After Zhang Xing had vented his temper and settled on Wei Xuanding as sovereign, everyone above and below instantly understood: no matter how much they debated, and regardless of whether Chief Zhang would take the position five years later, the sovereign stood beneath the Chief-indeed, was essentially appointed by him.
The nation had been founded, the Great Ming Dynasty had emerged, but the whole of Great Ming had been constructed through the Exorcising the Dragon Gang, and the two would continue to exist side by side.
This had never happened before... Frankly, many people were not optimistic, and the opposition could hardly have been more obvious... Chen Bin and the others probably felt that Zhang Xing could have accomplished everything in one step, hence their reluctance; Dan Tonghai, White Diamond, and the others plainly opposed any measure that affected the Gang's original rules and institutions.
As for those who had stood up early to voice their approval while privately considering it nonsense, there were naturally some of those too-and not a few.
But by this point, scarcely anyone under heaven remained unaware of Chief Zhang's temperament. If you spoke to this Chief about hidden dangers, the fellow would certainly trot out that theory of his about killing without worrying about burying the bodies.
So, at most, they could watch with cold eyes.
Besides, affairs like these had never lacked eager eyes either.
Over the following days, the news spread at tremendous speed: the Exorcising the Dragon Gang had founded a nation named Great Ming, honored the Three Luminaries, and, astonishingly, installed former Chief Wei Xuanding as sovereign at Chief Zhang Xing's designation. Together with the messengers dispatched in every direction, this instantly drew the attention of the entire realm... Outside the Gang's territory, the Eastern Capital was naturally the first