The first thousand two hundred and thirty-five chapters become king eliminated
On a dark moonlit night with high winds, people are killing people and setting fires.
Although it is late at night, it is not the time when the moon is dark. The full moon, like a jade plate, shines with light, illuminating the only complete courtyard of King Cheng as if it were daytime.
The only four martial arts cultivators left by King Cheng who were at the peak of acquired skills have now been sealed and are kneeling on the ground waiting to be dealt with.
Zeng Hongshen sat cross-legged on the ground, closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing. Under his torn clothes, there were scars from being whipped by soft vine whips. In the most serious places, bones were even faintly visible.
A group of guards from Prince Yu's Mansion dressed in black have disbanded their formations. Some of them are escorting the four guards of Prince Cheng's Mansion who are kneeling on the ground. Some of the guards are protecting Zeng Hongshen, and the rest are protecting Di Xin.
After a big battle, Di Xin's aura was also a little unstable. Although it was better than Zeng Hongshen's, there were still a few faint scars visible on his body.
Di Xin looked away from Zeng Hongshen who was adjusting his breath.
Although the scars on the two men's bodies were minor and serious, if Zeng Hongshen hadn't blocked Cheng Wang's final counterattack, then the person sitting cross-legged on the ground and adjusting his breath at this moment might have been replaced by another one.
Fortunately, although Cheng Wang's last blow was extremely powerful, it did not kill Zeng Hongshen. After he came to help in time, Zeng Hongshen's life is no longer in danger.
Today's breath adjustment is just to prevent any hidden wounds.
Di Xin's eyes finally fell on Cheng Wang's body lying on the ground.
That's right, what was lying on the ground at this moment was already an empty body. At the moment of King Cheng's death, the soul inside had left the Ancient Moon Realm under the rules of Wu Xinhui.
Although King Cheng's combat power was higher than Di Xin expected, it did not change the final result.
At the cost of one being slightly injured and the other being seriously injured, the clones of the Realm Lord who descended on the Ancient Moon Realm were once again eliminated by Di Xin.
After today, Dali will fully help him win the battle for the master of the Ancient Moon Realm.
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"Your Highness, how should we deal with these traitors?"
The guard's question brought Di Xin's attention back. He looked at the four people kneeling on the ground waiting to be dealt with. After pondering for a moment, he calmly ordered: "Temporary detention."
Now that King Cheng has been eliminated, he doesn't want to commit any more crimes.
Of course, after all, these four people were the guards of Prince Cheng's Mansion before, and they all have the peak acquired cultivation level. It is not appropriate to release them directly. It is better to imprison them and deal with them in the future based on their performance.
And the most important thing now is not this matter.
After Di Xin finished talking about the treatment of the four people, he continued to give the order: "Search carefully and don't miss anything suspicious."
"yes!"
That's right, although the battle with King Cheng just now was the most difficult part for Di Xin tonight, it was not the core of tonight's action.
No one likes a poker player who flips the table.
The same is true for politics above the court.
Although Di Xin used thunderous means to get rid of King Cheng tonight, if he cannot produce evidence to rationalize his actions at the court meeting tomorrow, he will definitely be impeached by the officials.
By then, it is estimated that except for his father-in-law Wang Pengxing, officials regardless of whether they were on the side of King Cheng before will unite to deal with him. Even if they cannot cure him of the death penalty, they will exclude him from the center of political power.
In fact, because of the token the Northern Xinjiang Army took out tonight, the old emperor will be implicated.
One kills his son, the other kills his brother.
At that time, the old emperor and Di Xin, who were deemed immoral, would most likely be used by officials as an excuse to establish the puppet princes in their hearts.
That's right, even if you're not a wallflower, no one would be stupid enough to put all the eggs in a cage.
In addition to the candidates who are openly supported, the officials who take sides in the battle for the throne will more or less have backup candidates in mind, just in case.
Just like the second prince back then, after he failed in the palace coup, except for a few people who were deeply involved, everyone else took advantage of the arrangements after the turmoil and chose a new side.
When deciding on the position of officials, three factors are generally considered.
One is blood ties by marriage.
If one person achieves enlightenment, a chicken or a dog can ascend to heaven, or disaster may spread to nine tribes.
In this feudal dynasty where the gentry was the ruling class, the relationship between marriage and blood was the most intimate and trustworthy relationship.
Therefore, the first choice among the hundreds of officials to stand in line is the prince who is related to them by marriage.
Even officials like Wang Pengxing who had no interest in taking sides were included in King Yu's party because his daughter Wang Ruoqing had already married Emperor Xin as his concubine. When Emperor Xin revealed his intention to compete for the throne, he was included in King Yu's party.
Even if Wang Pengxing did nothing during this process, it would be the same.
This is a natural alignment relationship.
The second one is the prince's ability.
If Virtue is not worthy of the throne, it is uncertain whether it is a blessing or a curse after he is promoted to the throne. It will cause complaints from all over the country. Secondly, if the country is destroyed, it will be great fun.
A king who subjugates his country does not have a good reputation, but a minister who subjugates his country does not have a good reputation either.
In comparison, the prince's virtue is actually not that important.
There have been tyrants throughout the ages, but as long as they do not become cowardly kings, it is not impossible for all officials to accept them.
Of course, even if virtue is not important, you still need to pretend before taking the throne - even if everyone knows that you are pretending, as long as you don't leave any clues.
However, not every prince has the ability to inherit the throne.
Although there are many princes in each dynasty, it is not unheard of that they are all mediocre.
At this time, the officials will focus on the third factor.
obedient.
Although the emperor is the master of the dynasty and the apex of all power, after hundreds of years of improvement, the court can actually operate even without the emperor.
As long as someone is sitting in that seat, sometimes it doesn't matter whether they can take care of things or not.
Just don't make trouble.
Sometimes, for the sake of their own power, officials are more willing to recommend a puppet than a capable prince.
However, even if an incompetent prince wants to compete for the throne, he will usually be eliminated soon after the start. Therefore, except for some special periods, it is rare for a puppet emperor to take the throne.
But it would be different if Baiguan seized the opportunity this time.
The emperor of the current dynasty had nine sons in total, which was a lot, but compared to the previous emperors, it was still nothing.
Among the nine princes, only three are capable of matching the throne.
One is King Cheng who was just eliminated by Di Xin.
Needless to say, after his body was possessed by the soul of the Realm Lord, even if the old emperor had no idea of establishing a crown prince before that, as the eldest son, he was more or less trained as a crown prince.
The fact that the Realm Lord's clone was able to accumulate huge advantages so quickly after its arrival also had something to do with the original handling of the situation.
The second one is naturally King Yu.
And just like King Cheng, before his body was taken over by Di Xin after his death, the original King Yu was equally suitable for the throne in terms of ability, and was even more suitable than the original King Cheng.
This point can be seen from Wang Pengxing, one of the six ministers, who concluded that if the original King Yu succeeded to the throne, he must be a benevolent king.
In fact, the original King Yu had been secretly suppressed and bullied by King Jing, who was also the prince, but the other princes turned a blind eye. This may be the reason.
However, unlike King Cheng, because his biological mother was originally just a palace maid, the original King Yu knew that he was of low status, so he did not participate in the struggle for the throne, so he seemed weak and could be bullied.
If the original owner was willing to fight before, even if the biological mother was of low status, there would definitely be supporters behind her.
But the third person was not King Jing who could compete with King Cheng at the beginning.
