Hearing the words' passed away ', the hall suddenly fell silent for a while. However, the sound of crying was immediately heard. The crying was truly heart-wrenching as if their loved ones had died.
The Humble Prince looked at all of this expressionlessly, because he had seen this scene dozens of years ago. It was almost the same as the one he had seen before.
After a quarter of an hour, the middle-aged man standing at the head of the officials wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes. "Your Highness, the country can't go a day without a ruler. I wonder which prince His Majesty appointed as the crown prince before his death?
I will do my best to assist the new Emperor and raise the prestige of the Thunderfire Dynasty. "
The person who spoke was the current Prime Minister of the Thunderfire Dynasty, Mo Linhui.
When he asked this question, the crying in the grand hall stopped abruptly, and all the people looked at the Humble Prince.
As officials, they were most concerned about who the new Emperor would be. After all, the new Emperor had his own officials. Whether they could continue standing here would be decided by the new Emperor.
However, the Humble Prince said something unbelievable. He said, "His Majesty only appointed half a Crown Prince."
Half a Crown Prince?
Leng Shiqi also felt that these four were very strange. The position of Crown Prince was not an object. If there was one, there was one. If there was no one, there was no one. What did he mean by only half a Crown Prince?
In addition, perhaps once bitten, twice shy. He did not believe that Lei Chengjun was really dead.
Everyone else was stunned. The Humble Prince continued, "His Majesty left a verbal order before he passed away. The Slaughtering King, Lei Haoge, will temporarily enter the Eastern Palace but cannot inherit the throne.
His Majesty gave the Slaughtering King a year. During this year, the Slaughtering King and I will govern together. "
Leng Shiqi finally understood. It turned out that Lei Chengjun had chosen the Slaughtering King, Lei Haoge, out of the three of them.
However, Lei Chengjun also knew that Lei Haoge was still not capable enough. He was still a bit worried and wanted to use a year to train him.
Not to mention what contributions Lei Haoge could make, as long as he didn't cause any trouble within a year, the throne would be firmly in his grasp.
Lei Haoge was also overjoyed. He obviously didn't know about this before and thought that Lei Chengjun didn't choose any of them.
The officials, led by Mo Linhui, immediately knelt before Lei Haoge and said, "Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince. Long live Your Highness!"
Lei Haoge's face lit up with joy. "Everyone, please rise. Rise."
Seeing this, the Humble Prince frowned slightly, but the frown disappeared immediately. In his opinion, Lei Haoge was too impatient. Lei Chengjun had just died, and he was already acting like an emperor!
The civil and military officials did not care about this. The younger Lei Haoge was, the more incompetent he was. This was actually a good thing for them.
If the emperor was too shrewd and farsighted, they, as courtiers, would have to tread carefully as if they were walking on thin ice.
But if it was the other way around, it would be completely different. Facing a useless ruler, they would naturally be able to use their power for personal gain.
"Rumble!"
Just as everyone stood up, a violent tremor came from the palace gates!
All the powerhouses in the palace looked toward the palace gates at the same time, including Leng Shiqi. He did not need to activate his Supercilious Eyes to sense a powerful force of the Oneness of Heaven and Men State rushing toward them rapidly.
That force contained horrifying flames and coldness. Only one person could have such a strange force, and that was the Crown Prince, Lei Haoyan!
As expected, a human-shaped ferocious beast wrapped in purple flames broke through the imperial guards and rushed to the gate of the palace!
Those courtiers who did not have high cultivation immediately ran behind Leng Shiqi and the others in a panic. The purple flames suddenly disappeared, and Lei Haoyan, who looked determined, appeared.
At this moment, a dozen people appeared behind Lei Haoyan and surrounded him. All of them were in the Oneness of Heaven and Men State!
Lei Haoyan looked directly at the Humble Prince and said in a deep voice, "I want to see my father."
The Humble Prince closed his eyes and sighed slightly. "Lei Haoyan, do you know how serious a crime it is to break into the palace?"
"I know!"
Lei Haoyan's voice suddenly became louder. "I also know that with my uncle and the powerhouses of the Imperial Hall of Worship here, I can't break through.
Now, I just want to see my father again. I want to ask him face to face why I am inferior to them! "
Lei Haoyan pointed at Lei Haoge and the other two. "If my father wants to pass the throne to Lei Haoran or Lei Haoyun, I have nothing to say. I also believe that they have the ability to rule the Thunderfire Dynasty.
However, if my father really gives the throne to these three good-for-nothings, I won't accept it! "
Hearing this, Lei Haoge, King Hui, and King An felt as if they had swallowed a fly.
This was especially true for Lei Haoge, who had just become half the heir to the throne and was recognized by all the civil and military officials.
Now, Lei Haoyan was pointing at him and calling him a good-for-nothing. He was so angry that he had already decided to tear Lei Haoyan into pieces after the registration!
In fact, he also thought that whether it was Lei Haoyan, Lei Haoran, or Lei Haoyun, they were all very good. Any one of them was qualified for the throne. Unfortunately, they had violated Lei Chengjun's taboo.
"Haoyan, you know best why you lost your chance. Colluding with the spirit cultivator sects is your father's reverse scale, but you can't see through it. You can't blame others for this." His tone was much gentler.
"Could it be that what my father did was right?"
Lei Haoyan was still unconvinced. "We have always been hostile towards the spirit cultivator sects. The Discipline Commission is in the open, and the Dark Thunder Guards are always watching them. However, this is not the way to go. It will only make the enmity between us and the spirit cultivator sects grow deeper and deeper!
Even if my father's heavenly might descended and destroyed many top sects and first-rate sects, shocking the world, those forces do not dare to resist in the slightest.
However, all of this will only continue to expand the conflict. One day, this conflict will explode. The longer we suppress it, the more it will explode.
At that time, the Thunderfire Dynasty will only welcome the crazy counterattack of the spirit cultivator sects. If the Starfall Dynasty and Northern Wei Dynasty add insult to injury, the Thunderfire Dynasty will be in danger!
Right now, I just want to see my father and let him tell me in person that he wants to dethrone me. Otherwise, even if I die, I will not die in peace! "
He said so many words in a row, causing everyone to be stunned.
However, immediately, many ministers began to refute him. They felt that Lei Haoyan was spouting nonsense and worrying for nothing.
However, in Leng Shiqi's heart, he felt that Lei Haoyan's words made some sense.
When Leng Shiqi was still a supervisor, he had already noticed this point. Those sects and families were very resentful towards the Discipline Commission and the Dark Thunder Guards. However, they did not dare to speak out because they were afraid of the Thunderfire Dynasty's power.
The Emperor shook his head. "Perhaps you are right, but you are one step too late. Your father has already passed away and passed the throne to the Slaughtering King, Lei Haoge."
Lei Haoyan was immediately stunned.