The king's rule over the world cannot be sealed
Liu Buqi didn't care too much about the sensation his fragments caused in Taiyue City.
After escaping and returning home, he was busy identifying the Taiyue women among the slaves brought back by Zhang Xiruo, and then conducted simple "job training" for the remaining grassland women.
Then, a few experienced old maids were assigned to take these Taiyue and grassland women to the rooms of the old ladies in the inner house.
He also selected two pleasing grassland women to serve as his personal maids and take care of Yue Lingxi's life.
He was so busy that he was in a mess. If it weren't for the "experienced" Yue Hanxin coming to help every day, Liu Buqi would really feel a little overwhelmed!
"Alas! When I watched TV dramas before, I always felt that the heroines could handle these trivial matters without much effort, but why do I have no idea what to do here?"
Liu Buqi sighed and began to doubt his life. It was really not easy to deal with the chores in the backyard!
Yue Lingxi has been rarely seen these past two days, because he was not yet an adult when he left the capital, and he was from a remote royal family. Apart from some simple records of his birth date and time, the clan office had no other information about him!
This is simply unimaginable for a provincial governor who comes from a royal family!
Yue Lingxi went to the clan office in the name of verifying his information, but in fact he was just trying to sort out his age and experience.
In Liu Buqi's words, it was "falsification of files". He left Beijing at the age of eight and now returned home in glory. It has only been a few years, how could he have grown up?
If the story here is "made up", it will be enough to make the clan officials drink a pot! Fortunately, Yue Chengqiu had given instructions in advance, and Yue Lingxi passed the secret bloodline verification.
The many royal relatives and nobles in the clan office just thought that when the Marquis of Anguo wiped out the family, someone was kind enough to leave a little bloodline.
There is no need to dig into the details of this kind of thing. You may get into trouble and your house may be confiscated someday, and you may have to let your young children and grandchildren follow the same path!
In short, during the first few days after arriving in Beijing, both of them were busy with their own affairs and suffered their own hardships!
When the biweekly grand court session comes, it is finally time for Yue Lingxi, the commander-in-chief of Youzhou, to make a public appearance!
Since this conferment included Liu Buqi's title of Lady Anguo, Yue Lingxi and Liu Buqi rushed to the gates of the Imperial City before dawn, along with the officials of the fourth rank and above who appeared on the streets one after another.
At dawn, the side gate of the imperial city finally opened slowly, and the first person to come out was an old eunuch in official uniform.
"Has the Marquis of Anguo arrived? Has the Marquis of Anguo arrived?"
There was a hint of anxiety in the sharp voice. Yue Lingxi quickly stood out from the crowd. Amidst scrutiny and whispers, he and Liu Buqi were led into the imperial city alone by the eunuchs.
After being temporarily placed in a small room next to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, not long after, an old man in a black dragon robe walked in, supported by a eunuch!
Yue Lingxi quickly pulled Liu Buqi to kowtow and prayed, "Your Majesty, may you be well!"
The person who came was none other than the current Taiyue Emperor, Yue Hua, who had been sitting firmly on the throne for twenty years but was unusually low-key!
Liu Buqi raised his head curiously and looked at the old man in front of him who was already in his twilight years. His appearance was basically an older version of Yue Chengqiu.
His cloudy eyes made him look a little listless.
The ruler of Taiyue Kingdom, the real emperor that Liu Buqi had seen for the first time, was staring straight at Yue Lingxi who was kneeling on the ground. If the attendants beside him had not reminded him, he would have forgotten to ask the two to stand up!
Liu Buqi's sixth sense told her that Yue Hua's purpose seemed to be to come here specifically to see Yue Lingxi!
The sound of golden bells coming from the Hall of Supreme Harmony verified this. After hearing the sound, His Majesty the Emperor really turned around and left without saying a word, leaving Yue Lingxi and Liu Buqi looking at each other in bewilderment!
Not long after he left, thunderous cheers of "Long live" were heard again in the Hall of Supreme Harmony!
The grand court has begun!
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"Marquis Xuan'an and Commander-in-Chief of Youzhou, Yue Lingxi, and his wife are here to see you!"
The voice came from far away and gradually got closer. Liu Buqi and Yue Lingxi quickly followed the instructions and came to the main gate of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. After straightening their clothes, they walked into the hall with their heads held high.
Hundreds of officials were standing on both sides. Yue Hua had just been seen sitting high on the dragon throne with a cloak placed in front of him. Under the cloak was a table and a chair for the regent prince. Yue Chengqiu was nodding to the two of them.
After performing the ritual of three kneelings and nine bows, Liu Buqi stood at the front position on the left, while Yue Lingxi gave a detailed introduction to the current situation of the grassland and the Yehe tribe.
The details of the attack and defense of the Great Wall were emphasized, and a brief introduction was given to the current people's livelihood and commercial conditions in Youzhou. This is a performance report that must be made by officials who have been sent out to other places after returning to Beijing.
After the performance report is completed, the normal procedure is for court officials to evaluate the performance of duties, and for censors to verify the true political achievements. Finally, the emperor will decide whether to reward or hold accountable.
But for a high-ranking official like Yue Lingxi who already holds sole military power, comments and evidence do not actually have much practical significance.
Therefore, it can be directly handed over to the emperor for the final reward, just as a formality.
However, since Yue Lingxi came to the capital at the invitation of the Crown Prince to receive a title, some superficial work still needed to be done.
Therefore, after Yue Lingxi finished speaking and retreated to the side of Liu Buqi, an official took the lead and walked out of the queue at the instruction of Yue Chengqiu.
After a long and eloquent speech praising the current emperor and Yue Lingxi's achievements, he finally brought out the theme of the day: to confer the title of King of Youzhou on Yue Lingxi! Then a group of officials came forward to second the motion.
Finally, the Crown Prince Yue Chengqiu, on behalf of all the officials, proposed to Yue Hua that Yue Lingxi, who had single-handedly guarded Youzhou and fought against powerful enemies with outstanding military achievements, should be promoted to the throne.
According to custom, the emperor, who was not involved in the matter, nodded in agreement, and today's court session was concluded.
But the accident happened just after Yue Chengqiu pleaded on behalf of all officials!
Not only did Yue Hua not express his opinion on the spot as usual, he also ordered someone to remove the cloak in front of him, stood up, and looked at the position where the Left Prime Minister was opposite Yue Lingxi.
"My dear, what do you think?" Yue Hua's words made Yue Lingxi and Liu Buqi frown! It also made Yue Chengqiu, who was standing beside him, stand up suddenly, a little out of control!
"Your Majesty, I believe that Lord Anguohou has made outstanding contributions and should indeed be rewarded, but he should not be made a king!"
Yue Chengqiu's face immediately flushed as he asked back, "Your Majesty has always been clear about rewards and punishments, and even more so for meritorious officials! Why do you acknowledge the Marquis of Anguo's merits, but refuse to make him a king? What's your intention?"
The Left Prime Minister continued calmly, "Reporting to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, there are three things that cannot be done to confer the title of Marquis of Anguo!"
"First, he is still young and has little experience, so he cannot be given a title! Since the founding of Taiyue, there has never been such a young prince!"
"Secondly, he mobilized the army without permission and appointed officials without permission. He cannot be granted titles! He attacked Taiyue City without permission and appointed officials without permission."
"Third, his military achievements are too few and violate the ancestral system, so he cannot be granted the title! The Holy Emperor established the ancestral system, and those who are granted the title of king must have conquered a country!"
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