The Asura Dynasty's court assembly was held irregularly. It was usually only held after something major happened in the court. In the past 100 years, the court assembly was held the most frequently during the early stages of the Barbarian Tribe's rebellion a hundred years ago. The dynasty held three consecutive court assemblies to discuss the matter of pacifying the barbarians.
After that, the entire dynasty began to mobilize. The forces that were originally dormant were activated and thrown into the vigorous mobilization for war.
After that, the court assembly was only held when Ban Shi returned to the court and when Xun Wang was still in the court. These two events were considered major events that indirectly affected the Asura Tribe's court structure.
During Xun Wang's reign, the court assembly was only held once or twice. During that time, it was nothing more than the adjustment of the palace guards and the change of the Asura army's garrison.
However, half a month ago, the Empress suddenly gave the order to convene the Imperial Court Assembly again. Many so-called insiders received the news, and it was said that the Imperial Court Assembly this time would be unusual. The current Empress might discuss marriage during the court assembly. This was a major event that had never happened in the Asura Tribe for thousands of years. It had been two thousand years since the previous Empress's son-in-law selection ceremony was held.
All the nobles in the court were eager to give it a try at this time. They knew that Xun Wang was the one who promoted this matter and the candidate he recommended was naturally Crown Prince Duan Xiaolou. As for the Crown Prince, who was in the middle of this whirlpool, he was not interested in it at all. He even quarreled with Xun Wang in his residence because of this.
After that, there were rumors that although Duan Xiaolou was Xun Wang's biological son, he took his mother's surname. Speaking of which, the rumors of the father and son not being on good terms were somewhat credible.
Although outsiders thought that Duan Xiaolou, the Crown Prince of Xun Wang's son, was a hot candidate, there would always be people who were not convinced. Hao Ren, who was represented by Yun Lin's faction, was pushed out to fight against Duan Xiaolou.
As for Qiao Yongjun, the leader of Prince Wei's faction, he had already married Princess Fenglin. However, he supported Hao Ren in public and naturally showed his attitude.
In the Floating Immortal House, the largest noble business in the imperial capital, the odds were 1 to 3 for Hao Ren and 3 to 1 for Duan Xiaolou. The nine-fold difference was obvious to anyone with a discerning eye. However, there was a third possibility, which was that both Hao Ren and Duan Xiaolou would not be selected. The odds were terrifyingly high, as high as one to ten.
However, just two hours before the start of the imperial court meeting, an ignorant commoner from the Asura Race actually placed a bet of 50 million high-grade spirit stones in one go, scaring the owner of the Floating Immortal Inn so much that he came forward to inquire about it.
After taking stock of the Spirit Stones, the betting ticket was opened on the spot, but everyone knew that the big boss behind the Floating Immortal Inn was the Xun Wang Residence. Originally, it was to build momentum for Duan Xiaolou, but after the commotion, many people began to secretly pay attention to it. They felt that this matter was definitely not that simple.
Today, in the Great Peace Palace, the center of power of the Asura Empire, all the civil and military officials rushed over early in the morning. It was more than enough to attend a court meeting like this once in their lifetime.
The leading figures of the various sects and forces stood on the two sides of the hall according to their respective ranks, with the left being civil and the right being martial artists. Since it was a court meeting, the Dynasty nobles who usually did not have the authority to participate in the political discussions were kneeling in front of the crowd.
As for the Dynasty's generals, they were even more complete. The commanders of the various garrison forces outside were all present. The commanders of the Tiger Army, Black Flag Army, and Phoenix Army, who had interacted with Yi Tian before, were all present. They were all people who belonged to the Wei Prince and Yun Lin's faction. This was also the Xun Wang Residence's shortcoming in the imperial court. After all, he had only been in the imperial court for a mere hundred years, and the forces in his hands had yet to penetrate deeply into the military and political system.
Following the sound of the Asura War Drum, everyone stopped what they were doing and turned around to look. One of the protagonists of today's event, Xun Wang's doppelganger, walked into the hall with Crown Prince Duan Xiaolou in tow.
The Xun Wang Residence looked high-spirited, but Duan Xiaolou, who was behind him, had a helpless drooping face and a listless look on his face. His behavior naturally stunned Hao Ren, who was his opponent. After they came in and stood still, Hao Ren and the others went up to greet them symbolically.
Then, three gongs sounded from behind Tai 'an Palace. After that, a group of palace maids walked out from the back passage and lined up on both sides of Tai' an Palace's main seat. Finally, with the help of two maids, Luo Ziyan slowly walked into Tai 'an Palace in a red wedding dress.
The officials present had never seen Her Majesty dressed like this. Many of them stared at Luo Ziyan with wide eyes and couldn't take their eyes off her.
After Luo Ziyan walked to the high seat and sat down, she specially arranged two seats on the lower steps, one on the left and one on the right. Then, she said, "Xun Wang Residence, please take the seat."
This situation had happened before. When the Wei Prince was regent, he sat below Luo Ziyan and gave orders. Yun Lin would also sit beside the Empress during the imperial court to show her noble status.
Although the Xun Wang Residence's clone was only at the peak of the late Spirit Severing stage, it still represented the Body Integration stage. Naturally, the Xun Wang Residence was qualified to sit forward.
But today, Luo Ziyan showed her weakness as soon as she came up, which made all the officials secretly think about Duan Xiaolou. I'm afraid the other seat is for the future Imperial Highness the Prince. As expected, the maid in charge of the ceremony came up and bowed to the Xun Wang Residence. Then, she led him up the steps and sat on the right side of the Empress.
At the front of the line below, Hao Ren didn't hide the envy in his eyes at all. He turned to look at Duan Xiaolou, who still looked listless.
As for Luo Yao and Qiao Yongjun, who were standing at the front and back of the military officials, their expressions were bitter. Although the Empress could only show her weakness due to the Xun Wang Residence's power, there was still a Body Integration stage cultivator standing behind them. Naturally, they wouldn't agree to this matter so easily.
After the two of them exchanged glances, they seemed to have reached a tacit understanding. If the Xun Wang Residence was allowed to have his way in this imperial court meeting, the days of the two sects would be even more difficult in the future.
When the maid in front of the steps sang, "Greetings, officials and generals of the imperial court." After hearing this, everyone below bowed in unison.
Then, Luo Ziyan's voice sounded, "Dear officials, please rise." Hearing this, everyone slowly stood up and stood in place, waiting for the imperial court meeting to begin.
"There will be a memorial today. Dear officials, please speak your mind," Luo Ziyan said.
As soon as he finished speaking, a civil official on the left walked out and knelt down as he said, "Your Majesty, ever since our Asura Dynasty was established, we've been ruling over this world firmly. We've relied on our continuous inheritance. Now that Your Majesty is in the prime of your life, you have to consider the matter of appointing a successor, just in case. "
Unexpectedly, someone came out to present a memorial as soon as the imperial court meeting began. Needless to say, it must be arranged by the Xun Wang Residence. After hearing this, Luo Ziyan nodded and said, "You're right. Today's imperial court meeting is just the right time to discuss this matter."
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