flstandardbreds Chapter 114: Lord An's Promotion to the Hereditary System
Chapter 114: Lord An's Promotion to the Hereditary System
Shangguan Wanjun looked at Baipin, Jiang Ruobai. "Baipin, do you know martial arts? What stage have you reached?"
Baipin Jiang Ruobai bowed, "Your Majesty, I am a humbled man, but I cannot say at what stage I will be practicing martial arts."
Liu Cheng suggested, "Your Majesty, why not have Concubine Bai and the imperial guards compete?"
Xian Fei - Lord Lin smiled and said, "Eunuch Liu, that's a good idea."
Liu Cheng nodded and smiled at him, and Shangguan Wanjun thought this was feasible.
"Okay, call a guard in to compete with Baipin."
Baipin Jiang Ruobai was confused and puzzled. Did the emperor have something for him to do?
The guard came in and his eyes twitched when he heard that he was going to compete with Concubine Bai.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you, my Lords."
Shangguan Wanjun looked at him and said, "No need to be polite. You can compete with Baipin. Just attack as much as you want, but don't hurt anyone."
The guard bowed respectfully and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I obey your command."
Everyone stepped back, leaving the two of them ample space, and Shangguan Wanjun sat on the phoenix chair and watched.
Both of them attacked quickly and responded to each other's moves quickly. Baipin - Jiang Ruobai dodged the guard's kick and took the initiative to attack with a sweeping leg, but was quickly dodged by the guard.
Both of them were unarmed, and neither of them had any weapons. They used fist to fist, kick to kick, and each punch was powerful.
Concubine Wen - Bai Xuanyi was surprised: I never thought that Concubine Bai’s martial arts skills were so strong.
You should know that the emperor's guards were all given to her by the late emperor when she was a princess, and they were all selected through layers of selection.
A quarter of an hour later, the two were tied.
It was late autumn and both of them were sweating.
"Princess Bai will go to Anbo Mansion tomorrow to check the physical fitness of the children there and report back to me."
After receiving her first not-so-serious task, Baipin Jiang Ruobai still bowed respectfully.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Shangguan Wanjun looked at the beautiful concubine Hu Siyang: "I remember that my beloved concubine passed the Tongsheng examination, right?"
Mei Fei Hu Siyang bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."
"Tomorrow, you will examine the academic knowledge of the children and women of the Anbo Mansion. By the way, Baipin will also examine the physical fitness of the women."
Since it was not a particularly important imperial edict, Shangguan Wanjun directly asked Concubine Hui-Feng Jinghan to be responsible for writing the imperial edict, while she continued to think about whether to conduct the inspection today or tomorrow.
Noble Concubine Wen - Bai Xuanyi saw the emperor frowning slightly and asked in confusion.
"Is the Emperor in trouble?"
"Forget it, you two can go with Concubine Xian and come back together, and you can each keep each other company." A small Anbo Mansion with an empty title is not worth wasting too much of her time.
The three attendants bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, your subjects obey your command."
After the three of them left, there were nine people left, excluding the attendants on duty and those on assignment.
"Let's all sit down and review the classified memorials."
With multiple people reviewing her work, she also worked faster.
"Put those who talk too much nonsense at the bottom." So as not to waste her time.
Originally, the memorials were reviewed and classified into three categories: upper, middle and lower. Later, she further divided them into six smaller categories: upper-upper, upper-lower, middle-upper, middle-lower, lower-upper and lower-lower. She found that the time and speed of reviewing memorials were greatly improved.
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The virtuous concubine, Lady Lin, personally took the bright yellow imperial edict and went straight into the Anbo Mansion with the concubine and others.
"Master, someone is coming from the palace."
Master An was still sulking in the front yard. His granddaughter had finally become the emperor, but was unwilling to support her in-laws, which made him feel resentful.
But he didn't know that he had never really cared about his granddaughter, and even rarely expressed his concern verbally.
The Empress Dowager Xigong's life got better during those years because she gave birth to the Emperor, who is now Princess Zhaolan.
Later, the child was taken away by the then queen, now the Empress Dowager of the Eastern Palace, and raised in her lap.
Because he loved his daughter, he took extra care of the Empress Dowager Xigong, which made his life more comfortable.
When Mr. An heard this, he quickly stood up and walked quickly to the main hall.
When Lord An saw the three handsome young men, he was stunned. When he saw one of the young men holding a bright yellow imperial edict, his eyes lit up again.
"Lord An Bo accepts the order."
The Zhang family set up the incense table and everyone knelt in the main hall.
"The Empress Dowager Xigong has long been concerned about her mother's family, the Zhang family. I understand. Considering your mother's concern and your grandfather's advanced age, I hereby grant the hereditary title of Earl An a reward of twenty pieces of cloth, one box each of gold and silver, and one box of jewels. I decree this."
When they heard about the hereditary system, the Zhang family's eyes lit up.
The virtuous concubine who announced the decree, Lin Gongyu, was solemn and serious.
"Master An, please accept the order."
Lord An Bo excitedly accepted the order: "This old minister accepts the order."
Although the Zhang family has been an earl's mansion in recent years, it has not received the care of the late emperor. Therefore, it has only appeared bright and beautiful on the surface, but has actually been failing.
As for the rewards from the emperor, they were not many, but they were a lot for their defeated Earl's Mansion. The most important thing was that the Earl's Mansion could be hereditary.
Seeing Lord An excitedly accepting the order, the three concubines remained calm.
The virtuous concubine Lin Gongyu was stuffed with a silver ingot. He was a little confused. Was this a reward?
It's quite interesting. He can get a reward for coming to announce an imperial decree. Ten taels of silver is not much, but it is the reward for his hard work.
"Thank you, Master An."
Concubine Hui - Feng Jinghan and Concubine Bai - Jiang Ruobai looked at each other, feeling a little awkward and strange about this scene.
Thinking that she had forgotten something, Concubine Xian - Lin Gongyu quickly spoke up.
"Lord An, these two were sent by the Emperor to assess the civil and military skills of the family members in the palace."
Lord An was stunned, and so were the Zhang family members.
What, to examine their literary and martial arts skills?
They won’t.
Everyone looked at Master An, who also felt a little embarrassed.
"Isn't this a no-brainer?"
Baipin - Jiang Ruobai had been thinking about the emperor's intentions along the way, and now she probably understood it after coming here.
The emperor suddenly made the Anbo Mansion hereditary, and asked him and Concubine Hui and Concubine Consort to inspect the family members and civil and military officials in the mansion. It seemed that there was a deep meaning behind this. He just had to report the true situation to the emperor, and the rest would be decided by the emperor.
Baipin Jiang Ruobai spoke directly: "Lord An, we are here to do things according to your order. Please don't make things difficult for us."
Concubine Hui Fengjinghan agreed quickly, "Yes, Master An. Please prepare your writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone as soon as possible. Let's get started now."
In desperation, Lord An ordered the housekeeper to arrange for someone to bring pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
Looking at the materials of the paper, pen and ink, Concubine Hui-Feng Jinghan sighed silently. The Anbo Mansion was really poor. They used such poor materials.
The two of them were responsible for their respective tasks. The personnel were divided into men and women first, and Huifei-Fengjinghan tested the men's calligraphy first.
As the invigilator, he walked back and forth to supervise, and he felt that the crooked handwriting was an eyesore.
Seeing the Zhang family's eldest son's stupid words, he kept shaking his head.
Lord Anbo was sitting with Consort Xianfei - Lady Lin. Seeing the young invigilator shaking his head, he sighed deeply.
Except for his eldest daughter who was somewhat successful, became a concubine and gave birth to a princess, and now the princess inherited the throne and became the emperor, none of his other descendants were successful.
Baipin Jiang Ruobai looked at the female relatives who couldn't hold the books for long and shook her head. Old Lady Zhang pursed her lips tightly as she watched.