"No, no! Everything Xiao Hongchen and the Hongchen Family have done has been for the Sun Moon Empire. We have absolutely no selfish motives, and certainly no designs on the imperial throne!"
Xiao Hongchen hurriedly declined.
"Only under your leadership can the Sun Moon Empire go further!"
"The old emperor is too weak, while the princes have either colluded with the Holy Spirit Cult or are plotting to murder the empire's greatest benefactor. Only you are qualified to lead us!"
"Who doesn't know that the Hongchen Family is utterly loyal to the Sun Moon Empire? The Hongchen Family has diligently assisted the Sun Moon Empire for ten thousand years. If the Xu Family cannot lead the Sun Moon Empire farther, then the capable should take their place. Your Hongchen Family is the obvious choice!"
Put plainly, the Sun Moon Royal Family possessed three inherited martial souls: the sun, the moon, and the Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon.
This had clearly been formed through constant intermarriage. The Xu Family had not been the royal family from the beginning of the Sun Moon Empire's founding. It had gradually seized power from within after the previous royal family weakened.
In the end, through intermarriage, they had completed a peaceful coup without shedding blood. That was also why the Xu Family had both Xu He's black bloodline and Xu Tianran's white bloodline.
Since there was already a precedent, and with the Hongchen Family currently at the height of its power, wouldn't replacing the royal family be as easy as drinking water for the ministers?
As long as they declared their stance early, Xiao Hongchen probably would not make too drastic a change to the positions within the court. If their own interests remained untouched, did it matter who the emperor was?
"That's right. Moreover,