As the empress Fengming's voice fell, Cao Dachun, Lu Ning and others stood up one after another.
All the civil and military ministers headed by Qin Zhong also stood up. Some of them looked at the new empress who looked majestic and full of aura with bright eyes and happy faces.
There were also people with dark eyes flickering, perhaps thinking that if the empress ascended the throne against heaven, the world would soon be in chaos.
They were just enduring the pain for a while.
The enthronement ceremony has reached the third step.
The empress didn't care what everyone thought, and said in a voice like a phoenix: "The heavens roll over the great Zhou Dynasty, and the divine destiny will last forever. The country will last forever and will last for thousands of years."
"From now on, the Great Zhou Dynasty will be changed to Yuan Dynasty - Yuan Wu!"
"Long live your Majesty!!"
Under the golden stage, Qin Zhong took the lead, and the civil and military officials paid their respects again.
"Flat body!"
The empress waved her arm and everyone stood up.
Cao Dachun, prompted by the empress's eyes, stepped forward to read out the edict of award.
"Your Majesty conferred a title on Qin Zhong, the Chief Assistant of the Cabinet. He is old and frail, fought bloody battles, and served in defense. He is specially granted the title of Marquis Zhongyong and the Chief Assistant of the Cabinet."
"Old minister, I thank you for your kindness!"
As soon as Cao Dachun's voice fell, Qin Zhongke knelt down and thanked him.
Lu Ning glanced at Qin Zhong slightly and raised the corner of his mouth.
"Uncle Pei Tong, if you have meritorious service in escorting the emperor, you will be promoted to a rank and can be admitted to the cabinet. In addition, you will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold and a hundred acres of fertile land."
"I thank your Majesty for your kindness!" Pei Tong, the uncle of the state, knelt down and thanked him.
Pei Tianbei, who was standing on the stage, took a look and laughed innocently.
"The Demon Suppressor, Mr. Gu Fengtang, has done a great job in protecting you...!"
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"Lu Ning, for his first-class protection, he was promoted to the Demon Suppressor Qianhu, and was given a golden belt to avoid death!"
Wow…!
Can you avoid death?
Qin Zhong and others were all shocked. Even if they were named the Marquis of Zhongyong, it would not be as important as this golden belt!
Kou Shize also looked surprised. He had contributed the most to the Yunlu Battle that year, and later supported Emperor Mingwu's ascension to the throne, but he did not receive the golden belt, which would have given him the honor of avoiding death.
Why did this kid get the gold medal to avoid death after escorting him for one night?
"Pei Tianbei, for his first-class protection, he was promoted to the Demon Subduer of Qianhu, and was given a golden belt to avoid death!"
Hearing this, Qin Zhong and others made a fuss again, looking at Lu Ning and Pei Tianbei with great envy.
"The rest of them will be rewarded one by one for their merits. I appreciate this!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"
"All the ministers are at home!"
Then the ritual music started, and the singers and dancers from Jiaofangsi began to play.
The empress looked at it for a while, then slowly walked towards the golden stage.
Lu Ning and others followed.
The coronation ceremony is not completely over.
Everyone followed the empress to the Tai Chi Hall, which was where civil and military ministers went to court.
Daming Palace is the imperial palace.
But the empress did not intend to live in Daming Palace.
She planned to go to court in Taiji Hall, review memorials in the Imperial Study Room, and live in Yongle Palace.
In the Taiji Palace, all the guards, maids, and eunuchs knelt down and worshiped.
The empress slowly walked past the golden-red stall, turned around and sat on the emperor's throne.
Lu Ning and Pei Tianbei were on both sides of the throne, with one person standing on each side.
Cao Dachun glanced coldly and could only stand back.
Even though they were only fifth-grade military attachés, no one dared to fight with Lu Ning based on their golden belts.
As soon as he died, he was dead!
There is no other way, who asked the two of them to escort me first-class, the emperor's grace is so great!
After Qin Zhong and other civil and military ministers bowed down, they began to enter the banquet, and the ritual music began. Everyone first paid respect to the empress, and then drank and drank.
According to the laws of the Zhou Dynasty, when a new emperor ascends the throne, all civil and military officials must kneel down and pay homage.
In fact, you don’t need to kneel down and pray when you go to court or see something on weekdays.
Except for civil and military officials, big and small, everyone must kneel down and worship at any time and place if they know the situation.
Those who do not know are not guilty.
The wine is half full.
Han Shiling, a civil servant who was dissatisfied with the empress's ascension to the throne, suddenly jumped out, pointed at the empress's nose and shouted.
It means that the empress tampered with the imperial edict, which violated the will of Emperor Mingwu and violated the historical monarchy.
Criticizing the empress as the eldest princess, she cannot claim the title of emperor because she is a princess, which covers the harem and continuation issues.
The throne should be given to King Yeongsan or King Ansan...
The empress looked at the civil servant calmly.
She didn't let Qin Zhong, Cao Dachun and others take action. After listening, she waved her hand.
"If I say something you don't like to hear, I, Han Shiling, will be killed. Hahaha... Can you kill all the people who talk about it in the world?... Traitor, you are the traitor...!"
"ah!"
There was a scream outside Tai Chi Hall, and then there was no sound.
In the main hall, the civil and military officials fell silent.
The empress sat on the dragon chair, looking at the civil and military ministers calmly and said: "Who else thinks that I am not worthy of sitting in this position? It's okay, just say what you want."
Qin Zhong and others looked at the empress with strange expressions. Are you serious about speaking freely?
"Your Majesty, this Han Shiling is a pedantic and has no talent. If it were not recommended by King Yongshan, His Majesty could not refuse, so he could be an official in the court. Don't you know that he is a white-eyed wolf, hateful and killable!"
"But I, my loyal ministers, are loyal to Zhou Dynasty and your Majesty."
Qin Zhong was the first to speak. He first humiliated Han Shiling, then expressed his loyalty and brought everyone with him.
What could anyone say? Those who were dissatisfied sat silently.
Lu Ning glanced at Qin Zhong. Anyone who didn't know him would be moved by his words.
Seeing that everyone nodded frequently after listening to Qin Zhong's words.
The empress said nothing more and continued the banquet.
Lu Ning stood aside and looked at the catalog of heavenly punishment.
[Congratulations to the Punisher for killing the six-star sinner Pang Jian and gaining 9.2 million experience points at once! 】
Total experience value: 22.46 million!
Seeing the total experience value, Lu Ning was very excited.
Originally it would take more than forty days to be promoted to the third level.
Now it only takes more than twenty days.
I really can’t figure out what a third-grade strong man should do, but why he wants to be a killer.
[Sinner Pang Jian, die! Congratulations to the penalty winner for getting three lucky draw opportunities. Would you like to have a lucky draw? 】
"smoke!"
Lu Ning responded consciously.
[Congratulations to the Punisher for obtaining the first-grade special skill "Heaven's Jue Technique", for beginners (700,000/16 million)! 】
"A first-class special skill, a heavenly skill?"
A flash of surprise flashed through Lu Ning's heart. Who is that third-level killer Pang Jian? He actually has a unique killing skill?
What’s even more surprising is that with a third-grade strength, he has only reached the beginner level.
It can be seen that this unique skill is very difficult to practice, otherwise the empress will be in trouble during today's enthronement ceremony.
[Congratulations to the punisher for obtaining the second-grade light body technique "Ten Thousand Miles in a Flash", beginner (230,000/3 million)]
"Ten thousand miles in an instant?"
Lu Ning's eyes narrowed slightly, and he clearly felt some changes in his body.
I immediately checked the catalog and found that the fifth-grade light-body technique "A Thousand Miles in a Flash" had disappeared.
Haha, this is so good in an instant, so good!
[Congratulations to the punisher for receiving three fourth-grade healing pills, Blood and Bone Pills. Do you want to use them? 】
"Being not!"
Lu Ning responded in his heart, he really didn't expect that killing a Pang Jian would lead to such a rich harvest. It seems that this person's identity and background are not simple!
The first-grade Tianjue technique is a kind of assassination technique. I don’t know what sect it belongs to?
But if you can reach the first level, your sect must be very strong.
It's almost noon.
The empress said she was tired and wanted to go to Yongle Palace to rest, so she took Lu Ning and others out of Tai Chi Palace.
Qin Zhong chased him out of the hall and said respectfully to the empress: "Your Majesty, I will go to court at nine o'clock tomorrow. Don't be late!"
"From now on, going to court in winter will be changed to the second quarter of Mao hour. Mr. Qin Ge will inform everyone."
The empress' phoenix eyes sank and she said.
It was a bit early at Mao hour and it was not even bright yet.
"It's your Majesty!"
Qin Zhong nodded and ran into the hall happily.
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Yongle Palace.
In the main hall, the empress asked Bai Wei to prepare wine and meat dishes. Lu Ning and Pei Tianbei, who were already hungry, started eating when they saw the wine and meat.
In the Tai Chi Hall just now, the two of them were just looking at it with greedy eyes, and now they no longer care about their image.
Not long after, Gu Wushuang arrived.
"Wushuang, you came at the right time, sit down quickly!" the empress said with a smile.
Gu Wushuang was speechless. She did not expect that the empress, Lu Ning and others would come back and hold a small banquet.
After sitting down, he said: "Your Majesty...!"
"We won't talk about state affairs today."
"Your Majesty, this is not a state matter, but a family matter. When do you plan to send Concubine Qi back to Qiushan?"
"As soon as I ascended the throne, I sent her back to Qiushan, which made people look impatient."
"There is a date, please be prepared."
The empress pondered and said: "Then it will be the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month."
When Gu Wushuang heard this, he nodded and said, "Okay, my subordinates will go back and prepare."
As he said that, he glanced at Lu Ning.
Lu Ning, who was eating, felt Gu Wushuang's eyes and couldn't help but raised his eyebrows and looked at the latter.
After a while, he looked at the empress and said, "Your Majesty, please escort Concubine Qi back to Qiu Shan. I am willing to go."
The empress glanced at Lu Ning with her phoenix eyes: "There's no need to go."
Gu Wushuang said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, Lu Qianhu has just become famous, and not many people know him. He is indeed a good candidate to serve as a groom and escort Concubine Qi."
The empress pondered for a moment and said, "That's all, just look at the arrangements."
Gu Wushuang nodded.
When the wine was half drunk, Lu Ning still expressed what he was thinking: "Your Majesty, now that you have ascended the throne as emperor, you have fulfilled your mission. Before, you kept asking me what reward I wanted, and I have already thought about it!"
Hearing this, the empress was quite happy: "Just tell me, as long as I can do it, I'll do it."
Lu Ning smiled and said: "It's very simple. I plan to return to Tianlao to take up my post after seeing off Concubine Qi. I hope your majesty will give you permission."
The moment his voice fell, the atmosphere in Yongle Hall became strange and solemn.
Bai Wei, Bai Xue, Pei Tianbei, Gu Wushuang and the maids were all shocked.
You are now a popular figure around His Majesty. You have gained His Majesty's favor. Why don't you take good care of him and return to Tianlao to take up your post?
Are you out of your mind?
The empress' face was slightly condensed, and her phoenix eyes showed a hint of anger: "Are you serious!?"
"Return to your majesty, I am serious!"
"Trash!"
The empress suddenly stood up angrily, smashed the jade cup on the ground, and glared at Lu Ning with her phoenix eyes: "Trash, trash...!"
His voice trailed off, and he angrily turned around and walked towards the inner hall.
Bai Wei and Bai Xue were extremely depressed and stared at Lu Ning speechlessly.
"I'm not useless!"
Lu Ning looked at Pei Tianbei and then at Gu Wushuang.
"Trash!"
Gu Wushuang glanced at Lu Ning and stood up to leave.
He asked you to go to Qiu Shan to see someone off, but he didn’t let you leave the Empress?
"Brother Lu, you are indeed a bit useless!"
Pei Tianbei did not stand next to Lu Ning this time. He shook his head and said, "Isn't it nice to serve my empress sister? Why do you want to go back to Tianlao?"
Lu Ning sighed inwardly, I thought so too, but how do you understand my pleasure?
He must go back to the prison and stay there for a while.
The third and fourth floors were transferred.
With more experience, he can quickly reach the second level and the first level, and become a rare strong man in the world.
It’s not too late to stay with the Empress at that time!
The next day.
The twentieth day of the winter month.
Emperor Yuanwu got up early, washed himself and went to court.
Bai Xue and Bai Wei followed, as did Lu Ning and Pei Tiantong, as well as Fang Xuewu and his guards.
Along the way, the empress sat in the dragon boat without talking to anyone.
When they arrived at the Tai Chi Hall, the civil and military officials were already waiting.
"Go to court!"
Eunuch Liu, who was in his forties from the Chengxuan Department, shouted at the top of his lungs.
Only then did Qin Zhong and others file into the Tai Chi Hall.
"Long live your Majesty!"
"Flat body!"
The empress is wearing a black dragon robe, a black gauze winged crown, and a string of cherry red jade beads hanging on her chest. She is quite majestic and imposing.
Lu Ning took a closer look and felt very satisfied.
Next, Qin Zhong and others came together in various ways.
Qin Zhong impeached King Yongshan for recruiting troops without His Majesty's permission, and had the intention of treason.
King Beimang, who has not yet returned to Beimang, reported to the northern barbarians that Emperor Wu of the Ming Dynasty had passed away. There were recent signs that he was ready to take action. The phenomenon of plundering on the border was not serious yet.
Uncle Pei Tongshang reported that riots in Xiliang and Sangzhou were getting worse and worse, and troops had to be sent to suppress them.
The Marquis of Zhennan reported to the Southern Border Demon Territory that the demon clan has been making pilgrimages recently, and there seems to be a big move.
The Marquis of Zhenxi reported to the kings of the Western Regions that they heard that Emperor Mingwu had passed away and they wanted to send people to express their condolences.
Lu Ning stood aside and listened, and the memorial was overwhelming.
Everything happens, bandits in Gyeongju, famine in Cheongju...
It can be seen that during the time Emperor Mingwu was in bed, a lot of things were accumulated, but basically they were not dealt with, and they were all waiting for the new emperor to ascend the throne.
Lu Ning looked at the empress and saw the empress sitting on the dragon chair, a little confused.
She really didn't expect that there would be so many things.
Sitting on the dragon chair, he couldn't help but rub his temples.
After a while, she turned her phoenix eyes to look at Lu Ning.
Seeing Lu Ning staring at her, her phoenix eyes flashed with tenderness, and while Qin Zhong and others were arguing, she raised her finger at Lu Ning.
Lu Ning's eyes flashed slightly, and he trotted up to the golden dragon platform and walked to the dragon throne. He whispered: "Why is your Majesty calling your subordinates?"
"There are so many things, which one do you think I should deal with first?" the empress asked in a low voice.
Lu Ning glanced down and whispered: "Your Majesty, you must understand that you are the empress. You do not have to do everything yourself. You will not be able to finish it even if you are exhausted."
"It's a matter of the Ministry of Punishment, let the Ministry of Punishment handle it. It's a matter of the Ministry of War, let the Ministry of War handle it. Your Majesty, you only need one result."
"I know this!"
"Then what's your problem?"
"King Yongshan, the barbarians in the north, the countries in the western regions, the demon tribe in the south...!"
"Your Majesty, deal with the countries in the Western Region first."
"why?"
"Think about it, they are here to express their condolences to Emperor Mingwu. Regardless of whether they are sincere or not, we cannot refuse. We must act like we are in the country."
After saying that, Lu Ning glanced down and said: "As for King Yongshan, the northern barbarians, and the southern Xinjiang demon clan, I will analyze it in detail with your majesty later."
The empress nodded secretly, probably guessing what Lu Ning was thinking.
She was also surprised. Before she could figure it out, Lu Ning had already figured it out.
The more she looked at Lu Ning, the happier she became.
[Congratulations to the Punisher for raising the favorability of the Empress of Zhou to 93% and awarding 5 points of prestige! 】
Prestige: 48 points!
Lu Ning: "???"
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(End of chapter)
