Talisman Reincarnation - All My Clones Are Dao Ancestors-Chapter 74: Information on the Royal Assigment
After Mu Yan returned from the training ground, he saw his two younger brothers already in his room, looking at some jade slips.
They looked up when he entered.
A’qi was the first to speak up "I got the participant list of this years’ Royal Assignments. There are more than last years, who knows what got into the royal princes’ head thirteen years ago?
There are a total of 17 Royal Descendants awaiting assignment this year!"
"Seventeen?!" Mu Yan asked in astonishment "You mean a full seventeen?
Although the records show that there have been assignments with twenty participants, but these were usually the years where the new emperor took over.
Who got so many children?"
"Well, I asked the same thing!
Turns out, it wasn’t the emperor who got all of these children. No, it was the younger brother of the emperor!
And these children... they’re actually not only his bastards and children of lower concubines, no, there are even the children of his most beloved concubine!"
"Oh, is it that younger brother?" Ren Yu asked, curious.
"Did you hear something Ren Yu?" A’qi asked curiously.
"Yes, I’ve heard that one of the emperor’s brothers was killed in a war with the southern barbarians. Who knows what’s going on? Lately, the barbarians are a bit hectic. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢
Apparently, some demonic cultivators hid themselves in the mountains of the barbarians, pushing the war between the immortal dynasty and the barbarian mountains.
Alas, if that happens, who knows how we can salvage the situation?
In the end, this task always falls on us eunuchs.
The royals start wars, the generals conquer, the literati create new laws, and then it’s on us eunuchs to clean the mess and fulfil the orders.
Can’t they for once consider the people of the world and stop their useless wars?"
Ren Yu complained. If it wasn’t such a familiar environment, he wouldn’t dare talk about the emperor and his brother without calling them ’majesty’ and ’highness’.
Lately, Mu Yan had shared his world views with them. It resounded with their teachings and made them think similarly.
"Anyways, about the list of the Royal Descendants..." Mu Yan looked at A’qi.
"Right, the list. Brother Mu, since I know your spirit, I have already checked all of the Royal Descendants and have determined the pair of prince and princess you should adopt."
"Oh? Is that so? Tell me why."
"Among all the seventeen, only these two already have a good connection. They are direct siblings stemming from one mother, the favoured concubine Hua Lingyi of the noble Hua family.
Her son is eleven while her daughter is twelve.
Usually, the daughters don’t enter the assignment. But since the emperor’s brother died, the princess has been included.
Whether to marry her off or teach her will be the decision of the eunuch that adopts her.
I recommend them since there is a lot of playroom and because she has the Hua family behind her.
While they aren’t a top-grade family, they are still a high-grade noble family with an ancestor at the sixth stage."
"That sounds good. A clean background, no royal parent that has a higher authority than I, and two children, which perfectly fits my dual spirit.
The only question is, do you think I am suitable to adopt them? Favoured concubines usually get a eunuch from the Royal Servant Eunuch Palace, or at least the Great Bliss Eunuch Palace.
Even if I want to take this task, the others will compete with me. Is this competition worth it?"
When he heard this, Ren Yu took over "Although she’s a favoured concubine, it’s said she’s been quite hated by the legitimate wife. Usually, the highest concubines communicate and respect the wife, but lady Hua’s two children are a lot more talented than the sons of the legitimate wife.
I don’t know what their talents are, but she is quite unpopular.
This year, there are a total of nine Royal Eunuchs. One from our palace, two from that bliss palace, and six from the servant palace.
Just based on the number, it can be seen that everyone but one will take two Royal Descendants.
Among those nine, there is only one full score Royal Eunuch!
He’s from the Royal Servant Eunuch Palace and based on my guesses, he should have a connection with the legitimate wife.
My guess is that he will take her second son as child. Although he’s said to be less talented, he is, after all, a direct descendant and second only to the eldest prince when it comes to inheriting the Royal Prince’s estate.
The eunuch will likely try his best to push the second son into inheritance. As for our side? He won’t care.
A concubine’s child doesn’t have large inheritance rights.
If big brother is willing, he can make a deal with him. Simply promise not to fight for the inheritance, and that guy would freely give you those two children.
As for the rest?
Well, they might eye the two talents, but they don’t have the right to choose like you...
Oh right, every full score has a priority choice. As long as the mother and the children are willing, your choice will be above the others, no matter what they wish."
"That’s a good idea. Inheriting the estate? Well, it’s not a bad thing to go for inheritance. Unfortunately, while inheritance is good, it doesn’t promote individual growth but rather stability.
The eunuch will have to plan meticulously to teach the second son and make him a good inheritor. Else, all the fortune of the estate would break down. In that case, the consequences of the imperial laws might cripple him!
A’qi, do you know anything about the talent of those two?"
"Brother, why don’t I show you?"
As he said so, A’qi took out a scroll from his sleeves.
It was a rather normal scroll with barely any spirituality.
He opened it and read aloud "To rule is to help. Helping people is the largest merit, helping the empire is a great merit, and helping the world is a good merit."
"Hmm..." Mu Yan contemplated, "that’s all?"
"Yeah, isn’t it quite good?"
"Not enough." Mu Yan shook his head, "This sounds like a quote from a large theory of ruling. But a single quote isn’t enough. Who wrote it?"
"Hehe, brother, this was exactly written by the young Royal Descendant!
It’s said he wrote it when he was ten years old and watching his father work in the study."
"Is that so?"
Mu Yan contemplated once more. As a first idea on ruling, it wasn’t too bad "Well, it’s somewhat acceptable. The order is a bit confused, why is helping people better than helping the world? But it’s fine. He has the spirit to help, which is good.
Alright, you convinced me. At the assignment, I will take them in."
