After Qi Kai's voice fell, the space fell into silence, and no sound was heard.
Everyone stared closely at the palace in front of them, their hearts trembling. No one knew what decision the emperor would make.
Qi Kai's hands were clenched in his sleeves, and there was a nervous look in his eyes. He knew that his talent was not as good as Qi Xian and Qi Min, but he still held a glimmer of hope in his heart, maybe his father would choose him.
The prince passed away, and the life and death of the two emperor brothers were unknown. He was the eldest prince in the palace and the most powerful prince, so he was fully qualified to take over the throne of the prince.
As for the thoughts of the royal family members, there is no need to worry about it. As long as the father nods, the strong men in the royal family will obey his orders. Who dares to go against him?
At this moment, Qi Xian's expression was extremely solemn. Although he had already attracted many forces, his father's decision was the most important. Whoever got his father's approval would be the orthodox heir. This status was very important.
If his father makes him the prince, then it is certain that he will take the throne. Even if Qi Min has extraordinary means, he will not be able to stop him.
Compared to Qi Xian, Qi Min's face looked much calmer, but it was unclear what he was thinking in his heart.
At this moment, a figure was seen walking out of the palace, and within a few blinks of an eye, he came in front of the crowd. This was an old man wearing a black robe, with sunken eyes, and ravines on his shriveled face, making him look extremely old.
, I don’t know how many years he lived.
Seeing the old man in black robes arriving, Qi Kai and others showed respectful expressions on their faces, and they all bowed to him and said, "I have met Mr. Huan."
This black-robed old man is named Qi Huan, and he is a high priest of the royal family. His seniority is higher than that of the emperor. Even the princes and princesses must salute him when they see him and call him Huan Lao.
Qi Huan glanced at the people in front of him, without much expression on his face, and said lightly: "The prince has just passed away, and you are too impatient to bother the emperor."
Qi Huan's voice was very calm, but it made many people's expressions change. Naturally, they could hear the reproach in Qi Huan's words and understand his hidden meaning.
"We are also very heartbroken when the prince passes away, but my father has been practicing in seclusion and no one is in power. The forces under the dynasty may become slack, which is not conducive to the stability of the dynasty." Qi Kai explained.
"If the father is unwilling to establish a crown prince immediately, he can appoint someone to take charge temporarily to stabilize the government and avoid trouble." Qi Kai added.
Many people glanced at Qi Kai with a somewhat meaningful look, and immediately understood what he was thinking. If they were not sure about the position of the prince for the time being, then the three emperor brothers were the most suitable candidates to take charge of the throne, both emotionally and rationally.
"What the Third Emperor Brother said is absolutely true. My father devotes himself to cultivation, but he cannot let go of the affairs in the dynasty. This is not a matter of a day or two. We also ask Mr. Huan to express our thoughts to our father. If we cannot determine the candidate for the crown prince, we will
Appoint one person to be in charge temporarily.”
Another voice came out, and the person who spoke was Qi Xian. He looked directly into Qi Huan's eyes, with a strong confidence on his face.
But Qi Huan didn't pay attention to Qi Xian. Instead, he looked at Qi Min next to him and asked, "Seventh Prince, what do you think?"
Qi Xian's face froze slightly, looking unnatural. Was Mr. Huan deliberately ignoring him?
He didn't seem to have offended Mr. Huan, why did he treat him like this?
"I agree with the ideas of the two royal brothers. Someone needs to handle the important affairs of the dynasty, but the will of the father is still the main one." Qi Min looked at Qi Huan and replied. Many people showed meaningful expressions. Qi Min's answer was watertight.
, making it impossible to find fault.
Qi Huan pondered for a moment, and then said to the crowd: "The emperor has not decided on the candidate for the crown prince, but since the three princes are unanimous, I will give the order on behalf of the emperor. From today on, the three princes will be in power together. If there is any problem,
You can ask me to handle matters."
As Qi Huan's voice came out, the expressions on everyone's faces were frozen there, taking power together?
Qi Kai and Qi Xian's faces twitched slightly. They thought about many possibilities, but they never thought of this one, which would allow the three of them to take power together. It seemed that the power was handed over to them, but in fact it was not handed over.
Sure enough, ginger is still spicier.
Although the emperor did not personally issue this order, no one raised any objections. As the high priest, Huan Lao had almost the same status as the emperor, and he could issue orders on behalf of the emperor.
Moreover, if you want to secure the throne, you must get Huan Lao's approval, so no one dares to disobey Huan Lao's will.
"Is there anything else?" Mr. Huan asked.
"There is one more thing I would like to ask Mr. Huan for his opinion." Qi Xian said.
"What's the matter?" Mr. Huan looked at him.
"According to the practice of the dynasty, only those who have made outstanding contributions to the dynasty can be canonized as dukes. In the past, the prince broke the royal rules and conferred Xiao Muyang as a first-class marquis, which shocked the world. Now that the prince has died, should Xiao Muyang's title be removed?
.”
Qi Xian said, many people's eyes flashed, would they attack Xiao Muyang so quickly?
Before Mr. Huan could give a reply, Qi Min said calmly: "Brother Five Emperors, this is wrong."
Qi Xian frowned slightly and looked at Qi Min with some displeasure. Want to go against him again?
"What do you think of the fifth prince?" Mr. Huan looked at Qi Min and asked.
"First, Xiao Muyang's title was conferred by the prince in front of everyone in the world. Now he has developed and expanded Yunxiao City, his reputation is at the top, and his contribution to the royal family has attracted the attention of the world. He is fully worthy of the title of first-class marquis."
"Secondly, Xiao Muyang has not done anything against the dynasty. If his title is removed without reason, how will he explain it to the world, and how will he explain it to the prince's spirit in heaven?"
"Thirdly, Xiao Muyang is extremely talented and has the reputation of being the number one evildoer. The dynasty should try its best to win over such a person. This will be beneficial to the dynasty."
Many people nodded slightly. Qi Min's three reasons were reasonable and reasonable. They were all considered from the perspective of the dynasty. There was indeed no reason to remove Xiao Muyang's title.
"That's right. As long as he is loyal to the dynasty, his title cannot be revoked." Qi Huan said, looking at Qi Xian specifically as he spoke, as if there was a hidden meaning in his eyes.
Qi Xian's expression kept changing, and his heart was filled with rage.
"Everyone, please step aside." Qi Huan waved his hand, then turned and left, quickly disappearing from the sight of the crowd.
Qi Kai glanced at Qi Xian and Qi Min and said calmly: "How about we discuss important matters together in the future and the minority obeys the majority?"
"I will comply with the arrangements of the Third Emperor Brother." Qi Min said with a smile, while Qi Xian had a gloomy face and did not respond.
Qi Kai didn't care about Qi Xian's attitude and strode away. Seeing this, the others also left one after another.
Just as Qi Min was about to leave, Qi Xian looked at him and shouted: "Stop."
Qi Min squatted down, looked back at Qi Xian, and asked with a smile: "Brother, what advice do you have?"
"Do you think that if you protect Xiao Muyang, he will serve you?" Qi Xian sneered: "You know very well what kind of person he is. He didn't follow you in the Ruins Realm at the beginning, and it will be even less likely in the future."
Qi Min smiled and said: "Since he rejected me, I have never thought of recruiting him. What I just said was just out of fairness. Brother Five Emperors, please don't misunderstand me."
"I have something else to do, so I need to take a step first." After saying that, he turned and left.
Qi Xian looked at Qi Min's back coldly, out of fairness?
When Xiao Muyang rejected him again, he knew how ridiculous the so-called justice was!