This round of investment by the abbots of various prefectures, palaces, and prisons is the most crucial, because the selection is made in front of everyone, which is equivalent to registered investment. Whoever they vote for is basically equivalent to placing a bet.
I have invested in all the investments in the state where I live. Just kidding, I have already voted for so and so, but you didn’t follow me in front of my eyes. Are you questioning my choice? Do you still want to get involved in the future?
Already?
The variable that Zhao Ran was looking forward to is actually here. Yue Tengzhong's choice of "clear vote" method is equivalent to forcing all the Taoist priests in each state to make their choices clear, which eliminates the "unknown truth" that exists in the middle.
"The masses", they do not have the opportunity to make their own choices and can only invest according to their own Taoist Palace Supervisor. Naturally, it is impossible to invest according to their habits.
It’s hard to say whether this variable is good or bad at the moment, but Yue Tengzhong and Jing Zhimo’s wishful thinking is destined to be impossible to realize. Yue Tengzhong can intimidate ordinary county guards, rural temples, and even the three palace officials.
They may also be affected, but a supervisor sent from Lushan, thousands of miles away, even if he is on the same level as the provincial supervisor Zhao Laodu, can he intimidate these powerful supervisors in the palace? I'm afraid it may not be possible.
!
But the impact of Zhao Ran's hard work just now has been greatly weakened. He can instigate the temple priests and even the county guards, but can he incite the palace guards? These guys are all human beings.
Jianzi, although Zhao Ran's magic power of deception is powerful, it's hard to say how effective it will be in front of these old fools!
Zhao Ran calculated nervously, he got the eighteen votes from the Long'an Prefecture! He got the thirty-four votes from the Capital Prefecture!
At this moment, Du Tenghui already had three bamboo chips in the box, but Jingzhimo didn't have any yet. Seeing that the situation was not good, the Forest Supervisor of Xuzhou Prefecture took a few steps forward and threw the bamboo chips in his hand into the Jingzhimo box.
Yue Tengzhong nodded and gave Lin Supervisor an encouraging look.
Lin Supervisor took the lead and looked at Xuanyuan Guan Li Supervisor and Zhao Laodu with a little pride. He also wanted to apply for approval from the two big bosses in Sichuan Province, but found that the two looked at him indifferently.
, without any expression. When I stepped back, I muttered to myself, wasn’t Jingzhimo recommended by you two? Why didn’t you show any expression at all?
Zhao Ran continued to calculate, adding Tongchuan Mansion, Jingzhimo had thirty-one votes.
Wei Supervisor of Bozhou Prefecture came forward. He had a close personal relationship with Jing Zhimo, so he naturally voted for Jing Zhimo.
Jingzhimo, forty-eight votes.
The Jiading Mansion Supervisor and the abbot stepped forward. They hesitated for a moment, but then walked separately to the two drop boxes. The abbot voted for Du Tenghui, and the Supervisor voted for Jing Zhimo.
Zhao Ran looked down and wanted to laugh. These two people either don't get along well on weekdays, or they are just a pair of old cunning people. In short, if they are irresponsible leaders, it will be a disaster for the comrades in Jiading Prefecture. I am afraid that all of them are here now.
racking your brains - who the hell should I vote for!
Therefore, Zhao Ran could not count the votes in Jiading Prefecture and could only put them on hold.
Song Zhiyuan stepped forward to cast his vote, and the number of Du Teng's votes increased to seventy-two, which made him breath a little short.
Mahu Prefecture and Dongchuan Prefecture stepped forward to invest. The abbots and supervisory houses of these two prefectures were all ready. Following the precedent of Jiading Prefecture, these two prefectures each invested in one, and they also suffered a lot.
The subordinates all used their brains to think hard.
The Supervisor of Shunqing Mansion stepped forward to vote and chose Du Teng Hui without hesitation. This was a surprise. The number of votes for Du Teng Hui reached eighty-six!
Jing Zhimo looked very ugly and stared at the remaining abbot and the prison.
Supervisor Yue Tengzhong couldn't sit still anymore and stood up. He coughed every time someone else pitched in. Zhao Ran was so angry that he cursed in his heart, but there was nothing he could do about it.
Perhaps Yue Tengzhong's coughing had an effect. The next Sichuan Province Xingdu Division and Yongning Xuanfu Division voted Zhuchi for Jing Jingmo, increasing his number of votes to sixty-nine.
However, Yue Tengzhong's coughing sound can sometimes have the opposite effect, arousing resentment in people with upright temperaments.
The supervisor of Wusa Mansion was of Miao origin. He originally planned to follow custom and vote for Jing Zhimo, who was recommended by Xuanyuan Guan. Everyone came to Jing Zhimo's submission box, but because he acted a little slowly, Yue Teng was attracted.
After a series of coughs, the prison guard immediately started fighting with Yue Tengzhong. They stared at each other for a long time, then he simply moved to Du Tenghui's drop box, threw the bamboo chips in, and then disdained
He glanced at Yue Tengzhong, raised his neck and walked down, making Yue Tengzhong so angry that his mouth trembled for a long time.
The same situation exists in Wumeng Mansion, where Yue Tengzhong also threatened the Du Tenghui side.
Because of this, Yue Tengzhong reflected on himself in time and reduced some of his excessive behaviors. Later, the Western Sichuan Xuanwei Division, Zhenxiong Mansion, and Qiongzhou all chose Jingzhi Mo. This is the so-called power of habit that Zhao Ran is most worried and helpless about.
, when the abbots and supervisors of these small state capitals cannot clearly see the situation, they usually vote for candidates publicly nominated by the provincial government, bringing Jing Zhimo's number of votes to ninety-seven, which is still short of the Du Teng meeting.
Sixteen votes.
Now there are still Yufu and Lizhou who have not voted. Everyone's eyes are on these two. Their choice will determine the final result.
The Supervisory Academy in Lizhou voted for Du Teng Hui, which Zhao Ran obtained in exchange for the project. Du Teng Hui's votes increased to 125, surpassing Jing Zhimo's 28 votes!
Finally, it was Liu Supervisor of the Chongqing Mansion who came forward. Yu Mansion had a total of twenty-nine votes, so the last vote of the Liu Supervisor was crucial, and it was very likely to determine the candidate for the first Tianhe Palace Supervisor!
But he saw Liu Jianyuan slowly walking up. Before investing, he paused and glanced at Jing Zhimo regretfully. Jing Zhimo immediately understood what Liu Jianyuan meant, and his face instantly turned pale. At this moment, he couldn't help but see something in front of his eyes.
Recalling the scene when I refused Liu Supervisor's mediation that day, I felt so many emotions deep in my heart that I couldn't express them for a while.
Liu Jianyuan put the bamboo chips into Du Teng's meeting box!
If the Taoist priests of each prefecture vote according to the choice of the Taoist Palace Supervisor of the prefecture, the number of votes cast by Du Tenghui will reach 154! It will exceed the 57 votes of Jingzhimo. It is still far away from the winning number of 164 votes.
Seven votes short.
Of course, the final result is still not calculated, and it is impossible to determine who wins and who loses, because the abbots and supervisors of three state capitals vote separately. I really have no idea how the people below will vote.
In all the abbots and supervisors at the level of the state capital, Taoist palace, no one abstained from voting. At their level, in the case of a registered vote, choosing one may offend the other, but abstaining will offend both of them.
,Why bother?
The remaining three palaces, the county court supervisor and the abbot, and temple ministers from various places also came forward. Because there were so many people and the speed was so fast, Zhao Ran had no time to calculate. He only saw a few temple ministers in the Songfan area who had voted for the Du Tenghui.
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These temple ministers from Songfan do not have the pressure of the county court or the palace to vote for them. They can vote for whomever they want without being constrained by the superiors. They were affected by Zhao Ran's words just now, and they are still in a state of excitement.
However, Zhao Ran noticed that Dong Zhikun, the superintendent of Wujiyuan, had a dark face in a corner and seemed to be questioning Zhang Ze. He quickly raised his ears and listened carefully.
"... Prison Court, I really like Jing Jing Mo."
"……Why did I not see it?"
"I really didn't vote for Abbot Du, the Prison Prison, by God..."
"You better be!"
"Prison Court, is it really appropriate for you not to vote for Abbot Du? He will be watching."
"Why do you care about that? The Jingyuan Yuan promised me that I will be transferred to Songfan when the time comes. What else do I care about Abbot Du? Huh? Why are you still speaking for Abbot Du?"
"I'm not speaking for Abbot Du, I'm thinking for you, prisoner!"
"Huh, that's best!"
Zhao Ran shook his head, Dong's situation was in chaos, and every step he took was far worse than the consequences of doing nothing.
He turned his head and continued to pay attention to the public recommendation.
Finally, it was Xuanyuan Guan's turn to vote. Everyone's eyes were fixed on the high priests of Xuanyuan Guan. Although their votes could no longer affect the final result, everyone wanted to know where Xuanyuan Guan stood.
Which side.
The attitudes of Supervisor Li and Mr. Zhao will be revealed soon.
Li Yunhe stood up, walked slowly to the ballot box, and voted the bamboo chips to Jing Zhimo.
Zhao Yunlou strode forward and stuffed the bamboo chips into Jing Zhimo's ballot box.
Yue Tengzhong and Jing Zhimo both let out a long breath and said to themselves that it's okay, it's okay...
Du Tenghui was mentally prepared. Although he was unwilling to give in, he had to admit that this was reasonable...
This time, when Ye Xueguan was discussing the matter, four of the eight deacons of Xuanyuan Temple came. They got up and walked over one by one... None of the deacons followed Li Yunhe and Zhao Yunlou. Everyone, without exception, took all the bamboo chips.
Put it in the Du Teng Society's ballot box!
Du Tenghui's face instantly glowed red, he was so excited that he could hardly control himself, and he leaned weakly on the back of the chair.
Xu Tenglong on the side couldn't help but beam with joy: "Senior brother, the provincial government really supports senior brother!"
Du Teng would stare at his ballot box and murmur: "Supervisor Li is a good person, Mr. Zhao is a good person..."
Yue Tengzhong was on the stage, and the scenery below the stage was very beautiful. When they looked at each other, their heads were covered with black lines.
Only at this moment can a discerning person know who Xuanyuan Guan supports. The four deacons must represent the intentions of Li Supervisor and Mr. Zhao, and since Li Supervisor and Mr. Zhao are both in charge, they can only choose to vote for Jing Zhimo - if
Taoist priests of their level must act consistently, otherwise they will slap themselves in the face.
Xuzhou Prefecture Forest Supervisor's face was very ugly. He finally knew why when he threw the bamboo chips to Jing Zhimo, the two of them didn't even look at him.