The first on the Noble Ranking was Zhu Budian, the Iron Gut Divine Marquis.
[Reason for entering the rankings: Great Ming Empire's Iron Gut Divine Marquis Zhu Budian, a figure with real power, the master of the Guarding Dragon Mountain Villa. His authority can surpass all the institutions of the imperial court. The imperial court is densely populated with his henchmen, and he holds the Tiger Tally of the Great Generals of the Great Ming Empire. He is extremely powerful and is an expert at the Celestial Phenomenon Realm!]
[Reward: Heaven Grade Sword, Heaven's End!]
Dragon Guarding Mountain Villa.
Iron-guts God-Marquis Zhu stared at the ranking on the golden scroll with a black face.
He should have been happy to be ranked first on the Noble Roll, but he couldn't be happy at all.
This was because the Wang Hou Ranking on the Sunglow Golden Ranking had revealed his true identity. He held military power and cultivated his followers in the Ming Dynasty.
Now, he would rather not be on the rankings.
"Godfather!"
Haitang looked at the golden roll in shock, then looked at her foster father Zhu Budui with disbelief.
Tian Ya and Guihai Yidao looked at Zhu Bujue in shock.
"Do you really believe what the Noble Ranking says?”
Zhu Budian shook his head and looked warmly at the three people beside him.
"Tian Ya, Yidao, Haitang, the three of you are my children whom I have personally and carefully raised for more than twenty years. Don't you know what kind of person Godfather is?”
Seeing the hesitation on their faces, Zhu Budian continued,"
"There must be a mysterious person on the Noble Ranking trying to frame me!”
" Before the late emperor passed away, he was afraid that Zhengde would be manipulated easily by the treacherous people due to his young age, or that he would not be able to preside over the government and would not know how to distinguish between loyalty and treachery. Therefore, he specially ordered me to establish the 'Dragon Guarding Mountain Villa' so that my power would be above all the institutions of the imperial court. He also bestowed me with the Imperial Book, Iron Coupon, and Imperial Sword.”
"The duty of the Dragon Guarding Mountain Villa is to help the Ming family and punish evil.
All these years, have any of you ever seen Godfather do anything to bend the law for personal gain? Is there any matter of persecuting Zhongliang?"
"Godfather knows that the three of you might not believe it easily. In the imperial palace, the emperor might not believe it either.”
Zhu Budian shook his head and smiled bitterly."However, after the Noble Ranking is released, Godfather will give the Emperor and the people of the Ming Dynasty an explanation.”
"I will beg for forgiveness from the Emperor, resign from my noble title, and dismiss the Dragon Guarding Mountain Villa. If the Emperor wants to kill me or imprison me, I will do it willingly!”
After the Noble Ranking was released.
After thinking about it, Zhu Budian decided to take a step back to ease his passive situation.
It could also be considered as a clarification to everyone in the Great Ming World.
He was a good man, a selfless moral role model!
With the political accomplishments and shrewdness of his nephew, Zhu Houzhao, he would definitely not punish him casually. Otherwise, with his strength, he would definitely be able to turn the Great Ming Dynasty upside down. At that time, there would be many countries eyeing the Great Ming Dynasty covetously, and Zheng De would not have a good time.
"Godfather, you can't!"
Haitang's eyes were red, and mist gathered bit by bit. She gradually believed Zhu's words.
Zhu Bu said righteously and resolutely,"
"I will do my best until I die. This is my duty to the late emperor and also my duty. I, Zhu Bujue, will never let Great Ming down!”
"Haitang, Tian Ya, you don't have to persuade me.”
"Tian Ya, you're the swordsman. I'll give you the Heaven Grade sword, the first on the Noble List.”
"This is a divine weapon, a weapon that countless swordsmen dream of. In the future, it will be used to punish evil.”
Tian Ya received the famous sword, Heaven's End, from Zhu Buguang in a daze, and a warm current surged in his heart.
He could feel that this famous sword was a first-class divine sword. It could increase his combat strength by a lot, and it should also be beneficial to Zhu Bujue. However, his foster father gave it to him without hesitation.
"Godfather, don't take risks!"
Tian Ya pulled Zhu Bujue back. Even though he believed in the words on the Noble Roll, he did not want to see Zhu Bujue suffer any unexpected mishaps. He stopped him,""Godfather, if you meet the Emperor, I'm afraid you will meet with misfortune.”
"If the ruler wants me to die, I have no choice but to die!”
"I will give an explanation to the Great Ming royal family.”
Zhu ignored Tian Ya and Haitang's hands and slowly walked towards the Great Ming Imperial Palace.
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In the Imperial Palace.
After reading the Golden Roll of Nobles, Emperor Zhu Houzhao, who was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, flipped all the memorials on the table.
"Zhu Budian, how dare you covet military power!”
"What do you want to do?"
Zhu Houzhao's young face was ashen as he spat out each word with a murderous intent.
But immediately after, Zhu Houzhao loosened his clenched fists and took a deep breath. His expression became calm.
After knowing Zhu Bujue's true strength and background, he understood that now was not the time to turn hostile.
Otherwise, if Zhu Bujue really wanted to make a move, it was very likely that it would cause turmoil in the Great Ming Empire.
Seeing Emperor Zhu Houzhao's rage quickly turn to calm, Cao Zhengchun, the supervisor of the East Chamber, who was standing at the side, was shocked.
"It seems that I have underestimated the Emperor.”
"The fact that the Emperor was able to calm down so quickly in the face of such power from Iron-guts Deity Marquis Zhu Bujue shows how shrewd he is.”
"Zhu Bujue has four Great Ming General's Commander's Tally, while I only have three in secret. In order to suppress Zhu Bujue, I need to join forces with the Emperor.”
Cao Zhengchun's thoughts raced as he walked to Emperor Zhu Houzhao's side to console him.
Just as Zhu Budian and Emperor Zhu Houzhao were making their decision on the Noble Ranking…
The Great Qin Empire, the Great Tang Empire, the Great Song Empire, and many other large factions were also affected by the Noble Ranking.
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