Leveling System of Acquiring Skill From Books

"According to his new clothes, he should trust first place."    

"A puny first place dares to be so arrogant? Does he want to die?"    

Many great officials were dissatisfied with Ye Chen's action. However, Ye Chen did not care about what they said. He did not want to count on his official position to make a fortune.    

Ye Chen slowly walked into the Imperial Court and raised his head slightly. On the dragon throne sat a middle-aged man wearing a dragon robe.    

There was a trace of majesty between his brows, but his face was pale and weak.    

Just like the rumors, Sword Emperor was going to die soon.    

"I am Wei Xiaobao. Hello, Your Majesty!"    

Ye Chen bowed but did not kneel.    

However, this action caused all the officials to frown.    

He did not kneel?    

This was extremely disrespectful to Sword Emperor.    

Did he have a grudge against Sword Emperor?    

He had broken two of the most important rules of the Imperial Palace on the first day of the court session. Could it be that he had someone else behind him?    

This time, no one said another word.    

They were either First Prince's men or Third Prince's men.    

Now, no one knew who Ye Chen was, and they were worried that he might accidentally kill their own men.    

Sword Emperor stared at Ye Chen, and his eyes were filled with killing intent.    

He wasn't dead yet.    

Which son of his allowed Ye Chen to treat him so rudely?    

He really wasn't filial.    

However, Sword Emperor was a person who had seen a lot of things, so he quickly suppressed his anger.    

However, it was obvious that Sword Emperor's interest in first place had decreased by a lot.    

"Are you this year's first place? You look very ordinary. Someone called Wei Xiaobao Minister in Charge of Book of the Hanlin Courtyard. You can leave now."    

Minister in Charge of Book?    

Ye Chen was dumbfounded.    

He was first place after all, but the Emperor only gave him one Rank 9 official?    

The Emperor was looking down on him too much, right?    

He had just arrived, but the Emperor was already so dismissive of him. Does the Emperor really think that he is easy to bully?    

Worst comes to worst, he would cause a ruckus in the Imperial Court and escape with the King Yu Cauldron.    

Just as Ye Chen was about to flip out, a eunuch rushed in anxiously.    

"Your Majesty, the envoys from the Holy Blade Kingdom are here."    

"What? Didn't they arrive two days later? Why did they come so suddenly? "    

"I heard that Holy Blade Kingdom's industrial level is behind us and they always like to show off their inventions. I'm worried that their arrival has something to do with this. "    

"If that's really the case, then we definitely won't be afraid."    

Sword Emperor wasn't as surprised as the others. He said indifferently, "Let them in."    

"Yes."    

The eunuch walked down.    

Ye Chen quietly retreated to the side, planning to talk about the reward later.    

He wanted to see what the Holy Blade Kingdom meant first.    

If they wanted to bring the wedding ceremony forward, it would be difficult to resolve the matter.    

A moment later, three people wearing animal fur clothing walked up.    

They were all very arrogant, and they didn't kneel down when they saw Sword Emperor.    

"I am Huyan. Hello, Your Majesty."    

"I am Yelu. Hello, Your Majesty."    

A trace of coldness flashed across Sword Emperor's eyes once again, but he did not care about their actions. He smiled and said, "Why did you come two days earlier? We have not prepared the welcome ceremony yet."    

"Sword Emperor, you are too polite. Our Holy Blade Kingdom has never cared about the etiquette on the surface."    

Huyan laughed wildly. "If you really want to, then add more dowry for Princess Yun."    

"Add dowry?"    

Everyone looked at each other.    

"Three ambassadors, is this the intention of your Daosheng or your own?" Sword Emperor asked.    

"Of course, this is the idea of the Daosheng's Majesty."    

Huyan continued, "You only gave her a hundred million crystals as her dowry. We got more money from killing a few exotic beast than this. Also, we don't need food, cloth, and other things. You can give us some medicinal herbs and refining materials. After all, our Holy Blade Kingdom advocates martial arts. Our soldiers are all very strong, so we will need a lot of weapons."    

Sword Emperor did not say anything. He just smiled with interest. His eyes were fixed on the ministers.    

As the ruler of a country, he obviously could not personally discuss business with them.    

Ye Chen naturally understood what Sword Emperor meant. But Sword Emperor looked down on him, so he wouldn't help Sword Emperor.    

At this time, an old man walked out from the first row of ministers.    

Ye Chen was startled.    

Because he knew this old man. This old man was Shuang'er's grandfather - Shangguan Hou.    

He was actually an official of the court?    

Shangguan Hou stood in the first row. He wore an official uniform made of large purple materials, and there were two Golden Dragon embroidered on his chest.    

This was clearly the symbol of the prime minister.    

No wonder no one dared to offend Shuang'er.    

As the prime minister, Shangguan Hou was the number one official in the world.    

Even the princes and marquises had to respectfully call him "Prime Minister."    

Shangguan Hou naturally saw Ye Chen. There was a trace of surprise in his eyes, but he did not say anything.    

Instead, he said to the ambassador, "A few envoys, the Sword Kingdom has given enough dowry. Let's not talk about this anymore. Otherwise, it will hurt the friendship between the two countries. "    

"I don't agree. If talking about dowry will hurt friendship, then talking about friendship will hurt the dowry, right? "    

"That's right. There is only one prince in our Holy Blade Kingdom. It is the greatest honor of Sword Kingdom to have our prince marry your princess. Don't you need to pay more?"    

When everyone heard this, they were all burning with anger.    

Not only did the Holy Blade Kingdom not give any betrothal gifts, but they also wanted dowry.    

Shangguan Hou smiled and shook his head, "Our Princess Yun is the most moving and noble existence in the world. The honor you mentioned does not exist at all. On the other hand, we will marry the princess to you. You should find a place to laugh secretly. You are not here to ask for more dowry."    

Ye Chen did not expect Shangguan Hou to be so reasonable.    

His few words made the ambassador speechless.    

"You can talk. You are indeed worthy of being the prime minister. But you must increase the dowry, or else we will not be able to explain it to the Holy Blade Kingdom. "    

" Of course, if you don't want to give it to us, you can. The Daosheng was kind and generous. He personally said that as long as you can complete the three questions that we asked, you will be exempted from your dowry. What do you think? "    

Everyone was shocked.    

If that was really the case, then the Sword Kingdom would be able to save a lot of money.    

Shangguan Hou didn't dare make a decision on such a big matter. He turned his eyes to Sword Emperor.    

Sword Emperor laughed loudly. His demeanor was the same as before.    

"Since Daosheng is in such a good mood, how can I not accompany you guys? If my son loses, the dowry will be doubled."    

"You are indeed worthy of being His Majesty Sword Emperor. You are indeed generous!"    

The three of them looked at each other, their eyes full of cunning.    

"You can give the question!"    

"Let me first explain the rules! I will give you three checkpoints. Each checkpoint has to follow our requirements. Otherwise, it will be your loss!"