When he discovered that the seat number he took out represented His Majesty, the Prince of Dian understood what all this was about.
He also understood why no one in front of him noticed such an obvious thing.
There is a shady secret in this lottery, but this shady secret is too big, a shady secret bigger than the sky, which cannot be revealed by just a prince...
Tang Ning looked at the Prince of Dian. He did not expect that there would be such a stunned person in this world.
He was the closest to the Prince of Dian just now, so he could clearly see the movements in his hands. However, if he failed to draw Chen Huang, not only the Prince of Dian would be unlucky, but maybe even his middle lieutenant would be ruined.
He turned to look at Xiao Jue, glanced at the Prince of Dian with a hidden look, and secretly made a gesture to Xiao Jue.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
Prince Dian's mind went blank. Standing there, he felt waves of dizziness, and the sounds in his ears seemed to come from somewhere.
Xiao Jue grabbed his shoulder, shook it vigorously, and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to ask you, is there anything wrong with this prize box?"
The Prince of Dian came to his senses and said in a dry and hoarse voice: "No, no..."
Emperor Chen withdrew his gaze from the Crown Prince of Dian and said, "Since there is no problem, let's get started."
"Your Majesty, are you feeling unwell? I'll help you sit down." Xiao Jue supported the Crown Prince of Dian and sat down in his place. He patted his hand vaguely and whispered in his ear: "One hundred thousand taels."
, I’ll let you draw the prize this time.”
The Prince of Dian's body trembled, his eyes finally regained their clarity, and he suddenly raised his head to look at Xiao Jue.
Xiao Jue looked at him, lowered his voice and said, "You don't have much time."
"good!"
The Crown Prince of Dian's eyes welled up with hope, and he couldn't wait to speak.
One hundred thousand taels is not a small amount for him, but if something goes wrong today, it will be irreversible no matter how many hundred thousand taels he spends, so there is no need for any hesitation.
Xiao Jue sat back down and winked at Tang Ning.
Tangning stepped forward and said, "For the sake of fairness, next, I will choose one person from everyone here to draw the first chosen person."
His eyes swept through the crowd, and finally landed on the Crown Prince of Dian, and said with a smile: "As the first candidate, why not let the Crown Prince do the drawing?"
As if he was worried that others would compete with him, the Prince of Dian walked forward quickly and said: "In that case, I will start..."
The moment he quickly reached into the box, his whole body relaxed and he breathed a long sigh of relief.
His hand stirred in the box for a moment, then he slowly took it out, opened his palm, and there was a piece of paper in the palm of his hand.
"No. 1." He looked at the note in his hand, looked around, and asked doubtfully: "Who is No. 1?"
When he looked forward, the Crown Prince of Dian had a look of shock on his face. He walked forward quickly, knelt down on the ground, and said loudly: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty. Your Majesty is blessed with profound blessings. You are a true heavenly being."
The person chosen..."
Tang Ning observed everyone's expressions and found that not many people were surprised. It seemed that they had expected such an ending.
While there were still expressions of surprise on the faces of King Duan and King Kang, King Huai had already stood up, bowed to Emperor Chen and said, "My dear father, I congratulate you."
At this time, many people had already stood up and stepped forward.
"Congratulations to Your Majesty..."
"Your Majesty is the emperor, and it seems that even God is favoring your Majesty."
"This is natural. Your Majesty is the real chosen one..."
…
Tang Ning glanced at them. They were a bunch of sycophants with poor acting skills and exaggerated expressions. Emperor Chen was actually quite happy with this. The king of a country and the second and third-rank officials of the imperial court had such an expression that he would give up...
Emperor Chen looked at the Crown Prince of Dian who was kneeling on the ground with an unpredictable expression in his eyes. He looked at Tang Ning and said, "Of all these people, they chose me. It's just a coincidence..."
Tang Ning looked at him and said sternly: "There is God's will in the dark. Your Majesty is the man of destiny, so he will naturally be favored by God. I will let someone send this gift to the palace..."
When you meet such an emperor who is obsessed with face, you might as well do as the Romans do in his country wherever he wears small shoes.
After everyone congratulated them, they all returned to their seats. Liu Feng, the doctor of the Ministry of Rites, stepped forward, looked at Tang Ning and asked, "Your Majesty is destined to be the one chosen by fate. I wonder who the next chosen person with such luck will be..."
As soon as Liu Feng said this, everyone who had just sat down raised their heads.
This sentence is very heart-wrenching. In Chen State, the only person who can be described as "the chosen one" is His Majesty. No matter who is chosen, it seems that he has violated the taboo.
This was an oversight by the Ministry of War. If it was not handled properly, His Majesty would be dissatisfied. Once Liu Feng said this, it was equivalent to directly putting Tang Ning on the fire.
Tang Ning glanced at Liu Feng and said with a smile, "How about Mr. Liu give it a try?"
Liu Feng took a step back and said hurriedly: "How virtuous and capable I am, how dare I act on behalf of heaven?"
Tang Ning smiled slightly, turned to face Emperor Chen, and bowed: "Your Majesty is the emperor of a country, and he is appointed by God. Your Majesty's wishes are God's will. I boldly ask your Majesty to condescend to select the second person today..."
The officials and dignitaries present were startled when they heard this, and then looked at Tang Ning in surprise.
He played this skill very beautifully, completely resolving the dilemma Liu Feng brought him. The person chosen by heaven is the person chosen by the emperor, and no one can find any problems.
It is said that Mr. Tang is talented and intelligent, but today I found out that the rumors are true. No wonder His Majesty thinks so highly of him.
"Okay." Chen Huang did not refuse. He stood up again and said, "Then I will join in the fun."
He walked to the prize box, took out a card at random, and read: "Two thousand three hundred and fifty-six."
The number on the note is the seat number. The higher the number, the further away the seat is, and the cheaper the ticket is. Even ordinary people can afford the tickets in this area.
After Chen Huang finished speaking, a guard walked out quickly, and soon brought someone over.
The person who came was wearing ordinary clothes and had an ordinary appearance. He was the kind of person who would not be found in a crowd. When he was brought here, he was still in a daze. After he came to his senses, he immediately knelt down on the ground and said in a trembling voice:
"Grass..., the common people bow to your majesty!"
For a commoner who has been promoted to the capital, he may never have the opportunity to see the emperor in his life, let alone the civil and military officials of the dynasty, and the dignitaries of the capital. After seeing the ceremony, he was so trembling that he could not utter a complete sentence.
At this time, the news of the winner had gradually spread, and the quiet arena became noisy again.
"Two thousand three hundred and fifty-six, I am two thousand three hundred and fifty-five, it was almost me..."
"That's Lao Wang from Dongxiang. I don't know what kind of luck he got. This is a gift of ten thousand taels of silver..."
"Even this mud-legged guy can hit it. Where is the law of heaven? Where is the law of heaven... By the way, isn't there another one? There is still a chance..."
"Didn't you hear just now that another one was also selected?"
"who is it?"
"Your Majesty."
"What, this, isn't this..."
"Shh, keep your voice down, I don't want my head anymore!"
…
After the competition and the lottery were over, Emperor Chen drove back to the palace, and everyone left one after another.
Xiao Jue looked at the pale and frightened Crown Prince of Dian, and reminded him: "Prince, please don't forget..."
Tang Ning glanced at the Prince of Dian and asked casually, "Don't forget what?"
Xiao Jue said: "One hundred thousand taels of silver!"
Tang Ning looked at him and asked, "What one hundred thousand taels of silver?"
Xiao Jue stared at him and said in surprise: "Didn't you ask me to ask him for one hundred thousand taels?"
Tangning was even more surprised and asked, "When did I say that?"
Xiao Jue said: "Then you raised one finger and made a fist. Isn't that the number you taught me?"
Tangning looked at him and explained, "What I mean is that note No. 1 is in his hand."
"So that's it..." Xiao Jue suddenly realized, then looked at him and asked, "Do you still want these one hundred thousand taels?"
