In the days before New Year's Eve, Yu Qingfeng and He Liang had been beaten for several days. However, after being beaten too much, Yu Qingfeng and He Liang had made rapid progress. Like Yu Qingfeng now, they were in the same situation.

When it comes to fighting, it can withstand thirty-six punches.

In fact, this is already quite remarkable. You must know that in today's world, except for a few people, it is very rare for people to survive Chen Chao's thirty punches in the same situation.

However, Chen Chao was giving punches, not a life-and-death fight, which led to Yu Qingfeng often doing things like exchanging lives for injuries. Therefore, if Chen Chao was really going to give punches on the premise of killing people, then the number would have to be halved.

Yu Qingfeng can't survive twenty punches.

It's just amazing.

Under the premise that Chen Chao's murderous intention has already arisen, there are really not many people in this world who can withstand Chen Chao's twenty punches at the same level.

In fact, as early as last year, some good people outside the country made a list and only selected the top four, because the strong people in the world have never been able to rank, so this time they only ranked them by category, such as Taoist lineage, Yun

Jian Yue, the young Taoist master of the Taoist sect, is ranked second among the powerful men of the Taoist sect.

Topping the list is the contemporary palace master of Wantian Palace.

As for the sword cultivator lineage, the leader of the Sword Sect is undoubtedly the leader, but after him, although there are two unparalleled Great Sword Immortals, Yu Xiyi, the newly promoted Great Sword Immortal, is already the fourth.

When the list came out and Jiang Xiaoan knew about it, the little girl mocked Yu Xiyi severely, which made Yu Xiyi furious and said that he would soon return to the Sword Sect to ask the two seniors for swordsmanship.

Yes, the sword cultivator lineage, the top four swordsmen in the world, all come from the sword sect.

And on the selection list, the one who topped the list was naturally Chen Chao, the guardian envoy who had already killed Fang Wai to fear. Behind him, Ning Ping, the current Northern General, followed closely.

Apart from the two Wangyoumen, Li Changling, the cavalry general from the northern border, temporarily occupied the third place.

I heard that this cavalry commander has actually reached the threshold and is about to break through. It's just a pity that this man who has always been known as the enemy of thousands of people has always been regarded as a general rather than a handsome man, otherwise he will only be afraid of the next one.

The Great General of the North is a man of great merit and prestige.

The three people outside the top three are Song Lian, the current commander of the right guard, Chen Wannian, the commander of the left guard, and Jiang Wanfu.

Among the top ten, a total of six people have set foot in Wangyou, and the remaining four are only one step away from Wangyou, and they all came from Daliang.

In fact, these days the Chen Dynasty is promoting the position of deputy commander. Song Lian is to be the first deputy commander. After that, Jiang Wanfu can naturally become the commander of the left guard.

However, the biggest problem with the implementation of this position is actually Song Lian's firm opposition. The two-term guard envoy has a very simple explanation for this. Daliang has always had only one guard envoy. If a deputy is added,

Guardian envoy, how can we reflect the uniqueness of the role of guardian envoy?

Chen Chao was very helpless about this, but he quickly thought of a way to add the post of Commander of the Divine Capital, so that both the left and right guards could be under the jurisdiction of the Commander of the Divine Capital.

At this time, Song Lian was speechless, so Chen Chao wrote a note and sent it to His Highness the Crown Prince. In the past few days, the six departments had begun to discuss it. In fact, it was just a formality. After all, the guardian lineage has always been

It is the guardian envoy who has the final say. In the past two hundred years, there have been no new positions. As long as the guardian envoy wants to, then there is no problem.

The reason why Chen Chao did this was actually to show his goodwill to the courtiers.

Later, when Xie Nandu, who was far away in the north, learned about this incident, he even praised Chen Chao for his sophisticated behavior in the letter sent back to the capital.

The Chen Dynasty has received news a few days ago that the position of Commander of the Divine Capital will be established at the first court meeting after the beginning of the new year. The official letter of the Chen Dynasty has long been written and the seal has been stamped. During this period

We are even looking for a site to build a command and envoy office in the city of God.

In fact, once this yamen is established, it will be able to add official positions to many people who have taken refuge in Daliang, which is considered a good thing.

After all, words alone are of no use in winning people's hearts; you also need to have a handful of rice in your hands.

Yu Qingfeng was the most excited when he sent several apprentices to the streets to buy new year's goods today. However, before leaving the bamboo building, he asked Chen Chao who was sitting on the chair bitterly, "Master, will you be beaten if you don't come back?"

Chen Chao smiled, shook his head and said, "No, because I'm going out soon."

Yu Qingfeng cheered and immediately called Xiao He and Ning Qingnian to go out. After watching the three apprentices go out, Chen Chao also followed them out, first taking a carriage to the Youwei Yamen.

I've been to the left guard once before, but I couldn't favor one over the other. Now that I've been to the right guard, I can count on both sides being equal.

When the officials on the right guard heard that the Lord Guardian had arrived in person, they all cheered up and wanted to take a look at the most powerful person in the world.

In fact, as early as the beginning, after Chen Chao was appointed as the guardian envoy, the officials of Youwei were very worried. After all, the guardian envoy was from the left guard, and Youwei had also plotted against the guardian envoy before, but fortunately

They were just worried about everything, but in the minds of the officials on the right guard, they naturally knew that of the two people on the left and right, the one who weighed more in Chen Chao's mind was the left guard.

When Chen Chao saw Song Lian, he smiled and said, "Let's go for a walk together?"

Song Lian nodded and followed Chen Chao out of Youwei Yamen.

Chen Chao got straight to the point, "I have already chosen my official residence, and the Ministry of Industry has started construction. That Du Shangshu scolded me and spat in my face. It is really not something that ordinary people can bear."

Song Lian smiled helplessly. Chen Chao spoke like this as soon as he arrived, obviously to set the tone for this matter.

This made Song Lian, who had never been in favor of the establishment of the position of commander of the Divine Capital, but wanted to give up the position of commander of the right guard, unable to say anything.

Chen Chao knew what Song Lian was worried about and said with a smile, "It's like doing business and recruiting employees to open a new store. You have to treat them well so that they can be loyal and follow the boss wholeheartedly. But if this makes the old employees feel wronged, there is no such thing.

It makes sense."

Song Lian frowned and said, "I don't feel wronged."

Chen Chao clicked his tongue and said, "Do you think I'm doing this for you? I don't know what kind of temper your brother Song is? But when doing things, it's not just the person involved who is satisfied, but other people as well. If I

I've wronged you, and you don't feel wronged yourself. That's no problem, but others will feel wronged for you. So what do you do? You can't explain it one by one and say, "I don't feel wronged."

It’s not a bad thing to do.”

Song Lian frowned slightly, thinking that Chen Chao had figured it out.

So he fell into a situation where he had nothing to say. It was impossible for Wangyou to admit his mistake to Chen Chao.

Chen Chao smiled and said, "Brother Song, you can admit your mistake. It's in private anyway, and I won't tell others."

Song Lian sneered and said nothing.

Chen Chao didn't care at all, and quickly changed the subject and said, "I plan to set up the position of supervisory envoy in the prefectures and counties in the future. In this way, firstly, a number of official positions will be added so that these guys who have taken refuge in Daliang can have official positions. Secondly,

The second reason is more important, that is, our line of guardians should be monitored from the inside out. When the line of guardians was established, it was different from the officials. This naturally makes us independent from other officials, but it is precisely because of this

, In fact, we have had many problems here over the past two hundred years, and if we don’t make changes, big problems will one day occur.”

This is what Chen Chao has learned from himself these days. In addition, among the hundreds of officials, there is actually the post of supervisory censor, and there should also be such officials in the line of guardian envoys.

Song Lian thought for a while, nodded and said, "From this point of view, I think there is no problem. The only question is, if you increase your official position in the guarding envoy line like this, will the government and the public think that you are interested in supporting your own power?"

Chen Chao nodded and smiled and said, "That's why I didn't mention this matter at first because it would involve things beyond what I thought, but it was also something I couldn't help. Most of the reasons for joining the imperial court were for me."

, naturally they also want to join the guarding envoy lineage, and only here can they have a more sense of belonging."

Song Lian didn't speak, not because he objected, but because he knew that what Chen Chao said was correct.

"This matter must be carried out. The word "rules" must be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. This is the tone I have set for the guardian envoys. Of course, the one who is least disciplined at present is me, the guardian envoy."

Chen Chao laughed at himself, but then said, "This is an emergency, and it has to be like this. I hope that in the future, when the world is peaceful, I, or anyone else, will be a person who respects the rules. Only in this way can the beams truly stretch."

Continuously, true prosperity lasts for a long time.”

The word "rules" must exist both inside and outside. On the outside, the monks outside the country must follow it, and on the inside, the officials of Daliang must also do the same.

Only in this way, whether it is the Emperor of Daliang or the Chen Dynasty, will the Daliang that he wants really come to him.

Song Lian looked at Chen Chao and said with some emotion, "There are no powerful officials in history like you. They keep adding shackles to themselves. In the future, except for you who really don't want to follow the rules and don't care about your reputation in the history books, you are doomed."

Not so free anymore.”

Chen Chao raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "You think I'm going to be a guardian for the rest of my life?"

My uncle has only been emperor for a dozen years before he feels tired of the trouble and throws the burden on me. Do you want me to be the emperor for the rest of my life? Is that possible?

Song Lian laughed dumbly, he really didn't expect this.

However, it is really rare for a powerful official in the world to be able to say that he does not care about power.

There are not many of them in the history books, but among those people, the most famous is Duke Zhou, who is now jokingly called "Sleeping" by the common people.

He was such an amazing person that many later scholars called him the Holy One.

The reason for making an appointment with Song Lian this time was for these two things. After talking about it, Chen Chao was no longer willing to talk nonsense. He thought about it and said, "On the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, my brother and sister-in-law, together with Weng Quan,

You idiots, all come to Zhulou for New Year’s Eve dinner.”

Song Lian nodded at first, then frowned and said, "Who cooks? Isn't the Lord Guardian proficient in cooking?!"

Chen Chao was at a loss for words for a moment. Recently, he just thought about making a game and getting together with his friends in Shendu, but he hadn't considered this yet. When he slapped his forehead, Chen Chao smiled bitterly.

Song Lian smiled and said, "Then let your sister-in-law cook a meal and prepare the ingredients yourself?"

Chen Chao shook his head, "It's not the first day I've tasted my sister-in-law's cooking. I have to make something different. But I'll think about who will cook."

Song Lian didn't care at all. When it came to eating, what was important was not the quality of the food.

However, he still asked more, "In your opinion, who should be invited?"

He didn't intend to hide it at first, but now that Song Lian asked, Chen Chao spoke frankly, "You three, plus three members of Jiang Xiaoan's family, that guy Yu Xiyi, Chen Wannian's family, and finally His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and me.

Then my future brothers and sisters."

Plus his own three apprentices, the number is actually quite large.

Song Lian smiled bitterly and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince invites us here, can we people still feel at ease?"

A Crown Prince and a future Crown Princess are no ordinary people.

Chen Chao laughed and said, "Forget it then, let him eat some cold dishes in the palace."
To be continued...