"Not bad, Yun Feng. When did you master this peerless divine technique?”With Cao Zhengchun's silence, the crisis of the Great Zhou could be considered to have been temporarily resolved. At this time, the Emperor also walked out from behind him and said excitedly to Xiao Rui.
"Isn't it still under your wise leadership, Emperor?”Hearing the Emperor's words, Xiao Rui also smiled and cupped his hands. He would not tell anyone about the secrets of his martial arts.
"Forget it. If I had such strength, I wouldn't have had a chance to fight you. I would have long killed them…hmph!”Hearing Xiao Rui's words, the Emperor couldn't help but gesture angrily. However, everyone carried a fancy sedan chair. The Emperor was also a human, and he liked to hear good words. Therefore, although Xiao Rui didn't answer his doubts, he was still very happy.
Just as he was about to ask again, a large number of Datong guards and imperial guards poured into the Qing Palace. With outsiders, it would be inappropriate for him to be too close to Xiao Rui, so he returned to bed.
The shouting and killing continued for another hour before it stopped. Cao Zhengchun's spies in the palace had basically all been removed, and many innocent people had even died. However, to the royal family, it didn't matter if some innocent people died. The dangerous Germinal Organization was the most important.
After the Imperial Palace was pacified, the ministers who did not participate in the rebellion in the capital were called to the Imperial Palace in the middle of the night. Of course, only a few were truly qualified to meet the Emperor.
The three elders of the cabinet, the ministers of the six departments, the military bigwigs of the five military governors…
Speaking of the Great Zhou's cabinet system, it was actually quite interesting. At the beginning of its establishment, the cabinet was only to assist the monarch, just like the current General Staff Department. Therefore, its rank was not too high, and it was all civil servants of the fifth rank. However, later on, because the big shots of the cabinet had basically been the Crown Prince's teachers, the cabinet slowly became the existence that controlled the country.
Right now, the Ming Pavilion of the Great Zhou was like the upper house of the United States. The one who really had the say was the cabinet, not the emperor. Of course, if the emperor wanted to force it, it had to be done.
This incident was a great loss to the officials in the capital.
Among the six Grand Scholars in the cabinet, two of them were related to Prince Ning. Among the six departments, although the ministers of the six departments were still alive, there were many missing assistant ministers. Even the left and right assistant ministers of the Ministry of Revenue had been arrested by the Brocade Guard. Now, the entire capital could be said to be jittery.
At this moment, the news of the Emperor's assassination spread, and everyone was terrified.
However, the current little Emperor was still very reliable. At least he knew what he should do and what he should not do. Therefore, he first comforted these important officials and told them that after this catastrophe, the court still needed them to support it.
Then, he publicly issued an order to abolish Prince Ning's title and wanted Prince Ning all over the country. At the same time, he ordered the guards near Prince Ning of Jiangnan to march towards Prince Ning's fief!
"Ding…congratulations to the player for completing the mission. The reward is a random draw.”
At the same time when the Emperor finished announcing Ning Wang's crimes, a voice came out of Xiao Rui's mind. His mission was completed!
" I don't know what I can get this time. It would be best if it's Qinggong…" Hearing the voice in his mind, Xiao Rui suppressed his excitement and couldn't help but think.
Tonight, if he had a high-level lightness skill, it would be much easier for him to hunt Murong Fu down. Of course, it would be good if he had a martial art. Hmm…If it was a Blood Bodhi, that would be good too…
For a moment, Xiao Rui really wanted a lot of things.
"Xiao Rui, Xiao Yunfeng, step forward to hear the conferment!" Just as Xiao Rui was daydreaming, the Emperor's voice suddenly sounded from the side. Fortunately, Xiao Rui's reaction was not slow. He immediately knelt on one knee on the ground. He knew that the Emperor was going to reward him according to his achievements!
"Xiao Rui, the Right Assistant Minister of the Supreme Court, has made great contributions. Not only did he see through Prince Ning's plot to rebel, but he also repelled Prince Ning and killed the rebellious Governor of the East Chamber, Cao Zhengchun.”
Hearing the Emperor's words, Xiao Rui immediately received the edict to express his gratitude. After all, he was a secret agent in the palace. He knew that these two official positions were protected by the qualifications of Yin Shixun.
The so-called merit was a type of nobility. Did everyone know that there were no viscounts or barons in the Great Zhou Dynasty? The dukes, marquises, and barons of the Great Zhou Dynasty were mostly conferred to relatives and founding meritorious officials. Therefore, there was a clear rule in the Great Zhou Dynasty that no nobility could be conferred unless one had meritorious service.
In other words, although the Emperor liked Xiao Rui very much and Xiao Rui was also his best buddy, if Xiao Rui did not go to the border to make contributions, he could not be promoted to a noble title.
Merit was a position below nobility. A third-grade Yin was not considered small.
As for Physician Jiayi, he was a civil official and a third-grade official.
In other words, although Xiao Rui was still a fourth-grade official of the Supreme Court, he had to enjoy the official position and influence brought by one fourth-grade official and two third-grade officials.
Hearing Xiao Rui's reward, the faces of the old men beside him turned green. Although they were at least second-grade officials, how old were they?
The youngest was around 60 years old, and those over 50 years old were considered young and strong.
But what about Xiao Rui? At the age of 20, he had already reached Rank-3. It was impossible to say that they were not envious, but now no one dared to say anything.
Firstly, Xiao Rui was the Emperor's trusted aide.
Secondly, Xiao Rui's contribution was really great. Not only did he solve Prince Ning's rebellion, but he also killed Cao Zhengchun. Well…in the eyes of these officials, killing Cao Zhengchun was more important. Even if these civil officials were not from the Donglin Party, they probably hated Cao Zhengchun to the core.
After receiving the imperial edict to thank them, Xiao Rui and the others left the Qing Palace. However, Xiao Rui did not sleep or go home tonight. He stayed in the palace because he was afraid that something unexpected would happen.
As dawn broke, the imperial guards had basically cleaned up the palace. Xiao Rui then left the palace. It was not that he was not worried that Murong Fu would return.
It was because he had already received news that Murong Fu had fled to the southwest corner. It was obvious that Murong Fu was not the only one who had come this time. His retainer should have come as well.
Since there was no longer any threat in the Imperial City, Xiao Rui was also preparing to go back. He had not slept for two days. It was impossible to say that he was not sleepy. The most important thing was that he was very curious about what he could draw.
With this thought in mind, Xiao Rui ate breakfast in the palace and took two food boxes back home. He had originally planned to throw the food boxes at home and go to sleep, but when he returned home, he was surprised to find that Bei Zhai, who he thought should have left, had not left his home. Instead, he continued to sit on his bed, as if waiting for him.
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