Chapter 1: A genius!
Chapter 1: A genius!
Tang Dynasty.
Chang'an City.
Somewhere on Suzaku Street, there is a magnificent mansion.
Above the gate of the mansion, a huge plaque is particularly eye-catching, with the golden words "Jiang Mansion" shining brightly.
The owner of the mansion is Jiang Mingche, a famous figure in the Ming Dynasty. He is in his early twenties and is handsome and extraordinary.
The Jiang family has been in business for generations, and their ancestors left Jiang Mingche a huge family business.
After his parents passed away, it was thought that this well-known playboy in Chang'an City would squander his family fortune, but the result was beyond everyone's expectations.
Jiang Mingche seemed like a completely different person. Not only did he run the Jiang family business better, he also contributed his family wealth many times to help the court. He was appreciated by the empress and was named the King of the Opposite Sex.
It turns out that Jiang Mingche is a time traveler, and this world is not the ordinary Tang Dynasty, but the King's Continent in the game that was popular among young people in his previous life.
As a well-known Tongtiandai, Jiang Mingche only remembered that he had been playing the game of King of Glory for three consecutive days and three nights, and he traveled through time without realizing it.
now.
Daming Palace.
"Your Majesty, it is already noon."
"All the civil and military officials are already waiting in the Golden Palace..."
A palace maid came in, bowed, and reported the situation to Empress Wu Zetian.
It just so happened that at this time Shangguan Wan'er had also tidied Wu Zetian's hair.
"Go up!"
Wu Zetian stood up from her seat and went straight to the Golden Palace with Shangguan Wan'er.
The Golden Palace, above the imperial court.
Wu Zetian walked in with Shangguan Wan'er, climbed the steps, and sat on the dragon throne, which symbolized the supreme power.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you..."
"May your Majesty be blessed!"
After Wu Zetian sat down, all the civil and military officials began to bow and salute.
At this time, standing in the front row among the officials was Jiang Mingche.
Because of his generous donations to border defense and during disasters, as well as his strength over this period of time, Wu Zetian appreciated Jiang Mingche very much. He was allowed not to bend over and bow like other officials, but only to slightly sideways to show respect.
"No need to be polite... Stand up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty..."
"I think you all know why I asked all of you to come to court today..."
Wu Zetian sat on the dragon throne, her phoenix eyes scanning the civil and military officials in the court.
Although the Tang Dynasty now seems to be peaceful and prosperous, there are demons rampant outside the Great Wall and aristocratic families are in power in the court. Wu Zetian is in urgent need of a loyal minister to share her worries and solve her problems.
Jiang Mingche, who came from a merchant family and did not belong to any camp in the court, was the best candidate.
All the civil and military officials in the court were silent. They naturally knew the purpose of Wu Zetian's attendance at court today.
"Three days ago, I have already said that today I will formally confer the title of General of Heavenly Strategy on Lord Jiang."
"Do you have any objections?"
All the civil and military officials looked at each other in bewilderment. No one dared to speak. They all turned their eyes tacitly to Sikong Zhen and Di Renjie, the heads of all officials.
Apart from Jiang Mingche, Cheng Yaojin and others, Sikong Zhen and Di Renjie have absolute say in the court.
Seeing that neither of them had any intention of speaking out to persuade them, these guys didn't dare to jump out and say anything.
They all saw Wu Zetian's determination, and Jiang Mingche would definitely be promoted to the rank of General Tiance today.
To stand up against Wu Zetian at this time would be to openly confront her, which would be tantamount to digging one's own grave.
These people who have been in the officialdom for many years are all old hands, so it is impossible for them not to see this.
Cheng Yaojin looked at Jiang Mingche who was standing not far in front of him, and then looked at Wu Zetian who was sitting on the dragon throne.
His brain seemed to be out of order, and he looked confused and hadn't reacted yet.
He went to inspect the provincial capitals at all levels some time ago and only returned to Chang'an City these two days. He has not heard of this news yet.
Damn it, conferring the title of General Tiance on Jiang Mingche?
This is just a joke!
Although he and Jiang Mingche were good friends, he was also the Duke of the Tang Dynasty. Cheng Yaojin instinctively wanted to advise Wu Zetian.
However, just as he was about to advise, Cheng Yaojin swallowed the words back.
Having been in the officialdom for half his life, he also realized that something was wrong with the current situation.
Such a big thing, but no one in the court dared to speak out?
"No objections?"
"In that case, let's start the canonization."
Looking at the silent officials in the court, Wu Zetian nodded with some satisfaction, then turned to look at Shangguan Wan'er beside her, and signaled her to take out the edict she had prepared earlier and read it out.
Shangguan Wan'er understood and went straight to the steps and began to read the enthronement edict.
[By the Will of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: In the early autumn of the eighth year of Shengli, I know that the military and internal affairs of the Tang Dynasty urgently need to be rectified, but I am too busy to do so. After careful consideration, I have decided to appoint Prince Xiaoyao Jiang Mingche as the General of Tiance, and let him manage all military affairs on my behalf, handle all military operations of the Tang Dynasty both internally and externally. He can appoint his own officials and select talents, and manage the army of the world with me. This will be announced to the world and let the envoys know.]
"General, please accept my order."
After reading the imperial edict, Shangguan Wan'er looked at Jiang Mingche with a smile and said.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I will do my best until my death!"
Jiang Mingche spread his hands flat and took the imperial edict from Shangguan Wan'er, feeling a little excited.
From this moment on, he had supreme voice in the Tang Dynasty!
"I will also hand over this tiger talisman to you..."
Wu Zetian stood up from the dragon throne, walked in front of Jiang Mingche, personally handed the tiger talisman symbolizing military power to Jiang Mingche, and then said something meaningful.
"From now on, the future of the Tang Dynasty will all depend on the general."
"I will definitely live up to your majesty's trust and do my best."
Wu Zetian nodded with satisfaction and returned to the dragon throne.
After receiving the tiger talisman, Jiang Mingche returned directly to his original position.
"When there is something going on, we will start, and when there is nothing going on, we will retreat."
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
Cheng Yaojin stood up and bowed.
"Oh?"
"What does Duke Lu want to report?"
Wu Zetian looked at Cheng Yaojin curiously and asked.
"Your Majesty, I received a letter from General Su Lie of the Great Wall a few days ago."
"General Su Lie said in his letter that a large-scale demon riot has broken out in the Great Wall. The guards are no longer able to resist and are in urgent need of support from the imperial court."
"The demons are so rampant?"
"How many reinforcements are needed?"
Wu Zetian frowned and asked.
"It will probably take 500,000 soldiers..."
Cheng Yaojin thought for a moment and then spoke slowly.
"Approved. Dispatch 50,000 troops from each of the prefectures under Chang'an City, and then draw 100,000 troops from the Imperial Guards to immediately reinforce the Great Wall."
"But who should lead this army..."
"Lord Jiang, what do you think?"
Wu Zetian looked at Jiang Mingche in the court, wanting to hear his opinion.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the army to the Great Wall for reinforcement."
Jiang Mingche volunteered.
After all, just last night, the system also issued a task to wipe out the demons, and he had to go to the Great Wall.
"Okay..."
Wu Zetian thought about it and directly agreed to Jiang Mingche's request.
Now that Jiang Mingche has just taken up the post of General of Tiance, there must be people in the court criticizing him. Now that the demons in the Great Wall are rioting, sending Jiang Mingche to quell the riot can also convince these civil and military officials!
Let’s see if I was really out of my mind to promote Jiang Mingche!
"Then I'll trouble you, General..."
"It is my duty to fulfill my duties and to fulfill my responsibilities."
"The situation at the Great Wall is urgent. The general should set off directly in two days."
"I accept your order..."
"Your Majesty, I also want to go with the general."
Cheng Yaojin spoke quickly.
"allow."
"Thank you, Your Majesty..."
"Is there anything else you want to talk about?"
After Jiang Mingche and Cheng Yaojin returned to their original positions, Wu Zetian looked at the civil and military officials in the court.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report..."
"Your Majesty, I, an old minister, also have something to report..."
"..."
After some trivial matters were reported, the morning court ended, and Jiang Mingche and Cheng Yaojin walked out of the Golden Palace together.
"Why did the Empress appoint you as the General of Heavenly Strategy?"
Walking on the road to Daming Palace, Cheng Yaojin looked at Jiang Mingche standing beside him and couldn't help but ask.
I feel a little depressed...
Jiang Mingche has now become the General of Tiance who controls the entire military of the Tang Dynasty, and will be his immediate superior in the future.
Having the son of an old friend as his immediate superior made Cheng Yaojin somewhat depressed, even though he was open-minded about it.
Now it's fine.…
Jiang Mingche is higher than himself in both position and title.
In terms of title, he is a duke and cannot be compared with Jiang Mingche, a prince.
In terms of position, he is one of the few second-rank generals in the Tang Dynasty. Although he also has a large number of troops under his command, he cannot be compared with Jiang Mingche, the General of Tiance.
Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, only Emperor Taizong had the title of General Tiance.
Jiang Mingche, a man of a different surname, was actually given such a high position by Wu Zetian. It was hard for him not to be confused.
"I don't know either. Maybe His Majesty values my terrifying training speed."
Jiang Mingche answered ambiguously. Apart from this, he really couldn't think of any other reason.
"Horrifying cultivation speed?"
"What level of cultivation are you at now?"
Cheng Yaojin was stunned for a moment, then asked tentatively.
"Platinum II..."
"Platinum II?!"
After hearing what Jiang Mingche said, Cheng Yaojin was dumbfounded.
He hadn't met Jiang Mingche for just a month, and the other party had already broken through to the Platinum 2 level?
Damn, how could it be so magical!
The cultivation level in this world is the same as in the game of the previous life, and the cultivation level is divided from Black Iron to King from strong to weak.
Jiang Mingche owns a system where he can gain cultivation by signing in, and can also get a lot of rewards by completing tasks.
Chen Yaojin clearly remembered that before he left Chang'an, Jiang Mingche was only at the Gold 2 level.
Just cross a great realm in just one month?
Damn, is there no bottleneck in this guy's cultivation?
Jiang Mingche's terrifying cultivation speed was something that Cheng Yaojin had never even heard of, let alone seen.
Cheng Yaojin looked at Jiang Mingche with complicated eyes, feeling deeply moved.
Now he probably understood why Wu Zetian was determined to enthrone Jiang Mingche despite opposition from civil and military officials.
If you can cultivate from Gold 2 to Platinum 2 in just one month, how far is the diamond level?
While Jiang Mingche has not yet fully grown up, he should tie him tightly to his side and win over his hearts.
"You are truly a genius..."
Cheng Yaojin said with some emotion.
After coming out of the Daming Palace, Jiang Mingche parted ways with Cheng Yaojin and returned directly to his own mansion.
He originally wanted to tell his wife Gongsun Li the news of his enthronement directly, but after looking around he couldn't find Gongsun Li. After asking, he found out that she had gone out shopping with Yang Yuhuan.
"Jiang Mingche!"
"You were actually named General of Tiance!?"
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