No one had expected that His Majesty would appoint "Liu Xingzhi", who was in Gang Spirit Realm, had the least experience and foundation, and had the least supporters, as the new Four General Managers. At this moment, most people even wondered whether His Majesty had made a mistake because of his old age.
Of course, no one dared to say it out loud. Since the imperial edict had been issued, it was a foregone conclusion that no one could change.
They had to admit that Leng Shiqi would become the new Four Great Governors!
Eunuch Du smiled and said, "Lord Liu, come and receive the edict."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Leng Shiqi received the imperial edict respectfully. At this moment, he had made the right bet!
Leng Shiqi had been gambling since Lei Chengjun deliberately released the news of the Crown Prince in Hengtian.
He was betting that Lei Chengjun would do something big before he died, so he snatched the Heavenly Thunderfire Bead in Hengtian. It turned out that he had guessed correctly.
He gave the Heavenly Thunderfire Bead to Lei Chengjun first and acted a little arrogantly in front of the princes and masters. This was to show Lei Chengjun that he was young!
Being young meant that he had endless potential. It also meant that he could continue to be loyal to the Thunderfire Dynasty for many years and help Lei Chengjun to support the next Emperor.
Leng Shiqi was telling Lei Chengjun that he could protect the future of the Thunderfire Dynasty!
No matter who ascended the throne in the future, the high-level forces of the Thunderfire Dynasty would do their best to replace him.
On one hand, it was to prevent the nobles from having too many soldiers. On the other hand, it was to select younger talents for the new Emperor, who had his own foundation.
The appearance of Leng Shiqi made Lei Chengjun see the future. Therefore, he made an exception and gave him the position of Four Great Governors.
After receiving the imperial edict, Leng Shiqi's heart was truly relieved. After all, before this, everything was just his guess. However, no one could guarantee that Lei Chengjun would really think so.
Until now, he was completely relieved.
"Thank you for your trouble, Eunuch Du. Why don't you stay for a banquet before you leave?" Leng Shiqi asked politely. Now that he had become one of the four chiefs, he would definitely hold a big banquet.
Eunuch Du smiled and said, "His Majesty is still waiting for me to return and report. I appreciate Lord Liu's kindness, but there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."
"I'll see Eunuch Du off."
"No, no, Lord Liu is one of the Four Great Chiefs. I'm sure you have a lot of things to deal with. I'll take my leave first."
After Eunuch Du left, Heavenly Sovereign Hei Yan ordered a banquet to be arranged to celebrate Leng Shiqi.
However, people like Xu Weiran and Quan Zhengzhi would definitely not participate. In fact, there were some people who wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, they remembered that Leng Shiqi was one of the four chiefs appointed by His Majesty. If he deliberately caused trouble for them in the future, it would be really troublesome. As such, they chose to stay.
At the banquet, all of the Dark Thunder Guards had complicated expressions. After all, Leng Shiqi had only been in the Dark Thunder Guards headquarters for a short period of time!
It had only been slightly more than a year since he had been promoted from the Envoy Inspector to the Deputy Chief to the Four Great Chiefs. This could be said to be completely unprecedented!
In just a year, it was already very fast to be promoted from the Envoy Inspector to the Four Great Chiefs.
For example, Wu Deyao, who was sitting not far away from Leng Shiqi, had arrived at the Dark Thunder Guards headquarters at the same time.
Wu Deyao, as the winner of the Elite Society and the personal disciple of Chief Steward Shentu, was also very outstanding. However, he only had the opportunity to be promoted to the position of Internal Supervisor a few days ago after eliminating the Li family.
On the other hand, Leng Shiqi had become one of the Four Great Chiefs!
At this moment, Wu Deyao shook his head and drank his wine. As he drank, he muttered to himself, "Comparisons are odious".
Chief Shen Tu and Chief Hai were also unhappy. Leng Shiqi was considered a junior among juniors to them, but now he was on equal footing with them.
However, on the surface, they were still full of smiles. They were all saying that Leng Shiqi was young and promising, and had a bright future.
As for Eunuch Gao, he didn't hide his joy for a long time. Although he didn't expect Leng Shiqi to become one of the Four Great Chiefs, Eunuch Gao thought deeper!
What was the purpose of His Majesty personally appointing Leng Shiqi?
Moreover, Leng Shiqi was Eunuch Gao's disciple. Now that the master and disciple were both the Four Great Chiefs, it was reasonable to say that Lei Chengjun wouldn't make such an arrangement.
The only possibility was that His Majesty really valued Leng Shiqi!
What really made Eunuch Gao happy was that he could finally sit firmly in his position as the Four Great Chiefs!
The reason why he had spent so much effort to cultivate his own faction was to protect himself during the change of power, and at the same time, to retain the greatest power.
Now that Leng Shiqi was one of the Four Great Chiefs, he had a lot of power in the Dark Thunder Guards. With him and his disciple working together, even if they didn't have as deep a foundation as the Li family, they could at least keep their position as the Four Great Chiefs.
Eunuch Gao could also foresee that after the new Emperor ascended the throne, he would no longer be able to keep his position in the palace. Of course, he didn't want to stay in the palace and wait for the new Emperor. It was better this way.
After the banquet, Leng Shiqi and Eunuch Gao returned to the Cold Nether Pavilion.
Eunuch Gao praised, "So you were already paving the way for yourself before you entered Void Scar. I have to say, your vision is very far-sighted."
"Master, you flatter me. I was just lucky," Leng Shiqi said humbly.
"You are now one of the Four Great Chiefs. You can sit on equal footing with me. There is no need to be so polite."
"I don't dare."
Leng Shiqi immediately shook his head and said, "As the saying goes, a teacher for a day is a teacher for life. I will never forget your care and support for me."
Hearing this, even though Eunuch Gao knew that Leng Shiqi didn't really mean it, he still felt a little comforted in his heart. He was right about him.
"Well, we don't need to be so polite. Next, I want to talk about some important things."
Speaking of this, his expression became solemn. "First of all, although you are one of the Four Great Chiefs, you have taken over Li Juecheng's position.
However, most of the Nine Eastern Counties under Li Juecheng's supervision have been divided between me and Supervisor Hai. Therefore, you don't have much power now. You have to be prepared. "
Leng Shiqi chuckled and said, "Master, don't worry. I have some self-awareness. Not to mention other things, my cultivation in the Middle Stage of Gang Spirit Realm is not enough to deter people. If I force myself to have too much power, it will only bring trouble to myself."
Eunuch Gao was very satisfied with Leng Shiqi's attitude. After all, he had also robbed Leng Shiqi of a lot of power.
"Now you can only supervise three counties, but your influence is not small. There are more than a dozen masters in the Oneness of Heaven and Men realm under you!
You don't have to worry about whether they will obey you or not. I will help you with this.
In addition, tomorrow you will set off to Pinghui County to participate in the extermination of the Thousand Illusion Sword Sect. Today is different from the past. This is your first task as one of the Four Great Chiefs. There must be no mistakes!
Now that Pinghui County has been robbed by Supervisor Hai, this is a good opportunity for you to regain Pinghui County. You have to seize it well.
In order to make you more confident, this time you can bring two more masters in the Oneness of Heaven and Men realm to help you.
There is no time to lose. I will take you to your post now. With me around, no one will dare to mess around. "
"Many thanks, Master."
After that, Leng Shiqi went through all the necessary procedures and finally obtained the identity token of the Four Great Chiefs. He put on the special black and red official uniform of the Four Great Chiefs. It was imprinted with thunder and fire patterns. This uniform itself was a level six spirit tool. After he put it on, he looked even more heroic.
In the headquarters of the Dark Thunder Guard, the place that was originally occupied by the Li family was now owned by Leng Shiqi. He directly moved the name of Xingzhi Pavilion over. At the same time, the Envoy Inspectors and Eunuch Envoys who had been following him all this time also followed. They could be considered his most original team.
After being busy for almost an entire day, the new Xingzhi Pavilion was completed in the evening. There were dozens of people standing in three rows in the conference hall.
These people were his three Deputy General Managers, fourteen Internal Supervisor Envoys, and seventy to eighty Envoy Inspectors!
This force was enough to destroy any first-rate sect, and it could be easily done!
Leng Shiqi walked into the hall and sat on the throne in the middle. Everyone simultaneously knelt down and shouted, "Greetings, Chief Supervisor Liu!"