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Chapter 134 An unexpected ending!
"Have you forgotten your duty, Lord Jin? When His Majesty ascended the throne, you said you would stay in the southern border forever. Now you have not been summoned to the capital. What do you want to do?"

Minister Qi was not scared away, but took a step forward. If he had known that Prince Jin would come to the capital, with the ability of his family, he could have made some arrangements in the capital. Even if Li Qingtian was famous, the methods of a top sorcerer would still not allow him to rush around like this.

The timing chosen by the other party was extremely clever. Without any news or signs, he suddenly appeared in front of everyone, making it impossible for this group of sorcerers to prepare in advance. If they did not prepare in advance, even if they had the Nine Qing Seal, they would be like scrap metal in front of this person, as the other party said.

No one can be tougher than this guy right now. The Five Military Commanders' Office are obviously a bunch of wimps in front of him. Only the justice of the world can stop him!
"It is not your turn to make noises about what I do." Li Qingtian snorted coldly, and stepped forward to stand in front of the barrier with a majestic posture. "I guard the southern border because the current emperor can be trusted. With his talent, as long as he is given enough time, Dajin will only become more powerful. I am old, and I should not stand in the way of young people."

"But that doesn't mean I can sit back and watch you do whatever you want. The emperor disappeared for no reason and without any announcement, and you, a bunch of civil servants, dare to support the new emperor to take the throne. Do you know what the surnames in this world are?"

"Your Highness, Prince Jin, this is serious!" Minister Qi's face turned pale: "We are all following the rules."

"Bullshit rules!" Li Qingtian pointed at the palace gate and sneered, "According to the rules, when a new emperor ascends the throne, all civil and military officials must enter the Qianqing Palace through the Qinglong Gate and offer sacrifices to the heaven before they can succeed the new emperor. Why are they setting up a stage outside the Suzaku Gate now?"

"Your Highness Prince Jin, this happened suddenly. His Majesty is in danger in the palace. When we are not sure whether we can protect the new monarch, we must ensure the safety of the Crown Prince. The most reliable method is to let His Highness take over the throne outside the palace and let His Highness control the Four Spirits." Jiang Linfeng finally recovered and said, "Please don't misunderstand me, Your Highness."

"You are a coward who doesn't even dare to leave the barrier." Li Qingtian didn't even look at him: "You are not worthy to talk to me."

Jiang Linfeng: “.”

"What does His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin want to do?" Minister Qi asked coldly.

"You don't have to be nervous." Li Qingtian looked at everyone and said, "If I wanted to rebel, based on your reaction today, you would have been dead long ago. Northern Liao and Southern Xinjiang are eyeing us covetously, and the younger generation of strong men are emerging. The current Great Jin can no longer withstand internal friction."

"What does His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin mean?" Minister Qi felt a little relieved when he heard that. What he feared most now was that the Prince of Jin also wanted to sit on the throne.

Honestly speaking, with his prestige, it is not impossible for him to get promoted if he really wants to, but all his plans will be ruined.

"I don't believe that the current emperor is gone just like that. The prince cannot succeed to the throne today." Li Qingtian said it bluntly.

"Not today? Your Highness means that we have to confirm the safety of His Majesty first?" Minister Qi frowned and said, "But now the king is gone, the country is in turmoil, and the Spring Examination and the National Competition are about to take place. If there is no new king, how can these two events be presided over? Even if Your Highness protects His Majesty, you can't delay it indefinitely, right?"

"Of course it's not indefinite." Li Qingtian walked to the barrier step by step, turned his head and looked at everyone: "I came to Beijing today by chance, and I didn't come with any purpose as you think. I came here to ask for a title."

"Please?"

Everyone was stunned. The so-called requesting for a title meant asking one's own descendants to be named the crown prince.

This is a normal thing for any noble, except Li Qingtian, because he lived too long. His grandson Li Xinyang died of old age in Nanjiang forty years ago, and now his descendants and great-grandsons are all over a hundred years old.

None of Li Qingtian's descendants felt that they could live longer than this ancestor, so for hundreds of years, no one in the Jin Palace cared about the title at all.

And now, this person actually came to ask for a title?

"I have already reported this to Your Majesty a month ago, and Your Majesty has agreed that I can come to the capital." Li Qingtian took out a piece of yellow cloth, which was the formal format of the imperial edict of the palace.

"So that's how it is." Minister Qi breathed a sigh of relief. He also felt it strange just now. Southern Xinjiang was thousands of miles away. No matter how fast the King of Jin received the news, it shouldn't have arrived so quickly. It turned out that he just happened to catch up.

"Great uncle is in the prime of his life, why is he asking for a title?" Li Yu frowned.

Towards Li Yu, the Third Prince, the King of Jin's expression was obviously much better, and he even smiled: "You kid are talking nonsense, how old am I? How can I be so prosperous?"

"I am already a dying man."

Everyone: "."

"Your Highness Prince Jin, you are too polite." Minister Qi said hurriedly.

"No need to be polite." Li Qingtian waved his hand and said, "This is the truth. I have lived long enough, but I still can't make any further progress. Since I can't reach the legendary level, then waiting for death is the only outcome." "Once I die, the position of the world's grandmaster should be vacated, so this world competition is very important. Your Majesty secretly transferred me here to co-host this competition."

That's it
In secret, those people from the martial arts sects immediately understood. No wonder Hong Lie said there was a place for the Grandmaster. So it was here?

"I didn't expect that when the old lady came, His Majesty got into trouble." The King of Jin looked at everyone and said, "His Majesty is a great ruler. I don't believe that he will get into trouble so easily. So everyone, please give me some face and put the succession of the crown prince on hold, how about that?"

"Your Highness, Prince Jin, the succession of the Crown Prince is no joke." Minister Qi frowned and said, "Although you said it was a pause for a good reason, it can't continue indefinitely, right? How can the court function normally without a new ruler?"

"Then let's limit it to the competition." King Jin grinned and said, "I still have ten days left to live, so it's just right that the competition will be moved up to the day after tomorrow. The eight-day competition will decide the candidates for the vacant sixteen state martial priests. The one with the highest ranking in the sect will get the Grandmaster position, and my many years of experience will also be given to him."

"Ten days from now, when I am dead, I will no longer be able to control what you want to do!"

Everyone: "."
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A quarter of an hour later, many signals were sent out from above the capital, and countless carrier eagles flew towards the north. A piece of news that shocked the world was quickly transmitted from the capital.

The crown prince's succession to the throne was postponed, and Prince of Jin Li Qingtian came to the capital in person and declared in front of everyone that he only had ten days to live.

And for all the sects in the world, the most important news is not which emperor will succeed to the throne, but that a grandmaster spot will be vacated in this world competition!
The world competition will be brought forward. The sect with the highest ranking will obtain the qualification of Grandmaster and gain the martial arts experience of King Jin’s Grandmaster for three hundred years!
In just half a day, the news spread all over the country, and the entire world was in an uproar.

Many disciples of various sects who were still in seclusion came out early, rode their horses at full speed, and rushed to the capital, where they gathered together to compete for the position of Grandmaster that only comes once in a century!
The storm was about to come. Outside the Suzaku Gate, the grand ceremony that had been prepared was hastily disbanded due to the forceful behavior of Prince Jin. Even Zhang Rui did not expect that things would develop like this.

The prince glanced grimly at the smiling Li Yu, and finally snorted coldly, then returned to the palace. All civil and military officials were forced to disperse. The five military commanders were directly taken over by Prince Jin, guarding the four gates of the capital. All the chaos seemed to have suddenly settled down.

"Master Zhang, I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you?"

After everyone dispersed, Li Yu did not leave with Prince Jin, but went to find Zhang Rui first.

"Your Highness the Third Prince." Zhang Rui saluted and said, "Your Highness the Third Prince is really unexpected."

"Master Zhang, you are too polite." Li Yu said with a smile, "It just happened that I was hunting outside the imperial city and happened to meet my great uncle who was going to Beijing. I followed him and took advantage of the situation. In fact, whether I am here or not has nothing to do with the overall situation."

Zhang Rui smiled when he heard this: "Your Highness is quite free and easy."

"What else can I do if I'm not free and easy?" Li Yu smiled and approached: "I'm a little curious, if the King of Jin doesn't come, what will Lord Zhang do?"

"Your Highness, that's right." Zhang Rui said with a smile, "For such a big event, what can a lowly official of the sixth rank do?"

"I don't think Lord Zhang is a man who will just sit there and wait for death." Li Yu shook his head and said, "You won't let the Crown Prince ascend the throne, right?"

"Your Highness, please don't talk nonsense." Zhang Rui said quickly, "Your Highness is the crown prince, it is not your place to say irresponsible things."

"Master Zhang is really interesting." Li Yu laughed again and said, "I still can't see through Master Zhang. I'm very curious, Master Zhang, which side are you on?"

Zhang Rui frowned and was about to speak when a familiar voice came from behind him: "Master Zhang, I have some official business to attend to at the Dali Temple. If you have nothing else to do, why don't you come back with me to the yamen first?"

The person who spoke was not someone else, but the Shaoqing of Dali Temple: Shen Yuan.

Zhang Rui felt relieved. He really didn't want to continue dealing with this weird guy Li Yu.

"I still have official duties to attend to. I hope Your Highness will forgive me."

"Master Zhang, please do as you please." Li Yu said with a smile, "It doesn't matter if you don't tell me now. Master Zhang will have to take his place in a few days anyway."

Zhang Rui: “.”

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