Chapter 1175: The King Melon Grows (Ask for monthly tickets at the beginning of the month, two-in-one)

"Gulp."

His Adam's apple rolls, the tea leaves in the cup drift and turn, steaming out mist. Liang Qu swallows his saliva and stands up suddenly: "Could it be that Your Majesty wants to open the precedent of the world and enfeoff Pingyang Prefecture to me?"

Glancing at Liang Qu, the Holy Emperor picks up the tea cup and gently scrapes the foam.

"Yes, not just Pingyang, the Chizhou below is also given to you."

"Hiss... too much, too much."

"It's just one prefecture and one county, where is it? Hangzhou next to Pingyang, Xihe on the opposite corner of Jianghuai, Tianchang above."

"Cough, cough, cough..."

"You think quite beautifully." The Holy Emperor spits out the tea leaves and closes the tea lid. "Sea merchants, Lanzhou, Jiangchuan, adjacent to the stable Great Marsh... The current Pingyang is also a top-tier prosperous place in the world. If I give Pingyang, I agree, but the ministers in the court will not agree, and the enfeoffed kings of the world will not agree."

Self-indulgent, slightly embarrassed, Liang Qu scratches his head: "So the subject still has to leave his hometown?"

"Unless you are willing to be a 'Clan Prince,' then you can maintain the status quo, without enfeoffment land. Every year the imperial court gives you a sum of money, roughly equal to the tax of a prefecture in Jiangnan, exempt from the labor of official documents."

Liang Qu's eyes light up: "This is good! This is good!"

"Okay." The Holy Emperor laughs. "Since Lord Liang agrees, I will find a day for the Ministry of Rites to set a date, summon the eligible women of the clan, and you can see which one is suitable?"

"Why call women?"

"To choose a good match and get married on an auspicious day." The Holy Emperor takes it for granted.

"Ah?"

"It's not the same surname. If you want to be a Clan Prince, naturally you have to marry a princess. Long Eying must be divorced, the position of the main wife must be the princess's. Rest assured, the appearance and figure will not be too bad, there should be six or seven points of a dragon girl, worthy of being top-tier. There doesn't have to be any true feelings between you, just have a child to inherit in the future, don't treat her too badly. If one is not enough? Two or three are also fine. I think there are plenty of clan women willing."

"Yuck." Liang Qu is startled, "This won't do, this won't do, can't divorce, can't divorce!"

The Holy Emperor squints: "You monkey, this won't do, that won't do, what do you want?"

Liang Qu rubs his hands: "Your Majesty must know that I will not divorce the dragon girl and marry a princess. What you said earlier should not refer to being a Clan Prince, right?"

"Hahaha." The Holy Emperor laughs loudly, pointing to the four-color map, "Knowing that Lord Liang will not be satisfied with an ordinary enfeoffed king, so I thought about it and discussed it with the cabinet early on, and decided to add a third choice for Lord Liang!"

Liang Qu's expression is joyful, bowing respectfully to listen.

"First, become a Clan Prince. Second, choose one of the seven enfeoffment lands. As for the third, I cannot tell you. If you want it, you will naturally know at the King Enfeoffment Ceremony. How about it, which one do you choose?"

"The third one!"

"So certain?"

"The subject believes in Your Majesty!" Liang Qu says decisively, "The Holy Heart is decisive, the Imperial Will is in harmony! The subject was originally lonely, became famous young, and has been smooth sailing all the way. As Your Majesty said, it is all relying on everyone's tolerance and accommodation for me, like a father and brother, the subject remembers it in his heart, and feels the grace in his heart."

The so-called 【Water Travels a Thousand Miles】, the ends of the earth are like neighbors, in fact, how can it be so simple? It is just a wishful beautiful hope. If the enfeoffment land is truly outside, governance, coordination, and tax collection will always involve energy.

Just like when graduating, saying we will gather often, once we leave, perhaps we will never see each other again in this life. Even if we keep in touch often for a few years, as time goes by, we will slowly become thin. It is not about persistence or not, walking or not, but many things have not been experienced together, so there is no common topic. The more we see each other, the more estranged we become.

Conversely, as long as we live together, even if Liang Qu is a Martial Saint and Uncle Chen is an ordinary person, we can still comment on the quality of the newly opened tavern next door and talk freely.

Not to mention being divided to other places, still meeting the "White Ape" in Jianghuai every three days, which is also inconvenient.

What the Holy Emperor said earlier is definitely not aimless, it must be a two-sided method.

"Good! Since that's the case, June 27th is an auspicious day, which is Lord Liang's King Enfeoffment Ceremony."

"Ten thousand thanks to Your Majesty!"

"Congratulations to Marquis Baron Xingyi, congratulations to Marquis Baron Xingyi." Imperial Envoy Li intervenes at the right time, reminding him by bowing left and right, "Your Majesty, Marquis Baron Xingyi, the time for the banquet has arrived."

"Let's go." The Holy Emperor stands up happily, "Lord Liang, enter the banquet with me."

"Yes."

On the path, the grass is lush.

Liang Qu is overflowing with excitement.

Two-sided beauty is great.

The Holy Emperor laughs and says: "Besides the King Enfeoffment, Lord Liang has made great contributions in the Southern Frontier and Jianghuai. Is there anything you want? I can make the decision together, to save another edict."

Liang Qu thinks for a while: "Returning to Your Majesty, there is indeed one thing. The subject boldly asks for a job for the Sea Master. Because the Sea Master is a sea merchant, she should be neutral. However, she intervened in external affairs, leading to the loss of the Whale Emperor's protection, and is even wanted for trade bans by the Southern Frontier and Northern Court, which is really embarrassing..."

"You want Great Shun to replace the Whale Emperor?"

"That is exactly the intention. In the future, the Sea Master can trade in the near seas and inland rivers, under the Great Shun flag, and at the same time pay taxes to the imperial court, which is also an extra income."

"This matter won't do."

Liang Qu is stunned: "Why?"

"The Whale Emperor is removed from the list, and Great Shun accepts it. The intention of targeting is too obvious, the loss outweighs the gain." The Holy Emperor shakes his head. "Don't nest the relationships you thought of in the past into the Melting Pot Martial Immortal. Do you know that when the Flood Dragon walked the water in the Lu-Cang River, the Southern Frontier Tusi once asked the Martial Immortal to take action to stop it?"

Liang Qu is stunned, shaking his head: "The Southern Frontier Martial Immortal didn't take action because the Drought Demon appeared?"

"It was because of the Drought Demon, but before the Drought Demon appeared, the Southern Frontier Tusi did indeed ask. Do you know the price and benefits of doing so?"

"I don't know."

"The price is that if it succeeds, the Southern Frontier Tusi will kneel away most of the feelings of his eighteenth-generation grandson. In the future, if there is a major event, he basically won't be able to move the ancestor."

"The benefit is that with the used-up feelings, he exchanges for the plan of the Lu-Cang River pseudo-dragon to still be feasible. His position in the Southern Frontier remains stable for a while. The pseudo-dragon plan was originally proposed by the current Southern Frontier Tusi."

Silence.

"The Southern Frontier Martial Immortal is heartless?"

"It's not heartless. Have you seen King Chong?"

"Senior King Chong is very brave, and he made great contributions in defeating the Pan-Dong."

"Counting it up, King Chong is also a descendant of the Southern Frontier Martial Immortal. The specific generation is not verifiable, the genealogy is lost, but it is indeed true." The Holy Emperor says something shocking.

"Since so, why..."

"Maybe you are too? A descendant of some Martial Immortal."

"Ah?" Liang Qu is dumbfounded, inexplicably thinking of Liang Liang Guangtian, the "uncle" he hadn't seen for a long time, could it be...

Martial Immortal · Liang Guangtian.

The Holy Emperor laughs: "Put one grain of rice in the first square of the chessboard, and two grains in the second square, doubling it. Before one column, it will be so many that one square can't hold it."

"It is true that it is difficult for experts to give birth, but it is not impossible. A Perfected Form expert lives for three hundred years, thirty-one generations, that is ten generations, especially the first few generations, with wealth and nobility, not lacking women. One man can have dozens of descendants, four generations can have thousands of people, and the Sky Dragon eight hundred, even more doubling. You have me, I have you."

"Those villagers all say one sentence, eight hundred years ago we were one family. I don't know if it's eight hundred years, but three thousand years ago basically it was. So, don't easily bother the Martial Immortal, this is a relationship account."

"The Sea Master, although she lost her protection, is only doing Jianghuai business. Currently, relying on the 'White Ape' relationship, she doesn't need Great Shun's protection. To offend the Whale Emperor for this..."

"The subject understands." Liang Qu no longer requests, and writes down a note for the Whale Emperor in his little book.

Every grievance has its head, every debt has its owner.

Looking at it now, what General Yuan said in the past is not a big mistake. There are indeed very few things in the world that affect the Melting Pot. If you have to say there are, beautiful scenery is one, and the road ahead is two.

However, the road ahead is difficult to walk. Those who can affect the road ahead of the Melting Pot are naturally Melting Pots of the same level. Since the Dragon King disappeared, the relationship between the major Melting Pots has probably had a subtle change, and their actions are very cautious, deliberating and deliberating.

Perfected Form thousand-mile soul chase, rarely acts. Sky Dragon River-Lake Stone, even more dare not act rashly. When it reaches the Melting Pot, it is a kind of transcendence and absolute balance. Ordinary people can't even perceive the intervention of the Martial Immortal in the trend of the world.

"Change to something else."

"The subject wants to ask the heavenly craftsmen to build a batch of exquisite, complex ships. The function doesn't need to be very good, but the appearance must be good."

"Can."

"The subject wants a batch of rare underwater strange beasts, preferably a pair of male and female, living things that can reproduce. Whether the value is precious or not is not important, the important thing is that there are enough types, and Jianghuai doesn't have them."

"Can."

"The subject wants to go to the Moon-Gazing Tower."

"Enfeoffed kings can enter and leave freely, and the cultivation room of the Moon-Gazing Tower can also be used at will, and any technique in the Library can be borrowed at will."

"For the rewards, I don't want more, I just hope Your Majesty gives more great medicines of creation." Liang Qu is not polite. For the demon kings, only great medicines of creation are useful. If great medicines have no effect, the rest are no different from grass.

"Water attribute?"

"All depend on Your Majesty's decision!"

All are used to pay back the demon kings, he can't eat them himself, so it doesn't matter if they are water attribute or not. The most important enfeoffment land was sold by the Holy Emperor, he doesn't know what it is. Liang Qu really has no other major needs. Seeing that the Holy Emperor didn't ask about other important things...

"Roar! Here, here, His Majesty and A-Shui are here, our greatest hero!"

Start the banquet!

Spring banquet, a cup of green wine, a song.

The monarch and ministers of the Han family end the banquet, discussing war merits on the Cloud Terrace.

Returning to the banquet at Ping-Le, fine wine ten thousand coins. Carp and shrimp, roasted turtle and bear paw. Singing and whistling, sitting in a long banquet. Playing ball, clever and agile. The sun rushes southwest, the scenery cannot be climbed.

The soldiers on the Southern Frontier border cannot arrive, but the River-Lake Office is basically all there, more lively than the New Year.

Inside the palace, outside the palace, celebratory banquets, setting off fireworks, inches of orange fire climbing the branches, illuminating the Jishui Pond.

Beside the river, the common people sit around the taverns, drinking and feasting to their heart's content. The horse teams coming from the north and south pull out their portable small zithers, young girls take out silk, pin red flowers, songs in various dialects mix together, and the human voices are boiling.

Red Mountain steps into the Imperial Horse Prison, high-spirited, pointing to two small mares to warm the velvet blanket.

Night.

The wine gourd floats on the Jishui Pond, sinking and floating. Liang Qu doesn't go home. Taking advantage of the ample time, he pulls the confused Long Long Eying and runs to the Moon-Gazing Tower in a flash.

"What are we doing at the Moon-Gazing Tower? Isn't it forbidden to enter or leave after dark?"

"Looking for two people, your husband has an imperial decree, not afraid of closing the building."

Today the Moon-Gazing Tower is covered with lanterns, celebrating only for Marquis Baron Xingyi, brilliant and bright.

Liang Qu asks the servant to open the door, first throws the technique copied in the underworld to the Library, lets them register, turns it into great merit, and runs all the way to the 30th floor.

"Marquis Baron Xingyi!"

The Heavenly Human couple respectfully performs the ceremony.

"Why so much courtesy." Liang Qu hurriedly helps them up, "Left and right for two years, the two of you are my seniors."

"..."

The two don't know if this is Liang Qu praising himself or belittling them, but thinking about it, it seems everyone cultivates like this, only Liang Qu is an outlier, it should be praising himself more.

"Marquis Baron Xingyi visits late at night, I don't know what for? If you go further up, with your status, you no longer need a token, you can go by yourself."

"I just came to find you." Liang Qu finds two cushions, Long Eying one, himself one, sits opposite the couple, and tells the purpose of the visit.

"Fifth layer?" The Heavenly Human couple stares at each other, "Break through the Sun Wheel, to the fifth layer?"

The Sun Wheel is comparable to creation, what should be the effect of the fifth layer, which is stronger than the Sun Wheel?

"How did you do it?" The Sun-Splendor man asks hurriedly.

"Martial Saint Primordial Yang!"

Martial Saint? Primordial Yang?

The couple looks at each other.

Such a niche word.

Clearly they understand what each means individually, but when put together, it feels like they have never heard of it.

Long Long Eying's expression is awkward, her toes curl tightly, she quietly moves the cushion back, using her position to let Liang Qu block herself.

Tan Yifeng gives his wife Liao Lanqing a look.

Liao Lanqing organizes her words: "You and the dragon girl have been husband and wife for several years, and until now you have not..."

"Tasted."

A double entendre.

Long Long Eying shrinks again.

The two's gazes become strange.

Tasted, but have primordial yang... Marquis Baron Xingyi, are you walking the wrong path? Did no one teach you when you were in the bridal chamber?

Liao Lanqing organizes her words: "Marquis Baron Xingyi, the back is not to be walked, no, it's not that it can't be, it's just not quite right, it's not the correct dual-cultivation method."

"Cough, cough." Liang Qu feels the hot cheek of Long Eying against his back, coughs twice, "It's not as the two imagine, this is an unrepeatable opportunity. I came to find the two today to ask for advice. Regarding the fifth layer of this technique, do you have any ideas and prospects, to communicate with each other."

Tan Yifeng sits up straight: "Is Marquis Baron Xingyi thinking..."

"No matter which stage the spirit seed is cultivated to, it is a one-time thing. I think this technique should still have potential to be tapped, far more than this. The fifth layer I call 'Holy Fruit,' it is the dark golden peach blossom of the fourth layer Sun Wheel taking root in the Qi sea, growing..."

Tan Yifeng and Liao Lanqing gradually follow Liang Qu's train of thought.

"Let the holy tree take root, use the holy fruit... achieve a closer connection between the cultivation of both parties? If one rises, the other follows? This matter is quite difficult, to tell you the truth, it's not that Lanqing and I haven't tried it in the past."

"Opportunities are rare, so everyone needs to study together. The road is always walked by people. I think this matter is also helpful to the two. In the past, the Yin-Yang Spirit Seed could be introduced, saving basic cultivation, and helping Long Eying and me to cultivate directly. If the holy tree method can succeed... it may not be impossible to intercept the Qi machine and graft it out."

Liang Qu's eyes are bright, he doesn't want to miss this opportunity.

Long Long Eying is already close to the Heavenly Human perfection, and the remaining three steps have not been taken. If she squanders it now, it would be a waste. If she doesn't squander it, she has already been holding back for a year. If the holy fruit can circulate, it would be fine.

Grafting!

The Heavenly Human couple's eyes light up, their hearts move, without hesitation, they rummage through boxes and cabinets, move out all similar techniques and past research drafts, light the golden oil lamp, study together, and innovate.

Liang Qu plunges into the ocean of knowledge. With his current realm, he is enough to be called high-level. Long Long Eying is also a practitioner of the technique, and the Dragon-species technique can be touched by analogy.

The Library also quickly compares, holds meetings, discusses the perfection of the technique, and is shocked.

Did Marquis Baron Xingyi steal some royal tomb? And not just one, but from all dynasties.

Successive victories, the court is busy.

The Ministry of Revenue prepares expenses, the Ministry of War records pensions, the Ministry of Personnel examines appointments and removals, the Ministry of Works prepares instruments, the Ministry of Justice detains captives and deserters.

The most laborious is the Ministry of Rites.

Three major ceremonies in one month, very tight, occasionally calling people to customize clothes, and there are countless ceremony flags, arrangements, ritual planning, and textual research...

On the Jishui Pond, flower paper floats, and people's hearts are also restless.

The days are getting closer. Clearly it is a good thing, but relatives and friends are all nervous for him.

June 7th.

Jia-Chen Year, Geng-Wu Month, Bing-Xu Day.

Auspicious day: Heavenly Virtue Harmony, Monthly Virtue Harmony, Time Virtue, Three Harmonies, Arrival Day, Time Yang.

Southern Pacification Ceremony.

"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees:

I have received the mandate of Heaven, governing all directions, within the universe, none do not submit. However, in the summer of the 78th year of Shun, the Huai River shook, and the demon dragon was fierce. The Southern Frontier villains waited for the gap to invade the north, colluding with demons and evil, relying on miasma and poison arts, trapping half of my Lingnan, poisoning the people, and starving people on the road. The South Sea King was wounded and trapped, the border situation was dangerous, I was deeply concerned.

Marquis Baron Xingyi Liang Qu, loyal and brave by nature, has long possessed military strategy. At this time of danger, he carried his halberd and asked to go, truly possessing the courage to support the sky and drive the sea. Upon arriving at the battlefield, he immediately destroyed the enemy's defenses, beheaded fifteen Grandmasters, captured one alive, and strengthened my army's prestige...

... Captured Red Water, subdued Black Water, the spear point pointed, thirty-eight Grandmasters were beheaded, the remnants fled like wolves and pigs, the thief's formation lost its spirit, and the decline was achieved.

Then met with Governor Xu Haitao, Deputy General Ji Yanyu, led fifty-six Grandmasters to attack, although the crowd was different, the soldiers were moved, fighting to the death. Finally broke the enemy's fortress of two hundred, recovered Longwan, South Sea King supported his wounds to intercept the battle...

Afterward, he chased the tail, beheaded the Pan-Dong Great Shaman in the Yan wilderness, broke one of the enemy's arms, recovered Lingnan, and cleared the borders. Liang Qu planned the victory, his merit crowned the three armies, I am happy in my heart.

According to the merits, special rewards are issued:

King Chong Wei Ruhe, transferred to grant Nanhai County as a permanent industry, increased annual salary... to honor his merit in supervising supplies.

Marquis Baron Xingyi Liang Qu, promoted to Duke, hereditary by descent, to Second-Class Earl, hereditary and permanent, granted... bestowed a Taibai long shirt, a jade belt, and recorded two thousand five hundred great merits.

Marquis Changhe Xu Haitao, promoted to Town South Grand General, granted the title of Upper Protector Army, recorded three hundred great merits.

Deputy General Ji Yanyu, promoted...

The rest of the soldiers, the Ministry of War will discuss and narrate them favorably, and those who are injured or dead will be heavily compensated.

Alas! The demon atmosphere has been pacified, and the Southern Frontier is peaceful forever. All you soldiers should perform your duties and solidify the borders forever. Respect this."

June 17th.

Jia-Chen Year, Geng-Wu Month, Bing-Shen Day.

Auspicious day: Heavenly Pardon, Mother Granary, Yang Virtue, Secretary of Fate, Benefit Empress, Solution God.

Huai Pacification Ceremony.

"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees:

I have received the great treasure, governing the nine directions... built a fortress in the Water Mansion, secretly communicated with the Demon Empress, usurped the title of King of Chu, stole the Dragon Vessel, it is truly the heart and abdomen of the country. Now relying on the protection of Heaven, the soldiers' dedication, the demon atmosphere was wiped out in one fell swoop, the universe was cleared, I am comforted in my heart.

You Duke Liang Qu, held the banner and scepter to command the military machine, supervised the water and land to exert the might of heaven. Led the Dragon-Galloping boat division to break its water fortress... personally captured the Demon Empress, beheaded the King of Chu, collected all twenty-eight items of the national heavy vessels, merit crowned the three armies.

Water River Governor Su Guishan, led the River-Lake Office heroes as the vanguard, sneaked into the water veins... Commander Wei Lin... Censor-in-Chief Xu Xu Yuelong...

According to the merits, special rewards are issued:

Duke Liang Qu, granted... recorded two thousand great merits.

Su Guishan promoted to Governor of Water Transport, enfeoffed as Earl of Jingbo... recorded three hundred great merits.

Wei Lin promoted... enfeoffed as Earl of Dragon Fubo...

Xu Xu Yuelong promoted... granted the title of Earl of Anxiang...

All members of the Jianghuai River-Lake Office, rewarded with half a year's salary, and another 100,000 taels of treasury silver to reward the army.

Alas! Seventy years of accumulated bandits were wiped out in one morning, and the nine-fold deep nest was cleared to the bottom. All you soldiers should be loyal and diligent forever, and protect the rivers and mountains together. Respect this."

June 27th.

Jia-Chen Year, Geng-Wu Month, Bing-Wu Day.

Auspicious day: Heavenly Wish, Monthly Grace, Four Phases, King Day, Post Horse, Heavenly Empress.

King Enfeoffment Ceremony.

Heads are moving.

"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor, and the Martial Saint who shares the heaven and earth, decrees:

I have received the mandate of the vast heaven, the Martial Saint upholds the virtue of heaven and earth, governing the universe together, benefiting the common people. You, Duke of Pingyang Qu, have now attained the ultimate Dao of heaven and earth, penetrated heaven and earth, and attained the position of Martial Saint. From now on, the sun and moon shine together, the mountains and rivers shine together, the country has the solidity of a pillar, and Great Shun increases the power of a tripod.

You attained the Saint Realm at the age of less than thirty, and reached the Heavenly Dao with a red heart.

This is truly a grand event that has not happened in the eighty years since the founding of the country, and a rare genius in the thousand years of martial arts.

According to the mandate of heaven and the response of the people, special grace is issued:

Promoted Liang Qu to King of Huai, granted thirteen ports in the upper and lower reaches of the Huai River as permanent industry, allowed to build a King's Mansion in Yixing, granted nine chapters of crown clothes, golden axe and scepter.

The thirteen ports of Yixing, Yunyang, Longcen, etc., in the upper and lower reaches of the Huai River, are specially permitted to open a government and set up offices to govern business taxes and water transport. According to the example, seven percent of the collected tariffs are transported to the inner treasury, and three percent are left for the King's Mansion, which will be a permanent example.

The entire Pingyang Prefecture is exempt from field taxes for five years to show the holy grace of benefiting the hometown.

Previous arrears of the common people are written off, and no taxes will be added for twenty years.

Also granted a carriage of super-grade dragon blood, fifty carriages of fine horses, imperial construction of twelve Martial Saint archways, five Xuan-Huang cards...

Alas! Now that the sacred rank is confirmed, you shall stabilize the fortune of the mountains and rivers; though the royal title is lofty, you still harbor the heart of an innocent child. You must strictly observe the Heavenly Dao, harmonize yin and yang, ensure merchants travel freely along the rivers, and bestow grace upon the common people. Respect this!"

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