Supreme Martial Artist - Chapter 220
Chapter 0220 Seize The Throne!
Upon reaching the city wall, Duan Ruoyan stood beside him, not knowing if it was intentional or not. Sniffing the fragrance coming from her body, everyone else revealed an obscure expression of intoxication, but Qin Fei felt extremely annoyed.
She definitely had a purpose in doing this, but she didn’t know what she was going to do.
The others were intentionally or unintentionally a meter away from her. Of course, they knew that she was the eldest prince’s fianc é e, but Qin Fei had no choice. If he stayed any further away, he would have to jump off the city wall.
When the princes followed His Majesty into the tower, the eldest prince and the third prince looked at him intentionally or unintentionally. Of course, he understood the meaning behind it.
Just as the emperor walked into the tower door, he suddenly turned around and said to an old man from the royal family, “Big brother, you should also go up with Gu!”
Hearing this, the old man thanked Qin Fei and walked past him. Qin Fei Fen felt as if he had glanced at him and nodded at him as if he was greeting him.
Who the hell is this old man? Do you know him?
“Idiot, that’s His Majesty’s big brother, Lord Cheng!” Seeing that he was puzzled, Duan Ruoyan secretly sent a voice transmission.
Lord Cheng? This name is really funny. Could it be that he has been thinking about getting married all day?
Qin Fei curled his lips and didn’t answer Duan Ruoyan’s question. He didn’t want to talk to her for a while, so as to avoid getting into trouble.
Seeing that he ignored her, Duan Ruoyan immediately stomped her feet in anger, revealing an expression of indifference and grievance.
The fat man beside him looked at Qin Fei and Duan Ruoyan, and the smile on his face became even stronger.
“Hello, Mr. Qin!” Shu Mo Cheng followed the eldest prince to the city wall and saw Qin Fei salute with a smile. However, Qin Fei always felt that he was a little funny holding a paper fan in his hand.
It wasn’t hot this day. This guy held a fan all day long. In all the time he had set up the array, he hadn’t seen him unfold a fan. It was simply a typical act of pretending to be tough.
The Emperor brought a group of people up to the tower, sat down, and announced the start of the celebration ceremony loudly.
Instantly, lively cheers rang out, and thousands of people celebrated together with extraordinary liveliness.
The Qing Kingdom Grand Ceremony lasted for about three hours before it came to an end. Everyone became focused, because at the end of each Grand Ceremony, His Majesty the Emperor would personally deliver a speech and announce an important matter that concerned everyone in the empire.
Very quickly, His Majesty stood up and stood in front of the French window in front of the tower. He waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then he turned around and nodded at the First Prince and Third Prince.
“I declare that First Prince Zhu Zhi will be in charge of the economy and Third Prince Zhu Li will be in charge of the military for a period of ten years!” The Emperor announced loudly.
Whoosh …
Ordinary people didn’t feel anything, but all the officials and members of the royal family sucked in a breath of cold air!
Qin Fei frowned and thought to himself, “As Bu Zhi said, His Majesty the Emperor is still young. He has no intention of stepping down as soon as possible. He is playing the balancing act.”
Previously, Zhu Zhi was in charge of the military, so in the past ten years, Zhu Zhi had been deeply entrenched in the military headquarters, while Zhu Li was in charge of the economy. Now that he had deliberately let the two of them exchange, it was obvious that he wanted the two of them to fight each other, so that his position as emperor would be able to sit peacefully for at least ten years!
Actually, everyone knew what was going on, but no one dared to say a single word. The only ones who were dissatisfied were probably the two princes.
The Emperor gave everyone a message, He valued these two princes. Zhu Zhi, as the eldest prince, was naturally unwilling. He was originally the crown prince and was the future emperor of course. But now, there was a huge threat from the third prince. When the third prince saw that he had a chance, he was naturally unwilling. Seeing hope, how could he not give it a shot?
The Imperial Clan was indeed in danger!
Qin Fei knew best that the First Prince would not listen to the Emperor and trade all his rights with the Third Prince.
Hearing the Emperor’s announcement, the Eldest Prince laughed. However, he did not explode on the spot. Instead, he left on an excuse.
As soon as he left, everyone became nervous, knowing that something they were worried about was about to happen.
The Third Prince didn’t move. He looked at Qin Fei downstairs and saw that Qin Fei’s expression was calm. He couldn’t help but be extremely calm.
On the other hand, Bu Zhi found a reason to leave the tower.
His Majesty the Emperor also followed him downstairs, preparing to leave.
The Qing Kingdom ceremony officially ended here. Everyone began to disperse, but all the officials did not leave at this time. They respectfully sent the Emperor off.
When the emperor walked down the city wall, thousands of guards from the palace suddenly surrounded him and surrounded the emperor and the others.
“Do you want to rebel?” A prince shouted angrily.
Strangely, His Majesty the Emperor was very calm, as if he wasn’t surprised at all. Even the others didn’t reveal the slightest bit of surprise.
“Haha, Father, it seems like you’ve already predicted today. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be so calm!” The Eldest Prince walked out of the crowd and looked at the Emperor with a cold smile.
The Emperor glanced at him and said, “Zhi’er, Gu already knew what you were going to do! You’ve been plotting for a long time, and you’ve already seized the throne. Do you think Gu’s eyes are blind? But you can see clearly that with them by your side, what can you soldiers do?”
“Haha, are you referring to them?” Zhu Zhi pointed at Leng Xiaoran and the others.
“What?” The Emperor frowned. That’s right, he relied on several experts beside him. With Zhu Zhi’s few people, he couldn’t do anything to him.
However, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, because Zhu Zhi was not an idiot, he could not dare to rebel openly without a bit of reliance.
“Haha, my father, can’t you see? Do you think I’m really stupid? Hall Master Leng, Hall Master Li, it’s time for you to give His Majesty a surprise!” Zhu Zhi laughed wildly.
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, Leng Xiaoran and Li Cai walked out and stood in front of Zhu Zhi.
At the same time, the little fatty also walked out. Many members of the royal family also walked over, including a few princes. Only the Third Prince and the angry Fifth Prince stood behind the Emperor.
Qin Fei noticed that Duan Ruoyan frowned and slowly walked over under Leng Xiaoran’s cold gaze.
Qin Fei naturally didn’t move. He stood on the Emperor’s side with an indifferent expression.
When the Emperor saw that most people chose the First Prince, he couldn’t help but be furious and said, “You traitors! Leng Xiaoran, Li Cai, I didn’t expect you to betray me!”
Leng Xiaoran laughed and said, “Your Majesty, don’t blame us. You’ve been sitting in the position of emperor for too long, so long that everyone feels that you should abdicate. We need a young and energetic emperor to lead us to expand our territory!”
“That’s right! What we need is a larger territory, not a lack of progress!” Li Cai nodded.
“Expanding your territory! You guys are too presumptuous!” The Emperor said angrily.
“Hmph! Impudent? Back then, Emperor Xuanling, Uniting the empire is a great feat. When it comes to your generation of emperors, you only know how to enjoy the achievements of your ancestors. The empire is now surrounded by enemies on all sides. On the left are the small countries of the Western Sea that are not at peace, on the right are the grassland people, on the south are the profound beasts that are rampaging, and on the north are vast territories occupied by barbarians. We want to occupy the entire world. “I, Zhu Zhi, am determined to lead the empire towards a more glorious future, but you still occupy the throne. Don’t think that I don’t know what you’re thinking. If you want to stay in the throne for a long time, then don’t have this big dream of the Spring and Autumn Period!” Zhu Zhi smiled sinisterly and scolded the Emperor.
Qin Fei frowned. Although the Profound Spirit Continent respected the empire, there were indeed countless enemies outside the empire’s territory. The reason why there were so many pirates at sea was related to the support of those small overseas countries. If it weren’t for them supporting the pirates behind their backs, even three-year-olds wouldn’t believe it.
Small overseas countries had always been unwilling to live in seclusion at sea. The environment at sea was harsh, and it was extremely difficult to survive. Everyone thought that the Profound Spirit Continent would come up. The fertile land and countless riches here were what they dreamed of.
On the grasslands, there were even strong enemies who chose to move. Every year, the grassland people would invade the border of the empire at the beginning of autumn, burning, killing, looting, and committing all sorts of evil deeds.
The barbarians were even more brutal and fierce. They didn’t do anything to produce and relied solely on plundering the imperial merchants’ belongings for their livelihood. In fact, the empire had even fought several tough battles with the barbarians in history, but all of them had successfully repelled them. However, the empire had also paid a heavy price, causing the empire’s military strength to deteriorate one by one and the situation was in danger.