Chapter 408

"Heavenly Ox Zhu Ha, listen to the decree."

Eunuch Hong's voice was thick and full of energy.

The Heavenly Ox Zhu Ha's expression shook.

After tossing and turning for so long, wasn't it just for this piece of imperial edict in the words of the Yu Kingdom.

Humans have a saying, the monarch has no jokes.

It actually refers to edicts; there are quite a few hand-written edicts and oral edicts that can be reneged on.

Only by obtaining the edict could its status be completely stable and it could continue to live a comfortable life.

The Heavenly Ox Zhu Ha walked forward.

As the Righteous God of Rivers, it did not need to kneel when seeing the Holy Emperor, and the same was true for the imperial edict.

Eunuch Hong showed a kind smile to the Heavenly Ox Zhu Ha: "Worthy of being a strange demon of heaven and earth, truly extraordinary."

This Heavenly Ox Zhu Ha was once one of the three pillars of the Purple Gold Palace.

If it was willing to defect to the Yu Kingdom, it would have great propaganda value, just like that Duke of Wei back then.

Not to mention that the Heavenly Ox Zhu Ha had made a great contribution this time

They heard Eunuch Hong speak:

"By the grace of heaven, the Emperor decrees: The Heavenly Ox Zhu Ha is kind, has made the unworldly merit of suppressing bandits and blocking floods, and is sealed as the Red Jianghe God, enjoying the ten thousand miles of the Red Jianghe."

Having said that.

Eunuch Hong smiled and handed the imperial edict to the Heavenly Ox Zhu Ha.

The Heavenly Ox Zhu Ha was also polite: "Thank you, Holy Emperor, and thank you, Eunuch Hong."

The smile on Eunuch Hong's face grew wider:

"Congratulations, Lord Zhu Ha; from now on, the ten thousand miles of water in the Red Jianghe will have to rely on Lord Zhu Ha to look after."

"It is my duty, I will certainly do my best."

If it weren't for the huge difference in appearance, one would think the Heavenly Ox Zhu Ha was an old man who knew the ways of the officialdom very well.

After reading the imperial edict.

Zhou Dinghai was about to walk forward.

When he was about to have a good conversation with this powerful old eunuch, he heard Eunuch Hong take another imperial edict from a small eunuch beside him.

This scene surprised everyone.

Even Vice Minister Wang, who had escorted them all the way, was caught off guard.

Two imperial edicts?

They saw Eunuch Hong looking at Li Rui with a smile: "Official Li, receive the decree!"

Li Rui was somewhat surprised.

He was about to kneel.

But was stopped by Eunuch Hong: "Official Li, His Majesty said that you are equal to the Top Three Ranks, so you don't need to kneel anymore."

Upon hearing this.

Li Rui simply straightened his body.

To encourage martial artists in the world, the Yu Kingdom imperial court specifically stipulated that Top Three Rank martial artists do not need to kneel when seeing the Emperor.

This was a preferential treatment that even Third-Rank high officials couldn't enjoy.

Of course.

It was also because if they wanted all martial artists in the world to kneel, the cost would be too great.

That's why the Taizu set this rule early on.

Just when everyone was surprised.

Eunuch Hong's voice sounded again: "By the grace of heaven, the Emperor decrees: General Zhenshan is loyal, kind, and righteous, has made miraculous contributions, is promoted to Right Vice Censor-in-Chief, sealed as Marquis Pingyuan, enjoying a fief of one thousand households, this is the decree!"

Right Vice Censor-in-Chief... Marquis Pingyuan!

Everyone was shocked.

If they remembered correctly, Li Rui should be the first person to be sealed with a Marquis title in these three hundred years!

Li Rui opened his mouth but didn't say anything.

Fine.

These things confirmed that he was the Son of Heaven's favorite.

Although he had already broken through the Refining Spirit Pass, he had been nourishing it on the surface and hadn't broken through yet.

But the person hadn't broken through yet, and the promotion had arrived in advance.

Right Vice Censor-in-Chief.

Proper Third-Rank!

Li Rui jumped two levels directly.

Right Vice Censor-in-Chief is a position in the Censorate; the rules of the Yu Kingdom imperial court value the left over the right, so generally speaking, there is only one left, who is dedicated to the affairs of the Censorate, while there are several on the right, almost all of whom are part-time.

It was only because the matters handled were confidential that the status was raised and a nominal position in the Censorate was hung to facilitate action.

Many Provincial Governors of various departments also concurrently held the position of Right Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate.

However, what surprised him even more was Marquis Pingyuan.

The previous Viscount title could still be called a nominal title, but the current Marquis Pingyuan was truly illustrious.

Except for a few founding Marquis titles that still remained, they were almost unseen in the world.

Li Rui could be considered the only one in hundreds of years.

It showed the weight of the imperial favor he received.

In a sense, the status of some Second-Rank high officials in the heart of that Lord of the Dragon Court was not as heavy as Li Rui's.

Zhou Dinghai looked at Li Rui meaningfully.

They were all old people in the officialdom.

The people present naturally smelled something unusual.

Li Rui received the imperial edict from Eunuch Hong:

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your great grace."

Having said that.

He was about to get up.

Lines of small characters appeared before his eyes.

【Congratulations to the host for completing the intermediate plot of the "Out of Generals and Into Ministers" achievement — Promotion and Title.】

【Promotion and title is a great joy in life; if both are gathered, it is the most proud spring breeze. Congratulations to the host for obtaining such an illustrious honor; your official career will surely be bright.】

【Task "Promotion and Title" completed, reward settling...】

【Task rating b.】

【Obtained 30 achievement points!】

【Name: Li Rui】

【Age: 25】

【Talent: Martial Bone, Superb Comprehension, Wisdom Eye, Great Dream Immortal Travel, Demon-Overcoming Victory, Dao Seed】

【Cultivation Method: Wan Gu Chang Qing Gong】

【Item: Spirit-Raising Book】

【Achievement: 50/100】

【Detected that the host completed all intermediate plots of "Out of Generals and Into Ministers" at the age of only twenty-five, excellent performance, the next reward will be strengthened, please reach the achievement as soon as possible to unlock the reward!】

Li Rui looked at the small characters on the panel.

The corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

Two rewards actually collided together.

He began to look forward to what the next reward would be.

At this moment.

Eunuch Hong's voice sounded in his ear: "Official Li, congratulations, congratulations."

Those who could be treated with such courtesy by this fierce great eunuch eventually became big figures in the court.

Afterwards.

Zhou Dinghai held a banquet in the mansion.

Eunuch Hong and Vice Minister Wang were treated well.

Vice Minister Wang sat beside Li Rui.

"Official Li, when I was in the capital, I saw that Official Li was not a thing in a pool, and sure enough."

His eyes were full of emotion.

When they first met in the capital, he was the Vice Minister of the Rites Ministry presiding over the imperial examination; if it weren't for Nie Siming, Li Rui wouldn't even have had the qualifications to enter the martial examination field.

But in the blink of an eye, several years had passed.

Li Rui was already equal to him.

And even in terms of status and power, he was even better.

How could he not be emotional.

Li Rui had already become the pillar of the Yu Kingdom's future, the trusted high official of the Holy Emperor.

And unlike him, besides his Third-Rank official status, Li Rui was also a powerhouse of the Top Three Ranks, and his future prospects would be much better than his.

"We are all acquaintances, Vice Minister Wang, don't flatter me anymore."

Li Rui said with a smile.

Besides Vice Minister Wang, there were also Nie Siming and Yuan Xiong; they didn't expect the envoy group to the Wu Kingdom to be able to reunite again.

The banquet ended.

Li Rui was about to leave.

But was stopped by a small eunuch beside Eunuch Hong.

"Official Li, Eunuch Hong invites you to the backyard for a chat."

Li Rui seemed to have guessed it long ago, so he had actually been waiting at the door.

Hearing the small eunuch's words, he followed him to the backyard of the Governor's Mansion.

As soon as he entered.

He saw the great eunuch of the Ceremonial Secretariat waiting in the courtyard with his hands folded.

Eunuch Hong saw Li Rui appear, and a smile appeared on the corners of his mouth: "Official Li, you're here."

"Eunuch Hong."

Li Rui cupped his hands.

Eunuch Hong signaled Li Rui to sit down.

The two sat opposite each other at the stone table, and Eunuch Hong then spoke: "Official Li, this time, besides the imperial edict, His Majesty also ordered this old servant to send you a hand-written edict."

Saying that.

Eunuch Hong took a slip of paper from his sleeve.

Li Rui's eyebrows raised slightly.

He took the hand-written edict and looked at it.

The familiar handwriting of the Holy Emperor.

It wrote one thing on it, which was that besides being the Right Vice Censor-in-Chief and Marquis Pingyuan, Li Rui actually had another promotion, which was that he became the Zhenshan Envoy of the Secret Guard.

Almost the person who was promoted the fastest in the Secret Guard.

Eunuch Hong looked at Li Rui with a smile:

"Official Li, His Majesty said that from now on, all matters regarding the Qingwei Sect will be fully handled by you."

(End of chapter)