Volume 1, Chapter 243, Decision to Found a Country
This old man was Shen Tu Jian, and he was actually arranged by Xiang Yun to sweep the floor in the Golden Palace.
Firstly, Xiang Yun asked carefully and Shen Tu Jian himself didn't care, so it didn't matter. Secondly, Xiang Yun thought about it carefully and this could also be used to test the character of civil and military officials.
From now on, if anyone in this court speaks rudely to the old man Shentu Jian, then this person who disrespects the old man will not appear in the court the next day.
Thirdly, Xiang Yun naturally wanted to let Shentu Sword protect the Great Sun Dynasty from destruction.
As he gets older, he naturally sleeps less. Before today's morning court session, Shentu Jian had already cleaned the entire Golden Throne Hall thoroughly. Now he was leaning against a beam in the Golden Throne Hall with a broom in his hand, resting with his eyes closed, as if he was asleep.
Fortunately, these civil and military officials were all smart people. When they saw this scene, they did not say anything rude, but just discussed it carefully on the side.
When Zhu Qiyu and Wang Shu arrived at the Golden Palace and saw Shentu Jian, they were a little surprised, but when they saw that the imperial guards and eunuchs and palace maids standing guard around them turned a blind eye, they began to plan their actions.
The two of them thought very quickly. They smiled at each other, then walked towards Shen Tu Jian together, bowed and saluted, then returned to the seats where they stood when they attended the court.
This action made the civil and military officials who had arrived break into cold sweats. They all rushed over and bowed to Shen Tu Jian.
Shen Tu Jian felt something in his heart, but he did not open his eyes. He just laughed secretly in his heart: "This young friend really did not deceive me. The character of the young people in the Great Sun Dynasty is indeed a level higher than that of the Taixu Immortal Land."
Not long after, the brothers Jiang Yue and Jiang Fei walked into the Golden Palace. Jiang Fei saw Shen Tu Jian at a glance and was stunned.
Then he quickly walked over and saluted Shen Tu Jian, then asked, "Grandpa, why are you here?"
When Jiang Yue saw that this person knew his younger brother, he also bowed like his younger brother.
Shen Tu Jian slowly opened his eyes, and when he saw Jiang Fei clearly, he was stunned for a moment before slowly saying, "Oh, it's Xiao Fei, I just changed the place where I sweep the floor, it's nothing, you go and do your work, don't bother with me, an old man."
Jiang Fei thought about it and nodded, then turned around and left with Jiang Yue. Jiang Yue then asked in a low voice: "Do you know him?"
Jiang Fei replied softly, "When I was learning the Taixu Divine Art at Taixu Immortal Land, this old man was sweeping the gate of Taixu Immortal Land and lived at the gate all year round. Because I have eccentric habits and don't get along well with the disciples, I often chat with him at the gate about daily life. We became familiar with each other after a while, but we are not close friends. But I don't know why he appeared here. I guess it must be arranged by His Majesty, and there is another reason. It's better for the two of us not to offend him."
Jiang Yue nodded when he heard that, then turned back to look at Shen Tu Jian and found that he continued to rest with his eyes closed, still staying where he was without moving.
At this time, Xuanyuan Dabing ran into the court in his court robes, looking unhappy. He also saw Shentu Jian at a glance and was stunned. Then he cursed: "Hey, where did this sweeper come from? He even swept into the court!"
Then Xuanyuan Dabing ran over, picked up Shentu Sword and walked out, shouting, "Old man, leave quickly. If you continue to stay here, the emperor will take your head when he comes!"
Shen Tu Jian said angrily: "Hey, the emperor asked me to come here to sweep the floor, can he take my head?"
"Look at you, old man, you are confused after sleeping for a while. The emperor asked you to do this. There are so many people who need to sweep the floor in this palace, and you have to do it. Don't die of old age in this golden throne room and bring bad luck in vain!"
Shentu Jian was so angry at this that he was about to retort when Xuanyuan Bing lifted him up and ran out of the palace at a very fast speed.
He kept saying, "Don't worry, we'll get you out of the palace right away, but please hurry up and don't delay our morning court session!"
Xuanyuan Dabing carried Shentu Jian away alive in front of all the civil and military officials, and did not forget to hold the broom for him.
Jiang Fei and Jiang Yue, who were not far away, were stunned. Jiang Fei secretly gave Xuanyuan Pancake a thumbs up: "This pancake is really awesome!"
Xuanyuan Dabing had just walked less than a hundred meters out of the Jinluan Palace when a stern shout came: "Stop right there, where are you running to!"
Xuanyuan Dabing stopped immediately, his heart almost jumping out of his chest from the scolding. Looking up, he saw the emperor's carriage in front of him, and Xiang Yun, wearing a five-clawed golden dragon robe, looking at him with a gloomy face.
"Your Majesty, I..." Xuanyuan Dabing was so scared that he became incoherent. Xiang Yun shouted again, "What are you talking about? Hurry up and put the old man down to me. If you continue to make trouble, don't blame me for being rude to you!"
Xuanyuan Dabing didn't dare to go on, and quickly put down the Shentu Sword. Then, with a pouty mouth, he knelt down and apologized to Xiang Yun with an unhappy face.
Xiang Yun Queli ignored him and went straight to Shen Tu Jian to show his concern. After learning that Shen Tu Jian was fine and didn't care, he said coldly to Xuanyuan Da Bing, "You don't have to attend the morning court. You just kneel here until the morning court is over!"
Then Xiang Yun snorted coldly, took Shen Tu Jian and strode into the Golden Palace.
When the civil and military officials in the hall saw this scene, they were all thankful that they did not disrespect the old man at the beginning, otherwise the emperor's anger would most likely be directed at them again.
What a farce. Shen Tu Jian continued to lean against the beam with his eyes closed, while Xiang Yun walked up to the high platform, sat on the dragon throne, waiting for the civil and military officials to pay their respects.
After standing up, Xiang Yun said directly: "Now that the Great Sun Dynasty has recovered the Great Cheng Treasure Kingdom and the Mobei territory, the entire Black Witch Kingdom will soon be incorporated into the territory of the Great Sun Dynasty. Such a large territory can be regarded as the union of four countries. If it is still called the Great Sun Dynasty, it is a bit inappropriate, and the people of other countries will not have much sense of belonging;
Therefore, I have decided that after all the territories of all countries have been combined, I will re-establish the country and change its name to Yun, and call it the Great Yun Empire!"
"Empire?" Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Empire, this title was a bit too big.
They all began to doubt whether they had heard it wrongly. Empire, this meant that the Great Sun Dynasty was about to enter a new level, and the enemies they would face would be even more powerful.
Ever since the trade routes with the Black Witch Kingdom and the Mahayana Treasure Kingdom were opened, people were no longer frogs in the well and began to know some truths about the world.
In addition to the Black Witch Kingdom and the Mahayana Treasure Kingdom, there are a large number of countries, large and small, and there are many countries that are more powerful than the Great Sun Dynasty.
But none of them ever called their country an empire!
The emperor wanted to claim supremacy over the world, regard all the countries in the world as his subordinates, and embark on the road to hegemony.
Everyone couldn't help but feel excited. The stronger the country was, the higher the status of officials like them would be. Therefore, reopening the country was a great thing. However, many people felt that things were not that simple, and it felt like a storm was about to come.
The ministers had no objection, so Xiang Yun took out all the materials that he had moved from Taixu Immortal Land, including skills, elixirs, weapons, etc., to let the civil and military officials see the strength of the Great Sun Dynasty. There were also large quantities of gold, silver and jewelry, all of which were added to the national treasury and coordinated and managed by the three chancellors and six ministries.
And let the Ministry of Rites begin to prepare for all matters related to the founding ceremony. Now everything is ready, except for the unification of the territory!
After the morning court session, all the ministers left with heavy hearts. When they saw Xuanyuan Dabing still kneeling in the aisle, they all covered their mouths and laughed secretly. After being glared at fiercely by Xuanyuan Dabing, they all left in a hurry.
When Xuanyuan Dabing's face flushed and he wanted to cry, Wang Shu came to him, stepped forward to help him, and said with a smile: "General Xuanyuan, why are you still acting like a child? Didn't His Majesty say that you can leave after the morning court? Why are you still kneeling?"
Xuanyuan Dabing also stood up following Wang Shu's hand and said unhappily, "I don't know what happened to His Majesty after he came back. He doesn't like anything about me. It seems that I may not have the opportunity to come to the court in the future."
"Oh, that's wrong!" Wang Shu laughed and said, "In my opinion, it's just the opposite. His Majesty is trying to temper your temper and train you to be the commander-in-chief of the three armies."
Xuanyuan Dabing was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly grabbed Wang Shu's arm and asked, "What do you mean?"
Wang Shu said as he walked: "General Xuanyuan, you have extraordinary abilities, but your temperament is too impetuous. How can you take on such a great responsibility? His Majesty must be very upset about this. He can only use this to train you and make you more stable. So no matter how hard His Majesty makes things for you these days, you have to bear it all and don't complain. Do you understand?"
Xuanyuan Pancake nodded quickly, then laughed and said, "So that's how it is, I understand!"
"As long as the general can survive this period, His Majesty will definitely give him a great mission!"
"Great mission?" Xuanyuan Dabing was startled, then asked quickly: "Prime Minister Wang, please don't lie to me. What's the matter? Tell me quickly, don't keep me in suspense!"
Wang Shu smiled and said, "Do you know what His Majesty said at the morning court? The Great Sun Dynasty is going to be re-established and renamed the Great Cloud Empire!"
"When a new country is established, and it is an empire at that, the first thing to do after the founding of the country is naturally to go to war. Although we don't know who the enemy is, from your majesty's vigorous development of the military, we can see that there will be a war soon!"
"But going to war requires a commander. There are only a few people that Your Majesty trusts in the Great Sun Dynasty. First of all, as the king of a country, Your Majesty will not lead the army in person. General Qin Su is the queen, and it would be embarrassing for her to lead the army. The Jiang brothers, the elder brother Jiang Yue is busy with military affairs, stationing troops, training troops, military service, and other matters of commanding troops. He is too busy to do anything. The younger brother Jiang Fei has no interest in military affairs and has given up on himself.
Now the only person who can lead the army is you, General Xuanyuan!"
After such an analysis, Xuanyuan Dabing took a breath of cold air, and felt that this was reasonable. He straightened his back and made himself look more majestic. Wang Shu said, "So these days, the general should behave himself and not act rashly. You must act like a talented general to reassure His Majesty."
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