A few days later, there was a small court meeting in the Prince's East Palace.
"His Royal Highness, Your Majesty has been in coma for more than a month. The country cannot be without a king for a day. We hope that His Majesty will inherit the throne and stabilize the foundation of the imperial court."
"I hope His Highness the Crown Prince will inherit the throne!"
The Minister of Rites bowed deeply and said loudly.
As soon as these words came out, the ministers whispered and looked at each other. They knew very well that this day would come sooner or later, but they didn't expect it to be so soon?
Many thoughtful people also quickly echoed: "I also hope that His Highness, the Crown Prince, will inherit the Ming Dynasty's foundation and be honored with great treasures."
"Your Highness, a country cannot be ruled by one person without a king!"
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There are also a few ministers from some parties who are looking at several big bosses.
Fu Tiecheng, Hai Rui, Prince Gong and others also knew that at this time, they had to take sides.
Anyone who doesn't follow Zhu Youji will die.
Zhu Youji's rise to power has become an unshakable fact. Anyone who dares to stop him will suffer the consequences and be completely excluded from the core position. The best result is to retire and return home.
Throughout the ages, this has been the case
As soon as he thought of this, Fu Tiecheng, the grand master of Wenhua Pavilion, came out, holding a wat tablet, bowed respectfully, and said: "I, Fu Tiecheng, the grand master of Wenhua Pavilion, have a script to present."
As soon as Fu Tiecheng spoke, the surrounding voices became much quieter. The ministers all looked at the leader of the Qingliu Party. They were also curious, what was Fu Tiecheng going to report at this time?
"Speak." Zhu Youji sat on the dragon chair, looked at Fu Tiecheng who came out, and said calmly.
"Your Royal Highness, I have a petition from various states and counties in my hand. I would like to ask Your Highness to read it." Fu Tiecheng looked calm and took out a memorial from his sleeve and handed it to Wei Zhongxian.
Wei Zhongxian took the memorial and handed it to Zhu Youji respectfully.
Zhu Youji opened the memorial and read it briefly, and he understood what Fu Tiecheng meant.
The leader of the Qingliu Party compromised.
"Fu Tiecheng, what do you mean?" Zhu Youji closed the memorial, looked at Fu Tiecheng, and asked.
There was no emotion or anger in Zhu Youji's expression, which made the ministers think a thousand times and make various guesses as to what kind of memorial Fu Tiecheng had handed over.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the people of the fifteen states and one thousand four hundred and twenty-seven counties in the world have jointly submitted a letter requesting His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to ascend the throne and inherit the throne."
"At this moment, letters from all over the place have piled up in the Wenhua Palace. I hope that Your Highness will respect public opinion and inherit the throne."
Fu Tiecheng bowed his hands and said loudly.
His voice echoed throughout the hall, causing all the officials to change their expressions. They still underestimated Zhu Youji's battle to become a god and underestimated the people's support for him.
Hai Rui also walked out, cupped his hands and said, "I hope Your Highness will respect public opinion and inherit the throne."
"I hope that Your Highness will respect public opinion and inherit the throne." Prince Gong also came out and echoed.
For a moment, words in a unified tone rang out in the hall.
Seeing this, Zhu Youji stood up, stretched out his hand slightly, and pressed down to signal them to be quiet.
There seemed to be an invisible force that suppressed all their words.
The ministers were suddenly startled and did not dare to say anything. They lowered their heads slightly to show respect.
They recalled how powerful and terrifying Zhu Youji was, so powerful that even gods could be killed easily!
"I have decided to go to the ancestral temple in one month to inherit the throne. At that time, I will need the help of all the ministers..."
Under the entreaties of the ministers and the desire of the people, Zhu Youji naturally proposed the matter of inheriting the throne in one month.
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An hour later, in the study room of the East Palace.
Zhu You was sitting on his chair, looking at the memorials sent from various places.
Suddenly, he put down the memorial in his hand and said with a smile, "You're back?"
The next moment, blood surged, and on the ground, scarlet blood surged strangely, and a figure gradually emerged.
The person who came was wearing a black robe, his head was lowered, his face was invisible, and he exuded a dead-like aura and was lifeless.
"Master, I have brought Zhu Youtang back."
The visitor raised his hand and waved, and Zhu Youtang, wrapped in blood, was revealed.
After Zhu Youtang saw Zhu Youji, he struggled suddenly and made a "wuwu" sound, as if he wanted to say something?
Zhu Youji looked at his appearance and ordered: "Unlock his acupuncture points."
"Yes." The Taoist leader of the Earth Sect nodded slightly, his blood energy surged, and he opened Zhu Youtang's acupuncture points with a flick of the air.
"Fourth brother, fourth brother, let me go, don't let me lose face, I will give you everything, okay?" Zhu Youtang spoke quickly and kept begging for mercy.
Zhu Youji looked at the former Ming God of War and spoke slowly: "Second brother, when you betrayed the imperial court, did you ever think about today?"
"When you colluded with the four major countries to cause chaos, did you ever think about today?"
"When you used human life to make elixirs and left Yumu Prefecture littered with corpses and countless souls, could you have imagined that one day you would also become a prisoner and be slaughtered?"
"I can forgive you, but will the people of Yulian City who died in vain forgive you?"
"The soldiers who died fighting against the invasion of the four major powers, and the people who were killed by them, will you forgive me?"
Hearing Zhu Youji's questioning, Zhu Youtang's expression suddenly changed, becoming ferocious and crazy, shouting: "Zhu Youji, the winner is the king and the loser is the enemy. I didn't lose unjustly, but are you clean?" "
"You colluded with the people of the Blood Demon Sect and developed an evil skill. Is it possible that you practiced it yourself?"
"Isn't this person also a member of the Blood Demon Cult?"
"Didn't your cultivation also come from blood pills?"
"Unrepentant!" Zhu Youji shook his head and said: "You are very aware of the crimes you have committed. You have always regarded the people as livestock bargaining chips to protect Yumu Prefecture and resist the Tatars. How about killing them? The same goes for refining blood pills?"
"You know what you are thinking. After the invasion of the four major countries, you plan to conquer the lost land, occupy the great righteousness, gain both fame and fortune, and ascend the throne as emperor in the name of Qing Junzi!"
"You are so pathetic when you use all the people in the world as bargaining chips just for your own benefit."
"In life, there are things you do and things you don't do. Don't you understand this?"
"You have read so many years of books in vain!!"
Zhu Youtang suddenly stood up, stared at Zhu Youji fiercely, and shouted: "Stop trying to pretend to be a gentleman, your methods are not much nobler than mine. Fourth child, even if it means death, I will let you get your wish!"
At this point, Zhu Youtang suddenly took action and slapped his heart, trying to disgust Zhu Youji through suicide and make his wish come true.
"Do you think you can commit suicide in front of me?"
Zhu Youji looked at Zhu Youtang and said word by word.
The moment he spoke, the flow of time in the entire room slowed down. Zhu Youtang felt that he could not move. Everything in the picture turned into black and white, as if the color had been taken away in an instant.
In this stagnant space, Zhu Youji stood up and walked in front of Zhu Youtang without being restricted by the space at all.
"I want your sins to be known to all the people in the world. I want them to know that you are a prince who will do anything for the throne. I want them to know that you are the real culprit of the invasion of the four major countries!"
"Death is too easy. Life is worse than death, which is suitable for people like you!"
Zhu Youji waved his hand, opened his arm, re-opened his acupuncture points, and cast a spell seal, completely incapacitating him.
"Take him down and keep an eye on him, I'll be useful." Zhu Youji ordered.
"Yes." The Taoist leader of the Earth Sect nodded slightly, and again drove the blood flow to wrap Zhu Youtang and put it away.
"Inform Young Master Wuhen to arrange a month-long ceremony and arrange a place for His Highness the Second Prince." Zhu Youji casually ordered.
"Yes." After the Earth Sect Taoist leader saluted, he turned and left.