Many of the officials present were a little surprised and could not help but focus their gazes on him. They did not know why Qu Lingjun would jump out to ask for credit for Niu Youde, but they knew there must be a reason. Seeing that the leaders present did not give any hints, they maintained their silence and waited to see what would happen.
Observing the crowd's reaction, Qing Zhu laughed coldly in his heart and asked the same question again, "Does anyone have any objections?"
Xia Hou Ling turned to look at the crowd's reaction and found it funny. He knew that no one was willing to ask for Niu Youde's reward, but he couldn't object.
Perhaps it was because Lord Qu Lingjun's voice was too lonely, so someone else stood up and cupped his hands, "Your Majesty, it is only right to reward him. I agree."
"It seems that no one has any objections." Qing Zhu chuckled and asked, "What do you think we should reward him with?"
Lord Qu Lingjun spoke up again, "According to the testimony of many witnesses, the Dark Dark Army killed hundreds of thousands of bandits. The Dark Dark Army also lost nearly forty thousand elites. It was a bloody battle. In my opinion, it is not too much to promote him by one rank."
Testimony? What testimony? Master Qing clearly knew that this was absurd, but he also knew that if these people were of one mind, it wouldn't be difficult to find a witness. What's more, he had his own thoughts as well, so he didn't bring up the matter of a witness. Instead, he calmly said, "His cultivation base is still at the Rainbow Lotus realm, right? Now that he's a Lieutenant, he'll be promoted to a Marquis if he's promoted by another rank. Are you saying that there will be another Marquis in the Imperial Court, or is there someone who's willing to abdicate their position?"
Many of the people in the hall were visibly moved, especially the Marquises. They couldn't stay calm anymore.
Lord Qu Lingjun hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, that is not what I meant. Niu Youde's qualifications are still a bit lacking for a Marquis. Niu Youde is under the jurisdiction of Heaven Valley Palace, and Heaven Valley Palace is in charge of Sky Street. Why don't we promote him under Heaven Valley Palace's jurisdiction? That would be reasonable." These people always had a reason for what they wanted to do.
As he said this, the Marquises' gazes finally relaxed.
Qing Zhu said, "One more rank and he will be the Governor of Sky Street? That's good too. There are nine governors in Sky Avenue, and with one more, there will be ten. If no one has any objections, then let's redistribute the ten governors in Sky Avenue. "
Guang Jun An quickly walked out, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Niu Youde's experience is shallow, I'm afraid it will be hard to convince the people to let him be the Governor of Heavenly Street. In my humble opinion, why don't we let him have an empty title for the time being. As for the actual position, why don't we leave it empty first, and give him some time to observe and learn. When he is really up to the task, it won't be too late to redistribute it!"
As the eldest son of the Guang Heavenly King, he jumped out personally because he could see that Qing Zhu had the intention to take advantage of the situation. The Guang Family was already unwilling to let Niu Youde take the position of the Governor of Sky Avenue. How could they really let Niu Youde hold the real power of Sky Avenue? That place was a huge source of wealth.
Qing Zhu: "Is it appropriate to just give him an empty title? You've been promoted, but you don't have anything to do. If word gets out, wouldn't people misunderstand that you've been promoted on the surface but demoted on the inside? Wouldn't you be rewarded this way? "
Guang Jun 'an: "We can let him have the position of Sky Avenue's Patrol Inspector, and let him continue to hold the Netherworld Presidential Manor. It's a win-win situation."
Qing Zhu sneered in his heart again, and looked at the crowd again, as if asking for their opinion.
"I second the motion!"
"I second the motion!"
In an instant, a large group of people came out to express their agreement. They were all from the Guang Family's faction. Guang Jun 'an had personally spoken, and the Guang Family's stance was clear. The people from the Guang Family's faction naturally had to support them.
However, the people from the other factions remained silent, unmoved. They didn't agree, but they didn't object either. They were already giving the Ying Family enough face.
Qing Zhu's gaze fell on Xia Hou Ling, a hint of playfulness in his eyes.
Xia Hou Ling lowered his gaze, as if this matter didn't concern him.
"Since no one objects, then let the Heavenly Valley Palace handle this matter themselves." Qing Zhu waved his hand. He couldn't be bothered to continue beating around the bush with these people. This matter was over. If it wasn't for the fact that he wanted to see how Miao Yi would deal with the Ying Family, he wouldn't have agreed to this matter. He might even have to teach Miao Yi a lesson.
This was how the imperial court worked. Everyone said they were in the right, and everyone said they were in the right. If both parents said they were in the right, then even if they weren't in the right, they would still be in the right.
Since the imperial court had passed, Xiahou Chengyu naturally wouldn't obstruct the Heavenly Valley Palace's side. The reward decree was quickly sent out.
"Lieutenant Niu … No, I should call you Governor Niu now. Congratulations."
In the Netherworld Presidential Manor, Wen Ze, who had delivered the decree, cupped his fists and congratulated Miao Yi. At the same time, he shook his head and clicked his tongue.
Miao Yi hurriedly replied politely, "My brothers risked their lives to suppress the bandits in the Black Dragon Swamp. I was just lucky enough to benefit from it."
Wen Ze chuckled, thinking, 'Everyone knows about the matter between you and the Ying Family. But there's no need for me to reveal it. Most importantly, even if I did, Miao Yi might not admit it. There's no need to look for trouble.'
After that, Wen Ze repeatedly asked Wen Ze to stay for a few days, but Wen Ze refused. He maintained his relationship with Miao Yi, but he wasn't willing to deepen it. After all, it wasn't like when everyone was in the Imperial Guard Army anymore. It wasn't convenient for the Imperial Guard Army to have too much contact with foreign officials, especially those who were stationed in the sky palaces for a long time.
Miao Yi personally sent Wen Ze and the others to the outside of the manor, then waved his hand as he watched them fly away.
Only when he could no longer see them did he turn around. Unexpectedly, a group of people quickly formed up behind him, with Xu Tangran in the lead. They all cupped their fists and said, "Greetings, Governor!"
Their voices reverberated in all directions, filled with joy.
Now, Miao Yi alone held three positions: Netherworld Governor, Heaven's Avenue Patrol Inspector, and Heaven's Avenue Governor. Even though the Governor was just a title, it was still the highest rank. Naturally, his subordinates would address him as the highest rank.
The birds in the surroundings were frightened away by the loud voices.
In the courtyard of the Governor's Manor, a group of women who were accompanying Yun Zhiqiu turned their heads towards the entrance of the manor. They were all waiting for the good news, but when they suddenly heard such a loud voice, everyone looked at each other, a little confused.
"Did I hear wrongly?" Xue Linglong, who was wearing a soft hat on her head, was shocked. She asked in a daze, "What are they shouting? Are they calling him Governor? Are they calling him Lord? "
Not to mention her, even Xu Tangran didn't know about Miao Yi's plan. How could she, Xue Linglong, know? Before she came here, she only heard from Xu Tangran that the Governor's request for everyone's merits had come down, and that the person to deliver the rewards would be arriving soon. He asked her to go over to Madam's side and say some happy words.
Lin Pingping was also stunned. Yang Zhaoqing knew about this because he was the one responsible for arranging and executing the secret transaction. However, Yang Zhaoqing was very tight-lipped when it came to official matters, and usually never discussed official matters with his wife.
"Governor?" Fei Hong was also a little surprised.
Murong Xinghua, on the other hand, was having a hard time regaining her composure. There were only two places in the Celestial Avenue that had the title of Governor. One was the Imperial Guard, and the other was the Celestial Avenue. There shouldn't be any other places besides these two. The Governor of the Imperial Guard controlled millions of soldiers, and his position was close to the pinnacle of military generals. Although the Governor of the Celestial Avenue wasn't as powerful as the Imperial Guard, he controlled thousands of Celestial Avenues, and held the livelihood of countless people in his hands.
Not far away, Xing, who was standing in the shade of a nearby tree, frowned when she heard this. She muttered, "Governor?"
Rather than saying she was Miao Yi's servant, it would be better to say that she was Yun Zhiqiu's. She would be at Yun Zhiqiu's beck and call.
Qian'Er and Xue'Er were secretly delighted. Fei Hong slowly turned to Yun Zhiqiu and asked, "Madam, are they calling you Lord?"
Yun Zhiqiu smiled reservedly and shook her head. "I'm not sure. You'll know soon enough." She was actually aware of the situation. However, she had always been a calm and collected person in certain aspects. She naturally had her own way of dealing with people.
The group of women began to grow excited.
Outside the gates of the Governor's Manor, Miao Yi raised his hands and smiled. "No need for formalities."
As he stood up, Xu Tangran was all smiles. When he heard the decree in the hall earlier, he thought he had misheard it. He didn't expect Miao Yi to come out so quietly. As everyone took turns to look at the decree, he also saw that he had been promoted to a five-segment Purple Armor General.
Bluemoon smiled as she pointed at the red armor in Yan Xiu's hands and said, "Governor, why don't you change into this new armor and see if it fits you?"
"Yes!" Xu Tangran immediately clapped his hands in agreement.
"Yes!" The group of people cheered along. Long Xin was also chuckling happily at the side. Everyone was happy to have such a joyous occasion. Moreover, they were all happy because they had all been promoted.
Under everyone's enthusiastic requests, Miao Yi shook his head and took the armor from Yan Xiu's hands. He shook it open, unlocked the lock, and slowly put it on.
Xu Tangran immediately came over and took the initiative to help. Everyone was used to this bootlicker.
Soon, a red Heavenly Court General's standard armor was put on Miao Yi's body. Although it was only one segment, to a group of people in the Heavenly Court, the visual feeling was very different.
"How is it?" Miao Yi opened his arms and spun in a circle. He asked, sharing the joy with everyone.
After hiding his strength and biding his time in the Netherworld all these years, with Xiahou Chengyu's help, he had already been promoted to a five-segment Purple Armor General, one rank higher than Xu Tangran. This time, Miao Yi didn't hold back. Taking advantage of the fact that there was no resistance in the Imperial Court, he asked Xiahou Chengyu to help him become a General in one fell swoop. The benefits he had given Xiahou Chengyu all these years weren't for nothing.
"Good!"
"Beautiful!"
Everyone clapped and cheered. Xu Tangran shouted again, "This armor looks even better on the Governor than the six-segment General's armor!"
Miao Yi waited for everyone to calm down before saying, "Regarding the reward, everyone hurry up and give an explanation to our brothers. Let everyone be happy."
"Yes!" Everyone acknowledged the order. When they dispersed, their faces were still filled with joy. This time, the collective promotion was a little fierce. Most of the people in the Netherworld Army had almost directly become a Golden Armor General. Many people didn't know how Miao Yi did it. Did no one in the Imperial Court object?
Only Duke Yuan, who had dispersed with the crowd, understood. Not only did no one in the Imperial Court object, there were even a bunch of people who jumped out to support him. Lord Niu was taking advantage of the situation without holding back at all! But then again, this kind of opportunity was hard to come by. If he missed it, he would be letting himself down.
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