After two days, Leng Shiqi was summoned to the palace. According to his intention, he still wanted to recover for a period of time.
His injuries were very serious, and he had overdrawn a lot of his strength. He needed a long time to recover.
Even though he had many heavenly treasures on him that could increase his recovery speed, it would take at least one or two months for him to recover to his peak state.
Right now, he could at most use 40% of his strength. Fortunately, he was in the capital, and there should be no problem with a large number of experts guarding him.
The reason why he was in such a hurry to enter the palace was because he wanted to take advantage of the time when his prestige was at its peak to have more confidence!
When Leng Shiqi stepped into the palace hall, all the other officials had already arrived. Everyone was looking at him.
Everyone's eyes were different. There was admiration, reverence, envy, jealousy, and of course, dissatisfaction … It could be said that life was filled with all kinds of emotions.
Leng Shiqi walked to the center of the hall and said righteously, "Your Majesty, I did not disappoint you. I have already cleared the beast tide in the Demonic Miasma Mountain Range."
The soul avatar on the dragon throne laughed heartily, "Not only did Minister Liu get rid of the beast tide, he also caught the Northern Wei Empire behind it. This is a great contribution."
"This is all thanks to Your Majesty. I dare not claim any credit."
"What are you talking about? Today, I summoned Minister Liu here to reward him. I have already drafted a decree. Zuo Ying."
Zuo Ying, the little eunuch, immediately held up an imperial decree and read it aloud, "By the will of the heavens, the Emperor decrees that Liu Xingzhi, one of the four chiefs of the Dark Thunder Guards, has wiped out the beast tide and destroyed the Northern Wei Empire's conspiracy.
He is specially conferred the title of Prince! "
Conferred the title of Prince!
Prince with a different surname?!
"Boom!" The Imperial Court exploded in an uproar.
Since ancient times, there were very few Princes in each generation. Only the more outstanding princes had the chance to be conferred the title of Prince.
Moreover, every time there was a change in the imperial power, there would be a few Princes who would die. This was a common occurrence.
As for Princes with different surnames, there were less than ten of them since the establishment of the Thunderflame Dynasty!
Those who were conferred the title of Prince were all people who had made great contributions. They were even people who had helped the Thunderflame Dynasty conquer this land.
But what about Leng Shiqi?
Even though he had exterminated the Beast Tide and killed the head of the Northern Wei Empire's Hall of Consecration in a few days, which was a great achievement, he was still not qualified to be conferred the title of King!
The Soul Doppelganger frowned and circulated the spiritual energy in its body. Waves of invisible pressure filled the hall.
Everyone felt a chill run down their spines and lowered their heads in silence.
"Zuo Ying, read it again."
"Liu Xingzhi was a supervisor in the West Barren State with his Spirit Pulse Realm cultivation. During that period of time, his rule was peaceful. He even uncovered the smuggling of refined iron in Zhu Lu State and exterminated the Xuan Yang Sect.
After which, he sent an envoy to Zhu Lu Country, secretly forcing them to submit to the Emperor Dynasty due to the internal chaos.
He was promoted to the supervisor of North County in Gang Spirit Realm. He took part in the elite meeting and then entered the headquarters of Dark Thunder Guards to become the supervisor.
During the trip to Shantai County, he had eliminated the Thunder Extermination Alliance and their accomplice, the Sky Crane Gang, and obtained the Heavenly Thunderfire Pearl from Kong Hen Tian. He had been recognized by the late emperor and was specially appointed as one of the four chiefs of the Dark Thunder Guards.
He was ordered to destroy the top sect, the Thousand Illusions Sword Sect, and killed the Thousand Illusions Sword Master by himself to turn the situation around.
Not long ago, many masters entered the palace and the Emperor Dynasty was in danger. Liu Xingzhi was not afraid of danger and stepped forward bravely, showing the true colors of the Emperor Dynasty.
Since His Majesty ascended the throne, the biggest hidden danger of the Emperor Dynasty was the spiritual cultivation sects. Liu Xingzhi planned the World First Spiritual Cultivator Conference and made the sects in the world fight for themselves. Now they can't even take care of themselves, and the crisis of the Emperor Dynasty has disappeared.
A few days ago, there was a monster tide in the Demon Miasma Mountain, and the Northern Wei Dynasty intervened. Liu Xingzhi took the risk and won a great victory. "
Zuo Ying stopped here. He briefly described the experience of Leng Shiqi along the way, but all the courtiers were silent.
Because this experience was simply too shocking!
If this experience was spread to several people, it would be enough to be praised. But it happened to one person. It was too terrible!
Leng Shiqi's strength and ability were too terrifying. He was always able to survive in desperate situations. What was even more terrifying was the speed of his growth!
Only a few years had passed since he entered the Dark Lightning Guards in the West Desolate Province. If it was an ordinary person, it would be very good if they could become a Great Supervisor in such a short time.
But Leng Shiqi was now one of the Four Great Supervisors and Zhenling Duke, who had the power to act as the Great Commander. Now, he was about to be conferred the title of King!
If not for everyone hearing it with their own ears, they might have treated this as a joke.
Seeing that all the courtiers were silent, the Soul Doppelganger said, "I didn't want to say much. In my opinion, a trusted official like Liu Xingzhi is not even enough to be a King.
I understand your thoughts, but think about it. When Six Directions Spirit Sovereign brought a large number of spiritual cultivation sect experts to attack the Emperor Palace, who was the first to stand up?!
Liu Xingzhi was willing to die to protect the dignity of the Thunderblaze Dynasty. This courage and this loyalty are rarely seen. A mere King is nothing. "
The courtiers' expressions began to waver. There were many reasons why they were not willing to let Leng Shiqi be conferred the title of King.
But all of them had a common reason. They were afraid that Leng Shiqi's achievements would overshadow the Emperor's and cause chaos in the Thunderblaze Dynasty.
Perhaps he did not have such thoughts now, but what about in the future?
People change.
At this time, Mo Linhui took two steps forward. He knew that it was time for him to appear.
"Head Steward Liu, I have a question to ask."
Leng Shiqi knew that this old thing was about to start acting. "Minister Mo, please ask."
"According to the rules of the Imperial Dynasty, all Kings with different surnames will have their own fief. May I ask if Supervisor Liu is willing to stay in the Imperial Capital or have your own fief?"
When the others heard this, they immediately perked up. If Leng Shiqi was conferred the title of King, he would naturally have to go to his own fief. That would mean that he would have to leave the Imperial Capital, the center of power!
Although he had a lot of power in his fief and could be called a country within a country, he was not much of a threat.
Because in this world, if you wanted to rebel, you not only needed the number of soldiers, but also the number of experts!
In terms of experts, could you have more than the Thunderblaze Dynasty?
Therefore, once you were conferred the title of King, it meant that your power was almost at its peak.
In the past, all the Kings with different surnames were like this. They wanted to eliminate the potential threats of these people.
Moreover, everyone thought of another layer. That was that Leng Shiqi going to his fief seemed to conflict with the position of Dark Thunder Guard Commander!
The Dark Thunder Guard Commander had to stay in the Imperial Capital headquarters. But after being conferred the title of King, he would have to go to his fief. How would he choose?
Thinking of this, the courtiers felt a little better.
In their eyes, the position of Dark Thunder Guard Commander was even more tempting than being conferred the title of King. It was a position that controlled the intelligence of the entire Thunderblaze Dynasty and held countless secrets!
In this world, if there was one person that no one wanted to offend, it would definitely be the Dark Thunder Guard Commander.
Originally, Leng Shiqi could have taken over the position of Dark Thunder Guard Commander after breaking through to Sky Origin Stage. But now, if he accepted the title of King and went to his fief, the position of Great Commander would basically be abolished.
And if he wanted the position of Great Commander, he would have to reject being conferred the title of King!
When the courtiers understood this, they immediately felt that their Emperor was playing a trick of a promotion in name but a demotion in reality. He was truly farsighted!
They also wanted to see how Leng Shiqi would choose.
Leng Shiqi said without hesitation, "This subject is naturally willing to follow the rules of the Imperial Capital and go to his fief."