As everyone entered the palace, the three parties lined up according to the normal order of the court meeting and rushed towards the court meeting hall. Yang Qi was only a guest, so he naturally fell at the end of the team. The same went for Wu Tuo and Merkel, while Baines had already gone to the front of the queue.
"Huh? Unable to communicate?"
Yang Qi sent a message to Merkel to ask why he stayed with him, but found that the communicator could no longer communicate normally in the palace.
"Sir Yang Qi, the communicator cannot be used in the palace. It is mainly to prevent the ministers from having private discussions through the communicator." Merkel said in a low voice.
Is it really like this
Yang Qi was stunned, but after thinking about it carefully, he didn't find it strange. If the communicator could be used normally, the emperor above was issuing various orders, but the ministers below were constantly discussing in private. How could this be
"Commander Merkel, why are you staying in the same queue with us?" Yang Qi sent a voice message to Merkel.
Although the palace is isolated from communicators and even telegraphs, voice transmission is not restricted. However, voice transmission is only suitable for short distances, as long-distance communication ultimately requires the use of external means.
"I am only the deputy commander of the Ninth Legion. There are twenty-seven commanders like me in the Empire, not counting the legion commander, the commander of the Guards Corps near the Imperial Star, and other generals in the army. In addition, there are officials in law and administration. If I hadn't been promoted to deputy commander, I wouldn't even be qualified to attend such court meetings." Merkel explained in a low voice.
this…
After hearing Merkel's explanation, Yang Qi showed a bitter smile on his face. He never thought that Merkel, the deputy commander of the corps, was barely qualified to attend the court meeting.
But if you think about it carefully, it is not strange. The entire Qianyu Empire controls a large territory and has a huge official system, but there are only two or three hundred people attending the court meeting. On average, there are only dozens of officials in a system. According to Merkel's position as deputy commander, there are thirty or forty people in the nine legions alone. The requirements for this deputy commander are really not high!
“I didn’t expect that this guest official order would have such a high status.” Yang Qi sighed in his heart.
According to Merkel's calculation, his status as a guest official is not lower than that of the deputy commander, which shows how high the status of this guest official is.
"Guest orders can participate in court meetings, but there shouldn't be many of them, right?" Yang Qi said in a voice transmission.
Merkel nodded upon hearing this, and then whispered, "As far as I know, Your Highness only has three guest orders, and once given, they cannot be taken back or given to others."
Following Merkel's words, Yang Qi finally understood the importance of the guest token. Even Baines only had three of them, and they were not reusable. The other party actually gave him such an identity token within three days of meeting him, which made Yang Qi admire him very much.
This Baines is indeed a remarkable person. Not only is he able to recruit practitioners, but he can also gain support from officials within the empire. His way of dealing with people alone shows his great demeanor.
The two of them talked quietly all the way, and soon they came to a wide hall, where the court meeting was held. At the end of the hall, high up, was a luxurious light golden chair, which was the throne, for which Baines and the eldest prince fought to the death.
As time passed, the court meeting was getting closer. All the officials or guests who were qualified to attend the court meeting had arrived, but there was one person who had not yet shown up, and that was the eldest prince of the Qianyu Empire, Emos!
"Strange, why hasn't the eldest prince shown up yet?" Yang Qi looked at the empty seat opposite Baines not far away, and his brows raised slightly. For some reason, he had a bad feeling in his heart.
The eldest prince suddenly returned to the Imperial Star from his fiefdom, obviously aiming for the throne. How could the eldest prince miss the court meeting held at this time? Although it was not yet time for the court meeting to start, Baines had previously revealed some news outside the palace. The eldest prince could not have been unaware of it. It was a bit strange that he had not arrived for such a long time.
Wu Tuo on the side glanced at Yang Qi and laughed coldly, "What's so strange about this? Perhaps the eldest prince knows that there is no hope and is unwilling to attend the court meeting?"
Wu Tuo also holds the guest order, so he naturally hopes that Baines can inherit the throne. At this time, of course, he must show his loyalty, and wait until Baines inherits the throne, so that he can get more benefits. It goes without saying who can bring him more resources, a prince or an emperor.
"It's indeed a bit strange." Merkel frowned.
The eldest prince is the strongest contender for the throne. His previous popularity was even higher than that of Baines. Based on his understanding of the eldest prince, he would never give up until the fight for the throne was finally settled. And now the fight for the throne has not really been settled yet!
Wow~
At this moment, the crowd not far away stepped back slightly, and then a figure in gorgeous clothes walked in from the entrance of the hall. This person looked somewhat similar to Baines. If nothing unexpected happened, he was the eldest prince of the Qianyu Empire, Emos.
"Your Highness!"
Sure enough, as that person entered the hall, Emos's supporters immediately became respectful, and their originally nervous expressions also relaxed a lot. After all, the eldest prince was their backbone, and their honor and disgrace depended on him.
"Strange, why do I feel that this eldest prince is weird?"
Looking at the eldest prince entering the hall, Yang Qi frowned slightly. He didn't know why he had a strange feeling when he saw the eldest prince. It was a pity that he couldn't release his senses to investigate in the hall, otherwise he would never be able to leave the Emperor Star. So even though he felt strange, Yang Qi didn't release his senses to investigate Emos.
The eldest prince walked quickly to the front of the crowd, glanced at Baines who was standing opposite him, and said slowly, "Third brother, you seem to be in a good mood today?"
"Brother, you don't seem to be in a good mood?" Baines said with a faint smile.
As soon as the two met, they immediately started to confront each other. The air was full of gunpowder, and it seemed like it would explode at any moment. In order to fight for the throne, the two men who were supposed to be brothers no longer had any brotherhood.
"Hmph~"
The eldest prince snorted softly, said no more, closed his eyes slightly, and waited for the court meeting to begin.
"Your Majesty has arrived."
At this moment, a pleasant voice sounded in the hall, and then an old man in gorgeous clothes came from the side of the hall and slowly sat down on the light golden seat. This man was the emperor of the Qianyu Empire, Wiens. (To be continued)