Great Talisman Seal Script Master

Chapter 448: Marquisship

As the coronation ceremony progressed, the atmosphere gradually became warmer.

Envoys from the Holy and Canghai Empire each sent generous gifts. At the same time, the two empires also sent people with extremely high status.

Among the envoys from the Holy Empire, it was said that a prince had arrived, but he never showed up.

From the Canghai Empire, a prince also came, the second prince of the Canghai Empire. I heard that this second prince was also a strong contender for the crown prince of the Canghai Empire.

Because the Zulong Empire had never announced the death of the late emperor, only saying that the late emperor was practicing in seclusion, the regent Li Yu declared to respect the late emperor as the Supreme Emperor.

Then as he personally put the crown symbolizing the emperor on Li Ying's head and handed the emperor's royal seal to Li Ying's hand, the coronation ceremony was completed.

From then on, Prince Li Ying became the legal and reasonable... new emperor of the empire!

Everyone in the audience stood up together, bowed and saluted, and shouted long live His Majesty.

The young emperor of the Zulong Empire!

The year title is Yingwu.

The first year of the heroic reign of Li Ying, the new emperor of the Zulong Empire, has officially begun.

This year, this day, Bai Muye has just turned twenty, Lin Zijin is seventeen, Ji Caiyi is nineteen, Shan Gu is nineteen, Si Yin is eighteen, and Lao Liu is twenty.

A group of energetic young people officially set foot on the stage of Zulong Empire from the first year of Yingwu.

The first thing Li Ying announced after ascending the throne was to take back the territories previously entrusted by princes and princes.

This decree has not been greatly hindered.

Because the princes and princes who could make a sound are no longer there.

The remaining three princes were frightened out of their wits. Even if Li Ying did not issue this decree after he ascended the throne, they were ready to write to the empire as soon as possible to request the empire to abolish the enfeoffment decision.

There are still three things to burn when a new official takes office, let alone a new emperor.

One emperor and one courtier, this principle remains unchanged from ancient times.

In less than two hours after Li Ying ascended the throne, he received a large number of resignation letters from important ministers.

Li Ying had known these things for a long time, and his father had already chosen his successor.

Everything is going on in an orderly manner.

The dinner is scheduled for 7pm.

This is a real state banquet!

Half past one in the afternoon.

Li Ying was sitting in the study, correcting various official documents sent to him.

These are all approved by the Prime Minister and the Cabinet. Under normal circumstances, Li Ying only needs to put a big seal on them.

In fact, that's what he did.

Didn't even look closely.

On the first day of the new emperor's accession to the throne, if anyone dares to mess around and deceive the emperor at this time, it is no different from seeking death.

Subsequently, Li Ying issued a second decree.

It’s about the countless nobles, big and small, in the Zulong Empire!

At the same time, it is also what countless people are afraid of, but have been waiting for.

About the fiefdom.

In fact, everyone from a prince to a small viscount will have their own fiefdom.

The higher you go up, the bigger the territory becomes.

For example, for a prince at the level of King Qi, almost the entire Greenfield Star is his fiefdom.

But this is completely different from enfeoffment.

They are two completely different things.

On the surface, there seems to be no difference. Above the fiefdom, the lord is the largest.

But in fact, the enfeoffment of princes and princes is not about the land, but the country!

Before the enfeoffment, the fiefdom was the territory of the empire and was sacrosanct.

With just a word from the emperor, the fiefdom could be taken back.

After the enfeoffment, the fiefdom became the country of China!

The lords became prince-level kings and prefecture-level kings.

This kind of country, to a certain extent, has independent sovereignty!

In addition to paying a certain amount of taxes to the empire every year, the empire theoretically has no right to interfere with other matters.

It took the regent Li Yu, together with the other five princes and thirteen county princes, more than ten years to finally get the emperor to agree.

But no one expected that in less than a year, the enfeoffment issue would be broken by Li Yu himself.

Yes, Qi Wang Li Yu completed this matter before Li Ying ascended the throne, which was equivalent to completely shouldering the blame for the emperor.

Regardless of popular customs or public opinion, no one said that the new emperor did this.

Because everyone knows that the new emperor does not have that ability at all!

Since the enfeoffment only existed for less than a year and then died, then... what about the fiefdom?

The Zulong Empire is too huge!

Eighteen habitable planets with a population of one trillion.

There are countless nobles, big and small.

In fact, this group of nobles didn't care at all about enfeoffment or not. They only cared about whether their fiefdoms would be taken over by the new emperor and regent taking advantage of this opportunity!

Although they all felt that the new emperor would not do this, they were still a little scared after all.

Therefore, this matter is also a top priority for Li Ying after taking office.

In this regard, he directly issued instructions, indicating that all noble fiefdoms would remain the same as before.

He also promised that those with meritorious deeds can still advance to the nobility according to ancient methods!

This directive quickly reached the new cabinet led by Prime Minister Sun Yan.

The era that once belonged to Zhao Fu has basically passed.

Now that Zhao Fu has long been idle and retiring at home, it is extremely difficult for his son Zhao Tianze to return to the cabinet.

In this regard, an old fox like Zhao Fu can only sigh - it's not that I don't understand, the world is changing rapidly.

These people in the new cabinet were all suppressed by the Supreme Emperor. This time they were summoned back to attend the ceremony, and then were appointed individually.

Although everyone understands that this is the Supreme Emperor's routine, they are still full of gratitude to the new emperor in their hearts.

Routines are routines, but if you are not used, what can you say?

Li Ying's decree was quickly implemented.

However, at three o'clock in the afternoon, an imperial edict was sent from the palace to the cabinet, which made Sun Yan, the cabinet prime minister, somewhat confused and hesitant.

Bai Muye was granted the rank of first-class Marquis of the Empire, and his fiefdom was Baiyue City, the first-class main city of Feixian Star, and its jurisdiction.

The imperial edict granted Lin Zijin the title of Second Rank of the Empire. The fiefdom was also a first-level main city of Feixian and its jurisdiction.

The imperial decree granted Ji Caiyi the title of the Third Rank of the Empire, and the fiefdom included three second-level main cities within a certain first-level main city of Feixian and their jurisdiction.

The imperial edict granted Shan Gu the title of the third emperor of the empire, and granted him the same title as Ji Caiyi.

The imperial edict granted Si Yin the title of the third grade waiter of the empire, with the same fiefdom as above.

Imperial Marquis!

The nobility of the Zulong Empire follows the ancestral system, with the highest being a prince. In theory, there is no distinction between princes and princes, but there will still be differences according to titles.

For example, King Qi is basically the highest-ranking prince.

Of course, the regent cannot be ignored.

Below the prince are the county kings, and below the county kings are the dukes, marquises, uncles, sons, and men. These five levels of nobles are divided into three levels, with the first level being the highest.

Bai Muye, a young man who had just turned 20 years old, was directly awarded the title of First Class Marquis of the Empire without even showing any merit!

To be honest, if this is an emperor who has been on the throne for many years and comes up with such a ridiculous edict, there is a 99.99% chance that the cabinet will just throw it away and ignore it.

You cannot fight back if you fight back.

After all, emperors also have tempers.

But a group of big shots in the cabinet also have tempers!

Your emperor is indeed the supreme emperor, but he can't mess around, right?

Otherwise, the empire wouldn’t be completely in chaos?

The difficulty for people like Sun Yan is that today is the first day of the new emperor's ascension to the throne!

He wants to show favoritism, wants to be selfish... ahem, want to be rich and honorable, but don't forget each other. If they refute the emperor's face in this matter, I'm afraid the future will not be easy.

"Prime Minister, this... this is ridiculous. There are several young people, the oldest is just twenty years old, and the youngest is only seventeen years old!" A cabinet minister looked at Sun Yan with a grimace.

"Yes, Prime Minister, although I have been favored by the new emperor, I should serve His Majesty with all my heart, but this order... is a bit too unreliable."

"It's hard to convince the public!"

"How many years has it been since the empire had no nobles above earl? There are only five of them this time...my heart can't stand it."

A group of people gathered around Sun Yan, all feeling that this order was too ridiculous.

But at this moment, another instruction was sent from the emperor. Sun Yan and several cabinet ministers were a little speechless when they saw it.

"As for the previous order, pass it as soon as possible. I want to give them a surprise at the dinner!"

Is this a kid giving out candy?

When did the imperial title become so worthless?

The group of people all looked at Sun Yan.

Sun Yan: MMP!

He said in his heart, what do you think I am doing?

I am the prime minister appointed by the late emperor!

Although the time is short, I am not from the New Emperor!

But he also knew that he really had to resolve this matter. He couldn't be a dignified prime minister and let his subordinates refute the emperor, right?

At this time, one person couldn't help but said: "Prime Minister, how about... why don't you ask the regent?"

The room suddenly fell silent, and everyone looked at the person who spoke.

The person who spoke was also very aggrieved and said: "Otherwise, what else can we do? We can't pass it like this, right?"

If this edict is passed directly, I am afraid that the entire Zulong Empire will be in an uproar tomorrow.

No matter how outstanding Xiaobai and his five young people were, and no matter how many fans they had, they could not withstand the excitement of the entire empire and the protests of the old and meritorious nobles.

Just three words can render the entire cabinet and the royal family speechless - why?

At this moment, the regent suddenly pushed open the door and entered.

A group of people in the cabinet came forward to greet him, and then looked at Sun Yan together.

Sun Yan cursed in his heart, but he could only bite the bullet, looked at King Qi and said, "Your Highness the Regent, there is such a thing..."

King Qi waved his hand and said casually: "You don't need to report to me. Now the new emperor has ascended the throne as emperor, and the founding title is Yingwu. Today is the first year of Yingwu. This king..."

King Qi said, paused slightly, and then said: "I am already a little tired. I am here today to inform you that any matters in the future will be directly reported to the emperor for approval after being processed by your cabinet."

A group of people in the cabinet were a little dumbfounded.

I thought it was so easy to find someone who could make the decision, why should I give up my choice?

Prince, stop making trouble, we can't do this!

"Your Highness..." Sun Yan wanted to say something else.

King Qi looked at him: "Prime Minister Sun..."

"I'm here." Sun Yan saluted.

"Whether you or the ministers in the cabinet, they are all talented people carefully selected by the Supreme Emperor for the new emperor. I still believe in the Supreme Emperor's vision. But in private, I said something slightly arrogant..."

"Your Highness, please speak."

"Please give me your advice, Your Highness."

"Your Highness, please give me some advice."

A group of people spoke one after another.

King Qi said: "As the saying goes, one emperor and one courtier. Although you are capable ministers, to put it bluntly, Zulong Empire has countless capable ministers and officials. You should not need me to teach you how to make the emperor satisfied with you. Although the new emperor is young, he is not a mediocre person. Everything he does must have profound meaning. If you really have any doubts, don't worry about offending the new emperor. You don’t dare to ask about everything, so what’s the use of you?”

Sun Yan and a group of cabinet ministers had sweat on their foreheads, but they were convinced by the reprimand.

Sun Yan bowed his head and said: "His Highness, you can wake up the dreamer with these words. Thank you for your guidance!"

"Thank you for your advice, Your Highness!" a group of people said.

King Qi waved his hand: "Okay, that's it. Don't bother me if you have nothing to do in the future. Well, don't bother me if you have something to do. If something happens, the emperor will come to me."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Whether it was an illusion or not, Sun Yan and others felt that the prince seemed eager to escape from here, and even his steps seemed so brisk.

It’s really evil!

Didn't they always say that the regent wanted to monopolize the court, or even usurp the throne?

This way...it's obviously a huge burden that has been lifted off, right?

Ten minutes later, Sun Yan appeared in the emperor's study.

"Do you have any doubts about that order?" Li Ying asked Sun Yan to sit down with a smile, and then said with a smile, "I thought you would go to my Uncle Wang."

Sun Yan's scalp suddenly became numb, and he quickly stood up and said: "Your Majesty..."

"Just sit down and talk. You don't have to be so formal." Li Ying waved his hand casually.

"I'd better speak standing up." Sun Yan was so frightened by Li Ying's words that he broke into a cold sweat. "About His Majesty's order, we are indeed a little confused. In addition, the Prince Regent just paid a visit to the cabinet. , he said that we should discuss everything directly with the emperor in the future..."

"Oh, what about Uncle Wang? Did he run away?" Li Ying asked.

"Ahem..."

Sun Yan really can't understand the royal family now. It seems that the relationship between the emperor and the regent... is not as bad as the rumors!

"His Royal Highness the Regent has left. He said that if anything happens in the future, don't bother him."

Sun Yan answered honestly.

"Oh, really, are you so anxious to give up your choice?"

Li Ying sighed, and then said: "I knew you would have doubts about that order, so I deliberately didn't explain why. I just wanted to see if you would take the initiative to ask, or if you would just throw the order in a corner. Pay attention.”

Sun Yan smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, how could we do that?"

"Well, even if you have different opinions in the future, you have to talk to me. It's best not to just throw them aside and ignore them." Li Ying said with a smile.

"No, absolutely not!" Sun Yan promised.

"Okay, if you ask me the reason for banning them, I will give you a reason now. Of course, these information are top secret. After you read it, just forget it. How to explain it to other cabinet ministers is your business. "

As Li Ying spoke, he opened several light curtains, and various images of the Fulong team participating in the defense battle appeared on the light curtains.

These are nothing, the key is that the video of the invasion of divine beings that happened in the Imperial City made Prime Minister Sun Yan stunned.

"These two people are Bai Muye and Lin Zijin?" He couldn't believe it at all.

"I have just ascended the throne, so I don't have to make such a lie, right?" Li Ying said with a smile.

"I'm not suspicious of Your Majesty, I just feel... I feel..."

"Do you find it unbelievable?"

"right!"

"When I saw it at the time, I couldn't believe it, but now I know that they have this ability." Li Ying said, and then said: "In addition, on the Tianhu star, they also won a lot of opportunities for the empire to enter Tianhu. The quota for the Holy Land, Prime Minister Sun...you should understand what this means, right?"

"The quota to enter Tianhu Holy Land..." Sun Yan looked surprised, then nodded slowly, saluted Li Ying and said, "Your Majesty, I understand!"

Sun Yan, who returned to the cabinet again, directly approved the order under the puzzled eyes of his subordinates.

In this regard, he only said: "Your Majesty showed me some top-secret information. After I read it, I just want to say that your Majesty did not make Bai Muye a Duke, maybe because he is too young to be so ostentatious."

Although the others were skeptical, they had nothing to say.

After all, even if they wanted to stop something that both the emperor and the prime minister agreed on, they couldn't possibly stop it.

But everyone still feels that once this edict is made public to the world, it will definitely cause a violent sensation.

Such young marquis...are probably only seen during the founding years of the Zulong Empire, right?

At six o'clock in the evening, the dinner was ready to begin.

The location is in the largest auditorium in the palace.

This auditorium is extremely huge, and most of the people attending the coronation ceremony of the new emperor during the day appeared here.

This time, Bai Muye and the others were seated relatively forward.

This scene was also seen by many interested people, and they couldn't help but secretly envy in their hearts. Sure enough, one person had achieved the Tao of chickens and dogs and ascended to heaven. He had formed a team with the emperor, but it was different!

Envy was envy, but there weren't many other emotions, and they didn't affect them at all.

At half past six, almost all the guests arrived.

Shan Gu used the communicator in private to send a message to a small group of several people.

"Look at the Holy Empire's envoy!"

A group of people looked over there subconsciously and found that among the people at the tables over there, sitting at the head of one of the tables, was a young man with a strong back and a very strong build.

The young man sat there with a calm face, sipping tea calmly, but he exuded a very powerful aura.

Perhaps because he felt someone was watching him, the young man glanced at Bai Muye. When his eyes came to Bai Muye, he paused slightly and quickly turned back, still drinking tea slowly.

Shan Gu asked in the group: "Old Liu, Lao Liu, come on, come on! See if this guy is the prince of the Holy Empire?"

As he spoke, he sent a photo of the young man he had just secretly photographed to the group.

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Ji Caiyi glanced at Shan Gu and said in the group: "Why are you paying attention to this person?"

Shan Gu responded in the group: "This person has been secretly following us for a long time!"

Caiyi: "Oh, that must be because he is coveting the beauty of our Zijin beauty!"

Si Yin: "Why not Brother Xiaobai?"

Caiyi: "..."

Shan Gu: "..."

Lin Zijin: "What the hell?"

Bai Muye: "Si Yin, when did you get your driver's license?"

Si Yin made a scary pattern.

At this time, Lao Liu came out: "I'm very busy, I'm so envious that you can sit there! That person is a prince who has just been registered in the Holy Empire. If you guessed correctly, this person should have been under protection. , this is his first real appearance.”

Then Lao Liu asked again: "Shan Gu, why do you ask this? Are you attracted to him?"

Shan Gu: "..."

After Lao Liu said this, he disappeared. Everyone still doesn't know what position Lao Liu holds. It seems that he doesn't have any position because he is still in school.

But after graduation, it was certain that he would be sent out to serve as an official.

As time goes by, the teenagers back then have now grown into young adults, and their life trajectories have begun to slowly change.

In a few years, perhaps the changes will be even greater.

At 6:50, the new emperor Li Ying, accompanied by a group of people, appeared in the auditorium.

Everyone at the scene stood up to greet him.

After a few polite words, the banquet officially began.

A banquet of this level looks high-end, but in fact everyone is not comfortable.

Every move is under the attention of many people, and there must be no rudeness.

After three drinks, someone from Canghai Empire suddenly stood up.

In the relatively quiet huge auditorium, it seemed a bit abrupt. Many people's eyes were turned to the handsome young man with blond hair and blue eyes who stood up.

The young man said loudly: "First of all, congratulations to the new Emperor Zulong on his enthronement."

"I am from Canghai Empire. Last year, I won the Canghai Empire High School League Championship."

"I heard before that someone was pretending to be us in the Tianhu Holy Land."

As the young man spoke, he looked towards Bai Muye, and many people followed his gaze.

Bai Muye looked calm and said in his heart that we are not pretending.

The young man from the Canghai Empire continued: "Of course, this is nothing. The key is that I heard that Bai Muye, a young genius from your country, also appeared there. It is a pity that I could not see him. This time, I am fortunate to follow the Canghai Envoy. Congratulations to the new emperor, I dare to challenge your country’s high school student league champion captain Bai Muye here.”

"Let's compete with each other to add to the fun of today's dinner party. I wonder if Mr. Bai can grant my little wish?"

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