On August 15th, the 24th year of Tai'an, the Mid-Autumn Festival arrived.
This is the first major festival since the zombie outbreak, and it is also a festival that comes after the autumn harvest. The palace decided to celebrate it.
So the Chief Secretary and the Privy Council jointly issued an announcement that today, all government offices, workshops, and military camps, except those on duty, would have a day off.
Not only that, we also distributed extra food today so that every family can have a good holiday.
As a result, everyone in the city praised Zhao Yanxun's reputation and directly brought him to the sky.
Inside the palace and outside Yong'an Hall, the atmosphere was solemn.
Three general flag officers and ten small flag officers were waiting at the foot of the steps. Although they were all very excited, they all had their heads lowered at the moment.
They are all affiliated with the Military and Horse Department. They are the middle and lower-level officers who have performed the best recently and will be awarded the power of magic today.
Among these people are Yang Qing, who is known as a model for the entire army, as well as Qin Hao and Liu Shan.
If the position of the general flag becomes vacant next, they will be the first batch to be promoted.
At this moment, something was being discussed in the main hall, so they had been waiting here for nearly half an hour.
After standing for such a long time, they didn't feel tired at all, and the anticipation in their hearts had not dissipated at all.
This is the Yong'an Hall, which represents the highest power of the royal palace. They receive the power of the gods here, which is a supreme glory.
Just as everyone was in a state of excitement, they saw a young eunuch walking out of the hall and standing on the top step.
Everyone held their breath and concentrated their attention, only to hear the little eunuch say condescendingly: "Your Majesty has summoned you to see me!"
Finally came, and all the officers were extremely excited.
Under the command of a general in front, everyone lined up in order and slowly walked up the steps.
On both sides of the steps, there were guards in front of the palace equipped with strength, looking at them with cold eyes.
Soon, they walked up the steps and entered the hall with anxiety.
Fortunately, there was a eunuch leading them at this moment, letting them know where to stand when they entered the hall.
When everyone stood still, under the leadership of the first general, everyone knelt down one after another, and then kowtowed: "I kowtow to the prince!"
They were in the middle of the hall, flanked on the left and right by the chief minister and officials of the Privy Council. They were watched by everyone.
At this moment, Zhao Yanxun was wearing a purple dragon robe, sitting on the throne and looking at the people below.
"You are all loyal and good, have made meritorious deeds many times, and are worthy of great responsibilities. Today, I will bestow upon you the power of divine martial arts. I hope you will do your best and follow me to bring peace to the troubled times!"
After Zhao Yanxun finished his lecture, all the generals and bannermen kowtowed again and said: "Your Majesty's teachings, I will take them to heart!"
Then, Zhao Yanxun stood up from the throne and picked up his meteorite sword from Huo An who was holding the tray.
Stepping down from Danbi, Zhao Yanxun came to a group of officers, picked up the scabbard and pointed it on the head of one of them, silently reciting the word "upgrade" in his heart.
"Give you the power of divine martial arts and help you bring peace to the troubled world!"
"Ding, the upgrade is completed and you have obtained the first-level sword and shield soldier!"
As the system prompts in Zhao Yanxun's head fell, the upgraded Zong Qi's body trembled. At this moment, he felt stronger than ever before.
At this moment, his loyalty to Zhao Yanxun reached another level.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"
This was just the first one. Then Zhao Yanxun’s scabbard hit the second person, and the third one...
Soon, all thirteen people were upgraded, and Zhao Yanxun's system upgrade quota was once again exhausted.
This time, of the fifty places he got, more than thirty were allocated to the front guard, which directly doubled the size of the front guard, and the rest were given to the people in front of him.
After the upgrade was completed, Zhao Yanxun walked up the steps again and sat back on the throne.
All the officers kowtowed again: "I thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"
At this moment, Zhao Yanxun said: "Everyone, get up!"
After everyone stood up, Zhao Yanxun gave a speech for several minutes in front of all the officials of the palace.
The first is to affirm past achievements. Of course, during this period, ministers will give all the credit to Zhao Yanxun.
What follows is the outlook for the future, which is all high-spirited talk. In short, it outlines a beautiful blueprint.
Finally, Zhao Yanxun wished all the ministers a happy Mid-Autumn Festival. Of course, all the ministers had already congratulated him before.
This court meeting ended successfully.
After Zhao Yanxun left, the ministers exited the hall one after another, and the last ones to leave were the officers who had been upgraded.
The officials had already left, and as a group of officers walked down the pedestal of Yong'an Hall, they felt relieved.
In Yong'an Hall, even after Zhao Yanxun had left, they all felt the ultimate sense of oppression.
Everyone was overjoyed and after congratulating each other, they left in twos and threes.
When Yang Qing walked out of Yong'an Gate alone, he was chased by Qin Hao.
"Yang Qing, why are you running?"
Hearing this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. He was just avoiding Qin Hao because he didn't have as strong a desire to win as the other party.
Without looking back, Yang Qing walked out and said, "I haven't hugged my son for a long time. Wouldn't it be good to go home early?"
After catching up with Yang Qing, Qin Hao said: "This time, I was finally not left behind by you!"
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Besides, on the other side of the palace, Zhang Meng, who had been upgraded, became even more fierce now.
When he wasn't upgrading, it wouldn't be a problem to defeat six or seven upgraded guards, but now that he's been upgraded, he's even more ferocious.
Zhang Meng was full of energy and shouted to the guards in front of the palace not far away: "Come on, come on, let's play again!"
The guards simply ignored him and continued to "play both hands" just looking for a beating. They were not that cheap.
Now all the guards were truly convinced by Zhang Meng, so they all avoided him at this moment.
In this palace, only the prince can suppress him... This is what all the guards think.
In fact, the moment Zhang Meng was promoted again, he was tried by Zhao Yanxun, and was beaten terribly on the spot.
Now, as much as the guards are afraid of Zhang Meng, Zhang Meng is just as afraid of Zhao Yanxun, or even more afraid.
At this moment, Lin Dagui came to the school grounds and drove all the guards away.
"You know how to practice all day long. How many of the rules of the palace have you learned?" Lin Dagui asked with a cold face.
Although Lin Dagui couldn't beat him, Zhang Meng couldn't be too presumptuous towards Lin Dagui, his boss.
Just listen to his answer: "This... I'm not studying!"
After Lin Dagui came closer, he stared at Zhang Meng and said, "You have to learn quickly, the prince is going to put more burdens on you, don't let him down!"
Only if Zhao Yanxun is disappointed can he threaten Zhang Meng, which Lin Dagui has tried repeatedly.
Sure enough, upon hearing this, Zhang Meng immediately promised: "Don't worry, Mr. Lin, I will never let His Highness down!"
After nodding, Lin Dagui continued: "Don't call me a subordinate. In a few days... you will be on an equal footing with me!"
When he said this, Lin Dagui was obviously jealous, as if Zhang Meng, the mistress, wanted to squeeze out the position of his eldest son.
"What? Real or fake?" Zhang Meng couldn't believe it.
Lin Dagui did not explain, but suppressed his emotions and said with great solemnity: "So, His Highness values you, don't let him down!"
