At the end of the third month after returning to Rouran, Ye Li's mother called and she was suddenly succeeded to the throne.
Without any sign from the imperial grandmother, she temporarily appeared in the court while she was in seclusion, announced her abdication, signed the edict, and then went into seclusion again.
The two great witch sects of the royal family, as well as the pope of the witch god sect and many high-level monks, have been stationed in Shengming City for the past few months. This sudden situation is just an undercurrent. On the surface, it seems to be very serious. The calm and mysterious situation is really difficult to figure out.
According to tradition, when a new emperor takes over the throne, he must perform a ceremony to worship the God Tianqi, and only after he is declared to the world can he officially become the new emperor. There are still fifteen days left.
Such a sudden change, to be honest, was completely beyond Ye Li's expectations. None of the various disturbances that were expected to occur actually happened, which really left Ye Li stunned.
An hour later, in the conference room of the Magical Equipment Sect, Ye Xing, Ye Li, and four elders sat together to discuss the changes that had occurred in Shengming City. Everyone really had no clue and had no relevant information at all.
Ye Li wondered, "My mother has received intelligence. All the previous signs indicate that more than ten families have joined forces to prepare to launch a forced palace when my mother takes over."
"On the grounds that it is not in line with the ancestral system of succession by the eldest daughter, and the crown prince was lazy and misbehaved during his acting period in government affairs, we support the eldest aunt taking over the throne."
"A lot of secret intelligence shows that the other party is fully confident, but for some reason they didn't take action?"
Everyone couldn't understand it, but there were still fifteen days left, and everything would still change.
Shen Shi analyzed, "Could it be that something happened to your aunt, which made it impossible to carry out the various strategies prepared by the other party, and the two witch sects of the royal family and the pope of the witch god sect are both in Shengming City, so grandma He suddenly gave way and the other party had no time to prepare."
Ziying said, "If they did not raise objections at that time, they will not be able to raise objections again in the future. It is a fait accompli that your mother has taken over the throne. They will never be able to overthrow it anyway, unless it is a direct rebellion by force."
Ye Xing shook his head and said, "Wrong! They have the support of more than half of the ministers in the court and the majority of the army. They can launch another attack at any time, as long as they have a decent excuse."
"It's useless even if two royal witch sects are here, because your aunt taking over the throne is actually in line with the ancestral system. Moreover, the world has not yet been declared, and it can change at any time!"
Shen Shi said, "Why did your mother become the crown prince despite being the third child? Could it be that your aunt and second aunt can't do it? Or is there some secret?"
Ye Li said, "Yes! Among the three sisters, my mother is much younger and more obedient. She also has the secret consent of the two ancestors of the Wu Sect, but most of the ministers and other big families do not Supportive.”
"The excuse is that my aunt is the eldest daughter of the emperor. Her cultivation level is much higher than that of the emperor's grandmother. She has nothing wrong with her and should take over the throne. Of course, it is also because she has a close relationship with the current heads of various families in her early years."
Ziying said, "Where is your second aunt? Why has there been nothing about her?"
Ye Li said, "The second aunt is a hero of the Guo Kingdom. She has been serving in the army. She is a female general and leader on the Tiele front line. She has never been married."
"I guess she is actually in control of the Royal Secret Guard. According to tradition, the leader of the Royal Secret Guard cannot take over."
"Also, she has been away from home for decades and has not made any statement about the throne. Her cultivation level is also the highest. She should be close to the Wu sect."
Bose asked, "How come your mother has been the crown prince for many years and still hasn't cultivated her own power, but your aunt has more supporters? And the power is so powerful that your mother, who is supported by the royal witch sect, is powerless?"
Ye Li said, "When my aunt was young, she had a close relationship with more than a dozen young masters from big families. The relationship was a bit chaotic, which made the royal grandmother very unhappy. Moreover, my aunt practiced unknown evil witchcraft and was extremely vicious."
Seeing everyone's surprise, Ye Li continued, "Although you can't help but practice witchcraft, practicing by killing people is strictly prohibited. My aunt has secretly killed countless people. As her strength increases, people become extremely cruel."
"It's just that only a few people know about this. I only found out about it when I met my mother last time."
Everyone is really puzzled. In their understanding, witchcraft is extremely secretive and magical, and there are no rules and regulations like those in Eastern countries. Why do they have so many prejudices against the eldest princess's practice of witchcraft.
Ye Xing explained, "I have also practiced witchcraft. In fact, there is no essential difference between it and cultivation. It's just that although evil witchcraft can be practiced very quickly, it can make people's temperament change drastically. This is probably the reason."
Ye Li shook her head and said, "Actually, there is another reason. My grandmother insists on passing the throne to my mother. My aunt is extremely unwilling because she has believed that the throne belongs to her since she was a child."
Ziying said, "I guess there are other reasons why your grandmother bypassed the eldest and second eldest children, but passed the throne to the third. I will fight for it. There is really no reason to jump away from her and pass the position to your mother."
Everyone was silent, but they couldn't think of a reason to let the youngest daughter, who had no outstanding talents at all, take over, and both ancestors agreed. What kind of reason would that be.
After a while, Ye Xing suddenly said, "I'll boldly make another guess. The person who really wants to take the throne is your second aunt, Mosley of the Lisa family. Your cousin Princess Liyue is also an accomplice, not your aunt. I’m just borrowing your aunt’s name.”
The five people looked at Ye Xing in surprise, wondering why he had such a guess. Jin Qilang asked first, "Why is this?"
Ye Li also said incomprehensively, "Why are you speculating out of thin air? Mosley is certainly ambitious and wants to seize power, but his claim to the throne is unreasonable! At most, he is using Li Yue's name to secretly control the government. As for the second aunt, I don’t understand, she shouldn’t be able to take the throne.”
Ye Xing said, "That's what I think. You also said that when your aunt was young, the relationship between men and women was extremely chaotic, and she secretly practiced sorcery. She only had a daughter, Liyue, and she only gave birth to Princess Liyue when she was nearly sixty years old. I I’d venture to guess that Liyue is not her daughter, but your second aunt’s daughter.”
Ye Li opened her eyes wide and shook her head, expressing disbelief. Everyone was also stunned and pricked up their ears.
Ye Xing continued, "I guess your aunt is infertile due to practicing Kung Fu. Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain that she did not have a son and a half in the previous decades and only gave birth to a daughter when she was nearly sixty. Therefore, I guess She adopted your second aunt’s daughter as her daughter.”
"Your second aunt has never returned to the capital. It is too easy to secretly give birth to a daughter. Your imperial grandmother named Li Yue a princess, obviously knowing that Li Yue is indeed her granddaughter."
Ziying said, "It is still possible for a monk to give birth to a child in his sixties, but it is rarer."
Ye Li also nodded in agreement, obviously disapproving of Ye Xing's analysis.
Ye Xing shook his head and said, "Based on your aunt's current level of cultivation at the tenth level of the Witch King, she should have been at the seventh level of the Witch King twenty years ago. My understanding is that it is impossible to give birth to a child unless she takes some heavenly material. "Baby, but I don't believe it. Evil magic will definitely damage fertility."
Ye Li reacted immediately and said in a deep voice, "You are saying that when Mosley married Liyue, he actually knew that she was the daughter of the second aunt, so he would definitely get the support of the second aunt and let Liyue take over in the future. So the aunt has been If you want to take over the throne, is it because your second aunt is supporting you from behind?"
Ye Xing nodded and said, "Actually, we all know that Mosley is extremely ambitious. The Elisa family's status in the military, as well as the appeal of your second aunt and many uncles in the military, the combination of the two can make them hit it off. , after Liyue takes over, Mosley will secretly take control."
Bose said, "Actually, your mother is in the minority, she is just a transitional one. Your two aunts have actually planned it for a long time. Even if your grandmother doesn't like it, they still have to pass the throne to Liyue. Princess Liyue may be I don’t know, but I must be a beneficiary.”
Ye Xing said, "Your mother must not know Liyue's true identity, otherwise she would definitely think that your second aunt is causing trouble."
"My analysis is that your imperial grandmother and two ancestors actually liked you and asked your mother to pass the throne to you in the future. But you refused and ran away from home."
"As for Mosley's marriage to Liyue, he will have the support of your aunt and two aunts, as well as the support of more than a dozen big families related to the Lisa family. It can be said that the throne is already certain for them. You Mom is just a transition."
"The ancestors of the Wu Sect are unable to change. After all, they have no right to substantively intervene."
Shen Shi sighed, "If this is true, your second aunt is really powerful. She quietly took the throne away without showing her face. Gao! She is really a master of maneuvering!"
Ye Xing said, "I am sure that your grandmother understands the truth of the matter and knows that she cannot change it. I guess she also feels that it is acceptable if Liyue takes over in the end."
"So, she suddenly gave up the throne and made your mother the transitional person before Liyue took over. That's why Shengming City can be quiet at this time. So..."
