Chapter 2685 The Lord of Heaven Descends!

The news of Emperor Chengwu's ascension to the throne was spread to the imperial capital three days ago.

Along with the news, there are also videos of grand enthronement and military parade ceremonies.

Stimulated by the fear of destruction, the four major elector families took out the last capital to form a new "Orthodox Real Human Empire National Defense Army". At first glance, it seems that the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, and they are 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 "inheriting martial arts" is naturally the hope of the four major families that he can inherit the martial arts of Emperor Shenwu and once again unify the empire.

The four major families spread the news of the new emperor's ascension 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 millennium empire is deeply rooted, and the thought of "the sky cannot be without the sun, and the country cannot be without a monarch" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Even if he knows that Emperor Chengwu is just a puppet, and even the enthronement ceremony is not held in the imperial capital, the so-called "supreme throne" is also temporary. Refined, but once sitting on the throne, it naturally has a sacred and inviolable brilliance, which caused a different kind of waves in the hearts of middle and lower 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 it."

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 it cannot be changed overnight."

Li Jialing paused, and said, "It's been almost a year since the death of the first emperor, and now the false emperors of the four major families have all been crowned with monkeys, and they have 'ascended the throne' in a dignified manner. On the flag, there are eight characters, the last four are "renovating the empire", and the first four are "respecting the emperor to fight against rebellion". Now there is not even an "emperor". What about the unified empire?"

"Yes, this is indeed a big headache. General Lei Chenghu has been investigating the candidates for the new emperor recently, and he has dragged me there many times to investigate, but the results are really unsatisfactory."

Li Yao can now be regarded as a powerful figure in the empire. Leaving aside the support of the Star Federation, he is the serious "King of the Black Wind", backed by the combined fleet of arsonists, and the number one hero who saved the imperial capital, and A very strong contender for the "Empire's Strongest Warrior", even if he is not number one in terms of combat power, at least he can still compete in the top three and top five, and at least he will not fall out of the top ten.

With such comprehensive strength, looking at the entire empire, apart from the "God of War" Lei Chenghu who can compete with him, the rest of the small and medium warlords have no opponents at all.

Therefore, the current Li Yao is not an elector, but better than an elector. Whether it is the old leader of the reformist Li Linghai or the new leader of the reformer Lei Chenghu, if he wants to choose a new emperor, he has to respect his opinion .

However, the royal family has lasted for thousands of years. After generations of power officials deliberately laissez-faire and twisted it, it has long been turned into a barren wasteland. A "good" one.

"I didn't have much opinion on the choice of the emperor. I have told General Lei Chenghu several times that this is an internal matter of the empire. My position is neither awkward nor embarrassing. If I interfere rashly, it is easy to leave an excuse."

Li Yao sighed, and frowned slightly, "However, none of those candidates are too decent. They don't even look upright. They are either hawks, or rogues. Their strength does not match their ambitions, and their minds are not clear. Chu, in a word, is the stuff of 'not enough success, more than failure'!

"You know, even if it's just a puppet, it should have the self-cultivation of a puppet. I really don't care who is the emperor. I just hope that it is a person with a clear head and a little longer-term vision, knowing that there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests. 'Guys with such a simple principle can temporarily put aside the differences between cultivation and immortality, and hold their noses to communicate and cooperate—but such a simple request can't be found!"

Li Jialing smiled: "It seems that Brother Yao is really dissatisfied with those candidates?"

"Is it more than dissatisfaction?"

Li Yao said, "I helped General Lei Chenghu design a few small test sessions, and I tested the ambitions of those guys at once. Those guys really hold too much hostility towards cultivators, and I can't wait for the next second Just eat the Arsonist United Fleet and Star Federation!

"I'm not saying that the emperor of the empire can't be hostile to the Star Federation, but you have to weigh your own strength and distinguish the enemy's primary and secondary, okay? Now the four major families are still alive, and the main force of the Holy League has not yet come out. , you are anxious to massacre heroes after ascending the throne, cleanse all the cultivators, swallow the combined fleet of arsonists, and by the way, go on an expedition to the Federation at the edge of the star sea? You are looking for death, isn’t that how you look for it!

"If these guys can be a little bit more forbearing, even if they can wait until the four major families and the Holy League are resolved before they attack the cultivators, my evaluation of them is still slightly higher. Now it's like this, let alone me , even General Lei Chenghu was extremely dissatisfied."

"Yeah, I've been accompanying Her Majesty the Queen in the hospital these days, and I often see General Lei come to her to discuss with her about the candidate for the new monarch, and I often hear him complain."

Li Jialing smiled slightly, and said, "Actually, General Lei pays a hundred times more attention to the selection of the new monarch than Brother Yao. He absolutely does not want to just choose a new puppet."

"oh?"

Li Yao was slightly taken aback, and couldn't help laughing, "Don't want a puppet, does Lei Chenghu still want to get a 'Ming Jun' out?"

"General Lei really thinks so."

Li Jialing nodded and said, "General Lei thinks that the source of the empire's decline over the past few hundred years is that the monarch is weak and the ministers are too strong, and the two sides have not been able to form effective checks and balances.

"If now, the reformers also elect a new puppet, what is the difference from the puppets of the four major families? The so-called 'reformers', where is the 'new'?

"Yes, when General Lei Chenghu and His Royal Highness the Queen are around, they can use their iron fists and lofty prestige to suppress warlords from all sides and ensure that the concept of innovation remains unchanged. Falling, and now that Her Royal Highness has lost all her skills, it is unknown whether she can transform into a ghost cultivator. They cannot keep that puppet forever.

"If one day, General Lei and Her Royal Highness the Queen fall one after another, and the new generation of warlords are full-fledged, how will the puppet emperor deal with himself? Even if the reformers defeated the four major families at that time, wouldn't they become new? The four major families of one generation?"

Li Jialing's words made Li Yao respect Lei Chenghu: "This is true, General Lei Chenghu thinks long-term, no matter whether I end up with him as an enemy or as a friend, I have to admit that he is indeed He is the purest soldier who never seeks personal gain, devotes himself wholeheartedly to the country!

"But, then again, it is of course good to have a Mingjun with a clear mind 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 all the clans on Tianji Star and search through them? I've also read all the information in those rosters. There really aren't many characters that can be brought up to the table, and there aren't many who can make do with it. It's not necessarily possible to find a few three- and five-year-old dolls and spend decades to train them to be "Mingjun"? No, according to General Lei Chenghu's strict standards, it is estimated that they must be cultivated from the mother's womb to be able to Satisfy his request, hahahaha!"

Li Yao laughed a few times, but Li Jialing didn't respond, the atmosphere was a little awkward and weird.

"No, what are you talking about to me?"

Li Yao felt that Li Jialing's expression was a bit strange, he raised his head and took a mouthful of strengthening potion, and said, "Let Her Royal Highness and General Lei Chenghu take care of the matter of choosing the emperor, what important matter do you want to ask me for?" , do you still have to get my support?"

"Brother Yao—"

Li Jialing was silent for a long time, finally made up his mind, mustered up his courage, took a deep breath, and said, "If both General Lei Chenghu and His Royal Highness the Queen want me to become the new emperor, do you support it?"

"puff!"

Li Yao sprayed all the strengthening potion on the opposite wall, and then coughed loudly, he was out of breath, and even tears came out, "cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough you What joke? Cough cough cough cough, did you say it wrong or did I hear it wrong or did Li Linghai and Lei Chenghu lose their minds? You, the emperor? You are not from the royal family at all, and your surname is not Wuying!"

"It's a small thing."

Li Jialing was expressionless, and said indifferently, "Brother Yao, don't you think that General Lei Chenghu is the kind of 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 ineffective descendants.

"Of course, for the vast majority of the people in the empire, it is definitely impossible to accept an emperor with a different surname for the time being, and that's okay. I was originally an unknown person, and not many people know my true origin.

"I am not only the flesh and blood of Her Majesty the Empress, but also Her Majesty the Empress, the 'God of War' Lei Chenghu, and Brother Yao, you, the 'King of the Black Wind', as guarantors, proving that I am the thirteenth son of the late Emperor. Court struggles, the invasion of heavenly demons, and the assassination of the Holy League... for reasons such as these, they were secretly sent out of the palace, and grew up in the Li family incognito.