After all the sacrifices have been made to speed pass, who is still practicing hard skills?

Chapter 363: Conferred the title of Champion Marquis! A fief of households!
In fact, from the beginning to the end, it was not because of the Ministry of Rites that Jiang Che's achievements were neglected. In fact, he himself was helpless, and the emperor's hint had already arrived.

He could only and had to do that.

Unfortunately, after Ji Chengdao expressed his attitude without any reservation, the emperor still punished him. However, a one-year salary deduction was not a severe punishment for the Minister of Rites.

It's just for the sake of face.

As an official, he still relied on salary. Although he had no real power in the Ministry of Rites, he was not in such a miserable state.

"Your Majesty, I think it is inappropriate to confer the title of marquis on Jiang Che." Just as the Minister of Rites gave in, the Right Prime Minister stepped forward and made it clear that he was against Ji Chengdao.

"What do you mean by that, my dear?"

Emperor Yuankang looked at him in surprise.

Right Prime Minister Cao Xin bowed slightly and said in a deep voice:

“I think Jiang Che’s achievements are indeed extraordinary. He first defended the border against the enemy and made military achievements. Later, he defeated the Qingtian Sect rebels in Shenghai City. However, the title of Earl is enough, and at most some treasures will be added.

As for the title of Marquis, it is really inappropriate. After all, Jiang Che is too young. As far as I know, Jiang Che is only in his twenties this year and has only been in the officialdom for two or three years. His experience is too shallow.

We will confer him the title of Marquis now. If he makes great contributions in the future, what title should he be given?"

Cao Xin's words were indeed extraordinary. He first affirmed Jiang Che's achievements, and then gave an accurate excuse, saying that he was young, had little experience, and left room for future rewards.

This is completely different from many of the previous arguments.

His words also made some officials in the court agree with him, and they spoke up to echo him.

"I second the proposal. It is already very good to confer the title of Earl on Jiang Che. It can be added with some cultivation resources. After all, he is too young. It is not appropriate to confer a higher title. It will easily lead to failure."

"That's how I see it."

"What Prime Minister Cao said is very reasonable."

Emperor Yuankang frowned, as if he was thinking deeply about what Cao Xin said. The hall was once again plunged into a quarrel.

"Uncle, what do you think of what Cao Xin said?"

Emperor Yuan Kang asked again.

Ji Chengdao raised his lips and looked directly at the emperor on the throne without any hesitation:

"I think it's nonsense!"

"what?"

"he"

All the ministers in the hall were speechless for a moment.

Cao Xin showed some dissatisfaction and asked directly:

"Why did King Kaoshan insult me?"

"Insult? I am only stating the facts. Are young age and lack of experience an excuse? When did our Great Zhou Dynasty determine titles and confer titles on ministers based on their seniority?
You all have rich experience and have been immersed in officialdom for many years, but what is the result? You just support a group of corrupt scholars who are idle and do nothing. Have you ever made any military achievements for our Great Zhou?
Jiang Che went through life and death, fought bloody battles, is this the result he got? If this gets out, who will serve the court in the future? Do you guys count on it? ! "

Ji Chengdao snorted lightly, showing disdain.

His words undoubtedly caused an uproar in the Fengtian Hall, and one civil official after another spoke up.

"King Kaoshan, your words are simply vulgar. We have worked diligently for the court, sacrificed ourselves for the public good, and devoted our hearts and souls to the public. Is this the only reward we get for not having any merit at all?"

"Your Majesty, I request that King Kaoshan be punished for his disrespectful remarks."

"Your Majesty, the words of the Mountain King are simply arrogant."

"His Majesty."

One by one, the civil officials impeached Ji Chengdao, saying that he was rude, domineering, and insulting loyal officials, but that was all. No one dared to attack Ji Chengdao personally.

More importantly, most of the generals remained silent at this moment, and only a few generals of the imperial guards spoke out to impeach.

Looking at the quarrel below, Emperor Yuankang frowned tightly and glanced at King Kaoshan with the corner of his eyes. Seeing that he remained motionless and ignored the impeachment, he felt discouraged.

He knew that these so-called impeachments were just like tickling to the King of Patronage and had no lethality at all.

Because he is the emperor's uncle, the God King of Support appointed by the previous emperor himself, and he is in charge of the Black Yamen and holds enormous power. In addition, he also owns a large part of the military power.

His power was so great that no one in the court could match him.

Even as an emperor, he could not do anything to the other party.

Ignoring Jiang Che's achievements was naturally his instruction, because he knew that Jiang Che was recommended by the Kaoshan Wang faction, and he wanted to use this to suppress the other party's power.

But as usual, his holy will could not be implemented on King Kaoshan at all.

A nameless fire suddenly arose in my heart.

But even if he was angry, he didn't dare to really vent it.

You can only endure and wait for the opportunity.

"enough!"

A low shout echoed throughout the hall.

All the civil and military officials looked towards the dragon throne.

"I understand what all the ministers mean. Uncle, do you still insist on asking for the title of marquis for Jiang Che?" Princess Wenhao of Yuankang asked expressionlessly.

Ji Chengdao nodded slightly:
"Jiang Che's achievement must be achieved by Hou."

"I second the proposal."

"I second the proposal."

"I second the proposal."

Behind Ji Chengdao, all the military officers from the Hei Ya saluted one after another. Besides, most of the generals in the hall also echoed him, as if they were echoing Ji Chengdao.

Only the other marshal in the army remained silent.

It seemed that he didn't care at all about the hidden struggle between the emperor and the King of Patron.

"Okay, since your uncle insists, then let's confer the title of marquis on Jiang Che. What title do you think is most appropriate?" Emperor Yuan Kang continued to ask, following Ji Chengdao's words.

He knew that one confrontation meant nothing, and one surrender meant nothing either. What he wanted was Ji Chengdao's arrogant attitude to arouse increasing dissatisfaction among the court officials.

Only in this way can we slowly check and balance the other party.

Ji Chengdao's deep eyes flickered for a moment, and he uttered a few words:

"Jiang Che's achievements are the best in the entire army and the Central Plains. Your Majesty, what do you think of him as the Marquis of Champion?"

Ji Chengdao knew that he should not provoke the emperor too much, so he only made a suggestion instead of actually making the decision, even though he actually had the ability to do so.

Emperor Yuan Kang narrowed his eyes. For some reason, Ji Chengdao's words made him feel a little better. He turned his head to look at the red-robed eunuch beside him and ordered:

"Send the imperial edict to the Seal Office to draft an imperial edict. In the battle of Tiannan, Jiang Qing defended the enemy outside the country's gates, killed the master in battle, and slaughtered tens of thousands of Nanyue's elite troops, with the highest merits in the entire army. In the battle of Wujing, he won the first place and defeated all the heroes in the world.

"He was conferred the title of Marquis of Guanjun, with a fief of 3,000 households, promoted to the third rank, awarded 10,000 yuan crystals, 100 jars of imperial wine, and 200,000 gold and silver and 100 pieces of Shu brocade. He was to enter the capital on a chosen day!"

"According to the order!"

The red-robed eunuch bowed.

After Emperor Yuan Kang finished speaking, he stood up and waved his dragon robe:
"Retreat."

"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"

"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"

In the Imperial Garden.

In front of the chess table.

A Taoist nun is sitting cross-legged on a cushion. She is wearing a black and white Taoist robe with landscape paintings on it. She has a jade pendant on her waist and looks very dignified. Her long hair is tied up casually, which makes her look otherworldly.

Two strands of black hair hung down in front of her forehead, revealing her ears. Her collar was slightly open, revealing her snow-white neck as delicate as frost. Her red lips were slightly parted, like a blooming peach blossom. Her graceful figure was like a peony in bud,

A faint sense of oppression emanated from his body.

He opened his peach-like eyes, which were as bright as stars, and looked indifferently at the yellow-robed figure who walked in from outside. He waved the whisk in his hand and nodded slightly: "I greet your majesty."

"National Division."

Emperor Yuankang's eyes swept across Yao Yue's gentle and beautiful body, and a hint of lust flashed in his eyes, but then he quickly suppressed it, sighed lightly, and sat down next to the Taoist nun carelessly.

"It seems that His Majesty is in a bad mood today."

Yao Yue's voice was very light, like clear water.

"King Kaoshan has become more and more arrogant. I don't believe that he doesn't understand what I mean, but he still refuses to give in. He simply doesn't take me, the emperor, seriously.

Even though I have been cultivating myself and my energy with the Imperial Master for many years, I still cannot suppress the thought in my heart."

Emperor Yuan Kang shook his head.

"Your Majesty is the emperor, and you are responsible for the whole world. I am alone, and I don't have too many concerns. Naturally, I am different. It's not that I am better at cultivating my energy, but Your Majesty has too many things to do."

"The Imperial Master understands me."

"Then today, Your Majesty, do you still want to practice?"

Yao Yue asked calmly.

"Although the fate of the country is weighing on my shoulders and it is difficult for me to improve my cultivation, I will not give up my desire to seek the truth. Naturally, I will not slack off." Emperor Yuankang looked very solemn.

"good."

Yao Yue smiled calmly, with her palms facing the sky, and a Taoist aura instantly enveloped the entire imperial garden.

The Emperor Yuankang opposite him also sat upright with a serious face, assumed a Taoist posture, and began to cultivate his Qi with the other party. But after practicing for a while, he opened his eyes.

He stared at Yao Yue opposite him with burning eyes.

"Your Majesty is upset."

Yao Yue said casually with her eyes closed.

"Master, I have been practicing with you for twenty years."

"good."

"and you."

Opening her eyes, Yao Yue's deep eyes fell on Emperor Yuan Kang opposite her:

"What does Your Majesty want to say?"

Emperor Yuan Kang exchanged glances with the other party, and suddenly smiled:
"Nothing. Just a sigh."

Qi family, Taoyuan.

Ripples appeared above the void, and Jiang Che stepped out of the portal of the secret realm with a faint smile on his face. Just like last time, this time, he still took away the Daoyun of Mingshen effortlessly.

Very smooth.

After that, he only needs to get the formation token of Lingjian Mountain and the token of the Wei family, and he can step into the Xuanling Secret Realm again and take away the origin of the Bodhi Enlightenment Tree.

The exercises after deduction.

"How is it?"

Qi Zhengnan raised his head with a hint of concern in his eyes.

Although he knew that Jiang Che had successfully taken away the Mingshen Daoyun last time, he was still very concerned about this matter at this moment. After all, the better Jiang Che's comprehension, the more worthwhile the Qi family's bet would be.

"Thank you, uncle. Everything went well."

Jiang Che bowed and thanked him.

"Not bad."

After chatting for a while, Jiang Che got up and said goodbye, using the excuse of practicing, and turned directly to Wanbing Tower to meet the two girls from the Qi family. The schedule was very tight, which made the Red Blood Demon Lord speechless.

"Boy, although you have a high level of understanding and strong aptitude, you still need to practice hard, right? Since I followed you, I have never seen you practice hard in seclusion for many times."

Jiang Che replied with a smile:

"That's only because the seniors never saw it when the juniors were practicing hard."

Asceticism?

What's the point of practicing?

Since everyone can pass the level quickly by offering sacrifices, who would still want to practice hard?

"Ancestor."

As soon as Jiang Che left, the ancestor of the Qi family, dressed in a brocade robe, walked out of the secret realm and sat in the seat where Jiang Che had just sat, while Qi Zhengnan saluted respectfully.

"You found a good son-in-law."

When Jiang Che stepped into the secret realm in the back mountain just now, he had been staring at him. He saw with his own eyes that Jiang Che used a method that he could not understand to easily take away the Dao rhyme within the Mingshen Dao Stele.

I was quite shocked.

Although Qi Zhengnan was unhappy about Jiang Chetong marrying two daughters, he always agreed with the qualifications of this son-in-law and nodded immediately:
"When this person broke through before, he triggered four celestial phenomena. Old Ancestor, do you know what this means?"

Qi Zhengnan had searched through all the ancient books of the Qi family but could not find the answer to this question. Now that the ancestor was around, he naturally needed to ask the question in order to resolve the confusion in his mind.

“I was there that day too.”

"Grandmaster, you are here too?"

Qi Zhengnan's eyes widened, he didn't sense the old ancestor's aura at all, but he felt relieved after thinking about it, the old ancestor was a Martial Saint-level existence, indeed extraordinary.

“The bright moon rising from the sea and the golden lotus growing in the bitter sea, these two phenomena were both caused by him. As for the yin and yang turning into a real dragon, it was different and seemed to be natural.

In fact, it is quite mysterious. As for the last purple air coming from the east and falling from the sky, I can’t figure it out either. I think it should be related to luck.” The ancestor of the Qi family explained.

"Then what kind of powerful person do you think Jiang Che will become in the future?"

"What realm he reaches does not depend on visions, but on his own practice. No one can determine it. However, if we judge it based solely on the visions of heaven and earth, this boy may have the potential to become an immortal."

"Immortal resources?"

Qi Zhengnan widened his eyes, extremely shocked.

As the head of the Qi family, he naturally knew some secrets and knew what immortal resources meant.

"This immortal talent is not that immortal talent. The immortal gate has long been closed, and the immortal road is cut off. What I said is that this boy may have the talent to become an immortal." The ancestor of the Qi family smiled faintly.

"If this boy can really achieve human immortality, then wouldn't my Qi family be the next immortal sect?"

Qi Zhengnan looked shocked.

"Having immortal talent doesn't mean you can really become an immortal. It's just a possibility. However, this child is indeed very important, and even more so to the Qi family. As the head of the Qi family, you must seize the opportunity.

Perhaps, your chance to become a saint lies with this person."

"Become a saint." Qi Zhengnan was somewhat moved. After a moment of silence, he whispered:

"Let the ancestors know that my two daughters will marry Jiang Che on the first day of next month, and we will definitely not alienate this child from my Qi family."

The Qi family ancestor looked at Qi Zhengnan with encouragement and nodded:
"Zhengnan, you have done a great job. It seems appropriate now that I gave you the position of the head of the family."

"Old Ancestor, you are too kind. I dare not."

Qi Zhengnan felt mixed emotions, as if in the eyes of everyone, Jiang Che was extremely valuable, far surpassing his two daughters.

"Support him well, and the Qi family will benefit from it."

The ancestor of the Qi family smiled indifferently, left a few words, and then slowly disappeared, leaving only Qi Zhengnan standing there, his expression changing constantly, and finally he let out a long sigh.

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