Angel?
What the hell was that?
Turning over, Li Chen continued to sleep and ignored him. However, Li Ya and Li Xi were extremely anxious and could only continue to urge Li Chen," Old Master, the angel is still waiting outside the door. Old Master, quickly get up and receive the edict. His Majesty has conferred you a title."”
If some people didn't get enough sleep, they would usually wake up very angry. Li Chen happened to be this kind of person. The world was big, and his sleep was the most important. No one should f * cking disturb him.
"What bullsh * t angel! Tell him to scram and leave the imperial edict behind."
The little servant girl urged him again and again. Li Chen was furious. He lifted the blanket and roared.
Li Ya and Li Xi were so frightened that their faces turned pale. They did not dare to make a sound and stood by the bed, not daring to move. Li Er and the others could not afford to offend them, and Li Chen could not be offended either.
At the entrance of the villa, the angel who was waiting for Li Chen to come and receive the edict, who was also the eunuch sent by Li Er, had an awkward expression. He could not enter or retreat. He was here to announce the edict, but in the end, he could not even enter the door.
"Cough cough! Eunuch Cao, you should go back first. Leave behind the imperial edict. Do you know how to report this matter to Imperial Father and not tell anyone?”
If he did not accept the imperial edict, he would be beheaded. However, this did not work on Li Chen. Li Ke had no choice but to step forward to resolve the awkwardness and remind the old eunuch not to speak nonsense. Otherwise, he would be beheaded.
"How would this servant dare to speak too much? Everything will be as Your Highness says.”Eunuch Cao had been following Li Er all this while. How could he not know that Li Chen was an existence that even Li Er could not do anything about? He could only give the imperial edict to Li Ke and leave in embarrassment.
"Li Chen was conferred a title?"
Cheng Chumo, Fang Yiai, Qin Huaiyu, and a few people who had a good relationship with Li Chen, who had been waiting outside the villa for a long time, came up to him. Even Zhangsun Chong pricked up his ears, but he was already cursing in his heart. Li Chen had actually been conferred a title of nobility?!
This was simply f * cking ridiculous. Although he didn't know what kind of nobility it was, even a small county duke could make Li Chen's status change drastically. From a merchant to a person with a noble title. One had to know that the youngest county duke was a fifth-grade!!
"How would I know? If you want to see it, just take it.”Li Ke was speechless. He stuffed the imperial edict into Cheng Chumo's hand, scaring the others into a panic. They hurriedly ran away." Your Highness, you must not do this!"!”
Li Chen hadn't even read the imperial edict, so who would dare to open it? Originally, the Grand Scribe was required to read it out, but unfortunately, Li Chen had chased it away. Now, he could only wait for Li Chen to get up and read it himself. Even Li Ke did not dare to read it casually.
"Am I also a noble?" Li Chen held the imperial edict and read it non-stop. He directly skipped over the messy opening words. He had seen this thing on TV at least 800 times. It was meaningless nonsense. The last few sentences were the main point.
Cheng Chumo and the others scratched their ears and cheeks anxiously, while Li Chen yawned and muttered to himself,"If you contribute cement, you will be granted the title of hereditary county marquis and rewarded with 1,400 mu of fertile land."
County, prefecture, and country represented the nobility system of the Great Tang. Li Er only gave him the title of County Marquis, which was from the third rank.
County Marquis!
Cheng Chumo, Fang Yiai, and Qin Huaiyu looked envious. Zhangsun Chong's mouth twitched and he turned his head to the side. He didn't want to talk. Comparing people was really infuriating!!
Although all of them except Cheng Chuliang and Fang Yiai could inherit their father's title, it was still an inheritance!!
It wasn't something they had obtained by themselves. Although he was only a county marquis, it was enough to make them envious, as well as some people jealous.
"County Marquis, what rank did you go from?"
When Li Chen was reading the imperial edict, Li Ke carefully observed the change in his expression. This was Li Er's order, and he had to report it when he returned to the palace. Suddenly, Li Chen asked, and Li Ke replied,"From the third grade."
"Third grade…" Li Chen rolled up the imperial edict and threw it to the side, causing Li Ke to be stunned. The others were also stunned. A few maidservants were so frightened by Li Chen's actions that they almost knelt down.
Yawning, Li Chen rubbed his red eyes, looked at Li Ke, and pursed his lips." Your father is really stingy!! He was actually a county marquis! What's the use of giving me so much land? Do you still need me to personally recruit people to farm? Tsk tsk, county marquis, third-grade.”
Li Chen really did not care about this county marquis. In the Tang Empire, such a title could be found everywhere in Chang 'an. Besides scaring the common people, it was basically just a decoration. Oh, there were also 1,400 mu of fertile land.
Li Ke's forehead was covered in cold sweat. He felt that his clothes were sticking to his skin. The county marquis felt that it was too small and directly complained that his father was stingy.
"Why? Is the county marquis very big?" Seeing that no one else dared to speak, Li Chen asked in a bad mood.
Cheng Chumo, Qin Huaiyu, and the others nodded, then shook their heads vigorously. To them, a county marquis was a little small. If it wasn't hereditary, it would be very difficult to get a county marquis in peaceful times. This was the most important thing.
"Li Xi, Li Ya, bring up the food for the old master. The old master is hungry.”
He couldn't be bothered with this county marquis or whatever. Li Chen wanted to eat, but as he ate, he underestimated Li Er's stinginess. If you have the guts, you can become a king!!
The others were so scared that their hearts were jumping. Only Li Chen dared to say such words.
What Li Chen didn't know was that while he was leisurely eating delicious food under the clothes of his maidservant, Li Er was facing a huge challenge. In the court, the ministers, led by Wei Zheng, all expressed their hope that Li Er would withdraw the imperial edict. How could Li Chen, a merchant, be directly conferred the title of county marquis!!
"I have a golden mouth and a jade mouth. What I say is like water that has been poured out. How can I take it back?! You don't have to say too much, Li County Hou contributed cement meritorious, how can I not reward? If he didn't reward them, wouldn't it chill the hearts of others?”
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