What was the Central Violet Star Great Emperor?
His full title was actually the Central Heaven Arctic Purple Tenuity Great Emperor.
Although he resided in the central enclosure and bore the designation "Central Heaven," the star he actually corresponded to was the North Star-a quintessential northern imperial seat.
Both belonged to the Daoist School's system, but this was the Four Emperors, a different system from the Six Emperors to which Zhenwu belonged. Where there was a Violet Star Great Emperor, there was no Great Emperor Zhenwu.
Wasn't this blatant troublemaking?
Just look at Chu Tiange and Qiu Wuji. Their master-disciple relationship was practically that of a family. Because the Dao Venerable had attacked Qiu Wuji, Chu Tiange had flown into a rage on the spot during what should have been an ordinary diplomatic mission, disregarding both his mission and the possibility that the Dao Venerable would kill him.
Even seeing someone hit his mother could hardly have provoked more.
With a relationship like that, did Chu Tiange really count as one of the Heavenly Court's people? How should his contributions be recognized?
The Heavenly Emperor's answer was a promotion.
A promotion to a position where he and Qiu Wuji could not coexist.
As long as Chu Tiange truly had designs on this imperial seat, master and disciple turning against each other would be just around the corner.
If Chu Tiange had no intention of competing with his own sect leader, he could treat it as merely being the "Emperor of the Center," with no conflict between them. Yet all sorts of divine offices would inevitably overlap. If he established his own administration, conflict would naturally follow...
Fine, even if he had no such intentions and appointed no Star Officials, how would Qiu Wuji's side view it? He might say he