"After reading the edict, Mrs. Li, please accept the edict and thank me." After Eunuch Jia finished reading the edict, he smiled and reminded Li Shu kindly.
"My daughter, Mrs. Li, accepts the order, long live my emperor."
Li Shu accepted the imperial edict with a dimple-like smile, her watery eyes narrowed into a crescent shape, and a strand of black hair hanging down her cheeks fluttered gracefully and happily as she bent down and kowtowed.
The sixth sister beside her looked at Li Shu with envy and hatred, her big eyes as red as white rabbits.
After Li Shu received the order, Zhu Pingan thought that there should be no imperial order now, but he was still not sure and looked up at Eunuch Jia.
Eunuch Jia seemed to know that Zhu Pingan would look over. He looked at Zhu Pingan with a slight smile and took the initiative to say: "The imperial edict has been announced."
When Zhu Pingan heard this, he did not get up because he felt that the smile on Eunuch Jia's face had a special meaning and there was something in his words.
Sure enough, the next second Eunuch Jia spoke again: "But the Holy Father also specifically asked the Za family to deliver an oral message to Lord Zhu."
"Your Majesty, Zhu Pingan, respectfully listens to the Holy Master's teachings." Zhu Pingan kowtowed again.
Next, Eunuch Jia conveyed Emperor Jiajing's oral instructions to Zhu Pingan. It can be seen that Emperor Jiajing's oral instructions were reasonable, comforting, considerate and thoughtful, and they were all oral.
"Zhu Ping'an, your son did a good job in checking the Taicang bank, and you also paid a lot. I can see it. Not only me, but also the civil and military officials of the whole dynasty know about your credit for checking the bank. You are the number one scholar appointed by me. , well-read poetry and books, loyal and honest, you have done a good job. I know that when your son Zhu Pingan heard my first imperial edict, you would complain in your heart that I was unclear about rewards and punishments. Some of you who are ministers should be ministers. Difficulties, I also have my difficulties. Taicang's bank is heavily accumulated and difficult to return. Extraordinary things should be done. It is related to the overall situation. You have to understand. If it is not you, it is the Taifu who taught me the classics for three years and assisted me in three dynasties. Gu Zhendong, the elder statesman and scholar, even though he has returned to his official position at home, was fined more than 20,000 taels of silver due to his involvement in the Taicang case."
"After the Taicang case happened, I was very angry. After this case was solved, I was even more angry. Every bank official and Chaku censor in every term are trustworthy officials, but no one can take responsibility for it. There is no one." No one who is not greedy can help me find out the shady story, they all have failed my commission, I am really blind."
"I am very disappointed. All the officials and censors have failed me. Are all the officials in the Ming Dynasty so miserable? Has the officialdom in the Ming Dynasty become so dark? Is there no honest official in the Ming Dynasty? Are you willing to force me to learn from the emperor's ancestors and peel off the skin and turn it into grass?"
"After much thought, I was very unwilling. Disappointed, I asked the factory guard if any official had never accepted a bribe? I got a reply. So far, the only one with solid evidence is your son who has never accepted a single penny from Taicang. It's not just you, Even your servants have never accepted the benefits of Taicang Yiwen. Not only can you keep yourself clean, but you can also strictly control your subordinates. You have done a good job."
"Today, because of the inspection of Taicang's bank, your reputation has become even greater, and I have seen your loyalty and ability. I now reward you with the position of bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. You must cherish it and don't look at this position. Although you are only from the fifth rank, this is the only way for scholars to get promoted. I will remember you. You are still young, so you should study hard and be an official, so that you can do more practical things for our Ming Dynasty in the future... ..”
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After hearing this, Zhu Ping'an felt a black line on his forehead. Emperor Jiajing was not a talkative, right? Why did he talk so much? The number of words in the entire oral speech is enough for a high school student to write a composition.
Are so many of Eunuch Jia’s oral edicts definitely from Emperor Jiajing?
Although the tone sounds like the condescending tone of Emperor Jiajing, why would you be rewarded with the position of bachelor of the Hanlin Academy and so on? However, Emperor Jiajing was clearly aloof, so why did he talk so much?
Zhu Ping'an was very suspicious that the oral instructions delivered by Eunuch Jia were not 100% the original oral instructions of Emperor Jiajing. He only remembered the general meaning of Emperor Jiajing's oral instructions. These words were freely expressed by Eunuch Jia on the spot.
If Emperor Jiajing really said so many words, how could Eunuch Jia remember them after hearing them once? Even with my own photographic memory and ability to remember these words, I can only repeat about 90% of them unchanged. Like Eunuch Jia, the words are full of emotion, fluent and clear, and there is no embarrassment at all.
Even if Eunuch Jia and other eunuchs who conveyed oral instructions were trained, they would not be able to do this.
I guess oral instructions are roughly like this. Remember the general meaning, more than 60% of the original words, and the remaining 40%. If you can't remember clearly, just follow the emperor's wishes and express yourself freely. You can't go back to find the emperor. I'm sorry, emperor, I forgot what you just said. Can you say it again? !
Just remember the core meaning and feel free to express yourself.
Anyway, none of the ministers who accepted the instructions would confront the emperor.
After Eunuch Jia conveyed Emperor Jiajing's oral instructions, there were finally no more imperial edicts and oral instructions.
Zhu Pingan and others stood up after receiving the edict to express their gratitude, and asked people to place the imperial edict on the incense table for worship. They raised their hands and thanked Eunuch Jia: "The sun is scorching hot and the heat is heavy. I have troubled Eunuch Jia to come here to announce the edict. I am very grateful to Ping An."
"Master Zhu, you're welcome. It's hard work for the Za family to run errands for the Holy Master." Eunuch Jia smiled slightly.
"The house has prepared some light food and tea. My father-in-law, please rest for a while and then go back after eating and drinking." Zhu Ping'an stretched out his hand to invite Eunuch Jia to sit down.
"The Za family still has the title of emperor, so I don't dare to stay for a long time, so I'll leave now." Eunuch Jia smiled and shook his head, then led the eunuchs and others to leave.
Zhu Ping'an sent them outside the gate of the houfu and watched Eunuch Jia get on the sedan and leave before returning to the house.
"Hello, my aunt. My maid has come to say hello to my aunt."
"Hello, uncle, I've met my uncle."
At this time, everyone in the Marquis of Linhuai Mansion, including the old lady who was sweeping the floor and washing clothes deep in the backyard, knew that Zhu Pingan had accepted the imperial edict and was promoted to a fifth-rank official. When Zhu Pingan passed by, they all stood on both sides of the road and said sincerely I salute and say hello to Zhu Pingan from the bottom of my heart.
After Zhu Pingan passed by, everyone looked at Zhu Pingan's back like a chirping magpie. He glanced at me and nodded to me, as if he had received a great honor.
"Good sister, I received the imperial edict, but I am worried that there is no box to contain it. If we neglect the imperial edict, our entire Hou family may not be able to afford it. However, I heard that you have a good rosewood comb there. The dowry, the red sandalwood is noble, is perfect for making an edict box, I wonder if my sister would be willing to help my sister share her worries."
When Zhu Ping'an returned to the hall, he happened to see Li Shu talking to the sixth sister with a bright smile. A charming smile bloomed on her pretty face, her voice was sweet and sweet, but her big watery eyes were full of narrow luster.
As for the Sixth Sister opposite Li Shu, she looked like a baby who was angry but couldn't do it yet. It took the muscles on her face several times to squeeze out a stiff smile and replied as if a knife was held to her neck. , "As long as sister likes it."
