As a Jiedushi, a regional governor who could truly shake off the court's shackles, he only needed to go through the motions when receiving an Imperial Edict.
The eunuch who had come to read the edict still beamed after accepting the silver dollars passed over from the side.
"Marshal Lin, you turned the tide this time and greatly enhanced Great Jin's prestige. Governor Ding led the remaining warships to strike Japan's troop transports. Japan was defeated in Korea, and now all their troops have been driven into the sea."
The eunuch's face was full of ingratiating smiles.
A Martial Saint, a Jiedushi, and a Transmigrator-the buffs were practically maxed out!
This man genuinely had the power to ignore the court!
As a mere servant of the Son of Heaven, he was nothing before him.
"Besides these rewards, His Majesty also privately entrusted me with a treasure."
With that, the eunuch handed Lin Hao a copied bamboo scroll.
Lin Hao examined it and saw the blue [Eight-Part Heavenly Dragon Art], making him inwardly roll his eyes.
He already had three pieces of equipment containing this art. It was good stuff, but it felt far too cheap-
Still, it was a cultivation art he could pass around for others to use in turn. Lin Hao smiled and thanked him. "By the way, I heard the Grand Empress Dowager specially bestowed a beautiful maid on me. Where is this beauty?"
Hearing Lin Hao's words and seeing his expression, the eunuch felt reassured.
Sure enough, the rumors that Jiedushi Lin lusted after women were true-
"You are truly blessed, Marshal Lin. Miss Shijian is the finest beauty serving the Grand Empress Dowager."
"I don't care about beauty. I just heard she's been carefully raised and conditioned with medicines since childhood and can even help