dognovel Chapter 143: Becoming a Marquis and Prime Minister
Chapter 143: Becoming a Marquis and Prime Minister
"OK……"
The emperor personally walked down the stairs and helped Xu Feng up, "My dear Xu, you have worked hard over the years."
The emperor was immediately delighted and completely wiped out the Japanese pirates.
This would not only allow the people of the Dashun Dynasty to live a peaceful and tranquil life in the future, but would also be a milestone in his political achievements. In this way, he could also go to the Taimiao to comfort his ancestors.
"I heard that Lord Xu has achieved a breakthrough to the profound realm?"
The emperor looked at Xu Feng with a scrutinizing gaze, "Those who can break through this realm are very rare in history."
"Our Dashun Dynasty has talents like you. This is a blessing for the dynasty and a blessing for the people."
The more the emperor looked at Xu Feng, the more he liked him from the bottom of his heart.
"The successful suppression of the Japanese pirates is entirely due to the Emperor's grace and blessings, and of course also to the bravery of the brothers of the Jinyiwei. I have only contributed a small part and do not dare to take credit for it."
Xu Feng's humble attitude of not taking credit for his own work even won the emperor's favor.
"Convey my decree, appointing Xu Feng as the commander of the Linhai Commandery, and transferring the former commander, Li Chengfeng, back to the capital to serve."
The emperor was very pleased and naturally gave generous rewards to Xu Feng.
Such a great function is like Fenglangjuxu, and it is not an exaggeration to pay homage to kings, princes, generals and ministers.
"I thank the Lord for His great grace. Long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor."
Xu Feng and Honglian immediately kowtowed to express their gratitude.
"I have come to the capital today to present a weapon of mass destruction to Your Majesty."
Following Xu Feng's order, the Jinyiwei's subordinates pulled the cannons onto the hall.
"What kind of weapon is this? Why have I never seen it before?"
The emperor frowned slightly and looked at Xu Feng with confusion.
"I think it's just a piece of metal that looks good but is useless."
"Is the commander-in-chief out of his mind?"
"..."
Naturally, some people would be unhappy with Xu Feng's recent appointment to an official position, and they would immediately make sarcastic remarks when they got the chance.
"Your Majesty, this weapon of mass destruction is called a cannon. We believe that our victory over the Japanese pirates was entirely due to this weapon."
Xu Feng paused, then reported to the emperor in detail the power of the cannons on the battlefield of the Japanese pirate country.
"Just one shot to knock down a wall?"
The emperor shook his head slightly, obviously not believing Xu Feng's words.
"Master Xu, please stop talking big and demonstrate it to us right here and now."
The right prime minister immediately seized the opportunity, feeling extremely proud, and planned to wait and see Xu Feng make a fool of himself.
"My minister obeys."
Finally, Xu Feng ordered his Jinyiwei to pull the cannon to the open space of the palace.
"Stuffers ready, firers ready."
Following Xu Feng's order, the Jinyiwei responsible for loading the ammunition pushed the cannon into the steel pipe and then turned the aiming port.
"Rumble..."
With a loud bang, a huge hole in the shape of a hole was blown out in the open space in the backyard of the palace.
Amidst the thick smoke, many people retreated in fear.
"Your Majesty, please check..."
The emperor didn't dare to go forward casually, and immediately ordered Eunuch Gao beside him to go forward and check.
"The power of artillery is so great?"
After listening to Eunuch Gao's report, the emperor's heart trembled slightly, but of course he was more surprised.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
"With weapons like these, our Dashun Dynasty will be invincible and can conquer any land."
"No one will dare to bully our Dashun Dynasty anymore."
The emperor was delighted, "Lord Xu, you have made great contributions to our Dashun Dynasty again."
The emperor then personally issued an edict, naming the cannon the "National Divine Artifact."
"I thank the Lord for His great grace. Long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor!"
Xu Feng immediately knelt down to thank the emperor, but was pulled up by the other party.
"Lord Xu has made great contributions to our dynasty, so you are exempt from kneeling today."
"Come here, pass on the imperial decree: Jinyiwei Commander Xu Feng has repeatedly achieved remarkable feats and is truly a pillar of the nation."
"Today I will make an exception and confer the title of Marquis upon Xu Feng! The title is Marquis of Linhai. At the same time, I will grant him the Linhai Commandery and the Kingdom of Wa as fiefdoms."
Xu Feng was promoted three ranks in a row within one day, but was also killed as an exception.
Such a reward was unprecedented in the entire history of the Dashun Dynasty. For a moment, the civil and military officials present did not even have time to react.
"I object."
Suddenly, the Right Prime Minister jumped out and tried to stop him, "Your Majesty, Xu Feng's rapid promotion may also cause dissatisfaction among others."
"And even if the cannon is incredibly powerful, what happens when the ammunition runs out? It's nothing more than a pile of scrap metal."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Right Prime Minister looked at Xu Feng with contempt, and of course his eyes also contained deep hatred.
The thought of Xu Feng completely destroying the right prime minister's power in Linhai County and causing him great damage to his vitality made him feel depressed.
He was so angry that even his beard was shaking. How could he tolerate watching Xu Feng being granted a title of nobility and appointed as prime minister?
"Right Prime Minister, what do you mean?"
The emperor was so angry that he immediately slammed the table and his dissatisfaction with the right prime minister reached its peak.
The emperor was not unaware that the right prime minister had been winning over court officials, forming cliques for personal gain, and committing corruption and abuse of power in recent years.
It's just that because the other party is the descendant of a meritorious official and has great influence in the court, he is unable to take action for the time being.
Unexpectedly, the right prime minister's actions became more and more excessive and he even dared to disobey the emperor's order in public, which made the emperor alert.
After all, no emperor could tolerate his subjects openly challenging the imperial power.
"Then, Right Prime Minister, tomorrow you will explain clearly in front of all the civil and military officials why I cannot confer the title of Lord Xu Feng."
The emperor's eyes were extremely cold, as if they were sharp blades trying to see through the right prime minister.
"I thought..."
"Lord Xu was ruthless and merciless during his campaign to suppress the Japanese pirates..."
As soon as the Right Prime Minister finished speaking, everyone present looked at him with strange eyes, and even the door below him couldn't help but tremble.
"That's an interesting point. Should we be merciful toward our enemies?"
Xu Feng couldn't stand it anymore and immediately retorted.
"When the Japanese pirates killed the people of Dashun, why didn't they show any mercy?"
"Prime Minister, you don't understand the principle that the winner is king and the loser is a bandit, right?"
"Besides, I am a minister of Dashun. As the saying goes, I eat the emperor's salary and should share his worries."
Xu Feng's few words left the right prime minister speechless. He wanted to refute Xu Feng, but I thought about it for a long time and couldn't find any point to refute.
"enough!"
The emperor's face was filled with murderous intent. "What do you think, Minister of Personnel?"
"minister……"
The Minister of Personnel was at a loss as to how to answer for a moment because of the authority of the Right Prime Minister.
Xu Feng calmly glanced around, and the officials present all lowered their heads, not daring to look him in the eye.