Chapter 128 The Court Meeting Ends

Chen Mo took the imperial edict with both hands and walked back slowly.

Many second- and third-rank officials looked at each other in surprise. They knew Chen Mo's strength and identity long before.

However, they had never expected that the emperor would directly reward Chen Mo with a juren.

In addition, the imperial martial arts examination will be held in a while, and the meaning is extremely obvious.

The emperor hopes that Chen Mo can win the title of martial arts champion, so that he can be promoted.

From this, it can be seen how much the emperor values ​​Chen Mo.

Although the martial arts examination has not yet started, they probably all understand that the title of martial arts champion must be obtained by Chen Mo.

If he didn't get it, it might be someone cheating.

However, although many officials were surprised at the emperor's attention to Chen Mo, no one had any objection to the emperor's arrangement, because Chen Mo really had the hard power to be a martial arts champion.

After Chen Mo was rewarded, the grand court meeting was not over yet. The rewards had to wait until the court meeting was over before someone would deliver them to his mansion one by one.

Besides, he was not the only one rewarded this time. All those who had made contributions were rewarded. It was just that he had made the greatest contribution, so he was the first one to be rewarded.

In addition, many officials were dismissed and demoted, so of course a new group of people had to be promoted.

"Xingyuan Prefecture Guard Sun Shouren." The palace attendant shouted loudly.

Chen Mo was his adopted son and also his subordinate. Chen Mo had made contributions, so even if his superior did nothing, he was still considered to have made contributions.

"I am here!" Sun Shouren said in a slightly excited tone, and walked to the front.

"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor, I decree.

Xingyuan Prefecture Guard Sun Shouren, who knows people well and has a good sense of people. Now he is promoted to the rank of the fourth-rank commander of the Southern Guards, and is granted a Tongxuan Pill."

Among the several citadels near the capital, the Southern Guards is not the largest or the most important, so the commander of the imperial guards there is only the fourth-rank commander.

Unlike the other citadels, the commanders of the imperial guards are all third-rank military officers.

However, this was a great promotion for Sun Shouren. After all, this fourth-rank commander-in-chief had real power.

Moreover, the main merit this time was not his, he just got the help of Chen Mo.

If His Majesty hadn't valued him, this position would never have fallen into his hands easily.

The higher you go, the harder it is to get promoted. Sometimes, it's just a matter of time. If you don't get rid of the people in front of you, it's hard to get promoted again in your lifetime.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Sun Shouren said excitedly, and he also held the imperial edict with both hands.

Then other people who made contributions were rewarded, and many people were promoted one by one to fill the vacant positions.

Of course, the imperial edict read out only a small part, and only the imperial edicts for the titles of officials above the fifth rank were issued.

The promotion of officials below the fifth rank was decided by the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War, and the results of the discussion were submitted to the emperor. After the emperor's seal was obtained, the order could be issued.

As the last few imperial edicts were read out, the palace servant shouted with a breath.

"The court meeting is over, all officials leave!"

Naturally, no officials could present memorials at the grand court meeting. After all matters were read out, the court meeting was dismissed.

Many officials slowly dispersed under the guidance of the palace servants.

"Sir Chen, please follow me. His Majesty ordered me to take you to see your house in the inner city. The various rewards given to you before will also be sent to that house."

A palace servant in blue came over with a smile.

"Father, I will leave first and come back to the outer city to find you." Chen Mo bowed to Sun Shouren and then left with the palace servant.

After leaving the palace, he came to the inner city.

Unlike the outer city, the inner city is very quiet and secluded. There are few pedestrians on the streets paved with bluestone. Occasionally, some servants living in the palace mansions walked, and they would retreat far away when they saw Chen Mo and his men.

"Sir Chen, this is the house you see." The palace attendant brought Chen Mo to a house and spoke softly.

This house should have been newly cleaned up recently. The plaque was newly engraved and the mahogany door was repainted.

"The land in the inner city is expensive, not as good as the outer city, but this courtyard is also four acres and three points in size, with pavilions in front and gardens and stables in the back.

In addition to the main gate, there are side doors and back doors for servants and grooms."

The palace attendant carefully introduced this courtyard to Chen Mo.

This courtyard is actually not small in size. A large courtyard is divided into two smaller courtyards.

But although it is said to be smaller, it covers an area of ​​about one acre. Even if there are 17 or 18 people living in it, it will not feel crowded.

Although it is not as spacious as his adoptive father's mansion in the outer city, it is already very good in the inner city.

The most important thing is that Chen Mo can see that there are layers of formations guarding this house, and guiding the direction of the feng shui of heaven and earth.

This formation is not only arranged in his own courtyard, but also connects the palace city with other courtyards in the inner city, making this place a paradise that is not affected by the mirage sea. This is the highest value of this courtyard.

"Master Chen, this is the formation token of this house. You can mobilize most of the formations in the courtyard with it." The palace attendant took out a wooden box and handed it to Chen Mo with both hands.

In the box was a white jade token. Chen Mo took it and refined the token directly with the flow of internal energy.

There are indeed many formations in this house, but most of them are protective. The really useful one is a formation that draws the power of heaven and earth, which can attract the power of heaven and earth faster and help warriors refine and practice.

As for the formation used to guide Feng Shui and earth energy, Chen Mo can't mobilize it at all.

This is normal. After all, once this Feng Shui formation is destroyed, the entire inner city will be invaded by the sea of ​​mirage.

Therefore, this formation cannot be easily used by others.

"Then Sir Chen, please take a look at this house first. I will ask someone to send other rewards."

The palace attendant smiled and was about to leave.

Chen Mo reached into his arms and took out a stack of silver bills from his storage bag and handed it over, "Sorry for the trouble!"

"Oh! Then I will thank you for the reward on behalf of my brothers!" Seeing the silver bills, the palace attendant smiled happily.

The so-called palace attendants, in addition to some eunuchs, are more ordinary minor officials who walk in front of the palace and handle sundries for the emperor.

If a eunuch is promoted to a palace attendant, it means that he has a rank. This is a gift given by the emperor because he values ​​and trusts him extremely.

The vast majority of eunuchs are ordinary eunuchs without rank and rank, and it is impossible for them to achieve the position of palace attendants.

Although the eunuch in front of him had no martial arts ability, he still held an official position, which showed that His Majesty trusted him. There would be nothing wrong in having a good relationship with such a person.

After the palace servants left, Chen Mo checked his house. The courtyard was very empty and quiet, and it should have been cleaned before.

If he really wanted to live in such a large courtyard, he had to arrange for maids and housekeepers.

Even if he didn't live there, he had to arrange for someone to clean it, otherwise it wouldn't be long before this house would be abandoned.

Chen Mo didn't wait long before people sent various rewards to him.

The court dress and ceremonial seals of Qingmu County Man were all packed in wooden boxes.

As for the food salary, it was directly exchanged for silver.

One catty of high-quality pearl white rice was worth thirty wen in the market, and one hundred catties was worth three thousand wen, or three taels of silver.

With the title of county baron, Chen Mo could receive two thousand four hundred taels of silver from the court every year even if he did nothing in the future.

And not only him, but also his descendants can receive it, at least three or four generations can receive it, which is the most important part of the title.

Two thousand four hundred taels of silver, this is not a small amount, it is enough to support two or three outsiders for martial arts training.

My adoptive father spent his whole life in the military, and only then did he get the title of a county baron, which shows how rare the title is.

In addition, the court also gave him a thousand acres of good land, which is not near the capital, but outside the city of Nanshou.

They are all fields, but the price of fields near the capital is far beyond that of other prefectures.

This thousand acres of land is worth at least 30,000 taels of silver.

It is used to grow food, and after deducting various costs every year, it is estimated that there will be about 1,500 taels left.

With a title and land, if Chen Mo is willing to stay in the capital, this is his family business.

However, these things are not the most important to Chen Mo.

"Sir, look, this is a blood spirit deer. It was just caught this morning and is still alive."

Four palace servants lifted a heavy iron cage from the carriage.

Inside were two harmless little deer, but their blood was too strong.

"This, just eat it directly? No need to find a Qi Refiner to deal with it?" Chen Mo asked carefully with a slightly hesitant tone.

"My lord, just eat it directly, but you should be careful when bleeding. This deer is very strong. If the deer blood is accidentally spilled, it will be a big loss." The palace servant who came to deliver the reward explained with a smile.

Then he showed the rest of the rewards to Chen Mo one by one.

Except for these two deer, the rest of the rewards were not very special.

"I'm sorry to bother you this time." Chen Mo smiled and took out the silver bills to reward everyone.

After everyone left, Chen Mo grabbed a ginseng from the wooden box in front of him.

The Xuanyuan ginseng was very large, more than one foot long, and as thick as an adult's arm.

Although it is called ginseng, the head is not much different from a big white radish.

Chen Mo did not hesitate and took a bite to taste it.

As a spiritual object of heaven and earth, this ginseng tastes excellent, like a very crisp apple, not only that, but also has a sweet taste.

Swallowing it into the stomach, boundless blood energy poured in and was sent into the Transformation Pearl by him.

This Xuanyuan ginseng is extremely effective, and only one bite contains a lot of blood energy.

If a warrior with insufficient physical strength swallows it, he may not be able to benefit from it, but may damage himself.

While chewing the ginseng, Chen Mo put away the Blood Yuan Stone, Blood Containing Pill and other rewards this time.

His storage bag had been emptied by him, and the coffin and the two pairs of hammers he used had been taken out, which was enough to hold the reward this time.

After packing up his things, Chen Mo sat in the pavilion in the yard and continued to chew the ginseng in his hand carefully.

As for the remaining ginseng, Chen Mo prepared to give it to his adoptive father.

Ginseng is a spiritual thing of heaven and earth. It is different from elixirs or blood essence stones. It is definitely a good thing.

Even if one's cultivation has reached a bottleneck, as long as the body is strong enough, it can absorb some of the medicinal power and replenish itself.

I will give it to him. It is his business whether he wants it or not, but I must not give it to him.

After chewing the ginseng, Chen Mo looked at the iron cage in the yard. There were two blood spirit deer in it, which also had extremely abundant blood and qi in their bodies.