh of relief and said to Lu Meng in front of him:
"Humph, that's it for now, I don't want to hear it anymore."
"Let me inform everyone that we are ready to go to the scene."
Lu Meng nodded and quickly left the mansion. Zhang Zhao stayed in the room, gently rubbing his eyebrows. He wanted to take advantage of the last moment to relax.
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The specific voting time was set at noon, and the people came to the scene early, and some did not even eat lunch.
When the time came, people from both sides also entered the venue.
Just like the last time they met, on the same high platform, the personnel of both sides were more organized this time.
On Zhang Zhao's side, Gu Yong, Zhang Yun, Zhang Wen and others were all present, and even the Zhu family, who had been at war with Zhang Zhao for a while, also sent people.
Nominally, they are still members of the old faction. Although Zhang Zhao and the Zhu family do not deal with each other, they all have the same desire to defeat the Lu family.
Zhang Zhao saw that Zhu Huan had also arrived at the scene. It was rare that he did not argue with Zhu Huan - it was not that Zhang Zhao gave Zhu Huan face, but that Zhang Zhao knew that the reason why he formed an alliance with Liu Bei was not only to deal with Lu Xun, but also to fight against Lu Xun.
After winning, he quickly suppressed Zhu Huan and did not give Zhu Huan a chance to become independent——
Zhang Zhao doesn't have the energy to engage in a stalemate game with others anymore.
Conflicts that can be resolved quickly should be nipped in the flames.
All in all, Zhang Zhao's lineup is quite luxurious, with all the old-school big guys present. From a superficial perspective, their chances of winning are undoubtedly great.
But what made Zhang Zhao a little confused was that, in addition to a group of young and strong officials whom he looked down upon, Lu Xun suddenly had many unknown people who were covered in cloaks and had no real appearance.
