Chapter 282 The Conferment Ceremony Is Exciting (Part 2)

In the Jinluan Palace, as the eunuch Cai He of the Imperial Household Department read the imperial edict, all the civil and military officials in the palace also straightened their backs unconsciously and looked forward to it.

Deputy General Liu Ziyu raised his head, and his big nostrils were facing the deputy marshal Chang Yuchun standing not far in front of him, panting.

In his opinion, the first person to be conferred the title of Duke in the Tang Dynasty must be his "uncle".

However, he didn't know whether he would be conferred the title of "Duke of Zhao" or "Duke of Yan"?

The eunuch Cai He who announced the edict, dragged out the long tail sound and read out the first list of conferred titles: "Liu Xinwu, the King of Zhao of the Tang Dynasty, was granted Changshan County as the fief of the King of Zhao;"

Swish!

As the eunuch read the contents of the imperial edict, all the civil and military officials in the Jinluan Palace also cast their eyes on Liu Xinwu, the former King of Wuning.

The two-character king of the previous dynasty was changed to the one-character king of the Tang Dynasty, and the prince became the prince. The promotion was not just the monthly court salary!

It also showed that Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian affirmed Liu Xinwu's great contributions to the founding of the Tang Dynasty!

For a time, all the civil and military officials in the court cast their heartfelt congratulatory eyes to Liu Xinwu, the King of Zhao, who was standing in the front row of the Golden Palace.

The highly respected father-in-law Liu Xinwu was worthy of the title of King Zhao in terms of public and private, emotion and reason.

Facing the congratulatory and envious eyes cast by the civil and military officials in the court, Liu Xinwu, as the person involved, seemed a little uncomfortable.

Obviously, Liu Xinwu had never thought that he could be named the King of Zhao of the Tang Dynasty.

In his opinion, Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian finally enthroned his daughter Shujun as the founding queen of the Tang Dynasty, which was already a fulfillment of his original promise to himself.

As for Liu Xinwu, apart from his daughter Shujun, he has long been a lonely man, and has no longer pursued fame, wealth, power and status in the court;

It is Liu Xinwu's greatest wish for his daughter Shujun to live a happy life in the second half of her life.

Who would have thought that at this age when he is about to be buried, Liu Xinwu can still have a second spring in his "official career", and he has jumped from the two-character king of the previous dynasty to the one-character king of the new dynasty. This is really something he did not expect!

After a moment of daze, Liu Xinwu came to his senses and hurriedly stepped forward to thank the emperor in court: "I, Liu Xinwu, thank the emperor for his grace!"

On the dragon throne, Chen Huaian waved his hand and said: "King Zhao, no need to be polite, stand up!"

After that, Chen Huaian also gave his father-in-law an affirmative look, as if telling him to accept the court's reward with peace of mind.

Conferring the title of King Zhao of the Tang Dynasty to Liu Xinwu was also a decision made by Chen Huaian after careful consideration.

Publicly, Liu Xinwu made indelible contributions to the establishment of the Tang Dynasty;

In addition, as one of the eight kings of different surnames in the previous dynasty, Liu Xinwu had a pivotal position in both the previous dynasty and the new dynasty. Conferring the title of King Zhao would make all civil and military officials in the court convinced, which would facilitate the implementation of government affairs in the future;

Privately, Liu Xinwu was his father-in-law, and he was unable to have children due to a hidden illness caused by his early years of fighting. He only had one daughter, Queen Liu Shujun. Conferring the title of King Zhao of the Tang Dynasty would prevent any vassal kings from rebelling in the future.

Therefore, Chen Huaian finally decided to confer the title of King Zhao of the Tang Dynasty to Liu Xinwu.

As King Zhao Liu Xinwu stood up and returned to his original position, the eunuch Cai He on the steps of the Golden Palace continued to read the imperial edict in a long voice;

Inside the palace, the thoughts of the civil officials and military generals were raised again.

Especially the deputy general Liu Ziyu.

When he heard that the first person on the list of those who were conferred titles was not him, he suddenly felt a little unhappy, and his eyes secretly glanced at the dragon throne, mixed with a bit of resentment.

Afterwards, after hearing that the first person to be conferred titles was his adoptive father Liu Xinwu, Liu Ziyu's expression eased a little.

He also comforted himself in his heart: Father is highly respected, so he should naturally be ranked first in the Tang Dynasty. Father was changed from a two-character king in the previous dynasty to a one-character king of the Tang Dynasty;

As the only adopted son of the one-character king of the Tang Dynasty, it is not too much for him to be conferred a Duke of the Tang Dynasty?

Well, it's my turn next!

"Chen Qingzhi - Duke of Han;"

On the steps of the Golden Palace, the eunuch Cai He of the Imperial Household Department read out the second list of people to be conferred titles with the imperial edict in his hands.

Hmm?

Hearing this, Liu Ziyu looked displeased, and when he looked up at the eunuch Cai He, his eyes became puzzled, thinking: The first person to be conferred the title of Duke was not himself?

"Chang Yuchun - Duke of Wei;"

Cai He continued to read the list of people to be conferred titles on the imperial edict, and the eyes of the deputy general Liu Ziyu became more and more gloomy;

"Duke of Jin - Pang Xianchu;"

What's going on? There's actually no name for me yet?

Liu Ziyu's heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition came to his mind - could it be that the emperor put his "eldest brother-in-law" at the end of the six dukes to avoid suspicion?

"Duke of Qin - Wang Jian;"

Uh--

As the list of dukes came to the last person, Liu Ziyu felt his heart pounding, beating faster and faster, as if it was about to jump out of his throat;

His eyes were as big as copper bells, staring straight at the eunuch Cai He who was announcing the decree on the steps of the Golden Palace, and even his Adam's apple began to move uncontrollably.

It is not difficult to see that Liu Ziyu was extremely nervous.

"Duke Ding - Qi Jiguang!"

Swish!

Following Cai He, the eunuch who passed the order, Liu Ziyu almost lost control of his emotions and almost fainted in court after reading out the list of the last person to be granted the title of Duke.

Chen Qingzhi, Chang Yuchun, Pang Xianchu, Wang Jian, Qi Jiguang, plus Fan Wuji, who was previously posthumously named a British Duke;

At this point, all the six princes who were the founding fathers of the Tang Dynasty have been ennobled.

But no, Liu Ziyu, the deputy general of the Southern Expedition Army, was the leader of the Sixteen Provinces of Youyun who had previously thought he was destined to be crowned Duke!

At this moment, Liu Ziyu felt like a light on his back, as if the eyes of all the civil and military officials in the court were looking at him, mocking him to their heart's content.

"Your Majesty, Chen Qingzhi;"

"My lord, I always encounter spring;"

"Your Majesty, Pang Xianchu;"

"Your Majesty, Wang Jian;"

"Chen, Qi Jiguang;"

"Thank you Lord for your grace!"

In the court hall, no one noticed the lost deputy general Liu Ziyu at all. The eyes of all the civil and military officials were focused on the deputy commanders and generals who were awarded the title of Duke of Tang Dynasty.

These princes took a step forward, lined up in the Jinluan Hall, knelt and kowtowed to Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian who was sitting on the dragon throne, and thanked the Lord for his kindness.

"My beloved lords, please be free of courtesy and stay on your own terms!"

On the dragon chair, Chen Huaian once again waved his hand to indicate that the people should level up. His eyes like a torch swept over the bodies of several people in turn, and his eyes contained affirmation of their achievements!

After several people stood up and returned to their original positions, Cai He, the eunuch who announced the edict, continued to read out the edict——

"Huo Qubing—Champion Hou;"

"Sapphire - Marquis of Anxi;"

"Zuo Liangcai - Marquis of Changxin;"

"Xiao Po - Marquis of Zhongyi;"

"Luo Yucheng - Marquis of Wu Ping;"

"Guo Dingfang——Marquis of Zhenxi;"

"..."