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Chapter 214 Conferment of Titles, Imperial Edict

In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the emperor sat on the dragon throne, looking down at the assembled officials below.

A young eunuch standing beside him unfolded an imperial edict.

Yes, the dynasty had no intention of employing eunuchs.

However, the Ming dynasty did not directly expel the eunuchs left over from the Ming dynasty. Instead, it selectively kept a group of them, which can be considered as providing them with a livelihood.

As for the issue of loyalty, does he need to worry about that?

If they harbored any ulterior motives, the dynasty would never allow them to remain.

Those who remain are naturally those who harbor no resentment or hatred.

"By the mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees:"

There is now Wang Dahu, who rose from humble beginnings to achieve great merit.
He is hereby granted the title of Grand Master of the First Rank, Marquis of Wu'an, Left Commander-in-Chief, and Commander-in-Chief of Military Affairs in the Western Regions.
The year 4333 of the Yellow Emperor's calendar.

The young eunuch's voice was not as shrill as the legendary eunuchs; on the contrary, it was very clear and resonant, and he read the imperial edict with great charm.

Otherwise, he probably wouldn't have been given the task of reciting imperial edicts.

The moment the young eunuch began to read the imperial edict, the otherwise ordinary edict began to emit a faint golden light.

Its sound not only echoed clearly in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, but also spread far and wide under the blessing of the dragon's golden light.

The voice could be heard by everyone in the Forbidden City, the capital, Shuntian Prefecture, and even the entire territory of the Celestial Empire.

Even in the dim light, one could see a magnificent hall where officials stood solemnly, the emperor sat high, and a small eunuch was reading an imperial edict.

"Wow!"

In an instant, the crowd erupted in an uproar and began to discuss the matter.

Is His Majesty bestowing titles upon his officials?

"Of course."

"Tsk tsk, a first-rank official, a Grand Master of the Palace, Marquis of Wu'an, a first-rank Left Commander-in-Chief, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Western Regions."
General Wang Dahu is truly enviable.

"Hehe, General Wang Dahu is worth it."

"That's true. I've heard that General Wang's name is famous in the Western Regions and grasslands. Back then, anyone who could stop a child from crying at night had been killed, with blood flowing like a river."
In my opinion, let alone being granted a title of nobility, even being granted the title of duke is something he can certainly handle.”

"Hehe, you can't say it like that. Let's look at the announcement issued by the imperial court."

The titles of nobility in the Celestial Empire are different from ordinary titles; they truly possess supernatural power, and can also enhance one's cultivation to varying degrees depending on the rank of the title.

The last two ranks of nobility in the Celestial Empire are relatively easy to obtain, but the ranks of duke, marquis, and earl are not so easy to acquire.

Regardless of the rank of nobility, one must have made contributions in expanding territory.

As for dukes, they need to have the merit of conquering a country, and that country cannot be small.

"How enviable! I've made up my mind, I'm going to join the army too, and strive for fame and fortune."

"It will be difficult. Now that the dynasty has just been established, it is the time to recuperate and rebuild."

It will be difficult to launch a foreign war in the short term.

"Sigh, if only I had trained harder beforehand, I might have been selected during the recruitment drive."

"Heh, who in this world knows beforehand?"

In the capital, in a courtyard far from the former residence of Zhou Kui, the father-in-law of the Ming Dynasty, Sun Chuanting listened to the grand and imposing sounds and looked at the hazy scene before him, and couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"What a grand scene."

"Simply bestowing titles upon his officials is enough to proclaim this to Heaven and Earth."

Yes, Sun Chuanting had already gone home.

However, upon hearing that Emperor Chongzhen still had a crown prince left behind and that the dynasty had arranged for him to live in the imperial father-in-law's villa, those who still had some affection for the Ming Dynasty began to have their own ideas.

Of course, some of these people were ambitious and wanted to use the name of the former crown prince to instigate a rebellion.

However, there were also people like Sun Chuanting who realized that the Ming Dynasty had completely lost power and could not possibly be restored.

All they wanted to do was repay the kindness of the former Ming emperor and take care of this young former crown prince.

Therefore, many former Ming officials with various motives secretly "infiltrated" the capital and settled down in the area around the former residence of the Grand Tutor Zhou Kui, now the Zhu Mansion.

However, whatever their concerns, they are not taking any action right now, but are observing.

Look around Zhu Cilang to see if any of the Celestial Empire's troops are secretly monitoring him.

Originally, many people planned to secretly contact Zhu Cilang during the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China.

However, the events that had just occurred were so shocking that the best opportunity to act was missed.

And so I've been waiting until now.

The imperial edict of investiture was read aloud and spread throughout the land, reaching the ears of all subjects.

After witnessing the power and might of the Celestial Empire, the concerns of many who harbored ulterior motives immediately faded away.

For a conspiracy or rebellion to succeed, they need to see a glimmer of hope for victory.
Now, hope is extremely slim.

Leaving aside the turmoil it caused among the many people in the Celestial Empire, it also had a significant impact on the loyalists of the former Ming Dynasty.

Hami, having just finished a major battle, still has some tension with Turpan, and is even preparing to directly attack Turpan.

Therefore, Wang Dahu did not return.

Upon hearing the investiture voice coming from the void, his eyes, which had been glowing with a faint red light and filled with murderous intent, couldn't help but ripple with excitement.

"Chief. Your Majesty"

Unable to contain himself, Wang Dahu murmured aloud that the leader had not forgotten him. When bestowing titles upon his ministers, he was the first to be named, and he was even granted the title of First-Class Marquis. Above him was the title of Duke, which could be described as an unparalleled honor.

Unable to resist, Wang Dahu looked westward towards Turpan. He felt that he, the Marquis of Wu'an, could also become the Duke of Wu'an.

Even if this one doesn't work, there's Yarkand next door, and if that doesn't work, there's Kazakhstan in the northwest.

So, if he conquers these three Khanates, he can get a dukedom?
Just as Wang Dahu was preparing to reorganize his army, break out of Hami and destroy Turpan.

On the other side, the young eunuch had already finished reading the imperial edict.

Just when everyone thought the matter was about to end, the imperial edict in the little eunuch's hand suddenly burst into brilliant golden light, and as the golden light flowed, it slowly rose from his hand.

Immediately afterwards, the flowing golden light suddenly surged, blinding everyone.

When everyone could see the scene before them again, the golden light had already dissipated.

The floating imperial edict disappeared from everyone's sight.

"This"

For a moment, everyone was a little confused.

Seeing the puzzled looks on everyone's faces, Wang Chao couldn't help but chuckle and explain:
"That imperial edict of investiture, using the nation's destiny and dragon energy as a medium, has already broken through space and descended upon the Marquis of Wu'an."

As mentioned before, the space of this world has become more stable as the world has advanced.

However, at the same time, the rules of heaven and earth also become more active. As long as you master the corresponding rules, you can easily do things that were impossible before, such as breaking through space.

Dynasties, having evolved countless supernatural powers, naturally mastered countless superficial rules. For example, the Hutian (a type of celestial realm) contains spatial rules.

In addition, given his Heavenly Emperor status and the divine power to create heaven and earth, connecting spatial rules and breaking through space is naturally within his grasp.

And the national destiny and dragon energy connected to it naturally possess the same abilities.

Even if it is slightly weaker, it can still transmit an imperial edict filled with dragon energy without any problem.

After hearing the dynasty's explanation, everyone was both enlightened and utterly shocked.

The distance between the capital and Hamiwei is more than a thousand miles.

Unexpectedly, such an imperial edict could travel thousands of miles to reach the person to be conferred the title.

On the other side, just as Wang Dahu finished listening to the imperial edict and was about to set off to muster his troops, he suddenly saw the national destiny manifest before him, all converging on a single central point.

In the next instant, the nation's destiny coalesced, and a glimmer of dragon energy appeared, which then transformed into a field of golden light.

Immediately afterwards, the golden light twisted, accompanied by a faint dragon's roar, and a scroll of imperial edict quietly appeared before him.

Upon discovering the commotion in the inner courtyard, Li Hu, who was on guard outside the gate, immediately led his men into the inner courtyard.

"General, be careful."

However, when he rushed into the inner courtyard, he found that there were no enemy assassins there, only a bright yellow scroll that shone with golden light, floating in front of Wang Dahu.

"This"

"It's alright, this is probably the imperial edict of investiture from earlier."

Looking at the bright yellow scroll in front of him, Wang Dahu said thoughtfully.

"Imperial edict of investiture?"

Upon hearing this, Li Hu was first taken aback, and then looked at the bright yellow scroll in disbelief.

How can this be?

This place is thousands of miles away from the capital. The imperial edict was just read out here, and it appeared right in front of us?
"Heh heh, this must be His Majesty's doing."

"Ah~? Hmm, this must be His Majesty's doing!"

After hearing Wang Dahu's guess, Li Hu immediately nodded firmly. He felt that only the Emperor could do such an incredible thing.

Wang Dahu reached out and grabbed the floating imperial edict in his hand.

In an instant, the golden light emanating from the imperial edict suddenly burst forth, instantly enveloping Wang Dahu.

Upon seeing this scene, Li Hu and the others were first startled, and then a message inexplicably entered their minds.

It was as if the golden light of the dragon energy was a special book of information. When they saw it, the corresponding content would enter their minds, letting them know what the dragon energy was doing.

That was the dragon energy carried by the imperial edict, which was shaping Wang Dahu's corresponding status.

Instantly, everyone stopped what they were doing.

The contents of the imperial edict slowly emerged with the radiant golden light of the dragon's aura, transforming into golden characters that began to continuously merge into Wang Dahu's body.

Then, these characters transformed into endless lines of rules, with the titles of Special Advancement, Grand Master, and Marquis of Wu'an as the core, evolving into the official titles of First Rank Special Advancement, Grand Master of Honor, Marquis of Wu'an, and Left Governor.

At the same time, the national destiny power between heaven and earth, drawn by the dragon energy, also began to rapidly converge, transforming into the power to evolve into ranks and official positions.

Furthermore, when the nation's destiny converges, endless innate energy is continuously drawn in and merges into Wang Dahu's body, tempering his body and soul, and strengthening his inner true essence.

This allowed him to quickly break through from the initial stage of supernatural powers to the middle stage, and even advance towards the later stage.

Although he ultimately did not reach the late stage of the supernatural realm, he did reach the peak of the middle stage of the supernatural realm and could enter the late stage at any time.

Furthermore, with the support of his rank and official position, he can also mobilize the corresponding national fortune, which will definitely allow him to unleash the power of the peak of supernatural abilities, or even reach the realm of immortality.

After a long while, the golden light that had enveloped Wang Dahu slowly receded, and Wang Dahu slowly opened his eyes and regained consciousness.

Then, the golden light on the imperial edict suddenly disappeared, transforming it into an ordinary imperial edict.

However, having witnessed everything that had just happened, Li Hu and the others naturally wouldn't treat it as an ordinary imperial edict.

On the other side, Wang Dahu felt the surging power within his body, as well as the faint connection between himself and the fate of the nation and all the armies of the Celestial Empire west of Jiayuguan. He couldn't help but feel overjoyed.

He felt that he possessed boundless power, as if he had the power to overturn the world.

(End of this chapter)