The four of them made a decision, and with the same direction, all kinds of deceptive tricks and intrigues came out of everyone's hearts like poisonous mushrooms after the rain!

Then it was expressed in vicious or feminine language, and finally Li Hongzhang and Zeng Guoquan finalized the plan, and then Lo Chongguang and Xiang Rong arranged for implementation.

All those related to the labor and the people are in charge of Lao Chongguang, and all those who need to use force are affected by Xiang Rong.

Breaking the road and closing the door are two links in the scheme, not the main dish, just two small overtures, intended to disturb Mai Ke's mind, lest he find out about the arrangements behind.

At this time, Xiang Zhong came to be the guide and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, please come to the table! The border is in distress, and the food is not in the eyes of the adults, please bear with me!"

Saying that, they led the way in front of the head, and the two went to the main hall of a three-entry compound and set up a total of three seats.

Mai Ke was given way to the main table, there were only five seats on it, Mai Ke was given to the main and guest seats, and Li Hongzhang was the host seat. Although Zeng Guoquan is also a guest, but this time he represents the imperial court, and he is also the master, he is seated on the left side of Li Hongzhang Zhang, and the deputy seat of the master is the first.

Lao Chongguangguan achieved the right side, which was lower than Zeng Guofan, and he must not be as noble as Qincha, while Xiang Rong achieved Zeng Guoquan's right hand.

As soon as everyone sat down, they heard Zeng Guoquan stand up and say, "There is a holy decree!"

Everyone hurriedly stood up, and the people at both tables also stood up, and because of the haste of the matter, several seats fell down, and there was a loud noise, which made a very serious occasion less serious.

I watched Zeng Guoquan slowly take out a roll of red silk from his arms and slowly open it. said: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said: 'The righteous Mai Ke went deep into the barren, hung the people to cut down crimes, was invincible, built a great cause, and made great contributions for thousands of years, which is really a great fortune in the world, and I am a great luck, and I am specially given the position of the king of Zhennan, and the land seized is the fief of the king of Zhennan. Hereditary replacement. 'Chin this. Shane!"

First reading of the Holy Decree. Everyone was stunned, almost unable to believe their ears, even Zeng Guoquan, who was reading the holy decree, thought that his eyes were dazzled, and read it again. Still so!

The full-time officials here. There is no one who does not know the truth. There were only fifteen kings with foreign surnames in the Qing Dynasty, and only five were actually knighted kings, all of whom were military generals when the Manchu Qing Dynasty opened the country. For example, Wu Sangui, Geng Zhongming, Kong Youde, Shang Kexi, Sun Kewang, others either inherited their ancestors, or posthumously sealed after death, and there was no direct title of king.

Now that Mai Ke has been sealed again, and there are so many fiefdoms, how much land has been occupied? At least in terms of its vast territory, it is no worse than that of the Great Qing Dynasty!

Although Zeng Guoquan and Li Hongzhang and others knew that this was just a false story, and the emperor still had the following, but in this step, the emperor had recognized Mai Ke's great achievements, and if everything was normal, this title of king was in line with the relevant principles and norms, that is, according to the meritorious deeds, Mai Ke should get.

At this time, according to the normal practice, Mai Ke should kneel on the ground three times and bow nine times to thank and praise virtue, but how could Mai Ke kneel down and worship such an emperor who is just a mortal? So, he said that when everyone was shocked, it was just like a dragonfly in water, his knees bent, and he was still a foot from the ground, and then returned to normal, pretending not to believe the above words, and said: "How can such a heavy reward be possible? I guess it's wrong? I'll take a look!"

Saying that, Ling Bo stepped forward in a small step, swished, took the holy decree from Zeng Guoquan's hand, and then took a reverse Ling Bo micro step, and retreated to the same place, pretending to look at the content, in fact, he had long been sure that this was true.

Because Zeng Guoquan gave him great courage, he didn't dare to make a mistake!

And there is another evidence, if Zeng Guoquan really read it wrong the first time, it should be checked out the second time, and it should have been corrected a long time ago;

Zeng Guoquan saw that the holy decree was snatched away by Mai Ke, and he was anxious and furious!

According to his thoughts, this holy decree will not be passed down, because after the decree is transmitted, the holy decree should be placed on the incense table, and then respectfully invited back when it is done. If his subsequent arrangements are implemented smoothly, the most unruly procedures will not be used.

Therefore, Zeng Guoquan shouted: "Quickly get the holy decree back!"

Now that the decree is in hand, how can you let it go?

Mai Ke was also shocked when he heard this holy decree! But his shock only lasted for a short moment before he realized that something was abnormal!

If he is given a viscount, baron, or even a duke, he thinks it is reasonable, and it is too much to have a different surname king!

Only a man like Wu Sangui could be crowned king, because he had almost saved the Manchu Qing dynasty at the beginning! If it had not been for his sneak attack on Li Zicheng, it would have been difficult to say who would have lost or won; and if he had helped Li Zicheng, the Manchus would have been defeated.

It can be seen that the weight of Wu Sangui's throne!

As for Mai Ke, although he occupied countless lands in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean, this did not have a critical impact on the rule of the Qing Dynasty, on the contrary, there was a threat, and he was not worthy of a real power throne in terms of value.

Since it's not worth it, the emperor is not stupid, he wants to give, let alone the vast land and islands!

So Mai Ke is sure that there must be a cat in it at this time! How big is this cat, Mai Ke will open his eyes and wait and see!

Hearing that Zeng Guoquan was furious and asked for the holy decree, Mai Ke definitely didn't give it, but also felt that this was an opportunity to further test whether they were tired or not. This experiment is to see if Zeng Guoquan turns his face.

As for not giving it to him, that's a certainty! Not to mention that this is the heaviest evidence of the chips, it will still be a rare cultural relics in the future, how can I, Mai Ke, be like you, without the concept of cultural relics?

Mai Ke said to Zeng Guoquan with a hippie smile: "I said Zeng Qincha, is this holy decree for me? Do you still want to bring it back? I have received the holy decree for the first time, I wonder if Lu Dao wants to bring it back? Li Qincha, you tell me, whether you want to bring it back, or the holy decree that should be given to me, should I receive and keep it, otherwise he, the envoy, will not be regarded as passing the holy decree to me?"

Mai Ke's words are reasonable, because he has really done a study, except for those holy decrees of conviction, everything else should actually be given to the person concerned, and the reading of it is actually a gimmick, not a necessary procedure.

Of course, it is necessary to go to the relevant department to prepare a case, but that is not the function of the Holy Decree, but the matter of the Royal Organization Department.

Zeng Guoquan not only didn't listen to Mai Ke when he heard it, but also found a lot of reasons to refute him, and while he was about to go crazy with anger, he told Si Si and said in his heart: Why am I so unlucky? When others are Qincha, I have the power of life and death, and my majesty is abnormal, and I have encountered such a stranger for the first time! It seems that what he said is still very reasonable, and when he saw Brother Li's bitter face like eating Yellow Lotus, he knew that he was not far from ten.

Since it doesn't work, let's go first, and there is the next step waiting for him!

Thinking of this, he gave Li Hongzhang a look and asked him to find him the steps and turn the page.

(To be continued......)