The news of Emperor Chengwu's ascension to the throne reached the imperial capital three days ago.
Along with the news, there was also a video of the grand enthronement and military parade ceremony.
Stimulated by the fear of destruction, the four Electoral families spent their last savings to form the new "Orthodox True Human Empire Protectorate Army".
Although it no longer has the prestige of the Ace Fleet and the King Kong Fleet, it suddenly At first glance, they looked like they had strong soldiers and horses, and they looked serious.
In terms of bloodline, this "Emperor Chengwu" should be the younger brother of Emperor Shenwu.
His bloodline is not noble, but he is also an out-and-out idiot, just a puppet of the four major families.
The so-called "inheritor of martial arts" naturally means that the four major families hope that he can inherit the martial arts fortune of Emperor Shenwu and unify the empire again.
The four major families spread the news of the new emperor's accession to the throne and the grand scene of the military parade throughout the entire empire through the spiritual network, as an extremely effective psychological offensive.
The thousand-year empire is deeply rooted, and the idea of "the sky cannot be without the sun, and the country cannot be without the king" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Even though they knew that Emperor Chengwu was just a puppet, even the enthronement ceremony was not held in the imperial capital, and the so-called "Supreme Throne" was only temporary.
It was refined, but once it sat on the throne, it naturally had a sacred and inviolable brilliance, which caused a different kind of waves in the hearts of the middle and lower-level immortal cultivators.
Especially today, when the situation in the empire is so chaotic, the emperor's righteousness is a more powerful weapon than a combined fleet.
"Of course I know about this."
Li Yao nodded, "Emperor Chengwu is just a new puppet."
"A puppet is a puppet, but in many cases, the power of habit is extremely powerful.
For a thousand years, the people of the Empire have always been influenced by the idea of 'loyalty to the emperor and patriotism'.
Many concepts are deeply rooted in the bone marrow and cannot be changed overnight."
Li Jialing paused for a moment and said, "It has been almost a year since the death of the late emperor.
Now the pseudo-emperors from the four major families have all risen to the throne and sanctioned their 'ascension' to the throne.
The reformists used to call the heroes to war."
There are eight characters on the flag.
The last four are 'renovate the empire', but the first four are 'respect the emperor and fight against rebellion'.
Now there is not even 'emperor'.
If the name is not correct and the words are not smooth, how can we fight against the rebellion?
What about a unified empire?”
"Yes, this is indeed a big headache.
Hasn't General Lei Chenghu been inspecting candidates for the new emperor recently?
He even dragged me over for inspection many times.
The results are really unsatisfactory."
Li Yao is now considered a powerful figure in the empire.
Leaving aside the support from the Starry Federation, he is the serious "King of Black Wind" and backed by the Arsonist United Fleet.
He is still the number one contributor to saving the imperial capital, and He is a strong contender for "the strongest warrior in the empire".
Even if his combat power is not first, at least he can still compete in the top three or five, and at the worst, he will not fall out of the top ten.
With such comprehensive strength, looking at the entire empire, except for the "God of War" Lei Chenghu who can compete with him, the other small and medium-sized warlords have no rivals at all.
Therefore, the current Li Yao is not an elector, but an elector.
Whether it is the old reformist leader Li Linghai or the new reformist leader Lei Chenghu, if they want to choose a new emperor, they have to respect his opinions. .
However, the royal family has lasted for thousands of years.
After generations of powerful ministers' deliberate indulgence and distortion, it has long been turned into a barren wasteland.
The new generation of royal family that grew up here is more than "a mixed bag of good and bad".
It is simply a bunch of crooked melons and cracked dates, without half of them.
A "good" one.
"I originally didn't have much opinion on the choice of emperor.
I told General Lei Chenghu several times that this is an internal matter of the empire.
My position is neither embarrassing nor awkward.
If I interfere rashly, I will easily leave excuses."
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Li Yao sighed, frowned slightly and said, "However, all of those candidates are too unsightly, and none of them are even half decent.
They are either eagles looking at wolves, or deer-headed rats.
Their strength and ambition do not match, and their minds are not clear.
Chu, in a nutshell, is a thing that is 'insufficient in success but more than sufficient in failure'!
"You know, even if you are just a puppet, you should have the self-cultivation of a puppet.
I really don't care who becomes the emperor.
I just hope that it will be someone with a clearer mind and a longer view, knowing that there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests."
"A guy with such a simple principle can temporarily put aside the differences between cultivators and cultivators, communicate and cooperate with each other - but he can't find such a simple request!"
Li Jialing smiled: "It seems that Brother Yao is really dissatisfied with those candidates?"
"More than just dissatisfaction?"
Li Yao said, "I helped General Lei Chenghu design a few small test sessions, and all of a sudden the ambitions of those guys were tested.
Those guys were really very hostile to cultivators, and they couldn't wait for the next second.
Just eat the Arsonist United Fleet and the Starry Federation!
"I'm not saying that the emperor can't be hostile to the Star Federation, but you have to weigh your own strength and clearly distinguish the priorities of your enemies, okay?
Now the four major families have not been destroyed, and the main force of the Holy Alliance has not yet emerged. , you are so anxious to massacre the heroes, cleanse all the cultivators, swallow up the joint fleet of arsonists after taking the throne, and then go on an expedition to the Federation on the border of the Star Sea, isn't that how you are looking for death?
"If these guys can be a little more tolerant, even if they can wait until they deal with the four major families and the Holy Alliance before they attack the cultivators, I will rate them slightly higher.
Now, let alone me. , even General Lei Chenghu is extremely dissatisfied."
"Yes, I am accompanying Her Majesty the Queen in the hospital these days.
I often see General Lei coming to her to discuss the selection of the new king, and I often hear him complain."
Li Jialing smiled slightly and said, "Actually, General Lei attaches a hundred times more importance to the selection of the new king than Brother Yao.
He never wants to just select a new puppet."
"oh?"
Li Yao was slightly startled and couldn't help but laugh, "We don't want puppets.
Does Lei Chenghu still want to bring out a 'Mingjun'?"
"General Lei really thinks so."
Li Jialing nodded and said, "General Lei believes that the source of the empire's decline over the past hundreds of years is that the monarch is weak and the powerful ministers are too strong, and the two sides fail to form effective checks and balances.
"If now, the reformists also elect a new puppet, what is the difference between it and the puppets of the four major families?
Where is the 'new' in the so-called 'renovators'?
"Yes, when General Lei Chenghu and Her Royal Highness the Queen were there, they could rely on their iron fist and lofty prestige to suppress the warlords of all parties and ensure that the reform concept remained unchanged.
However, General Lei is old after all, and he may be dead within a hundred years.
Fallen, and Her Royal Highness the Queen has now lost all her skills, and it is unknown whether she can transform into a ghost cultivator.
They cannot keep that puppet forever.
"If one day, General Lei and Her Majesty the Queen fall one after another, and the new generation of warlords becomes fully fledged, how will the puppet emperor deal with himself?
Even if the reformists defeat the four major families at that time, won't they transform into a new generation of warlords?
The four major families of one generation?”
Li Jialing's words made Li Yao respect Lei Chenghu: "That's right.
General Lei Chenghu thinks long-term.
No matter whether I end up with him as an enemy or a friend, I have to admit that he does He is the purest soldier who never seeks personal gain, devotes himself wholeheartedly to the country!
"But, then again, it is certainly good to have a clear-minded Mingjun instead of a puppet, but Mingjun is not a leek in the field.
How can it be so easy to find?
These days, General Lei Chenghu Didn't I dig through all the clans on Tianji Star?
I've also read all the information in those rosters.
There really aren't many people who can be praised on the stage, and there aren't even many people who can barely make do.
It's not necessarily possible to find a few three- or five-year-old kids now and spend decades cultivating them into 'wise kings', right?
General Lei Chenghu has such strict standards, you probably have to be cultivated from the mother’s womb in order to meet his requirements, hahahaha!”
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Li Yao laughed a few times, but Li Jialing didn't respond.
The atmosphere was a little awkward and weird.
"No, why are you telling me this?"
Li Yao felt that Li Jialing's expression was a little strange, so he raised his head and took a sip of the strengthening potion, and said, "It's better to leave the matter of choosing the emperor to Her Royal Highness the Queen and General Lei Chenghu.
What important matter do you want to talk to me about?"
, you still have to get my support?”
"Brother Yao——" Li Jialing was silent for a long time, and finally made up his mind, mustered up his courage, took a deep breath, and said, "If General Lei Chenghu and Her Royal Highness the Queen both choose me to become the new emperor, will you support it?"
"puff!"
Li Yao sprayed a mouthful of strengthening potion onto the opposite wall, and then coughed loudly.
He was out of breath and even coughed out tears.
"Cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough What a joke?
Did you say it wrong or did I hear it wrong or are Li Linghai and Lei Chenghu out of their minds?
You are not a royal family at all, and your surname is not Wuying!"
"It's a small thing."
Li Jialing's face was expressionless and he said calmly, "Brother Yao doesn't think that General Lei Chenghu is such a foolish and loyal person who insists on kneeling at the feet of the Wuying clan?
Today's empire is no longer an empire of one family.
General Lei is loyal to the empire that belongs to all mankind, not to Wu Yingqi and his useless descendants.
"Of course, for the vast majority of the people in the empire, they will definitely not be able to accept an emperor with a different surname for the time being.
This does not matter.
I was originally a nobody, and not many people knew my true origin.
"Not only am I the flesh and blood of Her Highness the Queen, but Her Highness the Queen, the 'God of War' Lei Chenghu, and Brother Yao, the 'King of Black Wind', have also vouched for it, proving that I am the thirteenth son of the late emperor.
In order to escape back then, The palace struggle, the invasion of the demons, and the assassination by the Holy Alliance...for reasons such as this, he was secretly sent out of the palace and grew up in the Li family incognito.
Now he has returned to the imperial capital, and what's wrong with Long Yu Tianji?"