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The troops assigned to Ye Xing were naturally the ones brought over by Chen Xiao from Duan Wang, with one hundred thousand of them selected directly from the middle. The remaining troops had already assumed the positions of deputy general, commander, or commander, and when the number of people below was enough, they would lead their own troops.
Chen Xiao had already discussed this news with Ye Xing through the star bell. It was only because Ye Xing agreed that he was willing to come over.
As for Luo Yi, Ma Chao, and Jiang Quan, they had no objections.
Luo Yi already held the position of general, so he naturally wouldn't be jealous of a commander in the middle. Ma Chao and Jiang Quan both knew in their hearts that they were recruited by Chen Xiao from Duan Wang's side, and Chen Xiao couldn't completely trust them right now, so how could he possibly hand over the position of commander in the middle to them?
Even if there were people below, the chances of them rebelling were not high. But now, as the Heavenly King, Chen Xiao could be targeted at any time by Overlord, Chang Wang and the others. Even Chen Xiao had to be very careful, so as to avoid failure.
After the matter was settled, they drank to their heart's content.
It was only until the evening when the few of them walked out of the house. Chen Xiao accompanied Ye Xing to see the group of Mysterious Sect disciples that came along with them, while Luo Yi and the others went to busy themselves with their own matters.
At the same time, he also ordered his subordinates to send him some good wine and dishes. During the meal, Chen Xiao also explained to the other disciples that Ye Xing would be staying in this place to be the commander in chief.
When the crowd of disciples heard this, they were naturally ecstatic. When they learned that as long as they performed well, they would all be promoted, the group of disciples was even more elated, calling them 'Long live the Grand Master' and so on.
The liveliness inside made the soldiers in charge of guarding the nearby envious.
One had to know that this group of people were disciples of a sect that Chen Wang had personally established. In the future, they would definitely be greatly valued here.
… ….
In the blink of an eye, three years had passed!
Ever since the last time they were bestowed the title of Queen, the entire immortal realms seemed to have sunk into a rare state of stability.
This also allowed the sealed Heavenly Kings to have some time to develop, and they quickly expanded their sect to a million under the huge army base of the immortal realms.
Although it seemed like he had recruited a lot of men and horses in the immortal realms, in truth, he only had about 4-5 million more men and women than when the four Heavenly Kings were in power.
Previously, it was four Heavenly Kings, each holding three to four million troops, but now they were just dividing up their forces, and the actual military pay was not much more.
On the contrary, it was much easier for the Celestial Emperor to control the balance between these people and horses.
The current scene was indeed one that the Celestial Emperor was happy to see.
In these three years, all parties had listened to his commands, and indeed, nothing had happened. Even if they wanted to capture some fugitives, they only needed an order from the Celestial Emperor, and there would be people below who would do things for him. They would capture them and deliver them to him.
This was much more obedient than when the four Heavenly Kings were on the throne.
It was because of this that, after allowing the Celestial Emperor a taste of how military power was divided, he decided to go on a campaign against the Overlord and Chang King!
Although it was as if these two fellows had suddenly disappeared from the world during these three years, this did not mean that the Celestial Emperor had truly forgotten about the existence of such a person.
For this expedition, the Heavenly Emperor once again summoned sixteen Heavenly Kings, twelve great marshals, and Xing Wu, the commander of the close guard!
This was also the first time that the sixteen Heavenly Kings had officially entered the court!
During this period of time, almost everyone stayed in their own fiefdom, gathering their troops and forming their own armies. There was no time for them to go to the Heavenly Court at all.
Outside the sky, outside the sky palace!
Chen Xiao, who wore a milky white python robe with gold stripes, was standing outside with Duan Wang and the others, chatting and waiting.
Other than Duan Wang and the rest, the other fourteen Heavenly Kings were there as well.
As the crowd chatted, they naturally couldn't help but ask if any abnormalities had occurred on their respective territories, what the recruitment situation was like, and so on.
Other than talking to Duan Wang, Chen Xiao only occasionally dealt with the Heavenly King, who came to communicate with him, but other than that, he did not make any other movements.
The crowd waited outside for the time it took half an incense stick to burn before Chief Eunuch Sima walked out from the hall and invited them in.
Everyone entered, and very quickly, the Celestial Emperor came over.
"We pay our respects to Your Majesty!"
"No need for formalities!"
The Celestial Emperor lightly lifted his hand as his gaze landed on the sixteen Heavenly Kings led by Duan Wang and the rest. Smiling, he asked, "Is my beloved officials still well?"
"Thanks to Your Majesty, this subject and others will be safe …"
… ….
After a few simple pleasantries, the Celestial Emperor went straight to the point.
"Recently, the scouts below have reported back that they discovered some active anti-thieves. After you guys return, you should strengthen your management so that these anti-thieves can not take advantage of this opportunity. Also, Overlord's side has received reliable information, and will inform you guys about the next arrest soon. This time, we have to hit him once. Do you all understand? "
"Yes!" This official understands! "
"Good, this time, I will wipe out that group of traitors in one fell swoop!" The Celestial Emperor stood up, looking extremely spirited.
He had overthrown all four Heavenly Kings. Now that almost all of the military power in the entire Immortal Domain had fallen into the hands of the Heavenly Emperor, it was indeed worth it for him to be in such high spirits.
Everyone naturally understood that the military power was completely in the hands of the Celestial Emperor. The Celestial Emperor naturally couldn't help but want to give it a try and see if he could really make these people do as they pleased. At the same time, he also wanted to eliminate the hidden dangers of the past hundred thousand years.
Although they didn't say anything about it and didn't meet each other often, the group of rebels felt like their throats were stuck. The Celestial Emperor was naturally unhappy.
It would be the best thing if he could get rid of it this time.
Faced with the words of the Celestial Emperor, the crowd naturally gave him another round of praise.
However, it was hard to say what he was thinking in his heart.
At least, Chen Xiao was a bit disapproving.
If those rebels were killed so easily, how could they have survived for more than a hundred thousand years without being destroyed?
Of course, these were all Chen Xiao's thoughts, so he couldn't say them out loud.
— — The content is from [Mick Read]