Since returning to the palace of the Scorching Sun Kingdom, Emperor Meng Tan has strictly forbidden anyone to disturb him on the grounds that he needs to be quiet and recuperate, and even the concubines he has always loved have been blasted out by him. The imperial doctor who came to treat Emperor Mengtan also did not get the will to be cured, so he had to wait patiently until he fell asleep, and then carefully checked the pulse and prescribed some healing prescriptions according to Emperor Mengtan's physical condition.

When the Emperor of the Scorching Sun woke up, it was getting late, and in his distraught, he came to the study alone, closed himself in this relatively small space, and fell into contemplation again.

"Your Majesty, it's time to drink medicine. A maid serving the Emperor of the Scorching Sun pushed open the door of the study that was hidden, and slowly walked into the study with a bowl of steaming and strong medicinal fragrance in both hands.

The sound of the maid speaking and pushing the door was very soft, and did not attract the attention of the emperor Mengtan. It wasn't until the maid brought the blue and white porcelain bowl full of decoction to him that Emperor Meng Tan was shocked.

"Get out, who let you in? Without my will, you dare to trespass? Someone, drag you out and behead you!" The blue and white porcelain bowl fell to the ground, instantly turning into countless fragments, and the decoction in the bowl was spilled everywhere, leaving traces of the decoction on the desk, on the ground, and on the maid's clothes.

"The emperor spares his life!" The maid endured the pain in her body, quickly knelt down on her knees, and kept kowtowing and begging for mercy: "The slave is sent by the imperial concubine to serve the emperor, and the imperial concubine and the imperial doctor have thousands of instructions." The servants must personally boil the herbs they have prepared into a decoction and serve it to the emperor. The slave disturbed the emperor, it was indeed an unintentional move, and he begged the emperor for mercy. ”

"The imperial concubine and the imperial doctor sent you over, and you came over, you are really obedient. I let you die, why don't you agree!" The Emperor of the Scorching Sun Kingdom, Meng Tan, ignored the maid's plea for mercy, and strictly forbade anyone to disturb his will, which had already been issued, and he even dared to approach him rashly, not looking for death. Disobeying one's own will. It is a blatant contempt for the dignity of one's own emperor. Without killing this maid, it is difficult to maintain the prestige of the emperor. To frighten her subjects, she must die.

"Guard, don't drag her away yet. I need to be quiet!" Emperor Meng Tan of the Scorching Sun Kingdom said coldly as he stared at the two guards standing at the door. A restless and angry expression appeared on his face.

"Your Majesty's life, Your Majesty. The emperor ......" The maid was dragged out of the room, and the tightly closed door of the study cut off her begging for mercy, and the study became unusually quiet again.

Less. A violent cough broke the silence of the study again.

"Ahem, cough, cough, cough......." Because of the anger just now, the Emperor of the Scorching Sun Kingdom, Shangmengtan, began to cough again, and it was not until a few mouthfuls of blood spurted out that he felt that the depression and blockage in his chest had eased a lot.

Physical wounds are easy to heal, but mental wounds are difficult to heal. The state of the Emperor of the Scorching Sun Kingdom at this time was incurable.

Looking at the blood on the desk, the Emperor of the Scorching Sun Kingdom was in a trance, and after hesitating for a long time, he finally slowly wiped away the bloodstains, spread a piece of white paper on the desk, and used a slightly trembling hand to record the whole process in detail on the white paper, word by word.

Writing about the heartache, the emperor of the scorching sun not only burst out of tears, but the blood at the corners of his mouth also appeared again, and tears and blood droplets gradually dripped all over the paper, making this piece of paper that wrote what happened look so hideous and terrifying.

The windows of the study began to turn white, and the emperor of the scorching sun, who had not slept all night, finally finished writing all the things he wanted to write about. After carefully reading what he had written, he folded the paper neatly, put it in an envelope, carefully sealed the envelope, and added his own special seal of clay to it.

The emperor of the Scorching Sun Kingdom, Meng Tan, knew that he was about to die, but the crown prince Meng Tian, who was selected to succeed the throne, left him first. And the third prince Meng Zhiyuan has no news so far, but he has already rebelled, and I am afraid that he has already been more than lucky. The remaining two princes, in the mind of Emperor Mengtan, are just Adou who can't be supported, and as for the other princes, they are still young and not enough to entrust the emperor with the important responsibility.

After much thought, he wrote on the envelope the words 'This letter is delivered to the prince who inherits the throne'.

Looking back on his life over the years, the Emperor of the Scorching Sun Kingdom was full of emotion, he suddenly became energetic, stood up straight, and looked up to the sky and sighed: "Immortal, you will set foot on the heavy responsibility of the July Kingdom and entrust it to me, why don't you send the power of the Immortal Realm to support? Now, not only have my dreams shattered, but I have also lost the crown prince, and the only three princes who can inherit the throne are nowhere to be found." The remaining two princes, if he inherits the throne, I am afraid that the Scorching Sun Kingdom will gradually decline, because he has no ability to govern the country. Immortals, are you helping the Scorching Sun Country, or are you destroying the Scorching Sun Country?......."

The words of the Emperor of the Scorching Sun Kingdom came to an abrupt end, and his body was stunned, and then he fell backwards and fell heavily to the ground. His eyes were wide open, and the pupils in his motionless eyes were dilating dramatically, indicating that his life was rapidly disappearing. The icy ground greedily absorbed the last vestige of heat left in his body. After that, there was nothing......

A day later, the guards waiting outside the study had a sense of foreboding, because they could not hear the slightest sound coming from the study, and the guards immediately reported the strange thing.

When the imperial physician who treated the emperor learned the news, he was worried that something would happen to the emperor, so he gently pushed open the wooden door of the study at the risk of being beheaded.

"Oh no! The emperor has died!" The imperial doctor saw the emperor Meng Tan lying on the ground, and the blood flowing from the corner of his mouth formed a large dried blood stain on the ground, and he had the courage to touch the emperor Meng Tan's body, only to find that his body was already cold and stiff.

The news of the death of Emperor Meng Tan of the Scorching Sun Kingdom quickly spread throughout the palace, and the panicked ministers gathered together and began to discuss national affairs.

"The country cannot be without a king for a day, the emperor left too suddenly, and a new emperor must be elected as soon as possible. A minister spoke first, and without the emperor, the country would be in turmoil

"Which prince to choose to inherit the throne?" Some ministers can't make up their minds, without the emperor's will, if they choose the wrong one, it will not be a good thing for the Scorching Sun Kingdom.

"Is there any room for choice? The crown prince has died, the whereabouts of the third prince are unknown, and only the second prince is still in the palace. The emperor did not leave a clear will to determine the person who would inherit the throne, so we might as well elect the second prince and sit on the throne of the emperor. The ministers who supported the second prince began to speak, and they were able to achieve the goal of promotion because of this.

"Who said that there are only two princes, nine princes, twelve princes, and sixteen princes in the palace, all in the palace, how do you know that Emperor Lu Dao did not choose one of those princes to inherit the throne?"

"Since ancient times, my Scorching Sun Kingdom has always been ranked in the order of princes, and the crown prince has died, of course, it is the turn of the second prince to ascend the throne. "The ministers who support the second prince are arguing with reason.

"The Second Prince does not have the ability to control the entire country, but the Nine Emperor Princes are gifted and intelligent, and they will definitely be able to take on this important task in the future. "The ministers who supported the Nine Emperors did not flinch, and they went toe-to-toe with the ministers who supported the Second Princes.

"The Nine Emperors are still young, and they can't decide on national affairs at all, you must be plotting against each other and trying to abuse power. The ministers who supported the Second Emperor did not show weakness and pointed out the weaknesses of the Nine Emperors.

"Although the second prince is not young, he has never participated in dealing with national affairs, and it will be difficult to make a choice in the future. The ministers who opposed the second prince's succession to the throne continued to look for reasons to prevent the second prince from ascending the throne.

"You dare to curse the future emperor, I think you are impatient. "The ministers who support the second prince have seized the loopholes in the words of the opposing ministers, and they already have the intention of getting rid of them quickly.

"It has not yet been decided which prince will ascend the throne now, so don't be complacent too early. If the Nine Emperors sit on the throne, you will not have a good life. The ministers who supported the Nine Emperor Princes also began to say threatening words, anyway, there is no result yet, and there can be no relaxation.

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For a while, in the palace of the Scorching Sun Kingdom, all kinds of arguments were intertwined, the scene was extremely chaotic, and the ministers were fighting for each other, and no one was convinced, so they almost fought.

"Don't argue, if it goes on like this, how can it be possible to argue for a result? Let's ask the queen to decide. "The ministers who remain neutral can't stand it anymore, and it doesn't matter to them who becomes the emperor anyway.

"We don't agree, the queen is a woman, and she is usually in charge of the harem, but now it is a major matter that determines the fate of the country, and it is inconvenient for her to interfere. The ministers who supported the Nine Emperor Princes had no bottom in their hearts and vigorously opposed it.

"What do you think you think you are, don't forget who you are. The queen can easily poke you to death with a finger. "The minister who supports the second prince has no objection to listening to the opinion of the queen mother, because the queen mother must decide the emperor's choice according to the rules handed down by the ancestors. In that case, if you arrange it in order, it is a sure fact that the second prince will ascend the throne.

"You ......." The ministers who supported the Nine Emperor Princes, seeing that most of the ministers supported listening to the opinions of the queen mother, felt isolated and helpless, and it was not good to provoke the anger of the public anymore.

The ministers, who had finally reached an agreement, immediately rushed to the harem to see the queen and wait for her choice.

"The queen has a will, according to the ancestral system of succession to the throne, the throne will be inherited by the second prince, and I hope that all the ministers will work together to assist the new emperor and continue the prosperity of the scorching sun. The palace maid who was in charge of delivering the decree for the queen mother read the will of the queen mother's decision to the ministers who had been waiting for a long time.

At this point, the question of the choice of the emperor was finally resolved. It is some people who are happy and some who are sad.

Since the death of the emperor Meng Tan has not yet been given a funeral, the ceremony of the second prince's enthronement has also been temporarily suppressed, but this does not affect his decision on national affairs.

The next day, in the court hall of the Imperial Palace of the Scorching Sun Kingdom, the new emperor issued a holy decree to withdraw troops from the border.

"My father has returned to the west, and the war between my Scorching Sun Kingdom and the July Kingdom should be stopped, withdraw the army!" (To be continued......)