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Chapter 116 : Return to the City to See the King
"Ming Chen, actually, they should be thanking you even more."
The clamor gradually faded away.
Those devout and grateful faces left a deep impression on Ling Yu. She seemed to be finding her own path, little by little.
As her heart gradually calmed, she lowered her eyes and spoke to the person beside her.
She had only blocked the Northern Lie army; she hadn't defeated the enemy.
Е ń üm ӑ. іd́
The one who truly ended the war, who truly brought peace, was actually the carefree person beside her.
Ming Chen smiled and shook his head, saying nonchalantly, "Elder brother, I didn't pay the money, I didn't give the land. I'm just an envoy who runs his mouth. What is there to be grateful for?"
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"Besides, if it weren't for elder brother holding the army back outside the pass and blunting their edge, it wouldn't have been so easy for me to negotiate peace."
Ling Yu shook her head, just looking at him fixedly. "No, you are a hero!"
She knew very well what kind of courage and guts it took to face the tiger-and-wolf monarch and his court. To protect the land and achieve peace with the smallest price, how much wisdom was required.
No matter what he thought of himself, what he had done was worthy of the people's gratitude.
E ňù m̂à ._ï ď
Ming Chen just smiled, not minding it.
Being a hero meant having to always be a hero.
His dazed sister seemed to have this intention, but he did not.
...
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"This year's top scholar is named Liu Wang! He's from out of town."
"Heh, what's Liu Wang? Can he compare to Ming Chen? That man passed the metropolitan examination and didn't even take the palace examination before becoming an official."
Е_ñ um̌ а_.і d.
"Have you heard? The war in the northern border was settled by Ming Chen's peace talks. He gave the Northern Emperor a plan and actually exchanged it for half a province of land."
"What plan did he offer? Isn't that aiding the enemy?"
"I also heard that the Northern Emperor sent an envoy, promising to give up everything, even ceding land back to Great Qian, just to have Ming Chen alone stay in Northern Lie."
"What, this... how is this possible? This is too outrageous!"
"What's even more bizarre is that our Majesty actually didn't make the exchange!"
"This... this... this Ming Chen, who on earth is he?"
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...
Yueyang. The desolation of the northern border did not affect this prosperous city.
The weather was getting colder, and the plum blossoms were quietly blooming. People added a few more layers of clothing.
A month after the metropolitan examination results were announced, Great Qian held the palace examination.
This was the final test for the candidates. Winning the top spot was everyone's ultimate ideal, a chance to leap up the social ladder, a direct path to the heavens.
The top scholar, the second place, the third place...
Е̇ṅūḿа.і̂d̂
One by one, the talented candidates would also become the hottest topics of conversation.
However, when the examination results were posted, everyone felt something was strange. It seemed... a name was missing.
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What was the name of the top scholar from the metropolitan examination who had amazed the entire city?
Ming Chen? Why was Ming Chen missing?
It was one thing not to be the top scholar, but his name couldn't be found among the second, third... or even the entire list of successful candidates.
Did he fail? Did he not take the exam? For the top scholar of the metropolitan examination not to even appear on the list was something that had never happened before.
Е̂ňùm а . id
But soon, even more explosive news came, answering everyone's questions.
While the candidates were still struggling in the examinations, the true fiendish talent had already begun his own legend.
The stories from the court flowed into the streets and became known to the common people.
A verbal battle against the crowd in the Northern Lie court, a plan for half a province, half a province for one person, two kings contending...
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One by one, the deeds were told, making people feel dazed and incredulous.
Was this still a person? This was too fantastical!
Ěn̄ u_mа
Could anyone really do this?
Any one of these things, if it happened to one person, would be enough to boast about for a lifetime.
How on earth did he do it?
The top scholar who had just completed the metropolitan examination had, in the blink of an eye, become a prodigy fought over by two kings?
He no longer needed the status of a top scholar to adorn his fame.
In comparison, the newly minted top scholar had become a background character, having already lost his color.
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So what if he was the top scholar? So what if he became an official?
Could he compare to this person?
Searching through history, it would be hard to find anyone to compare with this Ming Chen. This was simply a monster!
Winter arrived. Plum blossom petals fluttered in Yueyang City. Accompanying the fragrance of the flowers was the beginning of that legendary story.
And the person everyone was talking about?
A spirited horse stood still outside Yueyang City.
E n um̀а̊.і d̈
Under the stunned gazes of the guards, two young people dismounted.
One civil, one martial. Neither had participated in the final palace examination of this imperial exam, yet they had become the two most brilliant stars.
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They had returned!
...
Upon arriving in Yueyang, Ming Chen didn't even have a chance to return to the small tavern, to pat the little girl's head to see if she had grown taller, to pet the cat, to annoy his teacher...
He was immediately and without stopping invited into the imperial palace.
Ĕ n̂um̆ ӓ
Hall of Mental Cultivation. The great hall was gloomy and sinister. A few candles were placed in special positions, their flames glowing faintly.
It was a completely different style from the Tiger Hall of Northern Lie.
"Your Majesty, for what matter have you summoned Chen here?"
Coming here for the third time, Ming Chen was already familiar with the path.
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Facing the monarch who ruled the world, his expression was calm, without a trace of fear, as he bowed neither servilely nor overbearingly.
Xiao Yu: ...
W̊ е̂ b ǹ о̆ v еl̀ E ñ u̇ḿа̃
'You ask for what matter? You went out and did so many things, and now you suddenly come back. Shouldn't you properly report to me?'
"Speak. What did you do on your trip to Northern Lie?"
The Northern Emperor had offered to trade land for a person. Under such circumstances, for Ming Chen to still be able to return to the country had already earned him a great deal of trust and impression points from Xiao Yu.
He now believed Ming Chen by fifty percent.
Naturally, his attitude towards Ming Chen was also very good.
The Northern Lie envoy was an enemy. His words were twisted and embellished, not to be fully trusted. He needed to understand the true beginning and end of the matter from Ming Chen.
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As a worker, Ming Chen handled official business officially, reporting all his work in Northern Lie to the other party.
Xiao Yu frowned. He didn't care about the overt scheme Ming Chen had given the Northern Emperor, nor did he care when Northern Lie was strong or weak.
He just asked, "The plan you gave the Northern Emperor was not a technique for longevity?"
Ming Chen: ...
One can truly be speechless when one is speechless.
"It was not."
Еnû m̄a
Ming Chen shook his head, choosing words that Xiao Yu would like to hear. "Everything Chen has done is for the sake of Great Qian and Your Majesty. The method of longevity is only applicable to Your Majesty alone."
"Mmm."
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Xiao Yu nodded lightly upon hearing this.
He asked again, "How did you leave Qingtian of Northern Lie? Would the Northern Emperor let you go?"
According to the Northern Emperor's temperament, he would not easily let go of someone he valued.
Ming Chen gave a mysterious smile and asked in return, "Has Your Majesty forgotten how, a few months ago right here, Chen escaped from your butcher's knife?"
Ẁ_е́ b növ̈еľ Е n̆ u m а̄
A man of talent has his own clever plans.
Xiao Yu nodded upon hearing this.
This indeed highlighted Ming Chen's methods even more.
An immortal had taught him the method. He could even dodge a butcher's knife. Escaping from Qingtian City was not difficult.
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This young man's ability, his way of doing things and speaking, were all to his liking. He smiled and said, "This matter was handled well. When you attend court in the future, I will personally reward you."
Having rendered meritorious service, it was not appropriate for him to remain a minor Compiler. Northern Lie probably tried to snatch him because they saw his low official rank.
Еn ũm а̂ .îḋ
Ming Chen bowed and said, "Many thanks, Your Majesty."
"However..."
Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, his tone changed. "Your Majesty, Chen has heard that the Minister of Rites, Lord Dong Jingming, is the son of the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, Lord Dong Zhenghong."
He said to Xiao Yu with a pointed meaning, "On this trip to the north, Lord Dong sacrificed himself heroically, dying for the country, winning a crucial right to speak for our dynasty. Chen is both respectful and ashamed, and deeply regrets it."
"Chen is worried that Lord Dong Zhenghong, in his excessive grief, might do something irrational..."
Some people, even if they didn't take the initiative now, were natural enemies, irreconcilable enemies. Before telling Dong Jingming some stories about heads spinning, he already had a plan in his heart.
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Since they were enemies, there was nothing more to say.
He didn't have that much leisure time to deal with every opponent. It was better to make reasonable use of resources, shift the conflict, and hand it over directly to a more suitable person to handle.
Not all problems needed to be handled personally.
"Hmm?"
Xiao Yu frowned upon hearing this.
Sitting in this position, he was no fool. Ming Chen was lying through his teeth very subtly, but Xiao Yu understood the meaning.
En ü mа́
It was nothing more than asking him to intervene, to prevent Dong Zhenghong from bothering Ming Chen.
But Xiao Yu didn't like it.
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He was the emperor. You could take what he offered you, but you couldn't actively ask for what he hadn't given.
Was this young man teaching him how to do things?
But what made him feel aggrieved was that he really had to protect Ming Chen.
The Northern Emperor had offered land to exchange for this person, and he hadn't agreed. Now that this person had returned safely, how could he let this Grand Secretary ruin his grand plan for longevity?
Ẅ ѐ b̂ň о ṽe l Ӗ n_ü m̄ а̃
A fiendish star was truly a fiendish star.
To think he wanted him, the dignified monarch of a country, to be a knife in his hand.
His gaze was gloomy, tinged with a bit of coldness. He took a deep look at Ming Chen, the majestic emperor's aura rushing forward, and said in a low voice, "Ming Chen, don't play those mind games. This is the last time."
The old emperor was much easier to handle than the Northern Emperor.
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It seemed that Ming Chen was walking a tightrope, but in reality, his tightrope was much wider than that of other officials, at least for now, it should be wider than Old Dong's.
'You say it's the last time, so it's the last time?'
Е.ǹ u.m̊a .ï d
Ming Chen grumbled in his heart, showing no nervousness at having his thoughts exposed. He just bowed and said, "Chen wouldn't dare~"
"Mmm."
Xiao Yu nodded, casually handed him a stack of files, and said, "A meteorite fell in Jiazhou in the south, producing a magical flame. It is golden in color, burns out of thin air, cannot be extinguished by water, and is like the shining sun."
"Next year, you will go with the army that is dealing with the rebels to take a look. See if it is what you need to refine the elixir of immortality."
The chaos of the war in the northern border was over, which was a load off his mind. He could now start on the important business.
Jiazhou in the south was now the territory of the blood-clothed rebels. Even if Ming Chen had the ability of an immortal, he couldn't investigate by himself. He might not have enough power. So, to be safe, it was better to go with the army.
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Quelling the rebellion and obtaining the fire, killing two birds with one stone.
"Oh?"
Ming Chen raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, a bit of interest sparked.
He had just been trying his luck, but he hadn't expected to actually find a lead.
Being an emperor was great!
You could mobilize the country's resources to achieve your own goals.
Ẁ ӗb nо̇v̇ е l Ё nũ m̀.а̀
To have a lead so quickly.
If only it had been like this from the start. Ming Chen felt it was not worth it for his first five failed strange fire plans.
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Next year...
He just didn't know if the Crown Prince would let the old emperor sit on the throne until next year.
He was quite busy after coming back. He probably had to make a trip to the Crown Prince's residence.
It was about time... the old emperor should retire.
Ѐ.ñ u m̂ а̊ . і̊ ḋ
Ming Chen thought in his heart, but his face was full of reverence. "Chen obeys the decree."
(End of Chapter)
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