In the twenty-first year of Tianjian, late autumn.

September twenty-seven.

It's already freezing in the city, and in less than ten days, it will be the beginning of winter.

Perhaps it was the Tianjian Year, or it was the most important court meeting in the two hundred years since the establishment of the Liang Dynasty.

Before dawn, the civil and military officials had already gotten up early, got on their carriages, and started heading towards the imperial city. In the past, when His Majesty the Emperor was in power, the number of court meetings was actually held only rarely, but every court meeting was extremely important.

His Majesty's temperament makes all the courtiers dare not be careless. If something goes wrong and His Majesty is dissatisfied, they will really have to live with it.

His Highness the Crown Prince is in power now. Although His Highness the Crown Prince has always been benevolent, everyone knows how important this court meeting is now, and they do not dare to be disrespectful in any way because of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's benevolence.

The carriage moved slowly along the still-dark road in the divine capital, extremely slowly, but the officials had long been used to it, and no one complained.

Chen Chao rarely returned to the envoy's residence. In the mansion, he put on the official robe newly sent by the Ministry of Rites.

It is still mainly black, but the cuffs and waist are embroidered with python patterns using silver thread. In fact, just looking at the style, it is already half a step higher than the previous first-class military attaché robes, and it has a vague hint of a vassal king.

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The three disciples looked at their master wearing this official robe with different expressions. Yu Qingfeng's eyes were extremely hot, and he probably felt that he wanted to do this too, while He Liang just felt that his master was dressed like this.

, it’s really beautiful.

As for Ning Qingnian, the emotion in her eyes was much stronger.

Yu Qingfeng thought of the rumors in the Capital of Gods these days and asked curiously: "Master, is it that His Highness the Crown Prince is passing on news that he plans to make Master a vassal? If so, I am very curious about where Master's fiefdom is. No.

Could it be the Demon Realm in the north?"

Chen Chao turned his head and glanced at his eldest disciple, but he didn't hide it. He shook his head and said, "No."

Yu Qingfeng looked confused.

Chen Chao gave the simplest and most direct reason, "Under the ancestral system of this dynasty, if His Majesty the Emperor proposes to grant a vassal king to a vassal land, two-thirds of the courtiers among the hundred officials must nod in agreement.

Only then can we make it happen. Now that His Majesty is not here, no one among the officials would be willing to see me as a teacher who can crack the earth."

When Yu Qingfeng heard this, he said with a look of hatred on his face: "That is to say, His Majesty is not here, otherwise he would definitely be able to decide it with one word."

Chen Chao smiled and said nothing. He patted this silly boy on the head. If he wanted something, it was not the position of a vassal king with a vassal land. Before His Majesty went to the country, as long as he

Nodding, he is now the emperor of the Liang Dynasty, not the prince who oversees the country.

The funny thing is that all the officials are still afraid that Chen Chao will want this world, but in fact, he gave up this world from the beginning.

Weng Quan shouted at the door: "Lord Guard Envoy, it's almost time."

Only then did Chen Chao come to his senses and strode out.

The three disciples watched the master leave.

Yu Qingfeng sighed: "One day, I will be like this too."

But in reality, if this day comes, can Yu Qingfeng endure the injustice? Can he withstand the temptation?

In fact, even Chen Chao couldn't guarantee it.

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Today, after the great dynasty, all the civil and military officials gathered outside the palace gate. In fact, they all quickly made way for themselves and no one went to the palace. Long before the great dynasty, His Highness the Crown Prince informed the officials that this time

The order of entering the palace during the court meeting is different from the past. The soldiers from the border army from the north must enter the palace first, and they will also stand at the front, regardless of their official position.

This is a special honor that would have attracted criticism at any time, but at this moment, no one would raise any objection.

With immortal achievements right in front of you, who dares to say anything?

Soon, a group of generals from the northern border came over, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ordered that these military generals in the imperial dynasty would not wear official robes, but would still wear armor.

Therefore, when many generals were moving forward, the armor plates collided and the sounds came and went, making the civil and military officials feel a little dazed.

How many years has it been, or should I say, never heard such a sound?

But in fact, the sound of these armor plates clashing was the main theme of the northern border in the past, and it was the same sound day and night.

The tall Li Changling and Gao Xuan walked to the front side by side, but when they passed the palace gate, they both stopped in unison.

Waiting for someone.

Not long after, everyone was surprised when the female general Xie Nandu, who was not only not wearing official robes, but also not wearing armor, appeared in the sight of the officials.

She just wore blue and white clothes.

The officials were angry and said nothing.

You know, even though you have meritorious service and the guardian envoy is supporting you, are you a little too arrogant and domineering like this?

It's just that Xie Nandu just pretended that he didn't know anything, and walked on the road in silence until he reached the palace gate, and then stopped.

Gao Xuan looked at the woman in front of him, thought of something, and remained silent.

There was a little noise in the ranks of officials, but no one stood up yet.

The next moment, the noise stopped.

Because there was a man in black clothes coming from a distance, walking slowly.

The young military attaché was wearing a new and unusual official robe, and this time, he still had a sword hanging at his side.

Going to court with a sword?

If it were another person, he could have been dragged to justice long ago, but the person in front of him brought a knife to court and did not violate the rules.

It was given by His Majesty himself to this one person in the world.

Besides, even if he doesn't have this authority, let alone the imperial guards in the palace, what can he do if the imperial city is enshrined together?

You know, a few days ago, the invincible Demon Emperor also died in the hands of this young military officer.

The current leader in meritorious service and martial arts in the Liang Dynasty is Chen Chao.

The officials lowered their heads unconsciously at this moment, not daring to look at the young military attache walking by.

Chen Chao slowly arrived in front of the palace gate.

Smiled slightly with Li Changling and others.

Then he looked at Xie Nandu.

Xie Nandu nodded.

Chen Chao no longer hesitated, but took the lead to walk forward. Behind him, Xie Nandu followed, and then the sound of the collision of armor plates sounded.

After that, all the officials filed in.

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When they arrived at the square in front of the main hall, Chen Chao stopped. Li Changling walked over and stood behind the guardian envoy. Then the cavalry commander lowered his voice and asked: "Lord, guardian envoy, have you heard the news? General

Can I be granted a title or something?"

To be pursued by a military general is to be granted the title of marquis.

As for the position of Duke, it has always been something only the founding heroes could aspire to.

Chen Chao said with a smile: "General Li has made outstanding achievements. I'm afraid he will get what he wants."

Chen Chao had really heard about this matter, and he didn't just try to trick General Li in front of him for no reason.

This time in the great dynasty, there will only be more than three or two people who will be granted the title of marquis.

On the other side, Xie Nandu walked to a position about one foot away from Chen Chao, so they were shoulder to shoulder.

Of these two people, one is the general of the Northern Territory and the other is the envoy of the governor. They are both the highest military officers. What's more, both of them have made great achievements in the Northern Territory.

It makes sense to be side by side at this moment.

Gao Xuan stood behind Xie Nandu with a calm expression.

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As the generals in the northern border took their positions, the civil and military officials who followed took their positions in an orderly manner.

At this moment, His Royal Highness the Prince walked out of the main hall and stood on a high place.

At this moment, Xie Nandu took two steps back.

Gao Xuan then took two steps back.

The northern generals who had just stood up, all those behind Xie Nandu, took a step back.

Chen Chao turned around and saw that those two steps happened to be two gaps. After thinking for a moment, he already figured out the reason.

One of them was the late General Ning Ping.

The other one was Xiao Hezheng, the general who had devoted his life to the northern border earlier.
To be continued...