Chapter 834

The most important moment has arrived!

It was not just the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Joshua who tensed up. When they heard Li Ang mention the "personnel adjustment proposal submitted by the Military Department," in the large main hall, everyone who knew that the Princess had been blocked at the Prime Minister's residence by a large number of non-commissioned officers three days ago held their breath.

Regarding Princess Veronica's reforms in recent years, although the old nobles suffered a lot, most of them could only be considered "side-attacks" or "small troubles" and did not hurt the foundation.

But this time, the non-commissioned officer replacement order is different. Although this proposal does not directly dig up the roots or deny the legitimacy of noble status, if it is passed, for a group of old nobles, it is equivalent to being kicked and breaking their legs, and they can only hop on one leg in the future, losing most of their right to speak in front of the Royal Family.

And according to the process of the Kingdom's two-house assembly, the Upper House has a very high proportion in "legislation." Once this proposal is passed in the Upper House, the Lower House can only make detailed revisions. No matter how much it is delayed, it will be implemented bit by bit, and there will be no room for maneuver.

So what the acting Speaker is going to say next almost determines the future of the old noble group and even the entire Kingdom. It belongs to the most important proposal in the Kingdom in the past hundred years, and it is very likely that there is no one else!

"Heh, it seems everyone knows what I am going to say next."

Under the gaze of nearly a thousand pairs of eyes that were nervous, expectant, worried, or excited, Li Ang first looked up and looked around the main hall, then curled the corners of his mouth slightly, and his voice suddenly rose!

"Today, the first proposal that needs to be voted on by all assembly members is the Military Department's Gatekeeper Abolition Order! Those who oppose can speak!"

"I oppose!"

Just as Li Ang's words were only half spoken, the middle-aged man who had just stood up second and directly criticized the Princess's reforms as a betrayal of the Kingdom's Code stood up with a swoosh, his face flushed red as he roared:

"This is an absolute chaotic order! The Military Department's gatekeepers absolutely cannot... gatekeepers?"

"Yes, gatekeepers."

Li Ang on the main stage nodded and answered with a smile:

"The first motion that needs to be voted on by all assembly members is the abolition proposal of the Military Department's Gatekeeper Office.

The Minister of National Defense believes that the Military Department has enough non-commissioned officers and patrolling guards, and there is no need to establish a separate Gatekeeper Office. He wants to abolish it to save expenses... Is there anyone else who, like Hou Jue Moli, opposes the Military Department's abolition of gatekeepers?"

"..."

Huh? Is the one to be voted on not the non-commissioned officer replacement order?

Upon hearing the acting Speaker's words, the assembly members in the main hall were all stunned, and then hurriedly began to flip through the proposal sheets on their tables.

Sure enough, in the thick stack of proposals marked with the Military Department's mark, there was indeed one... on one-sixth of a piece of paper, it mentioned this Gatekeeper Abolition Order.

It was just because the matter was really too insignificant, so small that it didn't even deserve to occupy a single piece of paper alone, and it was just mixed with two lines of words in "other miscellaneous items," which led to everyone not even having much of an impression.

But thinking about it carefully, this trivial Gatekeeper Abolition Order could indeed be considered a proposal submitted by the Military Department regarding personnel adjustments, so the acting Speaker was not lying.

It's just that...

"Pfft..."

Looking at Hou Jue Moli, who stood up from his seat full of righteous indignation and was just about to take the lead in outputting against the non-commissioned officer replacement order, but whose full anger had been directed at the wrong target, a low muffled laugh sounded from the assembly member seats on both sides of the main stage.

And those rivals who had grudges with Hou Jue Moli, as well as the observers who were not officially seated and only had observer qualifications, laughed out loud directly. For a time, the entire main hall was filled with a happy atmosphere.

"Is there no one else expressing their position? It seems that Hou Jue Moli is the only one who thinks that the Military Department's gatekeepers are very important and absolutely cannot be abolished."

After the assembly members had laughed enough, Li Ang on the main stage picked up the small silver hammer, knocked on the small golden clock with a clang, and said with a smile:

"167 to 1, the Military Department's Gatekeeper Office abolition motion is passed. This motion will be sent to the Lower House later, and the Lower House will supplement the details and specifically implement it... Hou Jue Moli, please sit down."

"..."

I've been played!

Amidst the laughter around him that was either desperately concealed or unscrupulous, the middle-aged assembly member's face, which was already flushed red from nervousness, deepened by two shades, looking somewhat purple.

After Hou Jue Moli, whose face was flushed like a pig's liver, sat down, Li Ang nodded to him, and then under the gaze of his murderous eyes, opened his mouth with a smile:

"Sorry, I just made a little joke with everyone. Now it's time to get to the point."

When he said this, Li Ang's expression became slightly solemn, then he knocked on the small clock with the hammer, and said with an earnest face:

"Next, what everyone needs to vote on is the most important one among the proposals submitted by the Military Department this time.

Whether this replacement can be pushed forward determines the future of the Military Department and even the entire Kingdom, and determines whether many non-commissioned officers can still wear their original clothes."

It seems this time it really is the non-commissioned officer replacement order.

Seeing Li Ang's expression was incomparably solemn, the expressions of the assembly members also became serious, and they sat upright, waiting to participate in the vote.

"I announce."

After playfully looking at Hou Jue Moli, who was sitting on his right hand side and looked like he might jump up at any time, Li Ang said loudly under the gaze of countless assembly members:

"Today, the second proposal to be reviewed is the Military Department's non-commissioned officer uniform replacement order! Please vote!"

After hearing the three keywords "Military Department," "non-commissioned officer," and "replacement order," Hou Jue Moli, who had just failed in taking the lead and rushed into the ditch, stood up with a swoosh again, and then...

Sat back down with a bang.

"Pfft!"

"Ahahaha!"

Although the Hou Jue's reaction was much faster than the last time, and he sat back down before he even opened his mouth, although he said nothing, it was as if he had said everything.

Facing Hou Jue Moli, who had fallen for the same trick twice and jumped in place on his chair like a spring, this time even those in the same camp as him couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Acting Speaker!"

Biting his cheeks hard and relying on the pain to hold back the laughter on his face, the Chancellor of the Exchequer sitting on the side of the main stage stood up and demanded with a straight face:

"A joke is enough once. Today's agenda is very tight. Please put these unimportant issues aside and deal with the more critical proposals first!"

"Hmm, hmm."

Li Ang responded perfunctorily, then knocked on the small clock with the hammer, and said to the assembly members below the stage with a smile:

"Then let's proceed to the third vote. What we are going to vote on this time is also a proposal submitted by the Military Department.

This proposal is still related to many non-commissioned officers, determines whether they can still eat that original bowl of rice, and like the previous two proposals, it has a far-reaching impact on the future of the Kingdom..."

Understood, it's playing us again.

Hearing this unusually familiar vague description, the assembly members below the stage naturally wouldn't fall for the third time and directly began to flip through the documents at hand.

Sure enough, three lines away below the "Gatekeeper Abolition Proposal" was the "Food Budget Expansion Proposal." The description of the impact was completely consistent, and it was 100% still nonsense.

As the saying goes, once or twice is fine, but not three or four times.

Facing this answer that was simply placed on their faces, even Hou Jue Moli, who had the most impatient temper, didn't hold back anymore, but crossed his arms and leaned on the back of the chair, looking at Li Ang on the main stage with a dark face, preparing to wait for him to continue talking nonsense, however...

"Non-commissioned officer replacement order, please vote... 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1."

It only took 0.35 seconds to finish counting the seconds. Amidst the stunned expressions of the assembly members, Li Ang directly swung the small silver hammer, smashed the small golden clock beside him with a bang, and drowned out all the words that wanted to stop him in the sound of the clock.

"No one opposes, the non-commissioned officer replacement order is passed."