Chapter 354: The Struggle for Power
Nagreus ordered the guards and elite troops to escort the princess straight to the royal city, where a minister was waiting. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Of course, Su Yang and they also went to the royal city at the request of Nagreus, according to Nagreus's meaning, he hoped that Su Yang could be a nobleman of a neighboring country and witness the change of power in Shanli.
In fact, Su Yang knew in his heart that Nagreus was afraid that he would leak things out before the princess ascended the throne, so he asked himself to do so, Su Yang originally felt that the matter had been resolved and should leave, but he had to follow Nagreus to the royal city.
Nagreus asked the ice magicians to freeze the old king's body and bring it to the royal city as well. The princess sat in the car prepared by Nagreus, and the group left the royal hunting ground under the escort of the royal guards and the elite of the capital garrison.
Su Yang and the others were still dressed in the clothes of Nagreus's generals, riding on inferior cloud-clawed red-pupil beasts and following Nagreus's surroundings. Once he left the royal hunting ground and entered the capital, Su Yang felt a tense atmosphere permeate the capital.
Su Yang still vividly remembers the scene when he just came to Monto yesterday - the wide street was full of people and cars, and the vendors were hawking along the street, which was very lively. But now Monto is unusually quiet, with shops on both sides of the street mostly closed.
There are also very few pedestrians on the road. But every other stretch of the road, there were three or five sergeants standing guard.
Su Yang understood that this was the result of Nagreus letting the elite troops under martial law in the capital. I really hope that this power dispute can end soon, Su Yang still likes the vibrant Mengtuo yesterday.
Even the inferior Cloudclaw Red-Pupil Beast walks very gently, and the team escorting the princess is as many as a thousand people, basically all of them are cavalry, so in addition to the sound of wheels along the way, it is basically the rustle of many Cloudclaw Red-Pupil Beasts when their feet land on the ground.
The military discipline of the sergeants was very good, and they all buried their heads in the process, and this unit of thousands of people acted quietly together.
The troops paused for a moment when they reached the gate of the Imperial City, and the guards guarding the gate opened the gate of the Imperial City, which was more than ten meters high, after confirming that it was Nagreus and the princess.
Nagreus left most of the men outside, and these people guarded the Imperial City along with the previous elite.
After making arrangements, he brought only a hundred and ten of his personal guards around the princess, and then asked a group of sergeants to carry the old king's body to the council chamber, where the ministers had been waiting for a long time.
Most of the people in the Imperial City were not allowed to ride, but Nagreus walked with everyone to the council hall.
Su Yang, who was accompanying him, couldn't help but take a careful look at the royal city of this neighboring country.
The royal city occupies a wide and flat area, and the ground is also paved with a large number of Shanli special stone mothers, looking at the white expanse, just like the snow field is spectacular, and what is more wonderful is that even in the middle of summer, due to the role of the stone mother, the whole royal city is also cool and pleasant.
Shanli and Leviston are both located in the southern part of the Continent of Kings, and the summers are hot and the winters are not cold, so the summer effect of the Stone Mother comes in handy.
Su Yang stepped on these snow-white stone mothers, feeling the slightest coolness, and said in his heart that if it weren't for the cooler snow province, he might also want to use these stone mothers in the mansion.
The palace buildings of Shan Li are similar to those of Leaveston, they are all stone multi-storey buildings, similar to the buildings of ancient Europe in the original world, and the pillars and windows are mostly the architectural symbols of the royal city.
Su Yang was happy in his heart, in the previous world, he didn't have the opportunity to travel to more than a dozen countries in Europe, but now he has a chance.
Su Yang followed a group of people to the council hall with the mentality of a tourist visit. The hall is a tall one-story building, the roof of the building is inlaid with gold metal ornaments, and the interior of the hall is mostly dark brown and black stone as decorative materials, making the hall look gorgeous and solemn.
As far as the eye could see, there were hundreds of ministers gathered outside the council hall, and they were divided into several groups of people, all whispering there.
These ministers were basically all the officials of the capital, and these people had more or less received the news of the king's assassination, so they all came to the council hall to inquire about the news, except for those who had to be on duty.
A few sharp-eyed ministers saw Nagreus and hurriedly greeted the people around him, although Nagreus was only a military general, but he was one of the few old ministers who had experienced the period of the Seven Kings, coupled with his own strong force, these ministers could be described as respectful and afraid of him.
The princess followed Nagreus, and she replied to the minister's salute with a blank face.
"I'm sorry for the long wait, but now I'd like to invite you to the Council Hall. Nagreus, with a normal face, walked straight to the council hall with the princess.
Su Yang, Glenn, and Lancet also followed a group of personal guards inside. Su Yang also noticed that Nagreus had left dozens of guards at the gate of the council hall, and instructed them not to let anyone enter without his permission.
At the end of the council hall is the King's Throne, which rests on a seventh-level stone platform made of the finest stone mother, and the throne itself is carved from a single piece of gem-quality black crystal.
The black crystals are full of reliefs that tell the story of the life of Tulum I, the founding monarch of Shanli.
At the top of the towering backrest of the throne is the Thunder Tiger, a symbol of the mountain carved with gold inlay.
Thunder Tiger opened his mouth wide and looked down on the earth majestically. Successive kings of Shanli sat on this uncomfortable throne to deal with government affairs and receive envoys.
This is the first time Su Yang has seen the throne of a country in this world, the entire throne is almost twenty meters high connected to the stone mother platform, especially the back of the throne, it looks like it is almost up to the ceiling that is also full of reliefs.
Su Yang couldn't help but sigh, it deserves to be the throne, it is so high, it is really a glance at the mountains.
He walked up the steps with Nagreus, and stood quietly on the mica stone platform, watching as Caterina sat upright on the hard, cold black throne.
Su Yang couldn't help but look down, and all he saw were the heads of the ministers, many white and thankful heads!
Su Yang secretly scolded himself, these ministers must usually use their brains excessively, especially today, when Katerina is about to succeed to the throne, these ministers are afraid that they will lose a lot of gray hair again.
It didn't take long for the hundreds of ministers to stand up according to their ranks, and then Nagreus said in a loud voice: "Today's topic is the succession of the new king. I propose that the eldest daughter of the late king, Princess Caterina, succeed me directly, do you have any objections?"
Nagreus stood to the right of the princess, Su Yang and the others stood slightly behind, and the stone mother platform could accommodate more than a dozen people to stand, and the king's guards were usually guarded here.
Today's situation is special, all of them have been replaced by Nagreus's personal attendants, except for Su Yang and them, the other sergeants are all eighth-level demon warriors, and they are all born with tigers and bears, and their faces are hideous.