Supreme Martial Artist - Chapter 223
Chapter 0223 The Reward!
The imperial capital had undergone a great change!
The battles in the imperial palace had not been concealed from the people in the imperial capital. Everyone felt that the storm would bring about an even greater impact.
The Black Tortoise Palace and Yongsheng Auction House bore the brunt. Not long after the battle ended, they were surrounded by the city guards. The royal family controlled the situation and arrested the group of people involved in this matter and sent them to prison.
Although the Black Tortoise Palace was strong, it was as weak as an ant in front of the empire’s war machine, and no one dared to resist.
The royal family quickly sent out orders to send experts to the various prefectures and counties to quickly control the Black Tortoise Branch, lest they make any resistance.
The damage done to the Inferno Auction House was much smaller. After Li Cai last saw Leng Xiaoran and the others’ demons, he had the intention of submitting, so he did not involve his own auction house. However, he no longer had the trust of the royal family and was imprisoned.
Li Cai knew that he was standing in the wrong line, but he did not resist at all and was very obedient.
At the same time, the royal family launched a great purge. The officials and generals who helped the eldest prince were arrested one after another, and even their clans were not spared. They were all arrested. The mating, the beheading, and the bloodshed in the imperial capital had been going on for a month, causing people to panic and fear for themselves.
There were people who were punished, and naturally there were also people who contributed. The Pill Master Association had won the royal family’s prize for helping the royal family this time. Bu Zhi had been crowned as the Guardian of the Nation, and the others who had helped the royal family resist the rebellion had also received different rewards.
The powers within the empire had undergone great changes, and the heavens had completely changed.
The most enviable person was Qin Fei, who was praised by the royal family as a great hero who saved the country and the people.
A month later, everything that needed to be cleaned had been cleaned, everything that needed to be resolved had been resolved, and everything had returned to calm.
After the rebellion, the old emperor was completely ill. One month after the incident had subsided, he officially announced that he would pass the throne to the Third Prince, Zhu Li.
Zhu Li sat on the throne of God, and a new emperor was born!
On this day, Qin Fei and Lei Zhen were summoned by the new emperor. When the two of them arrived at the hall, they saw that all the high-ranking officials in the empire were amazed.
There was a new finance minister. The original finance minister had been investigated for supporting the eldest prince. The entire clan had their heads cut off. This new finance minister was a young man in his thirties, and he looked shrewd.
There was a new Commander-in-Chief of the army, and now, in the power center of the imperial capital, almost all of the important positions had been replaced by people that Zhu Li trusted.
Seeing Qin Fei enter, everyone looked at him with respect and courtesy. Everyone knew very well what kind of relationship Qin Fei had with the new emperor over the past month. They were like blood brothers, or even more so than blood brothers. The new emperor had brought Qin Fei with him almost everything. It could be seen that the new emperor valued him and cared for him extraordinarily.
Someone had secretly inquired about Qin Fei. They knew that Qin Fei was the savior of the new emperor, and the two of them were sworn brothers. After knowing about this relationship, everyone knew that Qin Fei would definitely be a confidant of the new emperor and would not be able to provoke him.
In the past month, these ministers and Qin Fei were actually very familiar with each other. They were looking for all kinds of opportunities to get close to him. Qin Fei naturally knew their purpose very well. On the surface, they were getting along very well.
However, he knew very well that he had better try not to get involved in the vortex of emperor power. Previously, Zhu Li’s status as the prince was not as respected as it is now. Everyone could call him brother, but now it was different. The so-called companion was like a tiger accompanying a tiger. He did not want to stay in this vortex!
During the period when he planned to deal with Zhu Zhi, he saw Zhu Li’s intelligence and decisiveness. It could even be said that he was indifferent. Even if the Eldest Prince was his biological brother, he would not hesitate to deal with him at any cost.
Since his own brothers were like this, how could he and his sworn brothers be sworn brothers?
This time, he was summoned. He had already made his preparations. Perhaps it was time for him to retreat.
“Brother Fei, you’re here! Come and give me a seat!” Seeing Qin Fei’s enthusiasm, Zhu Li hurriedly ordered the guards to bring up a chair.
This scene shocked everyone. All the officials were standing in front of the emperor. No one dared to speak in front of him. However, Qin Fei was given a seat as soon as he arrived. His Majesty’s respect for him was simply extraordinary!
Everyone looked at Qin Fei with admiration.
Qin Fei smiled and refused, “Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible!”
Zhu Li raised his eyebrows and his voice became irresistible, “Brother Fei, what I said is an imperial edict. Why can’t I let you sit down? You can’t resist the edict, right?”
Although he said it with a smile, the sharpness in his eyes was very obvious.
Qin Fei’s heart skipped a beat before he realized that the Emperor’s words were irresistible, right or wrong.
Only then did he hurriedly salute and hurriedly half sat down next to the chair.
“Brother Fei, you’ve done a great job in saving me this time. I’ve made you king of the capital! I’ll also assist you in handling state affairs in the future. In the future, I’ll meet you in the palace. I don’t need any notification. I’ll be able to see you at any time!” Zhu Li loudly announced the reward to Qin Fei.
The moment he said this, everyone in the hall was shocked.
Royal Seal! It was actually a Royal Seal!
After Zhu Li sat on the throne of God, he rewarded the meritorious officials, but Qin Fei, who had contributed the most, had not been rewarded. Everyone guessed in their hearts what kind of reward the Emperor would give Qin Fei.
Although everyone had guessed that the Emperor would definitely give Qin Fei the greatest reward, no one had expected that Qin Fei would actually be crowned king!
King was the exclusive title of a member of the royal family. After the emperor ascended to the throne, only his brothers would receive such an honorable title. In history, no one other than the royal family had ever received such an honor. No matter how much credit they had made, it was impossible for them to obtain the title of king.
But now, Qin Fei was made king of the capital. This honor was simply too great. Everyone took a deep breath and looked at the Emperor in surprise. They did not understand why he made Qin Fei king.
This had already broken the Xuanling Empire’s usual exception.
Moreover, Qin Fei also had the right to assist the emperor in the affairs of the country. Just how much right did he have? The officials present knew very well that the Emperor wanted Qin Fei to participate in the affairs of the country. It could be seen how much importance the Emperor attached to Qin Fei.
The most special thing was the last reward. There was no need to notify anyone when they entered the palace, but they could directly meet the emperor. No one had ever obtained this right. This meant that the palace was simply Qin Fei’s home. They would follow him in and out without being stopped in the slightest.
Even a king conferred by the previous emperor did not have such a special right.
What was the Emperor doing? He actually valued Qin Fei so much!
“Your Majesty, this subject is absolutely unacceptable!” Qin Fei also knew that this reward was too big. It was so big that he was at a loss. He never expected that Zhu Li would give him such a big scare …
That’s right, he was just frightened. Apart from being frightened, he didn’t feel the slightest bit happy.
The more Zhu Li valued him, the more uneasy he felt. After witnessing so many massacres of officials in the past month, he had already made up his mind not to participate in the empire’s royal government.
Zhu Li really gave him a big gift!
“Unacceptable? Could it be that you’re not satisfied with Gu’s reward?” Zhu Li looked at him and smiled.
Qin Fei hurriedly explained, “Your Majesty, I didn’t mean that, but your reward is too heavy. I feel terrified!”
‘”Haha, not heavy, not heavy. Gu wants to reward you. You have made such a great contribution to the empire, Gu will definitely not treat you wrongly. Let’s settle this matter. Loose Chao, Brother Fei, you and Lei Zhen will stay here together to accompany Gu!” Zhu Li didn’t give Qin Fei any chance to refute his refusal. He directly announced his retreat from the court. The officials retreated and looked at Qin Fei and Lei Zhen with envious eyes. To be able to accompany the Emperor was a great honor in their hearts.
“Let’s go!” Zhu Li was in front, Qin Fei and Lei Zhen followed behind, arriving at his bedroom.
“Your Majesty” Just as Qin Fei was about to ask him what was going on between the two of them, Zhu Li waved his hand and stopped him from speaking. He then glanced at the maids in the palace and waved them to retreat. Only the three of them were left in the palace.