A high-pitched voice came out.

Suddenly, there was silence in Wanhua Palace, with more than thousands of people standing.

Lu Qingping also immediately became serious and looked towards the source of the sound.

The Emperor of the Sui Dynasty, Zhao Jian, is here.

The person who spoke just now must also be an eunuch, but judging from his powerful voice, he is obviously a member of the martial arts, at least a great master.

The emperor arrives.

Immediately, more than thousands of people in the square bowed and saluted: "Long live His Majesty! Long live Long live!"

The officials and ministers were holding jade guides, just like the generals and princes like Lu Qi also had jade guides in their hands.

The holy places of the three religions and the famous families just bowed in greeting and chanted "Greetings to Your Majesty."

More than 3,000 people knelt down and kowtowed.

Wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and an imperial crown on his head, Zhao Jian is only in his fifties, but looks more like a sixty-year-old Zhao Jian. He smiled and said, "No need to pay tribute."

Lu Qingping watched the emperor get off the dragon sedan chair, walk straight up to the highest dragon chair in the palace and sit down, and everyone sat down one after another.

The young man raised his head and looked at the emperor Zhao Jian, who was known as the emperor of the Sui Dynasty who "revived the expansion of the country".

His complexion was fair, but it was not healthy white, but rather sickly, which made his body look very thin. However, at this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on the emperor.

After everyone is seated.

Zhao Jian looked at Lu Qingping at this time, smiled and waved to the boy: "This is Ping'er, she has become a young man. Come, come to me."

At this moment, countless pairs of eyes were once again cast on Lu Qingping.

Different from the time he walked in, this time Lu Qingping was a little caught off guard.

Although today was a reception banquet held for him, but he was suddenly called to his side by the most powerful person in the world. He still couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat, and he was a little unprepared.

But after all, he was the one who had even met Zhang Sanfeng, the second most ancient god in the world, and had a pleasant conversation with him. At this time, he gathered his thoughts, left his seat, and walked up to the high platform.

There were countless pairs of eyes in the audience, watching the young man walking towards the emperor.

There were all kinds of looks, but they were well hidden, just waiting for the emperor to speak next and say something.

After Lu Qingping went up to the dragon platform to see her again.

Everyone knows that the highlight of the state banquet is coming.

At this moment, the eyes of all the officials, ministers, famous families of the three religions, and common people all fell on today's two protagonists.

One is the emperor and the other is Lu Qingping.

Zhao Jian first waited for Lu Qingping to get closer and took a closer look. A trace of gentleness flashed in his eyes, as if he wanted to find the shadow of another girl in the young man.

Qingyang should be as tall as this child...

In just a moment, Zhao Jian suppressed the longing for his daughter, and then his voice came out, facing the thousands of subjects in the Wanhua Palace today, as well as the famous families of the three religions.

"Dear subjects, do you know why I have to hold a state banquet to welcome the son of King Wu Cheng when he returns?"

"I am stupid."

Immediately, a group of officials bowed their heads and said they didn't know.

The members of the four major families in the seats looked at these people indifferently, sneering in their hearts, but at the same time they did not make a sound, they just watched quietly what tricks the emperor wanted to play with Lu Qi's son today.

Zhao Jian withdrew his gaze from Lu Qingping, then turned to everyone below, speaking in a gentle voice:

"I came to Dabao twenty-eight years ago and have mastered the artifact for twenty-eight years. I have never changed my reign name. Now it is the twenty-eighth year of founding the emperor."

"My emperor has worked hard to govern the country. In the past twenty-eight years, the country has been in good weather. This is the blessing of the country and the great Sui Dynasty."

Except for the famous members of the three religions who did not express their attitude, all the officials and ministers shouted long live.

Zhao Jian continued: "Before I succeeded to the throne, the world had been in chaos for thousands of years. The Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods were even more chaotic than the Three Kingdoms period.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was not a single year without war between the ten kingdoms. There was not a single day in the Sui Dynasty when we were no longer worried about the invasion of enemy countries.

Until...that day three hundred years ago.

The Battle of Tang and Chu.

In the Northern Tang Dynasty, Chu began to conquer the world and destroyed six countries one after another.

One hundred years ago.

We, the Sui Dynasty, also took advantage of the situation and rose up, destroying two countries one after another within a hundred years.

This last country in the Spring and Autumn Period two years ago was destroyed by my hands.

Let me expand the territory of the Sui Dynasty again after Emperor Shenzong a hundred years ago."

But before the ministers could compliment him again.

Zhao Jian continued to talk to himself:

"The Sui Dynasty was originally a small country in the Spring and Autumn Period. Eleven years ago, the Sui Dynasty was able to have such national power to destroy Shu. It was only the remnants of the two former emperors Fen, Yong and Zhen. It was not my fault."

"A small country with few resources cannot fight well, so it has no choice but to destroy Shu. If the Sui Dynasty cannot destroy Shu, the Tang Dynasty will destroy Shu. After the Sui Dynasty loses the natural barrier of Shu, the Northern Tang Dynasty will march straight in and break through the gate of our country. Therefore, eleven years ago

I am determined to order King Wu Cheng to send out troops to Shu, and it will take half a year to destroy the country in one battle."

Lu Qi bowed his head to the emperor, but said nothing and sat quietly in his seat.

No one in Wanhua Palace made any noise, everyone was listening quietly to Emperor Zhao Jian's words.

Zhao Jian's voice was calm.

"Ten years ago, we, the Sui Dynasty, did destroy the Shu Kingdom, but we also depleted the national power in this battle. The national power gained by the rest and recuperation of Emperor Zhen was completely wiped out by my generation.

Wealth and land have been lost unprecedentedly, and the number of soldiers and soldiers has been greatly reduced. Although there are three-thirds of mountains and rivers south of Jamfu, there is almost no power to fight against the Tang Dynasty."

"At that time, the enemy Tang Dynasty was dominating the northern world, and they were thinking of going south all the time. If they had gone south eleven years ago, although the Sui Dynasty still had elite troops, it would have been nothing more than a dead end for the country and the people."

"Under such a situation, losing a battle and destroying the country can only happen in an instant."

"However, God helped the Sui Dynasty. Unexpectedly, something happened to the royal family of the Northern Tang Dynasty at that time. There was the Xuanwu Sect change, which made it difficult for them to take care of other things. And after discussing with all the ministers and ministers, I decided to transfer my pearl to the throne.

Qingyang and Qingping, the son of King Wucheng, were sent to the Northern Tang Dynasty as hostages in exchange for not handing over the alliance for the time being, in order to protect the people and soldiers while the country's power was still there, restore their strength, and then make plans again."

At this time, Zhao Jian looked at Lu Qingping and sighed: "Now, ten years have passed."

"These ten years are not an ordinary decade, they can be called an unprecedented decade."

"For thousands of years, there has never been a day when the ten countries stopped fighting, but within these ten years, the world has become peaceful."

"How did I get these ten years? My beloved daughter Qingyang and my two children Qingping, son of King Wu Cheng, spent ten years of their youth in exchange for the people of the world."

"Without these ten years, the Sui Dynasty would not have been able to recuperate and the people would not have been able to live and work in peace and contentment, so!"

The emperor suddenly looked majestic:

"This! This is why I want to honor Qingping, a hero of the country and a hero of the people, with a state banquet, and why I am happy for his return to the country!"

At this time, in the square in front of Wanhua Palace, hundreds of officials, ministers, famous families of the three religions, and the people, whether they were willing or not, or sincerely grateful, all shouted:

"Princess Qingyang and Crown Prince Qingping have made great contributions to the present generation and benefited the country!"

Upon seeing this, Zhao Jian nodded and said to the red-dressed eunuch Chen Zilian: "Declare the decree."

Under the different looks of people from the four major families.

Chen Zilian, the general manager of the department, began to announce:

"It is the destiny of heaven, and the emperor's edict said: The great fortune of the saints is carried by heaven and earth, and everyone will respect those who have made meritorious deeds...

Lu Qingping, the eldest son of King Wucheng, has made meritorious service in protecting the country, and his reputation in this world is in compliance with God's will. Lu Qingping was given the title of Duke, and the fiefdom of Lianhua County in Qingzhou, with the ability to recruit three thousand troops."

In addition, Lu Qi has made great achievements in the ten-year reform, and its benefits will last forever. His son can inherit the throne of King Wucheng after King Wucheng, so I admire this!"

Hiss~~

One imperial edict, two gifts!

As soon as this imperial edict came out, the officials, ministers and famous families in the audience immediately took a breath of cold air.

Among the three holy places, Xiangshan Academy and Danxia Paradise are still not aware of it.

After all, they don't care much about government affairs.

The real scholars in the academy spend their whole lives studying knowledge and principles and don't care much about fame and fortune.

Only Meng Hanchan, who was friends and teammates with Lu Qingping, was more concerned and was shocked by the size of this reward.

The four major aristocratic families and hundreds of officials were directly shocked.

Zhou Dunhuang, the head of the Zhou family, Zhou Junbai, the descendant, Li Zheng, the elder of the Li family, Li Xiao, the descendant of the Wen family, Wen Shengde, Wen Shenfeng, Ye Fuyang and Ye Canghai of the Ye family.

Ye Canghai narrowed his eyes and said, "You are hereditary and you are going to become a young prince?"

The father and son of the Zhou family exchanged glances with each other at this moment, both showing great dignity.

"Hereditary rule is hereditary! King Wu Cheng's hereditary rule is disregarded!"

Zhou Dunhuang found it difficult to calm down.
To be continued...