Chronicles of Celestial Origins

Tangning nodded with satisfaction: "That's about right. Your reasons are very good. I will consider recommending you to the great god. However, I also have to listen to other people's opinions. If they give more good reasons than you , I will naturally prefer someone who is more qualified and capable to hold this position. Of course, the premise is that they all have the idea of ​​replacing Du Zhen as the new Lord of the Northern Territory."

"Dear messenger, please believe that I sincerely follow the great god of death."

"I know. If you have nothing else to add, let's stop here today! The canonization of the new Lord of the Northern Territory is very important. I have to listen to many opinions before making a final decision."

Meng Yuan had no choice but to stand up and leave. Less than two hours after he left, there was another visitor. It was none other than Xiang Kong. It looked directly at Tangning proudly and said bluntly: "Dear envoy, regarding What you said in the palace today is that you want to ask the great god of death to appoint the new Lord of the Northern Territory. I think no one is more qualified than me."

"You sit down first!"

Xiangkong sat down as he was told: "Dear envoy, you may not know that in the entire Northern Territory, I am the only one who broke through the Restoration Realm after crossing the truth. Therefore, I am the legitimate successor to the Lord of the Northern Territory. We have According to my own rules, I am ranked in order of strength and seniority, and my status is second only to Watuzhen.”

"Now that he has been executed for offending the great god of death, I should naturally become the new Northern Territory City Lord and take charge of the Northern Territory."

"I hope the messenger can inform the great god of death and ask the great god to canonize me as the Lord of the Northern Territory."

Tangning nodded and finally understood why he spoke out against transferring people from the Hua Feng District to serve as city lords in other regions in the palace today. Of course, he wanted everything to be done in accordance with the previous rules of the Northern Territory, so that he could logically and unquestionably succeed the Northern Territory. The status of domain lord.

"I already know what you are talking about. I don't care what your original rules are. The candidate for the Lord of the Northern Territory must be personally canonized by the great god. I made it very clear in the hall today. If you want to become the new The first and most important condition for the Lord of the Northern Territory is to ensure loyalty to the great god. As for ability and qualifications, they must be considered after loyalty. "

"Since I have chosen to surrender to the great god of death, of course I will be loyal and obey the orders of the great god."

"However, someone reported to me that you did not surrender to the God of Death sincerely, but were just forced to do so. They also said that if you are canonized as the Lord of the Northern Territory, over time, you will be tempted to rebel."

Hearing this, Xiang Kong's stiff face suddenly tensed up, his face turned red, and he said angrily: "Who said this?"

"To tell you the truth, someone found me before you. I won't tell you exactly who it was. He also wanted to become the new Lord of the Northern Territory, so he talked about your situation."

"This is a despicable frame-up. Dear messenger, please tell the supreme god of death that Xiang Kong will never rebel."

"I will pass on your words. Apart from being more qualified than others to be the Lord of the Northern Territory, do you have anything else to say?"

Xiang Kong remained silent.

"Since you have nothing else to add, let's go first! The matter of canonizing the Lord of the Northern Territory is of great importance. I can't just listen to one side of the story. You are not the first to come to me, and I don't expect to be the last. Wait. After listening to other people's opinions, I will report to the great god of death and ask him to make a decision. During this period, if you think of a reason why you are more suitable to be the Lord of the Northern Territory besides your qualifications, you can come to me at any time. Tell the great god exactly what you said."

Xiang Kong tensed up his face with stiff muscles, stood up and left without saying a word.

As he expected, Xiang Kong was not the last one to find him.

The next day, Zimo went to visit, and he also went straight to the point without any twists and turns: "Dear envoy, I came to visit you this time because of what you said in the hall yesterday about canonizing the new Northern Territory City Lord. I don't know. Do you have a confirmed candidate in mind?”

"It's not me who wants to be canonized, it's the great God of Death who wants to be canonized. It doesn't matter whether I have a candidate I like. The matter ultimately has to be decided by the great god. I am only responsible for informing the great god of the candidate who intends to replace Du Zhen as the Lord of the Northern Territory City. "

"I know that the Lord of the Northern Territory is canonized by the supreme god of death, but don't the great gods also listen to your opinions? In fact, you are the one who really decides the Lord of the Northern Territory, aren't you?"

Tangning waved her hand: "You can't say that. My opinion may be valuable to the great gods, but it does not mean that the great gods will definitely listen to my opinions. It still depends on your own performance. However, I can tell you clearly. One thing, I don’t have a definite candidate in mind yet. If you want to become the new Lord of the Northern Territory, I will report it to the great god. Before that, I hope you can talk carefully and tell me why you are more suitable to be the Northern Territory than others. The reason for the domain lord.”

"Envoy, please listen to me in detail. In terms of strength and ability, I am no worse than the other kings. In terms of closeness, I am not a member of the Duzhen clan. I only have a subordinate relationship with him, let alone any personal friendship. And. Several other great kings are from Duzhen's clan. How can they not feel resentful if the great god killed Duzhen? Once they have the chance, they will definitely rebel against the great god. "

"There is no precedent for this kind of thing. The case of King Netherworld serves as a warning. If the envoy wants the Northern Territory to always obey the great gods, he cannot choose the Duzhen tribe as the Lord of the Northern Territory."

"If the great god canonize me as the Lord of the Northern Territory, I will monitor other people and report their every move truthfully. In this way, they will have no chance to collude with foreign enemies to rebel."

"The envoy must still remember that I was the first to surrender to the great god at that time. Several others originally wanted to resist stubbornly, but after seeing my surrender, they surrendered one after another."

Just listen to what he said. Tangning nodded: "What you said makes sense. I will consider it carefully."

"If the envoy can say a few words of kindness to me in front of the great god, no matter what the need is, I will let the envoy take whatever he wants."

"I have no interest in your things. The reason why I am here to listen to your opinions is just to help the great gods better govern the world of the dead. I will tell the great gods what you say today. You go back and wait for the news. !”

"Then I take my leave."

Zimo stood up and left.

After that, Hua Yuan and Wan Xuan, two powerful people in the Restoration Realm, also came to him one after another. They both hoped to become the new Northern Territory. They each gave their reasons, and some of them inevitably slandered others.

Tangning secretly let out all these words, and within a month, the smell of gunpowder had spread throughout Fenghua City.

After the mutually attacking words of several people reached each other's ears, they soon developed grudges and conflicts with each other. Tangning frequently convened meetings and invited several people to the palace to discuss matters related to the Northern Territory.

The first few people vented their dissatisfaction with the attackers based on the circumstances of the incident. At first they only made some contrary suggestions, but later they started to name and tit for tat the attackers.

As the smell of gunpowder grew stronger, Tang Ning decided it was time to close the net.

If the quarrel continues like this, there might really be a fight. What he wants is for a few people to be separated, not to start a war.

That evening, he walked into the hall where the girl in white lived, and saluted respectfully to the girl in white who was lying on the large main seat: "Lord God of Death, there is something that needs your intervention to solve."

"What's up?"

"The original lord of the Northern Territory, Du Zhen, is dead. Now there is no leader in the Northern Territory. There must be someone responsible for taking care of the affairs of the Northern Territory. So I told them to choose one from among the undead creatures of the Restoration Realm. The new Lord of the Northern Territory. During this period, they all approached me individually, hoping to be crowned the Lord of the Northern Territory by you, and gave certain reasons." Tangning then repeated what they said.

Before he could finish speaking, the girl in white waved her hand: "It's up to you to do these things yourself! Just choose any one."

"I think Meng Yuan is the most suitable among the five. Since he is a member of the Duzhen clan, he will not easily provoke resistance in Beiyu City, and he was the first to surrender. After these few days of fermentation, he and The other few people have some conflicts, especially with Xiang Kong, who are already vaguely tit-for-tat. If you don't object, I will bring them to see you and ask you to announce in public that Meng Yuan is the Lord of the Northern Territory. "

"Go ahead and make arrangements!"

After receiving the instructions from the girl in white, Tang Ning left the palace and summoned Meng Yuan and others.

"I have truthfully reported your respective situations to the supreme God of Death. The great God will choose a new Lord of the Northern Territory from among you. You can follow me!"

After hearing this, several people looked a little solemn. They glanced at each other and followed Tangning into the dimly lit hall.

"Meng Yuan pays homage to the great god of death."

"Xiang Kong pays homage to the great god of death."

…

Several people entered one after another and bowed down at the foot of the stone steps.

"Meng Yuan." The soft voice of the girl in white rang in everyone's minds.

"My subordinate is here." Hearing its call, Meng Yuan responded quickly, his expression full of hope and desire.

"You are now appointed as the Lord of the Northern Territory City to take charge of matters in the Northern Territory."

"Yes, I obey." Meng Yuan's body shook slightly, and he looked happy.

Several other people had different expressions, all showing some reluctance, especially Xiang Kong, whose face showed obvious resentment.

In the past month, he and Meng Yuan had the biggest differences and deepest resentment. Ge and Yin were the strongest contenders. In order to get this position, Meng Yuan privately went to Tangning to say a lot of bad things about Xiang Kong, but he let go of them all. Got out.

"You have all heard that the great god has appointed Meng Yuan as the Lord of the Northern Territory, and he will be in charge of the affairs of the Northern Territory. Just as you assisted Du Zhen before, you will assist him in the future. If anyone does not obey this appointment, it will be regarded as rebellion. , you will be responsible for the consequences," Tang Ning said from the side.

The girl in white waved her hand, signaling everyone to leave. Several people then got up and left.