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Above the Beiyan court, there are three clearly distinguished factions, including civil servants, military generals, and a group of royal family members such as Xiang Li and Xiang Chong.
Of course, there are some who are not close to each other. Chu Xiu is the case, and so is Xiang Wu. He is the general of the Xiling Army, but he is also from the Beiyan royal family, so it is not good for him to stand on either side. He just relies on a coiled dragon. Zhu was yawning constantly, and it was obvious that he was often absent from court.
After a long while, Xiang Long walked in with the support of Eunuch Han.
Seeing Xiang Long's appearance now, Chu Xiu couldn't help but shook his head slightly.
Xiang Long was almost exhausted, and Chu Xiu would not be surprised at all even if he turned up his hair the next moment.
"See Your Majesty!"
There was a crowd of people kneeling down below. Only a few senior elders of the Xiang royal family and people with extremely high status like Beigong Baili were just saluting.
Chu Xiu came here with Mei Qinglian and Shang Tianliang. Chu Xiu and Mei Qinglian still showed some pretense and bowed their hands, but Shang Tianliang looked at the sky and didn't even bother to show off.
Coming from Ludu, he couldn't understand why such a dying person could still sit in such a high position.
If there were people in the same situation as Xiang Long in Ludu, they would have committed suicide long ago to save themselves from wasting resources and implicating others.
"Everyone, get up."
Xiang Long said weakly, and did not show off. Instead, he sat directly on the dragon chair and said: "I summoned everyone today just to announce a few things."
Xiang Long has already weakened to this extent, so you can imagine what he will announce next.
Among the people from the Beiyan royal family, Xiang Li clenched his fists tightly and did not even dare to raise his head.
He is the most nervous person here right now.
He has been waiting for the position of prince for more than ten years. In these ten years, except for one title, the power in his hands is no different from that of the prince. If it were not for Xiang Chong's accident, he would have been the prince long ago!
When he thought of this, Xiang Li subconsciously looked at Xiang Chong.
Compared to Xiang Li's nervousness, Xiang Chong seemed a little calm at this time.
Everyone wants to be the prince, especially in Xiang Long's current state. If anyone can become the prince, it will not take long for him to officially ascend the throne.
He knows that he is not inferior to Xiang Li in terms of prestige and strength, but his only advantage is Xiang Long's love!
No matter how great the advantage Xiang Li has, Xiang Long can take away those things with just a word, so it is useless for him to worry now. Life or death is decided by Xiang Long's thoughts!
On the dragon chair, Xiang Long's eyes swept over Xiang Li and Xiang Chong, and finally he sighed and said: "I have decided to make Xiang Chong the crown prince!"
As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar.
Xiang Li seemed to have been drained of all his strength and almost fell to the ground.
He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, lowering his head to prevent others from seeing his expression, but in fact, the expression on his face was extremely ferocious, as if he wanted to eat someone.
He is not convinced! He is not convinced!
Anyone can be the prince, but why should it be Xiang Chong?
He has worked hard for more than ten years, but just because he looks like his father when he was young, can he have all this?
What Xiang Li was not willing to accept was that he had been careful and planned all the time, but he was defeated by a face. How could he be able to swallow this breath? How could he be convinced by this?
Chu Xiu felt that this kind of thing was normal, because in the original plot, the one who finally got the crown prince position was the disadvantaged Xiang Chong.
The power in Xiang Li's hands is indeed not weak, but he has overlooked one thing, that is, for a generation of heroes like Xiang Long, most of the time the father is strong and the son is weak. There is something Xiang Long wants to give you. It's just a matter of one sentence, and he doesn't want to give it. Even if you are extremely calculating, you will be slapped away by him.
But Xiang Chong was also stunned at this time, with the same look of disbelief on his face.
Although he knew that he was loved by Xiang Long, he never imagined that one day, this kind of love would allow him to take over the throne.
After all, in terms of strength, being younger, he suffered a lot more than Xiang Li. Although he had fantasized about this day, he did not dare to really think about it, that the throne could actually fall into his hands.
At this time, the other generals and royal family members of Beiyan who were present were also talking about it. To be honest, they did not expect that Xiang Chong would be the prince in the end. They had always thought that this person would be Xiang Li's. , so they all invested in him in advance and made good friends with him.
As a result, at this time, because of Xiang Long's words, he wanted to change people, which they couldn't accept no matter what.
After looking around below, Xiang Long coughed and a cold light appeared in his eyes.
He didn't say a word, but after feeling Xiang Long's gaze, everyone immediately fell silent.
Although Xiang Long looks like he is about to die now, he has been in charge of Beiyan for decades and his power is still there. There are really not many people who dare to challenge him in front of Xiang Long.
When the hall became completely quiet, Xiang Long said: "This is just the first thing, there are a few more things I need to announce.
First, I felt that there was too much chaos in the rivers and lakes of Beiyan, so I sent people to Daguangming Temple and Chunyang Daomen in person, and invited the eminent monks of Daguangming Temple and the Taoist priests of Chunyang Daomen to come to Yanjing City to establish a branch.
With the protection of Taoism and Buddhism, I believe that our land of Beiyan will become even more prosperous."
As soon as these words came out, Chu Xiu's original expression of watching the fun suddenly turned gloomy.
Is Xiang Long planning to destroy and then establish? He invited Daguangming Temple and Chunyang Daomen to make it clear that he was going to target Chu Xiu and Zhenwu Hall.
The courtiers present were not stupid, and they quickly thought of the key. This skill was also what Xiang Long was best at.
Combining vertical and horizontal forces, driving tigers and devouring wolves, Xiang Long relied on these moves to defeat Dong Qi.
In the past, when Northern Yan was weak, it used the power of Northern Yan's rivers and lakes to attack Eastern Qi.
When Beiyan was stabilized, Chu Xiu was introduced to suppress the martial arts in Beiyan. Chu Xiu took all the bad reputation by himself, and there were really not many people in Beiyan who criticized the court.
But now that Chu Xiu was in trouble, Xiang Long actually attracted Taoist and Buddhist forces in order to suppress Chu Xiu.
The three branches of Taoism, Buddhism and Demon gathered together in Yanjing City. They could all imagine what the scene would be like. It was chaos, it was like a pot of porridge.
If Xiang Long was still young now, they would have confidence in Xiang Long that he could solve all these problems and win in the chaos.
But the problem is that Xiang Long doesn't have a few days left to live now. If he is still playing so big, isn't he afraid of really getting into trouble?
Before everyone could react, Xiang Long continued: "At the same time, I have decided to donate the land of Wei Commandery to Jiangshan Pavilion, and the people from Jiangshan Pavilion will come to Yanjing City in a while.
After Jiangshan Pavilion takes control of Wei County, I will promise them to restore the country!"
This sentence was more powerful than the previous sentence, and they no longer knew how to describe Xiang Long.
Nowadays, the power of the three kingdoms in the world has actually reached a balance, but now Xiang Long wants to forcefully create a fourth kingdom. Isn't he afraid that he will lose it?
Chu Xiu was silent at the side, but he suddenly guessed what Xiang Long wanted to do.
He had threatened Xiang Long in front of him before, but Xiang Long endured it.
Now it seems that Xiang Long is really dying. Even if he endures, he has no time to endure.
So at this juncture, Xiang Long fortunately made a desperate move and put all the contradictions and troubles inside and outside out in the open. Everyone would check and balance each other, attack and weaken each other, and even reach a very delicate balance in the end.
The enmity between the three channels of Taoism, Buddhism and Demon, as well as their three views, cannot be peeed into a pot. Expecting them to coexist peacefully is simply more difficult than a pig going to heaven.
Although the risks involved are also very high, Xiang Long can no longer care about that much.
Which of the things he has done over the years has been risk-free?
There was a lot of noise in the court, but no one expressed any objection. It should be said that even if someone really had an opinion, they did not dare to say it.
This is also Xiang Long's advantage. His reputation in Beiyan is so high that as long as he survives, no one in the entire Beiyan court would dare to say "no" in front of him.
At this time, Xiang Long had already asked Xiang Chong to take care of all these things. He then told everyone that this was not a discussion with everyone, but just a routine notification to them.
"Go and ask Jiulong Seal to bless Chong'er with his seal.
I don’t have time anymore, so I’ll keep everything simple.”
As Xiang Long finished speaking, Xiang Chong and several elders from the Xiang royal family went out together. After a while, they carefully brought an exquisite wooden box and placed it in the center of the hall.
After opening the secret box, golden light flashed inside, and nine lifelike dragons were engraved on it. A powerful aura lingered in the entire hall, and even Shang Tianliang felt a faint pressure.
Chu Xiu squinted his eyes, he knew what this Nine Dragon Seal was.
This thing was forged in the past when Beiyan first founded the country, and summoned all the weapon-refining masters of Beiyan, and also specially invited people from Xuanwu Sect and Shenbing Pavilion to work together.
The Nine Dragon Seal is not a weapon, but it is more terrifying than a weapon.
The Nine Dragon Seal created by summoning so many masters of weapon making and refining is not used directly. Every generation of the Xiang royal family is born, the first drop of blood must be given to the Nine Dragon Seal, making it something that only the blood of the Xiang family can control.
's treasure.
Moreover, the place where the Nine Dragon Seal is cultivated is not ordinary, it is within the dragon vein of Beiyan.
Contained in the dragon veins for a long time, the Nine Dragon Seal has been integrated with Beiyan's dragon veins. It can be regarded as a derivative of the dragon veins. It can even be said that this object is the last trump card of Beiyan or the entire Xiang family.
And this thing is not only owned by Northern Yan, but also by Dong Qi and Western Chu. But it is not a seal, but something else. The power of the dragon vein is so strong. As the master of this dynasty, how could he not use it?