In the Lingxiao Palace, when the Emperor Dongji Qinghua received the jade scrolls presented by Fang Jian and read them, he hesitated for a while. It was not until the Emperor Dongling asked about it that he presented the jade scrolls to the Emperor Dongling.

"Fang Jian," the Eastern Qinghua Emperor asked Fang Jian, "Aren't these exam questions you wrote a little... too much?"

"No." Before Fang Jian could answer, Emperor Dongling, after taking a quick look at the jade scrolls, said, "These exam questions are very well written."

Emperor Qinghua of Dongji was stunned when he heard this, then he smiled and stopped talking. After all, the purpose of his saying that was to take care of the Taoist masters present. Now that the Taoist masters themselves said that it was well written, there was no need for him to say anything more.

After praising them, Emperor Dongling continued to look at the nineteen jade scrolls carefully, and then passed them to the other three emperors.

"Fang Jian's questions are excellent. This is how one should select immortal officials from the Daoist sect," said the Great Emperor Dongling. "Otherwise, it would be harmful to them."

If these words are not made clear when selecting immortal officials, and these true Taoist practitioners are not allowed to make a decision from the bottom of their hearts, and they are allowed to take up the position of immortal officials with their previous carefree habits, then that would be truly harmful to them.

Soon, Emperor Nanhua beside him also nodded and said, "Fellow Daoist Dongling, your words are very good. Since you want to be an immortal official, you must cut off your past."

"Good." Emperor Tongxuan and Emperor Chongxu also spoke one after another after reading the jade scroll.

Since everyone has no objection, let's present the jade scroll to Emperor Gou Chen.

So Taibai Jinxing personally presented the nineteen jade scrolls to Emperor Gou Chen, but Emperor Gou Chen just raised his hand and pressed the jade scrolls down. As a Daluo Jinxian, even if he did not use his great power to see through these jade scrolls in advance, he knew all the contents of them the moment Fang Jian brought the jade scrolls into the Lingxiao Palace.

So after pressing down the jade scroll, Emperor Gou Chen said, "Now that the assessment is over, let's decide on the candidates."

"I obey the order of the law." The five emperors, Dongji Qinghua Emperor, Dongling Emperor, Nanhua Emperor, Chongxu Emperor, and Tongxuan Emperor responded respectfully.

Then, Emperor Dongling spoke first, "I have seen that among all the volumes, only Danqingzi is slightly better. I will choose Danqingzi."

"Although Shao Lingxuan's answers were hesitant, he was able to see the fundamentals clearly. I will choose Shao Lingxuan." Emperor Nanhua said.

Emperor Chongxu said, "In that case, I will choose Nan Guangsheng."

Emperor Tongxuan smiled slightly and said, "The three most outstanding candidates in the assessment have been selected by the three fellow Taoists. So I have no choice but to settle for the next best thing and choose Luoyun Mountain."

The Great Emperor Qinghua of the Eastern Pole said, "With this, the military supervisors of the four great demon-slaying lieutenant divisions will all be chosen."

Emperor Dongling nodded and said, "The candidates have been chosen, and the remaining fifteen people will be dismissed."

Emperor Nanhua, Emperor Chongxu, and Emperor Tongxuan also nodded in agreement.

But at this moment, Fang Jian from below suddenly said, "Your Majesties, we can select one more person."

"Oh?" The four emperors including the Eastern Qinghua Emperor all looked at Fang Jian.

Fang Jian said to the Emperor Qinghua of Dongji: "Your Excellency, my Xitian Palace is still short of a Shangshu."... Upon hearing this, the Emperor Qinghua of Dongji suddenly realized that Fang Jian was the Shangshu of Xitian Palace before, and later he temporarily served as the Heavenly Sovereign, so he held the positions of the first and second in command at the same time.

But now Fang Jian already holds three major positions at the same time, and the position of the Heavenly Lord of Xitian Prefecture has also been confirmed, so it is no longer appropriate for him to serve as the Shangshu of Xitian Prefecture.

Moreover, Fang Jian is now mainly performing his duties in Taixuandu Province, so Xitian Prefecture does need a second-in-command to keep things under control.

"Then let's choose another person." said the Emperor Qinghua of Dongji.

"Wait a minute."

Suddenly, a voice sounded slowly. Emperor Qinghua of Dongji was slightly startled, and then he looked towards the place where the voice came from, only to see that the person who spoke was Emperor Zhenwu who had been silent all the time.

The Great Emperor Zhenwu glanced at Fang Jian and said, "Western Heavenly Emperors have just conquered Xiniu Hezhou. All the Heavenly Generals and Soldiers of the Western Heavenly Prefecture have contributed greatly to this remarkable feat. It would be inappropriate to appoint someone who is unfamiliar with the situation as the Minister of the Western Heavenly Prefecture. I suggest that the Minister of the Western Heavenly Prefecture should select someone who accompanied Fang Jian in pacifying Xiniu Hezhou. It would be best if Fang Jian personally selected and recommended him."

After hearing the words of Emperor Zhenwu, Emperor Dongji Qinghua immediately agreed with him. It was indeed the truth.

Xiniu Hezhou was pacified by Fang Jian, but now that Xiniu Hezhou has just been pacified, there must be no chaos, otherwise Fang Jian's efforts will be in vain.

If a Taoist practitioner who does not understand the situation is sent to be the Shangshu, not only will he fail to intimidate the prestige of the heavenly soldiers and generals who helped Fang Jian pacify Xiniu Hezhou, but even more frighteningly, if he gives orders blindly, it will be troublesome.

After all, the Shangshu is the real second-in-command, and Fang Jianren is not in Xitian Mansion, so the Shangshu is the highest-ranking official in Xitian Mansion.

Thinking of this, the Eastern Qinghua Emperor said to Fang Jian, "It is not appropriate to promote the Minister of the Western Heaven Palace from this position. Fang Jian, you have heard what the Zhenwu Emperor said, so you should recommend someone to take over as the Minister of the Western Heaven Palace."

Upon hearing this, Fang Jian immediately bowed and said, "Since the Great Emperor Zhenwu and the Grand Envoy have both asked me to recommend you, then I will do so boldly."

"How dare you? When did you become so humble?" The serious-looking Zhenwu Emperor just made a joke at this moment. The Nine Emperors of Shenxiao all smiled knowingly, but Fang Jian did not dare to laugh.

The Great Emperor Zhenwu was the pillar of Heaven's military power. Rumor had it that once he achieved the Golden Immortal state, even the Lady of the Nine Heavens would not be his match in terms of force alone.

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