"For the sake of fairness, His Majesty ordered the soldiers to vote for whoever they thought best suited to serve as Vice Academy President."
"Whoever receives the most votes within ten days will become Vice Academy President."
"At present, General Zhang Liao has the most votes, followed by Duke Wen, then General Zhao, and then Zhuge Kongming."
"Even Old General Huang cannot match his number of votes."
Zhuge Liang had received a great many votes indeed. No one had expected him to surpass Huang Zhong.
"What?!"
Sima Yi paled with shock upon hearing this. A sense of foreboding instantly enveloped him, and his heart felt as though a pair of enormous, invisible hands had suddenly clenched around it.
Zhuge Liang was secretly plotting something big again!
Ever since Zhuge Liang had shone so brilliantly during the Debate at the Wei River, he had won tremendous prestige and fame.
Now he was running for Vice Academy President as well. He clearly intended to pin Sima Yi beneath him completely and never let him rise again!
Waves surged through Sima Yi's heart, but he forcibly suppressed his agitation and pressed, "How many votes do I have now?"
He had participated in and commanded quite a few battles himself. Back then, he had risen to fame by single-handedly breaking Tong Pass. He refused to believe that no one would vote for him.
"Let me see..."
Jia Xu picked up the register and leafed through it before saying, "Found it. Quite a few votes, a little more than Fengxiao. One thousand two hundred and seventy-one. Very good."
"It seems quite a few soldiers recognize your abilities too, Sima Yi."
One thousand two hundred and seventy-one votes was certainly no small number. Chen Gong had only a little over three hundred.
Yet Jia Xu's words