Chapter 212 The Grand Ceremony of Conferring Kings
Zhao Lin panicked when he saw Ning Chen walking towards him.
Zhao Lin prayed countless times in his heart for Ning Chen not to come over.
If there was a gap now, Zhao Lin would definitely get in directly.
"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Zhao. If I had known this, I would have kept Mr. Zhao a little longer and saved Mr. Zhao from traveling back and forth." Ning Chen stepped forward and greeted Zhao Lin warmly.
Zhao Lin coughed twice and whispered to Ning Chen: "Master Champion, the leader of this award is Prince Yu."
"Prince Yu? Is Prince Yu here too?" Ning Chen looked around and asked pretending to be surprised.
Prince Yu, who was standing in front, looked livid as he watched Ning Chen perform.
As the highest backup prince in the royal family, when had Prince Yu ever experienced such neglect?
Regardless of whether Prince Yu himself has power or not, Prince Yu himself is a banner of the clan.
Ignoring him is tantamount to disregarding the clan and is a humiliation to the clan.
Seeing the two people frozen here, one continued to act and pretended not to notice, while the other was indifferent and unwilling to admit it.
It's just Zhao Lin's fault.
Zhao Lin could only bite the bullet and introduced Ning Chen: "This is Prince Yu."
Ning Chen looked at Prince Yu and said enthusiastically: "My eyes are stupid and I didn't recognize Prince Yu. Please forgive me, Prince Yu."
When Prince Yu saw Ning Chen speaking to him, he snorted coldly and said, "Are you blind, or are you pretending not to recognize me on purpose?"
What Prince Yu said was a bit of a trick.
This is to force Ning Chen to take the initiative to confess to him.
Ning Chen smiled and said: "Prince Yu, you really blamed me wrongly. How could I pretend that I don't know you?
The main reason is that when I was in court, I was always obsessed with government affairs and really had no time for anything else.
What's more, Prince Yu has been standing in front, and I can only see the back of your head at most.
If you had turned your back to me just now, maybe I could still recognize you."
If it weren't for the wrong moment, Zhao Lin might have laughed out loud.
What Ning Chen said was really damaging.
After hearing Ning Chen's words, Prince Yu turned even more blue.
"Do you know that when you humiliate me, you humiliate the clan? Do you know what the consequences of this will be?" Prince Yu directly used the majesty of a prince and angrily rebuked.
Ning Chen said: "Prince, you are too bully. If I say I am blind, you must say that I deliberately ignore you. If I tell the truth, you will say that I humiliate you."
Ning Chen paused for a moment and said: "Prince, let's speak with the facts. Does the prince know which row I stand in when we are in the court?"
Prince Yu snorted coldly and said: "Why do I need to know which row you are in the court? I never look back when I go to court."
Ning Chen nodded and said: "So the crux is here, Prince, you never look back, and I can't overstep my bounds and run ahead to see the Prince specifically.
Moreover, I have never visited the Prince alone in private, so it should be completely natural that I do not know the Prince.
Prince Yu, do you think what I said makes sense or not?"
Prince Yu's hands started to tremble as he was choked by Ning Chen.
"Prince Yu, you are the head of the clan. It is not good for everyone to oppress a foreign minister like me. How about we go to the inn to take a rest first." Ning Chen said to Prince Yu.
Prince Yu looked around. Although everyone was respectful, there really wasn't much kindness in their eyes.
In such a situation, if one is not careful, civil unrest will occur.
If civil unrest does occur, it will definitely be Prince Yu who suffers.
The most important thing is that Prince Yu does not want to bear the consequences of such civil unrest.
Although Prince Yu is not a prominent figure in the royal family, there is also no stain on Prince Yu's body.
The absence of any stain is the greatest advantage of Prince Yu.
If this incident really left a stain, then Prince Yu's reputation in this life would be ruined.
In this case, Prince Yu really has nothing to flaunt anymore.
"Okay, let's go to the inn first." Prince Yu finally chose to swallow his breath temporarily.
After Ning Chen accompanied Prince Yu and the others to the inn, Prince Yu went directly back to his room and left all the remaining matters to Ning Chen and Zhao Lin to discuss alone.
Zhao Lin could only accept such a thing.
"Mr. Champion, are you too rude to Prince Yu?" Ning Chen and Zhao Lin were the only ones left, and Zhao Lin could actually feel more relaxed.
Moreover, Ning Chen himself also served as deputy minister in the Ministry of Rites and worked with Zhao Lin. Zhao Lin also took over Ning Chen's position and became the left minister of the Ministry of Rites.
The two were old acquaintances, and their relationship with Prince Biyu was much closer.
Ning Chen picked up the wine that Zhao Lin poured for him and said, "Mr. Zhao, it's been a long journey. Let's have a glass of wine to warm up first."
After the two of them clinked glasses and drank the whole drink, Ning Chenfang said, "Mr. Zhao, it's really not my intention not to let Prince Yu step down.
But I really don’t know Prince Yu. Wasn’t what I just said clear enough?
Whether in court or in private, I have never seen Prince Yu alone.
I don’t think it’s reasonable if I don’t know Prince Yu.”
Zhao Lin opened his mouth after hearing Ning Chen's words, and finally changed his words: "What Master Ning said makes sense."
Zhao Lin originally wanted to say that Prince Yu was standing at the front of the team, and the clothes on his body showed that he was a prince.
Even if you don't know people, you should know clothes.
No matter what, you shouldn't come to me directly.
It's just that this is a matter between Ning Chen and Prince Yu, so there is no need for him to make it clear.
Just follow what the two people said, as long as no one is offended.
It would be better for him, a little guy, not to get too involved in this kind of conflict between high-level officials.
Don't think of yourself as a left minister of the Ministry of Etiquette, but you can be regarded as a senior official of the third rank.
But in a struggle at Ning Chen's level, he can only act as cannon fodder at best, not even a chess piece.
Therefore, the farther away he is from such a vortex, the better. If the distance is closer, he may be torn apart just by touching it.
"Just tell me what I said makes sense. Come on, Mr. Zhao, I respect you." Ning Chen took the initiative to pick up the wine glass and said with a smile.
Zhao Lin quickly raised his glass, lowered his glass, and touched it with Ning Chen.
After having a drink, Ning Chen and Zhao Lin also discussed the matter of being crowned king.
Basically, it was Zhao Lin who spoke alone, while Ning Chen passively listened.
It would be great if Ning Chen listened. Originally, Ning Chen basically didn't need to be involved in this matter.
Ning Chen just needs to be there.
The rest of the work can be done by these poor people.
After explaining the entire process, Zhao Lin also expressed his gratitude to Ning Chen.
The main reason is to thank Ning Chen for being willing to stay here and listen to him explain the entire process.
"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Zhao. I'll leave the rest to you." Before leaving, Ning Chen directly handed Zhao Lin a stack of banknotes.
Ningchen usually doesn't save money like this, not to mention that to Ning Chen, these are just small amounts of money.
"Mr. Zhao, this is not the first time we have met. Don't be polite. Maybe we will meet more often in the future." Ning Chen directly pushed the banknote that Zhao Lin had pushed back and stuffed it back into Zhao Lin's hand.
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This time, Zhao Lin stopped being polite to Ning Chen and took the banknote instead.
After Ning Chen left, Zhao Lin took a look at the second floor of the inn, and finally went up.
He didn't dare to offend Ning Chen, and he couldn't offend Prince Yu either.
After asking someone to inform him and getting permission, Zhao Lin entered Prince Yu's room.
"Prince Yu, this is what the champion asked me to give to the prince to make amends to him." Zhao Lin took out the banknotes that Ning Chen had just given him, leaving none behind, and presented them to Prince Yu with both hands.
This is the only thing Zhao Lin can do to reconcile.
Prince Yu took the bank note, and Zhao Lin couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
However, Prince Yu twisted the silver note and threw it to Zhao Lin again: "The champion is really generous, and he gave it one hundred thousand taels.
People say that if you make a county magistrate in three years, you will earn one hundred thousand snowflakes and silver.
A champion is one who makes extraordinary moves."
Zhao Lin naturally heard the sarcasm in Prince Yu's words, and quickly said: "The Champion is doing this to express his deep apology to the Prince. Please also ask Prince Yu to accept the apology from the Champion."
Prince Yu snorted coldly and asked, "If I don't accept it, I won't be able to get out of this Baijia City."
Zhao Lin felt that he was really asking for trouble. If he had known it, he would not have thought of ways to ease it.
However, things have already reached this point, and Zhao Lin can only continue to go down.
"How is that possible? You are Prince Yu. Who dares to disrespect you? Hasn't Mr. Champion realized his mistake and come to apologize to King Qin?"
"Apologise? I think it's a demonstration, right? He thinks that because he has money and reputation, he can do whatever he wants.
He felt that even if he humiliated me, he could still spend money to settle everything.
Does he think the dignity of the clan can be bought with money?
Everything here will be reported truthfully when I return to Beijing."
After hearing Prince Yu's attitude, Zhao Lin knew that he was completely redundant.
If you continue to stay here, you will be asking for trouble.
"Since the prince said so, I will give the money to the champion and send it back."
Zhao Lin said this and stood up to leave.
Prince Yu did not stop Zhao Lin and watched Zhao Lin go out.
Zhao Lin left Prince Yu's room, feeling very dissatisfied with Prince Yu.
Returning to the first floor of the inn, Zhao Lin directly found the other members of the team and said to them: "You are offended this time because Prince Yu refused to accept the tea fee from the champion, so I don't dare to share the money.
Everyone."
Hearing Zhao Lin's words, the people below all complained in low voices.
After apologizing, Zhao Lin left the inn.
Of course, Zhao Lin would not really return the money to Ning Chen. Zhao Lin just waited outside for an hour and then came back again.
"Everyone, Mr. Champion said that even if you and I share this money, Mr. Champion will bear all the consequences."
After Zhao Lin finished speaking, he also divided the silver coins in his hands among everyone.
Everyone who got the money was deeply grateful to Ning Chen.
Of course, Ning Chen didn't know about these things.
In fact, even if Ning Chen knew about it, he wouldn't think there was anything wrong in what Zhao Lin did.
Ning Chen doesn't care about this kind of cause and effect at all.
Ning Chen dared to directly criticize Prince Yu in person. Naturally, Ning Chen didn't care about such a trivial matter.
Because of Ning Chen's desire to be crowned king, the entire Baijia City was in turmoil.
And every household took action voluntarily.
Every house is paved with loess and sprinkled with clear water.
All shops and households are decorated with lights and colorful decorations.
The level of excitement is even worse than the Chinese New Year.
At the same time, no one accepted the money sent by Ning Chen's people.
Knowing that no one was collecting money, Ning Chen didn't bother about this matter.
I just need to help them earn more money. By then, the money will not be just small amounts.
Everyone has been busy for three days. After three days, everything in Baijia City was completed.
The entire Baijia City is completely new.
Ning Chen directly changed into the court uniform that represented the duke. Of course, the python robe that symbolized the prince had also been brought from Fengjing.
It will naturally be replaced when the ceremony is in progress.
Prince Yu came here mainly as a symbol, so of course Prince Yu was not needed to host the ceremony.
Prince Yu only needs to observe the ceremony, and presiding over these is the matter of the Ministry of Etiquette.
All the processes have been checked, so the whole process is very smooth.
After completing some of the previous procedures, Ning Chen also officially put on the golden silk python robe that can only be worn by the royal family.
But the next process requires Prince Yu.
Prince Yu needs to hand over the seal representing the royal family to Ning Chen in person.
If you have a different surname, you are also from a royal family.
Prince Yu held the seal with a cold face and handed it to Ning Chen.
Normally, Prince Yu should say some words of encouragement at this time.
However, due to a series of previous conflicts, Prince Yu simply skipped this part of the encouragement.
Of course, Ning Chen didn't expect Prince Yu to encourage him.
"Your Majesty, from now on we must love each other as a family. If I do anything wrong in the future, please bear with me, Your Majesty." Ning Chen said to Prince Yu with a smile.
Especially the last half of the sentence, Ning Chen bit it very hard.
Prince Yu became extremely angry after hearing Ning Chen's words.
It's already gone too far now, why should it go even further in the future?
It is definitely not a wise thing for the royal family to absorb such a demon king.
Ning Chen's entry into the royal family will definitely cause a devastating blow to the royal family and the clan.
Ning Chen and Prince Yu are just a small episode, the process still has to go on.
The final process was soon reached, and Ning Chen was about to accept Wan Min's visit.
"Greetings to the Champion King, Champion King Chitose, Chitose, Chitose!"
The sound of the mountain shouting and tsunami bowing in the middle of Baijia City made Prince Yu's scalp numb just listening to it.
Of course, there is also deep jealousy in my heart.
Prince Yu has never enjoyed such honor during his travels.
