Chapter 318

Di Yi's expression remained unchanged, his voice mellow: "Granted!"

Chen Xu held his head high and said loudly: "Great King, your humble minister wants to impeach Prince Qi. During the expedition against the Red Yi, he broke the conventions of war and dispatched cultivators above the Immortal realm. This is also cheating, his methods are despicable, and his morality is corrupt; how can he be the Human Emperor? Therefore, your humble minister requests to expel Prince Qi and decree Prince Shou as the Crown Prince."

Whoosh!

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole hall was in an uproar.

"Did Prince Qi dispatch powerhouses above the Immortal realm? I haven't heard that there are such immortals around His Highness?"

"It's simply absurd. War is a matter of life and death for the country; every battle should be fought with all one's might. What 'breaking the conventions of war'? It's simply ridiculous. Does it mean that even if there are powerhouses, they shouldn't be used, and one should just watch their own army be defeated?"

"I used to respect the Grand Historian quite a bit, thinking he was upright and unyielding, but now it seems he is nothing more than this. In order to attack the eldest prince, he really stops at nothing."

"Such a heaven-shaking achievement, and the Grand Historian actually turns a blind eye to it; it's so disappointing."

"Terrible, His Highness is in danger."

……

The whole hall was in an uproar, and the crowd was indignant.

Many old ministers even pointed at the Grand Historian Chen Xu and cursed, scolding Chen Xu for disregarding the facts.

Yin Qi destroyed the Red Yi, defeated the Eastern Yi allied forces, and expanded the territory by sixty thousand miles; this was the greatest victory against the Eastern Yi since the founding of the Great Shang.

It was enough to be recorded in history books and sacrificed in the Imperial Ancestral Temple.

But Chen Xu's light words not only erased Yin Qi's merits but also wanted to expel Yin Qi; it was simply extremely shameless.

If it weren't in the main hall, someone would have probably taken action.

In this era, there was no lack of blood and courage among the ministers.

Facing the angry reprimands of his colleagues, the beard at the corner of Chen Xu's mouth trembled, but he still endured it.

"Great King, your humble minister has a matter to report!"

Another person stepped out.

"Granted!"

"Great King, your humble minister wants to impeach Prince Qi for participating in the second assessment using unfair means."

"Great King, your humble minister impeaches Prince Qi……"

……

Following closely behind, more than twenty people impeached Yin Qi.

There were both civil officials and military generals.

Yin Qi's expression remained unchanged, as if he had anticipated it long ago; he turned his head to look at Yin Shou.

He saw Yin Shou's expression was cold and stern, looking straight ahead.

It seemed as if he turned a deaf ear.

As one person after another stepped out to impeach, the hall also quieted down.

A strange atmosphere began to spread.

It was obvious that so many people impeaching must have been discussed beforehand, just to confirm Yin Qi's guilt with "unfairness."

Di Yi's gaze was deep; he looked at Yin Qi and said: "Yin Qi, do you have anything to say?"

Yin Qi bowed and said: "Your son has something to say."

"Speak!"

"Thank you, Emperor Father!"

Yin Qi turned to look at Chen Xu and said loudly: "Grand Historian, you impeach me like this, do you understand the detailed situation?"

Chen Xu blew his beard and stared, saying coldly: "Why do I need to understand the detailed situation? Using power above the Immortal realm is breaking the conventions, and it is extremely unfair to Prince Yin Shou. If this is the case, then let you all go and invite powerhouses; whoever invites the stronger powerhouse becomes the Human Emperor, isn't this absurd?"

Yin Qi shook his head and smiled lightly, maintaining his demeanor, and said: "It seems, Grand Historian, you all don't understand the details at all. Since that's the case, then I will explain it again.

First of all, I admit that my Qi Wang Mansion has Heaven Immortal realm offerings.

This expedition against the Red Yi was, after all, a dangerous matter, and my Qi Wang Mansion offerings followed me secretly to protect me; there is no problem with that, right?"

Chen Xu said coldly: "But he took action."

Yin Qi just smiled gently and continued: "There was a reason for the offering to take action. Initially, it was because a demon powerhouse found the Red Yi Ancestral Hall and finally perished together with the Four Great Sacrificial Priests of the Red Yi Ancestral Hall.

But the Eastern Yi Sacred Hall mistakenly thought that we had broken the agreement, so they dispatched the Eight Great Sacrificial Priests and led an allied force of 1.4 million to annihilate us.

Since the Sacred Hall dispatched the Eight Great Sacrificial Priests, I naturally couldn't sit and wait for death.

So not only did my Qi Wang Mansion offerings take action, but the Qingzhou Marquis Mansion also dispatched four Earth Immortals, and only then did we defeat the strong enemy.

May I ask, during this period, what wrong did I commit?"

"This……"

Chen Xu and the others were also stunned.

They didn't expect that there was such a process during this period.

Because of a misunderstanding, the Eastern Yi Sacred Hall broke the rules first; one couldn't just let Yin Qi sit and wait for death.

Whoosh!

The civil and military officials also looked at Chen Xu and the others one after another.

Chen Xu's face turned slightly red; he was somewhat annoyed and said: "You might not be wrong, but this matter is unfair to Prince Yin Shou. And this second assessment is to assess your military ability.

But because you have Heaven Immortal realm offerings, you completely swept through the Eastern Yi with personal strength; how can this prove your military ability?

Great King, your humble minister believes that this second assessment is unfair, please restart the assessment."

"Yes, yes, yes, Great King, please restart the assessment!"

"Prince Qi is not wrong, and he has merits to the country, but this is the assessment for the selection of the Crown Prince; how can they be confused?"

……

Others echoed one after another.

The ministers in the hall were also lost in thought.

Di Yi was expressionless, just nodded slightly, looked at Shang Rong and said: "Prime Minister, what do you think?"

Shang Rong bowed and thought: "What the Grand Historian said is not without reason. In this battle, Prince Qi has merits to the country, and he can be rewarded separately. But this expedition against the Red Yi was ultimately to assess military ability.

In terms of military affairs, although Prince Qi also has considerable attainments, it is not certain that he surpasses Prince Shou.

Of course, saying that Prince Shou surpasses Prince Qi is also out of the question."

Shang Rong was upright and unyielding, and his words were based on facts, without favoring either side.

Di Yi nodded and looked at Bi Gan: "Virtuous brother, what do you think?"

Bi Gan thought for a moment and said: "Your humble minister agrees with what the Prime Minister said."

Di Yi looked at Wen Zhong again: "What about the Grand Tutor?"

For such a major event, he couldn't make a unilateral decision and needed to ask for the opinions of these three giants.

Wen Zhong replied: "The Prime Minister's words are reasonable."

Chen Xu and the others were all full of joy.

Although they couldn't "expel" Yin Qi, if they could restart the assessment, they could also achieve their goal.

Di Yi looked around the hall and finally said: "This second assessment, because of the entry of Heaven Immortal realm powerhouses, resulted in the assessment failing to achieve the original goal. I announce that the second assessment is void."

Whoosh!

After Di Yi finished speaking, the whole hall was in an uproar.

Chen Xu pressed his advantage and stepped out to report: "Please, Great King, restart the second assessment!"

Di Yi waved his hand and said: "I have a clear understanding of the military abilities of Yin Qi and Yin Shou; they can be said to be evenly matched. Since that is the case, there is no need to assess again.

Next, it will be the third assessment.

If Yin Qi wins, he will be the Crown Prince.

If Yin Qi loses, then a fourth assessment will be added!"

"The third assessment!"

The ministers exclaimed, all secretly pondering what it would be.

Chen Xu and the others originally wanted to report again to restart the second assessment, but after being glared at by Di Yi's majestic eyes, they all retreated.

Abolishing the results of the second assessment was already Di Yi's concession.

Di Yi looked at Yin Qi: "Yin Qi, do you have any objections?"

Yin Qi bowed and said: "Your son has no objections."

Since Di Yi had already decided, he naturally wouldn't go against his face.

What's more, he didn't treat Yin Shou as an opponent.

A smile appeared in Di Yi's eyes; he nodded slowly and said: "That's good. Regarding the third assessment, I haven't thought about it yet; we will talk about this later. Today there are two more things to announce."

The ministers' expressions became solemn, and they all straightened their backs.

Di Yi announced: "Bestow marriage to Yin Qi, Huang Feiyan of the Huang Mansion and Feng Yanran of the Qingzhou Marquis Mansion; bestow marriage to Yin Shou, Jiang Ying of the East Earl Marquis Mansion."