An official slowly walked into the main hall with a golden scroll in his hand. He respectfully held the posthumous edict and bowed to Qin Yin.
Qin Yin nodded. "Read."
The official immediately opened the posthumous edict and said in a clear voice, "If We encounter any mishaps during this trip, please do not panic. The thousands of years of foundation of the Qin Empire cannot be buried in the hands of traitors. If We do not return, We will appoint Qin Yin as the Great Qin Empire's monarch and command the world. We will also confer the title of Dubhe Monarch to Lin Muyu, who will be in charge of all military and political affairs in Dubhe Province. Our adopted son will be treated as our own, and all officials are not to disobey!"
Lin Muyu was stunned. She looked at Qin Yin, as if doubting the authenticity of this posthumous edict.
Qin Yin took the posthumous edict from the official and unfolded it to Lin Muyu. Her beautiful face was filled with sorrow as she said, "Big Brother Yu, you should recognize Imperial Father's handwriting, right?"
The words on the posthumous edict were smooth and full of vigor, exuding an aura that seemed to be able to penetrate through the paper. Indeed, this was indeed Qin Jin's calligraphy. In terms of calligraphy, Qin Jin could be considered to be among the top ten in the Empire. It was not that easy to forge it.
Qin Yin's eyes were slightly moist as she murmured, "Big Brother Yu, we found one of Imperial Father's personal guards who escaped in Dubhe Province. He said … before Imperial Father died, he said that his greatest regret in life was that he had never looked at you as a father would look at his son. This was his regret, so he wrote this edict to make it up to you."
Lin Muyu's nose turned sour. She nodded and said, "I understand."
…
At this moment, one of the officials cupped his fists and spoke. It was Tang Lu of the Tang family. He looked at Qin Yin with a resolute gaze and said, "Your Highness, as the saying goes, outsiders cannot be conferred the title of King. His Majesty's surname is Qin, while Lin Muyu's surname is Lin. Furthermore, even if Lin Muyu's contributions are great, it is not great enough to be conferred the title of King. Therefore, this official believes that conferring the title of King on Lin Muyu is somewhat inappropriate."
Qin Yin looked at him calmly and asked, "Do you have any other objections?"
In the crowd, many officials cast their gazes at Su Muyun. Hence, Su Muyun solemnly said, "Your Highness, although this is a posthumous edict of the late Emperor, when the late Emperor wrote this edict, he didn't know that there would be so many changes in the empire, nor did he know about morality and the ambition of the country. Times have changed, and there are many things waiting to be done in the empire. It's really inappropriate to confer the title of King at this time. It goes against the will of the people."
On the other side, Tang Lan also cupped his fists and said, "I also think that the conferment of Dubhe is inappropriate. Moreover, Dubhe Province is currently controlled by Duke Yun. If Lin Muyu is conferred the title of Dubhe Dubhe, I'm afraid that Duke Yun will be displeased!"
Su Muyun looked at Tang Lan with a piercing gaze, but he didn't say anything.
Lin Muyu took a deep breath. For the first time, she finally understood how tough it was for Qin Yin to be the empress. Among all the officials, there were almost none who were on Qin Yin's side!
At this moment, Feng Jixing frowned and said, "Your Highness, since all the officials think that conferring the title of King is inappropriate, why don't we not confer the title of King and directly promote Lin Muyu to the rank of General? With Lin Muyu's outstanding contributions, he is worthy of this title."
Tang Xiaoxi also said, "I also think that we should promote Mu to the rank of General."
In the crowd, a man wearing a general's robe with three gold stars on his collar cupped his fists and said, "Your Highness, this general has always been reserved and diligent since I was in charge of the Ministry of War's Minister of War. In July last year, Your Highness personally issued a decree on the restructuring of the empire's army. All generals who want to be promoted must be measured by their military achievements. Although General Lin Muyu has made outstanding military achievements three years ago, he is now the new empress. Therefore, this general believes that promoting General Lin Muyu to any military position now would be in violation of the new decree. I don't know if Your Highness thinks that this general is right or wrong."
"Xue Ling, you …"
Qin Yin was so angry that her little face turned red. She couldn't wait to immediately remove Xue Ling from her position as the Minister of War. However, Xue Ling was Tang Lan's subordinate, so she couldn't do anything about it.
It was obvious that Tang Lan wasn't willing to see Lin Muyu wield military power. She didn't even want to give Lin Muyu the opportunity to become a centurion.
Qin Yin was a little flustered. She looked at Su Muyun and begged for help, "Grandfather, do you think that Lin Muyu can't even be given a military position? Even if he is restored to the rank of Protector of the Nation? "
Su Muyun cupped his fists and said, "Xiao Yin, since the new decree has been issued, then we must strictly follow it. The Yihe Empire is getting restless, and there are plenty of opportunities for Yu to make military achievements. There is no need to be in such a hurry!"
Feng Jixing's sword-like brows knitted tightly. He didn't have a single solution. There were close to a thousand officials in the imperial court, and most of them were probably Su Muyun and Tang Lan's subordinates. The others didn't have the slightest right to speak.
Tang Xiaoxi was a little angry. She pointed at the officials behind her and angrily questioned, "You bunch of people … Hmph, you really don't know shame. Back then, Lin Muyu led the Longdan Army Camp to fight Long Qianlin's main force. With fifteen thousand men, he killed nearly seventy thousand of Long Qianlin's men. Let me ask you, which one of you can do that? Moreover, Lin Muyu even ordered the Longdan Army Camp to protect Her Highness Qin Yin and protect the Empire's bloodline. Which one of you has made such a contribution? But now, all of you are in high positions, yet you obstruct Lin Muyu from obtaining any military position. I only have one question. Do you all have any shame?! "
"Well scolded!" Feng Jixing lowered his head and snickered. "Princess Xi is really awesome …"
The Minister of War, Xue Ling, smiled awkwardly at Tang Xiaoxi and said, "Princess Xi, we are just following the law. Please forgive us. We have no intention of making things difficult for Lady Lin Muyu …"
"Is that so?"
Tang Xiaoxi glared at him angrily. The Fire Fox martial soul circled around her graceful body, and it looked like she was about to make a move.
Lin Muyu was really afraid that Tang Xiaoxi would 'get angry' in the imperial court. She hurriedly said, "Xiao Xi, alright. If you don't want to reward me, then so be it. I don't care. Why don't we do this …"
Qin Yin widened her bright eyes and looked at him. "Does Yu have a better idea?"
"Yes."
Lin Muyu turned around and looked at the officials. He cupped his fists and smiled humbly. "Just like what the Minister of War said, since the law has been issued, it must be followed. Since that's the case … I better return to the Temple. It just so happens that Great Deacon Ge Yang has decided to give me the position of the Great Deacon of the Temple.
Tang Tian was stunned. "The Temple is the foundation of the Empire. The position of the Great Deacon is very important. How can it be given to you just like that?"
Lin Muyu raised his eyebrows. "I've seen the laws of the Empire. The Great Deacon of the Temple has always been decided by the Emperor. If Xiao Yin wants me to be the Great Deacon of the Temple, who would dare to interfere!?"
As he said that, he suddenly pulled out the sword on his back. "Dang", he stabbed the sword into the carpet in front of him. Sparks flew. Lin Muyu smiled. "The name of the Empire is' Qin '. The Emperor of the Empire is Qin Yin. As officials, we should understand the way of an official. I am the Emperor's godson. I am Xiao Yin's brother. I will protect her well. I will not let her suffer. If anyone is dissatisfied, feel free to come to the Temple to test the sharpness of this sword. I will accompany you anytime!"
Tang Tian was speechless under Lin Muyu's imposing manner. He was dumbfounded and did not know what to say.
Tang Lan and Su Muyun frowned and looked at each other. No one said a word. This time, they really could not make things difficult for him. Lin Muyu was following the laws of the Empire. No one could defy it. Even if these two Grand Dukes could cover the sky with one hand in Lanyan City, they could not openly defy the laws of the Empire. This was the first battle after Lin Muyu's resurrection. He had won!
Feng Jixing stood at the bottom of the hall. His face was filled with joy. He laughed softly. "Yu, this rascal … Good job!"
Wei Chou also smiled. "It's great that the Ruler is here …"
Tang Xiaoxi looked at Lin Muyu happily. The more she looked at him, the more she liked him. She did not know what to do.
…
At this time, Su Muyun took a step forward and cupped his fists. "Congratulations to Lord Lin Muyu for being promoted to the Holy Sanctum's Grand Deacon. You deserve it!"
Tang Lan also cupped his fists and congratulated him. Soon, all the officials congratulated him. They were indeed a bunch of bootlickers.
However, according to the rules, the Longdan Army Camp and the Imperial Guards were still not allowed to expand. Any expansion of the army required the two Grand Dukes, Tang Lan and Su Muyun. Therefore, Qin Yin could not do anything about it.
However, Lin Muyu had obtained the position of Holy Sanctum's Grand Deacon. He could still display his strengths.
In the afternoon, Tang Xiaoxi, Feng Jixing, Wei Chou, and Lin Muyu returned to the Holy Sanctum. The ceremony to take over as Holy Sanctum's Grand Deacon was also very simple. It was completed hastily. Following that, the Holy Sanctum returned to the situation of one Grand Deacon and four Deacons.
In the Holy Sanctum, a group of people surrounded a round table and stared at each other.
Feng Jixing held his teacup and swirled it. He gritted his teeth and said, "This is so infuriating … The two Grand Dukes have been trying so hard to expand the Imperial Guards and Longdan Army Camp. Do they want to restrict us to 21000 soldiers forever? To be honest, we can't do anything with this number of soldiers. "
Tang Xiaoxi looked at Lin Muyu and asked, "Mu, can you continue to recruit soldiers in Dragon-rocky Mountain and secretly expand the Longdan Army Camp?"
"I can consider this."
Lin Muyu nodded and smiled. "I'm just worried that Duke Yun and your grandfather Lan will make things difficult for me. That's why it's inconvenient."
Tang Xiaoxi smiled apologetically. "Mu, don't be angry at grandfather. Actually, I don't know when grandfather became like this. It's as if power has taken over everything in him."
"Perhaps Duke Lan has always been like this." Wei Chou smiled mockingly.
Lin Muyu muttered and looked at Deacon Ge Yang. "Grandfather Ge Yang, I've checked. The residences behind the Holy Temple are almost all abandoned. Can we buy these residences?"
"What does Grand Deacon want to do with these residences?" Ge Yang asked in astonishment.
"Convert these residences into barracks, then build new training grounds, drill grounds, and so on." Lin Muyu smiled. "It shouldn't cost too much, right? I just happen to have a large sum of Jin Yin coins to spend. "
"It really won't cost much. What are you thinking, Yu?" Ge Yang asked with a puzzled expression.
Lin Muyu continued to ask, "How many Holy Temple branches are there in the Empire?"
"1,324." Ge Yang said with great familiarity, "There are about 20-50 Holy Temple employees in each branch. That's about it."
Lin Muyu nodded: "My first order after being promoted to the Great Deacon was for all the Holy Temples in the country to send eight to ten of their best to serve in the Imperial Capital. This way, we will be able to provide close to ten thousand Holy Temple employees."
Ge Yang was stunned. "Ah?"
Feng Jixing smiled and clapped. "Good one, Yu. This move is brilliant. The Holy Temple is not part of the Empire's military. Yu is planning to use the Holy Temple to build an army!"
"That's right. Duke Lan and Duke Yun won't let me have a private army. Then, I will use my status as Grand Deacon to build a 10,000-strong Holy Temple army. Wei Chou will send the generals of the Longdan Army Camp to the Holy Temple to teach them tactics and formations. I will use the Holy Temple to strengthen the Longdan Army Camp. This way, Xiao Yin will have more bargaining chips!"
"Yes, Big Brother Feng will definitely support you!" Feng Jixing cupped his fists and smiled.
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