Traveling through Tianlong: Starting from the Zhenlong chess game

Chapter 404: Being granted the title of Grand Master
At the court meeting, the civil and military officials finished handling some recent official matters. Then it was time to deal with the last matter of today's court meeting.

Emperor Zhezong, who was sitting upright on the dragon chair, said to the eunuch beside him: "Envoys from the Xuan Liao Kingdom come to the palace!"

Then the deacon and eunuch shouted: "The envoy of Xuan Liao Kingdom and the princess of Zhao Kingdom come to the palace!"

Zhao Mu felt very awkward when he heard the title "Princess of Zhao Kingdom". After all, the official surname of the Song Dynasty was Zhao, and most of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun were the territory of the Zhao Kingdom during the Spring and Autumn Period. It always felt a bit provocative for a Khitan to call her Princess Zhao.

As the eunuch shouted, shouts echoed outside the hall.

After a while, the Liao envoy came slowly.

Zhao Mu also looked sideways and saw a beautiful woman wearing Han clothes slowly walking towards the main hall.

Zhao Mu looked at it carefully and found that Zhe Zong did not lie to him.

Princess Zhao of the Liao Kingdom was really a beauty, but Zhao Mu didn't think she was that beautiful. That was because Li Qinglu had been by Zhao Mu's side during this period, and he was a little tired of aesthetics.

However, if this Princess of Zhao is compared with other women, she can be said to be a stunning woman.

Soon the Princess of Zhao State walked up to the main hall. When she entered the hall, she saw Zhao Mu looking at her. This woman smiled meaningfully at Zhao Mu.

When Zhao Mu saw this smile, he shuddered for some reason.

After Princess Yelu Yanxiu of the State of Zhao stood in the main hall, she respectfully saluted Zhe Zong and said: "The envoy of the Liao State, Princess Yelu Yanxiu of the State of Zhao, has met His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty!"

Seeing this woman's attitude, Zhao Mu couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

"Sure enough, status and dignity are earned through strength. The previous envoys were more domineering than the last. Their tails were almost raised to the sky. Now even the direct princess of the Liao clan has to give me the Song Dynasty The emperor salutes you!"

Zhe Zong said softly: "Your Highness the Princess, no courtesy! Her Royal Highness the Princess said before that if King Qi does not return, you will not return either. Now that the Emperor's uncle has returned, I wonder if the terms of the peace negotiation should be finalized?"

Yelu Yanxiu asked deliberately: "Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, I don't know any of the civil and military officials in this dynasty. I don't know which one is His Highness King Qi!"

Zhezong looked at Zhao Mu at this time and said: "Uncle! Princess Zhao has been waiting for you for a long time! Please ask uncle to come out and let Princess Zhao take a look."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Mu saluted Zhe Zong and his party and said, "I accept the decree!"

With that said, Zhao Mu stood up from the civil service train and stood in front of Yelu Yanxiu with a court board in hand.

Yelu Yanxiu pretended to look Zhao Mu up and down, and said, "So this is His Royal Highness King Qi." Then Yelu Yanxiu said to Zhe Zong, "Your Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, I heard that King Qi is the most brave warrior in the Song Dynasty. And How come you, the great general of Liao Dynasty and the king of Nanyuan, are not at the top of the court?"

Before Zhezong could speak, Zhao Mu retorted: "Thank you for worrying about it, Your Highness the Princess. I, the official of the Great Song Dynasty, inherited the system of three provinces and six ministries of the former Tang Dynasty. Although there are some differences, they are similar. I am the Minister of the Ministry of War and participate in political affairs. I am an official. The two prime ministers, according to the official system of our dynasty, are ranked in the second rank, so they will naturally stand in front of me. "

Yelu Yanxiu also heard the sarcasm in Zhao Mu's words.

Yelu Yanxiu then smiled and said: "Haha, it seems that my little girl is ignorant and ignorant. His Highness King Qi taught her a lesson."

Zhe Zong said at this time: "Haha, Your Highness the Princess is too worried. Our Song Dynasty is a country of Chinese orthodoxy and etiquette. Your Royal Highness the Princess has come all the way to be our guest in the Song Dynasty. The words of the emperor's uncle are not a lesson. However, what Her Royal Highness said is true. The emperor is the pillar of the Song Dynasty. However, after the battle in Xiongzhou, the emperor had other important matters to deal with, so he was only promoted to the rank of nobility. "

Zhezong said to Zhao Mu: "King Qi Zhao Mu listens to the decree!" Zhao Mu then respectfully saluted Zhezong and said: "I listen to the holy will!"

Zhezong announced in public: "King Zhao Mu of Qi, his hard work and merits are great. I now confer Zhao Mu as the Grand Master and ascend to the Zhu Kingdom."

Although Zhao Mu felt a little baffled by his promotion, he could not directly disobey the holy will in the court and in front of outsiders. So he quickly knelt down to express his gratitude and said, "Thank you, Zhao Mu, for your kindness."

When they heard that Zhao Mu had been awarded the title of Grand Master, everyone in the court was shocked.

Ordinary nobles confer first-grade official positions, but they only confer the positions of Taiwei, Situ, and Sikong.

The position of Grand Master is usually given to the head of the state or other people who have worked hard and meritoriously.

Based on Zhao Mu's achievements, no one had anything to say about being awarded a first-class official title. After all, the battle between Zhao Mu and Xiongzhou completely made the Song Dynasty stand up. Although the civil servants may not be happy, they are not dissatisfied.

In everyone's minds, the most suitable first-grade official title for Zhao Mu was the post of Taiwei. It's just that the official title of Taiwei is now occupied by the king's consort. But Situ and Sikong still have vacancies. Even if there is no post of Taiwei, Situ should be given the title, and Sikong is the one.

But the position of Grand Master is a taboo.

This is because the last Grand Master of the Song Dynasty was Pang Ji, the head of the country at that time.

At that time, Pang Ji colluded with foreign countries in an attempt to usurp the throne, but was investigated and punished by Bao Zheng and executed.

Since then, the post of Grand Master has been vacant to this day. And because of Pang Ji, the emperors of the Song Dynasty after Renzong were also very taboo about the official title of Taishi.

Now that it has been given to Zhao Mu again, no one knows what kind of medicine Zhe Zong is selling in his gourd.

Yelu Yanxiu also looked at Zhao Mu with interest.

Zhao Mu felt quite uncomfortable with her eyes.

Zhe Zong said at this time: "Uncle Emperor, please be free. By the way! Her Royal Highness the Princess has also met King Qi. It is almost time for the peace treaty between the two countries to be signed."

Yelu Yanxiu replied: "This is natural. But His Majesty, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, has thought about which clan to betroth your daughter to?"

Seeing that Zhezong was silent, Sima Guang found a step for Zhezong and said, "Your Highness, you have been waiting for King Qi for so long. You must be interested in King Qi!"

Zhao Mu said to Yelu Yanxiu at this time: "Thank you for your great love, Your Highness the Princess. I already have a princess and a concubine who has not yet been married. And there are countless concubines in my palace. I don't need to worry about Your Highness the Princess." "

Yelu Yanxiu was not surprised by Zhao Mu's verbal rejection. She had been in the capital for so long, and she had already found out all the details about Zhao Mu.

There are indeed many women in Zhao Mu's house, and she also got the news that Zhao Mu is the young master of Lingjiu Palace. Although her beauty was outstanding, she also knew that she was not yet able to attract the man in front of her at once.

Zhe Zong said at this time: "My original intention is also to achieve the beauty of adulthood, and I want the princess to be betrothed to the emperor's uncle as his concubine. But since the emperor's uncle has no intention, this forceful melon is not sweet. It's better to let the marriage go. I, the Song Dynasty, appreciate the kindness of the Liao Kingdom."

(End of this chapter)