"People in the palace? Eunuch Li?"
When Chu Zhan heard this, he was stunned. He didn't know Eunuch Li, and he was also a little confused as to why Eunuch Li came to Chu Mansion.
Tang Chen and Chu Zheng on the side changed their expressions after hearing Eunuch Li.
As far as they know, the personal eunuch beside King Tang is named Li!
"Steward of the Chu Mansion, does Eunuch Li have gray hair, but he is tall and tall and his face is still rosy?"
Tang Chen asked.
"The Sixth Prince is right, that's what Eunuch Li looks like!"
The butler nodded.
"Sixth Prince, do you know this Eunuch Li?"
Chu Zhan looked at Tang Chen with confusion.
"Master Chu, there are many father-in-laws named Li in the palace. It is impossible for me to know them all. But I happen to know the one outside the palace. He is my father's personal eunuch, and his strength has reached the late Nascent Soul stage!"
Tang Chen explained.
"What?"
"This Eunuch Li is actually the king's personal eunuch? He still has the strength of the late Nascent Soul!"
Chu Zhan had a look of astonishment on his face. He never expected that the personal eunuch of King Tang would come to a small place like Qingcheng. He never expected that Eunuch Li would have the strength of the late Nascent Soul!
"Master Chu, Eunuch Li must have something important to announce when he comes to your residence. We'd better go out to greet him as soon as possible!"
Seeing that Chu Zhan was in a daze, Chu Zheng quickly reminded him.
"Yes, yes, hurry up and greet Eunuch Li!"
Chu Zhan straightened his robes and walked quickly outside the mansion, followed closely by Tang Chen, Chu Zheng, and Tang Yu.
As for Chu Feng, he followed at the back unhurriedly.
After a while, everyone saw Eunuch Li outside the mansion.
"Eunuch Li."
After Tang Chen and Chu Zheng saw Eunuch Li, they immediately said hello.
"Sixth Prince, Sheriff."
Eunuch Li nodded and returned the salute.
"Eunuch Li, I wonder what brings you to the Chu Mansion?"
Tang Chen was the first to speak curiously.
"This old slave is here to read out the king's imperial edict!"
Eunuch Li turned his hand and took out the imperial edict from his arms.
"What? Read the imperial edict?"
A look of surprise appeared on Tang Chen's face. Generally speaking, imperial edicts are read out by officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and they are rarely read out by Eunuch Li unless there is something important to announce.
"Eunuch Li, who is this edict for?"
Chu Zheng asked curiously.
"Lord of Qingcheng, Chu Zhan!"
"What? It's an imperial edict for Mr. Chu!"
Tang Chen and Chu Zheng immediately turned their attention to Chu Zhan, who immediately became the focus of the audience.
"The imperial edict given to me?"
Chu Zhan looked confused.
I am just a small land in Dongjun. How can I get the imperial edict from the city lord of Qingcheng?
Just when Chu Zhan was confused, Eunuch Li opened the imperial edict, looked at Chu Zhan, smiled slightly, and said, "Master Chu, I am going to read out the imperial edict."
"I'll take the order!"
Chu Zhan quickly knelt down, while Tang Chen, Chu Zheng, Tang Yu, and the guards at the entrance of the Chu Mansion all knelt down.
Only Chu Feng leaned against the door with a calm expression.
When the imperial edict was read out in the Tang Dynasty, all princes, princes, officials and common people had to kneel down. However, Chu Feng was an honorary elder of the Shushan Sword Sect, so he was naturally not bound by this.
When Eunuch Li saw that Chu Feng didn't kneel down, he didn't say anything.
After a breath, Eunuch Li coughed lightly, and then read out the imperial edict, "By God's blessing, the King of Tang Dynasty decrees that from now on, Chu Zhan will be promoted to the Lord of Qingcheng City, and Chu Zhan will be the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial City of the Tang Dynasty! I appreciate this!"
The imperial edict drafted by the King of Tang Dynasty was very simple and went straight to the point, unlike the one written by the Hanlin Academy which contained a lot of nonsense and then got to the point.
"What?"
"The king wants to promote me to be the commander of the royal city!"
After hearing the content of the imperial edict, Chu Zhan was stunned for a moment, and then showed a look of surprise.
He was just a small city lord in a small place like Qingcheng. King Tang probably had never even heard of his name, so how could he promote him to the commander of the royal city.
The commander of the royal city manages the entire royal city, and his status is so high that even high-ranking officials in the court must show courtesy!
Generally speaking, the commander of the royal city is a key position that all parties compete for. How could it fall on him?
But Chu Zhan is also considered a good person, and he quickly thought that this was King Tang trying to win over him... No, to be more precise, he was trying to win over Chu Feng, or to show his favor to Chu Feng!
Tang Chen and Chu Zheng on the side were also stunned when they heard the content of the imperial edict, but soon they understood that King Tang was a drunkard who was not interested in drinking. He seemed to be promoting Chu Zhan, but in fact he was trying to show Chu Feng and Shu Shan. The Sword Sect shows its good will. After all, the status of the Shushan Sword Sect has already been improved several levels due to the appearance of the Jiu Sword Immortal!
"Master Chu, don't be stunned, hurry up and accept the order."
Eunuch Li came to Chu Zhan. He, who had always been serious about words and expressions, showed a rare smile.
"Ah? Yes!"
"Lord of Qingcheng, Chu Zhan has accepted the order and thanks the king for your kindness!"
Chu Zhan received the imperial edict respectfully, and then stood up slowly.
"Eunuch Li, it's been a long and tiring journey. It's been a hard journey."
Chu Zhan had a smile on his face, and then he took out a few bottles of elixirs from his arms without leaving any trace, and was about to give them to Eunuch Li, but Eunuch Li refused.
"Master Chu, you're welcome. I'm just doing what I need to do."
Eunuch Li smiled.
"My father-in-law is honest, but I was careless. My father-in-law also invited me to sit inside and have a sip of tea." Chu Zhan invited.
"Then I'll bother you."
Although Eunuch Li was not thirsty, since Chu Zhan warmly invited him, he would not be respectful.
"Father-in-law, please come inside."
"good!"
When Eunuch Li passed by Chu Feng, he stopped slightly and said with a smile: "Master Chu, this must be your son, Chu Feng, the honorary elder of the Shushan Sword Sect."
"good."
"I've met Elder Chu."
Eunuch Li cupped his fists and bowed slightly to Chu Feng.
"Eunuch Li, you're welcome."
Chu Feng also bowed in return.
He didn't understand why someone wanted to be a eunuch in this world.
Wouldn't it be better to keep the "second brother" and enjoy some "fun and pleasure"? Is it because women don’t smell good?
Of course, doubts remain doubts, and Chu Feng would not ask.
…
lobby.
Eunuch Li took a sip of tea, then looked at Chu Zhan and asked, "Master Chu, when will you be able to take up a post in the royal city?"
"Well, after the official has handed over the affairs of Qingcheng to the next Lord of Qingcheng, he can go to the royal city to take up a post."
"Eunuch Li, I would like to ask, who is the next Lord of Qingcheng?"
Chu Zhan asked.
"Qingcheng is the county seat of Dongjun. The next candidate for the lord of Qingcheng will naturally be decided by Lord Chu."
Eunuch Li looked at Chu Zheng.
The next moment, Chu Zheng turned his attention to Chu Zhan again and said with a smile: "Master Chu, apart from you, I am not familiar with the officials of Qingcheng. Whoever you think is suitable to be the lord of Qingcheng will be the lord of Qingcheng." Bar!"
"This is inappropriate."
Chu Zhan hesitated.
"Master Chu, there is nothing wrong with this. You have lived in Qingcheng for a long time, so naturally you know the character of Qingcheng officials better than Chu Zheng!"
"The Lord of Qingcheng selected by you personally will definitely be better than the one chosen blindly by Chu Zheng!"
Tang Chen on the side also added.
"Well, tonight I will re-examine the resumes of Qingcheng officials, and then combine my understanding of them to consider who is suitable to be the leader of Qingcheng City."
Now that Tang Chen has spoken, Chu Zhan will no longer refuse.
"Elder Chu, the king wants to invite you to the palace to sit down. I wonder when Elder Chu will be free?"
Eunuch Li looked at Chu Feng and asked with a smile again.
Before coming, Tang Ding not only asked Eunuch Li to read out the imperial edict, but also asked Eunuch Li to ask when Chu Feng would be free to go to the Tang Palace.
