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"Ah... Your Majesty, you are still young and strong, is this... too early?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the Tang Dynasty cannot live without you, you..."

"Your Majesty, please be careful!"

"I sincerely ask your Majesty to consider this carefully!"

"Father, you..."

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Yue Buqun raised his hand to stop the ministers, princes and princesses: "Everyone, we have been working together for decades, and you all know my wishes.

It was impossible for me to ascend the throne before, and the Tang Dynasty was still in turmoil.

But now that Datang has become the true overlord, I can put down my burden and pass on this position."

After speaking, he looked at his heirs: "From now on, your competition will be on the surface. This time it will be a comprehensive competition. It can win people's hearts. It is also your ability. I will not care!

If you are willing to choose the assistant prince, or if you are not willing and just want to wait quietly for the prince to be born, I will not care.

Xiaosi, you are my only princess and my most beloved daughter. Since you did not participate in the competition, I will give you a gold medal to avoid death. As long as you do not betray the country, you will have a chance to avoid death.

This can be regarded as a privilege that I give you as my daughter, but remember, it is only for you, your heirs, or your future husband, and you do not have this privilege!"

After saying that, Wu Feng passed a golden sign with several big characters on it - Save yourself from death!

Li Yiqi received the death-free gold medal and said happily: "Yes, thank you very much, father!"

Under her father's policy, brothers and sisters are prohibited from killing, and she is not in great danger to begin with. With this gold medal for immunity from death, it is equivalent to her life being worry-free.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, everyone, please go back."

"Yes, your majesty, father, I, my son, please retire!"

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Watching the people leaving, Shi Yao became an audience throughout the process and finally had a chance to speak.

"Your Majesty, is it really okay with your decision? Will the competition in future generations be too fierce?"

"Haha, what are you worried about? It's good to have fierce competition. It shows that the person who succeeds to the throne is not a pioneer, but also a person who maintains the status quo."

Decades passed, Yue Buqun was in his sixties, and Shi Yao was in his seventies.

Although both of them have advanced cultivation, Shi Yao is far different after all. He is now fifty years old, while Yue Buqun still looks like he is in his twenties.

For those who didn't know, they stood together and thought they were mother and daughter.

Over the past few decades, Yue Buqun discovered something that he did not tell anyone. He discovered that with the development of the Tang Dynasty, the speed of his progress was increasing.

In terms of spirituality, I still have no clue how to practice.

In terms of Qi, over the past few decades, Qi has been completely liquefied and is circulating in the Second Bridge of Heaven and Earth like blood.

In terms of gods, the strength of the souls of four ordinary people he has now is the same as it was decades ago.

A little beyond that, but not too much. According to his estimation, the so-called condensation of essence, energy and spirit into elixir is still far away. Maybe the energy has been condensed into a solid body, and the others are still in the exploratory stage.

Over the years, he has been searching for ways to cultivate his soul and physical body, but unfortunately he has found nothing.

If your physical body is strong, I believe you will gain something spiritually.

He also went to search for the so-called Shaolin Golden Bell in his memory, but unfortunately came back disappointed.

Over the years, he combined the theory of strengthening muscles, bones, and meridians, and also explored and created physical exercises.

But the affairs of the royal family and the affairs of the world are enough for him. Where can he find the time to explore the creative skills?

That's why I can't wait to abdicate. After handing over the throne, I can focus on exploring.

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Outside the Jinluan Palace, everyone who came out naturally couldn't help but congratulate him.

"I congratulate the eldest prince, the eighth prince, the fifth prince, and the sixth prince for standing out! The throne is in sight!"

"Haha, thank you all so much. I'm lucky too. I'm better than my brothers!"

"Thank you all, it's also an opportunity. I hope you can give me more advice in the future!"

"There are still many shortcomings. Please give me some advice in the future!"

"Congratulations to the emperor brothers! Four wins and one win, we will definitely do our best to safeguard the interests of the Li family!

To protect the Li family, if you have anything to do, just ask, we will be happy to help!"

Li Yihuan: "Thank you, Emperor brother. No matter which family we four brothers end up in, as long as we succeed, it will definitely be the case. We still need the help of our elder brothers and younger brothers!"

As my father said, the world of our Li family needs our joint protection!"

"Yes, brother emperor, we will definitely do this!"

Li Yihuan: "Dear ministers, you have worked hard these days. Please go back and have a good rest.

In the Tang Empire, my father still needs to rely on you. No matter who succeeds us in the future, we can't do without you.

Don’t be exhausted, everyone, who do we rely on? Haha..."

"Yes, thank you very much, eldest prince. Princes, princesses, ministers, etc., please take your leave!"

The ministers left one after another.

After leaving the palace, those who had known each other secretly began to discuss.

"Alas, I didn't expect that our Majesty would be so unexpected.

An ordinary court meeting turned out to be a test and selection of the successor to the throne."

"Haha, what Brother Wang said is true, but it is also reasonable.

Our Majesty, has he set too few records?"

"That's right. Our Majesty is not the only one who has great talents and strategies, and his actions are unexpected.

Even those princes and princesses, none of them are simple.

No matter who he is, he is the best among men.

The victory was just that little, the difference in points was not big.

When I first came to Datang, I was able to develop steadily for several decades.

Having such a majesty and such a prince and princess is a blessing for us ministers, as well as for thousands of people all over the world!"

"Yes, in retrospect, the most correct thing in my life was to sincerely surrender to His Majesty!

Now we have the power of Conglong, we have fame, wealth and reputation, we have high position and power...

What else do we want in this life? Nothing more than a stable country and a prosperous people!"

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All these ministers' discussions soon reached Yue Buqun's ears.

Every word and every sentence was placed on the desk in front of him intact.

I flipped through it and paid attention, and my expression remained as usual. Then I grabbed it with my right hand, and with one shake, everything disappeared without a trace.

His preparations over the years have far exceeded anyone's cognition, otherwise he would not have the confidence and boldness to hand over the power. Wouldn't this cause trouble for his descendants?

On the surface, the bad guy has been greatly reduced, but in fact, he has just moved him to a dark place.

Even Yuan Tiangang, Black and White Impermanence, and the Mirror Heart Demon don't know these things.

"Haha, I hope you know what's going on! Otherwise, we can only take back the power and strengthen the power of the monarch!

But none of my princes are stupid, no matter who succeeds to the throne, you can't manipulate them!"

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I don’t know whether the ministers were anxious about the birth of the four great princes, but they were quite anxious.

After retreating, they all began to use their own methods, and their usual arrangements were exposed even if they were not hidden.

The eldest, Li Yihuan, the fifth, Li Zheng, and the sixth, Li Xing, are a little better. After all, they are a little older, have spent more time planning, and have a deeper background.

As for the eighth eldest child, Li Xuan, he is young and has little background. In this regard, he falls into the bottom category.

Compared to his elder brothers, he is a bit lacking. The only way is to win over other failed royal brothers. Who among those royal brothers has not made some arrangements?

We are already on the last step. Victory or defeat depends on this move. If you win, you will become an emperor; if you lose, you will become a king!

Inside Prince Nangong's Mansion.

Li Xuan invites all the royal brothers who have failed in the competition to come here.

As for the three victorious royal brothers? They were also busy with their own arrangements.

"Brothers, brothers, and sisters!"

“I’ve met Prince Nangong!”
To be continued...