Summoner's Road to Hegemony

Chapter 225 Zhuge Zhengxin's Choice
When Lin Ruofeng and the others assassinated Prince Li Liang, Evelin was not idle either. At this time, she was wearing light armor and standing at the court meeting of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The old king sat on the throne and coughed heart-piercingly, and announced an order that shocked all the ministers:
"The throne of the kingdom is passed on to Princess Evelyn"

As soon as the order came out, the Saudi ministers standing in the court meeting felt like they had been stabbed in a hornet's nest, and they all started talking in shock.

"What's the situation? Your majesty is not delirious, is he?"

"That's right, when did Saudi Arabia have a queen?"

"This, this, isn't this a refutation of tradition?"

"Prince Li Liang is not bad, why did you choose the princess to inherit the throne?"

"The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is unstable. Is the sky going to destroy the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia?"

All the ministers started to talk about it, regardless of where it was.

Zhuge Zhengxin had a calm expression on his face, he already understood in his heart,

"His Royal Highness played a big move. I can't blame Feier for keeping me neutral. This move is really brilliant."

Yu Wenzhan's face was shocked, and combined with his son and daughter insisting on keeping himself neutral, a burst of cold sweat broke out on his head.
"The princess has obviously been planning for a long time, so she wouldn't have guessed that Prince Li Liang is the most powerful competitor. In this way, Prince Li Liang himself is the key to the success of the princess. Could it be that Prince Li Liang is already dead?"

Looking at the excited ministers in the audience, the old king roared:
"Qu Jing, although I am seriously ill, I am still your Majesty, no one listens to my orders?"

After the old king finished roaring, the hall became quiet, only his voice that seemed to be coughing forever echoed in the hall.

When the old king stopped coughing, Qian Rong took the lead to stand up from his position and kneel in front of the old king:
"Think twice, Your Majesty. Since the founding of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, there has never been a queen. If you set a precedent, how will you face the successive kings of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the future?"

After Qian Rong finished speaking, Xiong Leduo stepped out of his seat and knelt behind Qian Rong, speaking loudly:

"Your Majesty, it's hard to convince the public when a woman is in power. At that time, the Saudi regime will be in chaos. The Sun Empire has been eyeing Xiannan County, and even the Kingdom of Water is only watching Fufu County. I'm afraid they will be in trouble when our political situation is unstable. Make a sudden move and seize the two places."

Two ministers took the lead, and those ministers who usually spoke without much weight also came out, imploring His Majesty to take back the order.

The old king saw that half of the ministers opposed Evelyn's becoming queen, and the remaining half were probably just waiting to see what happened.

At this time, Zhao Li, the director of the Oasis City Local Office, stepped out from the end of the minister's position, knelt in front of the king and shouted loudly:
"I support your majesty's choice. The reason why your majesty made this decision must have been carefully considered. I support any decision made by your majesty."

Zhao Li was less than [-] years old, and although he became the director of the Oasis City Local Office with the help of the princess, his ability to secure this position proved that he still has some skills.

After what he said, some ministers with relatively low status suddenly realized that now is the time to stand in line, and no one can escape. It is more dangerous to rashly choose the princess or Prince Li Liang, so it is better to stand in the old king's line. Fangzheng has the king as a shield, so he has no problem being loyal to the king.

Hulala Another small group of people knelt behind Zhao Li, and they all obeyed any orders from His Majesty the King.

The old king glanced at the young man named Zhao Li approvingly. After his pace, one-third of the ministers began to support Evelyn to become queen.

Zhuge Zhengxin was tangled in his heart at this time, if he stood in line with the princess now, it would be the time to give charcoal to the princess in the snow. In the future, if the princess succeeds, it will definitely benefit him a lot.

But if Prince Li Liang is in power in the future, then if he chooses to stand on the side of the princess, it will be completely over.If you take one wrong step now, you will be doomed.

"Prince Li Liang, what the hell are you doing? The fight for the throne has begun, and you haven't shown up yet. You should show up anyway, let me make a choice."

As people who supported Prince Li Liang and the princess appeared one after another, a group of ministers represented by Zhuge Zhengxin and Yu Wenzhan stood alone in the hall, looking particularly conspicuous.

If they always choose to be neutral, then no matter whether the princess gains power or Prince Li Liang gains power in the future, they will not give them good fruit to eat.

However, because their faction are all very powerful nobles, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia cannot do without them, so they don't seem to be too anxious, but if they continue to keep it like this, they will inevitably lose a large part of their interests.

Zhuge Zhengxin was anxious, and his political instinct told him that he should make a choice. No matter how good the princess promised him to remain neutral, everyone knows what the nature of politics is.

Zhuge Zhengxin came to Zhao Li, knelt down and saluted the emperor.

"Recently, there is a fable circulating in the kingdom of Sha. This fable was born with many visions. I think this is the will of the kings of the kingdom of Sha. Going to a new life, if you think about it this way, isn’t the princess the eternal emperor who ended the old traditions of the Sha Kingdom? My minister supports Her Highness the princess’s enthronement as king.”

Zhuge Zhengxin was the first to shout out to support the princess. In his capacity, he could actually follow Zhao Li's way and make a slippery decision.

Zhuge Zhengxin bowed down and kowtowed, he had already made a huge decision in his heart,
"Since you have to choose, let's play the next best thing. Either you will be more prosperous and rich if you succeed, or you will be completely ruined if you fail."

Qian Rong saw that Zhuge was supporting the princess wholeheartedly, and asked in a low voice with a trembling voice:

"Zhuge Pifu, what did you forget to promise the prince? How dare you turn your back on the battlefield? After the prince takes power, you will have good fruit to eat?"

Zhuge Zhengxin is not far from Qian Rong, so both of them can hear each other's murmurs,

"Hmph, politics is a game of bloodless killing. When is the time, if Prince Li Liang is not here yet, don't blame me for choosing to support Her Highness the Princess."

Zhuge Zhengxin possessed huge political resources, and almost half of the ministers were his disciples. As soon as he made a decision, many ministers immediately stood on his side.

At this time in the hall, most of the young courtiers supported the old king and Evelyn, and more than half of the old courtiers did not support Evelyn. The ratio of the two sides was 2 to 1.5.

Yu Wenzhan, who stood on the side without a choice, means that the ratio is 1, and how he chooses represents the political trend of Saudi Arabia in the future.

Since the founding of Saudi Arabia, all major decisions have been made by vote. As long as there is more support for any policy, it will be implemented, and if it receives less support, it will be abolished.

Of course the king has a veto, but he doesn't want to veto his order today.

(End of this chapter)