On this day, the Imperial Palace.
King Yan was wearing royal robes and a royal crown, sitting naturally on the dragon chair.
In the imperial hall, there were still a large number of Yan Kingdom ministers standing.
These people were not here before, but just arrived in a hurry from Yandu today.
"What do you mean by coming to the imperial capital instead of staying in the capital?" King Yan asked.
After hearing this, a minister immediately bowed down and said, "This is for my king! I have heard that the king is sitting in the imperial capital and has to pass on the imperial seal. This is really God's will!"
"What...what do you mean by loving me?" King Yan's heart moved.
The minister said: "Since it is God's will, the king should follow the way of God and be honored ninety-five times!"
"What!?" When King Yan heard this, his eyes widened immediately, and similarly, his heart also surged.
During this period, he lived in the palace every day, performed royal etiquette, and held the imperial seal in his hand. One can imagine how he could not have thought of proclaiming himself emperor.
It's just that this matter was too important and he didn't dare to mention it easily. However, now that the minister mentioned it, it was naturally different.
He was about to say something, but at this moment, all the ministers in the palace knelt down in unison and said in unison:
"Please, Your Majesty, follow the way of heaven and be honored with the title of Emperor Ninth Five--"
All the ministers knelt down in unison.
Seeing the scene in front of him, King Yan was dumbfounded for a moment, and he was stunned for a long time without reacting.
But what followed was undoubtedly excitement.
He swallowed hard first, and then said in a pretentious manner: "This, this... I am a prince, how could I be so virtuous and capable as to dare to occupy the position of emperor?"
"Oh my king!" A minister said anxiously: "You have great talent and great strategy. There are more than tens of millions of people in the Weijia Sea. Now, God has given you the jade seal. In this whole world, besides you, who else is qualified to call the emperor..."
"Yes, Your Majesty, the world has been in ruins for a long time, and the Shang family has long existed in name only. Your Majesty, you deserve to be called emperor..."
"Your Majesty! I think that the Imperial Palace and the Imperial Seal are both in your hands. What does this symbolize? It symbolizes the king of the world. If your Majesty is still unwilling to go further, it will be against God's will..."
"Yes, Your Majesty, please adopt Mr. Liu's advice and claim the title of emperor in Kaiyuan..."
People shouted together again, all urging King Yan, why is this? They just want to go further. How can the ministers of the vassal states compare with the ministers of the empire?
Once King Yan proclaims himself emperor, it is very likely that these people will be awarded titles because they contributed to the founding of the country. This is also human nature.
When King Yan saw this, he couldn't help but murmured: "The king of the world...the king of the world..."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but open the brocade box on the emperor's case, took out the jade seal, couldn't put it down, and started looking through it.
Upon seeing this, all the ministers looked at each other, and then another minister took the lead and said again:
"If the king does not respond, I will kneel down and die here..."
"Oh! Sirs, get up quickly, get up quickly, what's the point of this, what's the point of this..."
King Yan said repeatedly, and then pretended to be embarrassed: "But becoming emperor is not a trivial matter after all. I, I, have to think about it..."
In today's discussion, no matter how Yan Wang looked on his face, he was undoubtedly excited in his heart, and all the ministers' words spoke to his heart.
A few days later, Yan Kingdom's advisor Xie Liang, who heard about this incident, also rushed here urgently, and immediately asked to see King Yan in the palace study.
At this time in the study room, King Yan was still playing with the jade seal, holding it in both hands and turning it over.
After Xie Liang knelt down to salute, he glanced at him and said casually: "Xie Aiqing, do you know the origin of this jade seal?"
"My lord, I have heard something."
Xie Liangdao: "When the founding emperor led his troops to punish the tyrants, he passed by Hidden Dragon Mountain and saw a sacred bird perched on a blue stone. He felt something strange, so he ordered someone to smash it open and get the sacred jade. Later, it was carved by a master craftsman and became the imperial seal. Engraved: Ordained by Heaven."
"It seems that Jie Aiqing knows this jade." King Yan sighed: "I am ordered by heaven, I am ordered by heaven, good, good..."
He kept nodding his head, looking intoxicated. When Xie Liang saw this, he frowned secretly, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report, but I'm afraid my loyal words may offend my ears."
"Oh? Isn't Jie Aiqing also here to persuade me to take the throne?" King Yan finally took his mind off the jade seal and put it on the table at the same time.
I thought that Xie Liang would be like those ministers, but the latter directly said: "No! The king cannot claim to be emperor!"
"What did you say!?" After hearing this, King Yan was unhappy and frowned.
Xie Liang said: "Although the imperial power is now weakened, the emperor is still there, and the people of the world also obey the Shang family. If the king proclaims himself emperor, it will be tantamount to usurping and treason, and the spearhead of the world will point here! The Yan Kingdom will also be in danger. Earthly!"
"Nonsense!" King Yan was not willing to listen. Now that the jade seal was in his hand, he was already carried away:
"Our country, Yan, has a vast territory, and I have six hundred thousand soldiers under my command! Who dares to compete among all the countries in the world! Compared with this, how can the Shang family be worthy! If I, the king, cannot claim the title of emperor, who else is worthy of the title of emperor!"
His posture was arrogant. When Xie Liang heard the words, he said urgently: "Your Majesty, if you proclaim yourself emperor, all the kings in the world will definitely not accept it!"
"Who!? Who is dissatisfied!?" King Yan asked with eyes wide open.
"For example, King Qin, he will definitely use this as an excuse to send troops to attack our country, Yan!" Xie Liang said.
"King of Qin?" King Yan sneered and said disdainfully: "Who is the Qin Army! Do you really think that I am the king of Jin! Let's talk about the King of Qin. He is a commoner and a small foot soldier. How can he be compared with the princes!"
"But he is indeed a prince."
"So what!?" King Yan said: "I only need to win over the Ling Kingdom and make the Ling King stand on my side. Even if the world comes to attack, the Yan Ling Kingdom will not be afraid!"
After hearing this, Xie Liang slowly shook his head.
Then, he knelt on the ground again and earnestly advised: "My lord, please give up the idea of proclaiming yourself emperor, otherwise, disaster is not far away!"
"You!" King Yan was so angry that he couldn't help but pointed at him.
Xie Liang continued to kneel on the ground and said sadly: "Your Majesty, please listen to me -"
All the ministers urged him to go forward, but he was the only one who objected. It is conceivable that with the current temperament of King Yan, he would undoubtedly become angry and angry, and he could not help but make a fuss.
"That's unreasonable!"
he snapped.
Xie Liang knelt on the ground and tensed up, but he still said: "Your Majesty, I heard that good medicine is bitter to the mouth and good for the disease, and loyal advice is hard to the ears and good for the deeds -"
"Bold! You are the only one who is a loyal minister! All the civil and military officials in the dynasty are traitors!? Hmm!?"
"Your Majesty——"
Xie Liang died to remonstrate, and King Yan was confused by the imperial seal. In the end, he walked away in anger, leaving Xie Liang alone.
The latter was immediately dumbfounded.
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