"According to the decree of His Majesty the Emperor, the winner of this year's Genius Sword Competition will be granted by the royal family... the title of Marquis!"
When Leng Xuhui announced this decree, the entire audience was silent!
After three full breaths, the discussion at the scene exploded like a tide.
"No way! The title of Marquis!"
"Although the title of Marquis is not a hereditary title, it is still considered a relative of the royal family. His status is higher than that of the heads of ordinary aristocratic families, and is comparable to the heads of the six major aristocratic families."
"His Majesty the Emperor has never issued such a decree before, and there has never been a precedent for a genius swordsman champion to be awarded the title of Marquis."
"More than that, the title of Marquis can only be obtained by a powerful person who has made great contributions to the Yunyuan Empire. It is the first time in the history of the empire that such a young person is given the title of Marquis.
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Everyone was talking about it, and it was hard to believe that Emperor Yunyuan would actually give such a decree.
You know, if Su Chen becomes a marquis, his status will be nominally equal to that of the head of the Lin family!
Everyone was shocked by Emperor Yunyuan's sudden decree and looked at each other.
This decree is equivalent to Emperor Yunyuan suddenly greatly increasing the reward for the champion of genius sword theory.
If this decree were heard by the genius swordsman champions in the past generations, I am afraid that all of them would vomit blood on the spot.
"How can it be!"
The head of the Lin family blurted out the words first, his face extremely gloomy.
Leng Xuhui ignored the head of the Lin family and said to Su Chen: "Marquis Chen, if it is convenient now, I will take you to get your Marquis identity certificate."
"Can."
Su Chen nodded leisurely.
He didn't expect that the emperor would give himself a marquis at this time
position.
That's right, as soon as Su Chen heard this decree, he knew that this position of marquis was given to him by the emperor, but he just borrowed the name of the genius swordsman champion.
Even if he does not win the championship in this genius sword competition, the emperor will probably use other methods to give him the title of marquis.
"Wait!"
Seeing that Su Chen was about to leave with Leng Xuhui, the head of the Lin family became anxious.
If Su Chen was granted the title of marquis by the emperor, it would be equivalent to Su Chen being protected by the emperor. If the Lin family killed Su Chen, it would be an open rebellion against the emperor.
In other words, if Su Chen and Leng Xuhui are allowed to leave here today, it means that the Lin family will have no chance to touch Su Chen again from now on.
"Please, Marquis Chen."
Leng Xuhui made a gesture of invitation to Su Chen, as if he didn't even see the head of the Lin family.
The head of the Lin family was furious. He was ignored by Leng Xuhui twice in a short period of time.
But he couldn't break out, because Leng Xuhui was the emperor's direct confidant. In a sense, Leng Xuhui represented the emperor, and naturally he didn't need to look at the face of the head of the Lin family.
Just as Leng Xuhui and Su Chen were about to leave, they saw the figure of Prince Rui walking out and blocking Leng Xuhui's face.
Leng Xuhui could ignore the face of the head of the Lin family, but Prince Rui was the emperor's younger brother. Leng Xuhui could not ignore it, so he stopped and said, "Is there something wrong, Your Majesty?"
"Yes, I have something to say."
Prince Rui frowned, stared at Leng Xuhui's face with two sharp eyes, and said slowly, "Leng Tong
Leader, I don’t have any personal opinion against you. It’s just that the matter of the imperial conferment of a marquis is of great importance. It’s just you, the commander, who came to deliver the decree, and I didn’t hear the imperial brother personally pronounce the decree. Not only do I have this in my heart
I have doubts, and with so many people present, it’s probably hard for anyone to truly believe it.”
"After all, it feels a little ridiculous that he is just a genius swordsman champion and he is awarded the title of Marquis."
"So, I, the king, am here and want to ask on behalf of others, what is the purpose of the emperor's decision?"
Prince Rui's words also made many people nod secretly. In fact, without Prince Rui's words, many of them also doubted in their hearts how could Emperor Yunyuan give Su Chen a reward just because he got a genius swordsmanship champion.
Earlship?
Now that Prince Rui asked this question, they were naturally waiting for Leng Xuhui to give a reasonable explanation.
Leng Xuhui's expression was dull, and he did not have the slightest fluctuation due to Prince Rui's question. Instead, he said: "This is His Majesty the Emperor's own decision. I don't know the reasons for His Majesty the Emperor's decision, and I am not qualified to interfere with His Majesty the Emperor's decision."
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"So, this king can't get an answer from you?"
Prince Rui was shocked.
"I really have nothing to say to the prince."
Leng Xuhui continued to say with a wooden face.
"well."
Prince Rui obviously thought it was ridiculous and sneered, "In that case, do I think that the so-called awarding of a marquis was not a decree personally issued by the Emperor's brother at all, but was forged by someone who deliberately borrowed the name of the Emperor's brother?"
"The prince can think whatever he likes. I'm not a roundworm in the prince's belly, and he can't change his mind."
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Leng Xuhui remained unmoved and said numbly.
"In this case, I, the king, cannot allow you to take Chen Shu away."
Prince Rui said calmly, "Because there are still some private matters that need to be dealt with between the head of the Lin family and him."
Prince Rui's behavior is equivalent to clearly siding with the Lin family.
"Your Majesty doesn't believe in your Majesty, so don't you believe in this imperial edict written and sealed by His Majesty himself?"
Leng Xuhui asked rhetorically.
Prince Rui didn't even look at it and said calmly: "I only know that my brother will never make such a ridiculous decree out of nowhere."
"What should I do so that the prince can let me take away Marquis Chen?"
Leng Xuhui continued to ask questions.
"Unless the emperor personally announces the decree today, Chen Shu will not be able to leave this arena."
Prince Rui said calmly, completely breaking through the disguise and unequivocally supporting the head of the Lin family in dealing with Su Chen.
The head of the Lin family on the side couldn't help showing a look of joy at this moment. He knew that there was no way the emperor would come.
Because, according to the news that Prince Rui received a few days ago, the emperor's condition has worsened again and there is not much time left. At this moment, the emperor cannot step out of the palace at all, let alone declare the decree in person.
Guan Fan, who had not spoken for a long time, also frowned and couldn't help but said: "Prince Rui, do you still need to trouble your Majesty to come in person for such a trivial matter?"
"Haha, how can it be a trivial matter to confer a marquis? This is a big deal related to the title of the empire." Prince Rui said with a smile.
Chapter completed!