Chapter 378: The Right to Carry a Sword
Looking at Chen Chao, Master Hongxiao wanted to eat him.
He spoke coldly, with a bone-chilling voice, "We have already admitted defeat, why do we need to take action?!"
What he was talking about was that after he shouted in mid-air that we surrender, Chen Chao still landed the last punch. At that time, Chen Chao completely heard that sentence and could have stopped the punch, but he still didn't stop. He chose to punch again.
With that punch, he instantly shattered the sword hidden between Lu Chu's eyebrows and ruined his prospects.
Chen Chao glanced at Master Hongxiao and said indifferently, "Master said he would admit defeat, but that doesn't mean that Fellow Taoist Lu meant this. I'm still looking for any means that Fellow Daoist Lu hasn't come up with to give me a fatal blow. "
"you!"
Master Hongxiao stared at Chen Chao with murderous intent in his eyes.
Chen Chao still said with an innocent face, "To be honest, Fellow Daoist Lu is the strongest opponent I have ever seen in my life. If it were not so, I would not have dealt with it with all my strength, so that I could not hold back and seriously injured Fellow Daoist Lu. Now that I think about it, it is really a bit embarrassing. I regret it. If I had known that Fellow Daoist Lu would hold back, I should have held back as well."
As soon as he said these words, Song Lundang couldn't hold it in anymore and had no choice but to turn around. However, his body was twitching all the time, and it was really hard to hold back his laughter.
Master Hongxiao's face was full of anger. If he were not in the imperial city at this moment, I am afraid that he would have killed Chen Chao long ago. How could he be allowed to make noise here. 🄲
But now he was indeed in the imperial city, in front of Emperor Liang, and even he had no reason to take action.
At this moment, a trembling hand suddenly reached out and pulled the sleeve of Master Hongxiao. He kept his eyes closed. Lu Chu slowly opened his eyes, sat up, and said with difficulty, "I am willing to admit defeat, Chen." The commander...is superior...I admit defeat."
Chen Chao didn't expect that this guy would wake up so quickly after suffering such a serious injury. For a moment, Chen Chao couldn't even tell whether it was the effect of the elixir or the extraordinary nature of this young swordsman.
At this moment, Chen Chao did not say anything to irritate the young sword cultivator. Since he had already admitted defeat and ended the competition, it seemed a little bad no matter what he said.
"Commander Chen... the road is long. In the fight between you and me, you win here, but after that, you may not be able to keep suppressing me."
Lu Chu looked at Master Hongxiao with firm eyes, and said softly, "Cave Master, even without that sword hideout, I can still reach the highest point of the sword path!"
Master Hongxiao sighed, but didn't say anything. The sword treasure was so precious that even he would feel pain in his body. There was only one in the entire Ziyun Cave. He originally wanted to keep Lu Chu in his heart. Continuing to warm him up will be of great help to him in the future, but now it has been destroyed.
"I hope you can wash away some of your arrogance after this battle and become down to earth. Without that sword hideout, you may not be unable to reach high places."
After saying this, before Master Hongxiao made any move, a figure fell from the sky and fell heavily to the ground, creating a big crater.
When the smoke and dust dissipated, everyone saw clearly that the person who fell from the sky was no one else, but the middle-aged Taoist nun from before. There was blood at the corner of her mouth, and she looked extremely wolfish.
Terrible.
Liu Banbi's figure appeared on the roof of the hall again. The young swordsman asked with a smile, "Do you want to fight again?"
The middle-aged Taoist nun snorted coldly and just looked at the fly whisk in her hand. At this moment, there was not much silk on it. In the battle with Liu Banbi, she tried her best, but in the end she just protected her own life. There was really nothing she could do against this young swordsman.
Immediately, Master Hongxiao glanced at the middle-aged Taoist nun. The middle-aged Taoist nun was startled, and then she noticed that she was still alive and kicking. The Red Fairy was lying not far away from her. She walked a few steps and came to the side of the Red Fairy. For a moment After that, he shook his head.
This fairy cannot die any more.
Master Hongxiao's face darkened. Fairy Hong was not from Ziyun Cave. They were obliged to protect her if they came here today, but now she is dead. But now that the matter has come to this, Master Hongxiao is not that melancholy. , Red Fairy died in the capital of the gods. The teacher behind her should hate her, and naturally it would not be him.
Master Hongxiao helped Lu Chu up, and then he raised his hands and said to Emperor Daliang over there, "Your Majesty is really capable of producing many people in the court, I admire him."
Emperor Liang had no expression on his face.
Li Heng said loudly, "There is no need to announce when Comrade Fang Wai will leave the capital."
There was no announcement when they came. In fact, there was no need for Emperor Liang to tell them when to leave, but now they could only listen.
Master Hongxiao said nothing, took one last look at Chen Chao, turned around and left with Lu Chu.
The middle-aged Taoist nun also put away the body of the Red Fairy and left with Master Hongxiao.
The old monk high in the sky breathed a sigh of relief at this moment, and the aura dissipated.
As for the middle-aged man who had always had no sense of presence, he glanced at Emperor Liang, narrowed his eyes, and then left.
With the monks leaving, only the courtiers of the Liang Dynasty were left here.
The courtiers looked at the mess in the square, and it took them a long time to come back to their senses. It was not easy for them to resume their previous formation at this moment, and they could only stand crowded on both sides.
The Great Court Meeting has actually been held here, and there are still many things that have not been explained clearly, but looking at the situation now, it does not seem like it can continue to be held.
It's just that the Emperor Liang who is standing high up has no will, so who can say anything?
He glanced at Li Heng, and Li Heng came to the side of the Daliang Emperor. After the Daliang Emperor said a few words, he turned back to the palace.
Li Heng's expression was normal at first, but after hearing the following few words, his expression became strange, but after the Daliang Emperor turned around, his expression quickly changed back.
When he came to the jade steps, Li Heng said loudly, "General Ning Ping, come to the palace to report!"
This was the first order of the Daliang Emperor, which was also expected by the court officials. After all, the garrison commander was about to go to the northern border to take up his post. Before leaving the capital, the Daliang Emperor must have a lot to tell the new general.
After announcing the order of the Daliang Emperor, Li Heng glanced at Chen Chao, with mixed emotions in his eyes, but he quickly said, "Chen Chao, the deputy commander of the Daliang Left Guard, is specially granted to carry a sword when entering the palace and the palace in the future!"
This order came out of Li Heng's mouth, and it exploded in the crowd with a bang. The court officials looked at Li Heng in disbelief, their eyes widened.
The two princes were also shocked. After Chen Chao won, they thought about what their father would give them, but they didn't expect that their father would give them such power.
The right to carry a sword? ! This is not an insignificant reward. Even the most meritorious military officer of the Liang Dynasty, who was occasionally rewarded by the emperor, could only carry a sword when he went to the palace. Now Chen Chao has the right to carry a sword, which means that he can carry a sword when he enters the imperial city again, whether he attends a grand court meeting or a regular court meeting, or when the emperor summons him alone.
What does this mean?
Although Chen Chao brought a sword into the palace when he attended the imperial banquet last time, it was not a formal occasion after all, and there were monks from the outside world present. Now, Chen Chao can bring a sword into the palace at any time and any occasion, which means something completely different.
The Grand Historian was about to step out of the line after being shocked, but he had only taken half a step when the Prime Minister grabbed his sleeve. Looking at his good friend, the Prime Minister whispered, "What are you going to do?"
The Grand Historian said as a matter of course, "Your Majesty, this is unprecedented. If you give such an honor so hastily, it will cause criticism from the whole court and the public. The Chen Dynasty is not worthy of it!"
The Prime Minister shook his head and said pointedly, "If Your Majesty is still here, you can advise him, but Your Majesty has left. What does this mean? It means that Your Majesty will not listen to anyone's advice. At this moment, even if you die, it's useless!"
The Grand Historian frowned, but still The old man insisted, "Even if I die here, as long as His Majesty withdraws his order, it's worth it!"
The Prime Minister sighed helplessly, "But the fact is that even if you die here, this matter will not change."
"Your Majesty's gift seems shocking, but think carefully, did His Majesty let this young man directly serve as the garrison commander now? Or did he grant him a title of marquis? None of them, even if the court officials are shocked today, after today, no one will make a fuss about this matter, why do you have to do these things to displease His Majesty?"
The Prime Minister is worthy of being the head of the civil officials today, and he has a very thorough understanding of the situation.
The Grand Historian was stunned for a moment, and after hearing this, he no longer insisted, but stood back silently, and then he lowered his voice and said, "I always feel that he will bring a catastrophe to Daliang one day!"
The Prime Minister sighed and said nothing.
The Grand Historian in front of him seemed to have an unchangeable prejudice against the Chen Dynasty, but he didn't know how to say it to make the other party dispel it. Or maybe it was not a prejudice, but just a prediction of the future?
But now only time can prove who is right.
The Prime Minister's eyes were filled with more doubts. Is this what the Emperor wants to announce to the world?
Is this the Emperor's will?
This young man, in the Daliang Dynasty, has the Emperor as his greatest backer?
Chen Chao was also somewhat shocked. The right to carry a sword, no matter how stupid he was, he knew what kind of honor it was. Such an honor could never happen to him, but it still happened to him.
Chen Chao subconsciously looked up and looked ahead. The Emperor of Daliang had already walked deep into the palace and no one could see him.
Li Heng coughed lightly, and Chen Chao came back to his senses and knelt down again, "Thank you!"
Li Heng nodded with satisfaction, and then said the last words of the day, "The court is dismissed, and the matters that have not been discussed in the grand court meeting shall be handled by the various departments!"
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The court officials dispersed, but the officials of the Ministry of Works stayed. They had to come up with a plan to repair the damaged square and palace walls in a very short time. After all, this is the imperial city, not other places, and there is no time to delay.
The court officials filed out. The court officials who had intended to make friends with Chen Chao saw that the garrison commander was still beside Chen Chao, so they temporarily gave up the idea. The two princes looked at each other and did not stay here, but left quickly. They returned to their respective residences and needed to think about their attitude towards Chen Chao.
The garrison commander patted Chen Chao on the shoulder and smiled, "Bringing a sword to the palace, such an honor, in the history of my Daliang Dynasty, there has never been a military officer at your age who can get it. Do you understand your majesty's expectations?"
Chen Chao smiled bitterly and said, "This honor is too great. I don't know how many people will be jealous of me. I'm afraid that many people have already cursed me in their hearts from now on."
The garrison commander smiled and said, "The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. Don't worry, just move forward."
After saying this, the garrison commander said no more. Now that the Daliang Emperor is still waiting for him, he can't say too much to Chen Chao.
Chen Chao glanced at the hall again. In fact, compared with other people's overthinking, Chen Chao's thinking was simpler. As for the gift of the sword, he came back to his senses now. Thinking carefully, it is very likely that the Emperor of Daliang saw that he had a difficult time winning the battle without a sword, so he allowed him to carry a sword in the future as a reward.
People in the world may not believe such a simple reason, but Chen Chao believed it, and felt that it must be so.
When the garrison commander left, Song Lian soon appeared beside Chen Chao. The commander of the left guard said with emotion, "You kid, always surprises people. I thought you would lose this battle without a sword."
Chen Chao jokingly asked, "If I really lose and am about to be pierced by Lu Chu's flying sword, will you save me?"
Song Lian frowned and said, "That's impossible. What do you think this is? It's the imperial city. How can I take action casually in front of His Majesty? I will lose my official hat on my head."
Chen Chao said, "Oh," but didn't care.
But Song Lian quickly said casually, "But my official hat is not too important."