Chapter 1093 Signal?
At the Mu family’s family recognition banquet, guests all over the mountain knelt on the ground. They were not members of the Mu family, so they had to kneel before the imperial edict.
Li Chuyi did not kneel either, staring straight at Xiong Ao.
Xiong Ao did not look at him, his attention was all on the imperial edict in his hand, and his loud voice spread all over the land.
"......I am overjoyed. I am afraid that someone is holding him hostage, so I specially sent this edict to prove his identity. Li Chuyi is my eldest son, the eldest prince of the Dayan Dynasty. You must treat him with the courtesy of a prince. When he enters the palace to meet the emperor one day, I will choose an auspicious day to invite him to recognize his ancestors and return to my Yuwen royal family genealogy. I decree this!"
After reading the last two words, the guests dared to stand up.
The edict was long and scattered, and the previous words were all nonsense, but the last few sentences were the focus of everyone's attention.
The eldest prince?
Emperor Yanling appointed 19 princes and princesses. Now the remaining 18 are only the second princes. The position of the eldest prince has been vacant until now. Today, we know that it was for Li Chuyi.
Although some smart people have guessed it, it was not until the imperial edict came that they finally believed that Emperor Yanling really had such thoughts.
But looking at Li Chuyi, everyone couldn't help but be suspicious. It is true that Emperor Yanling is eager to snatch the child from the Mu family, but he directly set him as the eldest prince without asking any questions. Is this really good?
This is not a ranking of seniority. The eldest son is the eldest prince. The position of the prince of Dayan is the right to inherit the throne of Dayan. It is a real fight with real skills. Li Chuyi is bold and has a bad temper. His strength is terrible for his cultivation. Everyone has seen it just now, but this does not prove that he is qualified to sit in the position of the eldest prince.
You should know that the princes and princesses who ranked first have either ascended to heaven or passed the tribulation, and their minds and strategies are even more different. Needless to say, their strength on the surface is also complicated and full of supporters behind them. All the guests present have some more or less connection with those princes and princesses.
Emperor Yanling's move not only slapped the face of the Mu family, but also caught the guests present off guard. Emperor Yanling is not just recognizing relatives. The next step for the eldest prince is the crown prince. Emperor Yanling is almost announcing to them the ownership of the future imperial lineage of Dayan. Everyone looked at Li Chuyi with different eyes.
Could it be that the princes and princesses they supported in the past will be deprived of the qualification to succeed by Emperor Yanling in the next step?
Or maybe Emperor Yanling's intention is not the princes and princesses, but the Zhenxi King Yuwen Taihao who has been a bit of a sensation in recent years?
Is Emperor Yanling using this method to tell his younger brother that he should not think too much about the throne of Dayan?
It's not impossible to think about it.
As far as everyone knows, Li Chuyi also came from Taixu Palace, and he was an old acquaintance of Yu Hao, the current Zhenxi King Yuwen Taihao. It is said that the two of them had some problems when they were in Taixu Palace. In the end, Li Chuyi was the main reason for the failure of Zhenxi King. He caused many of Zhenxi King's arrangements to be destroyed, and he almost died in Tianmen Mountain.
If Yanling Emperor has no confidence in other heirs to deal with Zhenxi King, then Li Chuyi, who has made Zhenxi King suffer a defeat, is really a good and reasonable choice.
If there are still people who are worried that Li Chuyi will not get the support of the Mu family because of the previous incident, then the appearance of General Xiong is like a reassurance, which invisibly explains many profound meanings.
General Xiong is the most special general in Dayan Military Department. His cultivation is not the highest, but he is a good leader, but his status is far above what he should be, and he has the momentum of being the first person in the military department.
It is said that General Xiong and Emperor Yanling are old friends. They knew each other when Emperor Yanling was just a little prince with a low ranking. No matter what happened, they could not separate. They were friends of life and death. In this way, General Xiong accompanied Emperor Yanling from the little prince to the eldest prince, the crown prince, and even became the new Emperor Yanling after the death of the previous emperor. General Xiong has been following him silently, and his status has risen in his silence until today.
In addition, General Xiong is special in that he, like Old Wen, never leans towards any side and is only loyal to Emperor Yanling. Whether it is flattering or currying favor, General Xiong has never been moved. His cold eyes make many people angry and helpless. Over time, no one dares to welcome him, and his reputation is getting stronger and stronger.
Many people have joked privately that if a prince can get the support of either him or Old Wen, then the position of the crown prince will be almost certain. Unfortunately, General Xiong and Old Wen have never stood behind any prince for so many years. They have always stood on the left and right sides of Emperor Yanling, watching the competition among the heirs quietly with him, never making any comments, and not being moved by anyone.
When they speak, it is often that something big is about to happen, either a war is about to start or a certain heir is about to fail.
And today, General Xiong not only appeared here, but also called him "little master" as soon as he met him, and he even smiled, and is still smiling now, what does this mean?
The people present asked themselves, having known Xiong Ao for so long, who dared to say that they had seen him smile? And who saw him being so servile to people other than Emperor Yanling, calling him "little master" all the time?
This can only mean one thing-Emperor Yanling has taken action against the King of Zhenxi!
This is a signal!
The military is a taboo place where the princes are strictly prohibited from interfering. The reason why the princes are afraid of the King of Zhenxi is because he has military power and there are his supporters in the military. They don't care how loud the people and civil officials are calling for them. The pro-priest faction in the military is their biggest worry.
Who dares to say whether the King of Zhenxi has the intention to compete for the throne? If he really has, who knows if he will rebel in desperation if he fails to accomplish his great cause?
No one knows what the Emperor Yanling is thinking. He actually gave the King of Zhenxi the military power of the entire Western Territory. That is not a small number. Once that day comes, it is not impossible for Dayan to split into two and the King of Zhenxi to become the emperor.
But now, everyone doesn't fully understand, but they are more or less clear.
From the beginning to the end, the position of the eldest prince of Dayan was reserved for Li Chuyi, not to mention whether the position of the crown prince is also, just to say that the "stupid move" of the King of Zhenxi has become a brilliant chess move after Li Chuyi's arrival.
The King of Zhenxi has military power, and Emperor Yanling directly gave General Xiong to Li Chuyi.
The King of Zhenxi has status, and Li Chuyi, the first prince, has no lower status than him, not to mention that there is an unclear Mu family behind him.
The King of Zhenxi has made great contributions, but what's the problem?
If Li Chuyi can subdue him, the great reputation will naturally fall on Li Chuyi.
If Li Chuyi can't subdue him, then he will use the convenient conditions in his hands to destroy the King of Zhenxi. By then, how famous the King of Zhenxi was during his lifetime, how famous he, Li Chuyi, will be, or even more famous!
To put it bluntly, the King of Zhenxi is a target, and Emperor Yanling prepared it for Li Chuyi to ascend to the throne and establish his prestige.
The most helpless thing is that other princes and princesses can only watch this process, and they can't let Emperor Yanling give them the same fair treatment.
No matter what the result is, Li Chuyi will be the biggest winner, because his starting line is too high, even if he comes late, it is enough to make up for everything.
The King of Zhenxi kills Li Chuyi?
At present, this possibility is almost non-existent.
Not to mention that behind Li Chuyi are Emperor Yanling, the Mu family, and the military represented by General Xiong, and even Tianyi Daozun, whose name alone can make people tremble. Just talking about Li Chuyi himself, the previous verbal battles have made everyone see that he is not a good person.
There are many smart people present, and naturally, some people have seen what Emperor Yanling has seen. Many people sighed and couldn't help but feel curious about what kind of environment can make him grow up with such a weird personality.
You say he is smart, but he looks a little stupid. When you really think he is stupid, you will find that he seems to be wise but foolish. No one knows whether what he speculated is his original intention in the true and false, but even if it is unintentional, his move is enough to make people secretly amazed.
The most terrifying thing is not his mind, but his temperament.
To put it nicely, it is called true nature, to put it bluntly, it is a shameless rogue. Once he recognizes that it is the enemy, he will act extremely ruthlessly and decisively, and he does not care about the eyes and consequences of others at all. His determination is chilling.
Everyone can understand that scolding Mu Qiyun, although it is a bit unpleasant, but it is always reasonable. But most people know what it means to stop after scolding. People have to leave a little room. Everyone has a narrow time, but he doesn't know.
He dared to say it in front of all the elders of the Mu family. He dared to shatter his clothes in front of everyone after scolding Mu Qiyun, and took out his shabby Taoist robe and put it on and shouted that it was comfortable.
That gorgeous dress is not just a piece of clothing, but also the face of the Mu family. Which of the elders and core children of the Mu family present is not the same as him, but he did not leave any room, and did not even take it off, and directly shattered it.
You have to know that his grandfather Mu Fangli is right next to him.
But he doesn't care, without any hesitation.
This move alone let everyone with eyesight know that he was a reckless madman.
This comment was not an exaggeration at all. If he was not a madman, who would dare to strip himself naked in front of so many people in broad daylight, standing on the table in only a pair of shorts and constantly showing off the pockets on his shorts to others?
This is no longer a question of being thick-skinned. To put it jokingly, this has risen to a realm that normal people dare not touch at all.
A madman is not scary, but what is scary is that this madman has a fearful strength in his hands. If some people originally regarded his madness as a joke, then the arrival of General Xiong and the imperial edict made his madness undergo a qualitative change, which made people extremely chilled.
No one would doubt that if the King of Zhenxi stood on the opposite side of him, he would eliminate him without hesitation, and it is very likely that he would not even give him a chance to subdue him. Blood ties and family affection are nothing in his eyes. From this perspective, he is really the biological son of Emperor Yanling, just as cruel and cold-blooded.
No one knows what the future of Dayan will be like, but the King of Zhenxi may have troubles in the future.
In addition, there are the 18 heirs. If one or two of them want to compete with him, I wonder if he will use them to test his sword first.
Just when everyone was secretly thinking about how to deal with this person, Li Chuyi's sneer almost shocked them.
"Humph, you want to prove that I am his son with a broken imperial edict? Bah, dream! Heaven and earth, I have a mother but no father!"
As he said this, he threw the imperial edict to Xiao Erhei as usual.
Xiao Erhei also cooperated very well. He jumped up quickly and sat down. He twisted his body hard on the back of the imperial edict, looking very comfortable.
The soldiers in golden armor all changed color, but they didn't dare to speak without General Xiong's words, and could only stare at Li Chuyi with bad eyes.
So what if he was the eldest prince? Those who insulted the imperial edict were equivalent to insulting Emperor Yan, which was a capital crime!
The guests were also dumbfounded and looked at General Xiong.
But Xiong Ao's face did not change at all, as if he didn't see the imperial edict being insulted. From beginning to end, he had a warm smile of reunion after a long absence, and his eyes were full of joy and sighs.
"Young master, are you relieved?"
As soon as these words came out, the whole place was silent.
Everyone looked at Xiong Ao in disbelief, as if they knew him for the first time.
This... is still the general who is loyal to Emperor Yanling? !