Chapter 471 Can One Be Granted the Title of Marquis Based on Merit?

In the Hanyuan Hall of Kyoto City.

Emperor Zhengming Ji Lingjun held a memorial in his hand, with a calm expression but with a hint of undetectable anger, and then he spoke softly in an extremely low voice.

"So, those demons from the Chaos Demon Sea are going to land from the south? Is this the first memorial sent by you from the southern border this year?!"

He threw the memorial into the air with all his strength. The thin memorial was like a piece of white paper, slowly dancing in the air.

Under the dragon platform, there was a pale-faced young man. He was a post officer from the southern border and an official who came to ask for help from the imperial court.

This person's name is Han Chong.

All the courtiers in the audience looked at Han Chong with strange eyes.

The emperor intends to rectify the officialdom and attacks the southeast. At this critical moment, people from the Chaos Demon Sea in the south are also coming up. Is this a provocation or some other conspiracy?

But no matter how many turbulence it contained, on the surface, the Southern Territory's request for help at this moment, in the eyes of the emperor, seemed to be deliberately holding him back.

This kind of behavior was very undesirable in the emperor's mind.

Even if everyone in the world knew that if the sects on the other side of the southern border did not take action, the southern border officials could only ask for help from the imperial court.

Ji Lingjun also understood, but he was still angry.

"Han... Han Chong, right? How many powerful men have been dispatched by the Chaos Demon Sea? You need to ask the imperial court for help. I see that the memorial is written about six real people. I don't understand. How many years has Feng Rushan been in the southern border? Three It has been more than ten years. Is it possible that there is still no familiar real person?

Or is it that the majesty of my court, in Feng Rushan's eyes, can only be grasped at critical moments? "

Han Chong did not dare to say anything. He had already made preparations when he came. He asked for help and died, leaving a good story in the southern border.

He is not an idiot. As a protégé of Feng Rushan, the governor of the Southern Territory, he has long become Feng Rushan's right-hand man in decades of ups and downs in officialdom. The Southern Territory may not respect the imperial court in private, but on the surface, the situation is inevitable for the imperial court's current policies. It is necessary to know clearly.

How could he not know what the emperor was thinking now?

"I don't want to interfere with your affairs in the southern region. You go back and tell Feng Rushan that within a hundred days, I want him to lead the troops to repel the many demons in the Chaos Demon Sea. I will only give him a hundred days. If he exceeds the time limit... his head will be sent to the capital. Come."

Ji Lingjun said extremely indifferent words with a calm expression.

The Governor of the Southern Territory is a high-ranking official of the second rank. He is the local emperor in the local area, and he is also an absolute high-level official in the imperial court.

For such a person, the emperor issued such cruel and harsh orders, which made many people feel a little uncomfortable.

Han Chong suddenly raised his head, "I... you are lying, no matter how corrupt the southeast is, it is also the southeast of our Jin Dynasty. No matter how weak the Chaos Demon Sea is, it is not my land. Now that the Chaos Demon Sea invades our border, it is an unforgivable crime. Our Da Jin Where is the majesty, where is the strong army?”

After a pause, he knelt down directly, with a sad expression on his face and a strong look of death in his eyes, and said in extremely tragic words,

"I...I would like to ask your Majesty to retaliate to the death, withdraw your troops to the southeast, deploy your troops to the South China Sea, and seize the Chaos Demon Sea as the land of my great Jin Dynasty!"

It is better to tell lies, and it is better to remonstrate with death.

The hall suddenly became silent.

This too silent environment made everyone feel as if they were suppressing an extremely terrifying thing.

In the dull atmosphere, the breathing of Emperor Zhengming Ji Lingjun could be heard clearly.

Zhang Weizheng smiled slightly, and his old laughter seemed so harsh in the hall at this moment.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. The chaos in the Demon Sea is nothing more than ringworm of dysentery. Why use our best soldiers and generals in the Jin Dynasty? Now that the Tianyuan Grand Meeting is being held, I think the people of our Jin Dynasty will definitely want to see these talented people serve me. Dajin works to ensure the safety of my Dajin side.

Since Your Majesty has great ambitions, he should be generous. Remember, I have not had anyone in the Jin Dynasty for more than ten years, right? "

Marquis?

Everyone in the hall turned their attention to Zhang Weizheng with expressions of horror on their faces.

The Jin Dynasty only has meritorious service, and all the marquises are those with outstanding military achievements, and most of the marquises are of the third rank!

This is an imperial edict issued by Ji Wuji himself when he was still alive, and it is also equivalent to...the ancestral instruction!

Zhang Weizheng persuaded the emperor to use the title as a reward and let those talented people go to fight in the southern border to drive out the demons of the chaotic sea of ​​demons.

So bold, it almost goes against the group training!

It's too amazing and too bold.

Everyone looked at Zhang Weizheng with a kind of admiration, emotion and... horror.

Zhang Xiangzhi's boldness was fully demonstrated at this moment.

More importantly.

Ji Lingjun was silent!

The silence at this time is, to a large extent, equivalent to acquiescence...

Han Chong didn't speak. He didn't dare to speak. As a Confucian scholar, after the world's greatest Confucian opened his mouth, even though this old man with age spots on his face looked like a weak man, he still didn't dare to disobey him.

He had no reason to speak. Zhang Weizheng's advice was actually to protect the Southern Territory. As a person from the Southern Territory, Zhang Wei was helping the Southern Territory and the people of the Southern Territory.

"What do you think, sir?"

Ji Lingjun spoke slowly.

…

Today is the last battle in the martial arts arena. After Gu Zhannan’s amazing performance that day, the eight contestants in the next two days did not perform too well. Today’s first battle has ended, and it is still the same as yesterday. Stunning, at least in Zuo Dodge's view, that's how it was.

Gu Zhannan is too strong. I don’t know what kind of opportunity it was that allowed him to possess the Tao principles that only the Yin God can have while in the Waiting Tower Realm.

Zuo Daoqi and Su Yuchan walked out of the ring and planned to take a rest.

Zuo Daoqi still watched the battle between Gu Zhaoyuan and Dugu Shan. After changing lanes, this kind of showdown between geniuses was an improvement in his horizons.

He likes this kind of showdown.

Qiao Shan saw Zuo Daoqi again, with a bit of longing in his eyes. He was thinking deep down in his heart that he was not born with good information, just because he had a good wife.

His wife is the daughter of the current Deputy Superintendent of Tianxuan Prison.

The so-called Xuntianjian is actually one of the news channels of the Jin Dynasty today. Its duty is to collect large and small things in the Jin Dynasty, select the important news, and send it to the Shangshu Mansion.

Qiao Shan's father-in-law had always intended for Qiao Shan to enter the Tianxian Prison, so many information was not concealed from him, so Qiao Shan was extremely well-informed about many information.

Qiao Shan originally thought that this would be his future destination. Under the arrangement of his father-in-law, he became a member of the Tianxian Prison, where he collected information and climbed up step by step.

Just got a piece of news from my father-in-law yesterday.

It made his already somewhat silent heart become slightly hotter.

The Chaos Demon Sea in the southern border is invading, and the emperor intends to let the top three in Tianyuan's grand gathering lead troops to go out. Those who break through the Chaos Demon Sea will be granted the title of marquis!

Marquis!

He was almost born to be at the pinnacle of power in Dajin.

More importantly, the title given this time is an inheritable title!

Such a marquis will definitely make these talented people jealous, and they will fight tooth and nail for it.

Apart from anything else, if Wu Guang can be granted the title of marquis, then Chen Bing Southeast of the Jin Dynasty, so what?

If the Jin Dynasty wants to break through Shangjun, it needs to estimate the suppression of Wu Guanghou Mansion. To a certain extent, this is enough to form a breaking trend in the southeast.

Qiao Shan didn't understand why the emperor wanted to attack the southeast, but at the same time he allowed the people from the southeast to participate in the fight for the marquis regardless of the past.

He doesn't understand this, he only knows that this may be the most critical junction in his life.

If... I follow Lord Zuo to the southern border, and Lord Zuo is granted the title of Marquis for his merits, then what will happen to me who follows Lord Zuo?

Thinking of this, Qiao Shan's heart slowly began to jump.

"Commander Qiao? Are you waiting for me?"

Lord Zuo's voice interrupted Qiao Shan's inner thoughts, and he quickly came back to his senses.

"I just got some news and I want to tell you, Sir."

Zuo Daoqi is still the same as before, with the same smile on his warm and handsome face, which makes people feel like spring breeze.

Su Yuchan always gave people the feeling of a cold-faced goddess in front of outsiders. Except for Zuo Daoqi, she rarely smiled when facing others.

The cold maid holding a sword seemed to make Zuo Daoqi look unattainable.

Qiao Shan took two deep breaths and said softly, "General, I finally got the news that the Chaos Demon Sea invaded our southern border. Prime Minister Zhang proposed a plan to call on the world's geniuses to lead their troops to the southern border. Whoever breaks through the Chaos Demon Sea will be made a marquis! Hereditary neglect. Hou!"

A look of surprise appeared on Zuo Daoqi's face. He had not received any news in the past few days. During the day, he wanted to watch the duel between geniuses, and at night he wanted to review the game, or chat with Su Yuchan, and then use the Sansheng Stone to communicate with Senior Sister Jiang.

The days were so full that he neglected to collect news.

"Is this true?"

"The general got the news from the Tianxian Prison. This was what Prime Minister Zhang advised him in the morning." Qiao Shan lowered his head, raised his head slightly, glanced at Zuo Daoqi, and said, "Not all geniuses can lead troops. Probably the top three in the Tianyuan Festival."

Zuo Daoqi squinted his eyes. He couldn't understand the situation in the DPRK.

The Southern Territory is not weak. Compared to the Northern Territory, the Southern Territory is already very powerful. Will such a place be invaded by a small sea of ​​chaotic demons?

and…

Where did the Chaotic Demon Sea get the courage to land in the southern region?

This kind of thing is beyond Zuo Daoqi, just like in the past life, I saw from the history books that the Ming Dynasty was still at its peak and was invaded by Japanese pirates?

However, 80% of the so-called Japanese pirates in the previous life were citizens of the Ming Dynasty. Zuo Daoqi could not help but be a little suspicious. Could this invasion of the Chaos Demon Sea be impersonated by some thoughtful people in the southern border?

He also saw Qiao Shan's thoughts.

Invest in himself, or in other words, he wants to follow himself and follow him to the south.

"Commander Qiao has a wide network of contacts."

"It's just a relationship with the wife at home." Qiao Shan smiled bitterly, then straightened his face, and looked at Zuo Daoqi, "Looking at the future, Sir Alex will definitely win the first prize on this stage, and I will be willing to follow Sir Alex to the south! "

Zuo Daoqi smiled softly, and that was indeed what he thought.

"Commander Qiao, please don't do this. Zuo will fight for the imperial court and will do his best, but Zuo is not sure about winning the championship."

Of course he would not accept Qiao Shan at will. There are too many thoughts in a person's life, and the human heart is too complicated. He doesn't want to hear it, he likes to see it.

Watch Qiao Shan do what he does.

What a person does must be more credible than what he says.

Qiao Shan gritted his teeth and wanted to speak, but saw Zuo Daoqi's eyes.

He seemed to understand something.

Zuo Daoqi did not explicitly refuse, presumably he accepted his idea, but...

Looking at Zuo Daoqi's back, Qiao Shan looked thoughtful.

The emperor was unwilling to send troops to the south, but still wanted to send troops to the southeast. Under such circumstances, where did the so-called expedition to the south come from?

Qiao Shan squinted his eyes and made up his mind.

Perhaps, it's time for him to help Lord Zuo recruit soldiers.

…

Su Yuchan looked at Zuo Daoqi and said, "Sir, what do you think about Qiao Shan's words..."

If Zuo Daoqi could be granted the title of marquis, she would naturally be happy.

Dodger Zuo patted her head.

"Don't think about these things for the time being. Sometimes, the more you think about it, the more you lose."

Su Yuchan was a little confused by the sudden philosophical words.

Then he saw Zuo Dodge striding forward.

"Let's go, Xu Ning invites us to drink, and then go have a drink with her."

When Su Yuchan heard this, she couldn't help curling her lips.

Drinking with Xu Ning is simply a chore.

Maybe Xu Ning was too dazzling, making Su Yuchan feel ashamed when facing him.

Zuo Daoqi naturally understood Su Yuchan's thoughts, so he gently squeezed the girl's palm.

"When the time comes, you can ask Xu Ning for advice. If you really go to the Southern Territory, I don't want you to just be a swordsman."

Su Yuchan smiled.

…

In a barren mountain in the northwest.

Six huge and magnificent Dharma statues standing high in the sky are looming among the mountains, and six huge pillars surround a palace-like building.

The palace seemed to be dormant with a terrifying existence from ancient times. The building seemed to be breathing, with layers of clouds rising and falling with each breath.

A man in black robe is holding a six-sided jade seal. The jade seal is very large, with mountains and rivers thousands of miles away and a beautiful world embossed on each side.

This seal is embossed with nine dragons. The dragon's tail stands on the base, the dragon's body sticks to one place, and nine dragon heads surround a blazing sun.

There are faintly visible words written on it that contain the source of the Tao.

"The Lord of the Ninth Five-Year Plan will forever rule the rivers and mountains!"

But the fly in the ointment is that if you look carefully, you can see that half of the corner of the jade seal is missing, and it is an extremely standard square.

There was something meaningful on King Liang's face.

"I didn't expect that the Wanshi Jade Seal passed down from the Self-proclaimed Dynasty to Jiulin would be acquired by King Zhao. It's really surprising."

Facing Prince Liang's doubts, the man in black's eyes flickered slightly, and he seemed to laugh.

"It's just the shadow of the ancestors. Unfortunately, there is a corner missing. It has not been found yet."

The reason why King Liang was shocked was because the origin of this jade seal was so extraordinary.

It is rumored that this jade seal was originally a thing inherited from the Taoist temple. It was made by the three great masters who worked together to refine the alien stars in the sky. Later, it was obtained by the Emperor of Heaven, who wanted to refine it into a thing for heaven to suppress luck. Unfortunately, Heaven was destroyed for unknown reasons, and the Emperor of Heaven also Just disappeared.

Cracks appeared on the jade seal, and a corner fell off.

The Feng Dynasty used the missing corner seal for the emperor's daily review, while the full seal was only used for major events such as emperor replacement, inheritance, and ancestor worship.

For a long time before the Jin Dynasty, this seal had always represented the orthodoxy of the Central Plains!