The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 37: Father and Son Fight
When Li Jingxiao received the Qilin robe, no one in the court, civil or military, stood up to object.

This kind of reward itself only represents honor, not real power.

Secondly, there have been three generations of emperors since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the emperor emeritus has been in power for decades.

Not to mention the Qilin costume, many of the favored eunuchs, Jinyiwei and imperial guards wore Feiyu costume and Qilin costume.

This kind of robe, which is awarded to people above one's rank, is indeed quite common.

As long as it's not excessive, the censor doesn't care at all.

However, it was rare for Li Jingxiao to wear a bright red Qilin costume at the age of 15.

When Li Jingxiao followed the eunuch, changed into the Qilin robe and came to the outside of Taihe Gate again, many people could not help but envy Qin Ye.

At this time, Qin Ye's mouth was crooked from laughing.

Jia Zheng regretted even more, wondering why he had not acted earlier and missed out on such a virtuous son-in-law.

Afterwards, Xia Shouzhong announced that Li Jingxiao had been promoted two levels, which was already a generous reward.

He also had a seventh-rank official position above him.

The Great Zhou Dynasty continued the Ming Dynasty's 42-level official system, which was just a way to increase your salary without increasing your actual authority.

However, if it is transferred to the local level, it will be handled according to the rules of promotion by half a level or one level.

He holds the official title of seventh-rank Chengshilang, but he is actually an official of the sixth or first rank.

After Li Jingxiao expressed his gratitude, before he could stand up, an old eunuch in a bullfighting suit came up the steps of Taihe Gate, smiling and holding an imperial edict.

After paying his respects to the emperor, Dai Quan, the chamberlain of the Daming Palace, said with a smile, "Your Majesty, the sage has issued an order."

The emperor and his ministers knew that the retired emperor would definitely express his opinion.

Firstly, it declared that although the emperor had abdicated, he was not indifferent to anything.

Otherwise, the emperor would not have held on to the military power.

Secondly, since it involves his own imperial mausoleum, if he does not reward his subordinates for their meritorious service, it will discourage them.

Third, the emperor has already given rewards, so the emperor emeritus should give more.

It just goes to show that a father is still a father and he always has the upper hand over his son.

Otherwise, she would be just like Li Yuan, staying in the harem and having fun all day long.

The retired emperor voluntarily abdicated due to his critical illness, and the abdication edict was issued. Unexpectedly, he recovered from his illness not long after.

You can only become the emperor emeritus.

Li Yuan was forced to abdicate, which is a big difference.

Dai Quan smiled and saluted the emperor again before spreading out the imperial edict.

After hearing this, Li Jingxiao and the ministers around him subconsciously looked at the emperor.

There are a lot of words in the edict, and the simple explanation is that Li Jingxiao was promoted to the rank of Captain of the Embroidered Guards, responsible for arresting thieves, hanging bandits, and capturing criminals.

With a little thought, one can guess that the emperor was dissatisfied with the sudden appearance of Shan Gui near the imperial mausoleum and was planning to let him go easily.

Chinese people have always attached great importance to their affairs after death.

Anyone who touches the mausoleum of the retired emperor is equivalent to digging up his grave.

While he's still alive, dig up his grave.

Just think about it and you will know how angry the emperor was.

Since Li Jingxiao was able to kill so many mountain monsters, he had no involvement with any party and no conflicts of interest.

If he is asked to investigate whether there is any hidden power behind Shan Gui, he won't have to worry about this or that.

Anyone who makes things difficult for Li Jingxiao or obstructs his investigation will definitely have to endure the wrath of the emperor afterwards.

If anyone makes the retired emperor restless after his death, he will let your entire family go first.

The emperor sighed inwardly. He couldn't refute this matter, so he asked Xia Shouzhong's guards to cooperate with Li Jingxiao to arrest the bandits.

Li Jingxiao was also given a token, so that he could go directly to the palace to report any important matters in the future.

Li Jingxiao chuckled in his heart.

The emperor and his son fought for power, but in the end, they benefited from it. A captain of the Imperial Guard was a true fifth-rank official.

As for investigating the case, it’s actually not difficult if you think about it.

After thanking his enchantment and leaving Taihe Gate, Li Jingxiao wore a bright red Qilin costume.

On the golden belt of the Three Assistants around his waist hung a silver medallion for the title of Captain of the Jinyi Guards and a bronze medallion for walking within the palace.

Wearing a three-peaked hat and black leather Liuhe boots, he looks as handsome as he can be when he walks.

When Li Jingxiao took Zhao Junming and a team of small flags to report to the Jinyiwei Yamen, the news quickly spread to the homes of the powerful and influential people in the capital.

Needless to say, Qin Keqing was already engaged and was just waiting to get married after the New Year.

The more capable her future husband is, the happier she will be as his wife.

In other powerful families, many women in the inner chambers couldn't help but curse Li Jingxiao for his bad luck when they heard about him for the first time.

Those who had heard of him before felt a little regretful that they had not taken action earlier.

Of course, the most lively family was the Jia family, and it was the first time that Grandmother Jia felt regretful.

As for the other members of the Jia family, although Li Jingxiao was just a thousand households in the eyes of the Jia family at this time, he was given the Qilin robe by the emperor, which made him feel a little different.

Being appreciated by the emperor and the emperor emeritus, his future will definitely be extraordinary.

The most surprising person was Mrs. Wang.

This was probably because Jia Zhu not only did not die, but his health was much better after he recovered from his illness.

Mrs. Wang had a lot of good feelings towards Li Jingxiao, her savior.

Naturally, she was reluctant to marry Jia Yuanchun to Li Jingxiao.

But Mrs. Wang has always been concerned about her natal family. Since Jia Zhu is not dead, Li Wan naturally does not have to bear the sin of being a jinx.

So Mrs. Wang didn't hate her daughter-in-law as much as in the original book.

Li Wan helps Lady Wang take care of Lady Jia and also helps with the housekeeping.

Mrs. Wang no longer tried every possible means to marry another niece, Wang Xifeng, into the Jia family.

Even Mrs. Wang herself knew it, let alone Lady Jia.

Jia She, Lady Xing, Jia Zheng, and even their own son Jia Zhu, might not be willing to see the Wang family's second daughter marry into the Jia family.

And she married Jia Lian, the eldest son of the first wife.

All these changes actually happened because Jia Zhu was not dead.

When she met Jia Zheng in the evening, she saw that he was in a bad mood. Mrs. Wang thought about it and wondered whether she should talk to Jia Zheng about the possibility of marrying Wang Xifeng to Li Jingxiao at this time.

In the end, Mrs. Wang couldn't help but say it out loud.

However, she didn't say it explicitly, but Jia Zheng became furious after hearing it.

Since she also had a crush on Li Jingxiao, she regretted not being able to marry her eldest daughter.

Moreover, Jia Zheng has always strongly opposed letting Yuanchun enter the palace.

On this point, the old teacher is actually the person who understands the most in the Jia family.

Now, as Yuanchun's biological mother, she doesn't even think about her daughter, but is thinking about finding a good husband for her niece.

What is this called?

To put it mildly, it is self-righteous and brainless.

Li Jingxiao was already engaged, and wanted to rely on the power of the Jia and Wang families to force others to cancel the engagement.

That is not winning over Li Jingxiao, but making enemies with him.

What else can you say? Li Jingxiao is not worthy of the daughter of the Jia family. In the future, she will be out of your reach.

To put it more seriously, it's like being a traitor.

She didn't consider herself as the daughter-in-law of the Jia family, and her mind was only thinking about gaining benefits for the Wang family.

Jia Zheng was so angry that he waved his sleeves, cursed "you don't know what you are talking about", and went to find Aunt Zhao.

(End of this chapter)