Chapter 485: The Strange Prince
In the port of Dadu, a convoy of merchant ships stopped at the port!
And around the port, a group of Imperial City troops in the capital completely surrounded the port!
It's just that they didn't disturb the normal order of the port, as if they were waiting for someone, they just stayed quietly on the periphery of the port and didn't make any more moves!
Pedestrians all looked sideways, not knowing what was going on here!
Then, Ye Bai walked down from the boat with everyone, and the leader of this group of soldiers immediately stepped forward!
"Ladies and gentlemen, the crown prince is already waiting in the palace, please get on your horse and go to the palace with me!"
Ye Bai looked at the person and found that it was an acquaintance, smiled slightly, and said, "It turned out to be General Yang, it's been a long time!"
Yang Ting showed a smile at Ye Bai, then glanced at Yang Zhao behind Ye Bai, his face was straight, and said: "Congratulations on your return from a great victory, please follow me into the palace, the prince has already prepared a banquet waiting for you!"
Ye Bai nodded, then glanced at Tong Wudi and Gongsun Qing, and said, "The two of you will invite you first!"
You must know that the leaders of this team on the surface are Tong Wushu and Gongsun Qing, and now they need to enter the palace, so naturally they must be the two of them!
But Tong Wushu shook his head and said, "Forget it, let's go together!"
Gongsun Qing on the side also nodded, this is what they are doing for others to see, the two of them know in their hearts that this time, Ye Bai will become the target of this public, and the two of them are doing this to tell others that even if there is no Jiang family, Ye Bai is not so easy to bully!
And Ye Bai didn't postpone it, he directly took over the horse of the soldiers on the side and jumped up, and then, Tong Wushu and Gongsun Qingcai got on the horse together!
Then, under the leadership of Yang Ting, everyone ran directly towards the palace!
In an instant, everyone in Dadu could see someone galloping in Dadu, and they all looked up, wanting to see who could get such an honor!
You must know that the security in Dadu has always been very bad, and in Dadu, except for a few people who can ride horses, no one else is allowed to ride horses.
And a movement like this, without the will of the king, I'm afraid no one would dare to make such a fuss!
And when they saw that the person who was galloping on the horse was the color of Ye Bai, the eyes of most of the people in the capital changed!
At this time, Ye Bai has long been a household name, and even Ye Bai's appearance has long been made into a picture album and distributed to all parts of the country!
In the current Da Zhou, there may be people who don't know Ji Xuanji, but I'm afraid few people don't know Ye Bai!
And the moment he saw Ye Bai, the entire capital began to surge!
While riding a horse, Ye Bai looked at the golden dragon of luck at the height of the palace, and his face became slightly solemn!
At this time, the Qi Luck Golden Dragon was even more depressed than when Ye Bai left Dadu before, not only that, but there was already a smell of decay on this Qi Luck Golden Dragon!
In addition, Yang Ting's words before were that the prince was waiting for them in the palace, not the king, so at this time, Ye Bai had probably guessed why this luck golden dragon was like this!
That Ji Xuanji is now, I'm afraid I don't even have the energy to deal with the government!
Otherwise, such a large-scale banquet would not have been presided over by the crown prince!
Then, everyone followed Yang Ting into the palace, and the group came directly to the Jinluan Palace, only to find that the hall was already full of banquets!
Those civil and military officials in the court have been waiting here early!
When Prince Ji Cunxi saw Ye Bai and the others present, he immediately stood up, raised his wine glass, and said loudly: "Come, welcome all the heroes back!"
"Welcome back victorious!"
In an instant, all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty raised the wine glasses in their hands and directly faced Ye Bai and the others!
"Come, give me a seat!"
Ji Cunxi shouted, and a group of maids led Ye Bai and the others to their place!
Tong Wushu and Gongsun Qing, as the leaders of this time, sat with Jiang Ping, and Ye Bai was not bad, the position was only behind the third prince!
As for the others, the treatment of the great grandmasters is almost the same, they are all in the position of third-grade and fourth-grade officials, and some of the other candidates who participated in the academy, except for Yang Zhao, are all at the bottom of the hundred officials!
As for Yang Zhao, it was behind Ye Bai, and this kind of treatment directly made Yang Zhao feel a little flattered!
As soon as he sat down, Ji Cunxi glanced at Ye Bai and said directly: "This time, all the great masters can contribute to my Great Zhou, and my Great Zhou will naturally be rewarded, come here, give me a decree!"
As soon as everyone heard this, where did they still have any thoughts about this banquet, they immediately quieted down, waiting for the reward of this big week!
"Yicheng Tong is invincible, he has meritorious service in protecting the country, and he is the king of Yan!
"Sun Qing, the prince of Yicheng, has meritorious service in protecting the country, and is the king of Qing!
"Liangcheng Ye Bai, meritorious service in protecting the country, sealing the 'Qilin' of the country, sealing the king of the eternal night, and enjoying the right to open the city and establish a faction!"
"Anseong... Jincheng... L.A..."
After the waiter announced the reward, some civil and military officials sensed that something was wrong!
This reward is too much!
This time, he went directly to the three kings, and if it was only like this, then there was nothing.
After all, with the strength of Tong Invincible and Gongsun Qing, they are indeed qualified to be kings, even if it is Ye Bai, since he knew that Ye Bai and Ao Shan teamed up to kill the Martial Saint, it is nothing to give the other party a throne.
After all, with Ye Bai's strength, the other party will be crowned king sooner or later, and there is not much difference between early and late!
But this power of the Kaicheng faction is a bit excessive!
The so-called Kaicheng faction can be regarded as a separating prince, that is to say, if they want to build a city, then everything in this city belongs to them, which is much more than the rights of those city lords in the Great Zhou!
If they want to establish a sect, then this sect is also their own, and even Da Zhou will choose a place for them to establish a sect!
That's the real big head!
Because of this, it will completely split this big week!
So in an instant, several civil and military officials who had seen it shouted one after another!
"Your Highness, is this kind of reward too much!"
"I have no opinion on this king, but this Kaicheng faction is a little too much, I don't think it's better to change it to a clan and open a mansion!"
Of course, the family here is similar to the Jiang family and the Yang family, which is recognized by the Great Zhou, and the children of the family can enter the Great Zhou as officials, or they can not enter the court as officials, only by personal preference!
Unlike the disciples of other families, either all of them can join the Great Zhou or none of them can enter the court as officials!
In the Great Zhou, the real big family is talking about this kind of being able to become an official in the Great Zhou Dynasty and establish its own power!
Such a force is rare in the entire Great Zhou!
Except for Dadu, there are basically no such families in several other regions and cities!
"Huh?"
"Do you think I've overrewarded?"
"Prime Minister Jiang, what do you say?"
Ji Cunxi turned his head and glanced at Jiang Ping, the meaning was obvious, this kind of tricky matter will be handed over to you to deal with!
After all, his rewards have been issued now, but these hundred officials are dissatisfied, so you need to speak as the prime minister!
Jiang Ping glanced at Ji Cunxi deeply, and Jiang Ping at this time felt more and more that this Ji Cunxi was not simple!
In the past, this Ji Cunxi has been conscientious and conscientious, and there is no transgression in handling government affairs, but today's reward is too much!
And the other party doesn't ask, just ask his opinion, I'm afraid it's not just because I want to know my attitude!
Jiang Ping glanced at Ye Bai, and immediately realized how this Ji Cunxi was planning, and then spoke: "Your Highness, this kind of reward is indeed a bit excessive!"
"In terms of merit, the three of Tong Invincible are indeed very big, but I think you should all know in your hearts that the biggest credit for this incident is actually someone else!"
"Your Highness, you have rewarded the three of them so much, but that one, how should you reward them!"
"Three, ask yourself, at this time, can the merits of the three really be equal to that one!"
"This kind of reward can be said to be the highest reward of my Great Zhou, if you get this kind of reward with the merits of the three of them, then how do you think it should be rewarded, can it be said that it is the same as the three of them!"
"Therefore, I implore Your Highness to take back your order!"
"This throne can be rewarded, but the power of this Kaicheng faction is indeed a bit excessive!"
"Why don't you just change it to a clan and open a mansion according to your lordship!"
Jiang Ping's words directly made the eyes of everyone on the field change slightly, and then looked at Ye Bai!
They all knew what this Jiang Ping meant by saying this on this occasion, and now it seems that this Jiang family really chose to obey the meaning of that ancestor!
And after Ji Cunxi listened to Jiang Ping's words, he waved his hand and said directly: "Okay, since that's the case, then listen to the prime minister, this king has just been in charge of the country for a short time, and he is really not thoughtful in the handling of many things, this matter is not right for me, fortunately, you can remind you in time, otherwise, it will not be good to cause that dissatisfaction!"
Ji Cunxi's words made Ye Bai and Jiang Ping's faces flash a strange look, and the other more shrewd officials also discovered that something was wrong with Ji Cunxi at this time!
Several people glanced at each other, and a trace of doubt flashed in their eyes.
How many years has this prince dealt with the government and politics, why is this happening today!
What are you kidding, they were able to agree to make this Ji Cunxi the crown prince, the first is because Ji Xuanji really has the intention of establishing Ji Cunxi, and the second is because this prince has been diligent and conscientious in dealing with the government over the years, which makes the civil and military forces in the city very satisfied!
But what is this today?