In the palace of the Asura Clan, many nobles were surprised by the behavior of the Empress. Normally, if this topic was brought up, Her Majesty would take the opportunity to divert the topic or simply leave in a huff.
But today, she actually brought it up herself. No one knew if the Lord King had reached some kind of agreement with the Empress. Many nobles turned their eyes to the seats of the Empress and the Lord King on the right. After looking at them for a while, they all chose to keep quiet and watch the situation.
Instead, Luo Yao, who was standing on the right side of the palace, walked up and said, "Your Majesty, since you have the intention to get married, it is naturally the fortune of our Asura Clan. I think Doctor Hao Ren is quite powerful, and has been working in an important position in the imperial court for many years. He is also familiar with the operation of the imperial court, and his family background is top-notch. He can be said to be the best choice. Your Majesty, please consider him."
Once he said this, everyone present turned their eyes to Luo Yao. They saw him looking calm and composed. He must have something in mind.
Speaking of which, Luo Yao could be counted as the leader of Yun Lin's faction, and he even had a ninth-grade spirit beast in his family. Therefore, he was not afraid of the Lord King's power.
In the absence of the other two Body Integration stage cultivators, he was the only one who had the qualifications to jump out and wrestle with Xun Wang.
As for Hao Ren, he had Yun Lin's support and Luo Yao's strong support. At this moment, he naturally had to stand out and fight for the biggest benefit for himself. However, it was inconvenient for him to do this himself, which would make him look too ugly. Therefore, he gave a signal with his eyes, and those Yun Lin's people behind him all jumped out and cheered for him.
Luo Ziyan, who was sitting on the highest seat, saw all this. Instead, she turned around and asked, "Commander Luo Yao is the chief commander of the Imperial Army. He has been loyal for generations, so naturally, he has his own opinions. Uncle Lord King, what do you think about this?"
Obviously, the focus of today's court meeting was the conflict between the Lord King's faction and the other two factions. Therefore, Luo Ziyan decided to just point them out and see what they would do first.
As expected, the clone of Lord King, who was sitting aside, let out a slight cough and drew everyone's attention back, then said blandly, "Commander Luo Yao, you are right. However, His Majesty doesn't only look at the capability of choosing a husband. His own power is also very important. I believe that there should be quite a few young geniuses in the court who have cultivations on par with Doctor Hao. These are all nobles of the dynasty, so they should have the opportunity to participate. "
Hearing this, Hao Ren was slightly taken aback, not knowing why Xun Wang would say such a thing. Cultivators who had reached the Spirit Severing Stage were at least 2000 years old. Many of them had already married several concubines. But the lord's words did make many nobles' eyes light up. Although this was obviously a battle between Hao Ren and Duan Xiaolou, it now seemed that others had a chance to intervene.
Luo Ziyan nodded thoughtfully and said, "Virtuous King is right. How about this? All cultivators under the age of two thousand five hundred who are single and above Spirit Severing Stage can come forward and let me see them."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the crowd started whispering to each other. There were indeed quite a number of young geniuses from the Asura Clan who fit the criteria. Apart from Hao Ren and Duan Xiaolou, there were also Cai Chaoqiong from the Tiger Legion, Dong Kou from the Black Flag Legion, and Lou Zhenqiang from the Phoenix Legion.
Unexpectedly, six or seven people walked out from the military officials on the right. These were all from Yun Lin and Prince Wei's faction.
As for the civil officials, apart from Hao Ren and Duan Xiaolou, only two other people walked out. As a result, there were a total of 11 people in front of them. Everyone thought that if there were no accidents, the Empress would definitely choose her husband from these people.
However, it was obvious that Xun Wang's faction was at an absolute disadvantage. Seeing Xun Wang's confident expression, Luo Ziyan did not know how he would resolve this predicament.
After a while, he laughed loudly and said, "I didn't expect my Asura Dynasty to be filled with so many young geniuses. There is no need to worry about the dynasty being unstable."
The ministers below naturally did not want to dampen Xun Wang's mood at this time. Most of them sang his praises.
After a short while, Xun Wang said, "Her Majesty naturally needs to look at potential when choosing a husband. It would be best if there is a chance for him to advance to the Body Integration Stage. I see that there are so many young geniuses below who have left their names on the ninth floor of the Heavenly Path. Only then are they qualified to enter the next round of deletion."
It seemed that Xun Wang had already thought about it. There were many capable people under Yun Lin and Prince Wei, but there were very few who could leave their names on the ninth floor of the Heavenly Path. However, Duan Xiaolou had actually gone to the ninth floor more than ten years ago and tied with Shui Cangyue's record.
The 11 people below looked at each other. Many of them had disappointment in their eyes. They did not expect that the older the ginger, the spicier it was. Before they even made a move, half of them had already been eliminated.
A few of them knew that they were not important enough. After shaking their heads, they walked back to their original positions dejectedly.
Next, only Hao Ren and Duan Xiaolou were left as civil officials. Cai Chaoqiong, Dong Kou, and Lou Zhenqiang were left as military officials. Now it seemed that it was four against one, but the three generals were not fools. This was an opportunity to soar to the sky. Suppressing Duan Xiaolou was their priority. It would be even better if they could stand out and gain the Empress's favor.
They did not expect that a small crack would appear in the originally solid alliance between the two factions. Luo Ziyan, who was sitting in the main seat, understood this. She also had a better understanding of the new Regent. As expected, his methods were much more brilliant than Prince Wei's.
Xun Wang spoke again, "Cai Chaoqiong, I remember that your Asura Dharma Body has not been cultivated to the Dacheng Realm. Is it true that you have only opened four of your six eyes?"
Cai Chaoqiong's face flushed red. Although her cultivation was not weak, it was still shameful that she had not opened all six of her eyes. However, since Xun Wang even knew such a private matter, he naturally had a targeted attack. After thinking about it, she cupped her hands and replied, "I understand. I was too anxious this time. Compared to the others, I am slightly inferior. At this point, I will withdraw." After saying that, she turned around and returned to the row of generals on the right.
After dealing with the commander-in-chief of the Tiger Troop without shedding a drop of blood, Xun Wang turned his head and said, "General Lou of the Phoenix Troop, I heard that you already had a Taoist companion during the Yuanying period. Although your Taoist companion failed to pass the tribulation and entered the cycle of reincarnation, you can't be considered a single person."
Lou Zhenqiang was naturally unhappy that his scar was exposed, but he did not dare to be rash in front of Xun Wang's avatar. He took a step forward, cupped his hands and replied, "Your Highness is right. In that case, I can only withdraw."
After saying that, he gave Hao Ren an apologetic look and slowly walked back.
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