Douluo: Emperor of Light

A luxurious carriage stopped outside the Tiandou Palace. The family crest on the carriage represented the only prince in the current empire.

The servant respectfully opened the curtain, and Prince Snow Star, dressed in a luxurious robe, slowly stepped out of the carriage.

He glanced at the bright sunshine, with a confident smile on his face.

Today, the empire's court meeting will be held as scheduled, and he will also confirm everything here and regain what belongs to him.

"Butler, you go back to the palace to prepare a grand banquet. There will be many guests coming after today, so we can't mess it up."

The butler bowed his head respectfully, with a look of pride on his face.

He knew that his master would become the most noble person in the empire after today, allowing himself, the butler, to share in the great glory.

How can you not remember?

"Your will, Your Highness."

His voice was loud and clear, and his whole person seemed proud.

Prince Snow Star laughed twice, very happily, and he was obviously very satisfied with the butler's attitude.

Then he walked into the palace under the protection of the guards.

Outside the main hall, there were many officials from the center of the empire. They obviously attached great importance to today's important court meeting.

When Prince Snow Star walked in, many of them looked at him angrily, but most of them did have kind and flattering smiles.

Occasionally, one or two people would come forward to chat, and Xuexing would take the trouble to patiently encourage them with a few words, which for a time made those with lower official positions feel flattered.

When Onirite walked here from behind, he saw such a scene.

Although it was not stated explicitly, everyone's behavior clearly regarded Prince Snow Star as the centerpiece.

He turned a blind eye to this and just coughed twice.

Suddenly, everyone fell silent due to the long-standing great prestige of the prime minister.

After looking around for a week, Oniret said in a calm voice: "Emperor Xueye was seriously injured and unconscious. According to the doctor's judgment, he may be in danger of overthrowing. Therefore, today's court meeting is to decide the inheritance of the imperial throne. Everyone is The ministers of the empire can express their opinions one by one."

As soon as the words fell, a burst of noisy discussion suddenly erupted in the meeting hall below. Although it had been expected before, but now that the prime minister clearly said it, it still had a big impact.

But it didn't last long. The middle-aged General Ge Long stood up first, saluted, and then directly expressed his thoughts.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, the country cannot be without a master for a day. The matter has come to this. Only Prince Xuexing, the head of the clan, is qualified to inherit the throne. Otherwise, the military officers and soldiers will not be convinced."

A resolute and decisive voice echoed in the main hall. His long military career gave Ge Long an air of iron-blooded strength.

It was unbearable for many civil servants, so they had to give Ge Long a platform to perform.

However, when he finished speaking, two admonishers immediately looked at him angrily and cursed: "Vulgar martial artist, where does the throne of the empire give you any room to speak!?"

"It is common law in the world for kings and ministers to be fathers and sons. It has never been said that brother shall be the last brother. This is simply a disregard for human relations and is worse than a beast! Do you want to blatantly violate the imperial system!?"

General Gelong looked at several angry veterans and knew that he could not defeat them, so he simply folded his arms and closed his eyes, as if I am like this, what can you do to me.

Ge Long knew that these people could only talk, and they were not the ones who could really decide things.

I just let them go without losing a few pieces of meat after being spoken to a few words.

Seeing that all the firepower was attracted to General Gelong, Onirite couldn't help but turn his head to look at the young master of Qibao Glazed Sect who had been sitting quietly in his place.

Knocking on the table, a soft and rich soul power was inspired, and the clear voice had a slight fluctuation, suppressing the voices of everyone arguing.

"Your Excellency, Sect Master, as a soul master sect strongly supported by the empire, do you have any suggestions?"

Facing the Prime Minister's seemingly well-intentioned inquiry, Ning Fengzhi smiled bitterly. To be honest, he didn't want to get involved.

Nowadays, the situation in the empire is so chaotic that even he can't see it clearly, and it is well known that he is on the side of the prince. It is not a good intention to ask him like this now.

Sure enough, following Oniret's words, the others immediately stopped criticizing Ge Long and turned their attention to him.

Once something is said that is wrong, although it will not be as unpleasant as scolding Ge Long, the words are obviously not much better.

"Everything is decided by the ministers. His Royal Highness also avoids suspicion because of this. He did not participate in today's court meeting, so why should he ask me, an outsider?"

Ning Fengzhi's seemingly self-deprecating words successfully changed the topic.

Everyone stopped targeting him, except for a few conservative old ministers who sighed with disappointment after hearing his answer. The look on their faces seemed to be that they were angry and there was nothing more sad than heartbroken. generally.

Ning Fengzhi didn't care about this and just smiled apologetically.

He knew that ever since the prince was blocked from succeeding to the throne, he knew that things would not be that simple, and now it turned out to be so.

As Xue Qinghe's teacher, he knew very well that his disciple's advantage lay not in these officials and nobles, but in the Crown Prince's orthodoxy and the support of Wuhun Palace.

Facing the home court of these civil servants and nobles is indeed not what Xue Qinghe is good at. Now avoiding suspicion can be regarded as a good or bad decision.

"Is it……"

O'Neill nodded, noncommittal.

Then, he took the initiative to tell the whereabouts of Xuelochuan:

"His Royal Highness the Second Prince is taking care of Emperor Xueye and is unable to attend the court meeting now. Speaking of this resolution, it seems that only you, the prince, were present."

Xuexing smiled calmly, knowing that the last step was just around the corner, so he winked at the Earl of Rhine whom he had already contacted.

Seeing Prince Snow Star's urging gaze, Rhine felt bitter in his heart, but he still stepped forward and faced Onirite.

"Since your two highnesses have no intention of taking the throne, Prince Snow Star will take this position. If it were someone else, we nobles would never agree!"

His voice was sonorous and powerful, and it seemed that he spoke the thoughts of everyone present.

Immediately, voices in favor of Prince Snow Star's succession were heard. The powerful nobles and high-ranking ministers spoke one after another. For a while, it seemed as if no one opposed it anymore.

Faced with everyone's recommendation, Prince Snow Star did not postpone it again and again, but impatiently walked directly to the front to face Onirite.

In other words, he was staring at the throne beside him that belonged to the emperor alone, and the scepter and crown that represented power placed on it.

Onirite smiled softly. In Prince Snow Star's view, this was to support his congratulations in advance.

So he was determined, turned around, looked at everyone, and said loudly:

"Since you all recommend me so, I can't refuse. I promise you that if I become the emperor of the Tiandou Empire, I will definitely bring the Tiandou Empire to a new level!"

Xuexing's voice was eager and confident, and even had a hint of being forced into the palace.

But at this time, this is obviously just a small problem. The outcome has already been determined. It's not a big deal if it goes a little bit out of the ordinary.

When he spoke out his arrogance and wanted to feel the cheers and admiration of the crowd, a faint voice came.

"Xue Xing, I really saw you right."

The voice was calm and not loud, even with a hint of tired old age, without any sense of majesty, just like an ordinary old man.

But just these ordinary words made Prince Xuexing's hands and feet feel cold, and he was frozen in place and did not dare to move.

The people who had previously approved of his succession were all silent at the moment, and the entire hall seemed to be so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

A step forward slowly, and it didn't take long to arrive at the throne that belonged to him. Xue Xing turned around with a stiff expression and finally saw this person.

Emperor Xue Ye, who looked old and tired, and Xue Luochuan, who supported him and looked respectful.

"Your Majesty, I have prepared a list of traitors for you and ask you to deal with them."

Oniret was polite at this time and bent down slowly.

His attitude clearly told Xuexing what the situation was.

All the unreasonable things that had happened recently were quickly flowing through his mind. Combined with everything in front of him, the facts that were not difficult to guess had already made him understand.

"Okay! Very good! It turns out that this is all your plan, Xue Ye, you are really good at using yourself as bait to make us jump down!"

Xuexing suddenly laughed and looked at that person. Unsurprisingly, he was Emperor Xueye who was rumored to be dying.

Who would have thought that the real emperor of the empire was not as seriously injured as the outside world said. Although he looked weak and tired, dealing with some things was obviously not a problem.

"Xue Xing, this is where you are inferior to me. I know you too well. No matter what happens, I will consider the worst-case scenario. But you, when you see an opportunity, you just want to take a gamble."

"It has been like this for so many years, and there has been no change at all. So you lost then, and you still lose now."

Xue Ye shook his head, his voice was calm as usual, and he didn't feel much about it. He sat on the throne and looked down at the people below who were dripping with cold sweat.

When he dies, these people can take whatever they want at will, even the inheritance of the throne comes from their hands.

But when he appeared, he was as weak as an ant that could be easily crushed to death.

Snow Star is just a little bigger. In the past, I had to find some excuses, but now, I have no worries.

"Everyone, this really disappoints me. Tian Doulu clearly stipulates that when the emperor dies, the prince will succeed him. When there is no prince, the prince will succeed him. When will it be the prince's turn?"

Emperor Xueye looked at the ministers who lowered their heads with great disappointment.

"There is no way for the king to deceive the superiors and subordinates. This is not deceiving the emperor, this is treason! Onirit, what should be the crime of treason?"

Emperor Xue Ye asked with a slight chill in his eyes.

Oniret adjusted his eyes to avoid looking at the pleading eyes of everyone, and replied: "The crime of rebellion cannot be pardoned. Nobles will be expelled from their titles and civilians will be sentenced to death, without exception."

Xue Ye nodded. He naturally understood these things, but his purpose was just to intimidate these people.

Rhine realized something was wrong ever since Emperor Xue Ye appeared.

When Oniret said the words "expelling the knight", he immediately plopped down and knelt down.

Everything in the nobility is based on the privilege of title. Once you lose this, it is equivalent to losing your lifeblood, and it is not much different from death.

Such a result is simply unacceptable.

Lain lay on the ground, his head buried deep in the ground, and he begged without dignity: "Your Majesty, it's all Xuexing's fault. He forced me to do this. I'm not the mastermind!"

Emperor Xueye nodded, his voice still cold, and despite Rhine's endless pleading and wailing, his will remained unchanged.

"The Count of Rhine was charged with treason. Thinking of his great contribution to the empire, he woke up in time and cut off the first-level title. From today on, the empire only has Viscount of Rhine and no Count of Rhine."

Rhine looked happy. Although he had lost his position as earl and was no longer a big noble, he still had a viscount, so being a minor noble was not a problem.

At least Emperor Xueye didn't have the idea of ​​expropriating his family, expelling his nobles, and demoting him to common people.

"Thank you for your majesty's kindness. From now on, the Rhine family will definitely serve the country, and we dare not show any disrespect."

While thanking Emperor Xue Ye for his kindness, Lai Yin kowtowed several times. The redness of his forehead made many people look disdainful.

It's really embarrassing. How can a nobleman be so spineless?

Xuexing even chuckled and looked at Lain with ridicule.

No matter what other people do, he knows that he will definitely not end well. This brother has shown no mercy in dealing with him over the years.

It's a rare opportunity to seize it, how could you let yourself go?

"Prince Xuexing, as a member of the royal family, did not think about serving the country. Instead, he rebelled and usurped the throne. He committed a heinous crime. He will be deprived of his title with immediate effect and demoted to a commoner. He will not be allowed to enter the family tree!"

Xue Xing raised his head sharply, his eyes fixed on Emperor Xue Ye. Even though he was mentally prepared, he was still frightened by the ruthlessness of his methods.

"Okay, very good! You are indeed my dearest brother!"

He gritted his teeth and spat out these two words, and there were no words of mercy at all.

Since he is no longer a prince in the future, he can fully predict how miserable his life will be. His brother even plans to exclude him from the family tree.

This means that the royal family does not recognize itself as a clan, which means that it has truly become a commoner without any privileges!

"As for the others..."

Emperor Xue Ye's eyes swept across the silent hall. Everyone lowered their heads, not daring to look at each other.

The lessons learned from Prince Snow Star were still before their eyes. Even his own brother would dare to do such a cruel thing, let alone them?

"Nobles will lose two levels of titles, ministers will be dismissed from their posts and go home to support themselves in old age. Those without official titles will be imprisoned in Tiandou Prison to await execution."

After announcing the punishment, Emperor Xueye turned to ask the Prime Minister.

"Onirite, what do you think?"

The Prime Minister glanced at the people below. These imperial dignitaries will not be able to breathe for a long time after this blow.

Emperor Xue Ye's words will become as powerful as words in a short period of time.

In the future, it is not impossible to unite several major sects to jointly fight against Wuhun Palace.

So, he sincerely admired him.

"Your Majesty is wise."