"I know that elders and the two grand justices have a lot of questions these days. If you have any questions, you could ask them now …" Zhang Tie said after taking a seat on the throne with a firm look after taking a look at all the others.
Zhang Tie's behavior made those elders and grand justices even more cautious.
"Ahem … Ahem … I wonder if His Majesty the Grand Emperor has anything to say …" The elders looked at each other, and Elder Xia was the first to speak.
As Zhang Tie became the new Dragon Emperor, the former Dragon Emperor became the Grand Dragon Emperor of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace. According to the custom in Motian Realm, the former Dragon Emperor was called Grand Dragon Emperor.
Since the former Dragon Emperor suddenly appeared a few days ago, solved the crisis facing Dragon Emperor City and left, none of them in the assembly hall could sleep well these days as they kept hearing the words of the former Dragon Emperor. Over the past few days, all the elders and grand justices had been restless. Even though they had already predicted that there might be problems in Dragon Emperor City, they had not imagined that the problem could be so severe. A great number of powerhouses of demons and immortal palaces were hiding in Dragon Emperor City, which could easily crush those elders and grand justices of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace. If not the sudden appearance of His Majesty, the outcome would be unpredictable.
Actually, they were thinking about how the former Dragon Emperor would punish them.
"To be honest, the old man is very disappointed with you. So am I!" Zhang Tie shook his head as he continued, "Previously, the old man wanted me to join Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace to observe the current situation of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace stealthily. However, after joining Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace for so many days, I found that Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace has lost its drive to make progress; additionally, it has many internal problems. Although you want to maintain Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace, to be honest, Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace is almost in a state of disunity. All the elders and grand justices are doing their own things. That's really disappointing. I think that the old man handed this mess to me. Meanwhile, the old man has given me the right to dispose of you …"
After saying that, Zhang Tie revealed a faint meaningful smile as he watched them, saying, "You know the temper of the old man. Think about it, if you made such a big mistake in managing Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace when the old man was here, how would he deal with you? To be honest, before I came back, I thought that some of you would escape these days. I've not imagined that all of you are still here. This is indeed out of my imagination …"
All the elders and grand justices changed their faces at once. They indeed knew the temperament of the former Dragon Emperor. If the former Dragon Emperor really wanted to punish them, the fact that they lost all the places of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace besides Dragon Emperor Big Domain and damaged the reputation of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace was already a major crime. If the former Dragon Emperor really wanted to punish them, he would only give them two choices — — die or take back the immortal palaces and cities that they had lost.
Not to mention the mess in Dragon Emperor City which was waiting for the Grand Dragon Emperor to clean up for them. When they recalled the performance of the Grand Dragon Emperor who didn't even bother to look at them that night, they couldn't stand quivering inside. When the Grand Dragon Emperor was absent, they were indeed the top ones in Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace; however, when the Grand Dragon Emperor came back, they were just commoners who could be easily killed by the Grand Dragon Emperor. They didn't dare to resist at all.
After watching the looks of those elders and grand justices, Zhang Tie slowed down his tone, saying, "I don't need to tell you how stubborn the old man was. You might know how he planned to deal with you. After talking with the old man these days, I told him that if he wanted me to take over Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace, I have a condition — — from then on, he should be in charge of the affairs of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace. Even though he's the grand emperor of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace, he couldn't interfere with it casually. He agreed. Therefore, he handed the right to deal with you to me!"
The 7 elders listened to Zhang Tie's words as they dared not even breathe heavily.
"I have a feature, namely, I'm clear about rewards and punishments. Those who make meritorious deeds will be rewarded; those who make mistakes will be punished. As Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace is facing various problems; especially the crisis facing Dragon Emperor City, you elders and grand justices are directly responsible for it. Therefore, from now on, you couldn't serve as presidents and grand justices anymore. As for the presidents and grand justices of Earth-Treasures Department, Supervision Department, Immortal Generals Department, Heavenly Craftsmen Department and Military Department, I've got someone else to serve as presidents and grand justices of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace …"
After hearing that Zhang Tie was going to remove their positions in Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace without any room for negotiation, the 7 people looked pretty bad at once.
Previously, Elder Shi who presided over Immortal Generals Department wanted to say something; however, the moment he caught sight of Zhang Tie's eyes, he had given up the thought in a split second.
Zhang Tie just watched them calmly. However, his calm eyes contained a bit iron-like firmness and coldness. Zhang Tie didn't flinch even though he was a water immortal general while they were fire immortal generals. Instead, his eye light was full of invisible oppressive force. Elder Shi clearly felt that if he and Zhang Tie fought each other here, it would be him who would die for sure; instead of Zhang Tie.
When he recalled that Dragon Emperor's terrifying strike could melt a mountain peak and almost melt half of the body of a fire immortal general of Star Emperor Immortal Palace from 50 miles away, Elder Shi's twisted feeling disappeared in a split second.
"We … follow the arrangement of Your Majesty …" After being silent for a short while, the 7 people lowered their heads towards Zhang Tie once again.
Zhang Tie's eye light turned mild once again. He was not that aggressive anymore.
"As I've mentioned your mistakes, let's talk about your meritorious deeds. During the past 900 years when the old man didn't pay attention to Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace, you could still sustain Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace until now. Although the old man's reputation played a role, you've also made meritorious deeds. Although you're a bit selfish, you're still loyal to Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace. Therefore, after you retire from your positions, I will assign you another task!"
After hearing Zhang Tie's words, the 7 elders and grand justices who had been pressed down by him had a bit of hope in a split second. In a split second, the 7 pairs of eyes fixated onto Zhang Tie once again.
Zhang Tie straightforwardly put out his arrangement, "The five elders' identities will remain unchanged. You're still elders of the immortal palace. The two grand justices will also promote to elders of the immortal palace. I prepare to found a new agency called Qianji Agency above the five major departments of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace. Qianji Agency will rule the five major departments and assist me to deal with all the affairs of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace …"
After hearing Zhang Tie's words, the 7 people became dumbfounded. Superficially, they lost their original powers; however, given Zhang Tie's words, after joining Qianji Agency, they would have greater rights than any of the five major departments of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace. Previously, they were in charge of one department and had their own territory; now, they had the right to ask about all the affairs of the five major departments of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace and the immortal palace. The only difference was that this right belonged to the 7 people. Additionally, they had to be responsible for Zhang Tie.
'Is it a promotion or a demotion? Is it a reward or a punishment?' The 7 people had a lot of feelings at a stroke.
Zhang Tie continued, "As for the presidents of the five major departments, I will promote them from the deputy presidents of the five major departments. As they've been in the five major departments for a long time, they're familiar with you. I think they could cooperate with each other. Additionally, they wouldn't influence the daily operation of the immortal palace. The grand justices of the immortal palace could be recruited from the outside. Additionally, two supreme-level immortal generals who have not established immortal palaces or joined other immortal palaces could join them …"
"Ahh, supreme-level immortal generals?" Ying Jiutian, one of the "original" grand justices of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace, finally couldn't help but exclaim, "Will they …"
"As long as they want to join Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace, I will welcome them. Even supreme-level immortal generals are not a big deal …"
The other elders became silent. As fire immortal generals, they were reluctant to recruit supreme-level immortal generals out of instinct. However, apparently, their opinions couldn't influence Zhang Tie at all. After hearing that Zhang Tie was going to recruit supreme-level immortal generals as the grand justices of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace, they instantly felt a sense of crisis despite being a bit thrilled just now.
If some supreme-level immortal generals really joined them, the new supreme-level immortal generals definitely couldn't replace their positions in the immortal palace in a short period. However, as time went by, as long as the new supreme-level immortal generals won Zhang Tie's trust and made great meritorious deeds, how could the value of the fire immortal generals and elders be manifested in Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace and on Zhang Tie's side? How could a supreme-level immortal general who had just joined the immortal palace care about them? By then, Zhang Tie could arrange another position above that of an elder.
"Will Grand Dragon Emperor stay in Dragon Emperor City from then on?" Elder Shi finally asked another question after being silent for quite a while.
"In the future, unless Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace is at the critical moment or I'm in a crisis, the old man will not show up anymore!" Zhang Tie looked a bit solemn. Zhang Tie looked a bit solemn as he transmitted the following words to the other elders using battle qi in a pretty solemn manner, "You've seen it that night. The old man has grasped a powerful secret method and is almost unrivaled. However, over these years, the old man has been cultivating this secret method, causing some problems. He has not fully mastered the secret method. The old man needs to take a rest. Therefore, he's entering secluded cultivation in a secret place. If Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace was not facing a life-or-death situation, the old man would not come here. What I've told you are the top secrets of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace. After leaving here today, nobody is allowed to talk about it anymore …"
When they recalled the great power of Dragon Emperor's casual finger movement and his hoarse cough that night, they completely believed in Zhang Tie's words and were shocked by Zhang Tie …
By then, even if Zhang Tie told them that he disguised as Dragon Emperor that night, they might still think that Zhang Tie was joking with them.
It was Dragon Emperor who showed up that night.
Zhang Tie was the disciple of Dragon Emperor.
Zhang Tie was destined to inherit the throne of Dragon Emperor.
The only problem was that his position and future in Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace depended on his performance in the future …
…
One hour later, when the seven people left Dragon Emperor Pavilion, they first announced to the entire Dragon Emperor Big Domain and all the other branches of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace that they officially admitted Zhang Tie's identity as Dragon Emperor on behalf of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace …
After coming to Motian Realm for less than one year, Zhang Tie's name had been prefixed with "Your Majesty" …
(To be continued.)
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