Wu Zetian would not have been a bad choice either, but she was a woman of the Tang Dynasty—and its empress, at that—so it was somewhat inappropriate. Thus, she could not become Great Qin's empress.
Wu Zetian understood this very well, so she did not contend for that position. Zhao Fu had long since invested her as a consort, and she was now one of his most favored consorts. She was already extremely satisfied with this.
Some ministers also proposed selecting another woman as empress, such as Daphne. She was now the City Lord of the Peacock Capital and the heir to India's foremost dynasty.
This was heir, not successor, because Shaluo, the successor, had already been defeated by Zhao Fu. Even the Peacock Dynasty had been conquered by Great Qin, and the Peacock Capital now belonged to Great Qin, so Daphne could take the identity of an heir.
If she became empress, subduing India in the future would become much simpler. That was the thinking of some ministers.
Others supported E Ling becoming empress. She was the heir of the Evil Dynasty and now the City Lord of the Demon King Capital. With her as empress, it would be easier to subdue the Demon Profound World, and the Demon Profound fortune would also become more compatible with Great Qin.
Different sides held different views, and they supported different candidates. Some even suggested investing the Flower Fairy as empress. She was a fairy, after all; if an emperor took a fairy as his empress, he would surely receive Heaven's blessing.
Zhao Fu was somewhat speechless at that. He had not even invested the pure and untainted Flower Fairy as a consort, yet they wanted him to directly make her empress.
Some also said that the Water Goddess should become empress.