The majestic and clear female voice echoed in this space.
After the empress announced this decree, the four heavenly kings standing on the dragon heads around her tacitly remained silent, and the scene suddenly fell into silence.
Upon seeing this, the Empress narrowed her narrow eyes slightly, and then spoke again, "Since the four Heavenly Kings have no objection, then this matter is settled. The enthronement ceremony will take place in three days!"
"Wait a minute!"
Just as the empress finished speaking, a king standing at the front right of the empress slowly spoke.
He was tall, but his entire body was hidden in the shadows, making it impossible to see his face. It was as if he had become one with the night sky.
He then spoke again, "I feel that this matter is inappropriate. Your Majesty, please revoke your order."
The empress turned her eyes slightly and looked in the direction of the voice. She seemed to have expected the opposition from the king.
He asked calmly, "Frost Soul Heavenly King, do you have any objections?"
This Heavenly King is the patriarch of the Ling clan and also the opposition that poses the greatest threat to her.
Frost Soul Heavenly King Ling Jiuyou's voice seemed to emanate from the depths of the underworld. He spoke slowly, "A nameless youngster, who has only luckily achieved some merit, is now delusionally trying to divide the marquisate that originally belonged to the Four Heavenly Pillars families. Your Majesty, by giving away such benefits so easily, you are chilling the hearts of those of us who have made truly outstanding contributions to the Xuanbing Divine Kingdom."
"Has the Four Heavenly Pillars Family received so many rewards over the years? When have my father, the Black Ice Emperor, and I ever forgotten the Four Heavenly Pillars Family's achievements? Are you going to stand up and object just because I'm only granting them a title of Marquis?"
The empress frowned slightly when she heard this and retorted coldly.
"Haha, Your Majesty, this is wrong."
Ling Jiuyou sneered and said, "You can deprive one of the Marquisate titles from the Four Heavenly Pillars today, and you can take away one of the Duke title tomorrow. The day after tomorrow, perhaps I will have to hand over my title to someone else..."
After a pause, his eyes in the shadows turned slightly, looking directly at the empress on the throne, and said with seemingly earnest words: "Qingli, although you and I are monarch and subject, I am also your uncle.
Listen to your uncle's advice. You are still young and cannot control the power of the emperor. It is better not to seize power alone. Only by governing together with the four of us kings can the Xuanbing Divine Kingdom be stable and peaceful in the long run!"
The empress's eyes narrowed slightly when she heard this, and the expression on her perfect oval face suddenly turned cold.
Her real name is Ling Qingli, and her lineage does have some blood relationship with the Frost Soul Heavenly King's lineage.
But saying such words in such a formal occasion is undoubtedly a humiliation to the empress!
"shut up!"
Before Frost Soul Heavenly King Ling Jiuyou could finish his words, a Heavenly King standing on the dragon head opposite him shouted loudly.
This king looked to be in his fifties, with long white hair and a snow-white robe on his body. He had an elegant air.
And all around him, there are dots of starlight surrounding him, as if stars are constantly moving around him along a certain specific trajectory, and there seems to be a star compass floating above his head, which sometimes lights up and sometimes dims.
"Ling Jiuyou, this is the imperial court, where only the emperor and his subjects are judged, regardless of their relationship. You are showing contempt for the emperor!"
He snorted coldly and continued, "The king is the king, and the minister is the minister. When has it ever been your turn as a king to dictate His Majesty's decisions?"
Ling Jiuyou turned his gaze towards the other party and said with suppressed anger, "Leng Guanxing, this is also for the good of the entire Xuanbing Divine Kingdom. His Majesty has just ascended the throne and is still young. This is an indisputable fact. What's wrong with us assisting in governing the Divine Kingdom together?"
"Are you planning to assist in the administration? You're clearly trying to usurp power!"
The Black Crystal Heavenly King Leng Guanxing scolded, "If there hadn't been the Black Ice Emperor, would you be where you are today? Now that the late emperor's whereabouts are unknown, his life or death uncertain, you are the first to jump out and obstruct His Majesty's new policies. What are your intentions?"
"Leng Guanxing, it's not your turn to question my intentions."
The shadowy figure trembled continuously, clearly extremely agitated. "If you refuse to obey, you can fight me. As long as you can defeat me, I will do whatever I want. If not, just stay put!"
"Very well, I would like to see how far you have cultivated your 'Ice Mirror of Ten Thousand Souls'!"
"Hehe, I'd like to learn from you, the Black Crystal Heavenly King, the 'Zhou Tian Bing Yi'!"
Just as the two Heavenly Kings were about to make their move, a majestic shout came from the Ice Throne:
"Stop it, everyone!"
This light shout restored the situation that was about to get out of control to a temporary balance.
At the same time, the other two Heavenly Kings said nothing, just watching from the sidelines like old monks in meditation.
Especially the rather fat Dark Frost King Mo Wusheng, with his eyes slightly closed and the eight-point mustache at the corner of his mouth twitching, as if he had fallen into a doze.
Another person, Ao Beiming, the Cold Chi Heavenly King with a slender figure and a pair of dragon horns on his head, watched everything in front of him coldly, just scanning everyone around him with his eyes.
The empress narrowed her eyes slightly. She knew that now was not the time for internal strife. Stabilizing the political situation was the top priority. Otherwise, the Fiery Sun Divine Kingdom would take advantage of the situation and the Black Ice Divine Kingdom would then face an even greater crisis.
So now she can only endure it!
Immediately, she looked at Ling Jiuyou and asked coldly, "Frost Soul Heavenly King, General Ye Chen of Funan previously captured two cities of the Blazing Sun Divine Kingdom, indirectly turning the tide of the entire battlefield. With such illustrious military exploits, who among the younger generation of the four great royal families who hasn't yet been granted a title of nobility is more qualified than him?"
Ling Jiuyou smiled faintly and said, "Your Majesty, although Ye Chen has conquered two cities of the Blazing Sun Divine Kingdom, he has not expanded our territory, nor has he obtained any resources or mineral veins. He has not brought any substantial benefits to our Xuanbing Divine Kingdom. Why is Your Majesty so anxious to make him a marquis?"
"What Frost Soul Heavenly King means is that as long as Ye Chen can obtain substantial benefits for my Xuanbing Divine Kingdom, he can be made a marquis?"
"That's right! As long as he can expand the territory of my Xuanbing Divine Kingdom or occupy any important mineral veins, I will determine that he is qualified to be a marquis!"
From the shadows, Ling Jiuyou's voice of approval was heard.
"Well, right now, the patrol team has discovered a suspected second-level divine stone vein near the border of my Xuanbing Divine Kingdom, Benlei Divine Kingdom, and Chiyang Divine Kingdom. I plan to send Ye Chen to investigate. Do you have any objections, Heavenly Kings?"
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