Gao Huan once influenced the election of the Council, but it was just a hint, and this time he came directly to help.

Under the auspices of the Ministry of Rites, the meeting went smoothly. Each of the candidates made speeches within ten minutes at a time, and then the participants voted.

The election results were soon released and Gao Huan announced the voting results.

"Your Majesty!" Officials from the Ministry of Rites handed over the statistics to Gao Huan.

At this time, Gao Huan took it, opened it and looked at it, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but his face was calm.

At this time, he glanced at everyone and his eyes fell on Chen Zilong.

It can be seen that Chen Zilong specially changed into a brand new official robe today, which is inevitable for the election.

"Haha~" Gao Huan smiled and said, "I won't say the specific number of votes! I will announce it directly and enter the next round of list!"

There are many people running for the election. If some people don’t get a single vote or get too few votes, it is inevitable that they will be embarrassed.

Therefore, it is reasonable not to announce the number of votes, and the number of votes has not been announced in previous times. The list of seven people selected is announced based on the number of votes received.

Gao Huan glanced at the end, and everyone pricked up their ears, and then heard Gao Huan say loudly: "Now I announce that the shortlisted one is Du Yinxi!"

The officials at the venue looked at each other and said that Du Yinxi was the last prime minister and he was selected. It was not surprising that everyone was not surprised.

Chen Zilong frowned slightly, and according to the previous rules, when announcing the selected list, he announced it in the order of the votes he received.

The Jiangnan Group conducted an investigation and there should be less people supporting Du Yinxi this time, but now Du Yinxi's name has been announced by the first one, which means that he has received the most votes.

Chen Zilong frowned, but then he figured it out. Perhaps the officials saw the emperor and Du Yinxi enter the venue together and believed that the emperor supported Du Yinxi, so they joined Du Yinxi.

This is just a primary election. It doesn’t matter if Du Yinxi gets the first place in the vote. Instead, it will make the emperor and Du Yinxi relax their vigilance. The next formal promotion is the key to the election of the new term.

Thinking of this, Chen Zilong stretched his eyebrows, showed a calm and calm smile on his face, and looked at Gao Huan expectantly.

"The shortlisted one is Zhou Yanru!" Gao Huan looked at Zhou Yanru and smiled and said, "Your dear has been away from the court for many years, but he is still supported by all officials. I want to congratulate you!"

Zhou Yanru, who was so old that he walked out with a crutch and saluted tremblingly, "I didn't expect that I could still serve Your Majesty. This time I entered the Council of the Council, I will devote all my efforts until I die!"

Zhou Yanru gradually fell out of favor because of the Zhou father and son case, and then made consecutive mistakes. He was eventually forced to step down. He had been away from the court for many years and had long faded out of the power center.

This sudden participation in the political election surprised many officials.

Chen Zilong's brows frowned again. He knew that Zhou Yanru was going to run for the election, and he sent his confidants to try to persuade Zhou Yanru not to participate in the election.

Because Zhou Yanru was the leader of the old Jiangnan Group, he was always in charge of the Jiangnan Group before Zhou Yanru was kicked out of the court.

After Zhou Yanru fell and the old Jiangnan Group was severely injured, the new Jiangnan Group, led by Chen Zilong and Xia Wanchun, came to the front and became the person in charge of Jiangnan gentry and merchants in the court.

Chen Zilong knew that Zhou Yanru would disperse some of his votes when he ran for election, but he did not expect that he would still get so many votes after leaving the court for many years.

This made Chen Zilong look a little ugly. He couldn't help but look at the emperor, and Gao Huan happened to give him a meaningful look that he could experience it himself.

Chen Zilong felt a stern and soon realized that Gao Huan did not announce the shortlist in the order of how many votes he received.

This made Chen Zilong feel a little resentful, but it was announced in the order of votes. It was just the unspoken rules at the previous few times, and there was no requirement that it must be announced in the order of votes.

Therefore, there was nothing wrong with Gao Huan's announcement, and Chen Zilong could not question Gao Huan for this.

At this time, he felt a little nervous. Now the emperor did not publish the list in the order of votes. What he was worried about was that the emperor would not announce his name directly.

Gao Huan continued to smile and announce, "Gao Mingheng, Chen Debiao, Zhang Huangyan, Song Xiance."

His Majesty the Emperor announced four more names in one breath. Even a slut like Song Xiance has been shortlisted, but Chen Zilong's name is still not available.

This made Chen Zilong feel anxious, thinking about how much he has done for Gao Huan since he surrendered, and thinking about how much contribution he has made to Gao Huan since he surrendered, and thinking about how His Majesty the Emperor should not treat him like this.

Just when he was worried, Gao Huan turned his eyes to him again, "The last one, Chen Zilong! Chen Aiqing, I also congratulate you."

Chen Zilong finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard his name, but the purpose of His Majesty the Emperor's attempt to suppress him and support Du Yinxi was obvious.

"Today, seven candidates for political consultation were selected, and the meeting ended successfully." Gao Huan immediately stood up and announced loudly: "Today's meeting is here. In ten days, you will accept questions from all officials. I hope you all come up with a wonderful governing plan."

After Gao Huan finished speaking, officials of the Ministry of Rites hurriedly announced the end of the meeting, and the officials immediately left the venue in discussion.

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In Nanjing Political University, Li Yan was teaching students when he suddenly saw someone walking into the classroom through the back door, then found a chair to sit down.

When Li Yan saw the visitor, he was shocked, but he was just a little stunned and continued to give a lecture.

Not long after, after a class, Li Yan got up and came to the back of the classroom. He wanted to salute, but Gao Huan picked up him up, "Sir, find a place to chat."

The person who came was Gao Huan. Gao Huan had no good solution to the current situation, so he thought of retreating to the third line, Li Yan, who was mentioned by the National Political University.

Zhengda is located near Zijin Mountain. Li Yan brought Gao Huan and the stove to a pavilion, and while roasting fire to cook tea, he talked about the current situation.

At this time, Li Yan poured a cup of tea for Gao Huan, and then said lightly: "The old minister knows some of the situations in the change of term. Your Majesty's handling method is indeed very clever. Your Majesty and Master Du Ge entered the venue together, showing his attitude towards all officials, so that no matter what officials are, he would penetrate Master Du Ge. In addition, Your Majesty asked Zhou Yanru to come back to run for election, which was also a wonderful step. The appearance of Zhou Yanru will inevitably leave some of Master Chen's votes, and can also help Master Du Ge re-election."

Gao Huan was happy when he heard him say this, "So, do you agree with my approach?"

Li Yan shook his head, "I wish you a bluntly said that Your Majesty uses art, not power. Art can help Your Majesty and temporarily suppress conflicts, but it cannot completely solve the problem."

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Chapter completed!