Reborn as a fiend statue

Liu Yunyue sighed: "Alas... Chaoge City is about to fall into chaos again."

Yu Yi nodded: "Yes, Zi Sheng wants to be a chess player, but he is not capable enough. Before he fell into coma, he had not decided on the candidate for the crown prince."

"The eldest prince and others have been coveting the throne for a long time, and the forces behind them are also huge. In order to win the throne, fierce conflicts will definitely break out."

Yan Qingqing said hurriedly: "Xiaoyu, you must help Xiaoxin. His background is too weak. Apart from the support of my father, he basically has no other supporters."

Yu Yi was noncommittal: "At this stage, we can only wait and see what happens, and it is not advisable to get involved in the fight too early."

"Let the eldest prince and the others fight for it first. Although the chance is very small, what if His Majesty Zi Sheng wakes up suddenly?"

"Getting involved too early might make Zi Xin passive."

"Um."

Soon Zi Xin came back.

His face looked very ugly.

Yu Yi asked: "Have the noble concubines and the civil and military ministers discussed the outcome?"

Zi Xin shook his head and recounted today's results.

Every noble concubine wants to put her own prince on the throne.

The princes who did not participate in the trial were also ready to take action after learning about Zi Sheng's success.

The concubines were quarreling, and the courtiers were blushing for the prince they supported.

All parties argued for a long time and no one gave in. In the end, no result was reached.

Finally, everyone decided to hold a court meeting tomorrow to involve all courtiers.

"Alas...it seems like there will be another quarrel in the court room tomorrow." Yu Yi sighed softly.

…

The next day.

All the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty gathered in the meeting hall of the palace.

Yu Yi followed him in as Zi Xin's aide.

The princes stood in the first row, followed by the court ministers.

Today's throne is empty, with no trace of the past.

The four noble concubines, Concubine Chen, Concubine Xue, Concubine Yan, and Concubine Feng, lived behind the bead curtain and temporarily listened to the government behind the curtain.

The four people represent the four factions: the eldest prince, the second prince, the third prince, and the ninth prince.

The remaining concubines are not imperial concubines and have no qualifications to listen to politics behind the curtain.

Wenren Qingshan, the prime minister of the Xia Empire, was the first to stand up and salute.

All civil and military officials saluted.

Wenren Qingshan spoke up and said: "Your Majesty's accident happened unexpectedly, causing the Xia Empire to lose face. We must find the murderer and bring him to justice."

"However, a family cannot be without a master for a day, and a country cannot be without a king for a day. At today's court meeting, I hope that everyone will work together to elect a prince to be the crown prince and supervise the country for Your Majesty."

As soon as the prime minister heard Qingshan's words, a minister came forward to recommend him.

"We think that the eldest prince is excellent in martial arts and martial arts, and as he is your majesty's eldest son, the Xia Empire should abide by the ancestral precepts and make his eldest prince the crown prince to supervise the country for your majesty."

"I object. The Xia Empire should establish the virtuous rather than the eldest. Only in this way can the prosperity of the empire be ensured. His Royal Highness the Second Prince is better than the First Prince in political affairs, so he should be established as the Second Prince."

"The Ninth Prince is extremely talented in cultivation and will definitely become a super strong man in the future. He is even more suitable to be the Crown Prince."

"The position of prince requires civil and military skills to lead the Xia Empire. What's the use of just being talented in cultivation?"

"That's right. His Royal Highness the Third Prince is courteous and courteous to others. I think the Third Prince should be made the Crown Prince."

"The Eighteenth Prince has high prestige among the people, and the ministers support the Eighteenth Prince."

…

The ministers in the main hall immediately started arguing, waving flags and shouting for the prince they supported.

Generally speaking, the most people support the eldest prince, the second prince, and the ninth prince.

The support rate of the third prince is not as good as that of the prince with a higher reputation.

It's not that he is not popular, it's that he has never thought about competing for the throne before, has never developed his own power, and has never attracted supporters.

It was only after the Desert Temple incident that he expressed his intention to compete for the throne.

It's only been a few months now, so naturally there won't be many supporters in such a short period of time.

He was able to participate in the competition because his mother was a noble concubine and he had the support of the behemoth Yan family.

Otherwise, maybe no minister will pay attention to him.

Yu Yi did not interrupt.

He has no right to speak at such a large court meeting.

Prime Minister Wenren Qingshan was a neutralist and did not express his opinion.

Wenren Qingshan saw that the various factions were quarreling, so he suggested: "How about judging according to the rules of the trial? Whoever performs best will be the crown prince."

As soon as he finished speaking, all the civil and military ministers in the main hall were in a panic.

During the trial, they all watched the performance of each prince.

The third prince, Zi Xin, performed best because he had Jiang Yuyao's assistance.

If we look at it according to the test standards, Zixin will definitely become the crown prince.

Supporters of other factions will definitely not be reconciled.

"Weak ministers objected. At that time, His Majesty just mentioned it casually and did not issue a specific imperial edict or copy. It did not convince the public."

"I also object. His Highness the Third Prince performed best because of the help of outsiders. He is suspected of cheating."

"Wei Chen objects."

"Wei Chen also objects."

Opposition is coming one after another.

Most of the supporters of the third prince come from the military, but the military has no right to interfere in the proceedings.

Those who discuss matters are all civil servants.

There were not many civil servants who supported the third prince, and they were soon drowned in the wave of opposition.

Wenren Qingshan saw that everyone was opposed and knew that this method could not be implemented.

He hurriedly stopped him: "What the ministers said is very reasonable. Why don't we let several princes state their plans for the future of the empire to evaluate their ability to govern."

After hearing Qingshan's words, everyone became quiet.

They all looked at the prince they supported.

According to the ranking order, the eldest prince was the first to speak.

The eldest prince cleared his throat and said: "The Xia Empire is prosperous under the rule of my father. I will not make too many changes to the policy."

"After I take charge of the country, the first thing I will do is to thoroughly investigate the murderer who caused my father's tragedy."

"This is a promise that a subject and a son must fulfill."

"In addition, this king will also..."

Zihong talked a lot.

Such as improving the status of scholars, increasing the salaries of courtiers, and other measures.

Some people nodded, others shook their heads.

After the eldest prince spoke, it was the turn of the second prince Zitai.

Compared to the steadiness of the eldest prince, the second prince's policies are much more radical.

He pointed out some of the existing shortcomings of the Xia Empire and promised to correct them one by one after supervising the country.

Then there is the third prince Zi Xin.

Most of Zixin's suggestions were made secretly by Yu Yi.

His proposal was more comprehensive and perfect, and everyone nodded repeatedly.

The eldest prince and the second prince's expressions were not very good-looking. There were many strategies that they had not thought of, but the third prince took them into consideration.

After the third prince Zi Xin finished speaking, it was the turn of the ninth prince.

Zi Tianjiao is unparalleled in talent in this area of ​​cultivation, and is even better than Zi Xin.

But his ability to govern was much worse.

Although he had communicated with the courtiers who supported him in advance, he still stumbled a bit when telling the story.

Many people shook their heads when they heard this. Then, there were other princes.

Compared to the Ninth Prince, the other princes were even more miserable.

However, among the princes competing for the throne, each one has many supporters behind him.

The Zhuxia Empire covers an area of ​​hundreds of millions of square kilometers and is the largest country among the nine empires.

After the Pseudo Heaven Incident, the land area of ​​Zhuxia increased several times to several billion square kilometers.

In such a huge area, a large number of families have been born.

Many families are powerful.

They have many masters under their command, and their forces are deeply intertwined.

These powerful people choose to support a certain prince, even if that prince is a pig, they can exert great influence.

After the princes expressed their opinions, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty also expressed their opinions, commented and supported the prince they chose.

Overall, the changes are still not big.

It is not realistic for the princes to win over ministers from other factions by drawing cakes.

Some neutral ministers took the opportunity to support a certain prince.

After Zixin gave his speech, he won the support of many neutral ministers and strengthened his faction.

The court was still quarreling over the princes they supported.

Even the four imperial concubines have no ability to influence the overall situation.

The courtiers argued for a long time and almost started fighting, but they still refused to accept anyone.

The result is nothing.

The court meeting dispersed, and all the princes began to take action.

They have to go around to build relationships and win more supporters.

Yu Yi is as stable as a rock in the hotel.

Zixin's new mansion is still being rebuilt, so he simply lives in a hotel.

In order to compete for the position of crown prince, the princes are working hard to build momentum, using the power behind them to vigorously publicize and win over the people and civil and military officials.

"This star really wants to retire"

Only Zi Xin did not take any action under Yu Yi's arrangement.

The debate lasted for several days with no result.

The princes began to use other methods.

…

The next day.

A huge melon suddenly erupted in Chaoge City.

A certain civil servant from the eldest prince's faction was cheated.

During his years as an official, that civil servant used his authority to make a lot of money and accumulated a large number of beautiful women.

As soon as the matter broke out.

The eldest prince received a lot of criticism.

The major factions took the opportunity to criticize the eldest prince for his incompetence.

The second prince, Zi Tai, was the most violent. He took the initiative to expose this incident and used it to attack the eldest prince's faction.

Under pressure, the civil servant was removed from office and imprisoned.

The positions he left behind were quickly filled by officials from other factions.

The eldest prince, Zihong, was so angry that he flew into a rage: "Damn you, Zitai, you are actually doing evil tricks behind your back. Since you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust."

He immediately dispatched his intelligence organization to collect intelligence from the officials of the Second Prince's faction.

Not long after, an official under the second prince was also exposed to bribery and other issues.

The eldest prince immediately counterattacked, using the power behind him to exaggerate the second prince's incompetence, and another official was squeezed out.

Both sides went back and forth, and a large number of officials suffered.

The Ninth Prince Tianjiao and others originally wanted to watch the show on the sidelines, but in the end they were also dragged into the battle.

For every prince faction, many officials were dismissed.

The ministers of Chaoge City underwent a major change of blood.

Only Zixin's faction was spared from the disaster.

Because there are too few people supporting him.

Moreover, most of the people who choose to support him are honest officials.

It is not easy to find out what they are doing in a short period of time.