"Is that true?"
Cheng Yaojin took the lead and walked up. He carefully looked at Xu Chen and felt a little itchy. He rubbed his hands and said,
"Rumor has it that the Gold Armor General has the courage to fight against ten thousand men. I, Old Cheng, really want to spar with you!”
As the saying goes, seeing is believing, and hearing is false. As a general, he had never seen it with his own eyes, so he was definitely not convinced.
Hearing this, the other generals also looked at Xu Chen. They observed him for a long time, but they couldn't find anything.
Xu Chen looked like a scholar. He had to be served by Xue Rengui no matter what he did. His skin was so good that it made one's hair stand on end. There was not the slightest wrinkle!
They would never believe that such a person was a god of war. They thought back to how tough it was to lead troops to war in the past. Now, their hands were still covered in frostbites and calluses!
"Haha, Cheng Yaojin, you can't even defeat my disciple, and you still want to spar with me?”
Xu Chen was amused. He patted Cheng Yaojin's shoulder and teased,
"When you can fight to a draw with my disciple Xue Rengui, come and challenge me again!”
When he said this, the entire hall burst into laughter. Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, and Li Ji all blushed.
How embarrassing! The three of them couldn't even defeat a disciple of the other party. If word got out, their reputation would be ruined!
At this moment, Xue Rengui didn't forget to add another stab and said seriously,"
"Master's martial arts are far superior to Rengui's. I won't be able to last more than ten moves against Master before I have to kneel down and eat dirt.”
His words were honest and straightforward, and there was a kind of power that made people believe him. The few High Dukes already believed 70 - 80% of his words.
That's true. If Xu Chen didn't have some skills, how could he have taught such a powerful disciple? From his disciple's combat ability, it was enough to see how strong Xu Chen was.
Perhaps even if all of them attacked together, they would not be his match, right?
Thinking of this, the few old fellows did not dare to spout nonsense anymore. This seemingly harmless youth was actually a ruthless person!
"Haha, I've already experienced Mister Xu Chen's bravery. It's not an exaggeration to say that he's the enemy of ten thousand people!”
Li Shi Min's smile became even happier. He bowed to Xu Chen and said,
"I said that day that with your contributions, you can be made a marquis! "Once I say this, I will never go back on my words. From today onwards, you, Xu Chen, will be the Marquis of the Great Tang. As long as the country is not destroyed, your title will last forever!”
Among the ranks of nobility, the highest rank was the "Legatee" rank! As long as these two words were added, the title of nobility would last forever. Unless the Great Tang was destroyed, it would be hereditary, and there would be no descendants!
This was much more honorable than a normal Marquis. It was even more prestigious than the Duke title of some County Dukes!
"Also, when I came to this Azure Dragon Village today, I found that everyone here is full and warm. I heard that it's all thanks to you! The things you create will benefit countless people of the Great Tang in the future. This contribution is enough to make you a Marquis of Ten Thousand Families!”
Li Shiming was excited. He looked at Zhangsun Wuji and the others behind him and asked,
"My dear ministers, Xu Chen's contributions are so great that it seems that a single Marquis is not enough. What kind of title do you think he should be given?”
Li Shiming wanted to raise his status even more. It seemed like he didn't think that a Marquis was enough for Xu Chen!
"Your Majesty, Mr. Xu Chen has made great contributions in protecting the emperor and can be considered a meritorious minister of the founding of the country. Now that he has created woolen sweaters, hybrid rice, and other things that benefit the world, in my opinion, he is enough to be conferred the title of Duke!”
Fang Xuanling bowed slightly and expressed his opinion. The other founding ministers nodded in agreement.
They all knew how important Xu Chen was in the Black Tortoise Sect. If it weren't for him, they might have been chopped into meat paste. How could they still have their current positions?
As for woolen sweaters and hybrid rice, they were even better! If it could really be popularized throughout the Great Tang, so that all the people in the world could have enough to eat and wear, then Xu Chen could simply become a Saint!
With such achievements, it was not too much to be conferred the title of Duke. However, Zhangsun Wuji shook his head.
"Your Majesty, although Mister Xu Chen's contributions are great, the matter of making him a duke cannot be so rash. He must have a contribution that can convince the officials of the Imperial Court and be seen by the people of the world in order to be unimpeded. Otherwise, there might be some criticism in the court.”
Zhangsun Wuji bent down and analyzed,
"In my humble opinion, why don't we let Mister Xu Chen become a marquis first, and then after a while, he can become a duke. That way, it will be smooth sailing.”
Even Li Shiming nodded in agreement.
Indeed, rewarding a Duke was a matter of national importance! If the Emperor conferred the title of Duke to someone who had appeared out of nowhere, it would definitely attract a lot of criticism and it would be a very troublesome matter.
"Indeed, if Wei Zheng and the others make a fuss, it won't be easy for me to clean up the mess.”
Li Shi Min pondered for a moment and immediately said,
"Alright, then we'll listen to the auxiliary engine! He would first bestow the title of Marquis, and the rest would be bestowed in the future!”
"Xu Chen, are you satisfied?"
Such a generous reward was an opportunity for ordinary people to reach the sky in a single step. It was too late for them to kneel down and thank him. Li Shiming was also thinking about how Xu Chen should thank him.
However, Xu Chen's reaction made everyone's jaws drop.
His expression was indifferent as he tilted his head and said,
"Hmm? When did I agree to accept your reward? Old Li, I appreciate your kindness, but I don't have the intention to leave the mountain for the time being. Let's wait another two years! I haven't had enough of this pleasant countryside life!”
In his future plans, he needed to enter the imperial court, but not now. He was only 14 years old now, so he had to be at least 16 years old, right? He still wanted to play for another two years!
Li Shimin was speechless.
The dukes: "???"
Xue Rengui's face was full of admiration." As expected of my master. He even dared to reject His Majesty the Emperor. He's simply too manly!"”
"Xu Chen! Your way of thinking is extremely wrong!”
Li Shi Min's expression was a bit awkward as he pretended to be angry,
"You want to play for another two years? You're comfortable, but do you know how many people in the world will freeze to death and starve to death in these two years? How can you disregard the people of the world for the sake of enjoyment?”
"Now that the Great Tang has just been established, there are many things waiting to be done. Since you have such an immortal ability, how can you refuse? The heavens have bestowed a great responsibility upon him…"
Li Shimin was a person who liked to preach. He used the common people of the world as an arrow and spoke righteously. Cheng Yaojin and the others were moved to tears.
Even Xu Chen was shocked.
Yes, he could play for another two years, but how could the starving and cold people in the world wait for another two years?
It seemed that he had no choice but to take this title!
It was another new day, another day that required evaluation tickets and flowers!
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