"Confused, confused!" Liao Cangmang shook his head: "It's understandable that you want to take revenge for your grandfather, but are you too fanciful? How easy do you think it is to be promoted to Xuanwang? Two years? Humph!"
"I'm not trying to hit you. In two years, you can be promoted from an eight-star mystic master to a nine-star mystic master, which is considered a rapid advancement! Not to mention that there is still a nine-star journey, plus the necessary steps for a mystical master to advance to the mysterious king.
Diwujie! You, you, you... ugh!"
"No, the student did this not just to avenge my grandfather. The student has also heard the saying that a gentleman's revenge is never too late."
The young man suddenly raised his head, looked at Xia Yuanlong without hesitation, and said loudly: "I can afford to wait for ten years! However, His Majesty the King and hundreds of millions of people may not be able to wait, right?"
"Oh? What do you mean by that?" the King of Daxia asked with great interest.
Chen Shen's face remained as usual and he talked eloquently: "Grandpa's defeat means that Daxia's southern frontier will lose a lot of help, and the war situation will probably become even more unfavorable."
"In this case, as the only grandson of the general, if I don't step forward in this time of national crisis, wouldn't I be living up to the reputation of our Chen family as loyal to the emperor and defending the country?"
"I am now an Eight-Star Master, and I only have two years to live! Then, the common people must make some achievements in these two years, drive out the Tartars, and revive our country!"
What the young man said was about being loyal to the emperor and serving the country. It is undeniable that he did have such thoughts in his heart.
But the most important thing is to show it to the King of Daxia and tell it to the King of Daxia.
Because Chen Shen knew that he was alone. If he could not use the power of the King of Great Xia, it would be difficult to lead the army. If he could not gain the trust of Xia Yuanlong, it would be difficult to lead the army. Then revenge would be far away...
Facing the young man's blazing gaze, Liao Cangmang hesitated several times, but finally sighed heavily: "Alas! This is just like your grandfather, a hero who is loyal to the emperor and protects the country!"
Even the eunuchs Li Zongming and Dian Long were impressed by this young man's ambition and devotion to the country, and showed admiration in their eyes.
The King of Great Xia slowly spoke: "That's why you are willing to commit suicide, even if you only have two years to live, do you insist on doing this?"
"Exactly!"
"Don't you regret it?" Xia Yuanlong asked again, his eyesight as sharp as a knife, as if he could pierce the other person's heart.
"Grass people, no regrets!"
After Xia Yuanlong and Chen Shen looked at each other for a moment, they suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed: "Hehehe...hahahaha! Okay! Okay!"
"You have the heart to serve the country, so why should I stop you? However, you little brat used the wrong name again."
The King of Daxia smiled: "Gu still remembers that a few months ago, when you were solving the mystery of mutated elemental spirits for Gu, you also called yourself a grass citizen."
"Do you still remember what Gu said to you at that time?"
Chen Shen was stunned when he heard the words, and then his thoughts changed, and he thought of the key point, and respectfully replied: "This boy was once honored by His Majesty and was given the title of Marquis of Loyalty and Courage."
"That's right!" Xia Yuanlong smiled and nodded: "So, you are not a white person, and you should no longer call yourself a commoner in front of me. Do you understand?"
Chen Shen nodded decisively: "I will obey the Holy Order."
"Hahahaha, that's right!"
The King of Great Xia smiled heartily: "Zhongyong Hou is a false title. But from now on, I want to promote you as a Zhongyong General, and you will be worshiped as the fourth rank, and become the captain of ten thousand husbands!"
"When Gu decides to send troops to Huainan, I will give you thousands of elite soldiers to ride on the southern frontier. Do you have any objections?"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone became energetic.
I remember that when His Majesty had just ascended the throne, in order to consolidate his power, he won over the Qing family and rewarded all the ministers. Chen Shen, who was worthy of the full moon at that time, received the virtual title of Zhongyonghou.
Although it is just a virtual title, it is at least a symbol of status. After he reaches the age of a weak crown, he can even receive the salary of a marquis from the court. He can earn a million gold coins a year and be happy and carefree.
Now, as soon as King Jinkou of Daxia opened his mouth, he directly gave him the actual position: loyal and brave general, fourth rank of official worship, captain of ten thousand men!
In other words, this little boy with no real power suddenly transformed into a powerful general of the Great Xia Kingdom, who could command thousands of armies, lead the fourth rank, and become a brave general!
In fact, the most important thing is reflected in the affix added before "general": Zhongyong.
In Daxia today, the generals, lieutenant generals, deputy generals, assistant generals, junior generals, etc., add up to eight hundred if not one thousand.
However, the number of generals with affixes added does not exceed half a hundred!
As for the titled generals below the third rank, Chen Shen is the only one.
This is a kind of honor and recognition bestowed by His Majesty himself, and it also has the implicit rule of "Half rank higher when meeting generals".
In other words, if he is also a fourth-grade general, but Chen Shen is a titled loyal and brave general, he will be head and shoulders above the generals of the same grade.
Once the army is on the march, if there is no third-grade general under its command, or if a third-grade general is killed in battle, the titled general Chen Shen can command the flag and command all the generals and subordinates who are also fourth-grade.
Daxia's military body is divided into grades one to nine from high to low.
The first rank is the largest, and only Chen Zangfeng is a first rank official in the current dynasty, ranking as a general.
Under the centurion, there are also commanders, who have jurisdiction over ten people; and captains of corps, who have jurisdiction over five people.
The corps commander and the chief officer cannot even be called "officials", they can only be regarded as "officials".
Good thing now, Xia Yuanlong directly promoted Chen Shen to the rank of Captain of Ten Thousands, a fourth-grade loyal and brave general.
Although with Chen Shen's current eight-star profound master's cultivation level, it would not be out of place to be granted the title of Captain of Ten Thousands of People, but in the army, cultivation is not the only thing that matters.
You know, Chen Shen doesn't have any military qualifications. Who knows whether he can lead an army in battle? One general is incompetent and a thousand troops will be exhausted...
Now, this young man was awarded the title of Real Powerful General as soon as he came up. Moreover, the King of Great Xia personally asked him to recruit tens of thousands of elite soldiers. This is a good thing that many third-grade lieutenant generals cannot ask for!
Looking at the thousands of years of history of Daxia, this has never happened before, and Chen Shen is the first to do so.
Hearing His Majesty's reward for Chen Shen, Dean Dianlong and Dean Liao were really happy for it, and they winked at the young man, as if to say: "Little guy, why don't you thank me quickly?"
Unexpectedly, when Chen Shen opened his mouth, the two of them almost lost their heads: "Wei Chen... I have objections!"
"Holy shit! Chen Shen, Chen Shen, you, you, you... are you too frivolous? His Majesty asked you if you have any objections, just to be polite and wait for you to thank you! You are good, do you really dare to say you have objections?" Liao
The dean put his hand on his forehead, his face full of helplessness.
"Oh my, this kid... why does he have an elm head?" Dianlong was so nervous that he glanced at Xia Yuanlong, fearing that he would be furious.
Fortunately, the King of Daxia did not get angry immediately, or in other words, he was more curious than angry, and asked in a lazy tone: "What are your objections? Tell me."