Chapter 739: Undercurrent

Imperial Palace. Juntian Palace.

Under the witness of thousands of civil and military courtiers, among the group of confidants who followed His Majesty, the first batch of dukes was finally born!

Gurungs, Tian Xuanhao, Cameron, Luo Hanxing, Yang Wentao, Su Shangqing and other six people were awarded the title of third-class dukes of the empire, hereditary replacement, and retirement with the country! The fiefdoms are all five star fields, and the rewards of all kinds of property and industry are countless!

In addition, after Gullons, the remaining five also received the rank of marshal of the Empire! Become the most powerful figure in the core decision-making hierarchy of the entire empire below the prime minister!

Except for Gurungs, the other five can be said to be the team that started with His Majesty, and they are veritable ministers of the dragon. Tian Xuanhao, Luo Hanxing, and Yang Wentao have been following him since His Majesty has not yet established his own door, and Su Shangqing is His Majesty's classmate, and his affection is naturally extraordinary. And their credit is really enough, so they won this award!

Crassus, Li Xingyan, Fu Chengxiang, Wu Yangang, Hu Mu, Yu Xinzhe, Meng Xuan, Randall and others were awarded the title of first-class marquis of the empire; Jerome, Zhao Zhixiong, Hou Yufeng, Lei De and others were awarded the title of Marquis of the Second Class. The number of important ministers in the marquis class has reached hundreds! As for the nobles below the earl, there are even more!

In addition, the brother-in-law of Empress Fang Yuqing and the former Prince of the Rockefeller Empire; Xiang Dan, the former supreme consul of the Black Republic; Pope Innocent VI of the former Charestine League; Tebesa, former Supreme Governor of the Republic of Surya; There are also the seven bigwigs of the Yuanshuo organization, all of whom have won the title of third-class duke of the empire!

It's just that the time for these new dukes to stand in line is too late, and they all decided to change their stance after the Starlight Empire has an absolute advantage! Especially Innocent and Tebesa, on the eve of the complete collapse of their regime, they temporarily clung to their feet and decided to take refuge in the Starlight Empire! Therefore, even the corresponding fiefdoms and other kinds of material rewards are much less!

Although in order to please His Majesty, they gave away many extremely important benefits as a gift to the royal family at the beginning of their service! However, anyone with a discerning eye knows that the situation of these new dukes may be good in the future, but when it comes to power and influence on the court situation, I am afraid that they are far inferior to those aristocratic families who have taken refuge in the past!

Deputy Speaker of the House of Nobles Ulevy. Augustine stood on the jade steps and watched the Imperial Prime Minister beside him read out the names of the recipients one by one, and then the other party would come forward and salute His Majesty on the throne, and then he and Yun Tianque would distribute the corresponding items.

The golden antique canonization scroll, the large-capacity space equipment, which contains countless source crystal jewelry, property rights deeds of various industries, bonds and stocks of some large consortia, and so on! There are also high-level medals symbolizing great glory, packed in a mouthful of exquisite and gorgeous gold boxes, and sent to those heroes one by one through his hands!

Looking at those young and unfamiliar faces, even on such a solemn and solemn occasion, they still couldn't hide the excitement on their faces, and some people couldn't help but whisper, completely unable to see the etiquette that the imperial nobles should pay attention to!

He frowned slightly, glanced at Yun Tianque beside him, and said softly: "Your Highness, do you want to remind them a little, this is too unorthodox!" ”

Yun Tianque replied lightly: "Why bother? Today is a festive day, there is no need to affect their good mood for these little things! ”

"We sent someone to teach them etiquette before, but I didn't expect these lords to forget it one by one! Sure enough, they are all a group of nouveau riche, and they can't get on the stage, if it's ......" another dissatisfied voice sounded.

The duke's voice turned cold: "Your Excellency Tunitsa, please pay attention to your words and deeds, if it affects Your Majesty's good mood, no one present can save you!" ”

Vice-Chancellor of the Imperial Inspectorate Tunica. John froze, feeling the gaze from the throne, intentionally or unintentionally, and he lowered his head in fear.

There are more and more new nobles in the court, and the vast majority of them are commoners, they don't know elegance, etiquette, cultivation and taste! But the important weapon of the country has fallen into the hands of such a group of people! Even the one on the throne is ...... Ulevi sighed softly in his heart and continued to perform his duties with a blank face.

After the sealing ceremony, a grand palace banquet followed! According to the previous rules, after Yun Haoyu drank a few glasses, he found an excuse to leave and let the ministers drink to their heart's content!

In the inner hall, the inner court banquet presided over by Empress Xiao is also going on simultaneously! By now, many of the civil and military generals who started with His Majesty have begun to get married! So this time it's a lot bigger than ever!

On the innermost floor, a few steps higher than the outside, is the position of the imperial concubines; Next to them are the relatives of the princesses; The high-ranking generals, as well as the families of the civil servants who are of sufficient rank, are all on the outer layer.

At the most central banquet, the Queen Mother sat in the first place, the two queens, Feng Lanxi, Zhong Xuanying, and the first few imperial concubines who followed His Majesty were all at this table.

"Hey! How's that project going in your lab? Zhou Yiwei whispered to Yun Xinyao, "After so long, it's time to produce results, right?" ”

"I can't say for sure," Yun Xinyao replied, "A lot of tests haven't been completed yet, and if you want to come up with an effective finished product, you can't count on it for a while!" ”

Zhou Yiwei smiled: "Is there a problem with the funds?" I told my grandfather that I would give your family some support, but if it succeeds, you have to give me some medicine! ”

"What do you say? What else is polite between us! Yun Xinyao pinched her in disgust, "I will definitely not forget my sister when the time comes!" ”

"Hmmm! That is, we will definitely give birth to a prince for Your Majesty! Zhou Yiwei gritted his teeth lightly, glanced at Luo Qiyue opposite, and laughed in a low voice:

"No matter what, you can't make her specialize in beauty, right?"

On the other side, Feng Lanxi tasted red wine elegantly, and said to Yun Yingxue: "There are a lot of people attending the banquet today!" It seems that he finally has the bearing of a great power court! ”

"The more people there are, the more contradictions there are! Not always a good thing! Yun Yingxue glanced at her and said.

"What? Could it be that Your Majesty has been spending less time with you lately? The great wise man smiled, "Also, there are seven or eight tables of banquets around here, and all the seats are new sisters!" He's going to have to deal with them one by one, and of course there's not going to be as much time spent on us as before! ”

Yun Yingxue frowned and said, "You know that people don't mean that!" No matter how busy we are, Your Majesty still takes good care of us! It's just that in order to give birth to an heir as soon as possible, these newcomers have to toss endlessly every night, and there are faint signs of bad things between them! In the long run, people are worried about ......"

"Hey! There are two queens in charge of this matter, what are you worried about for him? Feng Lanxi smiled, "No matter what, our status will not be affected!" ”

"Don't say it, this matter has to be prevented, if you really want to connive at it, after two or three years, won't it be the same as when we were there?" Yun Yingxue glanced at her and said.

"Do you know, just because His Majesty has been coming to our palace a few days ago, those girls are starting to get emotional!"

"What's the big deal?" Feng Lanxi said leisurely, "Who Your Majesty likes and who doesn't like, is that something they can control?" We don't have to do anything, after a while, you can take a look at the pattern in this palace! ”

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