You are already cultivating immortality, who would fight with you alone?

Chapter 358 Wild Boy

Liang State, the royal ancestral temple.

Liu Yi was wearing a plain dress as white as snow, with her hair tied up casually with a simple hairband, forming a simple yet elegant bun.

The plain clothes represent the transformation of the person undergoing the capping ceremony from immaturity to maturity, while the simple bun is for easier capping.

At this moment, he was standing quietly at the bottom of the stairs, with his eyes closed, waiting for Liu Yuntian's arrival.

The coming-of-age ceremony is an important ceremony for a man to enter adulthood, symbolizing that he will shoulder more responsibilities and obligations from then on.

According to traditional customs, the father or elder brother should personally put on the hat symbolizing adulthood for the baby, and invite relatives, friends and guests from all walks of life to witness the ceremony.

Because of this, many officials present at this moment took off their usual solemn official uniforms and put on colorful, gorgeous and exquisite dresses. They gathered here not to deal with state affairs, but simply came here as guests to witness this solemn ceremony together.

As the backbone of Liang State, Liu Yi's coming-of-age ceremony did not require all of them to attend, but Liu Yuntian casually mentioned it.

In this case, those who do not come will have to consider their own confidence.

In this seemingly harmonious atmosphere, a discordant voice quietly sounded.

An official standing at the outermost edge of the crowd first glanced at Liu Yi with disdain, then smiled with disdain, and then sneered and mocked him: "Look, look! What a great prestige! I don't know where this wild boy came from, but he actually held a ceremony of coming of age in the ancestral temple. This ceremony is much more grand than that of the late emperor!"

The reason why this official dared to speak so unscrupulously was simply because he relied on his position at the outermost edge, with few people around him and people who were familiar with him all around him.

The late emperor he was referring to was Ye Ling.

After Ye Ling's death, Ye Zhiruo did not restore the throne, so the most recent emperor of Liang State is still Ye Ling.

"Hush! Do you want to die? Didn't you hear how those Jinyiwei called him just now? Master Liu! His last name is Liu!"

When an official standing in front of him heard his dissatisfied words, he was immediately shocked and broke out in a sweat.

After looking at the expressions of the people around him with a sly look, he found that no one seemed to have heard it, so he felt relieved and turned around to scold him.

But after hearing this, the man who was being reprimanded showed no concern at all. He even raised his chin arrogantly, with a sneer of disdain on the corner of his mouth, and his tone became more arrogant: "Humph, so what?"

He paused, his eyes flashing with cunning and mockery, and then continued: "My ancestors served as officials in Liang State together with the Liu family. Back then, my ancestors and the Liu family were well matched and had a deep friendship."

"The Liu family has been a single-line family for four generations. It has been like this for so many years. Who doesn't know this?"

"Now a so-called youngest son of the Liu family suddenly appears,"

"In my opinion, this person is definitely not a real member of the Liu family. Maybe he changed his surname to Liu because he got the favor of Mr. Liu by clinging to the powerful. In the final analysis, he is just a dog raised by the Liu family who wags its tail and begs for mercy! Does he really think he can fly up to the tree and become a phoenix?"

As his laughter echoed in the air, people around him couldn't help but look at each other, some showed surprised expressions, while more chose to remain silent, as if they didn't want to be involved in this dispute.

However, when everyone was silent, only one young man showed no fear. He straightened his back and nodded repeatedly to show his agreement: "That's right! What the internal manager said is absolutely right!"

His voice was loud and firm, as if to drive away the cowardice of those around him.

Then, the young man said righteously: "This ancestral temple is a sacred place specially established for royal sacrifices! A country bumpkin actually held a ceremony of crowning here. Isn't this deliberately embarrassing the internal governor?!"

"How can it be that the name of a wild boy who was given a surname appears in the record book of the royal family?"

The so-called Internal Affairs Officer was a subordinate department among the Nine Ministers, and its main responsibility was to manage matters related to the emperor's clan members.

Whether it is the promotion of these royal relatives, job transfers, or punishment for crimes they have committed, they must first be reported in detail to the Internal Affairs Commissioner and filed on file before they can be carried out in accordance with the established procedures of the court.

Even the royal family members who are about to have their coming-of-age ceremony are no exception.

Although Liu Yi has been adopted by Liu Yuntian for four years, he has been receiving training in the Jinyiwei during this period.

After he successfully embarked on the path to immortality, he immediately went out to travel and explore the world.

Because of this, many officials in the court knew almost nothing about the origin and true identity of this mysterious young man, except for a few people within the Jinyiwei.

What is even more surprising is that such an unknown and strange young man who had just arrived in the capital was able to enjoy the preferential treatment that only members of the royal family were worthy of. This naturally caused great dissatisfaction and resentment among the internal officials.

"This colleague looks very unfamiliar. I wonder which minister you work for?" At this moment, the internal manager who was in an awkward situation heard these words, and he couldn't help but feel a warm current in his heart, and he felt that the person in front of him was like a soulmate!

He immediately smiled, clasped his hands together, and responded very politely: "Thank you for your words of justice, brother! I am really grateful!"

However, before he could finish his words, the colleague smiled and continued calmly, "I am the new champion of the imperial examination this year. I am currently serving in the cabinet. I am not a disciple of any of the nine ministers."

As soon as he finished speaking, the smile on the internal manager's face disappeared instantly, as if he was cast under a spell and froze there.

Then, he quickly lowered his hands, which had been raised high, as if he had received an electric shock. He then revealed an expression of extreme disgust without disguising it, muttering something, waving his sleeves and slapping his sides desperately.

It seemed as if the person standing in front of him was not a living person, but some disgusting creature.

Faced with such obvious indifference and discrimination, the new top scholar from the cabinet remained surprisingly calm.

He just shrugged slightly, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a barely perceptible sneer, and then very tactfully and quietly retreated to his original position.

Despite such unfair treatment, his posture remained as straight as a pine tree, with his head held high and his chest puffed out, as if everything that had just happened was just a passing cloud and had not affected his mood at all.

In this huge system composed of the Nine Ministers, there was originally no such position as the Cabinet.

However, this cabinet was created by Liu Yuntian himself with ingenuity, and its status and influence were in no way inferior to the dreaded Jinyiwei.

Back then, Liu Yuntian's original intention in setting up a cabinet was nothing more than to further disperse the power in the hands of the Nine Ministers and achieve a high degree of centralization.