Nothing was said that night.
When Qin Chuan woke up, he felt refreshed all over.
The pressure of fighting is immense. After suppressing my emotions for so long, it feels so good to release them all at once!
When he saw the queen staring at him expectantly, he realized that she had been lying with him all night, bound with cable ties.
"Oh dear, I forgot. I'll untie you now. I won't tie these things to you again."
After saying that, Qin Chuan untied the ribbons binding her hands and removed the jade hairpin from her hair. "When we get back, I'll get you a gold one, okay? Be good."
The queen blinked. "Master, why are you so good to me?"
Qin Chuan stood up and said, "It's all because you served me well last night. You were so meticulous and attentive. Keep up this attitude, and the rewards will only increase, maybe even including a formal title..."
The queen embraced him from behind, her soft breasts pressing against his back: "Master, really? You're so kind."
Qin Chuan turned around and pushed her hands away. "Don't do that again, do you hear me? When I favor you is my business. If you dare to do this again, I'll sell you to a brothel..."
The queen cried in distress, "This servant will never dare to do it again."
...
Outside Bei'anmen Gate in the capital city.
Having just finished the morning court session, the Empress led her civil and military officials, who stood in neat rows outside the city gate.
The Empress wore a yellow dragon-patterned crown and a nine-tasseled crown. Her features were exquisite, her lips were red and luscious, and her phoenix eyes held a smile as she occasionally looked north.
The eunuchs kept bringing messages.
"The Imperial Advisor will arrive in ten li!"
"The Imperial Advisor will arrive in five li!"
"The Imperial Advisor will arrive in two li!"
"..."
The Empress gently rubbed her hands together, her chest rising and falling slightly, showing a hint of nervousness.
All the civil and military officials held their breath, cautiously craning their necks to look north...
Especially the Right Chancellor, Lee Jong-min, had fine beads of sweat on his forehead, which he frequently wiped with the sleeve of his official robe...
"Your Majesty, they're here! They're here! They're almost here!"
The eunuch excitedly reported the news, as if he were marrying a bride himself.
"well……"
The Empress's brows and eyes were full of joy, yet she also seemed somewhat nervous. "Is there... anything wrong with me?"
The eunuch was at a loss for words and didn't dare look at the Empress. He simply lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty's beauty is unparalleled, there is absolutely nothing wrong with it."
"That's good, that's good."
The Empress quickly dismissed the eunuchs, her phoenix eyes gazing towards the official road not far away. Sure enough, Qin Chuan's army had arrived…
Vast and mighty, blotting out the sky and the sun.
The "Qin" flag shone brightly in the sunlight.
"Perform the national ceremony!"
The Chancellor of the Imperial Academy chanted loudly.
All the civil and military officials lifted their robes and knelt on the ground.
The Empress also bowed deeply, at a ninety-degree angle.
...
Qin Chuan's carriage stopped, and the army also stopped.
Qin Chuan stepped out of the black carriage alone and walked steadily toward the Empress and the civil and military officials.
This is a distance of only thirty steps.
Qin Chuan didn't deliberately slow down, but he felt that the journey was very long.
All the civil and military officials knelt before him.
The Empress herself bowed and made a gesture of respect to him.
What an honor this is!
All the soldiers behind him watched silently, their faces beaming with pride.
"Your Majesty," Qin Chuan said with a slight smile, taking the Empress's fair and delicate hands in his own, "Your Majesty, this is too much of a courtesy. I am truly unworthy of it!"
Before the Empress could speak, Li Zongmin behind her said, "The Grand Preceptor swept away 100,000 Xiongnu cavalry with 30,000 men, displaying the might of our Great Gan. Your Majesty's welcoming him with state honors is in accordance with ancestral rules. The Grand Preceptor deserves this honor, so there is no need for modesty."
Qin Chuan glanced at Li Zongmin, secretly amused. "I still have a letter you wrote to Tuqi Chanyu here."
But now is not the time to talk about that.
After helping the Empress up, Qin Chuan noticed that her eyes were slightly teary and a little red.
The Empress said slowly, "Since the time of our founding emperor, the people of our northern border have suffered more than a hundred years of plunder. The people have endured their humiliation in silence, and the court has been powerless to do anything but build passes for defense. But you, with only 30,000 men, have wiped out 100,000 cavalry of the Southern Xiongnu. How magnificent is our great cause! Now that we have a national advisor, the people are fortunate, and the country is fortunate!"
"Your Majesty, you flatter me."
As soon as Qin Chuan finished speaking, the Empress bowed deeply to him again.
"His Majesty……"
Qin Chuan didn't know what to say.
It made him feel really embarrassed.
After the Empress bowed, she ordered the eunuch to bring her the imperial edict.
The eunuch unfolded the imperial edict and read it aloud:
"By the Mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees:"
"Now we have the Imperial Preceptor Qin Chuan, who has quelled the Japanese pirates in the southeast and annihilated the Xiongnu in the northwest. His military exploits are numerous and his achievements are unparalleled..."
"He is hereby granted the title of Prince of Yan, and posthumously awarded the titles of Doctor of the Imperial Academy and Grand Secretary of the Hanlin Academy. He is also granted a gold seal and purple ribbon, the authority to command troops, and the imperial sword. All those below him shall be subject to his command!"
So be it!
When the imperial edict was read out, all the civil and military officials secretly gasped in surprise.
He thought to himself, "Should I bestow upon him the title of king?"
Or is he the King of One Words?
It should be noted that, starting with Emperor Taizong Wen, there have been no kings of different surnames in the world.
They thought that being granted the title of Marquis was the highest they could achieve.
Who would have thought he would actually be made a king?
And he's the king of single-word enunciation!?
As the emperor's uncle, Prince Jingbei was a prince with the title of two characters...
Qin Chuan was suddenly bestowed the title of "King of One Characters"...
It seems certain that the Empress likes Qin Chuan, and it goes without saying that she wants to rule the world with him.
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