Evergreen Immortal..

Chapter 157 Promotion again!
The corners of Ning Zhongtian's mouth twitched wildly.

"That's it?!"

He thought Li Rui was a groom before and had some unique horse training skills, but he didn't expect it to be so simple and crude.

Li Rui didn't explain either.

Did you really say that?

Really.

This was the experience he gained from training horses at the Zhu family for many years.

Although the Red Dragon Horse is a demon horse, it is essentially a horse. Since it is a horse, it has the nature of a horse.

There are similarities between training horses and training dogs. First of all, you have to be fierce. This doesn’t just mean being fierce in attitude, but real murderous intent.

The Red Dragon Horse dared to kick Ning Zhongtian before because it knew Ning Zhongtian would not kill it.

But Li Rui can.

Of course he didn't understand horse language, but he could feel the murderous intent without using words.

This red dragon horse has already been trained, and it has demon blood in its body, so it is smarter than ordinary horses and can sense that Li Rui's murderous intent is not fake.

Does Li Rui really want to kill Ma?
Of course not, this is the reward that Ning Zhongtian worked so hard to get.

But he can fake it.

This was a method he had learned after decades of horse training. He did not expect that it would work equally well on the demon horse.

In addition to this, he had been with horses for half his life and had been imbued with an lingering "horse spirit", which was another important reason why he was able to make the Red Dragon Horse obedient so quickly.

In fact, this phenomenon is very common.

No matter how ferocious a dog is, it will become wilted and dare not bark if it encounters a dog killer. It is the same principle.

Li Rui touched the Red Dragon Horse with satisfaction: "Thank you, Ningtou."

Industry specializing in surgery.

Ning Zhongtian felt relieved when he saw that the Red Dragon Horse was very well behaved in Li Rui's hands.

Just when everyone thought the rewards were over.

A cunning gleam flashed across Ning Zhongtian's eyes.

He took out an envelope from his pocket and said, "Brother Li, I told you that you helped me a lot, so I can't let you do it for nothing. I'll take all the credit."

Li Rui understood.

Ning Zhongtian was talking about the time when he informed Qi Cheng of the information.

He took the envelope.

My heart moved slightly.

There was a red talisman carved from ivory on the envelope, and a signature and seal outside with the words, "The red talisman is issued for testing in all directions."

Open the sealed bag.

A piece of yellow paper with dragon pattern on the edge came into view, along with a red seal that read, “Treasure of Guangyun”!
Ning Zhongtian smiled proudly: "Congratulations to Lord Li on your promotion."

In Li Rui's hand was an imperial edict.

It is an edict, not an imperial decree.

Generally speaking, documents issued by the imperial court that are widely announced to the people are called edicts, and those announced in a small range are called imperial decrees.

Among them, the ones involving the granting of official appointments are called imperial edicts, those involving commendations and reprimands are called imperial decrees, and those involving the bestowal of titles after completing examinations are called imperial decrees.

To put it simply, what Li Rui held in his hand was an imperial edict!
Be nice.

This is the first time I have seen what an imperial edict looks like in my long life.

"The Emperor, in accordance with the Will of Heaven, has decreed that the holy king of the past came out of seclusion to rule the world at the age of seventy. Now Qinghe Li Rui is seventy and has not stopped serving the country. I am very pleased and have specially conferred him the sixth rank."

I am very happy that these four words are different from the other fonts.

High emotional intelligence: The characters are written in a vigorous and elegant style.

Low EQ: This word is so ugly.

It completely destroys the beauty of the entire document.

Li Rui guessed that it should be written by the emperor himself.

“It’s terrible!”

Generally speaking, officials below the sixth rank were not eligible to be appointed by imperial decree, let alone such an honor as to be personally written by the emperor.

With this imperial edict in hand, the prefect would respectfully address him as "Mr. Li" when he saw him!
Ning Zhongtian said, "Brother Li, I went to ask Lord Jiang for help this time. He reported the matter to the Ministry of Personnel. Unexpectedly, His Majesty was informed by the Ministry of Personnel. When His Majesty heard that you had slain demons and monsters before and had been awarded a merit archway, he was very pleased and granted this imperial decree."

He has always been generous to his subordinates. Li Rui had done him a great service before, and the reward has always been on his mind.

Giving some treasures was obviously not enough, so he gritted his teeth and thought about upgrading Li Rui by half a level.

This way he would be on the same level as Tan Hu.

But he was just holding out for hope and had never expected this to be the outcome.

Li Rui is already a seventh-rank official.

He is a sixth-rank official and wants to promote Li Rui to the sixth-rank official. Although he has no decision-making power, he has a lot of advisory power.

In principle, this matter only requires Jiang Linxian's consent.

Unexpectedly, he was noticed by the Lord of Dragon Court, which led to today's scene.

To sum up, it is the publicity effect.

After hearing the whole story, Li Rui immediately understood.

His seventy-year-old reputation is quite useful. After all, there is no other person like him in the entire Yu State. He must be rewarded well to motivate other young people in the Yu State.

Look, the 70-year-old man who had previously received the Merit Archway has now become an official of the sixth rank.

As long as you work hard, it's never too late.

The imperial court is very visible and recruits talents regardless of their background.

So there was this imperial edict that "made a mountain out of a molehill".

Li Rui was delighted by this.

With this imperial edict, when I frame it at home, my status will instantly become much more noble.

From then on, whenever an official below the third rank came to his house, he would be offered a pot of tea and then talk about the emperor's handwritten edict.

"Thank you, Head Ning."

Li Rui put away the imperial edict, and despite his excitement he did not forget to thank Ning Zhongtian.

Ning Zhongtian waved his hand: "We are all brothers, why are you talking about this?"

The higher Li Rui's official position, the more benefits he received.

He is not the kind of boss who cannot stand to see his subordinates doing well. He even hopes that his subordinates can hold higher positions than himself.

In this way, using connections would be even easier.

"Okay, the things have been delivered. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. We can have a good drink together another day."

Ning Zhongtian came and went in a hurry.

The things were really delivered, and then he disappeared with his people.

After Ning Zhongtian walked away,
Liang He and other soldiers of the Benhu Cavalry dared to move forward.

Looking at the imperial edict in Li Rui's hand.

"Is this the imperial edict?"

"That's right, didn't Lord Ning say that?"

“These few seem to be written in an ordinary way.”

"It's quite average." Several people were discussing it one after another.

Li Rui thought about it and decided not to tell them that the four words "I am very happy" were most likely written by the emperor.

If someone with ulterior motives heard this, it would at least be considered a serious crime of disrespect.

Fortunately, this is not the capital.

Tang Hai touched his chin and said, "I heard that the imperial edict should be read by the eunuchs. Why is it different from what I heard?"

Li Rui smiled but said nothing.

It is actually a huge misunderstanding that imperial edicts were read by eunuchs.

Probably because most imperial edicts appeared in the capital, the rumors were all read out in the eunuch tone of "The Emperor of Heaven and the Mandate of Heaven decrees so."

But in fact, the imperial edict was delivered and announced by imperial envoys or officials designated by the emperor.

It’s just that because the capital is close, most of them are delivered there by eunuchs in the palace.

But once it is sent to other places.

Most of the time, a local senior official would be designated to complete this step, or if it was particularly important, an imperial envoy would be sent.

Li Rui is a sixth-rank official.

According to etiquette, an appointment of this level is not even eligible for an imperial decree.

In other words, the emperor would make an exception only when he was happy.

This is already considered the emperor's great grace. Do you really expect a high-ranking official from the capital to come and personally deliver the imperial edict to old man Li Rui?

Of course, it was first handed over to the general of Annan Town, then transferred to Jiang Linxian, then to Ning Zhongtian, and finally to Li Rui.

soon.

Everyone's eyes fell on the red dragon horse again.

They are all Yebushou, so naturally they have a special feeling for war horses.

Who doesn't want a good horse?

But the value of a good horse is even no less than that of a magic weapon.

The horses of Liang He and his companions were all war horses equipped by Ye Bushu. Although they also had a trace of monster blood, it was almost better than nothing. They just had more endurance than ordinary good horses.

Only Tan Hu's horse can be considered a good horse.

But compared with Li Rui's horse, it is not even close.

Ning Zhongtian's own horse is probably at this level.

"I'm so grateful."

Liang He and others had the same thought at the same time.

No wonder Ning Zhongtian has such a good reputation in Anningwei.

How can it be bad to be so generous?

Li Rui was also excited to see the prey, and he was unusually unrestrained for a while. He didn't even bother to grab the saddle and jumped easily onto the Red Dragon Horse.

Slightly squeeze your legs together.

"drive!"

A light scolding.

The Red Dragon Horse huffed and snorted, its four hooves moving like a hurricane. The surrounding scenery turned into shadows and kept moving rapidly behind it.

Four thousand miles a day!

Li Rui's eyes lit up.

The Red Dragon Horse showed its power only when it started running.

Like a flash of red lightning, in just a few breaths, he ran several laps around the training ground of the Benhu Camp.

There is this horse.

It will be difficult to be surrounded by others in the future, the speed is simply terrifying.

"carefree!"

At this time, lines of small words appeared before my eyes.

[Congratulations to the host for completing the primary plot of becoming a general and a prime minister - promotion. ]

[Complete the mission and get promoted. Rewards are being calculated.]

【Task score C.】

【Get 20 achievement points! 】

【Name: Li Rui】

【Age: 10】

[Talent: Martial bones, outstanding comprehension, wise eyes]

[Kung Fu: Changchun Gong, Dragon Traveling to the Nine Skies]

[Achievement: 60/100]

“Three good things coming together!”

another side.

After delivering the things, Ning Zhongtian walked alone in the military camp.

When the soldiers passing by saw this, they all saluted.

He walked as if he could not see.

There was too big a difference in rank, so it wasn't necessary. At least hundreds of soldiers saluted him along the way. Did he have to respond to them one by one?

Are you tired?

Ning Zhongtian is approachable, but he won't embarrass himself for the sake of his humble reputation.

After a while.

He came to a large and imposing house.

A plaque with the words "Canjun Mansion" hangs on the vermilion gate.

He greeted the several Huaqing Sect disciples who were guarding the Military Officer's Mansion in a familiar manner.

Most of the disciples of Huaqing Sect are directly under the Military Affairs Office, and only those deacons will be assigned official positions and become formal An Ning Wei officials.

Passing through a corridor.

Soon they arrived at a main room shaded by green trees.

approach.

Then I saw Jiang Linxian sitting and talking with an old Taoist priest who had white hair, a youthful face and an immortal demeanor.

Ning Zhongtian paused, startled:

"So strong!"

He could feel the terrifying aura of the old Taoist priest just by looking at him from a distance.

See Ning Zhongtian coming.

Jiang Linxian then smiled slightly and said to Ning Zhongtian: "I'm here. I have something to talk to you about."

He stood up.

Then he looked at the old Taoist priest beside him and said, "By the way, let me introduce you to him."

"This is Taoist Master Zhang from the Wenxian Tower."

(End of this chapter)