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Chapter 67: Fate, I decide!
Emperor, imperial edict?
Because of Li Guanyi's own background and his aunt's warning, he was wary of the Chen royal family, so he answered at the moment: "...Okay."

Many thoughts arise in my mind.

You have to be present when roll call is called.

Knowing that he was here? No, that shouldn't be the reason. If that was the reason, the people who came here would not be eunuchs who were supervising, but night cavalrymen at least at the second level, or even a master at the third level who could condense Qi into a soldier, and kill him directly.

Stay calm and think about the situation.

It should be that Master Wang Tong and his men's affairs in the capital have come to an end, and the competition among various forces has come to an end, so after so many days, the emperor mentioned the matter of Guanyi City.

Li Guan took off the weapon bag on his shoulder and handed it to Zhao Dabing, then stuffed the pass into his pocket, and stuffed the waist badge of the seventh-rank Zhenwei lieutenant into his pocket. He was then taken to change into the seventh-rank official uniform. Li Guan tugged at his robe and leather belt with disgust.

Like a green toad.

He went to Tingfeng Pavilion, and when he walked into the inner courtyard, there were palace guards guarding the roads on both sides.

They all wore armor, held swords, and exuded a powerful aura.

The best soldiers in the world are all in the second floor, the rank of colonel in the army;

The palace guards must at least be qualified warriors, wearing fine armor, using good swords and crossbows. Most of them are from military families. They may not be good at fighting, but their own numerical values ​​must be extremely high.

As soon as Li Guan walked in, he saw Xue Daoyong with a gentle smile. Xue Shuangtao and Xue Changqing were standing beside him. In front of them was a man with a white face and no beard. He was wearing a round-necked, narrow-sleeved robe, but it was a purple robe with a horizontal sash under it. He was holding a yellow scroll in his hand and said with a smile:
"Is this Lieutenant Zhenwei Li Guanyi?"

"He is truly a young hero, full of vigor and vitality."

"Everyone is here. Please accept the imperial edict. Hahaha. The saint said that Mr. Xue is his wife's father. What he brought here today is just a verbal message, not an imperial edict. Everyone just sit down."

In all countries of the world, the emperor's will is divided into several categories.

Admonitions, edicts, imperial decrees, imperial instructions, announcements, proclamations, and imperial decrees.

There are only two categories who need to kneel and receive the order: one is the appointment and dismissal of officials at the prince and prime minister level.

The second is the imperial edict sent from the capital to all provinces in the world.

There is no need to kneel to receive ordinary imperial edicts. Confucianism emphasizes that "etiquette does not extend to common people". There is no need to require the people to follow many complicated etiquette. In the past, there were cases where the emperor met the people and the people were rude. There were also cases where the emperor was so angry that he wanted to behead the people, but the officials in charge of criminal law refused.

Ordinary imperial edicts only required one to stand in awe, but today the eunuch smiled and asked Mr. Xue to sit down and drink tea.

Xue Changqing, Xue Shuangtao, and Li Guanyi, the three younger generations, although the eunuch said they could sit down and do whatever they wanted, they naturally couldn't be so casual. The eunuch took out the imperial edict and spoke without a serious tone, just talking about Guan Yicheng's affairs, saying "Yue Qianfeng's soldiers came to harass us, which is really a headache."

"He's acting recklessly like this. Even if I want to spare his commander's life, I won't be able to save my life."

"The prime minister and the officials are holding me up to the fire, and this soldier is adding fuel to the fire for me. Neither the left nor the right can be a good emperor."

"What a stinky soldier! If he is caught one day, he will be beaten with three hundred sticks in the autumn."

"Thank you for stopping him, father-in-law. I heard that there was an assassin trying to kill you. I don't know what the situation is. The imperial court's grand sacrifice is too annoying. However, the country and ancestors are important matters for the state. I, your son-in-law, have only found time to write you this letter now."

The eunuch finished speaking the imperial edict with a smile.

It was indeed the tone of a family letter, and the emperor even called himself the son-in-law in the letter. The tone was calm. Xue Daoyong took the imperial edict with a smile and handed over a heavy bag, so the eunuch's smile also became much more sincere.

However, Li Guanyi found it difficult to tell how much truth and how much falsehood there were in these words.

I'm not too busy dealing with things and don't have a chance to write a letter.

Instead, the emperor wrote the letter only after the competition among various forces had reached a balance and the dust had settled.

Judging from the tone of the imperial edict, Master Wang Tong and Old Man Siming have the upper hand.

Li Guanyi stood there quietly, thinking about something calmly. The eunuch looked at Li Guanyi and said with a smile: "Captain Li, please come over and receive the order."

Li Guanxing stepped forward and bowed slightly.

The eunuch said, "Your Majesty, I heard that there is a young hero in Jiangzhou City who can kill enemies on horseback and write poems when he dismounts. He has also been noticed by Master Wang Tong, who admires him very much. What our State of Chen needs is such a heroic hero. I specially grant him a rhinoceros horn belt and a set of soft armor."

"Forty-five days later, the State of Chen will hold a grand ceremony, and only officials from the capital are allowed to enter."

"I have specially granted the title of Zhenwei School Lieutenant Li Guanyi to accompany the Xue family into the palace to participate in the sacrifice."

Li Guanyi felt a little depressed.

His charge into the battlefield that day was noticed, and coupled with his status as a guest of the Xue family, most countries took a fancy to such a young man with martial arts skills and a good family background related to his wife's family. However, such goodwill went against Li Guanyi's wishes.

Even in the case of the State of Chen, the officials who handled the customs clearance documents were eager to send him away.

Make his place vacant.

Even when the emperor asked him to go to the palace as an attendant and participate in the Chen State's grand sacrifice, they did not dare to let him leave. If he wanted to leave, these people would even report his intention to leave to the higher authorities, causing unnecessary trouble.

Next to the eunuch was a servant holding a tray with a belt and soft armor on it.

Soft armor can defend against the stabbing of sharp swords and knives, while the belt is a decoration that represents the identity of a military officer.

Only officials from the third to sixth ranks can use rhinoceros horn.

The eunuch smiled and said, "Please accept my order."

Li Guanyi suppressed his mood and raised his hand to take the thing, but the eunuch did not let go. He looked at Li Guanyi with a smile. Li Guanyi also looked at him. There was some surprise and displeasure in the eunuch's eyes. A fragrant breeze blew by, and Xue Shuangtao took half a step forward, took off a jade pendant from his waist and handed it over.

The quality of that jade pendant is very good.

The eunuch smiled gently and loosened his hand.

He praised: "My husband is talented, and Miss Xue is also smart."

The eunuch delivered the imperial edict and received some benefits. Even the attendants received silver beans. They all left the Xue family contentedly. Before leaving, the eunuch slowed down his pace and whispered to Li Guanyi: "Captain Li, young hero, we have something to say."

"Recently, the Saint has praised Captain Li a lot when chatting with the officials."

Li Guanyi's eyes moved slightly.

The white-faced, beardless eunuch smiled and said softly, "I dare not say more."

"But all the ministers in the court also have sons and nephews. Many children of military families only get a ninth-rank military official when they are sixteen years old, while Captain Li is only thirteen or fourteen years old and has such a position, and is praised by the saint. If the ministers don't mention it, the young nobles in their families will probably not accept it."

"Young people are always hot-tempered and full of energy."

Li Guanyi understood.

It seems that Master Wang Tong and Old Man Siming were successful, and the plan to rescue General Yue was advanced, but the officials were unhappy and dissatisfied, so the emperor rewarded the Xue family and himself. Was it to suppress the officials and also to give them a target to distract their attention?
The checks and balances of the king.

Li Guanyi looked at the white-faced, beardless eunuch and said, "Thank you very much."

He thought about it, reached into his arms, touched the silver, and rubbed it.

I took the bigger one anyway.

It was handed over to the eunuchs.

The eunuch smiled, took the silver, and then put Xue Shuangtao's jade pendant into Li Guanyi's hand, saying with a smile: "It's hard-earned money, we will accept it."

"Captain Li, please return the young lady's things."

The eunuch was smart. He smiled, nodded, and left.

When he was leaving, he got into the carriage and the eunuch who was with him rubbed his legs and shoulders and said:
"Godfather, why are you so nice to Li Guanyi?"

"And you reminded him specifically?"

The eunuch in charge of ceremonies smiled and said, "Stupid, what are you calling me outside?"

"It's an adult."

"What do you mean by our reminder?"

"What am I? I am just a mouth, a pen, that's all. The emperor told me to say that."

"He said that since ancient times, young talents have been eagles and wild horses, and their tempers need to be tempered."

"Talents are only useful if they are obedient." "He wanted to use the sons of noble families with military merit to temper the temperament of this young talent, and also use this young talent to inspire military merit. The elders don't have to intervene in the conflicts between the younger generation. It just so happened that Master Wang Tong entered the court and became a university scholar, and my grandfather, a scholar in the opposition, suddenly became a doctor of the Imperial Observatory, and all the nobles were upset."

"At this time, we always have to find something for them to do, and the Xue family is one of them."

"The Xue family cannot be too powerful, nor can it be too weak. The officials need to rely on them, but the military generals must suppress them. Although they suppress them, they cannot let the civil officials dominate. In this way, the aristocratic families, the officials, the relatives, and the scholars in the folk can check and balance each other, and the saint will sit in the Peony Pavilion and watch all this."

"If you throw a handful of fish food, all the heroes in the world will come to fight for it. This is what a saint is like."

The young eunuch still didn't understand, so he just said, "What if Captain Li's character is broken?"

The eunuch in charge of ceremonies lowered his eyes and thought of the saint who painted and was admired by all officials.

He couldn't understand the saint's words so casually, so he just said softly:
"That means he doesn't have this blessing."

An understatement.

For some reason, the young eunuch suddenly felt a biting chill and shivered.

Watching the people from the palace leave, Li Guanyi held the imperial edict in one hand and the soft armor and rhino horn belt in the other, frowning slightly.

...Emperor, Jiangzhou.

For any son of aristocratic family or a good family, being praised and rewarded by the emperor is a good thing.

But this praise is an obstacle for Li Guanyi.

When the emperor gave an order, even if he only mentioned it once, the people below would strictly follow it.

If they want to leave, they have to wait until the Chen State Grand Ceremony in Jiangzhou is over, but the Chen State Royal Family...

When Li Guan thought of the three most possible possibilities about his life experience, he felt that going to the palace was not a good idea. It was like a whirlpool. In addition, the emperor seemed to be treating him as a target. If he entered the capital, he was afraid that some arrogant nobles would come to cause trouble.

Xue Shuangtao nudged Li Guanyi lightly and said, "When these people in the palace come out to do things, everyone will prepare some gifts for them."

“It’s hard-earned money.”

"You must remember this next time."

"I'll pay for the jade pendant for you this time, but you have to prepare it yourself next time."

Li Guanyi smiled, raised his eyes, stretched out his hand, and said, "Really?"

"Miss, what do you think this is?"

Xue Shuangtao widened his eyes and saw Li Guan loosen his hand and his fingers clamped the red rope.

The jade pendant fell down and shook.

Xue Shuangtao's eyes widened: "You, you're asking for it back again?!"

"Are you going to take back the hard-earned money you give to the people in the palace?"

There was amazement in her eyes.

It seems to be saying, how can it be like this!
"As expected of you!"

Li Guan heard the mockery in the words and said unhappily, "Redeemed!"

"Redeem it!"

Xue Shuangtao burst out laughing, stretched out her white palm, stood there pretentiously, and asked:
"How much did it cost?"

Li Guan placed the jade pendant on the girl's palm and said confidently:
"It's fifteen taels of silver."

Xue Shuangtao laughed so hard that he couldn't straighten his back.

He threw the jade pendant into Li Guanyi's arms.

Li Guanyi did not show his worries.

It was a good thing to have soft armor. He went back and changed his green toad-like official uniform into a dark blue casual uniform. He tied his hair with a wooden hairpin, and wore a rhinoceros horn belt around his waist. His brows were slightly raised, and he looked much more heroic than in the past.

On the rhino horn belt are seven types of military officer ornaments.

Sabre, dagger, whetstone, core needle, halberd, syringe, flint bag.

The Qixin needle is something that came from the Thirty-Six Kingdoms in the Western Regions. It is a small needle used for engraving.

The 哕厥 is a tool used to untie knots in ropes.

Li Guanyi wore an inner garment with a layer of soft armor over the outer garment, and a dark blue round-necked robe with a rhinoceros horn belt around his waist. Compared with his previous appearance as a guest official or a casual official, he had more of the bearing of a military officer, and Xue Daoyong couldn't help but praise him.

If he were a few years older and rode a horse along the main road in Jiangzhou, daughters of officials would throw fruits into his arms from the second-floor pavilion.

Now, not now.

"It's still a little tender."

"Although some ladies from wealthy families like men of this age, if a man is under fifteen and has a secret affair with someone who is also a new noble military officer in the court, the imperial guards will knock down his door."

bang bang bang!
Open the door and take out the night incense!

Xue Shuangtao was amused by the old man and stared at Li Guanyi. For some reason, he retorted:

"How could those women be so rude as to smash the fruit in the street?"

"Although, um, the guest official is pretty good, it's not to this extent, right?!"

"Moreover."

The girl looked at Li Guanyi and smiled: "This frivolous guy, even fruits can't beat him, it would take ten thousand taels of gold and a thousand pounds of white jade."

Li Guanyi felt that the eldest lady had a misunderstanding of him.

Xue Shuangtao felt a little uncomfortable when he thought about how he had just thrown the jade pendant.

In the end, Li Guanyi put the pass certificate under his pillow.

One day, he would be able to use it, he thought, but now he had to improve his strength faster, even though he knew his identity had not been exposed.

But he still felt a sense of urgency because he had to go to the capital.

The capital city is where all warriors gather.

The Night Cavalry who were chasing him back then were all at the second level.

I am still too weak now. If I don’t reach the second realm, I will always feel uneasy when I enter the capital.

He practiced his skills, and the light of the seven white tiger stars in the sky became more and more intense day by day. The emperor of Chen easily used his imperial mind to balance his relatives, nobles, officials, civil and military officials, and overlooked the areas south of the Yangtze River and southwest of the Yangtze River.

The golden-winged Roc arrived at the border.

The second son of Duke Ying saw Li Guanyi's plan.

The girl's eyes lit up instantly, but when she looked at the interruption after [Here to take...], she was annoyed. She punched the table and cursed with a smile: "Such a plan, which is very exciting, but it was interrupted here. How hateful and annoying."

"This person is in Chen State..."

"Chen Guo!"

The girl paced back and forth, suddenly smiled, and said to herself:
"Such a strategy, isn't it an invitation for me to meet him?"

"Isn't it fate that I can see such a plan?"

"If I say it is destiny, then it is destiny!"

"Okay, two months later, when the Chen Kingdom holds a grand ceremony, I will replace my elder brother and go as the envoy."

"I want to see what this young genius looks like!"

(End of this chapter)