The number of marquises represents the official power of a local province. The number of marquises represents the number of counties. Obviously, this greatly enhanced the power of the Northwest.
Dolai was not moved by Hongda's words, but just said a few polite words. His main focus was on wizards, not administration.
Hongda then turned to Ashe.
Dolai was an outsider, so Hongda seemed more friendly, and Ai Xi also looked happy. Today was finally not awkward, at least there was someone she knew.
She was a princess, and Hongda was considered a retainer of the Northwest, so they chatted a little more.
Dole stood aside and observed these ministers.
These are the high-ranking officials of the Glory Empire. They hold great power. If they were in a local position, they could even kill or give life at will. However, standing at the gate of the palace, these people are just clerks of the palace and their identity is managers.
After a while, there was only one protagonist today, and that was George.
Although Dolai was not in the palace, he knew a lot about what was going on there. He had made up for some of the knowledge in the past few days and was quite familiar with the situation.
Soon, the palace gate opened, and then everyone entered in batches, talking and laughing.
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Dolai, Ashe and Hongda were at the back, lagging behind everyone else.
He saw that those in the front were from the military, and those behind were the civilian ministers. Dolai didn't know what organizations they were from, but they were arranged in order, and no one stepped forward or stepped back, as if it had become a routine long ago.
The people at the back, including them, are the newly-crowned lords who will be canonized today.
And it seems that these people know each other and have been communicating for a long time.
Hongda originally wanted to introduce the person in front to Duolai, but Duolai shook his head and stopped him. This made no sense to him at all.
The three super families in the imperial capital, the Glory Family, the Edward Family, and the Conti Family, are competing with each other. The other nobles are just struggling, but what does it have to do with him? These people are all supported by their own forces. There are very few neutral people, so it doesn’t matter if he doesn’t know them.
Soon we entered the palace, a hall that was rich in history and full of majesty.
The center of the hall was empty, with nothing in it, only some decorations around it.
Right in front of the hall, a huge golden throne stood on the steps, high up and standing there coldly.
On both sides of the steps stood several servants, each holding a rod and a whip in his hand.
When Dolai saw this, his eyebrows raised. He wanted to ask what these two things were used for, but he held back.
At this time, everyone had lined up into two rows according to their positions, divided into different camps, and the surroundings became quiet.
When it was completely quiet, there was a song from above and George came on stage.
But behind George, the figure of Yale the Great also slowly emerged.
When the people below saw this, they were all moved.
The two men appeared together. Although Emperor Yale looked old, he still sat upright on the golden throne, his eyes quietly looking down, with a majestic aura without even getting angry.
George stood next to Emperor Yale, looking like a little book boy.
After Emperor Yale sat at the top, he said, "Today is the Empire's triennial honors ceremony, and all positions have been settled. What's different from the past is that this year the Empire has two more counties, twelve cities, and two counties, which means two marquises. In addition to the replacement of the old with the new, some were dismissed and sent to the supervision, which vacated two positions, so there are four marquises in total. As for the earls, there are many. When you are trained later, please come up when your name is called so that everyone can get to know each other."
After Emperor Yale finished speaking, he swept his eyes around and suddenly said solemnly, "A few days ago, George did something that caused a stir in the government and the public. To be honest, I am quite dissatisfied. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has become a private tool. I am very unhappy. Someone actually violated the arrangements that I personally made. Who gave him the courage?"
No one dared to make a sound under the hall.
Especially the two families, Conti and Edward, who were preparing to compete for the title of Marquis, dared not speak out at this time because they were the ones behind the scenes.
The Yale Emperor naturally knew the reason. He said a few words and then stopped talking. Then he calmed down and said, "Okay, I will investigate this matter later. Now, George will be responsible for the next thing. I will just watch."
He then stood up and stood aside, saying to George, "Come and sit here."
He pointed to the Golden Throne.
The people below were suddenly shocked.
George is the regent and usually can only stand and give orders, or sit outside the Golden Throne. Now that Emperor Yale has asked him to sit on it, doesn't that mean everything is settled?
This is a big deal!
The throne has been settled, and there is nothing left for Crown Prince Andes.
Some people have begun to feel sad, as their early investments have gone down the drain.
More people showed joy on their faces at this time. Now that George was in power, they were all George's people, and these things were settled.
George did not refuse. He bowed respectfully to Emperor Yale and then sat down with confidence.
Yale the Great stood next to George, protecting his son.
The imperial family is passed down from generation to generation in this way, with the capable rising to the top and the incompetent falling to the bottom. The emperor must pave the way for those after him and cannot leave a mess behind.
George sat in his seat, his eyes bright and energetic. He looked down and spoke slowly, "Today's main task is to award honors. Other things will be put aside for now. The awarding process will be handled by the Zongli Bureau. Let's start now."
An old man from the Zongli Office walked out from the crowd, walked to the middle, and then bowed respectfully, and then said loudly, "The system of the nobility has lasted for thousands of years, and the etiquette of the nobility has educated the people..." He praised the nobility eloquently, and then slowly said, "Now let's start with the first item, which is to confer honors on the earls."
As he spoke, two people stood up beside him, took out two long lists and began to read them.
Dole stood below, watching all this with boredom, as if everything had nothing to do with him.
Waves of people went up, received the count's badge, clothes, and medals, came down, and then another wave of people went up.
What these people receive are not clothes or brands, but rights and the obligations that come with rights.
There are many earls, coming from all over the country, but there are only three marquises.
After the Earl finished, it was the turn of the four Marquis.
At this time, George stood up personally and awarded them medals, clothes, various things and gifts with a majestic smile.
The nobility symbolizes royal power. The nobility is a tool of royal power and a tool of the ruling class. Dole is very clear about this, but this is what he is playing now. He can only participate like everyone else and have some fun in this secular world.
On the other hand, Ashe didn't know what was going on, her name was actually on the list, and she was given the title of earl.
Ash was excited.
At this time, everyone knew that the Rhine family had such a powerful princess.
The last item is to confer honors on the Marquis.
Four marquises were lined up in a row. Two of them were newly appointed city lords, and two were dignitaries in the imperial capital. The four of them looked similar standing together, but in fact, they were worlds apart.