Jiang Ming's powerful slap stunned the princes...

But I quickly realized what they were angry about.

Feeling guilty, the princes all lowered their heads...

"My dear son-in-law! What do you mean by this?" Murong Hong asked Jiang Ming, puzzled.

"These beasts!"

Jiang Ming angrily cursed, "They think you're dead, so they're fighting over the throne and fighting amongst themselves on the mountain. Look... they're all wounded. My soldiers are fighting desperately down the mountain, but they're only thinking about becoming the Great Khan themselves, completely disregarding the lives of my men... If the Xianbei soldiers had come down the mountain to help me during my fierce battle last night, how could so many of my soldiers have died?"

Hearing Jiang Ming's words, Murong Hong was so angry that he almost fainted again... Changsun Yuehua cried and hugged Murong Hong tightly.

"You beasts! You bunch of beasts!" Murong Hong angrily grabbed a wine bowl beside him and weakly smashed it at his sons!

"Father Khan!"

Jiang Ming pondered for a moment and said, "Being angry is secondary now! The key issue is that we must establish a crown prince, otherwise, this kind of thing will happen again one day!"

"Cough cough cough!"

Murong Hong coughed weakly, his face turning red, and it took him a while to recover.

"My dear son-in-law!"

Murong Hong said weakly, "Who do you think is more suitable to succeed me as Khan? Cough cough!"

Murong Hong's attitude greatly displeased Jiang Ming.

Speaking from the heart... What time is it? You still have the mind to talk nonsense?

You have to understand that your lifespan is now measured in seconds. If you keep talking nonsense... aren't you just creating more hidden dangers?

In the past, if Murong Hong had asked, Jiang Ming would never have offered an opinion.

But the situation was urgent, and Jiang Ming really didn't have the energy to talk nonsense with him!

"I think the Third Prince Murong Lie is of noble character and quite capable. He also helped the Xianbei conquer the Zhongshan Kingdom... According to the Xianbei people's rule of determining right to speak based on military merit, it would be more appropriate for the Third Prince Murong Lie to be the crown prince!"

Jiang Ming pondered and said, "As for the remaining princes, none of them have any sense of the big picture. They all stand by and watch their compatriots fight with the Northern Xiongnu down the mountain without offering any help. They are not even qualified to be Xianbei, let alone crown princes!"

Jiang Ming's words were both reasonable and justified... The princes all lowered their heads in shame, speechless!

"Cough cough cough!"

Murong Hong coughed violently and shook his head slightly: "Ah Lie... although he has military merits, his abilities are limited and he is too young to be suitable for this important task, cough cough!"

Murong Hong's statement stunned everyone around him!

It's important to know that of all Murong Hong's sons, Murong Hong admired Murong Lie the most...

The other princes had also been speculating that the future Khanate would belong to Murong Lie.

That is precisely why.

They had a particularly fierce fight last night.

Their plan was to take advantage of Murong Lie's absence from the royal court, force the issue, declare himself Khan, and create a fait accompli!

Even if Ah Lie tries to fight for it then, he'll have no legitimate reason to do so!

Now that Jiang Ming has already revealed his support for Murong Lie, the old man is unwilling to accept it.

Hope shone in the eyes of the princes once again...

These idiots actually think they still have a chance!

"Father Khan!"

Jiang Ming said dejectedly, "What time is it? Stop hesitating. Could it be... that you already have someone in mind? Which prince is it?"

Murong Hong nodded slightly: "I do indeed... have a candidate in mind. I announce... I announce..."

He was panting heavily and couldn't say anything for a long time, which made the princes, civil and military officials below frown and smack their lips in anxiety.

I hereby declare!

Murong Hong mustered all his strength and said, "Your new Khan is Jiang Ming!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned!

The princes all looked at Murong Hong in disbelief, while exchanging bewildered glances.

Jiang Ming's contribution was significant, and he was also a relative...

But he's just a son-in-law, isn't he?

Since ancient times, how could a son hand over the family business to his son-in-law?

The princes were suppressing their dissatisfaction, their expressions worse than if they had eaten shit, but they couldn't show it in front of Jiang Ming.

It was the prime minister of the Murong tribe who advised: "Great Khan, although the prince consort has made great contributions in turning the tide, he is not of the Murong bloodline after all. If he were to inherit the Khan's throne... that would probably not be appropriate, would it?"

"Not suitable?"

Murong Hong's weak and sinister eyes swept over the crowd as he said, "My son-in-law... although he is a prince consort in the Xianbei, he is the King of Chu in the Central Plains, a regional governor of the Daqian Dynasty, and the highest military commander. Only he... can protect you all. Cough cough cough! I am the Khan of the Xianbei... My primary concern is not the continuation of my own bloodline, but the continuation of the entire nation. If my incompetent sons were to inherit the Khanate, in the future... the entire Xianbei nation might be destroyed in their hands, just like last night... cough cough cough!"

Murong Hong continued coughing up blood, saying, "Today it's the Northern Xiongnu, tomorrow... on the grasslands, who knows what other ethnic group might emerge. The extinction of the Xianbei is only a matter of time. Only... only by passing the Khanate to a capable person can we guarantee the continuation of our entire nation... I am your Khan, that's true, but precisely because I am your Khan, therefore... I must be responsible for the entire nation!"

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