Chapter 2349 Heartache
After the court was dismissed, Manbao was still a little dazed when he stood up. Is this the end?
She pondered for a moment, then turned to Tang He and said, "If I get promoted twice more, I'll be considered a high-ranking official."
As long as you reach the third rank, you will be a high-ranking official and a person at the top of the pyramid.
Tang He expressed his unwillingness to speak to her, so he took two steps forward, his gaze fixed on the road ahead. He nearly bumped into County Magistrate Guo. After a glance between them, County Magistrate Guo reached out and grabbed Tang He, saying, "County Magistrate Tang, should we discuss the distribution of agricultural seeds between the two counties this year?"
Tang He nodded, "Not bad."
Walk out with County Magistrate Guo.
The officials nearby congratulated Zhou Man with a smile, congratulating her on her promotion and Bai Shan on his title.
Manbao quickly returned the greeting, but after staring at the other person's smiling face for a long while, he quickly caught up with Tang He and asked him quietly, "Brother Tang, I always feel that their expressions are a little strange."
Tang He paused and said, "It's not surprising. They are envious and jealous of you, just like the two of us."
County Magistrate Guo: "... County Magistrate Tang, you're joking. Lord Zhou's promotion is a good thing. We can only congratulate him. How could we be jealous?"
Even if you are jealous in your heart, you must never admit it.
Tang He glanced at him and felt that he was dishonest. Even he was a little jealous. How could he not be jealous?
He stiffened as he thought of something and turned to look at her. "How sure is the cowpox method?"
Manbao: "80%, at least not less than 80%."
Tang He began to understand why the emperor had suppressed her promotion and only promoted her to a half-rank.
County Magistrate Guo, who was standing by, also understood a little bit. He felt even more upset, so he turned around and left.
Tang He called out to him, "Master Guo, please wait for me. I will go with you."
Manbao followed him, "Brother Tang, are they really just envious? I still feel weird about it."
Tang He turned back and smiled at her as he walked out, "You don't want to know. Okay, today is the first day of the seal ceremony. You must have a lot of things to do. Hurry back to the East Palace."
But Manbao hadn't returned to the East Palace yet. As soon as he turned around, he was stopped by a palace maid. She said, "Princess Mingda and Princess Changyu are waiting for you at the palace gate."
Manbao: "I'm at work today, so I don't have time."
The maid smiled and said, "The princess and His Majesty have requested permission, and the Imperial Hospital has approved your leave. You can rest assured."
Manbao went to the palace gate half-believing and half-doubting, and there he saw Bai Shan and others who had left the court meeting early.
She immediately ran up and asked, "Why are you all here?"
Bai Shan said, "We thought the eunuch who was going to announce the imperial edict would be going home soon, so we planned to leave the palace and go home. We ran into the two princesses at the gate."
Mingda smiled and said, "Originally, I requested to go to Huguo Temple to worship Buddha on the sixth day of the first lunar month, but the emperor did not agree and only agreed to the eighth day, so we asked for a day off for you."
The emperor naturally knew that his two daughters had given Zhou Man money to buy local products from the Western Regions, so when Mingda mentioned going to worship Buddha, he knew what they were going to do. He deliberately moved the date to today, just to tell Zhou Man and the others that he was not angry, because...
Chang Yu already knew about the rewards given at the court meeting. With a look of heartache, he said to Man Bao, "I never thought that the emperor would be so angry. He still remembered it after all these days and demoted all the titles given to you by one level."
Manbao humbly asked, "What does it mean to suppress it by one level?"
Chang Yu said, "After Uncle Ashina returned, my father praised you repeatedly and mentioned more than once that your achievements could earn you a title of nobility. However, Bai Shan and you are still young, so there is no rush to get a title of nobility. You can wait until you have made meritorious contributions in the future."
Seeing Manbao's mouth drop open, Changyu spread his hands and said, "Well, are you regretting this? Originally, the emperor wanted to confer the title of Earl on Baishan. I heard he even drafted a title: Earl of Pingxi."
Bai Shan was so heartbroken that she covered her chest. Man Bao was also a little heartbroken, but it was Bai Shan who was demoted. Although she was heartbroken, it was limited.
Mingda saw this and couldn't help but laugh, saying, "What are you so happy about? You originally had the title of village chief."
Manbao's eyes widened. "Then why do I just keep going? I don't mind being the pavilion owner."
Chang Yu burst out laughing and said happily, "I just asked my father in the back hall. He said that because you are the chief officer, the punishment should be more severe than others."
Manbao was extremely heartbroken at this moment. No wonder Brother Tang refused to say it. It turned out to be such a painful thing. The expressions of the officials were not envy or jealousy, but gloating!
Manbao looked at his friends and thought it would be better to share the pain than to bear it alone, so he asked, "What about them?"
Chang Yu smiled and said, "As far as I know, except for Yin Huo, you have all been demoted to a lower level."
So except for Yin Huo, everyone else also covered their chests.
Changyu and Mingda were so happy that they couldn't help laughing. After a while, they calmed down and said, "Let's go to your house and play."
Liu Huan hesitated, "I have to go back and receive the order, right?"
Chang Yu pointed to the back and said, "Well, just go with them."
Everyone turned around and saw a eunuch leading several eunuchs and guards running up, each holding several boxes. When they saw the two princesses, they bowed and saluted. He looked at Zhou Man and the others with a headache and said, "Master Zhou, look here. According to the old rules, these imperial edicts should be delivered to the palace."
Seeing how many boxes they were holding, Manbao couldn't help but ask, "Are they all the ones that announced the decree?"
"Isn't it? The palace was very busy today because of the official seals. The people who announced the imperial edicts were divided into two groups. Another group went to the army and the Honglu Temple. The rest of the imperial edicts were announced by me."
Manbao couldn't help but be curious, "What was General Nie given?"
The eunuch laughed and said, "I don't know about that. The imperial edict hasn't been opened yet, so who knows what's inside?"
Manbao agreed when he heard it. Even if they knew, they wouldn't dare to say it.
So he looked at Changyu.
Chang Yu knew what was going on and said, "I heard that he was promoted twice in a row. His accumulated military merits were not enough to be granted a title, but he received a lot of rewards."
In addition to him, several of his subordinates who were eligible for promotion to the rank of centurion were basically rewarded.
Manbao thought about it for a moment, then said to the eunuch, "Let's go. We'll go to Yin's Mansion first, which is closer, then go to Liu's Mansion, and then turn around and go to my house."
Eunuch: ...
After so many years in the palace, this is the first time I have seen the person who received the imperial edict escorting the imperial edict home. After receiving one edict, he went to another place to receive the next one.
but……
The eunuch glanced at the two princesses, then at the lively and unrestrained teenagers, smiled slightly, and agreed. He bowed and invited the princesses to get on the carriage. Then he went to sit in the carriage that had been prepared in the palace. There were many boxes and trunks in the back, all of which were rewards from the emperor and had been loaded in advance.
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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