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The next day, when the remaining nobles and high-ranking officials learned the news, many of them immediately stepped forward.

"Your Highness, your accession to the throne is related to the destiny of the country. The empire is seriously injured now. It is time to recuperate, and... and..." The blond man who spoke was Grann von Braun, one of the new speakers of the parliament.

The von Braun family is also one of the big families in the imperial capital, but for many years no one has made any achievements or entered politics, so their influence in the imperial capital has become much smaller.

But when the Imperial Capital Incident happened, the von Braun family seized the opportunity. They opened up their family's savings of a hundred years to provide disaster relief and support the army, and their reputation soared in an instant.

In view of the outstanding contributions of the von Braun family and the fact that the almost paralyzed parliament also needed fresh blood, Grann von Braun temporarily took office and became one of the three speakers.

This was not an appointment by Bai Ye or Bai Youming, but was based on the Empire's "Post-War Temporary Law". This slightly strange law had never been used, but it now gave the other party a legal basis to rely on.

Grann von Braun looked honest but a little shrewd. After taking office, he did his job very well and was very respectful to Bai Ye. Unexpectedly, he would be the first to stand up and oppose at this time.

The slightly plump middle-aged man lowered his head and whispered, "Your Highness, if it was only the empire's national strength that was damaged, I believe you could lead the people of the empire back to glory, but now... now the empire's national fortune has been greatly damaged, and the spirits of the previous emperors can't find the connection with the empire on the White Moon... Isn't it better to solve this problem first?"

He spoke carefully, fearing to offend Bai Ye. The others who moved forward did the same, nodding their heads along with him.

Without waiting for Bai Ye to speak, another speaker stepped forward, also one of the three speakers, Lan Youshan from the Lan family.

As the grandpa of the Third Prince and the deceased Fourth Prince, Lan Youshan should have protected the remaining Third Prince. If the Third Prince ascended to the throne, he would have great power in the court, and if the Third Prince failed, he would step down in disgrace. However, everyone knew that after the previous incident, Lan Youshan had a bad relationship with the Third Prince. Not to mention his full support, he even lost the kinship.

But what others did not expect was that Lan Youshan actually "defected" to Her Royal Highness the Princess so quickly, and Her Royal Highness the Princess did not let bygones be bygones and continued to use the old man.

Lan Youshan said in a deep voice: "Now that the spirits of the previous emperors are unstable, we need a new emperor to lead the empire out of the quagmire. Your Highness is the best choice - what's more, even if no one ascends the throne, the current situation will not improve, but will only continue to deteriorate."

He lowered his head and said, "I, Lan Youshan, implore Your Highness the Princess to inherit the throne and bring new changes to the empire."

Grann von Braun simply knelt on the ground and said, "Your Highness is the heir of the throne because the people want it. But in the current situation, the spirits of the previous emperors keep appearing. They are warning us! I think it is because Your Highness is still young... I dare to ask Your Highness to postpone the ascension to the throne until the Moon Palace is completely lifted and the spirits gradually calm down, and then act according to the situation."

"Ridiculous!" Lan Youshan was immediately furious. As the head of the three speakers, he was quite powerful. At this moment, he glared at people and many people did not dare to look at him.

"The country cannot be without a ruler for a day!" Lan Youshan glared at von Braun. "In my opinion, Her Royal Highness should have ascended the throne long ago. But she was concerned about the civilians who died and were injured in the war, the late emperor who sacrificed his life, and the other princes, so she took the initiative to postpone it. Now that the empire is in ruins, it is the time to need an empress. The matter of the heroic spirit is just a figment of the imagination. How can it affect Her Royal Highness's succession to the throne?"

Lan Youshan suddenly attacked and von Braun looked embarrassed. At this moment, the other two stood up.

One of them had sharp eyes and a serious expression. He was the leader of the Elijah District, Governor Jude. After the incident in the imperial capital, he led reinforcements to the city. Although they did not fight a battle, they formed a powerful army and are now respected by everyone in the imperial capital.

The other person is an old noble in the imperial capital, the Marquis Chan Garcia. He used to be low-key in the imperial capital, but everyone knew that he had a close relationship with the Yuhu City political district, one of the three major political districts. To some extent, he also had a close relationship with the second prince of that year.

The two of them also bowed their heads respectfully. Governor Jude advised, "Heroic spirits are related to the fate of the country. This is the guidance of the previous emperors. In my opinion, it is better to take your time to ascend the throne, Your Highness. After all, the intentions of the heroic spirits have not been figured out yet. If you ascend the throne rashly, the heroic spirits will be furious and the fate of the empire may be in jeopardy."

Marquis Garcia also said, "That's my opinion. Besides, the palace collapsed and has not been repaired yet. We might as well take this opportunity to rebuild it. When the Moon Palace is clear and the palace is rebuilt, I believe the heroes will be able to see what Her Royal Highness has done. Then it will be more...more legitimate, right?"

Lan Youshan was furious again: "The palace has completely collapsed. Not to mention the empire that is now seriously injured, even in the heyday of the past, it would take several years to rebuild the palace. Has our huge empire never had a monarch?!"

"But, Speaker Lan..."

In an instant, the high-ranking officials and nobles in the audience were divided into two sides, and it was clear what each supported.

Behind Bai Ye, besides his original faction, there are the military and Lan Youshan's family. However, some "thorns" were either dead or expelled, which gave other forces the opportunity to rise to the top, and now they are standing on the opposite side of Bai Ye.

Naturally, they need a reason to stand against Bai Ye, and that reason is the "heroic spirit" that has been mentioned all the time.

The evil dome above the imperial capital kept dissipating for some unknown reason, and the sun and the moon began to gradually appear. The imperial family has always had a rule that after a royal family member passed away, various rituals would be performed to help their soul embark on the journey to the moon.

Just like the national emblem, the moon is also the belief of the entire empire.

However, after the evil dome dissipated and the moon could be clearly observed, something strange happened in the ruins of the imperial palace.

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It was the place where the tablets of the previous emperors were stored, and various strange things kept happening. At the same time, the eunuchs who were sent to clean up the ruins were "leaning over" one after another.

Many people interpreted this possession as the previous emperor's inspection and the instability of the country's fortunes. However, what made this statement completely true was another thing. The twelfth prince, who was not old enough to inherit the throne, was also possessed.

The person who possessed him was the second emperor of the empire and one of the founding emperors.

What he said was nothing more than the implicit meaning of what those people said just now: the current fortune of the empire is damaged and is not enough to support the new emperor to take office. Instead of forcing the throne, it is better to wait for the heroic spirits of the previous emperors to complete the ceremony in the Moon Palace and make up for the national fortune.

The most unacceptable thing for Bai Ye is...

She investigated and it was true.