The Prodigal Son of the Mystical Sect

It is true that the folk customs of the Great Zhou Dynasty were open, but this did not hinder the Zhou Dynasty, as the first empire in China, from the etiquette of going to the country.

There is nothing wrong with welcoming the triumphant heroes with triumphal rites and music, but many of the attentive, or perhaps extremely observant, dignitaries at the scene heard a deeper meaning...

This ritual and music contains more than just the word 'triumph'...

The melody is exciting and novel, and it is cheerful and seems to usher in new life... The meaning of this, according to the ancient system of the Great Zhou Dynasty, is two words...

Marquis.

This is not only the sound of triumph, but also the ceremonial music of the Marquis!

"Could it be..."

"This is impossible!"

"Chu Tianxiao is only seventeen years old, and the Marquis in Purple Clothes is still in his ancestral land. At most, he can only get the formal inheritance rights and get the title of Little Marquis...but there is absolutely no way he can inherit the title of Marquis from the Marquis in Purple Clothes at this time!"

"That's true...but this is indeed the rites and music of a feudal prince! Could it be that the Ministry of Rites made a mistake?"

"...No, it's probably extremely small..."

Just as everyone in the audience was talking about it, on a certain galloping road leading to the Forbidden City, a group of dozens of horsemen, fully armed, galloped majestically. Behind them, there were several huge and gorgeously decorated chariots. It is filled with all kinds of luxury items, as well as many things that show favor...

Of course, most of them come from the Ministry of Rites.

The implication made some big shots frown and think deeply...

Contrary to what they thought, the people of Kyoto only saw the gorgeous chariots and generous rewards. After praising them, they who were originally crowded on the horse road fled away. Soon, the dozens of riders rushed to the city gate. After that, The suspension bridge falls, the city gate opens, the city screen opens...

A familiar eunuch came out first.

It was Gao Weng, the eunuch who had some connections with Chu Tianxiao.

"The imperial edict has arrived!"

There was a sound, followed by the sound of people kneeling down.

Chu Tianxiao turned over and dismounted, and the three thousand defeated armors behind him also bowed their heads and knelt down, listening to the will.

"It is destined to be blessed by heaven, the emperor decreed..."

Gao Weng looked solemn and solemnly read the imperial edict.

Just like Emperor Zhou's concise style in the past, leaving out the necessary complimentary sentences, this edict mainly talks about three rewards.

But every one of them left everyone in the room shocked and overwhelmed.

In fact, as soon as the first reward surfaced, some people were almost shocked!

It was an outrageous-looking white paper.

There was a golden light shining on it, but there were nine big characters written on it - there was no doubt that these were the nine characters written by Emperor Zhou personally, and some kind of means above the Five Realms were definitely used...

"Spent everything for the rise of the Great Zhou Dynasty!"

Almost at the moment when these nine characters appeared in front of people, they instantly floated into the air, and then flew into the "battle flag" that the prodigal army had been displaying to show their military power in the blink of an eye!

The originally empty black and red battle flag suddenly seemed to be inlaid with these nine characters, shining brightly in the early sunlight!

In just an instant, Chu Tianxiao, who was connected to the ‘Heavenly Blood Prodigal Flag’, immediately felt its strengthening...

He clearly knows that from now on, the prodigal army under this banner will double its fighting spirit and greatly increase its combat power!

Even putting this aside... it is undoubtedly a high honor for the Prodigal Army to have a battle flag inscribed by the most powerful man in China, the King of the First Empire, and to hold this flag and be invincible and gallop on the battlefield...

So this first reward directly raised the level of 'rewards based on merit' to a very high level.

Everyone was curious about the second reward.

The result... is still appalling.

"...In addition to the thirty-six divine princes, a thirty-seventh 'prodigal prince' was established to command three thousand prodigal armies. The fiefdom was...Old Zhao, southeast! Set up a prince's mansion in Tianmei City..."

Gao Weng's words seemed to carry some kind of power, piercing people's hearts and making everyone's hearts tremble!

Even if they had some speculations before, they still couldn't deal with it calmly when they saw such absurd things happening...

He is actually a feudal lord!

For a seventeen-year-old boy who has not yet become a crown prince... to be granted the title of Marquis!

Or the thirty-seventh divine prince who canonized the Great Zhou Dynasty?

Do you want to keep the entire southeastern territory of Old Zhao and that terrible prodigal army in his hands?

Such grace, not to mention it has appeared in the world, even if it is in imagination, it should never exist!

Many people couldn't help but sigh, and some people subconsciously wanted to object, but then they swallowed their words back...

There is no other reason.

It is true that Chu Tianxiao's record this time is too shocking... Since it is an unprecedented record, then it seems that it is not an exaggeration to show his favor with an unprecedented reward, right?

only……

A prodigal?

This Hou name, which sounds a bit absurd and joking, has more than a thousand meanings behind it...

"It's really...unexpected."

"A prodigal son...Hey, obviously, he should just be a prodigal son..."

People in the audience sighed.

Some of the enemies of the Chu family were gnashing their teeth, with extremely complicated expressions - thinking back to the beginning, Chu Tianxiao was ridiculed and ridiculed by them because of his prodigality, and they thought it was nothing to worry about... But one thing after another happened, it was Their faces were swollen... Not to mention that today, the prodigal family of Chu actually became a marquis based on his prodigal family!

How to play this?

Is this still justified?

At this moment, Gao Weng ignored the thoughts of the people around him and started talking about the third reward.

But the crowd was no longer in a state of amazement. It was true that it would be another extremely heavy reward, but could it be more than being made a marquis?

He had already been made a marquis, could there be a greater grace?

It was impossible.

It couldn't be more shocking.

This was almost what everyone in the room thought, but the next moment, they were all deeply shocked by this 'third reward'!

"... a genius, a loser to become a marquis... his status was already heavy, and he shouldn't personally go out to compete with his peers, so the emperor bestowed on Chu Tianxiao the title of the top of this year's Grand Autumn Examination... I decree it."

When the word 'top' fell, the hearts of many geniuses in the room suddenly stagnated!

You know, the Grand Autumn Examination is something that even the top geniuses in Kyoto pursue diligently. It is not only an honor, but also an absolute symbol of genius!

After all, the vast land of China is now full of wild flowers and there are so many geniuses. It's not that you say you are a top genius, then you are... If you want to prove it, you must show some resume.

The Great Autumn Examination, which is the most important and fair one in the First Empire of Shenzhou, is the best resume to prove one's talent.

Therefore, countless geniuses have been sharpening their knives these days, waiting for the postponed Great Autumn Examination to officially open, but who would have thought that it would lose the most valuable "top spot" before it even started...

The top spot in this Great Autumn Examination was actually granted by the emperor?

For thousands of years, such a thing has never happened in the Great Zhou!

After all, the Great Autumn Examination was created by the first king of the Great Zhou, and it has been passed down for so many years, and it has long become an absolutely unshakable ancestral system!

For a moment, the whole audience could not control and was in an uproar!