Time passed in a flash.
On the fourth day, before the sun had even risen…
Countless officials and scholar-bureaucrats gathered in front of the Jiade Hall of the Southern Palace in Luoyang from the Blue Dragon Gate.
"Stomp!"
"Stomp!"
"Stomp!"
A series of heavy footsteps entered everyone's ears.
Countless people looked at the Canglong Gate and saw a black figure.
Chen Mu was dressed in a marquis 'robe with seven inscriptions on his back. The Chunjun Sword hung from the purple ribbon at his waist as he walked past Canglong Gate.?
Today, although he did not wear the Emperor's cape, the iron-blooded aura that he had cultivated in the grasslands for seven years was enough to make the scholar-bureaucrats 'breathing stop.
At this moment.
The Great Han Dynasty's three dukes and nine ministers, as well as nearly a hundred scholar-bureaucrats, finally saw Chen Mu's true face.?
Three days ago, Chen Mu's armor was incomplete and his clothes were barely covering his body. His face was covered in dark red blood scabs.
Today, what they saw was not an iron-blooded general who fought on the battlefield, but a noble who walked in the great world.
A strange look flashed in Cao Cao's eyes as he muttered,""What a good Northguard Marquis. He has an extraordinary bearing!”
"Chen Mu!"
In the crowd, Cai Yong heaved a sigh of relief.
The day before yesterday, Zhang Rang had already informed him of the news of Cai Yan being conferred the title of Hanyang Princess. Today was the day when the Emperor's edict would be announced.
Previously, he had been worried that Chen Mu was the kind of man who was too rough and reckless. However, after seeing him today, he felt much more at ease. He sighed at the fact that he had delayed Cai Yan's marriage time and time again, even paying a large amount of taxes to the court.?
When Wei Zhongdao and Chen Mu were compared, the difference between them was like the difference between clouds and mud, like the difference between a firefly and the bright moon.
"Marquises, seven inscriptions!"
A group of scholar-bureaucrats looked at Chen Mu's imperial robe with envy and jealousy.
The Han Dynasty inherited the system of the Qin Dynasty and followed the etiquette system of the Western Zhou Dynasty.
Most of the time, the Han men were marquises inside the pass. Marquises outside the pass did not have the right to pass on the royal robes. It had been a long time since they had seen the royal robes of marquises.
The twelve chapters are the beginning of the crown dress, and the following are derived from nine chapters, eight chapters, seven chapters, five chapters and three chapters.
According to the rules and regulations of the crown dress, the emperor wore twelve patterns of the crown dress, the crown prince wore nine patterns, the prince wore eight patterns of the crown dress, the marquis wore seven patterns of the crown dress, the three princes wore five patterns of the crown dress, and the scholar-bureaucrat wore three patterns of the crown dress. Therefore, seven patterns, five patterns, three patterns were used to show the rank of the crown dress.
The Great Han Dynasty did not confer titles of nobility to people with other surnames, so this seven-chapter royal robe was the most precious royal robe for a minister.
"Northguard Marquis!"
Zhang Rang walked down from the front of the Jiade Palace and smiled faintly."His Majesty has said that you are a general who has fought on the battlefield, but you don't have to stick to any conventional etiquette when you enter the palace with your sword and shoes. There is no need to be nervous for your first court session today. After you are conferred the title, you can go to Bing Province and guard the mountains and rivers in the northern part of the Great Han Dynasty!”
"Thank you so much!"
Chen Mu nodded slightly.?
Zhang Rang smiled and sang,"All ministers enter the court!"”
"Here!"
The three dukes and nine ministers and all the scholar-officials responded with heavy hearts.
When the officials entered the court, they all took off their swords and shoes and entered the Jiade Hall to kneel according to their official positions.
Among all the officials, only Chen Mu was standing in front of the generals. Even He Jin was slightly behind him.
"Yes!"
Liu Hong looked at Chen Mu in surprise. A look of satisfaction flashed across his eyes.?
Zhang Rang stood on Liu Hong's right and said respectfully,""Your Majesty, the Xi Ping Stone Scripture has been erected outside the Hongdu School, and the Marquis of Zhenbei is also wearing a royal robe. This is the blessing of Your Majesty, the blessing of the Great Han Dynasty, the blessing of the officials, and the blessing of the people!”
Liu Hong said in a deep voice," It's a great fortune for the Han Dynasty that the Marquis of Zhenbei killed the Xiongnu thief Chanyu. The Supreme Court is going to draw up a list of pardoners!"”
"Here!"
The chief justice said respectfully.
"Father!" Liu Hong waved his hand.
"Here!"
Zhang Rang picked up a black imperial edict from Liu Hong's table, opened it, and shouted,""Cai Yong, the counselor, inherited the important matter of the Stone Scripture in the year of Xi Ping. It took eight years to write it and revitalize the Confucian style. This is a great merit. Today, Cai Zhaoji, the daughter of Cai Yong, is conferred the title of Princess of Hanyang and will marry the Marquis of Zhenbei!”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Cai Yong and Chen Mu stepped forward and shouted.
Cai Yong already knew about this, so he wasn't too surprised.
However, Chen Mu's heart felt as though it was being crushed by a thousand mountains.?
Previously, Zhang Rang had said that he would be able to return to Bingzhou after the court meeting and suppress the northern part of the Han Dynasty. Now, he had conferred Cai Yan the title of Hanyang Princess and asked him to choose a date for the wedding.
Choose a day, choose a day, he still had to choose a day, not now!
Obviously, Liu Hong was trying to stop him.
This action was no different from the hostages of the pre-Qin era. It was to prevent him from becoming big in Bingzhou and not being dispatched by the imperial court.
Chen Mu glanced at Cai Yong and sighed inwardly.
In the past, he had always thought that he was someone from the future and could crush the advisors and capable ministers of this era. Now, it seemed that the ancients were not ordinary people, especially those who were good at scheming. They could not be underestimated.
At this moment, he was under Liu Hong and could only passively endure Liu Hong's imperial mind!
A strange look flashed across Liu Hong's eyes. He looked at Chen Mu and asked,""Minister Chen, how many soldiers do you need to guard the northern borders?”
"Haha!"
Chen Mu suddenly smiled and said," Your Majesty, do you want to defend or expand your territory? This is different for me, for the Great Han, and for the people of the world. As a marquis and general, you don't only have the word 'guarding' in your heart!”
" Open up territory," Liu Hong said in a deep voice." But the national treasury is weak. You can only use one prefecture!"”
"Yes!"
A strange look flashed across Chen Mu's eyes as he said,""With the power of a prefecture, we can pacify the Southern Xiongnu in five years, the Wuhuan in ten years, and the Xianbei in fifteen years!”
"Fifteen years!"
Liu Hong's face turned a sickly red.
The world might not know, but how could he not know that he would not be able to live for fifteen years?
For a moment, he secretly hated Chen Mu for being born ten years later. If he had been born ten years earlier, he would have been able to surpass the Martial Emperor and become one of the few emperors of the Great Han Dynasty.
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