Protect Our Clan Leader-Chapter 907 - 35 Hmph! Emperor’s Strategy! As if nobody else knows how to play the game (Vote for monthly ticket)_2

"Your Majesty, since Prince Yingji is setting out to pioneer new territories, should we recall Jiang Yusong?" Old Yao asked cautiously.

"Ji’er is too impulsive and easily falls prey to schemes, suffering losses in the dark. With the meticulous-minded Jiang Yusong by his side, I will feel more at ease," Emperor Longchang’s eyes were filled with affection for the younger generation, "What’s more, Ji’er is used to running wild, there must be someone to keep me informed, lest he makes too serious a misstep."

"As you wish, Your Majesty," Old Yao bowed in response.

After a long rambling, Emperor Longchang finally felt the irritation in his heart begin to subside and settle down.

His slightly cloudy eyes seemed to contain a dense authority: "Old Yao, draft an imperial decree for me: Kang Commandery Prince Wu Chengsi has lived up to the sacred expectations, personally braving dangers on the battlefield beyond our borders, repeatedly establishing military prowess, serving as an example for all members of the Imperial Household.

For this, he is specially awarded a Commandery Prince Purple Gold Crown, a top-rated royal manor, ten Superior Spirits, and five million Qian Gold. In addition, Zhao Yijing is granted the rank of Second-Class Commandery Prince Consort, with all the coronets, robes, and ritual implements to be fully prepared. Let this be decreed."

"This..." Old Yao was a bit stunned.

His Majesty had just scolded Kang Commandery Prince to the point of verbal assault, as if he wished to be done with him by death, yet how come in the blink of an eye, he had bestowed such generous rewards on Kang Commandery Prince?

Not to mention, that Purple Gold Crown of the Commandery Prince, adorned with the true dragon seal, was a tremendous honor and favor.

Since the Great Emperor had ascended the throne thousands of years ago, there had been only a score of Commandery Princes who had received such honor, and most of them were royal siblings who had earned the Power of the Dragon.

The most recent recipient of this honor was none other than the late Hao Commandery Prince.

"Old Yao, do you have an objection?" Emperor Longchang sipped his tea leisurely, his old eyes half-closed, appearing drowsy, his tone neither pleased nor angry.

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"This servant wouldn’t dare," Old Yao bowed quickly in courtesy, "This servant shall attend to it at once."

Having said that, Old Yao bent his back and slowly retreated from the Zhuozheng Pavilion.

Once outside the Zhuozheng Pavilion, he dared to show a hint of regret on his face. As someone who had followed His Majesty for a thousand years, he certainly understood His Majesty’s personality.

This time, if His Majesty had called back Kang Commandery Prince from abroad for a harsh scolding, it would have been better, as it at least would have meant he still held considerable hope for Kang Commandery Prince.

But now, not only had His Majesty not called back Kang Commandery Prince for a reprimand, but instead he had discreetly lavished rewards on both Kang Commandery Prince and Consort Yijing, leaving even Old Yao unable to determine what His Majesty really intended to do.

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Several days later.

In Return to Dragon City, there were two great Ducal families. One was the Ding Duke of the Great Qian Wang Clan, and the other was the An Duke of the Zhao Clan.

These two families were among the earliest to follow Emperor Ziwei Xuandu to the Savage Land to pioneer, and they were the meritorious founders of the nation. Their strength was formidable, their merits illustrious, they were the Great Emperor’s left and right arms.

Therefore, the Founding Emperor himself personally decreed the ennoblement of the two great Duke titles, hereditary and unchanging, continuing to this day.

There was a time when both of the great Duke families were ranked as Second-Class Aristocratic Families, with comparable power, prestige, and foundation. However, thousands of years ago, during the transition of emperors, the two great Ducal families faced utterly different fates due to choosing different camps.

Due to their failed support of the new emperor, the power and influence of the Da Qian Wang Clan were seriously weakened. Over thousands of years, they slid from Second-Class to Third-Class, and even among the three Third-Class Aristocratic Families, they were considered the weakest in power.

But the Wang family still bore the title of "Duke’s Mansion", so when ranking the Third-Class Aristocratic Families, people still habitually placed the Wang family at the forefront, calling them "First among the Third-Class."

As a result, the Da Qian Chen Clan and the Da Qian Gongye Clan, the other two Third-Class Aristocratic Families, naturally harbored some dissatisfaction, and there was no shortage of rumors and whispers behind the scenes.

And the An Duke Zhao Clan, having firmly stood behind Emperor Longchang, was rewarded with the Power of the Dragon. Over these three thousand years, they developed increasingly stronger, often marrying into powerful lines within the Imperial Household.

The Zhao Clan of today had become a mighty family with four Divine Skills.

Moreover, because of the continuous expansion of the family’s foundation, the Zhao Clan had a much higher probability of giving birth to Great Heavenly Prouds compared to ordinary Third-Class Aristocratic Families, averaging one every couple of hundred years. This not only maintained the regular rotation and exchange of the four Divine ability species but occasionally even produced an extra one.

Even the Great Emperor had to weigh his options carefully before moving against the Zhao Clan, lest he inadvertently damage the foundation of the Imperial Household.

The main residence of the Zhao Clan was located in the west of Return to Dragon City.

It occupied an extremely vast area, nearly equivalent to the size of a Guard City in the provinces. Within the main residence, various attributes of Spirit Veins crisscrossed, with rich Spiritual Energy bound by Formations, achieving a dynamic balance in an incredibly complex manner, resembling a man-made small-scale Heavenly Abode.

In such an environment, even a mortal could live a disease-free life and easily surpass a hundred years.

However, in reality, there were no true mortals within the Zhao Clan’s estate. Even a floor sweeper or a servant girl doing menial work possessed Bloodline and were Qi Refinement Profound Martial Cultivators.

As for Elder Zhao at the gatehouse, he was a hidden Mid-Late Stage Tianren Realm head of household. Even the gatekeepers were uniformly Spiritual Platform Realm Cultivators, and the cultivation bases of the chief and deputy Commanders even reached the Early Stage of the Tianren Realm.

In such a place where Spiritual Platform Realm and Tianren Realm Cultivators could be regarded as founding ancestors of doctrinal sects in other regions, they were merely gatekeepers at the An Duke’s house, which spoke volumes about the depth of the Zhao Clan’s foundation.

But as the saying goes, there are always Seventh Rank officials in front of the Chancellor’s gate.