Prince Lian was absolutely astonished.
"Are there no mistakes in the statistics?" Prince Lian asked.
"We also found it unbelievable, so we counted again. There are no mistakes." The Great Yan official said, "Moreover, there are no mistakes. Black represents Ying Guang, and gold represents Shen Lang. Both sides did not count in the tens of thousands, but millions."
Prince Lian asked, "How many people voted?"
"Fifteen million," the Great Yan official said.
There were about 60 million people in New Qian Kingdom. About a quarter of them voted. This was normal. Even though the work had been going on for eight months and there were more than ten to twenty thousand people involved, they only went as far as the cities. They did not go into the villages. If the farmers in the villages wanted to vote, they would have to come to the cities. This was impossible for most farmers.
"Fifteen million people. Nine and a half million voted for Shen Lang of the Jiang Clan. Six and a half million voted for Ying Guang," the Great Yan official said.
Prince Lian looked at the results again and again. He sighed and said, "I didn't expect this to happen. I thought the people of New Qian Kingdom would support Ying Guang. It seems like the hearts of the people can be moved."
The Great Yan official said, "However, there were very few people who came to listen to Shen Lang's speech. They were afraid that Shen Lang would come after them, so they didn't dare to come. Even after the last hundred rounds, the number of people only exceeded a thousand, and the last ten thousand. Moreover, all of them were masked. We calculated that there were no more than three hundred and fifty thousand people who actually listened to Shen Lang's speech. "
Prince Lian said, "That's right. Only three hundred and fifty thousand people actually came to listen to Shen Lang's speech. However, these people went back and spread the news. Moreover, every single one of his articles was disseminated. Therefore, the number of people who truly felt Shen Lang's emotions exceeded twenty million, maybe even more.
The Great Yan official said, "Looks like the Jiang Clan has deep roots in the people of China. We screwed up."
Prince Lian said sadly, "No, Lord Xu, we screwed up."
The Great Yan official said, "Your Highness, what … what do you mean?"
Prince Lian said, "You might not understand now, but you will soon."
The Great Yan Empire's official trembled as he said, "Your Highness, no matter what you mean, you … you won't make me take the blame, right?"
Prince Lian glanced at the official. He was the Right Assistant Minister of the Great Yan Empire's Ministry of Rites. He was definitely a high-ranking official in the Imperial Court. In any other kingdom, he would be able to enter the cabinet and become the Prime Minister.
"You're the scapegoat? The weight is a bit too light. "Prince Lian sighed and said," It's all right, it's all right. These past few years I have really been mentally and physically exhausted. "
When the Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Rites heard this, he felt an indescribable fear. What did Prince Lian mean by that?
Prince Lian was truly exhausted. It wasn't a problem for him to run errands for the empire's benefit, and it wasn't even a problem for him to take the blame and do the dirty work. But the key was that he couldn't understand the heart of the Emperor, and he couldn't understand the heart of the Crown Prince. He really didn't know what these two Supreme Martial Artists wanted to do.
"Let's go and announce the results." Prince Lian said, "Order the Yan Capital warriors and the Retribution Pavilion warriors to seal off this house. Don't let anyone out, especially Ying Guang's men."
"Understood!" The official from the Great Yan Empire replied.
Prince Lian said, "Make your move now. Knock out all the people Ying Guang left behind to supervise us."
The official from the Great Yan Empire trembled as he said, "Is, is there a need to do this?"
Prince Lian said, "If I'm not afraid, what are you afraid of?"
"Understood!" The official from the Great Yan Empire replied.
"Wushuang …" Prince Lian said.
Immediately, Ji Wushuang, the princess of the Punishing Sky Pavilion, who had been hiding among the emissaries, appeared.
"Do it," Prince Lian said. "Make sure that no information is leaked."
"Yes!" Ji Wushuang replied, and then his figure instantly vanished.
There were no sounds of fighting coming from inside. In just a short moment, it had been completely resolved.
However, the Great Yan Empire had never done such a thing before. Hence, it was conducted according to the system of the imperial examinations.
The marking of the papers after the imperial examination was completely closed, so the counting of the votes was also completely closed.
No one knew the results of the Imperial Examination before the results were released. This was the same for the voting.
The entire process was carried out in the Qianjing Sacred Temple, overseeing everything on behalf of the ancient Saint.
… …
A quarter of an hour later, the door of the temple opened.
Ying Guang was considered a usurper, so he had to appear more orthodox. That was why he built the Sacred Temple next to the palace and went there to worship whenever he was free.
However, Ning Yuanxian was different. He hated the Sacred Temple, so he built it far away and only visited it once a year.
The announcement of the results did not catch everyone's attention. This was because the civil and military officials of the Great Ying Empire (New Qian Kingdom) also felt that there would be no surprises in this voting. Ying Guang would definitely win. This was because it was very obvious.
However, as soon as Prince Lian walked out of the Sacred Temple, he was surrounded by a group of people.
They were led by the Great Ying Empire's Prime Minister Zhao Lin, the Privy Council Envoy Lan Shi, and the Third Prince Ying Wuchang.
Prime Minister Zhao Lin said, "Prince Lian, is the result of the voting out?"
Prince Lian said, "Yes."
Zhao Lin said, "The Great Yan Empire must keep its word."
According to the results of the previous discussion, the Great Yan Empire had to acknowledge this voting. Once the people of China supported Ying Guang, the 1.5 million square kilometers of land would rightfully belong to the Ying Family. All the countries in the world would have to acknowledge the existence of the Great Ying Empire, and the land of the New Qian Kingdom would have nothing to do with the Shenlang Empire.
Prince Lian said, "Let's go to the main hall to announce the results. Is Prince Ying Guang here? Is His Majesty Shenlang here? "
Zhao Lin said, "There's still an hour before the court meeting. It'll be the same even if you announce it now."
Prince Lian said, "Zhao Lin, you're just the Prime Minister of the New Qian Kingdom. Do you really want to hear the results before Prince Ying Guang?"
Prime Minister Zhao Lin's face trembled. Ying Wuchang waved his hand and said, "Protect Prince Lian."
Immediately, thousands of warriors swarmed in and surrounded Prince Lian and the others. They walked toward the main hall of the Great Qian Palace.
… …
When the sun rose, the Great Ying Empire's court meeting began.
This was another special court meeting because Ying Guang's officials weren't the only ones participating. There were also envoys from the Shenlang Empire, the Great Qian Empire, the Great Yan Empire, and the other countries in the world.
Ying Guang wore the Great Ying Empire's dragon robe and sat on a high throne. Below him, Mirror wore a royal robe and sat on another golden throne. On his left was the Great Yan Empire's Prince Lian.
Bam, bam, bam, bam …
The sound of the army's footsteps and armor clashing could be heard incessantly outside.
Ying Guang's army surged in like a tidal wave and surrounded the entire main hall.
Ying Guang said, "Prince Lian, we've been busy for more than 200 days. Let's announce the results."
Prince Lian stood up and said, "Before I announce the results, I solemnly declare that the voting results this time are real and valid. It will decide the ownership of China's 1.5 million square kilometers. "All countries in the world bear witness. The representatives of the six major forces bear witness."
Everyone was silent as they waited expectantly.
Prince Lian opened the box and took out a piece of red paper. He slowly unfolded it and said, "The voting results of the entire New Qian Kingdom show that the Jiang family and Great Qian have won. A total of 15 million people participated in the voting. 9.15 million people supported Jiang Lang, and 6.85 million people supported Ying Guang. "In other words, from this moment on, the New Qian Kingdom's 1.5 million square kilometers belongs to His Majesty Shen Lang. Prince Ying Guang must immediately withdraw from the Great Qian Palace and China."
The moment he said that, all the officials were completely shocked.
How could this be? How could this be possible?
How could Shen Lang win? Everyone clearly expressed their support for His Majesty Ying Guang. In fact, the citizens of China even expelled Shen Lang and treated him as a jinx.
When Ying Guang heard the news, his body shook violently, and he even felt a sharp pain in his head.
Of course, he was still prepared for this bad news in advance because none of the warriors he sent to the temple to supervise came to report to him. It was obvious that something had happened.
However, after confirming the results, he still suffered a huge blow.
What … what did this mean? Were the Chinese people putting on a show with him? Everyone clearly stood up to express their support for him, so why did they secretly support Shen Lang when they voted in secret?
Could it be that Shen Lang lowered himself and acted like a clown really work? Could it really change the hearts of the people?
There was dead silence.
Ying Guang's officials almost couldn't believe the results, and all the countries' ambassadors were completely speechless.
Prince Lian said, "From the beginning to the end of this voting, all the countries' ambassadors and the six transcendent forces had representatives to supervise and ensure absolute fairness, no favoritism or fraud, and absolute fairness and authority. "Your Majesty Ying Guang, according to the imperial edict, you, Ying Guang, have left the Great Qian Palace and China. The New Qian Kingdom's 1.5 million square kilometers belongs to His Majesty Shen Lang."
Jing stood up and said, "Prince Ying Guang, that throne of yours belongs to me. Your Great Ying Empire can be established in Stupa Mountain. "Please take your officials and troops out of my territory. My troops and officials will take over the entire New Qian Kingdom."
Prince Lian said slowly, "Prince Ying Guang, make your position clear."
"Hahahaha …" Ying Guang suddenly burst into laughter. Then, he stared at Prince Lian like a hawk and said, "Prince Lian, you've got it wrong! The number of people who support me is 9.15 million, and the number of people who support Shen Lang is 6.85 million. Your old eyes are failing you. "
The Ying Family's officials were stunned when they heard this. Then, they said loudly, "Yes, yes, Prince Lian's eyes are failing you."
"His Majesty Ying Guang has won, and Shen Lang has lost."
"Shen Lang is like a clown. How could he possibly win?"
"The people of China's capital clearly stand on His Majesty Ying Guang's side."
Ying Guang walked down from his throne and stood behind Prince Lian. He placed his hand on Prince Lian's neck and said slowly, "Prince Lian, you're wrong, aren't you?"
At the same time, the tens of thousands of warriors outside drew their swords, causing the Great Yan Empire's ambassadors and the other countries' ambassadors to tremble in fear.
Immediately afterward, thousands of snow eagle warriors descended from the sky, surrounding the hall tightly.
Shortly after, Stupa Mountain's Sect Leader Ren walked in slowly and said with a smile, "Am I too late? Prince Lian, is the result of the vote out? "
Prince Lian said, "It's out."
Sect Leader Ren smiled and said, "What's the result?"
As he spoke, his gaze fell on Princess Ji Wushuang of the Punishing Heaven Pavilion.
Ying Guang said, "Prince Lian, the Great Yan Empire's ambassadors, and the Great Yan Empire's Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Rites, the result of the vote is out. I've won, right? 60% of the people support me, and 40% support Shen Lang. Although the voting process was very difficult, the result is still authoritative. This is really a great attempt, isn't it? "
At this moment, Prince Lian felt a sharp pain in his neck as though something had burrowed into his cervical vertebrae.
"Prince Lian, announce the result," Ying Guang said.
Prince Lian's body trembled as he said, "I … I officially announce that in this vote, a total of 15 million people participated. 9.15 million people support Ying Guang, and 6.85 million people support His Majesty Shen Lang. Ying Guang is the winner. The 1.5 million square kilometers of New Qian Kingdom belongs to His Majesty Ying Guang."
The moment he said that, the entire hall fell into a deathly silence.
Many of the elderly officials sneered inwardly. Meanwhile, many of the younger officials — be it the members of the ambassadors or even the young officials under Ying Guang — felt a chill run down their spines.
They also felt that this vote was ridiculous and childish, but they felt a sense of solemnity and holiness when they participated in it.
This was because many of the people present had personally witnessed it. Every single process was fair, just, and solemn.
However, this result was so ridiculous that it was easily overturned. It was blatantly pointing fingers at a deer and calling it a horse.
More than 20 to 30 thousand people, more than half a year's worth of hard work, and the feelings of more than 15 million people were trampled on just like that.
Throughout the entire process, the mirror that played the role of Shen Lang was silent.
Chou Yao'er was silent, and so was Su Nan.
Ying Guang said, "Prince Lian, please go outside and announce this result in front of the citizens of Beijing. Oh right, Your Majesty Shen Lang, let's go together. The three of us will go together."
Then, Ying Guang held the mirror in his left hand and Prince Lian's hand in his right as he walked out of the palace.
The doors of the great hall opened, revealing tens of thousands of warriors outside. With a single order from Ying Guang, they would be able to kill all the ambassadors of the various countries.
As Ying Guang walked out, the tens of thousands of warriors immediately opened up a path and bowed to him.
Ying Guang wore a black robe embroidered with golden dragons. He looked mighty and domineering. His gait made Prince Lian and the mirror look like little chicks.
"Prince Lian, do you feel a chill running down your spine? Don't worry, don't worry. This parasite is extremely special, but there's still an antidote, "Ying Guang said in a low voice." I don't even have to worry that the mirror will hear me. "
Prince Lian's body trembled slightly, but he didn't say anything.
"Do you think that I, Ying Guang, am too arrogant? How dare I lay my hands on a prince of the Great Yan Empire? How dare I lay my hands on the ambassadors of the various countries?" Ying Guang sneered. "Perhaps you want to return to the Yan Capital and report me to the Crown Prince to deal a devastating blow to the Great Ying Empire? That's impossible. This is what the two Supremes of the Yan Capital want to see the most. "
Ying Guang led the two of them out of the palace and up to the city gate tower.
There were still more than two hundred thousand people standing in the plaza below. They were densely packed and looked up at the city gate tower.
Ying Guang said, "Prince Lian, you are the imperial envoy of the Great Yan Empire. Make the official announcement."
More than two hundred thousand people stared at Prince Lian. He felt that this was even more ridiculous. More than half of the people of the Xin Qian Kingdom supported Shen Lang, but it was useless. They couldn't come to the Yan Capital, let alone stand in front of the palace.
Prince Lian closed his eyes in pain. To be honest, he was afraid of death. However, there was something more important than death to him, and that was his dignity. After all, he was a member of the royal family and had been in charge of the Great Yan Empire's foreign affairs for nearly a decade.
The scene before him was a great humiliation.
Everything is for the empire's benefit, Prince Lian thought to himself.
Ying Guang said, "Prince Lian, make the announcement."
Prince Lian took the Nightmare Stone's sound amplifier and announced, "I hereby announce that the people of the Xin Qian Kingdom have voted. His Majesty Ying Guang is the winner. The one and a half million square kilometers of the Xin Qian Kingdom belongs to the Ying Clan. From now on, this land has nothing to do with the Jiang Clan."
The crowd was silent for a few seconds. Then, someone knelt and kowtowed. "Long live His Majesty Ying Guang!"
"Long live the Great Ying Empire! Long live the empire!"
At first, there were only a few thousand people. Later, tens of thousands of people cheered.
These two hundred thousand people only knelt. They did not cheer. They just quietly accepted the result they wanted.
… …
"This is an ugly scene." Su Nan, the deputy of the Great Qian Empire's Privy Council, said slowly, "But I'm not surprised."
Mirror said, "I'm not surprised either. Your Majesty Ying Guang, no matter how ugly the result is, it's still an outcome. I have to leave now."
"Leave?" Ying Guang sneered, "Where do you think you're going?"
Su Nan said coldly, "Your Majesty Ying Guang, what do you mean? Could it be that you want to imprison His Majesty? "
Then, Su Nan looked at Prince Lian and said, "The Great Yan Empire and the six transcendent forces have promised to protect His Majesty."
Ying Guang said, "I didn't say I'm going to kill His Majesty Shen Lang. I didn't even say I'm going to torture him. I'm just asking him to stay. Your Majesty Shen Lang, don't you like my Great Qian Royal Palace? Then stay here for the rest of your life. "
Ying Wuchang smiled. "Even if you can't be the Great Qian Emperor, being a prisoner isn't too bad."
Ying Guang said to Prince Lian, "Imperial Envoy, you've been away from the Flame Capital for so long. It's time to report back."
Prince Lian was silent for a long time. Then, he said to Ying Guang, "Prince Ying Guang, I would like to speak to His Majesty Shen Lang alone."
Ying Guang and the rest left the room, leaving only Prince Lian and the mirror in the room.
Prince Lian looked at the mirror quietly. Over the past half a year, Ying Guang and the mirror had not met often. However, Prince Lian had been with the mirror almost every day.
He did not see any flaws, nor did he know that the mirror was a substitute. He just found it strange.
"Your Majesty Shen Lang, as a chess piece, you have no choice." Prince Lian sighed. "I once thought I was a chess player, but in the end, I'm still a pitiful chess piece. Of course, I thought I was a chess player, but in the end, I'm not the only chess piece. I hope you're not that person. "
The mirror only smiled and did not say anything.
"Farewell. Take care!" Prince Lian said.
The next day, Prince Lian left the Great Yan Empire with the envoy group and returned to the Flame Capital. He had completely abandoned the Shen Lang envoy group.
Ying Guang officially announced to the world that he had won. From now on, the 1.5 million square kilometers of the New Qian Kingdom officially belonged to the Ying Family. From now on, there would be no New Qian Kingdom, only the Great Ying Empire.
Following that, Ying Guang officially imprisoned Shen Lang (the mirror) and the few hundred members of the Raging Tide City envoy group.
After that, the entire New Qian Kingdom officially changed its flag. All the counties and provinces were replaced with the black royal flag of the Great Ying Empire.
All the governors, prefects, and city lords changed their official robes and hats, becoming officials of the Great Ying Empire.
From the Qian Capital to the provinces and even to the villages, all the official seals were changed.
An imperial edict was posted in every village, announcing the results of the vote.
To celebrate this great victory, Ying Guang ordered the opening of the granaries and amnesty. He also announced the extension of the imperial examinations.
All the officials of the provinces, counties, and cities had to organize celebrations. They sent clothes to the elderly and snacks to the children so that the people could enjoy Ying Guang's benevolence.
… …
Inside the Flame Capital Palace.
Prince Lian kowtowed. "Your Highness, Ying Guang is distorting the truth. I suggest that the Great Yan Empire punish him. If necessary, use a strategic strike."
The Crown Prince did not reply.
Prince Lian said, "Your Highness, Ying Guang's actions have tarnished the dignity of the Great Yan Empire. If we do not punish him, how will the world view the Flame Capital? "
The Crown Prince said slowly, "Prince Lian, you … you're too immersed in your acting."
Prince Lian trembled. "Your Highness, are we just going to let this matter go?"
The Crown Prince said, "Prince Lian, everyone else is acting. Why did you take it so seriously?"
Prince Lian said agitatedly, "All the envoys saw Ying Guang distorting the truth. How much of a blow is this to the dignity of the Great Yan Empire? How will the world view the Great Yan Empire? "
The Crown Prince waved his hand. "Prince Lian, you're tired. Go back and rest."
"Your Highness …" Prince Lian shouted.
The Crown Prince picked up a memorial and read it. He did not say anything else.
Prince Lian kowtowed and retreated, trembling.
Then, the Crown Prince said, "Issue an imperial edict to reprimand Ying Guang. Tell him to send someone to the Flame Capital to apologize."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
… …
A few days later, Ying Guang sent a large-scale envoy to the Flame Capital to apologize.
The Great Yan Empire issued three consecutive imperial edicts to reprimand Ying Guang.
Ying Guang apologized again and demoted the Great Ying Empire to the Great Ying Kingdom. He also stated that he would support the rule of the Great Yan Empire and that the Emperor would be the only leader of the Eastern world.
The Flame Capital remained silent. They did not immediately acknowledge the existence of the Great Ying Kingdom. However, they acknowledged that the 1.5 million square kilometers of land in the Xin Qian Kingdom belonged to the Ying Clan.
Then, the Great Qian Empire's Prime Minister and King of Da Nan, Sha Jin, King Wu, King Chu, and King Yue jointly issued an imperial edict to reprimand Ying Guang for distorting the truth in the vote. They also stated that they would not acknowledge the result. The 1.5 million square kilometers of land in the Xin Qian Kingdom still belonged to the Great Qian Empire.
Following that, the envoys from the other countries gradually revealed Ying Guang's crime of distorting the truth.
After all, there was no such thing as an impenetrable wall. At least a few hundred envoys from the other countries heard the result of the vote and saw Ying Guang's actions.
The commotion spread further and further. In the end, it swept across the entire eastern world like a storm.
Then, all eyes were focused on the Great Yan Empire's Prince Lian. After all, he was the one responsible for this matter. He was also the one who announced the results of the vote and presided over the entire process.
At this time, if he exposed Prince Lian for distorting the truth and distorting the truth, then the Great Yan Empire's dignity would suffer a blow.
However, if he publicly announced that Ying Guang did not distort the truth, then he would be endorsing Ying Guang's crimes once again.
Prince Lian went to the palace several times and kowtowed until his head bled. He asked the Great Yan Empire's Crown Prince to punish Ying Guang.
However, the Great Yan Empire's Crown Prince did not respond.
Countless gazes and voices forced Prince Lian to tell the truth.
Finally, the Great Yan Empire's Crown Prince sent a note to Prince Lian. On it were a few words: The real Shen Lang is in Raging Tide City. The battle between him and Ying Guang is about to begin.
Prince Lian felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He deeply felt the Great Yan Empire's Crown Prince's words: Everyone else is acting, but you are too immersed in it.
Are … are you playing me like a monkey?
Ying Guang played me like a monkey. You, Shen Lang, played me like a monkey. Crown Prince, are you playing me like a monkey too?
Everything I do is for the benefit of the Great Yan Empire. Why do you have to force me like this?
The next day!
His family found Prince Lian's corpse in the study.
The prince who dominated the diplomatic scene of the Great Yan Empire bid farewell to the world in such a manner.
… …
The war of words regarding the vote by the Qian people became more and more intense.
Raging Tide City, Wu, Chu, and Yue Countries denounced Ying Guang every day and exposed his crimes to the world. They asked Ying Guang to unconditionally hand over 1.5 million square kilometers of the New Qian Kingdom's land and release Emperor Shen Lang and the members of the envoy team.
The world was in an uproar!
Was Ying Guang so powerful that he actually detained the Great Qian Emperor and the envoy team?
If the Great Qian Emperor was arrested, then what was the point of the Great Qian Empire?
It was a great humiliation.
Yan Capital remained silent as if it had no intention of coming out to uphold justice.
In the end, the Great Qian Empire's Secretariat and the Privy Council issued the strictest letter to Ying Guang. They asked Ying Guang to unconditionally release Emperor Shen Lang, Marshal Qiu Yao'er, the Privy Council Deputy Su Nan, and all the members of the envoy team within ten days. If they did not agree, the Great Qian Empire would officially declare war on Ying Guang.
Ying Guang burned the letter of credence in front of all the officials in the imperial court. His attitude was extremely arrogant and disdainful.
The Great Qian Empire's Secretariat and the Privy Council couldn't take it anymore. King Wu, King Chu, and King Yue entered Raging Tide City.
After an entire day and night of discussion, the Great Qian Empire officially declared war on the so-called Great Ying Kingdom.
The world was in an uproar. Your Emperor Shen Lang had been arrested. Without a leader, you actually want to rely on your officials to declare war?
Then what hope do you have in this war?
On the 19th of November, the 50,000 troops of Raging Tide City landed on the State of Yue.
The 50,000 troops of the Great Qian Empire officially marched north to attack Ying Guang.
… …
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