Volume 1, Chapter 145: The people have the final say on who will be the emperor. When

many civil officials heard Bai Qi ask: Who can become the master of the Great Zhou!

Their hearts were immediately at ease, which means that Bai Qi really has no intention of establishing himself as emperor.

If Bai Qi really wanted to establish himself as emperor, he would definitely make excuses and would not say this in front of the people of the world and the whole court.

Instead, he wanted to be elected by others.

After the civil officials looked at each other, they no longer cared about any reserve at this moment. The Minister of Justice immediately said:

"I think the third prince is extremely smart and should be the emperor of the Great Zhou!" As

soon as he spoke for the prince he supported, the other civil officials immediately refused to do it.

The previous agreement to support a prince together had long been thrown out of the window.

Now they all want to support the prince who is closest to them and the prince they have already surrendered to.

The Minister of Rites snorted coldly and said directly: "As the saying goes, there is order of seniority, and the eldest prince is the most suitable to become the emperor of the Great Zhou!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Minister of Revenue laughed and said sarcastically: "This is wrong! You are the Minister of Rites, don't you know that although there should be order of seniority, there should also be distinction between legitimate and illegitimate princes!"

"Although the eldest prince is the oldest, he is not born by the queen, he is a illegitimate son!"

"The second prince is the real eldest son! The Great Zhou should be handed over to the second prince!"

Haha!

The Minister of Personnel immediately objected: "What is order of seniority, distinction between legitimate and illegitimate princes, this is all nonsense, to be the master of a country, it still depends on ability and reputation!

I think the fifth prince is the best candidate!"

For a while, the civil officials quarreled into a pot of porridge, and the people felt a headache when they heard it.

Princess Anyang looked at Bai Qi with expectant eyes, because among so many princes, the strength of the ninth prince was the weakest.

So many civil officials recommended their favorite princes to become the emperor of the Great Zhou!

But no civil official recommended the Ninth Prince.

Anyang placed all his hopes on Bai Qi, but Bai Qi didn't see it at all. Instead, he whipped his horse whip hard and roared, "Shut up!"

Instantly!

All the civil officials shut up and looked at Bai Qi.

I wonder if Bai Qi wants another baby emperor?

Then he will be the regent minister!

From then on, Bai Qi became like the emperor!

When they thought of this, all the officials felt cold in their hearts, and Princess Anyang bit her red lips. She absolutely didn't believe that Bai Qi was such a person.

The three worshippers looked at Bai Qi with a cold look and sneered, "Bai Qi, do you want to establish a prince who is closest to you?"

At this moment, even the military generals looked unhappy. General Cao Changqiu led the crowd out and said to Bai Qi, "Grand Sima, I hope you will be careful with your words and deeds!"

Yang Wudi also opened his mouth and wanted to tell Bai Qi something, but in the end he shut his mouth. He felt that he was okay in fighting.

But when it comes to court struggles, Yang Wudi feels that he is just a stubborn bronze, who was played to death by these court bosses,

and he didn't even know how he died! In his eyes, the extremely young Bai Qi feels more like a veteran than him.

After Bai Qi looked around, he said loudly: "Who can be the emperor of the Great Zhou is related to the survival of the Great Zhou, the life and death of millions of soldiers, and the well-being of hundreds of millions of people."

"You all want to establish the prince who is closest to you!"

"I want to ask: Are you doing this for the good of the Great Zhou? For the good of the people? Or for your own good?"

Bai Qi's words immediately shut up all the ministers.

General Cao Changqiu frowned and asked, "What does the Grand Marshal mean? Who should be made the prince? And who should judge?"

Bai Qi laughed, glanced at the people in the capital and the 30,000 cavalrymen behind him, and said word by word:

"I, Bai Qi, think that who can become the emperor of the Great Zhou is not up to you, not up to me, and certainly not up to the civil officials in the court!"

"Because no matter who becomes the emperor of the Great Zhou, all of us will have luxurious clothes and delicious food!"

"But!"

"An incompetent emperor will bring disaster to the people!"

"Therefore, I think that which prince should be chosen to become the emperor of the Great Zhou should be decided by the people of the world!"

This!

The civil officials were dumbfounded.

The military generals were also stunned.

Even the three priests felt that their brains were not enough.

Since ancient times, when has the ruler of a dynasty ever cared about the opinions of the people?

Isn't that the result of the competition between the powerful?

Princess Anyang's heart moved, and her eyes looked at Bai Qi more passionately. This man always did things beyond her expectations!

The next moment, the capital was completely in an uproar. The people whispered to each other, and then they talked loudly:

"Oh my God, General Bai Qi actually said that who can be the emperor is up to us?"

"We can actually choose the emperor we like the most!"

"Will this work?"

"Why not? As long as General Bai Qi is willing, we can choose!"

The people became more and more excited. Who can do this in thousands of years?

At this moment, the crowd burst into thunderous cheers: "General, wise, general, wise!"

The soldiers also thought that this method was very good. Although the emperor elected by the people may not be the best, he is definitely not the worst!

On the contrary, the emperors elected by these civil officials are definitely the worst!

Bai Qi stretched out his hand and pressed, signaling everyone to be quiet!

In an instant, the people held their breath, stood there with excitement, and waited quietly for Bai Qi's next order.

The three priests and the civil and military officials could not help but sigh in their hearts when they saw Bai Qi's huge appeal.

Now Bai Qi's prestige is at its peak, and no one can shake it!

They all want to see how Bai Qi lets the people choose the future emperor of the Great Zhou!

If Bai Qi's idea makes people laugh and cry, then they can naturally oppose it!

At that time, the people will also think that Bai Qi has no level, and will turn around to trust these ministers who they don't like.

At that time, who should be chosen to be the emperor of the Great Zhou will be decided by them!

At this moment, every civil official wanted to see Bai Qi's joke.

Bai Qi said loudly: "Now, bring all the princes who want to be the emperor!"

"Yes!"

The imperial guards immediately took the order and ran towards the mansions of the princes. Soon, 9 of the 13 sons of the emperor of the Great Zhou came.

After all, only 9 princes are adults, and the other princes are wearing open-crotch pants or have not been weaned yet.

"Greetings, Grand Marshal!"

After the nine princes arrived, they immediately saluted respectfully towards Bai Qi.

Although they were princes, Bai Qi had even killed the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so it was better to be low-key.

The Ninth Prince was also in the crowd. He glanced at his sister Princess Anyang, meaning, didn't you ask me to be the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty?

Princess Anyang gave the Ninth Prince a reassuring look, asking him to be patient.

Bai Qi glanced at the nine princes, then glanced at the civil and military officials, and then said loudly: "

Now, the nine princes will each tell their own strategies for governing the country. What you need to convince is all the people in the capital and all the soldiers present!"

"Whoever makes the people and soldiers feel that you are the one who can be a good emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the people and soldiers will choose you!"

"Whoever gets the most support from the people will be the future Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty!"

"Are you willing to use this method?"

Bai Qi ignored the nine princes at all, but looked at the people and soldiers!