Chapter 521 Imperial Reward

"Good!"

In the court, Li Zhao was very satisfied with Lin Chen's efficiency.

After all, in less than two months, the rebellion of King Wu, which was so powerful and shocked the court and the public, was completely quelled.

This was undoubtedly a great deterrent to those who were plotting evil in the world.

Anyone who wanted to cause trouble again had to first consider whether he was a match for the imperial guards.

Because of this, Li Zhao did not hesitate to give generous rewards.

Even before Lin Chen returned to the capital, various nominal and real rewards were continuously sent to his mansion.

As for the official position, there was no change.

Because the powerful ministers of Li Tang were all in the third rank, the first and second ranks above were all honorary titles, which were specially used to commend those old ministers who retired and returned home.

Therefore, the rewards given by Li Zhao also included the title of imperial edict for his concubines.

Although the general of Yulin had no wife, Li Zhao, in order to show his favor, actually issued imperial edicts to his concubines!

He granted the title of a fourth-rank imperial lady to his concubine Wang Yuyan!

He granted the title of a fourth-rank imperial lady to his concubine Xue Baoqin!

He granted the title of a seventh-rank imperial lady to his concubine Xiren!

When this news came out, all the nobles in the capital were shocked.

In ancient times, one of the ultimate goals of a man was to "ennoble his wife and sons."

And the "ennoblement" in "ennoble his wife and sons" means to obtain an imperial edict.

It has never happened since ancient times that the emperor gave imperial edicts to the concubines of his ministers.

Not to mention that Xiren, a concubine who was promoted from a maid, was able to obtain the seventh-rank imperial edict!

In theory, the wife follows the husband's rank.

Take Jia's mother in the Jia Mansion for example.

She had a first-rank imperial edict, which was obtained thanks to her husband Jia Daishan's inheritance of the title of Duke of Rong.

But Lin Chen did not have a wife, so his concubines and wives were given different ranks.

Of course, the rank of the imperial edict had no real power, only status and salary.

For Li Zhao, she could still afford the salary of several imperial edict ladies.

"Sister Xiren, are you also an official now?"

In the Lin Mansion, Xiren, who had just received such a great benefit, was still a little dizzy.

When she was sent to the Lin Mansion by Jia Mu, she thought she would have a hard life from then on.

But she did not expect to meet Rong Ge's wife who was supposed to have died of illness in the inner house of the Lin Mansion, and served Lin Chen with her.

And after she became familiar with the environment, she found that the rules of the Lin Mansion were much more relaxed than those of the Jia family.

In the original book, Xiren was a smart and master-oriented character.

So after entering the Lin Mansion, she was at ease to serve the general of the Yulin.

Compared with the insidious style of the masters of the Jia Mansion, her own master can be said to be a good man.

What Xiren didn't expect was that she could get the emperor's decree!

This is not it.

Qingwen, who came to Lin's house with Xiren, was envious.

From a maid to an imperial decree, the difference between the two is like heaven and earth.

Qingwen secretly hated that she should have taken down her master at the beginning!

Maybe she also had a share of the decree today.

At the same time, Wang Yuyan.

"Congratulations, Miss!"

Although Ah Zhu and Ah Bi were maids, they were actually like sisters to Wang Yuyan.

During the time they entered the Lin's house, the relationship between the three became even closer.

For Wang Yuyan, getting the title of the imperial lady was a complete surprise.

"If you two are envious, I won't stop you." Wang Yuyan smiled, like a fairy descending from heaven.

In fact, she had already sent Ah Zhu and Ah Bi to Lin Chen's side, after all, they were Murong Fu's personal maids.

Sure enough.

As soon as these words came out, the two girls blushed, only Ah Zhu avoided her eyes, and seemed to be a little moved.

After all, once you enter the Lin Mansion, you may never leave the house again.

In this case, it is better to serve the master of the mansion with peace of mind.

And after this period of time, she naturally developed some good feelings for Lin Chen.

And Xue Ke was overjoyed to learn that his sister had received the imperial edict.

So he took this opportunity to hold a banquet in front of the Xue Mansion and invited guests.

Whether it was the guests who came to congratulate or the strangers passing by, as long as they were willing to congratulate, they could sit down and enjoy the feast.

But.

Some people are happy and some are sad.

Now Xue Ke has Lin Chen and Li Zhao, the emperor, behind him, and the Ziwei Chamber of Commerce in his hands is spread all over the six states of the world.

On the other hand, Xue Pan, who claims to be the lineage of Aunt Xue, was sentenced for a crime and is still serving a sentence in the Yulin Guard.

Comparing the two, how can people not feel complicated?

Of course, the good news that could barely comfort Aunt Xue was that her daughter had been selected as a concubine and would soon enter the palace.

But Aunt Xue couldn't help but burst into tears and cried when she thought that she would be alone and didn't know when she would see her children again.

As for Wang Xifeng, she gritted her teeth after hearing the news.

Her relationship with Lin Chen was not to be seen.

In this case, she had to find a way to retreat for herself.

What is the retreat?

Of course, it was her offspring.

So she made up her mind that the next time she met Lin Chen, she would find a good day and call Ping'er!

It can only be said that everyone had their own thoughts.

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At the same time,

Xixia also learned the news from Li Tang, and was immediately on pins and needles.

They originally wanted to take advantage of the civil strife in Li Tang to send troops to invade its territory.

Unexpectedly, before they could gain a firm foothold, Li Tang had quickly quelled the civil strife and assembled a large army to deal with the threat of Xixia with all their strength!

How could this not shock Xixia? !

The Xixia in this world is no different from the original history. They are both stuck between the major forces and struggling to survive.

The difference is that Li Tang is not as martial as the Northern Song Dynasty.

Therefore, Xixia's days in this world are much more difficult than the original history.

The land in Xixia is already barren, and they rely on animal husbandry and farming for their livelihood. They need to purchase food from Li Tang every year to prevent the people from starving to death in the country.

However, once the war starts, there may be starvation in the country this year.

This made Li Zunxu, the then ruler of Xixia, look a little unhappy.

He had just succeeded to the throne and urgently needed achievements to deter the nobles in the country, so he chose to use troops against Li Tang.

Now it seems that this move is tantamount to taking chestnuts from the fire and putting himself in danger.

Faced with such a dilemma, Li Zunxu's face changed, and finally gritted his teeth and decided to go to the harem.

He wanted to pay a visit to the Empress Dowager!

He knew that although the Empress Dowager did not leave the deep palace, she held great power, was in charge of the Yipintang of Xixia, and supervised the world.

Thinking of the Empress Dowager, Li Zunxu couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

Although the Empress Dowager was his nominal grandmother, her beauty dazzled Li Zunxu, who had just succeeded to the throne.

As a barbarian from the Tanguts, Li Zunxu had once thought about inheriting his grandfather's wives and concubines.

When he expressed this idea to the eunuchs close to him, the eunuch's head was placed on the head of his bed that night.

Li Zunxu was almost scared to death!

In Western Xia, those meritorious and powerful people might dare to bully the monarch, but they would never dare to provoke the people of Yipintang.

There were people who didn't believe in evil, and as a result, their entire family was slaughtered and ended miserably.

At this time in the gorgeous palace,

a beautiful figure in gorgeous clothes and graceful posture leaned on the bed, thinking about something!

And it was the Empress Dowager Li Qiushui of Western Xia!

Even though she is now old enough to be a grandmother, under the magical skills of the Xiaoyao Sect, she is as tender and charming as a virgin.

But in Xixia, no one does not know the cruel methods of this Empress Dowager!

When she learned that Li Zunxu wanted to see her, Li Qiushui directly sent him away.

She was not in the mood to care about other things at the moment.

Because Li Qiushui heard that her mortal enemy, Tianshan Tonglao, got an opportunity from nowhere and solved the disease she had suffered.

She will come to seek revenge on her soon!

"Humph!"

Li Qiushui snorted lightly, raised her delicate hands, gently stroked her face that would make men lose their minds, and then opened her red lips and said, "Senior Sister Tong, I don't know how much you have improved in my many years of not seeing you!"

Crack!

After that, the porcelain cup in her hand turned into powder in an instant!

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