Volume 1, Chapter 302: Named Nezha
Upon hearing this, Little Melonzi immediately came over and asked, "What do you want, Your Majesty?"
Xiang Yun casually grabbed his shoulder, then pushed towards the chair where Liu Yiyi had just sat, and pressed Xiao Guazi to sit on it, facing him.
Little Guazi turned pale with fright, and jumped up with a scream. Then he immediately knelt down and begged for mercy in front of Xiang Yun, saying, "I deserve death, Your Majesty, please punish me."
"Hey~!" Xiang Yun frowned, then forcibly helped Xiao Guazi up and said in a deep voice: "I asked you to sit down, what's your crime!"
Xiang Yun pushed Xiao Guazi back and made him sit on the chair. Xiao Guazi was immediately panicked and said anxiously, "Ah~ this, this, this, Your Majesty, I am a lowly servant, how can I sit with Your Majesty, a true dragon emperor? This is really... I am flattered and feel like I am sitting on pins and needles!"
Xiang Yun ignored him, took the bowl and chopsticks he had used and placed them in front of Xiao Guazi, saying, "I have always treated you like my own child, there is no need to be so particular. Look at this table full of dishes, if you don't eat them, they will all be wasted. I know you haven't had a drop of water since this morning, come and eat all these dishes, don't waste them."
Little Guazi was at a loss. The dishes and chopsticks used by the emperor, the dishes specially made for the emperor in the imperial kitchen, this, this, this...
He was really at a loss. No matter how high the position of the eunuchs or palace maids in the palace was, they, the servants, were not allowed to tremble even a little while eating the imperial meal prepared for the emperor. This was a big taboo and a blasphemy against the emperor's majesty.
Little Guazi was sweating profusely on his forehead. At this time, Queen Zhen Rou said softly, "Eat if His Majesty tells you to. Don't think too much."
"Hey hey!" Xiao Guazi quickly agreed a few times when he heard that, and then nervously picked up the chopsticks slowly under the gaze of Xiang Yun and Zhen Rou, and tentatively picked up the food and put it into his mouth.
Xiang Yun smiled slightly when he saw it, but didn't say much. He even personally picked up some food for Xiao Guazi and urged him to eat more.
Little Guazi had no choice but to eat it, as he was indeed hungry. As the delicious food entered his stomach, his appetite whetted. Although the food was a little cold, it did not affect its deliciousness. What was more important was that these were all imperial meals, given by the emperor himself!
As the number of dishes on the table dwindled, Xiao Guazi's eating speed gradually slowed down. Finally, he couldn't help but burp, but he quickly forced himself to hold it back and immediately picked up more dishes to eat, with a look of pain gradually appearing on his face.
He heard it clearly just now. His Majesty told them to eat it all and not leave any!
So how could he dare to stop? Even if his stomach burst, he had to finish eating today!
But Xiang Yun had good intentions, so how could he let Little Melon Seed suffer? He said, "Okay, if you can't eat it, don't eat it."
"Yes!" Xiao Guazi heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that, and quickly stood up and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your reward."
Xiang Yun looked at him and said softly, "The name Li Ergua is too rustic. You are not destined to be strong. I will give you a name, but I will not change your surname. You still have to acknowledge your ancestors..."
Xiang Yun was silent for a moment, and after thinking for a while, he said, "There is a god in heaven, whose name is Zhongwu. His surname is the same as yours, and his name is Nezha. From now on, you will use his name and call yourself Li Nezha."
Li Nezha didn't react for a moment after hearing what he said. The next moment, he burst into tears with excitement. He knelt down and bowed to Xiang Yun, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me this name. I will be loyal and serve Your Majesty with all my heart. However, I don't know if I can bear such a majestic and ancient name."
"You deserve what I bestow upon you!" Xiang Yun said with a smile, "And from now on, you should no longer call yourself a slave, but a minister!"
Li Nezha was shocked and froze in place. He only heard Xiang Yun say in a loud voice, "Li Nezha, listen to my decree. You are appointed as the Admiral of Weihai in the Great Yun Empire. You will command a million naval forces in the Canghai area. You will take office today!"
"Ah~" Li Nezha screamed suddenly and fell to the ground, looking like an idiot.
Xiang Yun frowned slightly and scolded, "Why don't you thank me quickly?"
Li Nezha quickly closed his mouth, swallowed hard to calm himself down, and then asked tremblingly: "Your Majesty, I am a eunuch, can I also be an official?"
Xiang Yun smiled and said, "The Great Yun Empire does not pick and choose people. As long as they have talent, women can become prime ministers. How can eunuchs not become officials?"
Li Nezha took a deep breath, and his confused eyes gradually became brighter and sharper. Li Nezha bowed to Xiang Yun and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Your Majesty, I will never be able to repay your kindness. I will do whatever it takes to repay you!"
"Stand up!"
Li Nezha immediately stood up upon hearing this and said to Yun: "Hold your head high and hold your chest out!"
He immediately stood up straight, laughed at Yun, and then walked away, saying calmly: "Go to the imperial study, I have something serious to tell you."
Li Nezha hurriedly followed, and followed Xiang Yun like a eunuch before.
In the imperial study, Xiang Yun stared at him and said, "Of course, grace is not for you to take for free. I have an important matter for you to do. You must do it clearly for me!"
Upon hearing this, Li Nezha said quickly: "Your Majesty, just give your orders. I will do whatever it takes and go wherever it takes me to repay your majesty's kindness!"
Xiang Yun nodded, then stood up from the dragon chair and said slowly: "The territory of my Great Yun Empire has visible and invisible areas!
They are in the ocean!"
"You will be appointed as the Admiral of Weihai. I will send General Gan Ce of Weihai to assist you. Together we will board the armored warship and go out to sea to explore the islands hidden in the vast ocean for the Dayun Empire.
Whenever we arrive at an island, we will immediately organize people to explore the island, incorporate it into the territory of our Great Cloud Empire, build ports and routes on it, mine the minerals on the island, and transport them back to the inland capital."
Li Nezha immediately agreed upon hearing this, and continued to say to Yun: "This is a century-long plan of the Great Yun Empire, which will benefit generations to come. Going to explore the vast sea is a life-threatening journey, full of dangers, and it is difficult to return. We don't know when we will meet again. Let me ask you, are you afraid?"
Li Nezha knelt down in front of Xiang Yun, clasped his hands and said sincerely: "I am not afraid!
Because my life belongs to Your Majesty. Not to mention doing something so great that will be passed down through the ages, even if Your Majesty orders me to die, I won't even frown!
Now, Your Majesty has been so kind to me, and has bestowed upon me the name Nezha, and appointed me as an admiral. I have already brought honor to the family, so I will work tirelessly to accomplish what Your Majesty has entrusted to me, and will bring all the islands in the vast sea into the territory of the Dayun Empire. Only in this way can I repay Your Majesty's great kindness!"
"Okay!" Xiang Yun nodded in satisfaction, then took out an imperial edict emitting a faint golden light from his arms and handed it to Li Nezha, saying slowly: "I don't trust General Wei Hai or his generals and soldiers. The only one I can trust is you!"
"This imperial edict contains my divine power. You must carry it with you. It can protect your life at the critical moment. I will also assign you ten Anbu masters as personal guards to protect your safety."
Li Nezha solemnly took the imperial edict and looked at Xiang Yun with excitement. He was speechless for a long time. Xiang Yun said softly: "Go, as soon as my official imperial edict arrives, set off immediately. Don't delay."
Li Nezha slowly stood up, holding the glowing imperial edict tightly, and turned to leave. However, when he was leaving the imperial study, he turned back, knelt down again in front of Xiang Yun, bowed, and then shouted in a choked voice: "Your Majesty!
I don't know when I can return to serve Your Majesty. I will miss Your Majesty day and night. Your Majesty, please take care of yourself when I am not here to take care of you!"
Xiang Yun felt a little uncomfortable watching him behave like this, so he let out a long sigh, turned around silently, and left him with only his tall and majestic back.
Li Nezha was stunned by the sight of this figure. He wanted to imprint this figure into his mind and never forget it even if he died.
After a long time, Li Nezha slowly stood up, turned around and left again.
But as soon as he left the imperial study, Li Nezha turned around and knelt down in front of Xiang Yun again, saying, "My emperor! Long live! Long live! Long, long live!"
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