Gu Chen was a little surprised. Although he was now named Marquis of Wu'an, it was just a title. Unlike Marquis of Pingxi, it could be said that Gu Chen did not have any real power in his hands.
But now, the imperial court actually wanted to grant him a fiefdom, which really surprised Gu Chen.
Eunuch Huang said with a smile: "Master Marquis, His Majesty is very fond of you. After hearing that you had regained consciousness, Your Majesty wanted to come to see you in person. However, His Majesty had just ascended the throne at that time and was busy with affairs, so he has postponed it until now."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Gu Chen said.
Immediately, under the leadership of Eunuch Huang, Gu Chen came to the palace and met the former prince and now the emperor, Ji Yuan.
"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Wu'an is here to see you." A eunuch passed the message.
When he heard that Gu Chen was coming, Ji Yuan's eyes suddenly lit up and he said: "Hurry up!"
Soon, Gu Chen walked into the imperial study and saw Ji Yuan, who was wearing a dragon robe, looking majestic and high-spirited.
The Ji Yuan in front of him is indeed very different from when he was the Prince of the East Palace not long ago.
The eldest prince's rebellion really changed the prince a lot.
It is said that people's personalities will change after experiencing life and death, and it seems that they are indeed right.
"I have met Your Majesty." When he came closer, Gu Chen cupped his fists and gave a salute.
Although Ji Yuan has ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, not kneeling before the emperor was a privilege given to Jingtiansi by the former Emperor Xia. Everyone has become accustomed to it, and Ji Yuan will not say anything more.
"Gu Chen, how are you? How is your injury?" When Human Emperor Ji Yuan saw Gu Chen, a deep smile appeared on his majestic face all day long.
His attitude towards Gu Chen was still the same as before, not much changed.
Gu Chen said: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am in good health."
"It'll be fine after you recover. There's no root cause of the disease, right?" Ji Yuan asked.
"Your Majesty, no." Gu Chen shook his head.
The new emperor Ji Yuandao said: "Gu Chen, on the night when the eldest prince rebelled, you fought to the death, and the formation saw it. I am not a person who is ungrateful for kindness, so there is no need for so many courtesy between you and me.
Just treat each other as friends, this is the privilege I give you as a person."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Ji Yuan smiled slightly and said, "Do you still like the gift I gave you?"
Gu Chen said: "I have heard that thanks to Your Majesty, my injury improved so quickly, and my martial arts cultivation has also improved a step further."
"No need to thank me, you deserve all this." Ji Yuandao: "Actually, I wanted to visit you some time ago, but I just ascended the throne and was too busy, so I haven't been able to get away."
"Of course, thanks to you, I was able to successfully ascend the throne." Ji Yuan looked at Gu Chen with a smile.
A country cannot live without a king for a day. Now that Emperor Xia has disappeared and his life and death are not known, everyone in the world has known about it. The throne cannot remain empty forever. It is natural for the prince to ascend the throne.
"Your Majesty called me here this time. Why?" Gu Chen asked.
"Sit down first." Ji Yuan ordered someone to give Gu Chen a seat, and then said: "I called you here this time because I want to discuss the fiefdom with you."
The fief means that Gu Chen holds real power and can participate in the country's taxation. This is no small matter.
"I intend to give you the land of Yan. What do you think?"
"Yan Di?" Eunuch Huang on the side was a little surprised when he heard this.
Yan Di, located in Dongzhou, was the previous dynasty of Great Xia and the ancestral land of the royal family of Great Yan Dynasty.
It has beautiful scenery and pleasant climate. It is a rare treasure land with a permanent population of 30,000 households.
Eunuch Huang had never thought that His Majesty would be so generous and rewarded Gu Chen with the title of Yan Di without saying a word.
Not to mention anything else, the annual taxes alone are enough for the Gu family to make a lot of money, and they will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives.
Gu Chen also knew about Yan Di. He never thought that Ji Yuan would reward him with Yan Di. He thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, is this reward a bit heavy?"
Ji Yuan smiled and said: "Is it heavy? I feel it's light! If it weren't for the current chaos in the world, I actually have a better place to give you, but under the current situation, Yandi is already the best choice.
I’m afraid you’ll dislike me.”
"this……"
Seeing that Gu Chen was still hesitant, Ji Yuan's face darkened and he pretended to be angry: "Why, in your eyes, my life is so cheap and is only worth so little?"
"Okay, since Your Majesty is so insistent, I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness." Gu Chen stood up and gave a salute.
"I said, there is no need to be so polite, just be more casual between you and me," Ji Yuan said.
"Okay." Gu Chen nodded.
"Not long ago, I ordered people to build a mansion for you in Yandi. You are setting off from Tiandu in the next few days. By the time you arrive, the mansion must have been completed. You can also take your family with you.
My second uncle and his family are going to take a look, just like a sightseeing tour." Ji Yuan said slowly with a smile on his lips.
When he and Gu Chen were together, except for their names, everything else was very casual.
Afterwards, Gu Chen and the new emperor Ji Yuan talked for a while. After having lunch in the palace, Gu Chen left. He went to Wang Yan's home and paid homage to Wang Yan.
After leaving Wang Yan's home, Gu Chen went to the Duke of Liang's mansion again, met Lu Xinlan, paid homage to Duke Liang, and then visited Song Yu.
After this trip, when Gu Chen returned to Gu Mansion, it was already approaching evening.
After returning, Gu Chen told his second uncle Gu Chengfeng and his family about the news about his fiefdom.
"What?! Dalang, do you have a fiefdom?"
Gu Chengfeng obviously also knew the difference between nobles with fiefs and nobles without fiefs. He looked shocked and said: "It seems too... His Majesty really values you now, and you didn't waste that day in vain."
Fight."
For an old man like Gu Chengfeng, when it comes to His Majesty, he is still used to the original Xia Emperor, so sometimes it is inevitable that he will call him the wrong person.
"Yandi, I heard it's a good place. It seems to be close to the sea, right?" Aunt Xu Qing'e said.
"The sea?" When Gu Qingyan heard this, her beautiful eyes suddenly lit up and she said, "I have never seen the sea in my life. Brother, can I go with you?"
Aunt Xu Qing'e also looked at Gu Chen with a longing expression. Apparently, even she was a little moved.
At this time, Gu Chengfeng frowned and shouted: "You two women, please don't cause trouble. Yandi is far away in Dongzhou, which is quite a distance from Tiandu. If I take you two with me, I don't know how long we will waste on the road."
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"That's it..." When Gu Qingyan heard this, her delicate and beautiful face was full of disappointment, and she sighed slightly.
Gu Chen looked at his aunt and cousin. Both mother and daughter could not hide their loneliness. Seeing this, Gu Chen smiled and said, "Maybe the second uncle can make time?"
Gu Chengfeng was a little surprised and said: "Da Lang, what do you want to do?"
"Let's go to Yandi together as a family. Just treat it as a fun trip. After all, aunt and Qingyan have never been out of Tiandu, right?"
"Is it true? Brother, can I really go?" When she heard that she could leave Tiandu, Gu Qingyan was immediately excited. Her beautiful eyes were filled with color as she stared at Gu Chen unblinkingly.
Gu Chengfeng frowned and said: "This... time is fine, but Dongzhou is quite far away from China. Can your aunt and Qingyan, two female Taoist families, survive such a long distance?"
"Don't worry, we are fine." At this time, Xu Qing'e and Gu Qingyan, mother and daughter, said in unison. After saying this, they looked at each other and smiled, extremely charming, just like two sisters.
Even Gu Chen sincerely envied his second uncle Gu Chengfeng's good fortune. Not only did he have such a beautiful wife, he also had such a beautiful daughter.
Gu Chen had his own reasons for agreeing. Now with his reputation in the world, his every move will be watched by countless people. If Gu Chen goes to Dongzhou alone, he obviously has a mission.
The enemy is likely to become suspicious.
Qin Wu asked him to investigate secretly and not to alert others. In this case, Gu Chen found a reason to go to Dongzhou on the pretext of playing and exploring the territory. Although he would still be noticed by interested people, his vigilance would inevitably not be greatly improved.
reduce.
Of course, more importantly, he saw that his aunt Xu Qing'e and his sister Gu Qingyan yearned for Yandi. Even Gu Chengfeng, who was opposed to it, actually knew it, and his second uncle also wanted to go there.
"In that case, it's settled, we will set off early tomorrow morning to go to Yandi."
As Gu Chen spoke, he looked at Gu Chengfeng and said, "Second uncle, do you need me to help you with the sword guard?"
"Need not."
Gu Chengfeng waved his hand. Now with Gu Chen's fame, Gu Chengfeng has become a celebrity among the sword guards, and his status has risen with the tide. He wants to ask for leave. It couldn't be easier. The commander of the sword guards will happily agree.
Immediately, everyone packed up their things tonight. After all, they would spend a long time on the road. It was the first time for aunt Xu Qing'e and sister Gu Qingyan to go on a long trip. The packing lasted until late at night.
When they woke up early the next morning, both mother and daughter had panda eyes and were extremely sleepy.
Fortunately, with Gu Chen and Gu Chengfeng here, the second uncle personally spent his inner energy to enter the bodies of the mother and daughter, and their expressions suddenly became energetic.
"Set off!"
Following the order, the carriage moved forward slowly. This time, the only people following Gu Chen and others to Yandi were the maid Xiaoyu and a coachman.
After all, the Gu Mansion in Tiandu also has people to guard it and clean the dust every day.
As for the guards, with Gu Chen here, why do you need to hire guards?
Soon, the carriage slowly drove out of Tiandu, and half a month passed.
At first, just after they came out of Tiandu, Gu Qingyan and maid Xiaoyu were very curious about everything. From time to time, they stuck their heads out of the carriage and looked left and right. If it hadn't been for Gu Chengfeng's repeated orders, Gu Qingyan would have jumped off the carriage from time to time and admired it.
Various scenery along the way.
However, when time passed slowly, and on the thirteenth day, because all food, drink, housing and transportation were on the carriage during this period, aunt Xu Qing'e, sister Gu Qingyan, and maid Xiaoyu all looked sluggish.
Gu Chen and Gu Chengfeng are both warriors, so they are naturally fine.
As for the coachman, he has long been accustomed to the fatigue of traveling and traveling, and the same is true.
"I told you a long time ago that I didn't want you to come, but you insisted on coming. Now you can't bear it after walking less than half the distance. What will you two do next?"
Gu Chengfeng kept talking, but he still kept transferring the inner energy in his body to his wife and daughter, and the complexions of mother and daughter gradually improved.
Seeing this, Gu Chen flicked his fingers and penetrated into the body of the maid Xiaoyu. Xiaoyu's complexion instantly returned to rosy.
"Thank you, Da Lang." Xiaoyu said softly with a slight blush on her pretty face.
"Brother, please take care of me, okay? My father's photo is much worse than yours." Gu Qingyan's pretty face was pale and she looked at Gu Chen as if asking for help.
When Gu Chengfeng heard this, his face suddenly darkened. He snorted lightly, but didn't say anything.
After all, nowadays, Gu Chen's cultivation level is indeed far superior to his.
When Gu Chen saw this, a smile appeared in his eyes. He flicked his fingers and immediately penetrated the bodies of his aunt Xu Qing'e and his sister Gu Qingyan, mother and daughter.
Their complexions also improved instantly.
"Big brother is still awesome." Gu Qingyan's smile was as bright as a flower, and she regained her former liveliness.
When Xu Qing'e heard this, she pursed her lips and chuckled. Even she thought so.
Gu Chengfeng turned his head to one side, with a dark face and said nothing.
At this time, suddenly, a feeling of heart palpitations came, especially for Xu Qing'e, Gu Qingyan and Xiaoyu, who were ordinary people, their bodies began to tremble involuntarily, and a deep fear emerged from the deepest part of their hearts.
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Gu Chengfeng's expression changed instantly, and he immediately looked at Gu Chen.
Gu Chen frowned, and he saw, not far away, a vigorous figure standing there, with a long knife on his back. The aura around his body was extremely condensed, and there were bursts of light shining all over his body.
This sense of oppression and energy turned out to be that of a martial arts master who had reached the Great Perfection of the Hundred Apertures Realm.
The person coming is none other than the leader of the Tiandao Sect, Yang Ling!