The Emperor is Above

Chapter 399 I'll give you the title of Shaoqing
The snowy owl with pure white feathers hesitated and slowly landed in the car camp.

The round eyes looked at the four dragon claw locust tree spirits whose appearances had changed greatly from time to time.

What could have surprised this first-grade ferocious bird was, of course, the speed at which the four dragon-claw locust tree spirits advanced.

When the snowy owl first saw the four tree spirits on the solitary hill, the big locust tree and the small tree were only at the third level. Now, each of them is as strong as the snowy owl, and their bodies have expanded to more than eighty feet.

There were four Great Wilderness Dragon Vultures, Dabao the mountain cat, a blue ox, a white horse, a gray bear, and a black tiger. There were many second- and third-grade exotic beasts and birds, which also attracted the Snowy Owl's surprised stares.

"Boy Yi, you have thrown a thunderbolt in the court!"

Without waiting for the Snow Owl to land, Old Man Shi stepped into the air and came to Qing Yi when he was more than 20 feet away from the ground. His dark, thin, old face showed both surprise and joy.

"Some time ago, I was negotiating with Chong Hou in Chongguo, and I heard that the Ghost Witch Tribe was wreaking havoc in the northern border and cutting off the north-south traffic in Yanze. When I heard that, I was anxious, fearing that the twelve cities in the northern border would be in danger.

I had thought that after Chongguo surrendered Yanjin City, I would immediately come to the Northern Frontier to teach the Ghost Witch Tribe a lesson. I didn’t expect that as soon as I returned to the capital from Chongguo, I heard that you had wiped out 100,000 troops of the Ghost Witch Tribe in one go.”

At this point, Old Man Shi's eyes were filled with unstoppable satisfaction. He carefully looked at the large-scale car camp and the tens of thousands of orderly people, and praised again and again:
"Not bad, not bad, you are quite capable, and your strength has grown rapidly in just a short period of time. However, you should be more careful when recruiting people from the wilderness. The previous experience of the tribes in Jiming Lake is still fresh in our minds."

"Niuniu didn't come with you to visit Northern Xinjiang this time?" Qing Yi first asked about Niuniu's recent situation, then smiled nonchalantly.
"I just wrote a letter to report victory. It's not a big deal. I guess you are the only one who is willing to believe what I said, Mr. Shi.

The ministers will certainly not accept my victory report, nor will they calculate my military achievements. You just need to be happy to hear the news, and don't take it to heart.

As for taking in the people of the Great Wilderness as our subjects, you can rest assured. We will make sure that within ten years, all of them will be transformed into real citizens of our country."

"I'd like to trouble you to keep Niuniu in mind. She was upset by what happened to Dazhu on the day of the Winter Festival. Now she is practicing hard with Xing Shu every day."

When talking about his beloved granddaughter, Old Man Shi's cloudy eyes showed a trace of relief, but he also felt the pain of Shi Dazhu's experience, and then he shook his head helplessly.

"It's a pity that you are so shrewd that you can't hide it! I think it's not too much to give you the title of Shaoqing for your military exploits this time.

In the past two years, the situation of Xing State has become increasingly difficult, especially after the Winter Festival, when the strong suffered heavy losses. However, the ministers in the court still hold on to their own little calculations and argue over trivial matters every day.

Ever since you left the capital and headed north, the prince finally woke up from his coma. Unfortunately, the monster disguised as Xing Jiyin hurt his soul, so he has been unable to recover, and the four ministers have to continue to govern.

It is said that Xing State is now facing internal and external troubles, but the ministers are not thinking about how to resolve the crisis. They don't care about the Ghost Witch Tribe wreaking havoc in the northern border and blocking the north and the south.

He didn't care about the Black Wind Tribe's frequent movements threatening the southeast, nor did he care about Chongguo's strong attack on Yanjin City disrupting southern Xinjiang. He didn't see these "little things" at all.

Every day they argued in the court about the issue of appointing a crown prince for the prince. Yun Shuyu and Zhonghang Huan even fought each other, making the prince so angry that he vomited blood and fell into a coma for several days.

Shi Kuang and Qi Xi formed their own factions, and many vassal officials and ministers supported them. Even many important officials and powerful men of the royal family were shaken by their words, and the prince had no way to quell the dispute. "

"So it seems that you all have something in common! The common point is that they all agree to establish a crown prince. The only disagreement is who should be the crown prince." Qing Yi said with a half-joking and half-seriously smile.
"Since the ministers have been unable to come to a conclusion, let all the adult legitimate sons of the prince lead an army to wipe out the severely weakened Ghost Witch Tribe. The one with the most outstanding military achievements will be the candidate for the crown prince."

"It would be great if it were as simple as you said!" Even though Old Man Shi had advanced to the Saint Realm, he still had no good solution and sighed helplessly.
"Your Highness has four sons and one daughter. The oldest is Xing Boyun, the eldest son, and the youngest is Xing Jiyin, both of whom were born to Zhonghang Huan's sister.

As for the second son Xing Zhongkang, the third son Xing Shuan and Xing Shu, they were not born to the first wife, so even if the three of them led the army to suppress the Ghost Witch Tribe, Xing Boyun would still have more advantages. "

"To put it bluntly, the Marquis of Xing doesn't want Xing Boyun to be the crown prince, but he has the strong support of Zhonghang Huan, Qi Xi and others, and the Marquis of Xing can't break off relations with these people!"

When faced with the question of who would be the crown prince, Qing Yi had seen through the intentions of Lord Xing when he was buried in Solitary Hill, so he smiled nonchalantly.

"Since Lord Xing is not willing to let Xing Boyun be the crown prince, let's muddy the waters first. Xing Shu once mentioned that her second brother Zhongkang is quite brave, so let him lead the army to fight and control the military power.

The third prince Xing Shuan is quite popular among the students of the Imperial College, so let him preside over the restoration of the Imperial College and then show his talents in government affairs.

As long as the talents of these two people far exceed those of the eldest son Xing Boyun, and they each train a group of trusted team members, we can choose one of them at will.

With the strong support of the Marquis of Xing and you, what can Zhonghang Huan and Qi Xi do if they are unhappy as senior ministers? Do they still dare to rebel?"

At this point, Qing Yi said with a sly smile in his eyes, "Old Man Shi, you were only a first-rank grandmaster in the past, and you often had to consider the opinions of Old Man Qianye and the ministers, and you didn't dare to interfere in the government affairs at will.

But now you have broken through the shackles of the first level and become a powerful saint. Not to mention that you are invincible in the Seventy-six Kingdoms of the Northern Wilderness, you are also the best in the entire Great Shen Dynasty.

When the time comes, as long as you stand in the court and say that you support the new crown prince, the Shangqing will be nothing, and you will still have to obey, right? "

"If you hadn't reminded me, I really wouldn't have thought of this!"

Old Man Shi couldn't help but frown. He didn't like to interfere in the court affairs in the past. However, now the Xinghou's Direct Worship Hall, the Black Armor Cavalry, and the powerful clan members suffered heavy losses, so he had to intervene.

After figuring out the key points, Old Man Shi's slightly frowned brows quickly relaxed, revealing a hearty smile, "Okay, I knew you were careful, I'll discuss it with the Lord later as you said, and whoever dares to make trouble will be beaten by me."

"Hehe, you are too concerned. In the past, you kept making compromises to balance the political situation and worry about unrest. That's why you have too many concerns in your heart."

Seeing that Old Man Shi was smiling, Qing Yi encouraged him even more recklessly, "Now you are the weight on the scale. You will win if you stand on that side."

"Okay, I'll listen to your advice this time!"

Old Man Shi quickly made up his mind, and said with increasing regret, "The 100,000-strong army of the Ghost Witch Tribe was destroyed in your hands. If you recover and lead the three divisions to suppress it, you will surely be able to wipe out this hundreds-year-old cancer in the northern border this year.

Don't worry, young man Yi. When I return to the capital, I will definitely give you the title of Shaoqing. Your military achievements will never be put aside so lightly."

(End of this chapter)