The reason for the blood exchange was self-evident. In any case, I didn't trust Tu Ming Ghost Emperor's original staff and army, so of course I dismissed them first. Naturally, this was limited to a major reshuffle among the senior officials. Once it came to the positions beneath those several hundred high officials, I had no intention of touching them, so it couldn't be considered a crippling blow.? ?
Moreover, I had already made the appropriate countermeasures to the major reshuffle, which would also suppress the side effects brought about by large-scale dismissals. After all, I had carried out quite a few reforms and revolutions.
Sun Shidong handled the matter smoothly. He returned in just over ten days, saying that both the Left and Right Prime Ministers had agreed to this large-scale reshuffling of the ghosts and gods, and that they would soon submit it to the Great Saint Emperor, who would make the final decision on the plan.
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. Because the Eight Directions Ghost Emperors occupied one of the highest positions among the Nine Authorities, the Great Saint Emperor personally led the other seven Ghost Emperors to confer my title.
It seemed that they knew the matter had no room for reversal, so all seven Ghost Emperors accepted the result of my becoming the eighth Saint Emperor. Thus, they all maintained an attitude of watchful observation toward me. Even those who were dissatisfied with me probably wouldn't make things difficult for me on the spot.
By then, Si Xiaoxian had completely restored her Dao body and had made the mask I needed, allowing me to put it on before the investiture.
One had to know that all seven Ghost Emperors had brought their trusted aides, while the Great Saint Emperor's