Chapter 160: Duke Xingyao
After returning to Tiandu City, Ren Xiaoyao first went to Du Mansion, and the people of the Du family told him that Du Qianfan, Ah Sheng and others were in the palace to accept the summons of the Snow Star Emperor. So he hurried to the palace without stopping.
With the personal token of the Snow Star Emperor in hand, entering and exiting the inner courtyard of the palace, no one dared to stop him, and Ren Xiaoyao entered the palace smoothly.
In the main hall, the Snow Star Emperor sat alone on the dragon chair, his sword eyebrows frowned slightly, and there was a hint of worry in his starry eyes.
Du Qianfan, the generalissimo of the soldiers and horses, was also worried, carrying his hands behind his back, revealing a thoughtful look.
Ah Sheng, Sun Linxing, Sun Linxing's father Sun Daren, and several core masters of the Dark Snow Organization...... There are more than ten people in total, all of whom are the most important figures in the imperial court, and they are also the most trusted figures of the Snow Star Emperor. These people, all of them, have similar expressions: worried, slightly anxious, as if waiting for something.
After a long time, the Snow Star Emperor waved his sleeve robe impatiently, sighed, and said:
"Alas, there is no news of Ren Aiqing yet? Marshal Du, spread my message, and send more people to find it, and all the people who can be mobilized will be sent out! At the same time, the emperor list will be sent to the county near Tiandu, and all the people will be mobilized to find Ren Aiqing!"
"Yes, I'll do it!"
Du Qianfan agreed, and he was about to withdraw from the Jinluan Palace.
At this time, there was a loud shout from outside the Jinluan Palace: "Let me beg to see!"
Suddenly, more than a dozen people in the Jinluan Hall were shocked, and then they showed a look of surprise. The Snow Star Emperor said: "Quick, pass quickly!"
After a while, Ren Xiaoyao entered the hall unhurriedly, with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, and bowed slightly: "I have seen Your Majesty, Your Majesty Sheng'an." ”
"Haha, Ren Aiqing, you actually came back by yourself! These days, it really makes me and all Aiqing so worried! Come on, give me a seat!"
The Snow Star Emperor was very happy, and Ah Sheng, Sun Linxing, Du Qianfan and others also showed joy.
Seeing that Xue Xing and the courtiers were so worried about themselves, Ren Xiaoyao also felt warm in his heart. No matter how true or false the concerns of these people in front of them can be, at least when they are out and about danger, there are still people who are thinking about themselves.
He immediately bowed down again and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern, it's not right to be carefree, and it makes you worry." ”
"Where is it, Ren Aiqing can return safely now, this is the fortunate thing for me and the Great Xia Emperor! Hehe, this time against the Han family and the Blood Demon Sect, Ren Aiqing has made a great contribution, it is really indispensable, I will reward the meritorious deeds later. Ren Aiqing, if you have anything you want, you can say it, and I will be satisfied if I can meet it!"
Ren Xiaoyao shook his head directly: "Xiaoyao doesn't dare to take credit, and what he does is not for fame and fortune." I don't know what happened to the Han family and the Blood Demon Sect now, have they been eliminated?"
Speaking of this, the smile on the Snow Star Emperor's face became heavier, obviously very happy.
He laughed and said, "When Ren Qing's family led people to destroy the Han family, I also went with the masters of the Berserk War Sect to deal with the forces planted by the Blood Demon Sect in the Martial Pole Star. At the same time, Marshal Du also arranged for manpower to carry out a sweep within the entire imperial court and wipe out all the Han family's henchmen! After two days, all the Han family's henchmen had been killed, and the Blood Demon Gate had completely disappeared from the Martial Pole Star. However, the only fish that slipped through the net was that Elder Qiu, who was so strong that he fled into the Barbarian Domain under the pursuit of the three Berserk Battle Sect Masters, and he thought that he had already fled to the Battle Pole Star. ”
"Hmm. ”
Ren Xiaoyao listened and nodded.
The development of things was similar to what he expected, everything that should have been destroyed was destroyed, leaving only one Elder Qiu, which was still a trouble. However, Elder Qiu had already fled to the Battle Pole Star, so there was nothing to worry about for the time being.
Emperor Xuexing said again: "Ren Aiqing, everyone Aiqing, now that the traitor Han Linfu has been removed, I am also able to get rid of the poison and pick up a life thanks to the wonderful hands of Ren and Du Aiqing." This great turmoil has had a great impact on my Great Xia Imperial Court, and it is the time when you need to employ people the most! Hehe, you have all made great contributions, and tomorrow in the morning, I will reward you in front of all the princes and ministers!"
Immediately, he deliberately looked at Ren Xiaoyao and said very solemnly: "Ren Aiqing, your grandmother Ren Fengshuang was once the generalissimo of the imperial court and was named the Duke of Fengshuang. I can't give you the position of generalissimo of soldiers and horses, but the position of duke must be given to you! As for the position in the army...... How about you become a lieutenant general first and follow Marshal Du?"
Hearing this reward, all the important ministers of the court present showed surprise, and even Du Qianfan was a little incredulous.
There are only two dukes in the entire Great Xia Imperial Court, one is Du Qianfan, and the other is Han Linfu - Han Linfu has just died. In other words, Ren Xiaoyao will become an existence under one person and above ten thousand people in the court!
And Du Qianfan's deputy general, that is also a very prominent position. You must know that Du Qianfan is the generalissimo of the imperial court, and his lieutenant general is second only to Du Qianfan in the army, and he can also command millions of soldiers and horses! Now, Du Qianfan has only one lieutenant general, and that is Fu Lei, and his strength has reached the seventh layer of the Imperial Star Realm.
The Snow Star Emperor's generous reward was also carefully considered.
First of all, Ren Xiaoyao once saved his life, and for this alone, even if he gave more rewards, it would not be too much!
Secondly, Emperor Xuexing is a very courageous and discerning monarch, after these recent events, he has already seen the potential of Ren Xiaoyao - with Ren Xiaoyao's potential, his future achievements will never be less than Du Qianfan! To be able to keep the dragon and phoenix in such a person, not to mention the name of the duke and the position of general, even if it is crowned king, Xuexing also thinks that it is worth it!
The ministers were shocked and envious of the reward Ren Xiaoyao received, but Ren Xiaoyao frowned.
He didn't care about fame and status at all, and he never regarded this as his own pursuit - his pursuit was very clear, that is, strength! In addition, his future development was not in Wu Jixing, and a general and duke of the Great Xia Emperor Court was not attractive to him.
He thought for a moment and said, "I'm sorry Your Majesty, thank you very much for the reward, but I'm afraid I can't accept it. ”
"Why?"
Xuexing looked puzzled.
The ministers were even more shocked, and they were incredulous at Ren Yaoyao's answer.
Ren Xiaoyao said slowly: "Your Majesty, as a person from the Great Xia Imperial Court, I should do something for the Imperial Court. It's just that my ambitions have always been in the official career, and I am afraid that I will not be able to fulfill my duties faithfully, and I will live up to His Majesty's high expectations. However, Your Majesty can rest assured that even if I do not serve the imperial court, I will spare no effort wherever I am needed. ”
Xue Xing was silent for a long time, and finally nodded: "Okay, I know that you are by no means a thing in the pool, and your future achievements may not be comparable to even me, the emperor of a small country." However, on the one hand, the title of Duke is not any actual position, and on the other hand, it is also the title of your grandmother, so I hope you can accept it. ”
"Oh well. ”
Ren Xiaoyao knew that it was not good to refuse again this time, and the title of a duke was indeed not a burden, and it could also improve the strength of the entire Ren family, so he agreed.
"Okay, tomorrow morning, I will announce this in front of all the courtiers, and I will make Xiaoyao a duke!" said in a loud voice after the Snow Star Emperor regained his appearance full of spring breeze. "As for the title...... Ren Aiqing is a young and handsome man, like a dazzling new star rising in the three-star holy state, so he is named 'Xingyao'. ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty. ”
Ren Xiaoyao bowed slightly and thanked him.
And the courtiers came behind Ren Xiaoyao one after another, bowed to him, and congratulated him in unison:
"Congratulations to Lord Ren for winning the title of Duke of Xingyao!"
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After receiving the title of Duke Starlight, the Snow Star Emperor said some other rewards, such as fiefs, financial rewards, and so on.
As a duke, Ren Xiaoyao obtained fiefs in ten counties, including Starfall County, covering almost the entire northwest region of the Great Xia Imperial Court. And his father, Ren Canglong, was named the general of the Northwest by Emperor Xuexing, and changed from the original leader of 100,000 troops to 500,000 soldiers, becoming a veritable border general.
In addition, Du Qisheng, Sun Linxing and others also received very rich rewards.
Like Ren Xiaoyao, they were also given knighthoods, Du Qisheng was named "Marquis of Changsheng", and Sun Linxing was named "Marquis of Madness".
The two of them were not too excited about receiving such a reward, but their fathers, Du Qianfan and Master Sun, were so happy that they couldn't keep their mouths together. Especially Du Qianfan, he was very unharmonious with Du Qisheng before, and he looked down on his third son, and it can even be said that the father and son had deep contradictions. But this time, he rarely looked at Ah Sheng with appreciation.
Then, Emperor Xuexing gave Ren Xiaoyao, Du Qisheng, and Sun Linxing another task.
"The three of you are all the most outstanding young talents in my Great Xia Imperial Court, and you have also contributed a lot to dealing with the Han family and the Blood Demon Sect this time. Now I'll give you a good errand to go to Han's house to raid the house!Hehe, I believe that the three Aiqing will not refuse, right?"
Hearing this order, Ah Sheng and Sun Linxing both looked suspicious, and they didn't seem to be able to see what kind of "fat difference" this was.
However, Ren Xiaoyao immediately nodded and said, "The task assigned by His Majesty, we will definitely complete it well!"
Saying that, he took the lead and bowed, and took over the task, Ah Sheng and Sun Linxing were a little unclear, but seeing that Ren Xiaoyao had already agreed, they both agreed.
At this moment, Ren Xiaoyao's heart was full of joy and expectation, and he couldn't help but say to himself in his heart:
"Compared to the dukes and generals, this job of copying the family can be regarded as a reward! Haha, copying the Han family can make a lot of money again!"
Thinking about it, Ren Xiaoyao seemed to have seen the piles of treasures, and they were placed in front of him for his own choice......
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