lcionline Chapter 618: Promoted to King of Qin, Arrived in Liangzhou
Chapter 618: Promoted to King of Qin, Arrived in Liangzhou
Hearing this, Wu Zetian raised her eyebrows.
Her eyes moved over Wu Chengsi, as if she wanted to see through him completely.
After a long while, Wu Zetian asked, "Are you not going to fight anymore?"
Wu Chengsi said calmly: "I won't argue anymore."
"I remember that you were always eyeing my position back then. Why don't you fight for it now?"
"Your Majesty also said that it was back then."
"How was it then, how is it now?"
"I was not mature enough back then, but I am mature now."
Wu Zetian's eyes were calm, but her heart was in turmoil.
She still remembered that after she came to power, Wu Chengsi was able to get whatever he wanted in the court, which made Wu Chengsi want to become the crown prince.
It was not until Duke Yingguo Xu Jingye started a rebellion that Wu Chengsi gradually concealed his thoughts and retreated behind the scenes.
She knew that Wu Chengsi was keeping a low profile and was also aware that he was forbearing, and she had not displayed Wu Chengsi's talents excessively over the years.
Now, Wu Chengsi told her that he had matured and would not fight anymore.
She just thought that Wu Chengsi was used to it.
"Since you have made your plans, I will not say any more."
"After returning to the palace, I will order the Ministry of Personnel to draft an edict to confer the title of King of Qin on Li Cunxi."
"However, Li Cunxi is not in Luoyang, so the imperial gift can be sent directly to his Qin Palace without any ceremony."
Wu Chengsi bowed quickly: "Your Majesty is wise."
That afternoon, Wu Zetian's decree to confer the title of King of Qin on Li Cunxi reached the ears of all officials in the court.
Wu Sansi beat his chest and stamped his feet for a long time, but in the end he could only accept this unhappy ending.
A few days later, the Qianniu Guard who delivered the imperial edict delivered it to Li Cunxi who was heading north, and saluted with great respect.
"Your Highness, Prince Qin, congratulations."
Li Cunxi, holding the imperial edict, was filled with mixed emotions. He turned around and signaled Ma Rong to give some gold to the Qianniu Guard who delivered the edict.
"I wonder how the Minister of Works Feng Keyan and the Minister of Water Resources Li Han are doing these days?"
"Your Highness must not be aware of the situation in the court. Lord Feng and Lord Li returned to the court with the Shangfang Sword and were promoted for their merits. Now, they should be called Shangshu Feng and Shilang Li."
Li Cunxi sighed for a moment and said, "You two have worked hard and made great contributions, so it is reasonable for you to be promoted."
"Exactly, exactly."
After some more pleasantries, Li Cunxi escorted the Qianniu Guard who was delivering the imperial edict out of the post station.
After watching this group of Qianniu Guards leave, Li Cunxi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"I took all the credit this time. I'm embarrassed to face you guys."
Li Cunxi turned around and glanced at Wu Yanhao, Lu Dayou and others behind him.
According to past practice, everyone who solved such a big case would definitely be promoted.
"Even if we climb higher, we are still not as good as the King of Qin."
Wu Yanhao smiled and hooked his arm around Lu Dayou's shoulder.
"But forget about returning to the court. Let's wait until the twelfth lunar month to return."
Everyone returned to the inn laughing and waiting to visit Zeng Tai in Liangzhou the next day.
As soon as he returned to the main hall, the voice of the system rang in Li Cunxi's mind.
"It was detected that all the corrupt officials in Yangzhou were caught in one fell swoop. Eighty percent of the assassins of the Iron Hand Group were killed. Long Feng took charge of the remnants of the Iron Hand Group. The salt shortage problem in Yangzhou was solved. The culprit Yuan Qi died. The host was conferred the title of King of Qin, ranking first among the kings. The main quest "Phantom of the Canal" is completed!"
"Host obtains the buff 'Peaceful Seas and Clear Rivers'."
"Peaceful seas and peaceful rivers: When the host is the emperor, the mountains and rivers are safe, the people under his rule are at peace, the weather is good, and the duration is twenty years after he ascends the throne."
"In the boss mission, the leader of the Iron Hand Group, Yuan Qi, has been eliminated. Yuan Qi dropped the gold treasure chest from the gold, silver and bronze treasure chests."
"In the boss mission, Yangzhou Governor Cui Liang has been eliminated. Cui Liang dropped the gold treasure chest among the gold, silver and bronze treasure chests."
Li Cunxi was cheered up and immediately found a reason to go back to the house and sit down early.
Because of the new buff, he is extremely excited now.
As a buff, "Peace and Prosperity" can basically lay the foundation for him to be a wise ruler.
As long as he didn't mess around, he could have maintained peace and prosperity for the country during his decades in power, an achievement that surpassed many emperors.
"Open the treasure chest. Open the treasure chest."
Li Cunxi rubbed his hands, ready to see what good stuff there was.
"The golden treasure chest from Yuan Qi is opened."
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the special personality of Yuan Qi, the leader of the Iron Hand Group, 'Working hard to govern' (discardable), 'Regarding money as life' (discardable), 'Killing people like flies' (discardable), 10 free attribute points, 10 military strength points, 50 taels of silver, and 1 taels of gold."
"The golden treasure chest from Cui Liang is opened."
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the special character of Yangzhou Governor Cui Liang, 'Greedy and Lustful' (discardable), 5 free attribute points, and 5 taels of silver."
After opening the two treasure chests, Li Cunxi fell silent.
Although both are golden treasure chests, Yuan Qi’s treasure chest gives more things, while Cui Liang’s treasure chest gives less things.
It is indeed the diversity of bosses that leads to a huge gap in what the two sides give.
Looking at the fifteen free attribute points, Li Cunxi made up his mind and put them all on martial arts.
“Name: Li Cunxi.
Physique: 110.
Force: 147.
Intelligence: 110.
Special personality: My destiny is in my own hands (used and can be discarded), My heart is as calm as still water (used and can be discarded).
Buff: Immune to all poisons, a sword can pierce the heart, the true dragon emperor, invincible, blessed by heaven, the sea is peaceful and the river is clear. "
"Being invincible is so lonely. Who else in this world can be my enemy?"
Li Cunxi turned sideways, feeling lonely.
……
In a blink of an eye, five or six days passed, and Li Cunxi and others finally saw the vast desert.
The endless sandstorm made Li Cunxi frown involuntarily.
"What a godforsaken place."
Li Cunxi lowered the curtain and was unwilling to even stick his head out.
It is said that this hellhole of a place, Liangzhou, is so hot during the day and so cold at night that most officials would rather serve as a chief secretary in a higher province than as a governor in this hellhole of a place.
It must be that the idiot Zeng Tai asked to come here on his own initiative, otherwise, among the more than one hundred upper states, Li Cunxi would definitely let him choose a good place to be the governor.
"Let's go and see if we can find a place to rest tonight."
"If you really stay in the vast desert for a night, I'm afraid your bodies won't be able to bear it," said Li Cunxi.
Upon hearing this, Hu Jinghui rode his horse forward.
"I'll go explore the road for you and see if there are any villages ahead."
In the desert, Hu Jinghui rode alone and rushed forward for a full quarter of an hour, and finally saw a small village hidden in the yellow sand desert.
There were few people in the village, and only a few people could be seen busying around in the yard.
Hu Jinghui was delighted and thought to himself, "Great, there is a village. I can go back and call Cunxi and the others to come over."
Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he suddenly saw a group of men in black walking out of the village. They were talking to the villagers.
The villagers who followed out bowed and nodded, being very respectful to the men in black.
Hu Jinghui noticed this strange scene and decided to take a closer look at what was going on.