Even the guards behind Yuan Venerate Qing were looking at Miao Yi strangely. They had an indescribable feeling.
The two of them seemed to be in a standoff, as though they were waiting for something. In the end, it was Miao Yi who lowered his stance first, cupping his fists and said, "Your Highness, you must have had a hard journey."
Yuan Venerate Qing cupped his hands and said, "Greetings, Your Highness! Your Highness is too serious. Your Highness has worked hard and contributed more. "
Why did his words carry a hint of mockery? Miao Yi's lips curled into a playful smile.
Meanwhile, Yang Zhaoqing and the others were glaring at Yuan Venerate Qing coldly. Mocking the lord in front of so many people was a form of humiliation.
On the other hand, Xu Tangran, who was standing to the side, had an indignant look on his face. He was determined to hug Miao Yi's thigh, and he didn't hesitate to make his stance so obvious. The reason Miao Yi dared to be so obvious was because he had the strength to go against the Heavenly Court. Now that Miao Yi had the strength to wrestle with Lord Qing, Xu Tangran naturally didn't need to be afraid of Yuan Venerate Qing.
"Please!" Miao Yi didn't seem to mind at all. He turned around and gave way, extending his hand in invitation.
"It is already this supervisor's honor that His Highness allowed me in without a body search. How could I dare to enter the Prince's Mansion without a body search?" Yuan Venerate Qing made it clear that he was not going to give Miao Yi any face. He took out a jade archive and said, "I am here to pass on His Majesty's reply to the memorial to Your Highness. I still have to rush to the Netherworld Governor's Office to complete the handover, so I won't stay and disturb Your Highness. Please inform the Netherworld Governor's Office about this."
Yang Zhaoqing stepped forward and took the jade archive from Miao Yi. After confirming that there were no issues with it, he nodded at Miao Yi.
"Since that's the case, I'll do as you say. Please go ahead, Your Highness." Miao Yi gestured for them to go ahead. His gaze then fell on the man beside Yuan Venerate Qing. He had already noticed that this man was looking at him with an unfriendly gaze. "Are you the newly appointed Deputy Governor of the Netherworld, Wang Dingchao, Brother Wang?"
"It is Wang Dingchao!" Wang Dingchao cupped his hands and said, "Greetings, Your Highness!"
Miao Yi nodded, "It has been many years since we last met in Purgatory. Brother Wang, you are still as outstanding as ever. Congratulations!"
Wang Dingchao replied coldly, "I can't compare to Wangye's elegance in the past!"
"How dare you!" Xu Tangran roared.
Miao Yi raised his hand slightly to stop them. He smiled nonchalantly and said, "Since we are close neighbors, why don't Your Highness and Brother Wang visit more often when you are free?"
"Goodbye!" Yuan Venerate Qing cupped his hands and led his men away.
Xu Tangran moved closer to Miao Yi. "Your Highness, Yuan Venerate Qing doesn't know his place. Why don't you teach him a lesson?"
"There's no need to bother with them." Miao Yi received the jade archive from Yang Zhaoqing and instructed, "Inform Long Xin that if the other party speaks rudely, just bear with it. After the handover of the Governor's Manor, withdraw your forces as soon as possible. Don't cause any conflict."
"Yes!" Yang Zhaoqing complied.
On the other hand, Xu Tangran stared at the jade archive in Miao Yi's hand. The gazes of many people around them also fell upon this jade archive. They could roughly guess that the contents inside would determine the future of many people.
Miao Yi also checked the jade archive, then his gaze fell on Xu Tangran and said, "You, come here for a moment!"
"Yes!" Xu Tangran immediately followed Miao Yi into the manor.
The two of them strolled on the spacious plaza outside the main hall. Xu Tangran was all smiles as he followed beside them, nodding and bowing. He carefully observed Miao Yi's expression.
"Linglong contacted the Princess Consort and told her about your situation. She hopes to give you a chance." Miao Yi started the conversation.
Xu Tangran immediately became nervous. Although he didn't think Yun Zhiqiu would interfere in this matter, he couldn't help but give it a try. After all, it was a way out. How could he give up so easily? He asked Xue Linglong to ask Yun Zhiqiu to put in a good word for him. Xu Tangran gulped and pretended to be angry. "This woman is really insensible. How can she participate in such an important matter? I will definitely teach her a lesson when I get back!"
How could Miao Yi not know what he was thinking? He said, "Linglong is not wrong to do this. Since you are willing to work for me, I will naturally give you a chance. However, there is one thing you should also understand. With your current cultivation, you are only suitable to stay in the position of a Lieutenant. If I continue to promote you, others will have objections. What do you think? "
Xu Tangran's eyes dimmed and he was a little sad. In the past, he had always improved along with Miao Yi, but this time, he finally fell behind. However, he smiled and nodded. "Your Highness is right. I will listen to your orders."
Miao Yi said, "However, some of the Princess Consort's words are reasonable. After some consideration, I have come up with a compromise. You can have a place among the eighteen Marquises of the Southern Army!"
Xu Tangran was taken aback, then immediately became wild with joy. Face was nothing to him. He dropped to his knees and kowtowed repeatedly. He choked with sobs, "Your Highness, I will never be able to repay your kindness even if I die a thousand times!"
Miao Yi couldn't stand his habit of kneeling and crying at the slightest provocation. He narrowed his eyes and coldly said, "Can't you speak properly? If you continue like this, then I will forget about this matter. "
Xu Tangran hurriedly crawled up and wiped his tears. "Your Highness, I didn't mean anything else. I was just too excited, so excited for a moment!"
It would be strange if he wasn't excited. Miao Yi climbing up to the position of Marshal was a special case. It was basically impossible for others to sit on the Marquis's position without a cultivation base at the Vision Manifestation Realm. Once this news spread, he, Xu Tangran, would be in limitless glory. He would be a Marquis in the Imperial Court. Who knew how many people would die of envy.
Miao Yi said, "This Prince has not finished speaking. Don't be too happy too early. With your current situation, it will be difficult to convince the masses if you sit on the Marquis's position. You will lack prestige. Therefore, I can give you the Marquis's position, but I will not give you the real power of a Marquis. The real power will be handed over to others. You will continue to assist the Princess Consort in taking care of the matters outside. That's the situation. If you're willing, then it's settled. If you're not willing, then forget it and pretend that I never said anything. "
Actually, this was decided from the beginning. It wasn't because of Yun Zhiqiu's persuasion. Yun Zhiqiu only conveyed Xue Linglong's intentions. Yun Zhiqiu didn't intend to get involved in this matter. It wasn't that he didn't care for Xu Tangran, but he knew that with Xu Tangran's abilities, there were some positions that weren't suitable for him.
To Miao Yi, Xu Tangran was too obedient. He would do whatever he was told. If there weren't any difficulties, he would do well. If there were difficulties, he would never refuse. He would accept whatever he was told. He would always think of a way to accomplish his intentions. With such a good subordinate, it was necessary to appease him.
Xu Tangran nodded repeatedly. "I am willing, I am willing! I am willing to serve you, Your Highness, even if I have to die a thousand times! "
How could Miao Yi not be willing? He knew his own situation well. If he held the real power of a Marquis, he might end up shooting himself in the foot. With his prestige, he wouldn't be able to manage such a large territory. Hence, he didn't expect to become a Marquis in the beginning. He just wanted to get a good position and raise his rank so that he wouldn't fall behind. Never in his dreams did he expect to become a Marquis. Most importantly, this represented how highly the Marquis regarded him. He was still willing to work by the Marquis's side and interact directly with the Marquis and his wife. He didn't want to be controlled by others, and he didn't want to put a lot of effort into managing his territory. It was tiring to deal with the Celestial Sovereigns, Marshals, and a bunch of superiors. Others might not fall for it. How could it compare to being responsible for the highest commander of the southern army? This had always been his philosophy.
After the matter was settled, Xu Tangran was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth after leaving the Marquis's residence. As soon as he got home, he immediately picked up Xue Linglong and spun around cheering.
Xue Linglong pulled his ear. "Put me down. What made you so happy?"
Putting her down, Xu Tangran put his hands on her shoulders and said excitedly, "Listen, the Marquis promised me to be one of the 72 Marquises of the Celestial Court!"
"Really?" Xue Linglong's eyes lit up.
"How could it be fake!" Xu Tangran laughed loudly.
"That's great. Are you satisfied now?" Xue Linglong hugged him and kissed him hard. Naturally, she was also happy. After hearing and witnessing, her interests and hobbies had long been led astray by Xu Tangran.
For someone of her background, becoming the wife of a Marquis in the imperial court was enough to make her excited. When she was still in the Heavenly Fragrance House, she didn't think she would have this day.
"This is a joyous occasion. We should celebrate it!" Xu Tangran bent over and took her into his arms. He directly carried her into the bedroom to celebrate …
The southern army's various appointments were quickly arranged.
Hao Defang's former Left Military Governor, Yan Xiao, was appointed Marshal of the Earthen Branch, while Pang Guan's former confidant, Su Qingquan, was appointed Marshal of the Fifth Branch. Even the two of them didn't expect Niu Youde to put them in such an important position. The reason Miao Yi used them was to quickly appease the southern army's morale. This large-scale reorganization would definitely draw the ire of many of the southern army's old members. Now that he had used these two, who could still say that he was purposely suppressing the older members? For the sake of their own interests, the two of them had to do their best to suppress those dissatisfied voices.
Heng Wudao was appointed Marshal of the Fourth Branch. This could be considered an explanation to his former subordinates of the Netherworld and Linghu Douzhong.
The Nine Paths Star Lord Miao Yi's former subordinates, Huang Li, Nangong Ruyu, Mai Zi, and the others, took up six seats. The remaining three seats were given to the original three branches of the southern army.
Of the eighteen seats, twelve belonged to the former Netherworld Governor's Office. Xu Tangran was one of them, while the remaining six were also given to the original three branches of the southern army.
As for the positions of nearly four thousand Lieutenants, they were basically monopolized by Miao Yi's former subordinates from the Netherworld Presidential Office. This was Miao Yi's reward for his former subordinates, and it was also the key position to control the largest number of troops under the Southern Army. Miao Yi directly allocated more than ten million Netherworld troops to these people, and cooperated with them to control the military. It could be said that for a relatively long period of time, no matter how the upper echelons made adjustments, the people who would be promoted to Lieutenant Commander would mostly have to come from these ten million people. This was the key to stabilizing Miao Yi's position in this period of time.
Everyone below the Grand Commander had basically been thrown into disarray. Miao Yi wouldn't allow the people of their original factions to stick together. The Xiahou Clan's exposed spies were mercilessly kicked out of the picture by Miao Yi. The Xiahou Clan didn't say anything about it. They knew this day would come when they were exposed.
As for Bluemoon and Long Xin, Miao Yi talked to them face to face. The two of them gave up on competing for those positions and took up the positions of Miao Yi's personal army's Left and Right Governors.
As for Miao Yi's personal army, it was made up of the remaining thirty million troops of the original Netherworld army. Compared to the other Heavenly Kings, this personal army was a little small, but Miao Yi had no choice. These were the only people he could trust. With Hao Defang as an example, Bluemoon and Long Xin accepted the order and secretly investigated these thirty million troops. Anyone suspicious would be kicked out of the personal army. At the same time, they were responsible for secretly recruiting reliable personnel to join the personal army. With the southern army's territory, financial resources weren't a problem for Miao Yi.
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