Chapter 812: Favor, Position Fruit?

Star and moon radiance flowed, waves rose and fell silently, and the flowing waves surged to the highest point, reflecting a piece of silver white.

White Ape's eyes were like torch fire.

Town Huai Great General!

Second grade, jumping to be on par with Su Guishan!

Naturally.

In terms of real power, there is none.

In terms of benefits

Adding up all aspects, it was far inferior to Su Guishan's Water River Inspector.

Since he was the Water River Inspector, Su Guishan's true jurisdiction was by no means limited to the Pingyang Prefecture River-Lake Office; it was just that Pingyang was the most important, so he stayed here year-round.

Liang Qu could often see documents regarding other prefectures placed on Su Guishan's desk.

Yet, the reading of the official position was not finished!

The imperial envoy lowered his gaze.

"The General's meritorious deeds are great, but unfortunately, they were omitted by previous histories, not receiving recognition from the ancestral officials, and lacking a title.

Now, due to wise discernment, we request it; it is the people's hope. The River Officials have based their report on this, and the Ministry of Rites has discussed it, consulting the River Officials again to verify the divine grace and report it. We bestow the title of Marquis Changyuan, and the relevant departments shall hold sacrifices in midsummer, enjoying the incense of the Huaijiang Great Marsh and the villagers along the banks.

One bolt of imperial silk, three beasts, one goblet, three wine vessels; the chief sacrificial official shall wear a python robe and patch, perform the two-kneel and six-kowtow ceremony, and record it in the sacrificial canon!"

The big one has arrived!

The White Ape's golden pupils flickered like flames.

Marquis Changyuan!

In the Great Shun court, two capitals and eighteen provinces, the only designated True God of the Huai River, enjoying the incense and sacrifices of the people along the banks!

One position of General Suppressing the Huai, one title of a minor god of the Huai River!

Taking one step to the finish line; purely in terms of legal significance, the White Ape far surpassed the Flood Dragon!

The Flood Dragon lived in the Dragon Palace all day, not coming out to make connections; what could it use to fight against it?

"I thank His Majesty the Emperor, the Holy, Martial, Law-Heavenly, and Truth-Proving Emperor of the Shun-Yuan Great Treasure!"

The White Ape spoke word by word.

Accompanying the words.

Splash.

The vortex tentacles placed a basket of tender lotus seeds on the bow of the black-awning boat; this was the lotus seed quota given by the Dragon-Man tribe in July! Long Eying had picked them herself, and it hadn't even been willing to eat them!

In a normal edict reading, there would be a third person recording the situation, including the reaction of the edict recipient, to be presented to the Holy Emperor. However, since a one-on-one meeting method had been stipulated in advance, the power of "recording" naturally fell to the imperial envoy, hoping only for a few more kind words.

The imperial envoy scanned the bamboo basket, his heart slightly startled.

It's quite good at handling things.

Not just because of the lotus seeds, but because the White Ape had recited the Great Shun Emperor's honorific title.

Ordinary great demons had high intelligence, but honorific titles, posthumous titles, and noble titles... let alone a demon beast, even ordinary people who hadn't attended the Academy wouldn't understand the twists and turns inside.

Did Commandant Liang teach it?

Startled as he was, the imperial envoy didn't dally, reaching out to hand over the edict.

The White Ape respectfully received the edict.

The edict, which was normal-sized in a person's hands, looked tiny in the palm of the two-zhang-tall White Ape, and the golden characters embroidered by the palace seamstresses were as small as ants, but the meaning within was not small at all!

The imperial envoy smiled and said.

"Marquis Changyuan, do not look down on 'Suppressing the Huai' just because it is a miscellaneous title; in reality, the annual salary is comparable to a first-rank official, a full 36,850 taels. And since Marquis Changyuan is a Grand General, you are not alone; His Majesty has specifically allocated a batch of experts to join the Suppressing the Huai Army, which may be of assistance to the General."

The White Ape was surprised.

Grand General Suppressing the Huai, is there really a Suppressing the Huai Army?

So-called generals are divided into heavy titles and miscellaneous titles.

Heavy titles are one radish for one hole.

Such as Grand General, General of Chariots and Cavalry, General of Agile Cavalry, General of the Guard, Front General, Rear General, Left General, Right General... all are heavy titles, with ranks and treatment clearly stipulated, and they hold real military power.

Miscellaneous titles are naturally inferior to heavy titles, but the "miscellaneous" does not mean they are unranked; it means there is a hole for every radish.

Such as Agile Cavalry, Tower Ship, Material Officer, Subduing Waves, Ershi, Crossing the Liao, Dragon-Galloping, etc., named either after the troops led, the mission undertaken, or even nursery rhymes, established as the need arises.

There is no fixed number of titles.

There is also no hierarchical relationship between the titles.

Either the position is relatively low, or the military rank is high but temporarily bestowed and not used in peacetime, with specific treatment depending on the situation, hence they are called miscellaneous generals.

The White Ape's Grand General Suppressing the Huai belongs to the general position specifically established for the Huaijiang Great Marsh area.

It had thought it was a completely empty title...

As the imperial envoy spoke, he took another document from his bosom; it was not an edict, but a document.

"Liang Qu, Commandant of Hengshui, River-Lake Office of Pingyang Prefecture, concurrently serving as Colonel of the Suppressing the Huai Army."

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"Long Pingjiang, Water-Monitoring Official of the River-Lake Office of Pingyang Prefecture, concurrently serving as Court Commandant of the Suppressing the Huai Army."

"... Long Pinghe, concurrently serving as Colonel of the Suppressing the Huai Army..."

The White Ape understood.

Left hand to right hand.

Managing itself.

The military Colonel is similar to a Censor-in-Chief, responsible for supervising military officials, but given the relationship between Liang Qu and the White Ape, plus the scale of the Suppressing the Huai Army—which has only a few kittens—the nature is actually more focused on serving as a bridge between the White Ape and the imperial court.

The accompanying Court Commandant can be seen as a military judge, in charge of military laws and regulations, used to deal with deserters, local scouts, spies, or to catch rebellions.

Colonel, a middle-to-upper-level military officer, the one who does the work.

There are still scattered minor Dragon-Man officials behind, about three or four, "old people" serving in the entire River-Lake Office.

The concurrent salary is not much, belonging to half-dividing the Dragon-Men within the River-Lake Office under the White Ape's command; they have not left the jurisdiction of the River-Lake Office, but the White Ape has been given a certain number of subordinates and a fairly high degree of freedom.

In the future, perhaps it can pull Fatty, Cannot-Move, Fist, and the others into the Suppressing the Huai Army system...

"The Dragon King has been missing for over a hundred years, the second sixty-year cycle is approaching, and the Flood Dragon is eyeing covetously. Due to the position of Dragon Lord, the title of Marquis Changyuan should not be widely publicized for the time being."

The White Ape naturally understood.

Liang Qu's case: the matter is done, the official rank is promoted, the matter cannot be spoken of, but the official rank can.

The White Ape's case: not only can the matter not be spoken of, but the official rank cannot be spoken of either, otherwise it would not only bring trouble to the imperial court but also easily bring disaster upon itself.

Shooting quietly.

As for some less conspicuous places.

For example, the White Ape in Xiangyi County can directly post its title from now on!

The orthodox Water God of the Huai River!

So refreshing!

Flood Dragon?

A wild god!

The matter of the temple.

Usually the imperial court doesn't care, and it's insignificant, but if the imperial court wants to care, then it's on the scale, and a thousand jin won't hold it down.

The so-called "having a legitimate reason" seems irrelevant, but sometimes it is truly indispensable.

Xiangyi County invited the White Ape into the temple; from now on, it all belongs to legally compliant matters. As long as the local people are willing to accept it, without the need for imperial court approval, the White Ape can directly establish a temple—a huge degree of autonomy!

Combined with Liang Qu's power in the River-Lake Office, slightly revealing the White Ape's divine miracles could make all fourteen large and small county towns in Pingyang Prefecture invite the Ape into their temples overnight!

It's just that Liang Qu doesn't plan to do that for now.

The White Ape has just stepped into the great demon level and does not have the ability to confront the red-eyed Flood Dragon head-on. Holding the legal principle in hand is a trump card, a trump card that can quickly harvest favor!

Xu Wenzhu once said that to enter the furnace, one must at least hold a "positional fruit" in one's hand.

However, the increase in favor level allows Liang Qu's various ability indices to soar when he is in the Huaijiang area.

Combined with the Flood Dragon's reaction, the Dragon Lord realm, and the vortex waterway in front of the Toad King.

He highly suspects that the so-called "positional fruit" is the manifestation of favor reaching a certain level!

No longer subject to environmental "shackles."

Or rather.

Authority returns to oneself!

If so, holding a means of seizing the card is quite necessary.

Of course.

These are all groundless guesses.

Liang Qu is far from the furnace; stepping into the Grandmaster realm still requires waiting until he sees the Dragon Sturgeon and the Time Insect cocoons revive.

Agreed on the next meeting place.

The imperial envoy sailed away.

Splash.

Water travels a thousand miles!

Liang Qu excitedly took a big detour and returned to the pond.

(End of chapter)