"You don't know a damn thing!"
Chen Jue's brows knitted tightly, a trace of displeasure in his voice.
You brat, saying this in private would've been fine. But blurting it out in front of all these people-don't I have any dignity to preserve?
But Chen Jue did not lash out. Instead, he asked another question.
"I'm asking you who you think can take that seat!"
At those words, the chancellor immediately caught his meaning, a sly glint flashing in his eyes.
Got it!
I'll give you a step up. All you have to do is climb!
If that doesn't work, I'll carry you up myself!
"Does that even need asking? You're the only one fit for that position!"
The chancellor chuckled.
Though his words smacked of flattery, he had given them careful thought.
After all, a nation could not go a single day without a ruler. If the Heaven Dou Empire seized this opportunity to send troops, the people of the Star Luo Empire would suffer the ravages of war again.
As the nation's chancellor, that was something he did not want to see.
Besides, with someone as powerful and well-connected as Chen Jue as emperor, unifying the continent might not be out of the question.
At the very least, the people of his own nation would no longer suffer from war.
What was more, someone who valued his relationships so deeply would certainly not let the people suffer after ascending the Imperial Throne.
So he had to trick him into becoming emperor.
"I'm not particularly fond of being emperor!"
Chen Jue objected.
After all, he had no desire to spend every day in the Imperial Palace. He preferred drifting freely like an idle cloud or a wild crane, roaming mountains and rivers with his women.
But a nation could