"Oh? What do you mean by this?"
Ouyang Ming's eyes widened and he said in surprise.
Nie Chen called Qi Huan and asked,
"Are there any red-armored guards around this house? Are there anyone from Prince Pingxi?"
Qi Huan immediately said,
"No, the entire Dongyuan belongs to us."
"Okay, let's go out and go back to rest. Ouyang stays."
Nie Chen waved his hand.
Zhou An, Qihuan and others all went out, leaving only Nie Chen, Weng Qiuchan and Ouyang Ming in the room.
Seeing this posture, Ouyang Ming also knew that what Nie Chen was going to say next must be extremely important.
These words can only be said to Weng Qiuchan and Ouyang Ming, whom they trust the most.
At that moment, Nie Chen recounted the exact conversation he had with the emperor.
Ouyang Ming pondered for a while and then said,
"My lord, you are right. The emperor does have the intention of entrusting you. He is talking to you to test whether you have the talent to govern the world and whether you will miss the great power of the country.
His meaning is very simple. If you really have the talent to dominate the world, then why not leave the world to you?
However, he didn't want the inheritance of the Dafeng royal family to be cut off, and he didn't want Dafeng to change the dynasty, so this happened today.
Of course, although the emperor had some intention to die, he could not really seek death for nothing. Every step he took next must have a purpose. The intention to die was to live towards death.
My lord, you are just a back-up for him. The most important thing is what the emperor does next. "
"Then what should we do next?"
Nie Chen asked.
"Nothing else should be done. Keep the same in response to all changes. It is impossible to hand over power. Don't do anything that will cause trouble. Don't be the leader. Just sit back and watch the confrontation between the emperor and the four kings.
In short, on the premise of ensuring our own safety, we can just sit back and watch the show without thinking too much.
The soldiers came to cover up the water and the soil. Now we have the confidence and strength to respond. "
"Okay, what you said makes sense, let's do it like this. Anyway, for me, becoming a marquis is definitely a good thing, not a bad thing. Even if the emperor wants to show favors and use me, it doesn't matter. Anyway, my reputation and The status is higher.”
Nie Chen looked at Weng Qiuchan, who was bending down to help him tie his belt, and held her face in his hands, asking her to look at him.
"What's wrong?"
Weng Qiuchan said with a blank look on his face.
"From today on, you are the Marquis's wife."
After saying that, he kissed her cherry mouth directly.
Ouyang Ming, who kindly stayed to help analyze, but was stuffed with dog food, shook his head, smiled, and went out with a fan.
Who knows why he needs a fan in winter.
After a while, Nie Chen let go of Weng Qiuchan. Weng Qiuchan's face turned red and she hit him hard on the chest and said,
"What are you doing? Really, there are others watching."
"It's okay, Ouyang is gone."
"I'm so angry at you for being shameless. You do something in broad daylight in front of others. You don't have any formality, and you don't have the dignity of a lord at all."
Weng Qiuchan gave him a big eye roll.
"Then who stipulates that as a lord, you cannot kiss your wife? Ouch, your face is red, it looks better when you blush, give it another kiss, ah, your little face is so hot, it's cold, come and give it to me Warm your hands."
"Go away, go away. You know how to tease me every day. I'm not some outsider girl or daughter-in-law. You even teased your own wife, and you haven't changed your dandy character at all."
"Okay, then I will go to the streets now to find good-looking girls and tease them, so that they can see the majesty of Marquis Zhengbei."
"you dare!"
…
The news that Nie Chen was granted the title of Marquis spread like wildfire in the capital, and since tomorrow was the longevity banquet, this matter became a topic that people talked about after dinner.
Everyone is looking forward to what exciting scenes will happen when the old enemies Zhengbei Hou and Anton King meet.
King Pingxi didn't say anything about Nie Chen being granted the title of Marquis, as if he didn't know about it.
None of the officials in the capital came to congratulate him, and they seemed to have agreed to pretend to be deaf and dumb.
After all, none of them dared to offend King Anton.
Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.
In the morning, after the court affairs were dealt with in the palace, all the decorations in the Hall of Supreme Harmony were removed, and tables and other items began to be placed in preparation for the evening banquet.
The Feng Kingdom has always been poor. It is located in the north and its financial resources are not comparable to those in the south. Therefore, it cannot build a palace specially used for entertainment and banquets like the Huaqing Palace of the Tang Dynasty.
The banquet can only be held in the largest Hall of Supreme Harmony.
The imperial dining room was also very busy.
When it was almost evening, the ministers of the third rank and above in the capital began to gather inside the palace. Carriages stopped at the entrance of the palace. The ministers took their wives to attend the emperor's birthday banquet.
Nie Chen took Weng Qiuchan, Zhou An and Ouyang Ming into the carriage. The carriage contained some treasures, antiques and other items. After all, he was going to attend the emperor's birthday banquet, so it would be unreasonable not to give him some gifts.
King Pingxi took Ling Juan, Jin Lao and Zhengchuan and set off with Nie Chen.
Several carriages left the house and came to the Royal Street outside the palace. The Royal Street was very lively at this time, with densely packed carriages parked, and many guards and servants waiting for their master to come out after attending the banquet.
Nie Chen and Ping Xiwang lined up and walked forward calmly, waiting for the people in front to get out of the way.
Many people turned around and saw King Pingxi's carriage, and they all consciously moved out of the way.
The carriage moved forward slowly.
At this moment, a loud shout suddenly came from behind.
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"
Nie Chen and others were in the carriage and could not see the scene behind them. They only heard the sound of a horse neighing, and then the sound of hitting something.
Seeing this, Nie Chen came down with everyone, and King Pingxi and others also came down.
Not only them, many officials who had not yet got off the carriage also got out of the carriage and looked behind.
Behind them, a carriage fell to the ground, and an official wearing a third-grade official uniform and his wife were injured and their heads were bruised and bleeding.
After the official was helped up by the servant, he turned to look behind him and shouted loudly,
"Who are you, a royal official in the imperial palace? How dare you rush in and disturb your majesty!"
The carriage at the back was pulled by four horses. It was large and majestic, and looked extremely luxurious.
Then, a king wearing a python robe came down from above and pulled a woman down.
After seeing that he was wearing royal robes, the third-rank official immediately fell silent.
"Which king is that? So arrogant?"
Nie Chen frowned.
"King of Zhennan, Mingxuan."
King Pingxi spoke slowly.
After King Zhennan got out of the car, he grabbed the riding whip from the groom's hand and whipped it towards the third-rank official.
