Hunting system, and I ended up becoming the empress!

Seeing this, Bai Fengmei felt relieved, thinking that the prince must have already made a plan.

After sending him away, Sun Rui came to report, "Your Majesty, there are traces of Taishan."

"Okay, follow him closely."

Sun Rui added, "Luo Wei was with him, and they came to Shengjing together."

Xiao Zhixing was not surprised. It seemed that it was Taishan, that is, the Emperor System, who rescued Lovi.

She sneered. As expected, that thing was not giving up. Not a single word of his promises could be believed.

"Follow them closely."

At midnight that night, the evolved [Dao Zhan] swept across the capital and successfully captured the subsystem on Taishan in the northwest corner.

Formatting and reorganization.

171 said calmly: "Master System, what do you want?"

Xiao Zhixing said: "No, tell Taishan to be careful."

"it is good."

Xiao Zhixing stepped out with a cold smile on her lips. Very good, since they were tired of living, she would help them.

The night passed quickly, and on the second day, the emperor summoned all the people in the Court of Gentlemen to attend a grand court meeting.

Those with sharp minds have already noticed something unusual.

I always feel that the emperor is planning something big.

So on that day, none of the ministers who were qualified to attend the grand court meeting asked for leave or were late.

As the gate of Zhenguo Palace opened, Xiao Zhixing, dressed in royal robes and riding on Xue Ye, led his men towards the palace.

It really attracted everyone's attention.

It was autumn, the twenty-fourth year of Yunping, not far from Xiao Zhixing’s twentieth birthday.

A grand court meeting was held.

The Qiansheng Hall was filled with all the officials standing there, and the atmosphere was solemn.

No one spoke except for eye contact, they all waited.

Occasionally, his eyes swept over the people standing in the Gentlemen's Courtyard, and the only one missing was the protagonist.

[Yellow barrage: Ahhhh, so nervous, so nervous, nothing will happen, right? ]

[Red barrage: Shut up, don’t be such a pessimist. ]

Only they knew how important this court meeting was.

"Prince Yuan Sheng has arrived——"

The eunuch's singing voice suddenly rang out, and all the ministers turned around to look.

In the dim morning light, a tall and slender figure walked in slowly.

Every step she took was steady and graceful, carrying her own unique majesty and elegance.

It's too scary to look at.

Officials on both sides bowed and saluted, "Long live Prince Yuansheng!"

Xiao Zhixing nodded lightly, with a faint smile in his eyes and a stern look on his face.

She walked through the middle of the Junziyuan team, came to the front, stood with her hands in her sleeves, as quiet as a deep pool or a courtyard.

He looked up at the empty throne.

The scene fell into an oppressive silence again. Those with poor self-control felt uneasy and wanted to leave to take a breath.

Finally, Fulu shouted, "Your Majesty has arrived..."

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

All officials bowed and respectfully welcomed the emperor to court.

Zhao Yunqi sat down and waved his sleeves, "Everyone, please stand up."

He seemed to be in a good mood, and was the first to smile at Xiao Zhixing and said, "Yuan Sheng, you have worked hard on this journey. I should have let you rest for two days, but there is no other way. My business is more urgent, so I can only let you come to the palace without stopping."

Xiao Zhixing bowed and said, "It is not hard for me. As a minister, it is my duty to share your majesty's worries."

Li Jun and others followed suit and bowed.

Zhao Yunqi smiled, seeming even happier, "Okay, Yuan Sheng is indeed the pillar of our Great Sheng."

The ministers listened to their conversation in silence.

After Zhao Yunqi finished speaking, he swept his eyes over all the people in the Gentlemen's Court and said loudly, "When you inspected the thirteen states, I carefully read the memorials you submitted after each visit. I also showed them to all the ministers in the court. After everyone's discussion, Yuan Sheng is the best."

Lin Rusu and others nodded. They were not surprised. Xiao Zhixing always ranked first in every assessment anyway.

Zhao Yunqi smiled and continued, "I said that day that after inspecting the thirteen states, you will personally nominate the final leader..."

Everyone pricked up their ears.

"Let Yang Du preside over the nomination ceremony."

Yang Du stepped out and said in a serious tone, "Everyone, please look. When you enter later, tick the name of the person you nominated. You are not allowed to abstain. You must choose one person to vote for, and you only have one vote. The one with the most votes will be the winner."

It's fair and just. No one will know who you voted for, so you won't attract hatred. Of course, you can also vote for yourself.

Everyone looked in the direction of his finger and saw that a wooden screen had appeared on the left side below the throne.

There was a desk inside, on which were pens and a big red list with their names written on it.

The eunuch closed the four pages of the screen, and the place became an independent space where he could count the votes without being disturbed.

This novel method puzzled the ministers.

Why can't we just do a simple hand-raising exercise? Why must we make it so mysterious and complicated?

But the emperor's words are the imperial edict.

Yang Du began to call out names, "First, Li Wenxiu, please go in and count the votes."

Li Wenxiu bowed to everyone and walked in briskly. The screen closed and only she could be vaguely seen hooking her finger quickly without hesitation.

She walked out quickly and wanted to get closer to look, but the eunuch blocked her view.

"The second one is Zhang Lin."

No one was surprised at the fact that Zhao Lin became Zhang Lin. Who dared to say that the emperor was cuckolded?

The person who participated in the Junziyuan from beginning to end was Zhang Lin.

One by one, everyone was called in by Yang Du and came out quickly. Now they have also been trained.

They never show their emotions on their faces, and others can't tell anything is wrong with their expressions.

"The last one is Xiao Zhixing."

Xiao Zhixing smiled and walked in leisurely.

I saw at a glance that there were more than twenty votes behind my name.

The others are Li Jun, Feng Zhener, Zhao Xianyin, and Liu Zizai.

Anyway, Li Jun was the one who was proposing himself, so he had two votes, and the other one should be Li Zheng.

The other three people each had one vote. I wonder if they voted for it themselves or for someone else?

Xiao Zhixing picked up the pen and directly ticked his own name. It was that simple.

She comes out.

Yang Du walked in and didn't seem surprised to see the result. He picked up the red list himself, unfolded it and faced all the ministers, and even walked around for everyone to see carefully.

"Please witness, my Lords, this is the final result."

The ministers still don't understand what the emperor is trying to do.

Zhao Yunqi smiled and said, "Everyone has seen that Yuan Sheng is the champion of the final competition of the Gentlemen's Academy. Do you have any objection?"

Everyone looked at each other and said, "We have no objection."

The competition lasted for three years, and even Feng Liyan couldn't say with a clear conscience that Xiao Zhixing was not the champion.

Zhao Yunqi stood up, looked down at everyone, and began to state his ultimate goal.

He fixed his eyes on Xiao Zhixing and said word by word, "When I first built the Junziyuan, I meant the emperor's son—"

.........

A dead silence.

In other words, all the officials' minds have gone blank.

The emperor's voice continued, "The purpose of establishing the Gentlemen's Court is to select a crown prince to succeed the throne."

"And the champion must defeat and subdue everyone, and finally be the popular choice and worthy of being crowned the crown prince!"

For a long, long time, the Qiansheng Hall was as quiet as death.

puff.

An old minister couldn't stand such stimulation and fainted.

Li Xiao's legs went weak and he knelt down heavily.

Plop, plop, plop.

Like falling dominoes, everyone was so terrified that they forgot to speak, and then their legs went weak and they knelt down, lying there trembling.

The sky is falling! The emperor is crazy!!!

How dare he do such a ridiculous thing? How dare he? ! !