In the Blade

At the court meeting the next day, Du Chengfeng was officially appointed and received the seal of the Grand Tutor.

The civil and military officials did not react much, and seemed to have tacitly accepted this fact. After all, the treacherous prime minister Jia Wen and his men had already acknowledged it, and it was not impossible to change someone now - as for the young emperor, no one cared, anyway, this so-called emperor had always been just a decoration.

People's hearts had long been floating.

Everyone had their own ideas, but they were experienced and would never show their ideas on their faces. They would smile and congratulate Du Chengfeng, even if Du Chengfeng was just a rebel from the countryside of Jibei before - this might really be something they should laugh at, after all, a country rebel from a fighting man was always easier to talk to than a prime minister from a scholarly family, even if the other party was Ruan Shantao's disciple.

People have weaknesses, people have desires, and with desires, people can be used.

After years of working under the treacherous prime minister, the civil and military officials in the court did not really learn nothing.

But all this has nothing to do with Du Chengfeng. These people can't give him what he wants, or rather, no one can give him what he wants. Du Chengfeng, who has come all the way from Jibei after many twists and turns, has long known that what really belongs to him is always obtained by his own hands.

Of course, this does not prevent him from asking for some information.

"Is there any delicious snack shop in Jiankang City? The kind that is more presentable."

"...Ah?"

The court officials who came to congratulate were stunned.

You know, they have already prepared to give something to build a good relationship, whether it is tacky gold and silver jewelry, or elegant antiques and calligraphy and paintings, or swords and spears that warriors prefer, and some people even came up with the trick of beauty trap - but the new Grand Master actually wants a snack shop?

"I have two snack shops at home."

After a moment of confusion, a court official still stood up.

"If the Grand Master doesn't mind, I'm willing to..."

"Why do I need a shop? I just want to buy something."

Du Chengfeng shook his head and declined the kindness.

If it was the original him, he might still be very interested in such things. After all, these are two shops opened in the capital. If they are well managed, they can even be said to make a fortune every day. For him who was penniless at the beginning, being able to make such a fortune is simply a perfect life, what else can he ask for.

But for him now, such trivial matters are just boring.

Without power, nothing can be grasped. He has deeply understood this truth, and in the pursuit of power, these mundane trivial matters are dispensable.

"Anyway, I'm going to buy things first, you can do whatever you want."

With this, Du Chengfeng rode away.

Yes, because he was worried about leaving things with others, Du Chengfeng still rode on a horse this time to the court.

Such arrogant and rebellious behavior naturally caused dissatisfaction among the civil and military officials, but what worried them most was that the new Grand Master did not accept their kindness - this undoubtedly made them panic. If the gifts could be sent out, it would at least mean that they had some needs for each other and could continue to have exchanges in the future.

But now, the gifts could not be sent out, which in a sense also meant that they were not needed.

What would be the fate of useless things?

"Or we should go find those people."

After the court was dismissed, some court officials gathered secretly to discuss the future retreat.

As for the "those people" they mentioned, of course, they were the remnants of Prime Minister Jia Wen. Although Prime Minister Jia Wen himself died suddenly, his men were still there, and the strength of these people had been verified in the previous rebellion - although the methods of those remnants of the previous dynasty were quite insidious, at least in fact, these former Dayu scholars did effectively suppress the rebellion.

After the death of Prime Minister Jia Wen, these remnants of the former dynasty had organized several assassinations against the murderer Du Chengfeng, but those assassinations ultimately failed.

Like Prime Minister Jia Wen, the strengths of these scholars are more in deceiving people, and they are somewhat powerless when it comes to killing people head-on.

"But, head-on confrontation is our strength."

An elderly courtier stroked his beard.

The rest of the courtiers also nodded.

Yes, when it comes to head-on confrontation, they are truly fearless, on the one hand because of the various secrets accumulated in the family over this long time, and on the other hand, because of the hidden masters who have been secretly gathered by them and have the power to release evil spirits.

But the most important thing is the things they worship in the family.

That is the terrifying weapon known as the national guardian weapon.

People only know that the great Chen Taizu used fifteen national defense weapons to kill countless grassland barbarians, but few people know that fourteen of the fifteen national defense weapons came from the generals who followed the great Chen Taizu to start the rebellion.

In the process of following the great Chen Taizu to conquer the east and the west, these generals all died on the battlefield, and their weapons were collected by the great Chen Taizu. After the battle in the north, these weapons completely made a name for themselves and established the unshakable position of the great Chen Taizu.

This is a well-known fact.

What people don’t know is that after the burial of the Great Chen Emperor, these weapons were taken back by the descendants of the generals as a legacy of their ancestors, and they worshipped them day and night. The descendants of these generals also deliberately concealed this matter. After all, the fifteen national defense weapons locked in the palace sounded safer than the fourteen national defense weapons held by various families.

In the final analysis, the families at that time still believed in the royal family of the Great Chen. Even if they saw the remaining prestige of the Great Chen Emperor, they also felt that the royal family of the Great Chen could lead them to gain more benefits.

But now it seems...

"It seems that the newly pulled out sword of our Majesty is not very friendly to us."

Several court officials looked at each other and confirmed what they thought in each other's hearts.

As the ministers of the Great Chen, when the Majesty was immoral, they had the responsibility to persuade the Majesty and even help the Majesty correct some improper behaviors.

After all, although Da Chen belongs to their emperor, it is still theirs after all.

Or rather, it has always been theirs.

The belated first update is here, I will hurry to write the second update.

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I will continue to write, the transition chapter made me dizzy.