Xu Tianran directly forced the emperor to abdicate, rather than gradually concentrating power in himself from crown prince to regent.
There are several main reasons.
The first reason was that he didn't want to wait too long. Being a crown prince or a regent did not differ much in power from being an emperor, but in name it was not convenient.
He still has thirteen years to slowly deal with the descendants of gods on Douluo Continent, but he must always be on guard against and careful of Tang San, the arrogant hypocrite. He must mobilize the country's resources in advance to secretly pave the way for the future.
The second reason is that with the experience accumulated over more than ten years as the crown prince, regent, and emperor, there is no need for him to learn from scratch. For example, the assassination tonight is as ridiculous as a child playing house to him at this moment.
He has three brothers, and the third one is the only half-brother who poses some threat to him. His mother is the daughter of a high-ranking military official, but she died tonight.
Although he was not tortured to death by him like in his previous life, he still died from excessive blood loss and a bloody mess.
The ratio of supporters for the two in the government is about 91, with Xu Tianran at 9.
The only brother who survived the tragedy was of humble origin, had no mother, was less than three years old, and could not even speak clearly. He was irrelevant to the overall situation, so he could be locked up, which would also tarnish the reputation of the royal family.
However, just in case, he still sent someone to invite his great-grandfather Kong Deming into the palace.
Kong Deming's grandmother was a princess of the Sun and Moon royal family. He was also the grandfather of Xu Tianran's mother. It can be said that he was both a royal relative and a member of the royal family.
Strictly speaking, he is Xu Tianran's great-grandfather, as well as Xu Tianran's teacher, and his natural protector.
However, Xu Tianran in his previous life was quite wary of him because this old man was too powerful in terms of strength, knowledge and influence.
But now, after wandering for decades, his lonely soul has returned, and he is too tired to have any more detours with this upright minister.
In less than half an hour, the Grand Duke of the Empire, dressed in a gold and white robe and with his white hair meticulously combed behind his head, walked into the East Palace.
The bodies on the East Palace Square had been quickly cleaned up and the blood had been removed, but because there were so many dead people, the air was still filled with a faint smell of blood.
Kong Deming frowned. He had no idea what had happened tonight, and the two princes who forced the emperor to abdicate did not dare to let him know.
In fact, he had gone outside the city during the day to repair the Mingdu high-energy compressed soul guide array. He originally stayed in a villa outside the city, but was found by the eldest prince's guards at night and invited into the palace.
Xu Tianran narrated the story in a concise and clear manner without any big waves.
Kong Deming, a 200-year-old, couldn't hide his twitching eyelids. Two princes and a royal family died in one night?
The eldest prince will come of age tomorrow and will skip the crown prince position and ascend the throne directly?!
Even Kong Deming felt the bloodshed of this leap.
The Xu family has absolute control over the Sun-Moon Empire. Even a ninth-level soul engineer dare not easily interfere in the affairs of the royal family.
"Great-grandfather, you have to help me." Xu Tianran said concisely.
He was familiar with this old minister, so there was no need to beat around the bush with him. In fact, most of the soul masters in the Sun-Moon Empire were straightforward.
Kong Deming holds two positions: the chief priest of the Royal Worship Hall and the leader of the Royal Soul Instructor Corps. He is also a duke, the highest title that can be bestowed on a person of a different surname.
With his help, things will become very simple.
In his previous life, after becoming the crown prince, he wanted to bypass Kong Deming to develop his influence, but this slowed down the progress of centralization. After he came back, his perfectionism had disappeared, and he no longer cared about the minor flaws in the perfect imperial power.
The word "great-grandfather" brought back memories of Kong Deming's past and made him fall silent. Although the deceased queen was two generations apart from him, they actually had a very close relationship. The current emperor was able to get the position because he married Xu Tianran's mother. He stayed out of the fight for the throne at that time.
The Sun Moon Empire's First Soul Master sighed deeply, "Okay, I'll help you."
Now that he has decided to take action, he will go all out. The two began to consider the current situation.
First of all, the Royal Soul Instructor Corps and the Imperial Worship Hall, the highest military force and the most powerful combat force of the Sun-Moon Empire, are all under control; this ensures that Xu Tianran's throne may be unstable, but he will never be kicked off.
The Royal Soul Master Corps is the strongest soul master corps in the sun and moon. Every member is a fifth-level soul master and a sixth-ring soul emperor or above. With the best equipment, they are able to exert the combat power of soul saints.
A thousand people united together, they have nothing to fear as long as they are not level 99 Extreme Douluo, and with the subsequent development of soul guides, they will be equipped with the Royal Soul Guide Corps first, and their combat power will only become stronger and stronger.
Not to mention the Worship Hall, all seven members are ninth-level soul masters. Even if Kong Deming cannot make them completely loyal, he can at least make them stand by and watch.
The advantages are great, but the disadvantages are also not small.
First, Xu Tianran killed two princes, one of whom was the grandson of the Deputy Minister of Military and Political Affairs, born to the Imperial Concubine.
Although the armies of the Sun-Moon Empire are all under the control of the royal family, the influence of these military officials cannot be underestimated. If they are easily replaced, it will affect the combat effectiveness of the army and even affect the morale of the army and the image of the royal family.
Secondly, there are the other four Beast King-level Soul Instructor Groups of the Hand of Protection of the Nation;
The Imperial Dragon Soul Mentor Corps is controlled by the royal family, not the imperial family. The Imperial Dragon Soul Mentor Corps is named after the Purple Brilliant Sky Dragon, and its combat power is second only to the Royal Soul Mentor Corps. Although it has always been neutral, because a prince is involved this time, there may be trouble.
There are also the Fire Phoenix Soul Mentor Group and the Terror Claw Soul Mentor Group. The leaders of these two Beast King combat groups are both well-known veteran ninth-level soul mentors. It has always taken a considerable amount of time and energy to control each generation of emperors after they ascended the throne. Xu Tianran's ascension to the throne clearly carries a hint of suspicion of "usurpation of the throne". If you want to subdue them, you will have to spend a greater price.
There is only the Evil King Soul Mentor Group, whose leader Wang Yiheng is actually Kong Deming's student.
In addition, the governors of the major provinces, the ministers of the major central departments, as well as the Imperial Academy of Sciences, the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy and Mingde Hall, all aspects need to be treated with caution.
And finally, the Holy Spirit Cult, hidden in the forest where the largest soul beasts live in the empire, is like a poisonous snake. If you relax for a moment, you will be bitten back!
Kong Deming pressed his temples and recounted all the troubles one after another.
Being an emperor is not easy.
He hopes his great-grandson can understand.
Even though the relationship between father and son was not so good in the past, at least he had his father the emperor to support him and he had time to grow. But later, when he wore the crown, he had to bear the burden of being the most powerful country in the continent.
Xu Tianran listened calmly, glancing at the worried wrinkles on the old minister's face, and inexplicably felt a sense of empathy with him.
In his previous life, Kong Deming always acted like his teacher, which annoyed him greatly.
After all, once you become an emperor, who would like someone nagging you?
Perhaps because he is physically healthy now, his mentality has also changed and he is no longer as impatient.