Alien King

Chapter 226 Martial Arts Tournament
The emperor nodded, and said: "Defu, draw up the decree. The 15 people in Yuhu, for their meritorious service in rescuing the princess, will each be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold. They will wear fourth-rank official uniforms, hereby."

Ye Tian stared at each other, and each of them had a thousand taels of gold, which was a normal reward.But there are 15 people in Yuhu, and each of them is wearing a fourth-rank official uniform, which seems a bit too big.

Except for Dai Ni, Lin Qiyu, Ouyang Ruochen, and Zhao Zhentian, the other eleven people have suddenly become fourth-rank officials of the imperial court from ordinary people, and they have not passed the review of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Ye Tian himself felt a little overwhelmed by the feeling of the Government Affairs Council.

But after a brief surprise, Ye Tian quickly understood the emperor's intention.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The emperor took advantage of the opportunity to reward him for his great achievements. Even if it violated the procedures, the Government Affairs Council must be embarrassed to jump out and make irresponsible remarks at this time.

This is the emperor taking the opportunity to cultivate Ye Tian's power.When Dai Ni, Ouyang Ruochen, Nanchen, and Ruan Ji were appointed, the emperor encountered a strong backlash from the military and government.

Especially the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the Government Administration Council, which is the central agency for assessing, assessing, promoting, and appointing officials from all over the country. Even the emperor had to rely on the Ministry of Civil Affairs to realize the normal operation of the entire administrative system.

In order to satisfy Ye Tian's plea, the emperor even promoted several officials who were originally appointed by the Officials' Court at the same time. The emperor had heard about the conduct of these officials for a long time, so he deliberately shelved them.When pleading for Ye Tian's promotion, the Ministry of Civil Affairs also put forward several seemingly reasonable objections.

In desperation, the emperor had no choice but to compromise.

But at this moment, the emperor once again strongly promoted 15 people from Yuhu, just to show it to the Lizheng Yuan.The emperor wanted the Officials to know one thing. Even without the Officials, the emperor would still be able to promote four-rank officials, rebuild the entire civil service system, and promote the operation of the entire administrative system.

Sure enough, after the emperor finished talking about the rewards, there was no voice of opposition in the court.Minister of State Qin Ruhua still squinted his eyes, as if what the emperor said just now was something that had nothing to do with him.

Seeing that there were no objections, the emperor felt a little unsatisfied. After his enthusiasm faded, the emperor said: "If there is something to do, the emperor will leave the court."

At this time, Yang Qi'an, the Minister of Rites and Politics, stepped forward and said: "My Majesty, the Eka Empire has sent a note. On the first day of next month, the Eka Prince will visit the capital. The Eka people also proposed that because of the two countries On the occasion of the exchange visit, a martial arts tournament should be held to wish happiness. Finally."

Having said this, Yang Qi'an suddenly stopped talking.

The emperor frowned and asked, "What is the last thing? Say it."

Yang Qi'an looked a little nervous, and continued: "In the end, the Erka people also said that if we feel that we are not strong enough, there is no need to hold the martial arts tournament."

Ye Tian secretly said, it really is coming.

With a "snap", the emperor waved his big hand, slapped it hard on the table, and said angrily, "It's really unreasonable. Although the Eka people have many warriors and mages, are they really deceiving me that there is no one in the Tiangong Empire?"

At this time, Lin Chengzhou finally opened his eyes, and said lightly: "Your Majesty, Prince Ivan's visit to Beijing this time may be because of drunkenness. Moreover, judging from the information sent by the border post, this time Eka They dispatched the famous Demon Spirit Mage Squad and Magic Guidance Mage Squad, the lineup is unprecedentedly strong, in my opinion, it is very difficult for us to deal with it."

The emperor looked stern, and asked: "Chengzhou, tell me, how is our strength?"

Lin Chengzhou pondered for a while, and said slowly: "Looking at the strength of our entire Tiangong Empire, among the personnel in the hands of the military and political institutes, there are about a hundred magisters, including about ten senior magisters, and about 30 intermediate magisters. 70 people, about six to [-] junior magisters."

After a pause, Lin Chengzhou continued: "There are about tens of thousands of magicians, but there are only a few hundred high-level magicians, and most of them are middle- and low-level magicians. About ten people."

"And the Eka people are aggressive this time. Judging from the information on the border, there are 1 senior magicians alone, 1000 junior magicians, and about a hundred middle and high-level magicians. Even if we use the wheel tactics, we The number is less than one-twelfth of others, and there is no way to compete with them." Lin Chengzhou continued.

"Besides, the power of the empire I just mentioned is the sum of the power distributed across the country. It is impossible for us to concentrate all the elites stationed in various places in the capital. If that is the case, the border will inevitably be empty. Therefore, the power that the capital can use At most, there will be no more than five high-level magisters and high-level god fighters, and no more than one hundred mid- and low-level magisters and low-level god fighters." Lin Chengzhou said again.

Sighing, Lin Chengzhou continued: "I believe that the Erka people are already very aware of our strength. This time Ivan will come to the capital with a lineup that exceeds our strength. Therefore, in my opinion, this time The martial arts competition may damage the prestige of the country, so let’s not do it.”

Hearing Lin Chengzhou's words, the emperor felt suffocated.

The martial arts tournament will damage the country's prestige, so why not hold this martial arts tournament so that the country's prestige will not be damaged?It's not just deceiving yourself and others, it will only make the Eka people look down on you even more.

Thinking of this, the emperor looked at Qin Ruhua again, and said, "Ruhua, tell me, should we do it or not?"

Qin Ruhua looked worried, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, according to my opinion, the Eka people are indeed coming with force. What Cheng Zhou said is not unreasonable. I also agree with Cheng Zhou's opinion."

The emperor snorted inwardly, and thought to himself that one of you is a minister of military affairs and the other is a minister of government affairs, but you are so unconfident and timid, if you really complied with the words of the Erka people, if you are not strong enough, there is no need to hold a martial arts tournament Now, where should I put my face and the face of the court.

Even if you lose in a martial arts competition, you have to lose with integrity. Retiring before a fight is a heroic act.

At this moment, the emperor turned his head slowly, looked at Ye Tian, ​​and said, "Ye Qing, what do you think?"

With a cynical smile on Ye Tian's face, he said angrily: "Isn't it just a martial arts tournament? Just compare and compare. You have to compete to know who is stronger."

Seeing Ye Tian's appearance, the emperor suddenly couldn't help laughing, this Ye Qing always makes people laugh for no reason.

After finally suppressing the feeling of wanting to laugh, the emperor said sternly: "Initiate the case and inform the Eka people that the martial arts tournament will be held as scheduled on the first day of next month."

Hearing that the emperor had issued an order, Lin Chengzhou and Qin Ruhua couldn't be too disobedient, so they had to keep their mouths shut.

The matter of the martial arts tournament was settled like this.After retiring from the court, except for Murong Qi, Nangong Feiyan, and Ouyang Ruochen who returned to their respective families, and Lin Qiyu who went to the Royal Union, Ye Tian, ​​Mei Rou, and Bi Ling returned to Yuhu West Garden.

Still sitting under the pear tree, Ye Tian happily thought about the reward just now.

After a trip to the early dynasty, Yuhu Xiyuan had eleven more officials of the fourth rank of the imperial court. Although there is no specific position yet, the rank has been determined. No matter where they go in the future, they will be directly fourth rank.This speed of start and promotion is beyond the imagination of thousands of people who have worked hard to obtain fame and struggle in officialdom.

But among the eleven fourth-rank officials, there is one person who is false, and that is the man in the iron mask.

It was just an undead, not a real living person.Its existence is just a cover-up by Ye Tian, ​​so that Lin Chengzhou, an old dog, and Qin Ruhua, an old fox, cannot truly explore Ye Tian's true strength.

At the same time, Ye Tian also knows that he is in a high position now, and he is not used to seeing high-level officials in the court, but in fact, the appointment of a fourth-rank official in the court requires his own hard work and making necessary connections. , to establish a certain background, supplemented by long-term observation and exercise, and finally with a little bit of luck, it may be possible to get to this point.

Therefore, for an ordinary person, unless he has great luck, it is almost impossible to become a fourth-rank official of the imperial court.

The emperor gave Ye Tian eleven fourth-rank officials at once. In the future, no matter where Mei Rou and the others go, no matter what positions they hold, they will be a great help to Ye Tian in the court.

This is the most typical plan for a rainy day and layout in advance.

Ye Tian is naturally very clear about the emperor's wishes, so he has been cooperating with the emperor's wishes.

Next, Ye Tian had to think about how to deal with this Laoshizi martial arts tournament.

Lin Chengzhou and Qin Ruhua were naturally not fools to be able to get into the positions of first-rank officials in the imperial court.The Eka people came in menacingly, and dispatched the magic magician group and the magician magician group. In terms of strength, it was much higher than the Tiangong Empire. From a normal situation, the Tiangong Empire would definitely lose in this martial arts tournament.

But Ye Tian also knew that since the emperor ordered to hold this tournament, he naturally didn't want to lose.

Therefore, Ye Tian's mission is to defeat the Eka people in the tournament.

But with so many magicians and magisters, even if all 17 people from Yuhu were on the stage, it would not be enough for them to step on.The difference in numbers is too great to make up for other advantages.

Ye Tian frowned, and began to think deeply.

His nuclear crystal rifle can barely deal with junior god fighters and junior magisters, but the so-called countermeasures are only to repel the opponents, and cannot cause real damage to junior god fighters and junior magisters.

But the Eka people not only have junior magisters, but also intermediate and senior magisters. Even Ye Tian is not sure whether the junior martial artist Suoya will come to the capital with Prince Ivan.

Thinking of Suoya, Ye Tian couldn't help having a headache.

The strength of a god warrior is unimaginable for god fighters and magisters.

Ye Tian and Suoya have faced each other head-on, and he can say without hesitation that a single Suoya can kill all the warriors and mages in the capital, and the entire upper capital has almost no power to fight back.

(End of this chapter)