This god is really evil

Chapter 316 Li Yan Enters Beijing
Cao Jian finished reading the imperial edict in one breath, but saw that Li Yan was still sitting in the hall drinking tea. He didn't even kneel down or kowtow, and he didn't even move from beginning to end. He couldn't help but feel angry, but he didn't dare to show any anger. Instead, he said with a smile:

"Congratulations, Envoy Li. Congratulations, Envoy Li. The emperor thinks highly of you. Just as you expected, he sent me to read the imperial edict and appoint you as Jiedushi. Please accept the edict."

The last time he came, Cao Jian was still a little arrogant and didn't take a small governor seriously.

But when I came to Qinghe County again after almost a month, the situation was completely different.

Hundreds of religions have emerged across the world, and the millions of troops of the Ten Thousand Gods Alliance have besieged the capital. The fighting has been going on for dozens of days, and the world has become a mess.

The emperor mobilized almost all the forces he could at this time. Originally, it was extremely difficult to appoint military governors. There have been only eight since the founding of the Great Qi Dynasty, and more than a dozen have been appointed in just these few days.

What Li Yan originally asked for was the Jiedushi of Huaizhou and Huzhou. This time, the emperor not only gave him the Jiedushi title, but also directly appointed him as the Jiedushi of Hedong Road, ruling over several states, like a local emperor.

Of course, there were at least six or seven evil cults in Hedong Road at that time, and only a few counties were nominally controlled by the court. If Li Yan, the governor of Hedong Road, wanted to do his job comfortably, he had to rely on himself to grab territory.

Li Yan, who was sitting in the hall, made a gesture, and a servant standing beside him immediately came over, took the imperial edict from Cao Jian's hand, and handed it to the new governor of Hedong Road.

Then Li Yan smiled and said to Cao Jian:

"Thank you, Lord Cao. I cannot disobey the emperor's will. I will go to the capital now."

Cao Jian now regarded Li Yan as a complete traitor and hated him to the core, but he did not dare to be negligent in the slightest. He quickly smiled and said:

"Your Majesty is loyal to the emperor and the country. It is a blessing for our Great Qi! In this way, our Great Qi is saved!"

After being appointed as Jiedushi, the title alone became "Shijun", with the word "jun" in it, which made him completely different from ordinary officials.

According to the Da Qi convention, Li Yan, the governor of Hedong Road, is the real local emperor! He is a country of his own!
Then the newly appointed Hedong Dao Jiedushi Li Yan smiled faintly and said:

"Mr. Cao, your words are too serious. This is my duty. Please go to the posthouse and wait for a while. I will pack up and leave immediately."

Cao Jian hurriedly bowed and smiled, then left with a group of eunuchs.

After leaving the Qinghe County government office, a eunuch beside him said indignantly:
"Lord Cao, this Li Yan is clearly using force to cause chaos and deceive the emperor! The emperor appointed him as the governor of Hedong Road, but he didn't even kneel to receive the imperial edict!"

Cao Jian had no expression on his face at this time, and said calmly:
"This Li Yan is ignorant of his own life and death. He really thinks he can take advantage of the situation and manipulate the current emperor in this chaotic world. It is really childish and ridiculous. Do you really think that my Great Qi has no foundation? The current emperor is really helpless in the face of these traitors from the Hundred Religions?

Hearing this, several eunuchs nearby immediately showed excitement and gathered around to ask:
"Lord Cao, does the emperor have any other clever ideas?"

"The emperor has kept the palace gates closed for the past few days. I think he has received the oracle from the five great gods!"

"I said that the current emperor is the reincarnation of an immortal god, how could he allow these traitors to run rampant?"

Cao Jian sneered and said:

"What do you little brats know? The emperor is about to become an immortal. Li Yan is just a pill. Once Li Yan enters the capital, he will have no say..."

Cao Jian had a sneer on his face at this time, and no longer had the humility he had just shown when facing Li Yan.

He was in the inner court and knew a lot about the affairs of the court, especially the actions of the emperor, and he deeply understood the terribleness of the current emperor.

The imperial court, the Great Qi, and the world are nothing but illusions and external things to the emperor.

With the five righteous gods as guarantee, what the emperor wants is not to become an emperor on earth, but to be included in the immortal class and become a land immortal!
These traitors think they have a good plan, but once they arrive in the capital, they will face the terror of the emperor!
At the same time, in the lobby of Qinghe County Government, Zhao Qingshan looked excited and said to Li Yan:
"Brother Li, you...did the emperor really appoint you as the Jiedushi!?" As a citizen of the Great Qi, he certainly understood how important this Jiedushi position was.

At this moment, it sounds like a dream.

It took only one month at most to go from a seventh-rank county magistrate to a first-rank military governor!
All of Li Yan's subordinates present, whether they were high-ranking members of the cult such as the White Lotus Saint Yi Lingxi, or the charity clerks who had originally followed Li Yan, or the yamen officials of Qinghe County, all had smiles on their faces.

Gao Zhiqiang, Zhao Mengsheng and others were especially delighted and cheered on the spot.

A Jiedushi of a region, besides being the local emperor, also has the privilege of being able to appoint officials to positions!

Li Yan can enthrone any official below the first rank, as long as they are officials of Hedong Province!
The significance here is extremely important.

Following Lord Li Yan was certainly because I was attracted by Lord Li's personal charm, but who wouldn't want a good future?

Li Yan smiled and said:
"Zhao Qingshan!"

Zhao Qingshan was immediately startled, and then suddenly thought of something. He ran to Li Yan and knelt down in front of him, saying:
"My subordinate is here!"

Then Li Yan smiled and said:

"Since you are from Qinghe County, I will confer upon you the rank of seventh-rank Qinghe County Lieutenant. How do you think?"

Hearing this, Zhao Qingshan trembled all over, and the next moment tears welled up in his eyes. He felt like he was dreaming, and murmured:
"Seventh rank! County lieutenant! Seventh rank! Woohoo, mother, I'm an official now, I'm an official now! Father, you can no longer look down on me, and Second Mother can no longer bully me..."

He cried and laughed at first, then suddenly thought of something and kowtowed to Li Yan to express his gratitude:
"Thank you, Brother Li, thank you, Your Excellency, thank you, Your Excellency!"

Li Yan laughed and scolded:
"Look at you, you are such a loser. You have only just started. Hurry up and wipe your snot and tears."

Zhao Qingshan then got up embarrassedly, and everyone burst into laughter.

Gao Zhiqiang said:
"Brother Qingshan, this is the first time I've seen a county lieutenant crying."

Zhao Qingshan couldn't help scratching the back of his head embarrassedly.

Later, Li Yan called out the names again. Gao Zhijian was appointed as a county magistrate. Hou Qi and others also had official positions, at least of the seventh rank.

These brothers who came from the charity house had weak foundations and had never been to school. Giving them too high an official position at the beginning would actually harm them. It would be much more appropriate for them to be a county magistrate with the support of the clerks below.

The brothers were also very satisfied. After all, being able to directly become officials of a high rank was already a surprise to them.

Li Yan then arranged official positions of the second to seventh grade for Yi Lingxi, Yu Pianran, Liao Mingyuan and other high-ranking sect leaders who had surrendered, and lavishly rewarded them, which immediately made everyone happy.

That night, the news that Li Yan had been appointed the new governor of Hedong Province had spread throughout Qinghe County, and the city was immediately decorated with lights and filled with joy.

After all, Lord Li had a very good reputation and was quite popular among the people. In the eyes of the people of Qinghe County, if Lord Li became the governor, the evil cult in Hedong Road would naturally be defeated and the country would be stable.

The next morning, Li Yan, Yi Lingxi and others quietly left the county, taking the 200,000 evil-suppressing soldiers camped outside the city, and headed west.

Enter Beijing!

(End of this chapter)