Chapter 336 It’s Stable!

early morning.

Li Nuo walked aimlessly on the street.

After visiting the seven censors yesterday, they had confirmed ten votes.

The three pictures from Taiyuan Hospital were finally won by Li Nuo with the promise of huge profits.

The seven cards on the Yushitai are because the Sixth Princess strives for her own success.

As soon as the awe-inspiring aura came out, the censors and she became one of their own, without even using a single extra word.

However, only ten tickets are not enough.

But Li Nuo was an outsider after all. He had only been in Zhao for three months, and he didn't know many officials, let alone have any friendships.

The only one who can be considered to have a good relationship is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

But despite the fact that the two of them usually call themselves brothers, on this matter, the political views of brothers may not be the same.

It is nothing new for close relatives to turn against each other because of who they voted for.

Acting with emotion is far less beneficial than acting with emotion.

But how to promise him benefit?

Others are not practitioners, nor do they practice martial arts or medicine. They can neither modify their exercises nor directly improve their cultivation. This is really not easy to talk about.

Putting this matter behind him for the time being, Li Nuo's footsteps would pause briefly as he passed by a gathering place on the street.

There are only three months left before the election.

People are talking about this in the streets and alleys.

Although the support of the people does not play a decisive role in the outcome of the general election, the gathering of public opinion can also influence some neutral officials.

It takes a certain amount of time for public opinion to brew.

We need to find a way to make the people pay attention to the Sixth Princess. When public opinion reaches a certain scale, officials in the court will naturally notice it.

As of now, no one except Imperial Hospital and Yushitai knows that the Sixth Princess will participate in this battle for the throne.

In this way, most courtiers would not think of voting for her.

If it were in Daxia, this matter would be much easier to handle.

He can borrow a lot of power to gradually guide public opinion among the people, but this is Zhao State, he is only one person, and what he can do is very limited.

He went out today just to listen to public opinion.

In front of a breakfast stall somewhere, several guests who were having breakfast happened to be talking about some princes.

"Who do you think among the princes will win in the end?"

"I guess King An, Your Majesty has praised King An's talents many times before."

"I guess Prince Shun. Prince Shun is the eldest prince. He is the most qualified among the princes and his ability is not bad."

"I guess it's the fourth prince. He has done so many things and established so many political achievements. Everyone sees it."

"What? What do those political achievements have to do with the Fourth Prince? They were all done by the people around the Sixth Princess. It's just that she passed all the achievements on to the Fourth Prince."

"The fourth prince really has a good sister. Otherwise, how could he possibly defeat the other three princes?"

Li Nuo came to a morning tea stall again, where the tea drinkers were still discussing state affairs.

"Although the sixth princess is a woman, in terms of ability, she is not inferior to men at all."

"Why can't the Sixth Princess participate in the fight for the throne? I think it is best for the people if the Sixth Princess takes over."

"But the sixth princess is a woman."

"What's wrong with women? Can't women be emperors? Have you forgotten that the Holy Emperor is also a woman?"

"I think the sixth princess has the qualifications of the Holy Emperor..."

…

Li Nuo stood on the street with a look of astonishment on his face.

He originally thought that the topics of discussion among the people would be limited to the four princes, but he did not expect that the one they talked about the most was the sixth princess.

The Sixth Princess has never expressed her intention to fight for the throne in public. The three officials from the Imperial Hospital went to study malaria and were not in the capital at all. The censors were even less likely to expose this matter. How did this wind blow up? ?

Li Nuo listened for a while and was very sure that someone behind this incident must be deliberately guiding public opinion.

A moment later, in the small courtyard, Zhao Zhiyi looked at Li Nuo with a blank expression and said, "I don't know, I didn't ask anyone to do it."

Li Nuo guessed it wasn't her either.

First of all, she would not do these things without consulting her.

Secondly, she doesn't have this ability.

The person behind this matter must be a master at manipulating and guiding public opinion, and he alone cannot do it. There must be a large and professional organization behind him.

Who could this person be...

Prince Sheng's Mansion.

A figure hurriedly ran towards a certain palace, but was stopped halfway.

He stopped, looked at the figure, bowed slightly and said, "I have met Mr. Lin."

Although Mr. Lin came to the palace not long ago, he has already become the chief counselor and the most popular person in the eyes of King Sheng. They, the old people in the palace, must treat him respectfully.

The elegant man looked at him and asked, "What's the matter?"

The man said: "Mr. Lin, in the past few days, there have been some rumors among the people, saying that the achievements of His Highness King Sheng are all due to the Sixth Princess. The Sixth Princess should replace King Sheng and compete with several other princes for the throne... These remarks are spreading like wildfire, and I am about to report it to His Highness King Sheng."

The elegant man scolded with a sullen face: "Stupid!"

The man's body trembled and he murmured: "Mr. Lin, this..."

The elegant man said: "You can't tell such an obvious sow discord. This is clearly a conspiracy of the other three princes. They want to use this to sow discord between the fourth prince and the sixth princess. You are an old man from Prince Sheng's Mansion, don't you think so?" Don’t you know His Highness’s character? Once you tell His Highness this, it will arouse His Highness’s suspicion of the Sixth Princess. Wouldn’t it be playing into their hands?”

After hearing this, the man thought about it carefully and broke into a cold sweat.

Yes, with His Highness's suspicious and jealous character, once he learns about this matter, even if he doesn't completely believe it, he will definitely arouse some suspicion in his heart.

And no one he suspected could be suspicious of the Sixth Princess.

He is an old man in the palace, and he knows very well that King Sheng relies on the Sixth Princess for his current reputation and status.

The rebellion between their brother and sister was exactly what the other three princes wanted to see.

Thanks to Mr. Lin's reminder, he almost made a big mistake.

After wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, he immediately clasped his fists at Mr. Lin and said, "Thank you sir for reminding me!"

The elegant man waved his hand and said: "Go and tell the others that no one is allowed to mention this matter to His Highness. If it spoils something big, I will only ask you!"

The man's body trembled and he said respectfully: "As ordered..."

…

Princess Mansion.

Li Nuo took a piece of paper handed over by Zhao Zhiyi. This letter was sent by the imperial censor.

The letter stated that he had contacted eleven officials with awe-inspiring auras and secured another eleven votes for the Sixth Princess.

This is undoubtedly great news.

They went to Yushitai first, which was indeed a wise choice.

The spirit of Haoran is the bond between all Confucian officials, allowing them to trust each other and advance and retreat together.

Getting the votes of Yushitai is equivalent to getting the votes of all Confucian officials.

It is a pity that there are not many Confucian officials in the court, or to be precise, Confucian officials who practice awe-inspiring aura.

In the officialdom, being upright and upright is actually not a good thing.

This made it difficult for them to integrate into the official community, and they could not tolerate Sha Sha's character in their eyes, and also caused the courtiers to stay away from them.

This kind of officials are generally placed in Qinggui yamen such as Yushitai, Imperial College, Hongwen Hall, etc., and are not in charge of important affairs of the court.

They are not tactful enough and are in a key position, which makes both superiors and subordinates uncomfortable.

But as long as their rank is sufficient, they also have the right to vote.

Counting the eleven votes of these officials, she already has twenty-one votes. Although she is not as good as those princes, she already has the foundation to compete for the big position.

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Prince Sheng's Mansion.

"Your Majesty, according to reports from our spies, the imperial censor has visited eleven officials in the past few days. These officials are all Confucian officials with awe-inspiring aura..."

After hearing the report from his subordinates, King Sheng could hardly contain the smile on his face.

Once again, he was glad that he had not been stubborn and chose to listen to Mr. Lin.

Carelessly destroying relatives is indeed the right thing to do.

If he had chosen to protect them, he would have definitely lost the support of Yushitai.

And taking down the Yushitai is equivalent to taking down the Confucian officials in the court.

I lost three votes and gained eighteen votes. This is a profit no matter how you look at it.

Mr. Lin's status was once again elevated in his heart.

This is the real counselor!

He counted on his fingers, and with these eighteen votes, he had completely defeated the three royal brothers. If he could win over some more neutral officials, he could celebrate in advance.

He raised his head, his eyes filled with joy that could not be concealed.

Stable!