CHAPTER 780: CHAPTER 91: BESTOW TITLES AGAIN AND AGAIN! (SEEKING MONTHLY VOTES)_3

After all, it won’t consume much food, hm, let’s keep it.

Ling Pingyang: "..."

The young Cavalry General’s hand subconsciously rested on the Treasure Weapon rope at his waist.

Tied it back!

Tied it!

Tie!

Li Guanyi said, "All these matters, I leave to you, sir."

Wen He smiled, "Leave everything to me?"

Li Guanyi said, "These over eight hundred thousand taels of silver, plus the tens of thousands of taels saved from the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ food expenses, I give it all to you, sir. See what our Jiangnan lacks and do as you see fit."

After thinking it over, Wen He smiled and said, "I see."

"Wen He will not let the Lord’s one million taels of silver be wasted."

Li Guanyi did not know what the smile signified.

"But sir, why are you in such a rush today, to deal with these matters within a day?"

Wen He replied, "Isn’t tomorrow the banquet where the Lord will meet the Great Emperor of Central State? Tomorrow, there will be noble families, the royal family, major aristocratic families, and the scholars from the Academy, as well as marquises from the court waiting there."

"They will, watch you in person, and as far as I know you, it will be hard for you to get along well with them. Once conflicts arise between you and them, it will be difficult to get money from the aristocratic families."

"These people are very cunning."

"They are cunning and despicable, opportunistic, bullying the weak and fearing the strong."

"So, I must take our money back before anything happens."

Ling Pingyang: "..."

Li Guanyi laughed, "So, sir, do you think I am bound to clash with them tomorrow?"

Wen He, with narrowed eyes, answered, "It depends on whether the Great Emperor of Central State is incompetent or still has some of his ancestors’ imposing presence."

Li Guanyi replied, "And if he is incompetent?"

Wen He said, "Then, you will stand against the court."

Li Guanyi then questioned, "And if he remains spirited?"

Wen He smiled and said, "Then, you will stand against the entire Central State."

Li Guanyi laughed out loud, "Sir, you are truly talented!"

"Let all this happen, I came here not to bow and scrape to the aristocratic families. However, sir, you got one thing wrong."

Wen He was stunned, "What?"

Marquis Qin Wu, holding his sword, smiled and said, "It’s not I who oppose Central State."

"Rather, it’s they who choose to be my enemies."

"Let’s talk about tomorrow’s matters tomorrow. You two rest for now."

That night—

The Fire Qilin did not return.

After Li Guanyi returned, he quickly rested; his Inner Strength had just entered the Five-layered Heaven, and he possessed a cultivation inherited from Zhang Ziyong, the strongest Vitality person he had ever seen up to now. This enabled Li Guanyi, inheriting this cultivation, to have a terrifyingly fast recovery.

A night of sound sleep, and upon waking, his body was fully rejuvenated.

As the sun rose the next day and Li Guanyi began to bathe, he suddenly realized a serious issue.

For the official meeting, am I supposed to kneel in respect?

Tch!

Maybe I should just say I am ill.

The heir to the Immortal Body thought of this excuse.

It was only later explained by Wen He, "The Lord and those who thrive under their ancestors’ legacy are different. They may inherit the ducal titles of the founding heroes, but not their spirit. Kneeling is harmless, as the Lord is a person of distinguished military merits over ten years, and the Great Emperor cannot possibly ask you to perform such grandiose formalities."

"According to the ritual, in your court dress, a simple hand-over-heart gesture suffices."

Li Guanyi nodded.

Court dress, huh...

Li Guanyi disliked the thing, he stretched out his arms, assisted by officials from the Ministry of Rites in donning the court dress, wearing a crimson Luo Yi, overlayed with a white gauze inner robe, on top of which he wore a red Luo Robe bordered with green.

Yellow, green, crimson, purple woven into four-colored silk ribbons, beneath them a green silk net, and a Jade Ribbon.

Ordinary marquises have Cloud Phoenix patterns.

Only Li Guanyi, who bore the subtle Qilin Pattern.

The waist was circled with a red and white silk broad belt, a leather belt, hanging ribbons, white socks with black shoes.

Black hair was meticulously combed using a jade comb, styled into a crown shape, and topped with a Seven Beams Gold Silk Travel Crown, only inferior to the Sky-reaching Crown. When the maid from the Ministry of Rites secured the gold silk crown and respectfully retreated, she looked up briefly, her heart slightly trembling.

The previously carefree and confident young Taoist now enveloped in the solemn and majestic full regalia, his features clear and youthful vigor seemed to embody the imperial majesty of the Red Emperor, stretching back eight hundred years and even thousands of years before.

Before her no longer stood a disciple of the Academy, Pharmacist Li.

It was Marquis Qin Wu.

Yet, Li Guanyi felt this attire was rather uncomfortable to wear, itching to move his neck. The regalia was majestic and solemn, but it came at the cost of reduced flexibility. An official from the Ministry of Rites bowed, and in a soft voice said, "My Lord, it’s almost time."

A silver-haired young lady wavered behind him.

Seeming ready to join.

The Vice Minister from the Ministry of Rites hesitated, a pained smile on his face, "My Lord, this, this might be inappropriate. Today is the court assembly, and only after the assembly comes the banquet. My Lord’s..."

He glanced at the silver-haired young lady and said, "My Lord’s family member."

"Does not have an official status as per the Imperial Decree, and cannot enter the court."

The silver-haired young lady shook her head.

Li Guanyi, holding the ivory tablet, raised his hand, tapping the young lady’s forehead lightly with the tablet.

Shaking Light subconsciously flinched.

Thus, the imposing Marquis Qin Wu cracked a slight smile, saying, "Today is not for attending a banquet, my dear. Just wait here patiently." He spoke, and though the minister was somewhat embarrassed, he could not object.

Today was for attending a banquet.

But not one of food and drink.

It was a banquet for all under Heaven!

Within the court, the royal family, aristocratic families, marquises, and great scholars all gathered.