The things that Ji Yanxiu did reverberated in Ji Xuanyuan's mind one by one, causing his face to darken.
Actually, the reason why Ji Yanxiu did these things was actually very simple, it was nothing more than selfishness.
The Zhou Kingdom was everyone's Zhou Kingdom, not just Ji Yanxiu's Zhou Kingdom alone. This was the bottom line in the hearts of all the experts in the Zhou Kingdom.
Ji Haodian saw this very clearly in the past, which was why he could safely control the Zhou Kingdom for such a long time.
Although at the very last moment, Ji Haodian finally acted selfishly, for the sake of his grand plan of longevity, he almost plunged the Zhou Kingdom into chaos. But after all, Ji Haodian had been in charge of the Zhou Kingdom for such a long time. Even at the very last moment, none of the experts in the Zhou Kingdom jumped out to openly oppose Ji Haodian.
But Ji Yanxiu was different, he had almost no foundation in the Zhou Kingdom, and from the moment he came, he gave everyone the impression that he was overly selfish and short-sighted. This was almost irreparable.
For the current Zhou Kingdom, ruling by doing nothing was the best way.
Ji Haodian's reckless actions almost caused the Great Zhou Dynasty to fall into chaos, but Ji Yanxiu did not inherit the slightest bit of Ji Haodian's ruthless methods and vision. On the contrary, he inherited Ji Haodian's overly selfish and unrecognizable personality perfectly.
With this kind of personality, who knows what kind of trouble Ji Yanxiu would cause in the future.
Right now, the Zhou Kingdom had only been in power for 20 years, and its strength did not decline too much. After all, the experts of the older generation were also in their prime, and none of them had fallen.
But after the war at the end of the Great Jin Dynasty, the sects in the pugilistic world had also stabilized, and were gradually developing their strength. Some of the rascals had also caught their breath, and were secretly coveting the Zhou Kingdom.
The current Zhou Kingdom was not at the point where it could develop in peace. If Ji Yanxiu really ascended to the throne and caused trouble, it would not be a good thing for the current Zhou Kingdom.
However, Ji Xuanyuan was still wavering.
After all, he was a member of the Ji Royal Family. Replacing the crown prince was simply a joke to outsiders, especially to the Ji Royal Family.
But at this time, Su Xin suddenly said, "Before coming here, I have already consulted Lord Tie Zhan and Lord Lin Zongyue. They have also agreed to replace the crown prince."
Ji Xuanyuan's eyes immediately widened, but then he let out a sigh, and the trace of uncertainty in his heart also dissipated.
Apart from the Imperial Offering Hall, which had never been in charge, the two most powerful military organizations of the Zhou Kingdom had already agreed to replace the Crown Prince. What was he still hesitating for?
It was not easy for Ji Yanxiu to disappoint so many people in power in the Zhou Kingdom at the same time. He could only say that he had brought this upon himself.
Ji Xuanyuan did not suspect that Su Xin had lied. He would not dare to do so in Shengjing unless he really did not want to stay in the Zhou Kingdom any longer.
"Ji Yanxiu became the Crown Prince with your support. Now, which prince are you going to support to succeed the throne?" Ji Xuanyuan looked at Su Xin and said in a low voice.
Originally, with Ji Yanxiu's incident, it was not a big deal for the Ji Royal Family to directly choose the new prince.
But first, Ji Xuanyuan felt that it was not appropriate for the Ji Royal Family to directly interfere with the Zhou Kingdom's selection of the Crown Prince. Second, he was prepared to return a favor to Su Xin.
Back then, there were so many warriors of the Zhou Kingdom at the Heaven-Watching Banquet, but in the end, only Su Xin stood up to fight He Wushan, who was in the Yang God Realm.
Regardless of whether Su Xin was sincere or not, at least Su Xin's attitude was quite sufficient. Even Ji Haodian had promised in public that he would make Su Xin a Marquis. This was seen by everyone.
Of course, now that Ji Haodian was dead, this so-called Marquis promise was naturally useless. But Ji Xuanyuan and the other members of the Ji Royal Family could not forget Su Xin's contributions. Otherwise, who would work for the Ji Family of the Zhou Kingdom?
However, although Ji Xuanyuan and the others were members of the Ji Royal Family, they belonged to a branch bloodline after all. They were not qualified to inherit the throne. They wanted to promote Su Xin, but unfortunately, they did not have the power to do so. It would not be good if they forcefully interfered.
Originally, they thought that Ji Yanxiu could replace Ji Haodian to give Su Xin enough rewards. They did not expect him to be so short-sighted and forcibly lose his throne.
So now, Ji Xuanyuan also generously gave the right to choose the new Crown Prince to Su Xin. There was no need to compete with each other.
Of course, they would not say that to the outside world. They would only say that the position of Crown Prince was chosen by many important ministers of the Zhou Kingdom. Otherwise, it would be too childish to decide the ownership of the position of Crown Prince with a single word.
Since Ji Xuanyuan gave Su Xin such a chance, then Su Xin did not stand on ceremony. Su Xin directly spat out a name, which immediately made Ji Xuanyuan's eyes widen.
He did not expect Su Xin to say such a name.
After a while, Ji Xuanyuan said with a strange expression, "Are you sure you want to choose him to be the Crown Prince?"
Su Xin said faintly, "Some things will only be known to be precious after losing them. Because of this, he will cherish everything he has now. If he becomes the Crown Prince, at least he will not act recklessly and put the Zhou Kingdom in danger."
Ji Xuanyuan said in a low voice, "Alright, then you will be the one to tell him this news. What Ji Yanxiu promised you, you will be the one to fulfill."
One should do a good deed to the end. Since Ji Xuanyuan had decided to do Su Xin a favor, he did not mind doing it to the end.
Su Xin bowed to Ji Xuanyuan and left the palace.
However, when Su Xin walked to the city gate, he saw Tang Xian waiting for him there.
Seeing Su Xin walk over, Tang Xian narrowed his eyes and asked, "Lord Su, did you come to find King Changshan for the Crown Prince's ascension in a few days?"
Tang Xian stared at Su Xin as if he wanted to find some clues from his expression.
Tang Xian had already surrendered to Ji Yanxiu last time, so he was still the Chief Minister of the Imperial Household. He was in charge of everything in the palace and was waiting for Ji Yanxiu to ascend the throne.
However, the commotion caused by Ji Yanxiu during this period of time made Tang Xian very uneasy.
As a true veteran of the Zhou Kingdom, Tang Xian had been serving the emperors of the Zhou Kingdom since the Zhou Kingdom was still a small country in the south. Among them, Ji Haodian was naturally the most talented and bold one, but Ji Yanxiu was the first one who went overboard like this.
If the Zhou Kingdom was still a small country in the south, it would not matter. No matter how much Ji Yanxiu caused trouble, it would not be a big deal.
However, the problem was that with the current scale of the Zhou Kingdom, one wrong step would cause an earth-shattering change, enough to shake the entire pugilistic world.
Now that Ji Yanxiu had made so many mistakes, it had already caused the dissatisfaction of many people in power in the Zhou Kingdom. Would his ascension be smooth?
Moreover, what made Tang Xian most uncertain was Ji Yanxiu's attitude towards Su Xin.
It could be said that without Su Xin's help, Ji Yanxiu would definitely not have been able to sit on the throne of the Crown Prince.
In the end, Ji Yanxiu fell out with Su Xin before even ascending to the throne. Moreover, there were some secrets that others did not know, but with the old fox Tang Xian's connections, he found out from the mouths of some of Ji Yanxiu's subordinates. This made Tang Xian feel a little interdependent.
No matter what, it was Ji Yanxiu's fault. He had just crossed the river, but he destroyed the bridge. Wasn't this a little too fast?
He did not inherit Ji Haodian's good points, but he did inherit the ability to turn hostile.
Such behavior made Tang Xian very uneasy. Su Xin, who had personally helped Ji Yanxiu ascend to the throne, could treat him like this, let alone a Chief Minister of the Imperial Household who had once gone against him.
Ji Yanxiu had promised that the position of Chief Minister of the Imperial Household would always be his, and that he would let Wen Yu ascend to the throne after he grew old.
However, Tang Xian could tell from Su Xin's behavior that he probably would not be able to wait for that day.
Perhaps one day, Ji Yanxiu would find him an eyesore and remove him from this position. When that time came, he would probably not even have any hope of escaping unscathed.
Su Xin glanced at Tang Xian. This old eunuch was famous for being slippery. He had probably already seen some signs.
However, Su Xin did not say it clearly. He only said indifferently, "I did go to discuss the matter of ascending to the throne with King Changshan. However, it's still uncertain who will ascend to the throne in the end."
After saying this, Su Xin turned and left, leaving behind Tang Xian, who had a shocked expression on his face.
After walking out of the palace, Su Xin did not return to the Six Fan School. Instead, he went straight to the edge of the imperial city. This area was where the mansions of the various princes of the Zhou Kingdom were located. Whether they were in the capital or not, the mansions of Ji Haodian's sons were all located here. Of course, the Crown Prince's residence was the exception.
Ji Xuanyuan had done him a big favor. The right to choose which prince to inherit the throne was now in Su Xin's hands.
Right now, Su Xin was heading straight to the mansion of the deposed King of Thailand, Ji Yancheng.
That's right, the name Su Xin had mentioned in the Imperial Palace was none other than the King of Tai, Ji Yancheng. It could be said that Su Xin had single-handedly pulled him from the position of Crown Prince, the King of Tai who bore a deep grudge against him.
It was precisely because of this that Ji Xuanyuan was shocked. After all, the matter between Ji Yancheng and Su Xin had caused an uproar in the city. It could be said that most of Ji Yancheng's subordinates had died in Su Xin's hands.
Moreover, when Su Xin had first entered Shengjing, his foundation had not been stable yet. At that time, Su Xin had used Ji Yancheng as a stepping stone to climb to the throne. That was how he had managed to establish his foundation in Shengjing.
Although Ji Yancheng would not have been able to become crown prince even without Su Xin, Su Xin had been opposing Ji Yancheng from the very beginning, causing him to be unable to bear to watch.
Ji Xuanyuan had thought that Su Xin would definitely choose some mediocre and cowardly prince to inherit the throne. This way, not only would the other people in the Zhou Kingdom not have to worry about him, but it would also make that prince feel deeply grateful to Su Xin for choosing him. However, who would have thought that Su Xin would actually choose Ji Yancheng, who had a deep grudge against him, to become crown prince?
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