The two groups who had come calling—whether it was the group led by Great Zhou's former Grand Priest Bai Xiang and former Prime Minister Wen Gang, or the former High Priest of Phoenix God Palace who claimed she had come bearing brambles to beg forgiveness, who was in fact the old madam of Phoenix God Palace and Caiyi's grandmother.
Ye Zhen was not only perfectly clear about the intentions of both groups; he had anticipated them long ago.
Without even meeting Bai Xiang and Wen Gang, Ye Zhen could guess why they had come.
The Emperor and Empress of Great Zhou had suddenly died together, while Great Zhou itself was in an unusual position. The rebellion of the various kings had only recently been quelled. Within a mere two years, after dealing the Devil Race's upper echelons a devastating blow, all lost territory had been recovered.
Previously, with Ji Bang keeping things under control, Great Zhou's nobles had still been dividing up the benefits in an orderly fashion and rebuilding order in the recovered lands.
But now that the Emperor and Empress had died so suddenly, no matter which new emperor was abruptly elevated to the throne, he likely could not intimidate the countless nobles, great and small, throughout the nation as Ji Bang had—let alone the countless proud soldiers and fierce generals forged by this war.
It could be said that under the current circumstances, no matter who ascended the throne, Great Zhou would inevitably suffer internal turmoil.
But if Ye Zhen stepped forward, it would be different.
Ye Zhen's identity and military achievements as Grand Marshal of the Eastern Expeditionary Army could make Great Zhou's countless proud soldiers and fierce generals gentler than sheep, and make those nobles harboring ulterior motives fall utterly silent.
As for Ye Zhen's