Chapter 739 Undercurrent (1)
?Imperial Palace, Juntian Hall.
Under the witness of thousands of civil and military officials, the first batch of dukes were finally born among the group of close ministers who started with His Majesty!
Gulons, Tian Xuanhao, Cameron, Luo Hanxing, Yang Wentao, Su Shangqing and other six people were awarded the title of third-class duke of the Empire, and were hereditary and retired with the country! The fiefs are all five star fields, and there are countless rewards from various property industries!
In addition, after Gulons, the other five people also won the rank of marshal of the empire! Below the prime minister, the most powerful figure in the core decision-making level of the entire empire!
Except for Gu Longs, the other five people can be said to be the team who started with His Majesty and are veritable ministers of the Dragon. Tian Xuanhao, Luo Hanxing and Yang Wentao have been following him before His Majesty has set up his own business. Su Shangqing is even more of His Majesty's classmates, and his relationship is naturally extraordinary. In addition, their contributions are indeed enough, so they have won this honor!
Crassu, Li Xingyan, Fu Chengxiang, Wu Yankong, Hu Mu, Yu Xinzhe, Meng Xuan, Randall and others were awarded the title of the first-class marquis of the Empire; Jerome, Zhao Zhixiong, Hou Yufeng, Red and others were awarded the title of the second-class marquis. The number of important officials in the marquis class has reached hundreds! As for the nobles below the earl, there are more!
In addition, Queen Fang Yuqing's brother-in-law, Bankel, the former Prince of Rockefeller Empire; Xiang Dan, the former Supreme Consul of the Black Republic; Innocent VI, the former Pope of Shalestin Alliance; Tebesa, the former Supreme Consul of the Republic of Suria; and seven bigwigs organized by Yuanshuo, all received the title of the Third Class Duke of the Empire!
However, it was too late for these new dukes to take sides. They decided to change their positions after the Starlight Empire had an absolute advantage! Especially Innocent and Tebesha, they just crammed and decided to surrender to the Starlight Empire on the eve of the complete collapse of their regime! Therefore, even the corresponding fiefdoms and other various materials were rewarded much less!
Although in order to please Your Majesty, they gave many extremely important benefits as gifts to the royal family at the beginning of their effectiveness! However, anyone with discerning eyes knows that the new dukes may be in a good situation in the future, but when it comes to power and the impact on the court, they are afraid that they are far inferior to those noble families who have defected to them before!
Ulevi Augustine, deputy speaker of the House of Nobles, stood on the jade steps, watching the imperial prime minister beside him pronounce the names of the conferred people, and then the other party would come forward and salute to His Majesty on the throne, and then he and Yun Tianque would distribute the corresponding items.
The golden antique engraved scrolls, large-capacity space equipment, contained countless source crystal jewelry, property rights contracts for various industries, bonds and stocks of certain large consortiums, etc.! There are also high-level medals symbolizing great glory, which are contained in a delicate and gorgeous golden box, and are delivered one by one to the hands of those heroes!
Looking at the young and strange faces, even in such a solemn and grand occasion, they still couldn't hide the excitement on their faces. Some people couldn't help but whisper, and couldn't see any etiquette that the imperial nobles should pay attention to!
He frowned slightly, glanced at Yun Tianque beside him, and said softly: "Your Highness, should you remind them a little once? This is too unconventional!"
Yun Tianque replied lightly: "Why do you have to? Today is a festive day, there is no need to affect their good mood for these trivial things!"
"We sent someone to teach them etiquette before, but I didn't expect that all the ministers would forget! As expected, they were all a group of nouveau riche and could not get on the table. If it was..." Another dissatisfied voice sounded.
The duke's voice turned cold: "Hiss Tunisca, please pay attention to your words and deeds. If it affects Your Majesty's good mood, no one present can save you!"
John, deputy minister of the Imperial Supervision House, stopped talking in a bad mood, feeling the gaze that came over on the throne intentionally or unintentionally, he lowered his head in fear.
There are more and more new nobles in the court, most of whom are from civilians. They do not know elegance, do not know etiquette, do not pay attention to cultivation and taste! But the country's important weapon fell into the hands of such a group of people! Even the one on the throne... Ulevi sighed softly in his heart and continued to perform his duties expressionlessly.
After the enfeoffment ceremony was completed, a grand palace banquet followed! According to the previous rules, Yun Haoyu found an excuse to leave after drinking a few cups, so that the ministers could drink with all their hearts!
In the inner hall, the inner court banquet hosted by Empress Xiao is also being held simultaneously! Now, many civil and military officials who started with His Majesty have begun to get married! So this time the scale is much larger than before!
At the innermost level, a few ranks higher than outside, is the position of the imperial concubines; next to them is the inner relatives of the nobles and noble families; senior generals and sufficiently qualified civil servants are all on the outer layer.
At the most central banquet, the Empress Dowager sat in the first place, with the two empresses, Feng Lanxi, Zhong Xuying, and the first concubines who followed His Majesty at this table. Luo Qingyue was particularly valued because she was recently pregnant. Not only did she sit next to the Empress Dowager, but she also held her hands to ask about her well-being, and cared for her!
"Hey! How is the project in your laboratory going?" Zhou Yiwei said to Yun Xinyao quietly, "After so long, it's time to produce results, right?"
"This is not accurate," Yun Xinyao replied, "Many experiments have not been completed yet. If you want to come up with effective finished products, you will not be able to count on it for a while!"
Zhou Yiwei smiled and said, "Is there any financial problem? I told my grandfather and the others to give you some support, but after success, I have to give me some medicine!"
"Where are you talking? Why are we polite!" Yun Xinyao pinched her angrily, "I will definitely not forget you, sister, then!"
"Well! That's right, we will definitely give birth to a prince for Your Majesty!" Zhou Yiwei bit his teeth gently, glanced at Luo Qingyue opposite him, and laughed in a low voice:
"No matter what, I can't let her be more beautiful than before, right?"
On the other side, Feng Lanxi savored the red wine gracefully and said to Yun Yingxue: "There are many people attending the banquet today! It seems that they finally have the demeanor of a great country's palace!"
"There are more people, there will be more conflicts! It may not always be a good thing!" Yun Yingxue said with a blank look.
"What? Is it because Your Majesty has less time with you recently?" The wise man smiled.
"Yes, there are seven or eight tables of banquets nearby, all the new sisters! He has to deal with them one by one, and of course the time spent on us will not be as much as before!"
Yun Yingxue frowned and said, "You know that's not what they mean! No matter how busy they are, your Majesty still takes good care of us! However, in order to give birth to children as soon as possible, these newcomers will have to make endless troubles every night, and there are also some bad signs between them! If this continues, they are worried..."
"Hey! Two queens are in charge of this matter. What are you worried about for him?" Feng Lanxi smiled, "No matter what, our status will not be affected!"
"You can't say that you have to be careful of this matter. If you really want to indulge yourself, will it be the same as when ours were here in two or three years?" Yun Yingxue said with a blank look.
"Do you know, just because His Majesty has been coming to our palace a few days ago, those girls are starting to get in a state of trouble!"
"What's the big deal?" Feng Lanxi said slowly,
"Whoever Your Majesty likes and whom he doesn't like, can they control it? We don't have to do anything. After a while, you can take a look at the layout of this palace!"
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Chapter completed!