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"Mr. Xiao, although your Xiao family is one of the three major families, the matter of the Ye family's heir concerns Daxia, and you can't oppose it casually." An old man in his nineties refuted loudly, leaning on his crutches.

"Of course I know that the succession of the Ye family is related to Daxia, so we cannot ignore the opinions of the major families."

After Xiao Chengpeng finished speaking, he suddenly threw one end of the banner down the stairs.

As one end of the banner rolled down the steps, a red banner more than ten meters long appeared.

The red cloth was covered with densely packed names written all over it.

If someone looks carefully, they will find that these names are all signed by the heads of major families in the imperial capital, and each signature has a fingerprint.

"This is a letter of request."

"It was a joint petition from all the major families to have Ye Badao, Second Master Ye, serve as the new head of the Ye family."

"I presume all the signatories are present here, right? Does anyone deny their signature?"

As he spoke, Xiao Chengpeng glanced down.

Anyone who signed their name would lower their head involuntarily when they met Xiao Chengpeng's gaze, not daring to refute.

Most of them were loyal to Emperor Ye, but so what? They knew very well that Emperor Ye was dead and the power of the Ye family fell into the hands of Ye Badao. Moreover, Ye Badao had killed many opponents some time ago.

They didn't want to betray Emperor Ye, but they also didn't want to be exterminated.

"Yes."

At this time, Shangguan Jinhong walked up from below and stood shoulder to shoulder with Xiao Chengpeng, looking down. "Now that the two heirs of the Ye family have passed away one after another, the Ye Emperor's lineage has lost its talent, and the generals are unfit to rule. And Ye Wujiu is missing. Only Second Master Ye is the most qualified to be the heir of the Ye family. I, Shangguan Jinhong, will be the first to support Ye Badao to take the throne."

"My Chen family also supports it!"

"My Wei family also supports it!"

"And my Yang family! We support it too!"

"My Zhao family!"

"My Qian family!"

"..."

Most of these wealthy families had no choice but to compromise under the pressure of Ye Badao, and a small number of them were fence-sitters who wanted to curry favor with Ye Badao.

No matter which faction they belonged to before, now they all expressed their support for Ye Badao to take the throne.

For a moment, Ye Badao seemed to be the best candidate in everyone's mind.

Ye Shaoqing saw it all and was furious. He knew that there would be a usurpation of the throne, but he never imagined that in such a short period of time, Ye Badao could use various means to make so many families stand on his side.

Today, the only people who support his lineage are some old families from other provinces.

"Ye Badao, are you going to stage a yellow robe show here?"

"Aren't you afraid of retribution in front of the gods of the Temple of Heaven?"

Another wealthy family head from another place shouted indignantly.

"Wearing the yellow robe shows that he is the popular choice." Xiao Chengpeng said, "So many families have expressed their support for Second Master Ye, which shows that they recognize his ability and virtue. Are you, the opponents, trying to make enemies with the entire Great Xia?"

"What a popular choice."

A middle-aged man was also indignant. "These family heads are clearly being forced. Just because they are afraid of death doesn't mean everyone is afraid of death. Today, I, Sun Tai, will make this clear: as long as they are from the Ye Emperor's lineage, anyone can be the family head, except him, Ye Badao."

There is always a lot of tough people in the world. Even when facing Ye Badao's pressure, there are always people who are not afraid of others.

Another strong man stepped out from the crowd and said in a strong voice, "That's right, I, Luo Zhong, also express my dissatisfaction. If you have the guts, kill me here."

"And me, Chen Geng!"

"I, Zhong Sheng, also refuse to accept it!"

"..."

Gradually, many tough people stood up to oppose Ye Badao.

But such people are still a minority, and compared with the silent crowd behind them, their voices seem particularly insufficient.

Ye Badao didn't take them seriously at all.

"I, Ye Badao, consider myself quite outstanding in all aspects. I wouldn't say I'm as wise as Zhuge Liang or as virtuous as Confucius and Mencius, but when it comes to dealing with people and handling government affairs, I can be considered selfless. However, people are never perfect. It's normal for some to oppose me and some to support me."

"If someone doesn't like me, I won't blame you."

"To be honest, the position of Patriarch of the Ye family is related to Da Xia, and the burden on my shoulders is extremely heavy. If there is someone more suitable than me, I would be very happy, but looking around the Ye family, there is almost no one."

"I'm so grateful to so many family heads for their kindness and their joint request that I be their successor. Honestly, it's really difficult for me."

"But there's nothing I can do. I'm the most suitable person for the Ye family. Let me bear this heavy burden. I'm willing to sacrifice my life for Daxia."

The sincere tone shows shamelessness to the fullest.

Anyone with a bit of common sense would get goosebumps after hearing this.

This is a direct showdown. Even the pretense is so perfunctory. What about being smarter than Zhuge Liang, or being the most suitable? Who would praise themselves like this?

Do you have any shame?

And he doesn't want to be the heir?

It is obvious that he has wolfish ambitions. He directed and acted out a scene of wearing a yellow robe and acting like an old lady selling melons!

Xiao Chengpeng didn't feel shy either, and echoed the sentiment: "Is there another person in the world who is as righteous as Mr. Ye Er?"

"Please accept my knees, Master."

After saying that, he knelt down on one knee towards Ye Badao and said, "Second Master, please take over the position of heir for the sake of the people of the world. The Ye family cannot do without you, and Daxia cannot do without you even more."

shameless!

Another shameless one!

"Ugh."

Ye Badao sighed helplessly, "If I don't go to hell, who will? The burden of being the heir to the Ye family can only be borne by me."

"Please, father, take over the position of heir!"

"Please, Grandpa, take over the position of heir!"

"..."

Members of Ye Badao's clan knelt down one after another.

Under the petitions of various major families and many members of the Ye family, Ye Badao smiled.

He knew that this moment had finally arrived.

"enough!"

At this moment, Ye Shaoqing shouted loudly, his entire body furious, "My grandfather is just in seclusion, he's not dead yet, are you all going to rebel?"

"Support him as the successor? What qualifications does he have?"

"After we make him the successor, will we also make him the new Ye Emperor?"

"I'm warning you, unless my grandfather's lineage is completely wiped out, it will never be Ye Badao's turn to take the throne."

He shouted every word at the top of his lungs.

More and more people expressed their support, "That's right, Emperor Ye is not dead yet, and they are so eager to take the throne. Their hearts are damned."

"We must wait for Emperor Ye to come out of seclusion!"

"Yes, wait for Ye Huang to come out of seclusion!"

Each of them placed their hopes on Ye Huang.

Instead of being angry, Ye Badao sneered.

Because he knew that this was just their incompetent barking and it could not change the outcome.

At this point, Ye Yazhi suddenly burst into laughter. "Hahaha, Ye Shaoqing, ah Ye Shaoqing, stop deceiving yourself. Others may not know, but don't you know it yourself? Ye Huang is already exhausted, and even the gods can't save him. He died long ago.