The bright sunshine shines through the canopy of trees in the courtyard, bright and dazzling, illuminating every corner of the courtyard of Linhuaihou Mansion.
In the courtyard, Zhu Ping'an was kneeling there, while Li Shu, the old lady and others were kneeling in a fan shape, half the body behind them.
Eunuch Jia, who came from the palace, stood in front of them holding the imperial edict, located in the center of the fan shape.
Zhu Pingan's face was stunned, and Li Shu behind him also opened his mouth in surprise.
The expressions on the faces of the old lady, Miss Six and others are much richer, some are happy, some are secretly happy, and some are gloating.
Time seemed to have stopped at this moment.
Finally, Eunuch Jia, who was standing in front, broke the stillness, looked at Zhu Ping'an with a slight smile, and reminded softly: "Master Xiao Zhu, please accept the order."
"Oh, oh, I, Zhu Ping'an, accept the decree and thank you Lord for your kindness. Long live my emperor."
Zhu Ping'an came to his senses at the reminder of Eunuch Jia, knelt on the ground, put his hands on the ground, put his head close to the ground, kowtowed the edict to express gratitude, then straightened up, stretched out his hands, and received the edict from Eunuch Jia.
Li Shu and other female family members went together to kowtow.
The old lady watched Zhu Ping'an take over the imperial edict, and felt very happy again. Fortunately, it was not her son, Marquis Linhuai, otherwise it would be her son who would make a fool of himself now.
The sixth lady of the Hou Mansion looked at Li Shu with the corner of her eyes, her eyes full of gloating.
In the Hou Mansion, she had the worst dealings with Li Shu, the fifth sister. She couldn't stand Li Shu's arrogant look. In her opinion, Li Shu was not as tall as her, her figure was not as good as hers, and she was inferior to her in everything.
Why did Li Shu seem to have endless money to spend, but she could only count her pitiful monthly money; why was Li Shu so lucky that she found a country bumpkin in the countryside, but in the blink of an eye she became the number one scholar, and she
I can only promise a dandy who has a bad reputation, is incompetent and is self-righteous.
Especially a few days ago, when it was rumored in the house that Zhu Ping'an had handled a major case in Taicang, and that it was even exaggerated by the Holy Emperor, Miss Six felt even more displeased with Li Shu, and felt that Li Shu was even more arrogant than before.
I’m about to reach the sky with my tail stuck out!
Cackling!
it's good now!
Let you squeak again.
It turned out that the Holy Master had praised me for a fine of one hundred and sixty taels of silver. I almost laughed out loud.
Miss Six's eyes narrowed into crescent moons, her little cherry mouth slightly curved, revealing a small tiger tooth, shining in the sun
Thunder, rain, and dew are all your grace.
Although Zhu Pingan had ten thousand words in his heart that he wanted to say to Emperor Jiajing, he still accepted the imperial edict with a respectful expression.
Zhu Ping'an was about to stand up and prepare to respectfully place the imperial edict on the table and enshrine it.
Generally, ministers would do this when they receive an imperial decree. Unless it is an imperial decree such as beheading and confiscating the family, even if they want to make offerings, they will have no chance.
"Master Xiao Zhu, please be patient. This imperial edict has not been announced yet."
But when Zhu Pingan was about to get up, Eunuch Jia, who was standing in front, waved his hand with a smile on his face.
Well?
besides?
Zhu Ping'an and others were all stunned.
The old lady of the Linhuai Marquis Mansion was also stunned. While she was happy, she couldn't help but feel a little bit sad. Why is the fine not enough? Should she be demoted?
Although she didn't like her granddaughter Li Shu, and she didn't even like her uncle Zhu Ping'an, having such an uncle who was the number one scholar gave her a lot more things to talk about when chatting with other meritorious old ladies.
If she was only fined silver, that would be okay. But if my uncle was both fined silver and demoted, it would have a great negative impact on their family. The direct impact would be that she would lose face among the old sisters.
Miss Six heard that there was an imperial edict, and the curvature of her little cherry mouth became wider, and her little tiger teeth were exposed more.
Demoted from the official position, it is best to be demoted to a commoner. See if you, Li Shu, are still in front of me, what else can you be proud of...
"Master Xiao Zhu, please accept the order."
With that said, Eunuch Jia, like a magic trick, took out another copy of the same black ox horn scroll imperial edict from the tray held respectfully by the young eunuch behind him.
"My lord, Zhu Ping'an accepts the order." Zhu Ping'an kowtowed again to receive the order.
"By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict: 'Wuyi Si Zhilang, Zhu Ping'an, a student at the Hanlin Academy, has been diligent and thrifty since he became an official, devoted himself to the country, and made many achievements. In the case of Taicang's deficit, he has been in charge of the treasury and has been sent to inspect the treasury.
The king's ministers were all trusted officials, and they followed their lead without realizing it. No one could find out who was guilty, and they were not responsible for the commission. Only Zhu Ping'an, despite the difficulties, advanced and lived up to my expectations. He was involved in the case of Taicang's loss.
My contribution is indispensable. With immediate effect, I will be promoted to the rank of Bachelor of the Fifth Rank Hanlin Academy and appointed as the Director of Wuyishan..." After Eunuch Jia unfolded the second imperial edict, he used the same tone and cadence as when he read out the first imperial edict.
of reading.
This time, Eunuch Jia's voice sounded like a spring breeze to Zhu Ping'an.
Well, I didn’t expect that Eunuch Jia’s voice was so magnetic that he was more than enough to serve as a host in modern times.
Zhu Pingan thought of this.
From this point of view, Emperor Jiajing is not too ignorant. Although the official position is only the word "bachelor" added after the Imperial Academy, but don't underestimate these two words. The addition of these two words means Zhu Ping'an
He has been promoted to the fifth rank, which is equivalent to the modern deputy department level+ position.
Basically, he is only one and a half levels lower than Director Qi in In the Name of the People.
Of course, Zhu Ping'an has no real power and is incomparable to the powerful Director Qi. This is just in terms of rank.
but.
From a sixth-rank official to a fifth-rank official, this is a qualitative leap. From the fifth-rank official, you are already a mid-level official. I don’t know how many people have finally climbed ashore from the single-plank bridge of the imperial examination, and they have been tripped by this threshold until they are old.
.
Just like in Xianxia, from the stage of Qi training to the stage of foundation building, this is a natural chasm. In the stage of foundation building, all the ants will turn into dragons by leaping here.
Well, it seems that Emperor Jiajing is not a fool...
At this moment, Zhu Ping'an had long forgotten about going to the gate of Xiyuan Palace to run naked and hold banners to protest.
After Li Shu heard this, her watery eyes narrowed into a crescent shape. She glanced at the old lady, Miss Six and others with her peripheral vision, and raised her little head in an arc...
The old lady of the Linhuai Marquis Mansion on the side opened her eyes in surprise. The fifth uncle was promoted and suddenly became a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy from the fifth rank?! The fifth uncle was only sixteen, and he was promoted some time ago.
Officer, why are you being promoted again? Fifth uncle must have just won the Jinshi this year. He will be regarded as a senior official from the fifth rank. Even the emperor's own son cannot be promoted so quickly. It's scary to think about being promoted from the fifth rank at such a young age.
Woolen cloth.
Why!
Why is this imperial edict not for his son, Marquis Linhuai?
Not to mention a fine of more than a hundred taels of silver, I would be fined even a fine of 10,000 taels of silver.
The old lady Linhuaihou thought about it more and more, and she felt more and more disappointed. She wished that it was her son Linhuaihou who took the order now.
The sixth lady of the Hou Mansion on the side, the eldest daughter with her mouth open, her eyes almost popped out of her head in surprise, what echoed in her mind was "from the fifth rank, from the fifth rank, from the fifth rank..."
What's going on? The emperor fined him one hundred and sixty taels of silver in the last imperial edict. How come he was promoted in the next imperial edict?!
Your Majesty, can you have some principles?!
The fifth brother-in-law couldn't be the emperor's illegitimate son. He was promoted too quickly.
How great would it be if the fifth brother-in-law were my husband-in-law?!
Why?
Li Shu, a country girl from the countryside, is not as good looking as me, her figure is not as good as mine, and she is not as good as me in everything. Why should she get all the good things?
ah!
Did Li Shu, the village girl, look at me just now?!
She looked at me with her chin again?!
soy Mujer!
So angry!
For a moment, the sixth lady of the Hou Mansion bit her lips in anger, and the handkerchief in her hand was almost broken.