Imperial Demon Slayer Division

The second prince Qin Ming looked back and saw Zhang Xiao, the official minister in the crowd, feeling extremely satisfied.

Since the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs took refuge with him, he has become smooth sailing. Those ministers who were unwilling to defect to him in the past are getting closer and closer to him with the help of Zhang Xiao.

King Taishan in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony cleared his throat and said loudly

"As the saying goes, a country cannot live without a king for a day. Our Qin Empire dominates the world. Naturally, it cannot be ruled by an emperor and become a country without a master."

"The Qin Tian Jian calculated a few days ago that today is a good day to elect a new emperor, which will be conducive to the inheritance of our great Qin for generations. Therefore, today the king has gathered all the ministers in the Hall of Supreme Harmony to elect a new emperor for our great Qin."

After King Taishan finished speaking, all the ministers in the palace looked at each other, then clasped their fists at King Taishan and said

"Prince Shengming"

King Taishan pressed down with one hand, and the hall instantly became quiet.

"The former emperor made many contributions to the Qin Dynasty, including severely defeating evil spirits, digging canals, incorporating the Naye Kingdom and the South China Sea Islands into the territory, etc. On the other hand, the Qin Dynasty had been fighting for years and its national strength was weak. Therefore, according to the oral instructions left by the former emperor, the new Qin Dynasty The emperor needs to be a wise king who works hard to govern and can quickly restore our Qin Dynasty..."

"So the new Emperor of Qin must be capable, moral, and love the people like a son. You are all ministers of the court. Many of you have watched these eight princes grow up and know their characters quite well, so the new Emperor must The position will be selected by the ministers."

This decision of King Taishan is not a bold one. The emperors of Qin in the past dynasties have never let their ministers make up their minds.

This decision made by King Taishan was actually the result of discussions between the royal princes and Shen Tongxuan.

Now the situation in the world is about to change drastically, and the final battle with the evil spirits will begin in a few years.

What the human race needs today is a wise king who can accumulate strength for the human race, a wise king, and does not need the kind of heroic leader who can expand the territory.

The previous Emperor Qin has already fought the battles that need to be fought. The new Emperor Qin has only one mission, which is to accumulate strength for the world and prepare for the final battle.

King Taishan's words immediately stunned the second prince, third prince, fourth prince and others.

This is inconsistent with the rules over the years. Isn't the throne earned by strength? Why did this suddenly become a minister's recommendation?

The second prince's face gradually became ugly. If he relied on his strength as before, he would have a great chance of ascending to the throne.

The most powerful second prince, third prince, and fourth prince refuted King Taishan’s words on the spot.

"Grandpa Huang, does this violate the ancestral precepts?"

"Yes, Grandpa Huang, this is not in line with etiquette."

"If my father were still here, he would not allow you to do this."

Just when King Taishan was about to speak, Gu Yan's voice came from outside the palace.

"Today is different from the past. Those old etiquette should be changed with the changes of the times."

"We, the Qin Dynasty, will have to fight a desperate battle with evil spirits in a few years. Therefore, the new Emperor of Qin does not need great talents or strategists. He only needs to love the people like a son and help the world enter the stage of recuperation as soon as possible."

When the second prince saw Gu Yan walking in, he suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart, as if he was about to lose the most important thing in his life.

"Master Gu, this is my royal family's business. It seems that the Demon Slayer Department can't interfere, right?"

Gu Yan didn't even look at the second prince and said as he walked into the hall.

"Great Qin is not only the Great Qin of the royal family, but also the Great Qin of the people of the world."

After arriving at King Taishan, he turned around, glanced at the ministers, and said

"What King Taishan said is the result of discussions between the princes and the senior officials of my Demon Slaying Department. Who agrees and who opposes?"

Although Gu Yan asked if anyone objected, his words were full of unquestionable momentum.

After Gu Yan finished speaking, the hall fell into silence.

"Since there is no objection, please all ministers write their own names under the name of the chosen prince."

Gu Yan waved his hand, and a huge piece of white paper appeared out of thin air and floated in the air.

On top of this white paper, the names of the eight princes are written in order.

The ministers in the palace and the six ministers did not side with any of the princes, so they did not come forward to sign.

The remaining ministers stepped forward and wrote their names under the prince's name.

Soon, most of the ministers in the palace had written their names. The second prince had the most names on the white paper, followed by the third prince and the fourth prince, followed by the fifth prince and four brothers, and the least named was the ninth prince. There are only a few pitiful names below

When the second prince saw this scene, he almost laughed out of joy. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't suppress the crazy upturned corners of his mouth.

The second prince looked proudly at the third and fourth princes, who had pale faces, and then looked at the ninth prince, who had a normal expression, and thought to himself

"So what if Gu Yan comes back? He rushed back from the battlefield in a hurry, and he had no time to make arrangements when facing the sudden seizure of the heir. Besides, most of his power is in the distant Yezhou and Jiangnan County, so he can't help you at all. How many"

Just when the second prince was feeling proud, he suddenly discovered that Zhang Xiao was still standing where he was and did not step forward to write his name under his name.

The second prince hurriedly coughed and signaled Zhang Xiao to step forward and write his name under his name.

After Zhang Xiao heard the second prince's voice, he just glanced at him lightly and did not make any move.

Zhang Xiao's plain eyes directly made the second prince's heart start to beat wildly.

As his most trusted aide, now when he was seizing the throne, he had become so cold, as if he didn't know him. This made the second prince extremely flustered.

After signaling twice with his eyes, Zhang Xiao still had no reaction. When the second prince saw this, his heart gradually sank to the bottom.

After a while, all the ministers finished writing their names on the white paper. Only Zhang Xiao and several ministers under the third and fourth princes did not come forward to write their names.

Even a fool realized something was wrong at this time

The second prince looked at the name that was far ahead, but his heart couldn't calm down.

Gu Yan looked at Zhang Xiao and others and asked

"My lords, why don't you come forward and write your name? But you have something to say?"

Zhang Xiao and others bowed to Gu Yan and said

"Looking back, Sir, the official and others do have something to say."

After Zhang Xiao and others finished speaking, they took out a booklet from their arms, then stepped forward and handed it to Gu Yan and Taishan King respectively.

Gu Yan looked at the booklet in his hand, raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked in surprise

"Master Zhang, what does this mean?"

"This is evidence that the second prince Qin Xiao, the third prince, and the fourth prince have been embezzling and accepting bribes, buying and selling official positions, slandering brothers, and disregarding human lives over the years."

When the second prince heard Zhang Xiao's words, his face instantly turned extremely pale. At this moment, he understood everything.

Why did his weak ninth brother look so ordinary from beginning to end? It turned out that his teacher Gu Yan had already arranged everything, and he just had to wait quietly to ascend the throne.

Fortunately, he thought he was so proud that even the Huaizhou Su family betrayed him and sent Su Zhaoyue, the young master of the Su family, to cooperate with him in this play. It turned out that everything was instructed by Gu Yan

From the beginning to the end, Gu Yan was staring at the Imperial Capital!