Now under He Xiaoduo, there is only Dai Zhong, the chief of the guard who has the highest cultivation, who has reached the ninth order, and everyone else is below the ninth order. If you don't count it according to the level of cultivation, in terms of combat strength alone, in turn, there are Yun Tianjia, Long Yuandong, He Dali, Zhang Pei, captain of the Black Spider Guard, Xiong Zhuangzhuang, Muscular Man, Fan Ye, the head of the left guard of the forbidden army, Liu Yichen, the chief of the right guard of the forbidden army, Li Gaotang, the chief of the five government armies in Zhongzhou, and Zhong Dinghe, the leather elephant Zhong Dinghe and others are not weak.

Among them, Yun Tianjia, Long Yuandong, and He Dali all have the strength to challenge soul masters below the ninth order intermediate level, but because of injuries, they are no longer able to fight. Xiong Zhuang is a strong martial soul domineering, and his real combat power is equivalent to the peak of the eighth order to the primary level of the ninth order, but unfortunately he was also injured and could not play.

In addition, Zhang Pei, the captain of the Black Spider Guard, is a dark attribute, Fan Ye, the head of the left guard of the forbidden army, is a light attribute, Liu Yichen, the head of the right guard of the forbidden army, is a wind attribute, and Li Gaotang, the commander of the Zhongzhou Mansion Army, is an eighth-order peak cultivator, all of whom have rich combat experience and have their own specialties, so they should barely be able to match ordinary ninth-order junior soul masters.

However, the hearts of the ministers are very bright, the left and right guards of the forbidden army are the left and right guards of the imperial court, and the government army is also the government army of the country, although it belongs to He Xiaoduo's command and control, it cannot be regarded as her personal strength. Therefore, on this occasion, Fan Ye, Liu Yichen, and Li Gaotang must not be allowed to represent He Xiaoduo in the battle, it is disgraceful to lose, and there is nothing to be proud of if you win, and even be criticized.

After calculation, the only generals He Xiaoduo can really get his hands on at this time are Dai Zhong, Zhang Pei, Zhong Ding and the three of them. As for Chuan Yifan, Du Qiong, Gui Dong, Song Yu and others, their combat power is probably only equivalent to that of an ordinary eighth-order high-level soul master, even if they are sent to the field, I am afraid they will not be able to get any benefits.

He Xiaoduo quickly took stock of the strength of his subordinates in his heart, and his eyes involuntarily glanced at Long Yuandong and He Dali.

Long Yuandong tasted the wine with a calm expression.

After the Battle of Sleepy Dragon Bay, his heart has been greatly sublimated, and no matter how worried he is in his stomach, he can remain silent on the surface.

In fact, he knows very well that today's situation is quite unfavorable for He Xiaoduo.

You must know that the key to competing for the crown is to compete for the heart: the heart of the minister and the heart of the emperor.

The key to contention lies in contention.

What is Potential?

Fame is potential, merit is potential, and strength is also potential.

In terms of name, He Xiaoduo is the only princess, He Zhanxi is the youngest and promising royal brother, the so-called father dies and son succeeds, brother dies and brother dies, both of them are qualified to inherit the throne.

In terms of merit, He Xiaoduo has the merit of quelling chaos and suppressing bandits, and He Zhanxi has the labor of defending the territory of the town, and it is difficult to distinguish between the high and the low.

Everyone understands these things on the bright side. Only strength is unknown to everyone. Of course, there are also civil and military strengths, but the literary side is difficult to measure, and the martial side, just need to compare, it will be clear at a glance.

Therefore, if He Xiaoduo's side loses in the competition today, it is likely to lose the support of most of his ministers unconsciously, and the popularity and prestige accumulated by the bandits in the past half a year will be completely destroyed.

Without the support of the ministers, the road to the throne will become particularly difficult.

He Zhanxi's move of "competing to cheer up" just hit He Xiaoduo's weakness.

Long Yuandong secretly thought about countermeasures.

Another main general, He Dali, turned a deaf ear to the life-and-death wrestling hidden behind the festive atmosphere, and drank wine and ate meat in large chunks as if no one was around.

In fact, he didn't know He Xiaoduo's situation, but he knew that his internal injuries had not fully recovered, and he couldn't help He Xiaoduo, so he didn't bother to think about it.

As for Xiong Zhuangzhuang, Zhong Ding and the two, they are the closest to He Dali's temperament, and they can be said to be a kiln of porcelain.

He Zhanxi took in everyone's reactions, and Lang said: "Since Master Tang has said so, and everyone is so enthusiastic, this king has no choice but to be respectful and obey his fate." I just don't know what the princess thinks?"

All the officials looked at He Xiaoduo in unison.

Wen Yanxin shook his head slightly, hoping that He Xiaoduo would be soft.

Long Yuandong gave He Xiaoduo an encouraging look.

The other party is already riding on his own neck, and retreating is cowardice, and no one will look down on it. So even if you know you're losing, you have to head on.

He Xiaoduo did not live up to Long Yuandong's expectations, smiled indifferently, and said with a needle hidden in his face: "The fourth uncle has this Yaxing, and the little nephew should accompany him." However, the little nephew dared to put forward a condition to the fourth uncle. If we are lucky enough to win the competition, I will ask the fourth uncle to help me find someone. ”

He Xiaoduo wanted to ask He Zhanxi to find someone, needless to say, it was naturally Chun Yujian who escaped by assassination. Only he can save Yun Tianjia's life. The so-called "help to find" is nothing more than a euphemism.

He Zhanxi tacitly agreed, a trace of cunning flashed in his eyes, avoiding the truth and making it false, and said with a smile: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say! Then I'll talk about the rules of the competition." It's very simple, we each have three people, three games, stop at the point, don't hurt your life. If it's hard to decide the winner for a while, we'll fight two more times. How?"

"Okay!" He Xiaoduo immediately made a decision, did not entangle, turned his head and smiled at the hundred officials, and said: "Everyone can rest assured, I will do my best in this competition, and I will ask for a good fortune no matter what!

He Xiaoduo invited the Ministry of Rites to be a referee, which was justified and reasonable, and no one could find fault, but in fact, Lu Jia was one of He Xiaoduo's staunch supporters in the court. The first elite academy of the Star Soul Continent and the superior counterpart management unit of the Tuhao Empire's Royal Military Academy is the Ministry of Rites.

A tall and thin old man with white eyebrows stood up and bowed his head and said: "The princess has a life, and the old minister is very honored! The six ministers and nine kings, the royal family nobles, and the hundreds of officials present are all witnesses, and the old minister will make a fair judgment and be impartial!"

He received the errand, and immediately asked the artists to retire, clean up the stone platform, and dispatched ten Ouchi masters as assistant referees to prevent the fists and feet from being blindless during the competition, causing unnecessary casualties.

Seeing that there was a lively scene to see, the officials looked excited.

"Lord Wang, do you think the princess will win today, or will King Xuan win?"

"It's hard to say. There are many talents under the princess's command, and everyone has heard of it. But King Xuan took the initiative to come up to compete, and he would not be unprepared. I think anyone has a chance. No matter who wins or loses today, we'll just wait to see the show!"

"I didn't expect there to be such a show today, I knew that I should have called Lao Wei from the Criminal Department. ”

"Lao Wei is busy patrolling, how can he have time to come? What if someone takes advantage of the capital to make more trouble with the succession ceremony?"

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"Who can take the lead?"

At this side, He Xiaoduo gathered all the generals and urgently discussed the candidates and order of the competition.