It was already getting dark, and candles were lit everywhere in the courtyard, and there was light everywhere. A bonfire was lit in the middle of the courtyard, and behind the bonfire was a high platform that looked like a lectern for giving speeches.

Minar, as the host, was the first to take the stage to speak.

"Today, I am Minar, the patriarch of the Sega family, and I think everyone knows me. Thank you for being here and following the traditions of our ancestors to elect our new Emperor.

Within a year of the Kushan Empire, two emperors had unfortunately died. It's been a year of grief and a year of renewed empire, with strong armies, countless allies, fertile lands, and endless warhorses. The dreams and achievements of the empire encourage us to regain the spirit of our founding fathers and overcome all difficulties for the sake of future generations and for the survival of the whole race.

May the gods bless Kushan and continue the legacy of the empire, just like the Kasserga Stupa in Peshawar, towering forever. ”

Then, he introduced the guests one by one, and after the introduction, he came down, leaving the podium to Master Tutunfa who was about to go to the stage, and personally helped the elderly Tutunfa to the podium.

Tutunfa was a job title that oversaw corruption, crime, and misconduct among officials, and had a great influence on the promotion of officials, which was a very important position in the empire and was generally held by loyal ministers.

According to local custom, when the emperor had no heir and needed to be elected by the tribe, Tutunfa was qualified to preside over the election meeting.

Now this Tutunfa adult, he is old, he doesn't walk very well, but fortunately, his voice is not small, and he can barely hold the field.

Zhang Bai looked around the audience, this time the layout was very different from the previous one, at the dinner, there were many people and people. But now all the elders and dignitaries who came, all the tables were arranged in a circle, and each seat represented a force. It was an enlarged round table, and the podium was right in the middle of the round table.

In addition to those nobles and the chiefs of the tribe Meru, there was also a seat, which was next to Minar's position, making people think that this was the Sega family. On the podium, neither Minar nor Lord Tutunfa noticed them, so they were not introduced individually.

These people were all wearing hoods and masks, and when Zhang Bai entered the arena, the murderous aura he felt came from them.

"Hey, do you hear that? Isn't the founding emperor from the Sega family? and the big stupa was also built by the emperor of the Sega clan, does this mean that he is recommended himself?" someone asked in a whisper to the people around him.

"Nonsense, you don't look at where this is now. ”

"Does the Sega family want to be the emperor, it's not impossible, what do you think?"

"How do you look at it? look at it well, at least for a while longer!"

"Oh... Oh, got it!"

On the podium, Lord Tutunfa has announced the meeting procedures, first of all, the formal speech, which is used to recommend the candidates, the second is to determine the candidates according to the speeches, then the candidates speak and answer everyone's questions, and finally the stone throwing vote is held.

All those wishing to take the floor formally must raise their hands immediately, and the list of speakers cannot be changed once the list of speakers has been confirmed.

Soon, four people raised their hands and applied to speak, two were palace ministers and one was the leader of the tribe Meilu, and the last person was Zhang Bai.

Not surprisingly, the first three nominated Taha and Minar, with two court ministers supporting Minar and that Meruch supporting Taha. In the end, it was Zhang Bai's turn, and he nominated Princess Tolan.

Angry voices of opposition immediately erupted in the arena, "Is Ahurama ready to side with the enemy?", "Is Tolan's escape a Zoroastrian conspiracy?"

Zhang Bai smiled and didn't answer, but asked Master Tutunfa: "I remember that the interrogation is the process after that, should it start now?"

Minar looked at Taha with both eyes, and the sudden presence of Zoroastrianism was unexpected by Minar. Although he had already learned of the existence of the young Zoroastrian Ahurama from his father, Rahsega, he did not pay much attention to it.

The former state religion of the Kushan Empire was Buddhism, and at this time there was no longer a state religion. Traditional Buddhism was in decline within the empire, Zoroastrianism was slowly rising in the Iranian plateau, Templarism originated in Jerusalem in the west, and Hinduism was in the Ganges valley in the south of the empire.

The national religion is the national teacher who is worshipped as a living god. For example, the former god Sharama, or the current god Kusubula.

He didn't quite understand why his father attached great importance to the Zoroastrian leader, but not too much to the other three religions, and since he had the support of the god Kusubro, Zoroastrianism should not be particularly important.

Minar originally thought that Zhang Bai was invited by Taha and should have recommended Taha to come to power, but from Zhang Bai's speech, he found out that Zoroastrianism actually supported Princess Tolan.

At this moment, all kinds of thoughts came flooding back, and Minar couldn't help but be frightened.

Zhang Bai's recommendation almost negated the fundamental significance of this meeting.

The reason for this tribal meeting was that the two emperors had died, and there were no direct descendants of the Vesudeva family in the capital, and the throne was empty. However, Princess Tolan is indeed a recognized lineage, and Guishan is not like the Central Plains, and it does not have to be inherited by men, so if Tolan cannot be proven guilty, then no matter how the tribal council decides, Tolan must inherit the throne.

was negligent, Taha should already know Zhang Bai's position, and let Zhang Bai come to disrupt the situation. In the end, I am not as good as my father, and it is estimated that my father's words would have known about Zoroastrianism for a long time.

Father...?

Minar suddenly flashed a light in his mind, was his father's disappearance really an active avoidance?

In fact, in his heart, he didn't believe that at this juncture, his father would say goodbye without saying goodbye. The ominous premonition haunted Minar for many days, but he didn't want to believe it.

Something is likely to have happened to the father, the best possibility is to use the kidnapping to blackmail himself, the worst case scenario is that he has already been killed, if so, then who is the most suspicious? Minard gritted his teeth, now is not the time for emotion.

This Ahurama is really suspicious, before his father disappeared, he had arrested a fake Boogie manservant who had infiltrated, this Ahurama, if he wasn't wearing a religious robe, wasn't he the age of the Boogie manservant?

So doesn't Taha know anything about this? Never, never, this must be a conspiracy.

His eyes turned to the seat beside him, where several men in hooded robes were full of murderous aura behind the low brim.

On the podium, Lord Tutunfa answered Zhang Bai's question, because Princess Tolan herself was not there, she could not answer the interrogation, since Zhang Bai was the only one who recommended it, he had to answer on his behalf, so the interrogation session could be advanced.

At the same time, he announced that there were three candidates: Minar Sega, Emir Tahavesudeva, and Princess Tolan Vesudeva. He asked, "Is there anyone who opposes these candidates?"

"Of course there is!" disagreed.