Chapter 10 Coming of Age, Eccentric
"You are the king, and I am the minister."
Along the way, Xiao Lin was thinking about what Li Qingqi said.
There is no doubt that Li Qingqi's words can make loyal ministers feel cold. However, Xiao Lin has to admit that Li Qingqi's words can be said to have exhausted the king's thoughts.
It is said that Xiao Yu's achievements in the third battle to determine the world are a little exaggerated. However, without Xiao Yu, it is certainly unknown whether the King of Ming can unify the world in his lifetime.
However, when the king of the Ming Dynasty knew about the blood to recognize his relatives, he didn't even give Xiao Yu a chance to explain.
Thinking of Xiao Yu's end, a cold light flashed in Xiao Lin's eyes and said secretly, "It's better to be a powerless marquis in Qing'an than to be your minister."
Returning to Xiao's house, Li Linxiang did not ask where Xiao Lin had gone, and Xiao Lin did not say.
In the blink of an eye, it was January 28th.
As soon as he went out in the morning, Xiao Lin felt a festive atmosphere that he could only feel during the Spring Festival from the new decoration on the street.
When he walked to the gate of the palace, Xiao Lin found that whether it was the bodyguards guarding the gate of the palace or the guards standing on the palace wall, they had changed into new robes.
The door of the palace is newly painted, very red, and particularly festive.
Before the light of day, the palace was full of ministers who came to celebrate the coming-of-age ceremony for Li Qingqi.
The familiar ministers gathered together and whispered about the congratulatory gifts they had prepared. Within two feet of Xiao Lin, the marquis, there were only Li Linxiang, his three masters and the accompanying bodyguards, who were lonely and a little sad.
Xiao Lin was very uncomfortable, but there was always a faint smile on his face.
When the morning sun rose, the guard who guarded the palace opened the palace door and let the ministers enter the palace.
Xiao Lin knew that these ministers would not make way for him, the Marquis of Pingyang, so he had been waiting for most of the ministers gathered at the gate of the palace to enter before riding to the palace gate.
When he arrived at the gate of the palace, the bodyguard of the gate not only did not let him ride into the palace, but also did not let him take it.
Xiao Lin was furious and wanted to make a scene, but he was worried that this was a trap set by Li Linchang. When he was hesitating, he saw Li Linxiang get out of the carriage and walk to the palace first.
"Humph!"
With a cold snort, Xiao Lin suppressed the anger in his heart, quickly walked to Li Linxiang and helped Li Linxiang walk to the palace.
The doorkeeper stopped Xiao Lin's bodyguard, but did not stop the three Guangyuan Taoist people.
When he came to the door of the inner palace, Xiao Lin suddenly found that the road of the inner palace was covered with red silk as far as he could see.
"He was not so luxurious when he ascended the throne!"
With a flash of light in his eyes, Xiao Lin helped Li Linxiang into the inner palace.
The road surface of the inner palace is covered with red silk, there are small trees with crisp branches and leaves on the rockery, and there are colorful flowers and plants in the flower pond.
There are very few flowers blooming at the end of January. Obviously, these flowers are born by spells.
As the ministers walked in, they talked in a low voice, and their faces were full of joy; Xiao Lin had always maintained a faint smile, and there was a flash of light in his eyes from time to time, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
After a while, the ministers came to the Mingde Hall.
When they arrived at the Mingde Hall, the ministers stopped talking.
After quietly waiting for about a cup of tea, two middle-aged men in armor came side by side.
These ministers bent down to the two middle-aged men, but they did not salute.
Just as Xiao Lin secretly guessed the identity of the two, Li Linxiang's voice sounded in his ear.
"The slightly older one is Tianlei Shuangji Hu Yanzong, and the slightly younger one is the blood-stained sword tube uncle Tong. They are the two foreign generals most trusted by your grandfather."
When Li Linxiang also had a heavenly realm, she passed on to Xiao Lin with a secret method. Hu Yanzong and Guan Shutong could not hear it. However, when they passed in front of Li Linxiang and Xiao Lin, they stopped and looked at their mother and son.
Hu Yanzong and Guan Shutong didn't say anything. After looking at Li Linxiang and Xiao Lin, they glanced at the three Guangyuan Taoist people behind them, and then walked forward.
After a short while, Li Chong, Jing Minghou, Bai Wenxuan, Yang Shang and others came to the Mingde Hall first.
When the King of the Ming Dynasty unified the world, he was surrounded by five generals, including Huangfu Lifeng, Xiang Yuanxing, Xiao Yu, Yan Wuya and Yang Shang. Now Yang Shang is the only one who comes to the Mingde Hall.
Not counting Xiao Yu, Huangfu Lifeng and Xiang Yuanxing did not appear here because they ignored the world for many years. Yan Wuya did not appear here, but the ministers secretly speculated the reason why he did not come.
After less than half a cup of tea, a man with gray hair and a face of about 20 years old appeared in front of Mingde Hall.
The ministers glanced at the man first, and then looked at Xiao Lin.
Xiao Lin is the same height as this man, and his appearance is somewhat similar.
"Li Yanlin!"
With a movement in his heart, Xiao Lin dodged Li Yanlin's dazzling eyes.
Li Yanlin stopped in front of Xiao Lin, stared at Xiao Lin for a moment, and then walked forward.
Looking at Li Yanlin's back, Xiao Lin frowned slightly and asked Li Linxiang, "Mom, is he Li Yanlin?"
"It should be!"
"Does my mother know how deep his cultivation is?"
"I don't know!"
As soon as Li Linxiang's voice fell, the voice of Guangyuan Taoist suddenly came to his ear.
"He has asked about the cultivation of the realm of Taoist elixir!"
"So high?"
Xiao Lin's face changed a little, and he turned around and arched his hand to the Guangyuan Taoist.
Not a while after Li Yanlin entered the Mingde Hall, an order came from the hall to let Xiao Lin and Li Linxiang enter the hall.
In the sarcastic eyes of those ministers, Xiao Lin and Li Linxiang walked to the door of the palace.
Entering the hall, Xiao Lin took a look at Li Linchang, who was sitting on the throne, and knelt down at Li Linxiang.
"I see Your Majesty, Xiao Lin!"
"Fal flat!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After Xiao Lin got up, Li Linchang stared at Xiao Lin for a moment, and then glanced at Li Yanlin's face. A gloomy color flashed on his face.
"You fight with General Du!"
"Yes!"
Xiao Lin answered and walked to Du Yan.
After Xiao Lin walked to Du Yan, Li Linchang ordered the general manager of the inner palace around him to announce several ministers to enter the hall.
Li Linxiang saw that Li Linchang didn't seem to see herself, and her face turned slightly white. When several ministers who were entered the hall came in, she walked behind Xiao Lin.
After several ministers came in, Li Linchang announced that Li Qingqi entered the hall.
Li Qingqi strode with his head held high and entered the Mingde Hall. He didn't stop until he came to Longtai.
"My son, Qingqi, see my father!"
"Uh-huh!"
Li Linchang nodded and said with a smile, "Get up!"
"Thank you, Father!"
After Li Qingqi got up, Bai Wenxuan winced at Liu An, who was standing in his position. Liu An stood behind Bai Wenxuan and gave Li Qingqi a position.
When Li Qingqi stood down, Li Linchang opened his mouth and talked about Li Qingqi's extraordinary. At about a quarter of the hour, he asked Jing Minghou, "Teacher, it's time. It's time to start!"
"Yes!"
Marquis Jing Ming bowed to Li Linchang and said in a low voice to Li Qingqi, "Your Highness, please!"
Li Qingqi arched his hand to Jing Minghou, walked to the middle position, and knelt down to Li Linchang.
Jing Minghou stood behind Li Linchang, picked up a sandalwood comb from the tray on a maid's hand, gently combed it a few times on Li Linchang's head, and then removed the hairband on Li Linchang's head.
He put the hairband on the tray on the maid's hand, and Jing Minghou returned to the same place.
After Jing Minghou pushed it away, Li Linchang got up and got off the dragon platform, walked to Li Qingqi, took the crown from the tray in the hand of Tang Shangshan, the head of the inner palace, and put it on Li Qingqi's head.
Whether a coming-of-age ceremony is solemn or not depends on three points: the place where the coming-of-age ceremony is held, the person who holds the coming-of-age ceremony and the identity of the person who watches the ceremony.
Li Qingqi held a coming-of-age ceremony in the Mingde Hall. It was Jingminghou and Li Linchang who was crowned. The people who watched the ceremony were all powerful. Since ancient times, I'm afraid there was no one more solemn than his coming-of-age ceremony.
After holding a ceremony for Li Qingqi, Li Linchang immediately announced Bai Fenglai into the hall and settled the marriage between Li Qingqi and Bai Fenglai.
As soon as Li Linchang decided the marriage between Li Qingqi and Bai Fenglai, the sound of dragons and phoenixes sounded outside the Mingde Hall.
The ministers in the hall took a look at Bai Wenxuan, and naturally there was a combination of words.
Knowing that this vision was made by Bai Wenxuan, including Xiao Lin, there was still envy in the eyes of many people in the hall.
After Li Linchang and Bai Fenglai walked to Bai Wenxuan and stood still, the ministers in the hall took out their own congratulatory gifts.
When presenting a congratulatory gift, these people will rarely say a congratulatory word.
Xiao Lin also said a congratulatory message, but the congratulatory gift he sent was just some pearl and jade pendants, and there was no real valuable treasure.
After a cup of tea, only Li Yanlin has not sent a gift to the ministers in the hall.
Li Linchang stared at Li Yanlin's face for a moment, and then ordered the ministers outside the Tang Shanshan Xuan Hall to enter the hall in turn.
Every minister came in with a strong look of joy on his face. While saying congratulations, he presented their carefully prepared congratulatory gifts.
At the beginning, when the minister came in, the corners of Li Yanlin's eyes would tremble slightly. Later, he seemed to have figured out something and looked at the performance of the ministers and Li Linchang with a flat face.
The congratulatory gift scene lasted for a quarter of an hour before stopping.
After a while, the Mingde Hall was quiet, and Li Linchang sang with several ministers and talked about Li Qingqi's extraordinary.
In the words of Li Linchang and those ministers, Li Qingqi has become the most talented and perfect young man in ancient and modern times.
After praising for a while, Li Linchang suddenly said word by word, "Qingqi is the hero given by God to the Ming Dynasty. I obey God's will, and now I am awarded Qingqi as..."
Before Li Linchang could speak, he was interrupted by a sudden sneer.
A cold light flashed in his eyes. Li Linchang patted on the throne, got up and stared at Li Yanlin and said in a low voice, "If you interrupt me without authorization, do you still know the rules of the palace?"
"Rules?"
Li Yanlin stared at Li Linchang and sneered and said, "With the rules, the eldest brother has never held a coming-of-age ceremony, so he can't hold a coming-of-age ceremony; by the rules, if the eldest brother has no betrothal, he can't be married; by the rules, a prince who has no real position should stand as a second-grade minister. Do you have a position to get started?"
After the king of the Ming Dynasty unified the world, he intended to strengthen the power of civil servants and weaken the power of generals. As early as more than a decade ago, civil servants were divided into six grades, which were six grades.
"I gave him the right to obey the rules, but I didn't give you this right."
Li Yanlin laughed a few times, stared at Li Linchang and said coldly, "You are really biased!"
Before Li Linchang could reply, Li Yanlin continued, "You are so biased. Do you think that my son is not your own son?"