Sheng Boyuan stood there, his expression changing.
Not only Sheng Boyuan, some officials also had looks of shame on their faces.
As for other officials, their expressions were clearly divided, either they looked calm or angry.
Sheng Boyuan still exposed the inner thoughts of many people.
In order to avoid being banned by the Holy Dao, sacrificing Fang Yun, who was seriously injured and whose literary rank would hardly advance, was not a big deal.
Sheng Boyuan was silent for a few breaths, and then said, "Fang Xusheng, you misunderstood. That's not what I meant. I just think that for the sake of Panorama Country, the price of admitting your mistake is small, but the gain is great."
"The costs and benefits are not decided by you." Fang Yun looked at Sheng Boyuan coldly.
"I won't argue with you. Anyone with a discerning eye can see it. Since you, Fang Xusheng, are unwilling to admit your mistake, we can only trade with the Zajia family by sacrificing other interests." Sheng Boyuan said.
Fang Yun said slowly: "I don't feel bad if my son sells my land."
"You..." Sheng Boyuan didn't expect Fang Yun to be so rude.
The other officials looked on helplessly, and some even laughed secretly.
Zhang Poyue smiled and said, "My words are a little blunt but true. What I want to obtain was basically won by Fang Xusheng. Anyone who sells out the interests of Jing State without knowing what is good for him is of course a son selling out his father's land without feeling sorry."
Sheng Boyuan suddenly felt a little tired. He didn't expect that Fang Yun was such a person who didn't care about the overall situation. He was completely different from the Fang Yun in his mind before.
In Sheng Boyuan's heart, although Fang Yun is an autocratic person, he rarely does selfish things and has always been selfless. But today, Fang Yun did not sacrifice himself for Jingguo without hesitation as he did before.
Sheng Boyuan sighed and said, "Forget it. Since I can't convince Fang Xusheng, let's just vote directly according to what Fang Xusheng said. All the cabinet ministers, cabinet councilors and cabinet scholars can participate in the anonymous vote. If two-thirds of the cabinet members agree, then peace talks will be held, otherwise give up peace talks. Fang Xusheng has already made his attitude clear and is not suitable to preside over this vote. Please ask Prime Minister Yang to take the trouble to preside over this vote."
Yang Xuwen did not agree immediately. Like all the officials, he looked at Fang Yun.
No one can bypass Fang Yun to decide the vote.
Fang Yun said: "Then please ask Prime Minister Yang to preside over this vote."
Yang Xuwen nodded and said, "Then I will preside over the vote. All cabinet members, please step forward."
Then all the cabinet members walked out of the official line.
The other officials looked at these cabinet ministers, councilors and scholars with their eyes shining slightly.
In the past, cabinet membership was considered semi-honorary because although some veteran ministers or a small number of officials were given cabinet titles, they themselves had very little power.
Since Fang Yun reformed the cabinet and readjusted it, now only incumbent officials can be awarded cabinet titles, and there are clear benefits to obtaining cabinet titles. In addition to the increase in various benefits, the biggest benefit is the ability to participate in voting and truly decide the direction of Jing State.
Yang Xuwen, holding the official seal, first explained the voting process, and finally asked all cabinet members, holding the official seal, to decide whether to agree to peace talks with the Miscellaneous Party.
The cabinet's votes come from the Holy Court, so they also use bamboo tablets to vote.
The cabinet members placed their hands on the official seal, and then, one green bamboo plaque after another was erected in front of Yang Xuwen. The front side facing forward indicated support for peace talks, the back side facing forward indicated opposition to peace talks, and the flat side indicated abstention.
There are only three prime ministers in the cabinet and more than twenty senators, but the total number of cabinet scholars currently exceeds two hundred, all of whom are powerful officials from all over Jing State.
Finally, the voting results came out.
Seventeen abstained, thirty-nine voted against, and one hundred and ninety-three voted in favor.
Seeing this number, many people looked very strange.
After the cabinet reform, Fang Yun used his power to bring many members of the Fang Party into the cabinet and appointed them as cabinet councilors or cabinet scholars. In fact, the total number of Fang Party members in the cabinet exceeded 50, nearly a quarter, making it a well-deserved major force.
However, at present, there must be some people in Fang’s party who support peace talks, which is contrary to Fang Yun’s attitude.
This becomes very interesting. I don't know whether Fang Yun does not want to force Fang Party members to obey him completely, or whether there are people in Fang Party who are secretly opposing Fang Yun, or whether the people in Fang Party support the peace talks out of public interest.
Yang Xuwen looked at Fang Yun and asked, "Prime Minister Fang, do you have anything to say?"
Both the Left Prime Minister and the King have the power to veto a vote and call for a new one.
Fang Yun shook his head.
Yang Xuwen looked behind the curtain and asked, "Your Majesty, do you have anything to say?"
Jing Jun said: "I support the decision of the cabinet ministers."
This was the first formal vote in Jingguo's history.
Many officials didn't feel anything when they heard Fang Yun's words, but when they heard what Jing Jun said, they felt strange in their hearts.
Because, although there have been many cases in history where emperors changed their minds because of their officials, this was definitely the first time that King Jing recognized the power of officials. It can even be said that from then on, the officials of the State of Jing had truly stood on equal footing with the king and possessed real power in legal terms.
Rather than being granted entirely by the monarch.
Very few officials looked at Fang Yun with slightly moved eyes. They suspected that this vote was also initiated by Fang Yun.
In fact, both the Queen Mother and the royal family have been openly and secretly preventing the cabinet from voting, because as long as a vote is formed, it means that the system may be fixed and difficult to overturn, which greatly weakens the royal power.
However, this vote was clearly in Jingguo's favor and unfavorable to the other party, so the Queen Mother and the royal family had no reason to object.
They would be happy to see Fang Yun fail.
Yang Xuwen announced in public: "A total of 249 people participated in this vote, which is more than two-thirds of the cabinet members. The vote is valid. Seventeen people abstained, thirty-nine people opposed, and one hundred and ninety-three people supported. The supporters exceeded two-thirds of the voters, and the vote was completed. The result of the vote is that Jingguo supports peace talks with the Miscellaneous Family. Today's vote will be recorded and a backup will be submitted to the Holy Academy for verification."
Many people secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Sheng Boyuan sighed and said, "Then, next, we should establish a temporary peace negotiation department. The bottom line and some details of the negotiations should be decided by the temporary peace negotiation department, and it is not appropriate to discuss them in detail here. As for the specific candidates for the temporary peace negotiation department, it should be decided collectively by the cabinet, and I will not interfere."
Many officials nodded slightly.
Cao De'an looked at Fang Yun and said, "Lord Zuo Xiang, you are the head of all officials. You should be responsible for setting up this temporary peace negotiation department."
Fang Yun said, "I voted against it, but I still respect the cabinet's decision and will not oppose the peace talks. However, I am against the peace talks and am no longer suitable to participate in the talks. Therefore, you guys can decide on this matter. We, the Left Prime Minister, will not interfere in the talks."
Cao De'an was hesitant, but Sheng Boyuan said, "That's not right. The Left Prime Minister's Cabinet is the head of the Cabinet. If they don't participate in such an important event, wouldn't it be equivalent to indirectly resisting the Cabinet's decision? The Left Prime Minister's Cabinet must participate in this matter, and must take a leading role."
Some young officials are confused. The normal situation is that they should seize power from each other, but now one does not want power and the other is forced to give it.