In mid-January of the 21st year of Yingtian year, Marquis Shenwu returned to the capital according to the order. Zhao Cheng led all the civil and military officials to personally go out of the city to greet him and treated him with high courtesy.
This incident also caused many people to speculate that Marquis Shenwu might be crowned king.
According to the decree of the imperial court, no one can be crowned king unless he has changed the world.
But in the past ten years, Shenwuhou has conquered hundreds of countries, large and small, in the north and south. In many battles, Shenwuhou has participated in them and played an important role.
In particular, the Shenwu Marquis himself specially selected and trained a special force, the Shenwu Guards, which became famous all over the world.
This army only has a total of three hundred people, but each of them can defeat one against ten at worst.
The most powerful thing is that Shenwuhou pioneered the strategy of small teams of individual soldiers fighting together.
Three hundred people, five in a team, are sixty teams.
A team of five people working together, with superb skills and advanced equipment, are almost invincible when performing beheading operations.
Especially when dealing with small countries, if you use a large army to suppress the situation, the cost is too high, and the target is also too large. In the small team combat mode, only three or five teams need to cooperate, which is enough to defeat the top leaders of a small country in a very short period of time.
Complete beheading.
It can be said that the smooth development of Daxin Trade has a lot to do with this team.
In fact, as early as a few years ago, there was a call for the Duke of Shenwu to be granted the title of Duke. However, Zhao Cheng was in retreat at that time, and the matter of granting the title of Duke was too big. Without Zhao Cheng's nod, the court could not make a decision, so it was only delayed.
Now.
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At the train station outside Shendu, with the whistle blowing and the steam rising into the sky, the train slowly entered the station. When the train came to a complete stop, Lu Xun, wearing a military uniform, strode out of the train.
Compared with ten years ago, not only did he not become older, but he showed signs of rejuvenating.
Ten years ago, he looked like he was in his thirties, but now he seems to be only in his twenties.
This is the power of martial arts and spirituality!
After all, he had practiced martial arts as early as the battle on the grassland, and now, he has been pardoned by the imperial court, and he has obtained the eternal martial arts fortune of Gu Daotian. With the combination of the two, and the way forward to become a god, he has been granted by Gu Daotian.
After exploring it, it is undoubtedly easier for latecomers to break through by standing on the shoulders of their predecessors than to start from scratch.
In fact, as early as five years ago, he had achieved the state of divine connection and was ranked second in the ancient world. As for now, after five years of accumulation, even he himself cannot estimate what kind of realm he stands in.
In the absence of a reference, he didn't know whether he was moving forward or standing still.
The increase in strength does not mean that martial arts is progressing.
At the station, Zhao Cheng looked at Lu Xun who got off the car and waved.
On the same day, Zhao Cheng held a reception banquet for all the ministers.
The imperial edict was issued. Lu Xun was granted the title of King Shenwu and Gao Shou; King Shengyan was granted the title; Lin Yi was granted the title of King of Zhenjun; Li Tonghai was granted the title of King Yan of Qing; Wang Shouzheng was granted the title of Ding Haigong...
In one day, four people were granted the title of king, seven were granted the title of duke, and thirty-five people were granted the title of marquis. As for the number of earls and viscounts below, there were hundreds of them.
These titles and rewards are all related to the opening of trade routes, and they are all people who took advantage of the times.
It is said that heroes create the current situation, but after the world is set, it is the current situation that creates the heroes.
The court is heaven, those who obey heaven are heroes, and those who defy heaven are thieves.
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"My lord, thank God for his grace!"
In front of the gate of the mansion, Li Tonghai held up the imperial edict and slowly kowtowed.
The imperial court had already canceled the etiquette of kneeling and worshiping. Even when meeting the emperor, he could not kneel down. But at this moment, with the imperial edict to make him king, he could no longer suppress the emotions in his heart.
Being crowned king with a different surname is undoubtedly the highest honor for a minister.
And now, he finally achieved it.
As for the other side, in front of Lin Yi's mansion, the situation is similar.
What they knelt down to worship was not the imperial edict, but the ideal in their hearts.
How difficult it is to realize this ideal!
Even though they had the right time and place, the two of them spent endless efforts to complete the final marriage.
Even though the empire's military force is extremely powerful, it is not easy to do business.
I don’t know how many difficulties and hardships there are here.
The two of them deserved to be crowned kings.
As for Lu Xun and Gao Shou, Lu Xun relied on his merits in battle, while Gao Shou opened the way for civilization, spread the method of Haoran Qi, and made people in the world wise.
In addition, Gao Shou’s ten years of teaching and educating people have greatly promoted the development of Dah Sing Education.
The combined merits of the two finally made him the king.
"Become the king..."
Lu Xun and Gao Shou were not as excited as Li Tonghai and Lin Yi when they received the imperial edict.
After all, they are time travellers, and their ideas are somewhat different from those born and raised in this world.
Rather than being excited, they were more reminiscing at this moment.
For them, thirty years have passed in a flash. At that time, in the real world, the three of them were still white and in their youth.
The young man was full of energy and laughed about the matter of being crowned king.
Now, thirty years later, the joke of the past has become a reality.
However, although the joke came true, they could never go back to the past.
As for the ambition, hegemony, glory and wealth that I once envied, looking at it now, it is actually nothing more than that.
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"Yesterday was a formal process, today is our private gathering."
On the afternoon of the day when the decree was conveyed, Zhao Cheng left the palace alone and found Lu Xun and Gao Shou.
"Speaking of which, after all these years of conquering this world, I haven't even taken a good look at it."
Zhao Cheng, Lu Xun and Gao Shou were just walking on the roads of the divine capital, just like three ordinary tourists.
"Old Zhao, you find a higher place, and then say to the two of us, look outside, this is my country, this is more suitable for the situation."
Lu Xun said that when he was in the army, he was a serious man and his reputation as a powerful warrior had reached a level in the surrounding small countries. In recent years, it had reached a level where people could surrender after hearing the news. It was a strong deterrent.
The heads of those small countries would never have imagined that Marquis Shenwu had such a side.
Of course, Zhao Cheng's reputation is even more terrifying than Lu Xun's. Lu Xun is the Demon King, while Zhao Cheng is ranked as a Demon God in the surrounding small countries.
"Indeed, everything outside is really mine."
Zhao Cheng smiled.
Today's sacred city is full of tourists, not only many outsiders, but also many foreigners. At first glance, it seems that everything is blended together.
However, in the city of God, foreigners are undoubtedly from the lowest level. Although they will not be deliberately embarrassed, they will face invisible resistance in many places.
While the three of them were wandering around, a child in his early ten years ran up to Zhao Cheng and the others and asked mysteriously: "Sir, do you want to buy a book?!"
While talking, the child opened his clothes, and inside there were many purses containing palm-sized booklets.
"I have the latest Great World Journal here, which contains Teacher Cao's latest works. This thing is not available in ordinary places."
This is because Zhao Cheng's clothes are simple and his temperament is very ordinary. The most important thing is that he looks around when walking. At first glance, it seems that he is not a local of Shendu, nor does he look like someone fishing for law enforcement. That's why he comes to sell.
Lu Xun and Gao Shou, who were on the side, looked strange when they saw this scene. As for Zhao Cheng, he smiled and said: "Bring me this bound volume of Cao Dade."
