Chapter 160

After Tai'a left, Cai Yong put away the spirit stones and examined the remaining items.

He knew about the Marrow Cleansing Pill, and as for this wine, since it could be brought out by Liu Bian to bestow upon him, it was surely no ordinary thing.

The last item was a black writing brush, which looked no different from an ordinary brush.

However, as the Minister of Rites, one of the Six Ministers of the Han Empire, he knew the grade of this item.

Currently, the Han Empire could not even find a single yellow-grade item, let alone a mystic-grade one.

Immediately, he picked up the brush and began the blood recognition process. He saw the blood disappear as soon as it touched the brush, and he felt a connection form between himself and the brush in his hand.

"Mystic-grade lower-quality Qingsong Brush; it can write articles to increase the literary talent of the writing, and it can also be used for close-quarters combat. How powerful!"

After receiving the information about the mystic-grade lower-quality Qingsong Brush, Cai Yong said in disbelief, then revealed a look of great joy.

"Father, what is it that makes you so happy?"

At this moment, Cai Yan, who had arrived in the main hall, happened to see the happy Cai Yong and asked with a smile.

Upon hearing the voice, Cai Yong looked toward the entrance and saw Cai Yan walking in with her maid Xiao Die.

"Hahahaha, my good daughter, you are here!"

Seeing Cai Yan, Cai Yong's old face immediately blossomed with a smile.

"Father, when I just arrived, I saw Commander Tai'a leaving. Why did he come to our residence?"

After arriving before Cai Yong, Cai Yan asked him.

"Haha, my good daughter, you don't know yet, do you? His Majesty is going to marry you as well on the day of his grand wedding!"

"Just now, Commander Tai'a was acting under His Majesty's decree to deliver His Majesty's rewards!"

After hearing Cai Yan's inquiry, Cai Yong said to her excitedly.

"What, did His Majesty really say that?"

Cai Yong's words shocked Cai Yan beyond measure; she had not expected that Liu Bian would actually marry her as well.

Looking at Cai Yan, who was full of disbelief, Cai Yong laughed and said to her:

"Hahahaha, this was said by His Majesty himself today in front of me and the various Cabinet Ministers and Ministers of the Six Ministries; how could it be false?"

"Moreover, His Majesty just had the Dark Guard Commander Tai'a send me some rewards. If it were false, could His Majesty bestow so many good things upon me?"

Seeing that her father was so certain, Cai Yan also knew that this matter must be true. For a moment, she felt as if she were dreaming; it was so unreal!

"Your Majesty..."

Murmuring a word, Cai Yan also shed tears of being moved.

"Alright, this is a day of great joy, be happy. I still have to prepare to host guests here, so you should go back to your room first!"

"Xiao Die, take the Miss back!"

Seeing Cai Yan in such a state, Cai Yong comforted her and then spoke to the maid.

"Yes, Master!"

Just like that, Cai Yan, weeping with joy, was taken away by the maid Xiao Die.

"Miss, according to this, from now on you will become a noble and incomparable Imperial Consort. This is a tremendous happy event; congratulations, Miss, congratulations, Miss!"

On the way back to the residence, the maid Xiao Die happily leaned toward Cai Yan, who was somewhat distracted, and shouted excitedly.

Hearing Xiao Die's words, Cai Yan, who had been somewhat absent-minded, instantly regained her senses.

She glared at Xiao Die coquettishly and scolded softly:

"Oh, you dead girl, stop talking nonsense here!"

However, despite saying so, the slightly raised corners of her mouth and the smile revealed in her eyes and brows all vividly displayed the joy deep in her heart.

Perhaps even she herself had not noticed that she was already immersed in this sudden happiness.

In the blink of an eye, more than twenty days had passed since Liu Bian's grand wedding, and in three days, it would be the day of Liu Bian's grand wedding.

At this time, Luoyang City was shrouded in this immense joy, and the commoners were also sincerely blessing Liu Bian.

And at this time, the various marquises from the provinces who had received Liu Bian's imperial edict had also arrived in Luoyang City.

"Hahahaha, Inspector Liu, you have finally arrived. We have already been here for a while!"

In the post station arranged by the Ministry of Rites in Luoyang City, Inspector of Yanzhou Kong Zhou said with a smile to the newly arrived Inspector of Youzhou Liu Yu.

And beside him were Inspector of Xuzhou Tao Qian, Inspector of Jizhou Han Fu, and Beihai Chancellor Kong Rong.

These inspectors did not bring the prefects of the various commanderies under them when they came; they were there as representatives themselves.

As for Inspector of Liangzhou Tian Feng and Ma Teng, who had already arrived in Luoyang, they all had places to stay in Luoyang.

Tian Feng had a residence in Luoyang City bestowed by Liu Bian, and Ma Teng, because of Ma Chao, also lived in the residence bestowed upon Ma Chao by Liu Bian in Luoyang City.

Liu Yu scanned the few people and found that it was only them, so he immediately asked with confusion:

"Why is it only you few? What about the other colleagues? I have come from as far away as Youzhou, don't tell me they haven't arrived yet!"

After hearing Liu Yu's inquiry, Inspector of Jizhou Han Fu immediately curled his lips and mocked:

"Inspector Liu, can't you see? Those people have changed long ago, and now they don't even take His Majesty seriously!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yu's expression also became ugly. Of the thirteen provinces of the Han, besides the three provinces controlled by Liu Bian and Qingzhou controlled by the remnants of the Yellow Turbans.

Of the remaining nine provinces, only these four had come, while the inspectors of the other five provinces were nowhere to be seen. The deep meaning contained within this needed no further words!

What pained Liu Yu the most was that among those absent, Inspector of Yizhou Liu Zhang, Inspector of Jingzhou Liu Biao, Inspector of Yanzhou Liu Dai, and Inspector of Yangzhou Liu Yao were all of the imperial clan bloodline of the Han.

Over these years, the Han Dynasty had weathered storms and was on the verge of collapse. If it hadn't been for Liu Bian's sudden rise against the heavens, the current Han Empire might have long been destroyed in the hands of Dong Zhuo.

Now, having finally waited for Liu Bian, the restorer of the dynasty who was pinned with high hopes, they had thought that the Han imperial mountains and rivers had a chance to regain their strength and reappear in their former glory.

However, unexpectedly, the vast majority of those who rose up in rebellion in the end were all from the imperial clan.

This was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the dignity and authority of the Han imperial family, and it made people feel even more chilled and helpless.

"Alas, Inspector Liu, the situation is as Inspector Han said; those five will likely not come!"

At this time, Inspector of Xuzhou Tao Qian also couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

Along the way, ever since they arrived in Sili and felt the changes in Sili today, to be honest, they did not think the choice of those five was correct.

The current Sili was full of vitality everywhere. Although the lives of the commoners living here had not improved much, their eyes were already filled with hope.

This was something they had not seen anywhere else, and after witnessing the identity jade tokens issued by Liu Bian to the commoners, Tao Qian and the others were also deeply shocked.