Damn it! I was almost led astray by this little girl! The Prime Minister reacted quickly and immediately grasped the key point of the matter.
"The Queen said that the late Emperor asked you to find a new father for the new Emperor. Do you have any evidence?"
"Of course I have evidence. Since the late emperor has instructed me to accomplish this, he will certainly not allow me to be misunderstood by the world. However, the late emperor has instructed that this evidence can only be produced after the new emperor is chosen."
"Ahem." At this time, a man dragged his sick body to the door and bowed respectfully to the queen.
"Your Majesty, may your Majesty live a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand thousand years."
The person who came was none other than the Minister of War, Wang Yuan, who was the only one absent from the Golden Throne Hall this time.
"I heard that Lord Wang has been ill for several days. How come you come here before you recover? Come, please give him a seat." The queen was very polite to the Minister of War.
Wang Yuan sat down and coughed twice.
"Since it's difficult to tell the authenticity of the two wills, I suggest that we activate our dynasty's 'Emperor's Chosen by Heaven' and let Heaven decide the new emperor of Beijiang."
The Emperor's chosen one is guaranteed to have the approval of Heaven. However, each time the Emperor's chosen one is activated, a trace of Beijiang's dragon energy is consumed and injected into the new emperor's body. This consumption of dragon energy can damage Beijiang's national destiny. Although the lost dragon energy will gradually recover, until it is fully restored, their national destiny will be weakened, which will inevitably affect their national development.
Therefore, every time the emperor's selection is opened, it is done with great caution. It is usually opened when the previous emperor passes away and the new emperor cannot be determined.
Under the current circumstances, starting the Emperor's Chosen One is indeed their best choice.
"That's a good idea." The ministers on the side whispered.
"I second the motion." The Prime Minister was the first to agree after receiving the eldest prince's instruction.
The eldest prince had a very bright plan. If he could really get the infusion of dragon energy, he would surely become the most wise and powerful emperor in the history of Beijiang!
"I second the motion." All the ministers knelt down.
"Then I will do as the ministers say. I will go to the Taimiao right now and represent the Beijiang royal family to start the emperor's selection." On this point, the queen and the eldest prince had surprisingly consistent ideas. He also hoped that his son could be infused with dragon energy and become the chosen emperor.
The Prime Minister, the head of all officials, raised objections at this time.
"The selection of emperors has always been presided over by the Empress. However, until the Empress can produce evidence to prove that her actions were all instructed by the late Emperor, and given that her remarriage is a fait accompli, the Empress is probably not qualified to preside over this selection."
The Queen had long anticipated that they would not allow her to preside over the Emperor's selection, so she acted like she was very angry but willing to sacrifice everything for justice.
"In that case, then release the Holy Disc and let it tell us who the Heavens want to initiate the Emperor's Chosen One this time. Come on, go and invite the Great Witch."
Soon, a group of people dressed in witch robes walked in. The man in the lead was holding a glass cage with a golden butterfly sleeping inside. This man was the great witch mentioned by the queen.
The great witch first paid his respects to the queen, and after getting the queen's permission, he began to chant to the holy disc in the cage.
Before long, the wings of the Holy Disc began to flap, and without the cage being opened, the Holy Disc flew out through the cage, flew around the cage, flew towards the queen, flew around her, and finally flapped its wings and landed on Lin Jinghan's shoulders.
"How is this possible?" The ministers of Beijiang were all very surprised by the choice of this holy disc:
Logically speaking, the person chosen by the Holy Disc to activate the Emperor's Chosen One must be a member of the royal family of Beijiang. But this time, the Holy Disc actually chose a princess from another country. What's going on?
Someone must have tampered with this holy disc! Everyone looked at the Queen and the Great Wizard with suspicion.
But no matter how much they doubted, as long as the Great Shaman didn't say anything, no one dared to question the fact that he was the most honorable Great Shaman in Beijiang except for the missing saint!
It was the first time Lin Jinghan saw such a beautiful butterfly, and she couldn't help but poke its little wings with her hands.
The Holy Disc gently patted Lin Jinghan's fingers with its little wings, as if responding to her.
The Queen also had doubts in her heart. In their plan, butterflies love the fragrance of flowers, so Lin Jinghan used his lotus perfume on the Queen, and then the Holy Disc would definitely choose the Queen.
Although this wasn't quite what they had planned, Lin Jinghan could still be considered one of the Queen's closest associates. As long as someone close to her presided over the Emperor's selection, everything would be fine. The Queen could accept this outcome.
However, the eldest prince had hinted to the prime minister to prevent the queen from presiding over the emperor's selection because he wanted to arrange for his own people to intervene in the selection process and make himself the chosen one. To this end, he had even established a good relationship with the great witch long ago.
But despite all his calculations, he hadn't anticipated the sudden appearance of Lin Jinghan! He didn't know what kind of magic she had used to resist the Great Witch and make the Holy Disc choose her.
When the holy disc flew towards the Queen and Lin Jinghan, the Great Wizard tried very hard to cast a spell to control the holy disc, hoping to make it fly to the person that he and the eldest prince had prepared in advance, but he failed.
The Great Wizard closed his eyes and carefully sensed for a long time, but he didn't detect any fluctuations of wizard power nearby except his own. However, the more no one else was involved, the more bizarre this incident seemed.
But the Great Wizard released the Holy Disc in front of everyone. He couldn't just go back on his word and deny the result this time, so he had to walk up to Lin Jinghan and stretch out his hand to summon the Holy Disc back.
But the holy disc seemed to have taken root in Lin Jinghan's shoulders and ignored the witch completely.
The great wizard frowned and gradually increased the supply of wizard power.
The Holy Disc swayed on Lin Jinghan's shoulder, flapping its little wings rapidly, looking like it was angry.
The great wizard became furious and used his wizard power to the maximum.
The Holy Disc could no longer control itself and slowly flew towards the Great Witch. However, before it was about to completely leave Lin Jinghan, it flew towards Lin Jinghan with all its strength and bit her finger, making her bleed.
Suddenly, a dazzling red light shone from Lin Jinghan's body. After a moment, the red light disappeared, and the holy disc flapped its wings and dived into Lin Jinghan's chest and disappeared.
The Great Wizard was attacked by his own magic power, his face turned pale instantly, and he forced down a stream of blood in his throat. Regardless of his own injuries, he picked up the scepter and smashed it down at Lin Jinghan.
"Who is this evil woman? How dare you use witchcraft to seize the Holy Butterfly of Beijiang?!"
The Great Wizard and Lin Jinghan were already very close to each other. The Great Wizard suddenly attacked, and even if Sikong Zhan reacted quickly, he was too late to save Lin Jinghan.
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