In the past, the simple and solemn hall was terribly quiet. King Chi almost fainted. The hall was filled with the smell of blood. The head was still staring at the direction of the ministers by the pillar.

The ministers huddled together and shivered. They never expected that the one who would benefit in the end would be the newly appointed general of the city defense army whom they had never seen directly.

Xu Ran turned around, and what he could see from the corners of the prostrate ministers' eyes was that his dark white sword was still dripping blood on the bluestone slab.

"Do you have any objections?"

His words could be said to be breezy and warm, but no one dared to answer, they were afraid that a single objection would end up like Hong Bo, a man as big as Hong Bo was killed by the opponent's sword, let alone ordinary courtiers like them.

Xu Ran was sitting in the palace, and the city guards had completely controlled all Hong Bo's forces in the inner capital. It was too late when the external forces reacted.

The imperial doctor was dragged here abruptly, and felt an unusually oppressive atmosphere as soon as he entered the palace, especially when he saw Hong Bo's corpse.

He immediately lowered his head and gave Chi Wang a physical examination, "This, this is poison! Anger attacks your heart and drives toxins in your body. It didn't show up before because you were in a peaceful mood, but now..."

King Chi was carried to the inner hall, and Xu Ran naturally followed him in. His voice echoed over the empty palace, "I'm sorry, my lords, please wait here."

Everyone trembled and threw themselves on the ground, not daring to move.

"How is my body?" Chi Wang's voice was as rough as broken sand.

"Hurry up and attack your heart, this poison is dangerous." The imperial doctor didn't dare to say anything more after saying these two sentences. King Chi took a deep breath and waved his hands to make him back down.

In the inner hall, there were only Chi Wang lying on the couch and Xu Ran standing quietly aside, neither of them spoke.After a long time, the quiet atmosphere was broken.

"After all these years, I still believe in the wrong person." Chi Wang sighed.

At the beginning, he and Hong Bo were sworn brothers, and they had a fateful friendship. When the world was in chaos, he was worried that Hong Bo would be wiped out because of the rebellion, so he took the lead to stand up. In the end, everyone betrayed their relatives.

He has always known that there are people in the court who have evil intentions, so he took precautions early on, no matter what, he would not give the throne to the villain, but he did not expect that person to be Hong Bo.

"Cough, cough, cough!" King Chi coughed twice, and there was a pool of blood on the ground in an instant, "You promised me before that you would lead the country of Chi to rule the world, right?"

"Correct."

"Can it be done?"

"can."

The question and answer between the two were very quick and brief. After simply confirming Xu Ran's original promise, Chi Wang left with a smile on his lips.

He believed in his vision, the young man in front of him possessed earth-shaking abilities.

King Chi passed away, and his final last words were spoken in front of all the ministers, so the throne fell to Xu Ran's head as expected.

There is still a lesson learned from the past in the hall. The ministers dared to say no, and hurriedly acknowledged Xu Ran's status.

Xu Ran's sword had been wiped clean, and he was sitting on a high throne covered in armor, without any sense of disobedience.

There was silence, and the ministers were very upset.

Not long after, there was a sound of footsteps outside the hall, pushed away in the hall, it turned out to be those ministers who had been unwilling to join Hong Bo.

"Everything about ascension to the throne is simple. Since everyone is here today, I am enthroned by sitting here. Do you have any objections?"

The ministers who just arrived may not understand what happened just now, which made others so changed, but there are a few pedantic ones who think that the enthronement ceremony is indispensable, so how can they say that they are now a country and not a simple fiefdom.

Before the man opened his sleeves, he was pulled several times by his colleagues, who motioned him to look at the ground where the pillars were. The man was startled by Hong Bo's angry eyes, and swallowed everything he wanted to say.

Xu Ran put his elbow on his chin with a smile, "Well, since you all have no objection, let's just let this matter go."

"Now there is one more thing, besides you, I hope that the matter of my ascension to the throne will not be leaked for the time being, and your actions will follow when the previous king is alive."

Xu Ran could be said to be eager to ascend the throne, but the ministers couldn't understand the following sentence.

Since you don't want them to disclose the news, why are you in such a hurry to ascend the throne?

After Xu Ran ascended the throne, the first thing he did was to rectify the chaotic court. King Chi didn't understand anything, which caused the court to be in chaos and there were no rules.

The people below don't know about the change of the throne, but the positions of officials in Neijing are changing rapidly. Many officials who have no achievements have been slapped, and officials who have failed to stand in line before have all been slapped. In order to prevent the secret from being leaked, they They were locked in one place and guarded day and night.

Xu Ran resolutely established a simple government system and abolished most of the unnecessary posts. The newly appointed officials belonged to the new generation, and they also had the enthusiasm to contribute to the country.

After rectifying Chao Gang, Xu Ran finally breathed a sigh of relief, and his servants reported that there was a man named Zhou Tong in the prison crying and wanting to see him.

Xu Ran happened to be fine, so he got up to check.

Zhou Tong was imprisoned in a separate cell. Seeing him coming, he rushed to the cell door, "Ning Fei, what's going on? Where is General Hong? How could I be arrested suddenly? Who did it?" ?”

"Hong Bo is dead, and so is the king."

"Then, who is it now?" Zhou Tong took a few steps back in shock, and suddenly remembered his current situation, "Ning Fei, did you already know? You can see that I have indirectly helped you." My son, can you let me go? I don't seek an official position, I just want to save my life."

Xu Ran smiled, "Zhou Tong, we are using each other, you still can't talk about kindness with me."

"Without my recommendation, would you be where you are today?!"

"Presumptuous!" The general beside Xu Ran yelled, "Do you know who this is? This is our new king!"

Zhou Tong's eyes widened, he opened and closed his mouth in disbelief, "Impossible, impossible!"

"You lied to me, you lied to me!!!"

They've been planning for so long, and the fruit of success is actually obtained by a brat?How is this possible? !

Xu Ran looked down at Zhou Tong who was in a trance in the prison with pity, "The mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole, you think your plan is perfect, and in the end you just made me a wedding dress."

"Also, let me tell you kindly, don't think that someone will avenge you, your backstabbing has long been gone."

Zhou Tong seemed to understand something, but he rushed over but was blocked by the solid prison door, "You have been using me from the beginning!"

Xu Ran stopped answering and turned to leave.

Zhou Tong's cry came from behind, "Ning Fei! You will die badly! I curse you to die badly!"

The general asked, "Do you need the last general to shut him up forever?"

"Tomorrow, let's cut together."

"Yes."

The rectified Chaogang suddenly took on a new look, and this was only the first step.

Hong Bo controlled a lot of Chiguo's economic income, and many of his subordinates secretly exchanged funds.Chi country's economy is almost entirely dependent on the sale of weapons, and Hong Bo also takes over the job of training dead soldiers.

Private capital transactions are easy to handle. Xu Ran made a decree to establish a tax system, saying that the country is now generous, as long as they pay taxes and pay taxes obediently, the previous things can be past the past.

The emergence of the tax system is tantamount to cutting flesh on everyone. Wherever they are willing, those who can take the lead have been arrested. Now the newly appointed people dare not touch the head of the new emperor.

After arguing for a while, everyone realized that this was a certainty, so they had no choice but to accept it.

What's more, the big heads in front were chopped off vigorously. No one dared to underestimate the strength of this time, but they also wondered why Chi Wang suddenly made trouble. It was obviously not like this before, and recently Chi Wang didn't show up anymore. , are all handled by a brat.

Everyone murmured in their hearts, but no one dared to say that they rushed to pay the money in order to save their own lives. Only after this payment did they know that they had swallowed so much in private.

The general was shocked when he saw the list, "How dare they swallow the military salary?"

"There's nothing they're afraid to do."

Xu Ran gave him the list, "According to the people above, check slowly, they must not only commit this one."

"The last will obey."

Completely controlling all the forces in the court and the inner capital, two months have passed in a flash. During this period, I have also received letters from the border, knowing that Chen Le has started since they left, and now the only one in the barracks is Xu Ran.

The military power and finances are all in the hands of Xu Ran, and it is useless for anyone to make trouble.

When Chi country was in chaos, the chaos in Wan country far away in the sky became more thorough.

King Wan was seriously ill and could only lie on the couch all day.Several of his princes fought for power and turned upside down, making the country that was not very peaceful even worse.

Among them, the second prince is the most powerful, followed by the eldest prince. The eldest prince succeeded in the first battle, which shows that the eldest prince is extremely talented, so you can trust the country to him.

The boasted eldest prince is satisfied, and his partner is doing things very well, but the people in the Wan Kingdom still don't know about the ten cities.

But what worries him the most now is the battle for the throne. Even if he is "good" now, the second prince's chances of winning are still higher.

It's better to find someone to cooperate with.

The counselor said sadly on the side, "Ning Fei is not a simple person. The ten cities have not been exposed at all. Cooperating with him is tantamount to seeking skin from a tiger."

"But once the second child wins, our lives are gone, so what else is there to talk about?"

The eldest prince made a final decision and immediately asked someone to pass the letter to his former partner.

When Xu Ran received this letter, Xu Ran was talking to several ministers in the political hall. There was an unusual noise from the window. Everyone followed the sound and saw that it was a fiery red bird with a letter hanging around its neck. letter.

The window opened, and the bird landed on Xu Ran's shoulder with ease. The bird's feathers drooped, and Xu Ran obediently asked Xu Ran to take off the envelope from his neck.

The astonished courtier exclaimed, "An ancient book says that the Son of Destiny can command all living beings. It is really a blessing for the country that the king can domesticate this proud and legendary bird."

The courtier blurted out his compliments too quickly, and he said it before the others were still thinking about what to say, which immediately aroused a hint of jealousy.

"Heh." After reading the letter, Xu Ran couldn't help laughing.

"The eldest prince of the Wan Kingdom invites you with the throne. If I help him get the throne, he will also help me get the throne."

Courtiers, "..."

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