After rebirth, I joined forces with my mortal enemy to seek revenge.

"The rain is getting heavier again." He Liang suddenly sighed.

Following He Liang's gaze towards the dense rain curtain at the door, thoughts flashed in Pei Jiaoran's eyes. Just when he turned his head to say something to Li Xiujing, he suddenly caught sight of Old Liu Tou and his wife coming together from the corner of his eye, and his words stopped on his lips.

"Jiajia, when are we leaving?" Li Xiujing looked at her and said warmly: "You can't sleep in someone else's house."

Thinking about it? After a while, Pei Jiaoran relaxed his eyebrows and said, "It's raining heavily again. Where can I go for a while? Besides, I think I had a great time chatting with Uncle Liu."

There are still many facts that are not known. In her opinion, if she chatted with Uncle Liu for a while, she might be able to learn many things that the court didn't know. Knowing the truth will help her formulate various government orders in the future.

After saying that, Old Liu Tou and his wife brought three sea bowls, each containing three steamed buns.

"There is nothing good at home, so don't dislike it." Old Liutou grinned.

Hearing this, Li Xiujing smiled and said, "Thank you for the hospitality. It's raining heavily right now, so I'm afraid I'm going to bother Uncle Liu again."

Old Liu waved his hand and pulled his wife to sit down. He stretched out his hand to gently caress her pregnant belly, with a happy smile on his face. He seemed to have remembered something and looked embarrassed.

"Don't be offended, Lao Liu, he is like this. He looks quite shrewd on weekdays, but when it comes to me, he becomes stupid." Mrs. Liu raised her head and smiled gently at the others.

Hearing this, He Liang looked at Li Xiujing and said, "Mr. Lang, you must learn from Uncle Liu and take good care of our wife."

Turning his head and glancing at He Liang coolly, Pei Jiaoran raised his lips. She stretched her legs and kicked him silently.

He Liang was in pain and wanted to cry out. But when he saw Pei Jiaoran's smiling eyes, he lowered his head and swallowed his words.

"I think your husband also loves your wife very much." Old Liu Tou said with a smile.

Pei Jiaoran nodded and smiled without saying a word.

Li Xiujing raised her eyebrows, "She and I share weal and woe. Of course, she is good, and so am I."

"You two appear to be from aristocratic families, but your speech is refined. I just hope that the child in my wife's belly will love to read, so that the family can get rid of the suffering." Speaking of this, Old Liu clapped his hands and smiled, " Speaking of which, we still have to thank the imperial court for allowing the common people to recruit themselves into official positions and set up girls' schools. Without such a decree, what else can the daughters of ordinary families do besides raising their husbands and raising children? This imperial decree has given us more There is a way out. Girl, you should have gone to a girls' school, right?"

Listening to Old Liu Tou's words, Pei Jiaoran smiled and said, "The ability of women in the world to become officials is indeed inseparable from female education. As soon as the imperial decree came out, many women cheered. This shows that the imperial decree is not without merit, and I am also deeply benefited by it.”

The ancients set up women's schools just to recruit talented people for the imperial court. The fact that the imperial court had abolished women's schools for so many years shows how many knowledgeable people this decree brought to the imperial court. Although they are women, they are never inferior to anyone. They used their wisdom to serve the country and the people and made immortal contributions.

"I would rather it be a girl. I heard that there is a female champion in the imperial court, who is the first person today. She wins the first place in Jinshi, and reaches the highest rank in the examination. I don't expect the child in my belly to be like her, I just hope that she can be like a woman. I want to serve as an official, work for the benefit of the people, find a way out for girls like us, and don’t let girls’ schools be cancelled.” Madam Liu said with admiration in her eyes.

As if he didn't expect that someone actually admired him, Pei Jiaoran felt quite embarrassed under Li Xiujing's teasing gaze. He quickly turned away and then said with a smile: "This decree is not harmful to the court. I think Your Majesty will be happy to continue to open a school for girls."

The establishment of a women's school has gone through two dynasties. Although at the beginning of its establishment, there was indeed a lot of opposition. However, due to the efforts of the aristocratic families who benefited from it, many scholars have already acquiesced in the existence of women's schools.

The establishment of women's schools and the decree that ordinary people can self-employ themselves into official positions also allow these women from ordinary backgrounds to enter official positions like ladies from aristocratic families, without having to worry about their future, and can also display their ambitions.

Li Xiujing looked at Pei Jiaoran and praised: "It is not uncommon for women to be in power. I feel that if the court wants to last for a long time, it is impossible to only focus on men. Empress Dowager Feng of the Yuan and Wei Dynasties presided over the reform and innovation, and she implemented The three-chief system not only did not cause a drastic change in public sentiment, but also did the least to appease the people. There were also Fuhao from the Shang Dynasty and Empress Mao from Fudeng in the former Qin Dynasty, who also led troops to garrison on one side. Which one was not the best among women. At that time, the eldest princess of Qin Guozhao, the ruler of our dynasty, also made the world look up to her as a woman."

Women's rule is not without trace, except for these three people. There is another person in the history books who actually served as an official. During the Western Jin Dynasty, Li Xiu, whose courtesy name was Shuxian, was the daughter of Li Yi, the captain of the Nanyi School and the governor of Ningzhou. She later inherited her father's official title and was granted the title of Commander-in-Chief by the imperial court and had the power to lead troops. Because of his ability to resist foreign barbarians, the people of Ningzhou under his rule were peaceful and peaceful, and the country was peaceful, so that all the fifty-eight barbarian tribes under his control were subdued. Although he only reigned for a few years, he was still worshiped by the people after his death.

"Madam, look at the benefits of being from a noble family. You can name so many people at once." Old Liu Tou said with a smile.

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran raised his lips and said, "He said too little. Chang Xu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty once praised her intelligence in "Huayang Guozhi". The former Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty decreed that she be named Mrs. Zhenjing, and by the time of the Taizu of this dynasty, When Emperor Hongda was ordered to return to Ningzhou to take up his post, he was surrounded by the barbarians. The Cuan family had no choice but to go to the Goddess Temple to pray for protection. It happened that it was a strong wind and heavy rain at night, and the Cuan family was able to repel the barbarians. Bi Hongda reported the matter to the court, and Emperor Taizu decreed that she be granted the title of Mrs. Zhenjing Minghui. Rulers of all dynasties have highly respected her, so it is not a bad policy for a woman to be in power, so you two can rest assured."

Her voice was eloquent and her eyes were filled with sparkle.

Madam Liu was the first to applaud, "Young lady is really amazing."

"This is just my superficial talk. Madam Liu doesn't need to take it to heart." Pei Jiaoran smiled.

Politics has no distinction between men and women, and there is no right or wrong. It is more about compromise and coordination, as well as the exchange of interests involving the upper levels, and even the balance of all parties. Why aristocratic families are willing to support women's education is because their daughters can also benefit from it. This is a top-down path for personnel development, and for ordinary people, they have another bottom-up way of survival. So this was also the reason why she was sure that the imperial court would not abolish women's education.

The court needs to constantly recruit talents, so it cannot be limited to men. Leaders often need to take a longer-term view and retain talents for their successors. In order to stabilize the family, one cannot just rely on marriage to maintain the balance between the imperial power and the family, but must divide the power of the family so that their power will not be concentrated in just one person or a certain group of people.