Soon, Zhu Houzhao arrived at the entrance of the Palace of Heavenly Purity. He saw Li Changsheng standing there at first glance. He walked up quickly and sized him up. He looked at Li Changsheng, who was wearing a bullfighting uniform and a peerless saber. He was even more heroic and extraordinary. Zhu Houzhao praised him endlessly,"This bullfighting uniform is too suitable for Li Qing. It was specially prepared for Li Qing.”
Zhu Houzhao did not pay attention to the black package in Li Changsheng's hand. He could see that Li Changsheng was extraordinary.
Li Changsheng had not expected Zhu Houzhao to come out personally to welcome him. He was stunned.
Hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, Li Changsheng said humbly,""Your Majesty, you flatter me."
"How is it excessive? It's just appropriate.”
"Don't you agree, Big Bro?" Zhu Houzhao shook his head.”
"Your Majesty is right. This bullfighting costume is indeed specially prepared for Li Du…Lord Li.”
Liu Jin nodded and said with a look of agreement. He had to admit that this bullfighting outfit on Li Changsheng was indeed like this imperial robe. It was specially created for Li Changsheng.
However, his address of Li Changsheng had changed from Commander Li Du to Lord Li.
He felt that the words 'Commander Li Du Qian' were too long, and it was not as friendly as Lord Li's.
Gu Dayong and the others were also sizing up Li Changsheng. They had long wanted to meet Li Changsheng, the future commander of the Brocade Guard who was favored by the Emperor. Now, they finally saw him.
Although they were competing with Liu Jin, they all admired and respected Li Changsheng.
After all, people like Li Changsheng who cared about the people and did not care about money at all. He was able to exchange all the 50,000 taels of silver that the Emperor had given him for daily necessities such as rice, flour, grain, and oil and gave them to the poor people. These people also admired him from the bottom of their hearts.
Li Changsheng smiled but did not say anything. Being overly modest was a hypocrite.
"Unfortunately, this is only a bullfighting uniform. If I were to change into a python uniform, I would definitely be even more heroic and extraordinary.”
Zhu Houzhao suddenly sighed and said,"However, after Li Qing has made a great contribution and sealed the mouths of the officials in the court, he will become the commander of the Brocade Guard.
Zhen will bestow this python robe to Li Qing."
He obviously knew that Li Changsheng was now the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards, a Rank Four. He was not yet qualified to wear the Embroidered Uniform Guards 'python uniform.
The Embroidered Uniform Guard was the highest grade of clothing bestowed by the Ming Dynasty.
It is not easy for civil and military officials to get a python.
It was not only given to the Commander of the Brocade Guard, but also to the assistant minister of the court.
This was a sign of favor.
At the same time, the python robe was second only to the emperor's dragon robe. It also represented the position of an official and the meaning of wealth.
If he were to bestow such an Embroidered Uniform Guard to Li Changsheng, the nobles in the imperial court would probably be in a huge uproar.
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!"
Upon hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, Li Changsheng's expression turned solemn. He cupped his hands in gratitude.
"Minister Li, you don't have to be so formal in front of me.”
"Also, in the future, if Li Qing enters the palace to meet the Saint, as long as he comes, you don't have to wait outside and wait for the report.”
"I allow you to bring your saber into the palace to meet the emperor."
Zhu Houzhao pondered for a moment and said to Li Changsheng.
“……”
Hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, Liu Jin and the others were stunned.
It was normal for a Jinyiwei commander like Li Changsheng to bring a saber into the palace.
After all, the Embroidered Uniform Guards needed to wear the Embroidered Spring Saber. Otherwise, would they still be the Embroidered Uniform Guards?
Only some commanders of the Embroidered Uniform Guards who did not rise from the bottom of the Embroidered Uniform Guards might not usually wear Embroidered Spring Sabers because they might not be martial artists.
However, for someone like Li Changsheng, who wore an embroidered spring saber and entered the palace to meet the emperor, he would usually need to unsheathe the saber when meeting the emperor. However, with Zhu Houzhao's words, he did not even need to unsheathe the saber when meeting the emperor.
Of course, that was not all.
The first sentence was also very scary. He didn't need to wait for the summons and directly entered.
This was a treatment that even the Great Ming Dynasty's cabinet elders did not have. Even if the cabinet elders wanted to see him, they still had to report it and also had to be summoned by the Emperor before they could enter.
In the Great Ming Dynasty, only the inner servants could enter without reporting.
To put it simply, they were the eunuchs.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Li Changsheng thanked Zhu Houzhao again.
"Let's go in and talk."
Zhu Houzhao said to Li Changsheng and walked into the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Li Changsheng immediately followed.
Liu Jin and the others looked at Li Changsheng's back with envy. This favor was truly unparalleled in the current dynasty.
Even the servants who had always been by Zhu Houzhao's side would never be able to enjoy such treatment.
After entering the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Zhu Houzhao sat down on the throne and said,""Men, give Li Qing a seat."
"Yes."
Upon hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, one of the chamberlains responded and quickly left. He brought a chair over and placed it behind Li Changsheng.
This time, Li Changsheng did not express his gratitude. Instead, he sat down.
The main reason was that he had thanked her too much.
Compared to when Zhu Houzhao had personally welcomed him, he was even allowed to bring Blade Face Saint along. There was no need to report, so this was nothing.
After Li Changsheng sat down, Zhu Houzhao looked at him and said,""Li Qing, how did you come to the Forbidden City?”
"Your Majesty, I walked here.”
Hearing this, Li Changsheng was stunned for a moment.
He didn't understand what Zhu Houzhao meant.
"Walking? That's true. Li Qing is also the commander of the Jinyiwei, a military officer.”
"It's indeed not suitable to come here in a sedan chair.”
"Moreover, there are no servants in Li Qing's house, nor is there anyone to carry the sedan chair.”
"The Embroidered Uniform Guards are fine, but I don't think Li Qing would like to sit in a sedan chair.”
Zhu Houzhao muttered to himself.
“？？？”
Li Changsheng did not quite understand Zhu Houzhao's train of thought. It was hard to say if he had been carrying a black package in his hand all this time.
"Big companion, didn't the Western Regions offer a Night Illuminating Jade Lion as a tribute to me?”
Zhu Houzhao suddenly asked Liu Jin.
Hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, Li Changsheng somewhat understood what he meant. Was he trying to bestow him with a horse?
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