"Master, Zhao Hai is already preparing gifts, but when I first told him about this matter, I saw that his face was a little gloomy. After that, although he didn't show any anger, it seemed that he was still a little dissatisfied.
." Chen Xiwang stood in front of Wei Xiaode and talked about his meeting with Zhao Hai. Of course, it was impossible for him to tell the truth.
Wei Xiaode nodded and said, "Okay, then has he said what kind of gift he is going to give this time?"
Chen Xiwang shook his head and said: "Zhao Hai didn't say this, and my disciples don't know either." Wei Xiaode nodded, then waved his hand, and Chen Xiwang withdrew.
As soon as Chen Xiwang left, Wei Xiaode immediately called Ma Degong into the room. After Ma Degong arrived, Wei Xiaode said: "Degong, there won't be anything wrong at Shensha Lake, right? I'm the one this time
I have already told His Majesty that there will never be any problems there, and if there is a problem there, then I will be embarrassed."
Ma Degong said quickly: "Master, don't worry, there will be no problem. Master, these are gifts prepared by the Crocodile Clan. Look, these are the same as those presented to Your Majesty. It's just that I asked them to prepare two copies and one for us."
Keep it for yourself and dedicate the other one to His Majesty." After speaking, Ma Degong took out a space bag and handed it to Wei Xiaode.
Wei Xiaode couldn't help but his eyes lit up when he heard what Ma Degong said. Then he nodded immediately. Then he took the space bag directly, opened the space bag and took a look, and then tied the space bag.
, then he said to Ma Degong: "Very good, the crocodile people are still very capable, just prepare according to this, don't make any mistakes, it will be time to give gifts in a few days, don't lose anyone.
"Ma Degong responded, and Wei Xiaode waved his hand.
Soon, it was time to give gifts. This gifting is a process where local officials and military generals give gifts to the Immortal Emperor every year. Everyone has to give a gift, and sometimes, what is the meaning of the gift you give?
Or the degree of preciousness may directly affect your status in the heart of the Immortal Emperor. This is also an old habit here in the Immortal World.
To be honest, Zhao Hai really doesn't understand the significance of this habit. In order to give this gift, officials at all levels need to spend a lot of thought on this gift, and this gift cannot be less, and the value cannot be low, some
For this gift, officials must collect money. Where does this money come from? Of course it comes from ordinary people, so this gift, in addition to increasing the burden on ordinary people and giving the Immortal Emperor face, does he really
I don't see any benefit.
But this is already the practice in the fairy world, and he can't say anything. This time, Zhao Hai didn't plan to come up with anything too good. He only planned to take out twelve fruit core armors as gifts. This fruit core armor
The armor has now been upgraded, and it is better than the fruit core armor in the virtual world. This fruit core armor can now transmit spiritual energy, and the transmission speed of spiritual energy is very fast. It is also more effective for strengthening the monks' power.
It's so strong that it's absolutely no problem to use it as a gift.
On the day of the gift presentation, Zhao Hai also returned to the Immortal Capital from the Twelve Guards, but he did not bring too many people, and he did not come back on behalf of the Twelve Guards, he came back on behalf of the Blood Killing Sect.
Yes, this time he only brought ten disciples of the Blood Killing Sect and returned to the Immortal Capital. Moreover, he also had his own place to live in the Immortal Capital, so he was not in a hurry.
Wen Wenhai and the others did not come, and they did not need to come. Although Wen Wenhai and the others are now considered independent leaders, they are actually still members of the Blood Killing Sect, so Zhao Hai can come back alone to represent him, and others do not need to.
Came back.
As soon as Zhao Hai returned to Xiandu, Chen Xiwang came to the manor. This time, Wei Xiaode sent Chen Xiwang. Chen Xiwang came here mainly to tell Zhao Hai some gift-giving procedures and let Zhao Hai know what to do.
In fact, the process of giving gifts is very simple, and the gifts also vary in size. Some people give a lot of gifts, like the Crocodile tribe, because they control Chensha Lake, and there are many specialties in the water in Chensha Lake, and
They present these things every year, so the gifts they give are limited to quantity.
As for some officials, the gifts they give are not about quantity, but quality. The gift you give should be good. It doesn’t necessarily have to cost more, or how expensive it is. It’s okay if it’s novel enough. In this regard, it’s okay.
There are no hard and fast rules.
But in recent years, a bad trend has arisen in the fairy world. No one cares about whether the gifts are novel or not. Maybe they have given out all the novel gifts, so now they have no choice but to give them away, so they can only give them to Guigui.
We have put a lot of effort into it, so now every year we give gifts to the Immortal Emperor, it is a competition to see who gives the most valuable gift, and nothing more than anything else.
Although the Immortal Emperor is currently at odds with He Tuizhi and the others in the court, gifts must be given because it is an ancestral system. If something goes wrong when they present the gift, then the Immortal Emperor can
If you deal with them directly, then even He Zhi will have no way to protect him.
Today is the time for the annual gift giving. Zhao Hai also went to court today. There were more people giving gifts today, but some local officials sent the gifts to the Immortal Palace in advance, and then went to present the gifts.
At that time, when they met, the official read the gift list and that was it.
There are not many officials who are really qualified to stand in the lobby, or directly enter the lobby with gifts, and Zhao Hai is one of these people. Don't forget, Zhao Hai still has the title of Minister of War. And even if
Not to mention this title, he is also the commander of the Twelve Guards and the Four Guards City Army. Although no one takes this position seriously now, this position was very important at the time. There was not even one person who could command the Ten Guards.
As for the second guard, the generals of the twelve guards can all be ranked in the imperial class, so no matter from which aspect, Zhao Hai is qualified to stand in the hall, and his position is still very forward, standing on the left and right.
Behind the Prime Minister and Samurai Ying, the Minister of War.
Before Zhao Hai and others entered the hall, they would give their gifts to the internal officials, who would check them and then make records. These gifts were held by the internal officials. They could not take them directly into the hall by themselves, but they could shout
When they arrive, the eunuchs will deliver their gifts directly to the hall for everyone to see, and then they will be taken into the palace.
Zhao Hai has now stood in the hall and has begun to give gifts, but now the gifts are all local officials. They give all kinds of gifts, some are based on quantity, some are based on quality, and the gifts are
There are all kinds of things, but generally speaking, they are all common things, but some are more expensive and some are more numerous.
The crocodile clan members also sent gifts. The gift list was very long. It was obvious that the Immortal Emperor was very satisfied. Yue Zhuo was also slapped on the head by the Immortal Emperor and then exited the hall. Because there were many people giving gifts, they continued for two rounds.
After more than an hour, the landowners' gifts were finally over.
When the local officials' gifts were over, it was time for the people in the court to begin to give gifts. The gifts started with some low-level officials, and finally it was the turn of people like the left and right ministers, so Zhao Hai had to continue to wait. He looked at those people
The gifts sent are mostly flashy things. Even if those things are presented to the Immortal Emperor, they will probably only be left in the warehouse to eat ashes. But you can say that these gifts are not valuable, but it is impossible.
These gifts are still very valuable, but they are not practical.
Zhao Hai also understood that this might be what He Tuizhi and the others did deliberately. If the gifts they gave to the Immortal Emperor were all valuable and useful things, wouldn't that mean they had increased the Immortal Emperor's strength in disguise? They
They would not do such a thing, and precisely because of this, the gifts they gave were all these flashy things.
Of course, from this point, we can also see how far they have restricted the power of the Immortal Emperor when He retreated from them. They have even thought of using this method to limit the power of the Immortal Emperor. It can be said that
There really is nothing you can do.
But Zhao Hai just watched quietly. He was a solitary minister in the court now, and no one would pay attention to them. Zhao Hai also knew that there must be officials in the court who belonged to the Immortal Emperor.
People from the first line, but these people have not shown it, so now in the court, Zhao Hai is the only one who publicly reveals his identity as the Immortal Emperor.
It is precisely because of this that Zhao Hai stands here. No one talks to him or pays attention to him. Everyone treats him as nothing. Zhao Hai doesn't care, just stands there quietly, even
His eyes were closed, as if he was asleep. If he didn't say anything else, just this mentality was enough to make people admire him.
Soon, the officials of the central government came forward one by one to offer gifts, and the last remaining ones were all senior officials. At this time, the internal official loudly said: "Secretary of the Ministry of War, Commander-in-Chief of the Twelve Guards and Four Cities Guards,
Zhao Hai presents as a gift, twelve pieces of fruit core armor." Following his voice, Zhao Hai went out and paid homage to the Immortal Emperor. This is a procedure that everyone must follow.
At this time, a chamberlain also walked in. He was holding a tray in his hand. On the tray, there was a piece of yellow silk. On top of the yellow silk, there were twelve cyan.
Fruit pits, these fruit pits are not big, and they are all listed. I really can’t see anything good about them.
Just after Zhao Hai paid his respects, he heard the voice of the Immortal Emperor: "Zhao Hai, this thing you gave is called the Fruit Core Armor? What is its use?" After saying that, the Immortal Emperor waved his hand, and the chamberlain immediately
He held the tray up to the high platform and gave the tray in his hand to Wei Xiaode. Wei Xiaode took the tray and placed it in front of the Immortal Emperor.
Zhao Hai said: "Replying to your majesty, this fruit core armor is a magical weapon. It is made of a kind of wood that I accidentally obtained before. This kind of wood has a strong regeneration ability, and it is very good for spiritual energy.
The conductivity of the armor is also very strong. I used this kind of wood to make this kind of fruit core armor. As long as you input spiritual energy into the armor, you can activate the armor. The height of this armor can reach about two feet.
After wearing this battle armor, your defense will be strengthened, and this battle armor also has the ability to strengthen your strength. Wearing this battle armor will also greatly enhance your spells and save a lot of spiritual energy. It is a