Martial Cultivator

Chen Chao walked along the central axis towards the main hall. He met countless officials along the way, and all of them stopped and stepped aside when they saw Chen Chao.

At this moment, if you look down at the Imperial City from above and watch these officials walking slowly, they are actually like a group of colorful dots moving around.

I don’t know how many rich and talented scholars there are, and I don’t know how many military officers with great merits.

It is said that when Emperor Taizong was recruiting scholars for the first time after he ascended the throne, he stood on the wall of the inner city, looked at the scholars filing in, and said boldly, "The best talents in the world have already joined me."

Chen Chao now walked slowly through the inner city palace gate. There were not many officials in front of him. There were many officials waiting in front of the square not far away.

Seeing this young warrior in black robes coming with a sword, the officials who were noisy at first shut up and stepped aside to get out of the way. They all looked at the young guardian in front of them with some curiosity.

Chen Chao's reputation has long been extremely great, but not all officials in Shendu have seen the young warrior in front of them. This is because although Chen Chao has appeared in court meetings several times, other than that, this young man The guardian envoy, who had reached the extreme level, almost never participated in ordinary court gatherings, nor did he appear at any subsequent banquets.

Many people just heard about who the young guard had killed and what feats he had done, but there were many who had never seen Chen Chao.

This also caused many officials to think of Chen Chao as someone with a murderous look on his face. But when they saw the young man who could not be said to be unparalleled in appearance, but had a sense of heroism all over his body, many people subconsciously sighed. One sentence.

Everyone is young once, but not everyone is so dazzling when they are young.

Chen Chao walked past many officials, and then suddenly realized that the familiar square in front of him was empty at the moment.

Chen Chao was a little curious. He had arrived not too early, but why were there no officials in the square at this moment?

Just when Chen Chao was confused, there was suddenly a loud noise behind him. He turned around and saw that not far behind him, an old figure in purple official robes was slowly approaching.

The Prime Minister of the Liang Dynasty arrived late.

Chen Chao squinted his eyes and instantly understood that these officials were not waiting for him to enter the square first, but they were willing to wait here because the Prime Minister had not arrived yet.

Lord Zaifu walked along the way, nodding to countless officials, and finally came to Chen Chao's side. Then this old man, who was now the number one civil servant in the Liang Dynasty in terms of prestige and official rank, took the initiative to stop and chatted with him, "Sir, the guardian envoy." , a long time

not see. "

Chen Chao smiled and said, "Master Zaifu, your body is still strong. You still have a great responsibility on your shoulders. You must pay attention to your health?"

Master Zaifu smiled and shook his head and said, "A common man like me is not a warrior like the guardian envoy who can conquer mountains and seas. After passing his sixtieth year, he is now old and frail, and his eyes are cloudy. It is his destiny to be worse every year. As for the heavy burden of the Liang Dynasty, I'm afraid it still falls on the guardian envoy."

Master Zaifu spoke slowly, but gently, without any hostility.

Chen Chao looked at the gray-haired Prime Minister and remembered that he had been in the court for many years. Although he held a high position, he was really just an ordinary scholar. As he grew older, he became slow and dull, which was not his intention.

"Please, Lord Guardian."

Master Zaifu glanced at Chen Chao, smiled and said, "Now I really don't dare to walk in front of the guardian envoy, but because of my age, I think it's okay to walk side by side with the guardian envoy."

Chen Chao nodded, as if he heard the meaning in Lord Zaifu's words.

The two officials, civil and military, walked side by side. Master Zaifu's legs and feet were slow, so Chen Chao walked patiently and slowly.

The old man and the young man have different civil and military skills and different philosophies, but at this moment, they seem to be somewhat harmonious.

"Your Majesty, the Guardian Envoy, and his entourage in the North, it seems that they have done a lot of things?"

Master Zaifu reads those excerpts every day and knows a lot about what Chen Chao did, but he does not know about the period when Chen Chao disappeared in the North.

Chen Chao narrowed his eyes and smiled and said, "Master Zaifu, don't you think there is a problem with me killing Su Tong without permission?"

"This is really not the case. After I heard about this, I felt a little happy for some reason. Especially after knowing what Su Tong has done over the years, I felt that this person should be killed."

"But I don't have the ability to help you stop those snowflakes."

Mr. Zaifu smiled lightly. Sometimes even though he stood in this position, many things were not what he wanted, nor could he do what he wanted to do.

Chen Chao joked, "Does Master Zaifu think that Su Tong is a military attaché?"

Master Zaifu said sternly, "I am not

I didn't think about it, I just remembered that when I was young, I saw many injustices in the world, and I once thought about picking up a sword to cut them off. Not much was accomplished in the end. "

The old man who confided in him for the first time waved his hand and said softly, "But I also want to say something from my heart to the guardian envoy. Power is a double-edged sword. The guardian envoy is young and energetic. When holding this sword, , you need to think deeply, otherwise you may hurt others and yourself.”

"The younger generation will be taught."

Chen Chaogong handed over his hand. He did not have any ill intentions towards the Prime Minister. After all, the Prime Minister had never specifically targeted him.

The two came to the square, walked to the front, and were about to separate. Master Zaifu suddenly said, "I am not going to see your majesty as a minister. I really admire your majesty. Since your majesty has chosen the guardian envoy to be the helmsman of this beam." , I will also choose to believe it.”

I'm afraid there are few people in the world who understand as well as Mr. Zaifu. Although His Highness the Crown Prince is the one who supervises the country, the Chen Dynasty is the real most important person in Daliang.

Chen Chao remained silent and just stepped aside silently.

Hundreds of officials filed in behind him, and civil and military officials stood behind Chen Chao and Zaifu respectively, in an orderly manner.

However, after taking their positions, many officials still looked at Chen Chao's figure with curious expressions on their faces.

This young warrior who became the number one military attache in the dynasty in his early thirties was truly amazing.

With a sound of silence, a chamberlain walked out of the hall. It was not Li Heng, who still holds the title of head chamberlain. People are a little curious. Li Heng has not shown his face since His Majesty the Emperor went north, even in the current dynasty. .

This made many officials who participated in the last imperial court feel a little emotional.

Once upon a time, Eunuch Li stood unshakably beside His Majesty the Emperor in every previous imperial dynasty. However, it has only been a short time since then, and things have changed.

The middle-aged chamberlain stood aside, and His Royal Highness slowly walked out of the hall. Before arriving at the square, the young His Royal Highness's face was still childish, but his body was already somewhat calm, and the image of an emperor was gradually revealed.

However, someone soon noticed that there was no seat behind the young Crown Prince. Presumably, he knew that he was not qualified enough and did not intend to sit here and wait for the officials to pay their respects.

As His Royal Highness the Crown Prince waved, the middle

The servant in the year spoke softly, "Today, the great dynasty will reward the meritorious ministers and punish the guilty ministers."

With this sentence spoken, it can be regarded as setting the tone for this great dynasty.

"Su Tong, the former Jiang'an County guard general, was deeply favored by God. He didn't think about repaying the favor and turned against the common people. It's really abominable. Now he has been punished by the law, his official position was taken away, his family was confiscated, and his family members are not allowed to enter the official position for three generations!"

"Shi Jian, the former minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, had a good appearance and had a deep collusion with Su Tong. Now he has been deprived of his official position and will be executed later in the year. Anyone involved in Shi Jian's case will be tried and convicted by Han Pu, the minister of Dali Temple."

"Liu Qingfeng, a member of the Household Department..."

As the voice of the chamberlain rang out, the names were read out one by one. These officials were all officials who had recently triggered the law. Some had already been convicted, and some were only convicted now. In short, at this moment, the great dynasty, if they are spoken out here, it is regarded as a blessing to the world. An explanation.

Wait until the chamberlain's voice stops.

Hundreds of officials in the square called the Crown Prince wise.

After the voice died down, the chamberlain continued, "Master Zaifu has worked hard for the country all his life. He was promoted to a bachelor in Wenhua Pavilion, and he was rewarded with hundreds of acres of land and a jade belt."

Hearing these words, all the civil servants were a little excited. His Majesty the Emperor has been emphasizing military affairs over literature for more than ten years. The most intuitive thing is that in these years, none of the civil servants have been awarded a bachelor's degree. Now His Highness the Crown Prince has said this Those words made those civil servants see the improvement of the status of civil servants, and they thought that the situation would change in the future.

Lord Zaifu slowly knelt down, and just after bowing, His Highness the Crown Prince smiled and said, "Master Zaifu is old, there is no need to kneel down."

Master Zaifu's old voice sounded, still full of energy, "Old minister, thank you, Your Highness."

Then His Royal Highness looked at the chamberlain again.

The latter cleared his throat and continued, "Guardian Envoy Chen Chao..."

"Your Majesty, the Minister of Civil Service, Zhang Jian, has this memorial!"

Before the chamberlain finished speaking, an official came out and knelt down.

His Highness the Crown Prince frowned slightly.

In all the dynasties, nothing like this has ever happened.

This is the first time that the reward has been interrupted.

"I risked my life to come and remonstrate with His Highness, and accuse the guard of the Chen Dynasty of the ten major crimes. Your Highness, please take a closer look!"

As soon as Zhang Jian said these words, the square fell silent for an instant, and countless people listened to these words in disbelief, as if they had heard something they shouldn't have heard.