I became emperor in the Tang Dynasty by relying on the palace fighting system

Feeling the death gaze of Li Chao Xingjun, Pei Yan felt like a thorn in his back.

He smiled bitterly in his heart. The Emperor secretly ordered him to keep an eye on the Empress and not let the power of the female officials expand too much. However, the promotion of female doctors was a policy proposed by the Star Lord of the Li Dynasty...

If he does not oppose the female doctor, the Emperor will find trouble with him when he wakes up. If he opposes the female doctor, the Star God of the Le Dynasty will find trouble with him afterwards.

If you oppose, you will suffer; if you don't oppose, you will suffer too. Pei Yan feels that his life is really difficult!

Li Chao just smiled and stared at him without blinking, as if waiting for him to explain something.

Pei Yan gritted his teeth and tried his best to speak in a businesslike tone that would not offend Li Chao Xingjun: "Since the Women's Union Hall is already spread throughout Xuanzun's manor, why should it be incorporated into the harem? It can benefit the people even if it is not included in the government."

"The incorporation of the Women's Union Hall into the harem may result in redundant officials and expenses. Your Majesty and the Star Lord please consider this carefully."

Pei Xingjian frowned. What happened to Pei Yan? Was he cursed? He was talking nonsense like this.

Pei Xingjian immediately stood up to speak for the Queen Mother: "Zilong is wrong. Even if the Women's Union Hall is incorporated into the harem, it is just a female official in the harem. The palace expenses have been greatly reduced recently, and a few female officials can still be supported. How can it cause redundant officials and unnecessary expenses?"

Ku Dixiang, who was beside Wu Meiniang, said meaningfully: "The Women's Union Hall practices medicine and saves lives, and has a great reputation among the people. If it can be incorporated into the court, the court's reputation among the people will also rise in the future."

"It is also a good thing for our Tang Dynasty."

Ku Di Xiangxiang's words almost pointed out that the Women's Federation Hall has a very good reputation among the people. If it is allowed to win the hearts of the people, it will be disadvantageous to the court.

If it can be incorporated, and the Women's Federation Hall makes achievements in the future, its reputation will belong to the court, which will also be beneficial to the court.

Wu Meiniang finally made the decision: "You two ministers have a point. If the Women's Federation becomes an official office of the imperial court, covering the whole of our Tang Dynasty, more elderly, weak, women and children can be rescued, and our Tang Dynasty will be more popular among the people."

"Since ancient times, the emperor is like a boat and the people are like water. He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. Since the Women's Federation can win the hearts of the people, it will naturally become the government of our Tang Dynasty."

"Let's do it this way, Pei Xingjun, please draft the edict."

During the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai, Li Zhao hinted to Li Zhi in a dream that Pei Yuan was the reincarnation of a star god. Li Zhi then asked Pei Yuan to join the Ministry of Rites as a Langzhong of Siyi.

Not long ago, Li Zhi changed the names of various official positions in the court back to their original names, and now Pei Yuan is a Langzhong of the Ministry of Rites.

After Wu Meiniang became regent, she was given the post of Zhongshu Sheren, responsible for drafting the edicts of the Empress Dowager, so she was also in the court meeting today.

The Women's Federation Hall officially became the Women's Federation Bureau of the Tang Dynasty, providing women with another avenue for advancement.

Wu Meiniang added: "However, if we want to spread the Women's Federation to all provinces in the Tang Dynasty, it will take time. We should start with a pilot program near Chang'an and Luoyang, and then expand it with the two capitals as the center."

"The Women's Federation is different from the general harem offices. In the future, it will be spread all over the country and urgently needs supervision. The Ministry of Rites will take charge of the mobilization of medicinal materials."

The Ministry of Rites' Department of Ancestral Temples originally managed matters related to sacrifices and medicine. By entrusting the Women's Federation Bureau to the Ministry of Rites' Department of Ancestral Temples, it would be more convenient when it is formalized in the future.

By the way, the selection of female doctors is limited to palace maids in the imperial palace and palace maids in the Ye Ting and remote palaces.

Palace servants around the Emperor and Empress, as well as those in the six bureaus and twenty-four departments, and in some inconspicuous but very important positions, are not allowed to participate in the selection casually. This is for the safety of the Emperor and Empress.

Even when the palace maids were released, some with special positions and identities were not allowed to return home casually and needed to obtain the grace of their master.

The prime ministers had no objection to the establishment of the Women's Federation. After they finished drafting the edict and bowed and left, Li Chao invited Wu Meiniang to have a cup of tea.

In Shanglin Garden, under the Qingwu tree, a fine Western wool blanket with peony flowers was spread. Li Chao and Wu Meiniang sat opposite each other and drank tea, with the palace maids less than ten feet away from them.

The palace was completely in the hands of Wu Meiniang. When she talked with Li Chao, she no longer had to consider others.

Li Chao took a sip of tea and looked up at Wu Meiniang: "This Pei Yan is quite interesting. He actually dared to refute my proposal in public."

Wu Meiniang said calmly: "He is the prime minister promoted by the emperor. He is very thoughtful. He thinks that your suggestion is not good, so he will point it out."

Li Chao snorted and just asked, "Except Pei Xingjian, I'm afraid all these prime ministers were promoted by the emperor."

Some stupid haters say that Emperor Wu has been in absolute control since he became regent during the Xianqing period. That's sheer nonsense.

When she participated in politics, prime ministers such as Pei Yan and Liu Yizhi were all promoted by Emperor Li Zhi himself. The power of Emperor Wu was greatly restricted and she could not cover the sky with one hand.

The time when Empress Wu really had absolute power was when she became the regent empress dowager after Li Zhi's death and completely seized political and military power during those years.

If Li Zhi had not left so many enemies for her in the court and it was not possible to eliminate them all at once, it would not have taken Empress Wu seven years to ascend the throne. She would have seized the throne at the very beginning.

Wu Meiniang knew very well how uncomfortable it was to have no one of her own in the court, but she was not in a hurry: "There is a long time to come, I will just select a few more people in the next imperial examination."

Li Zhao chatted with Wu Meiniang for a few more sentences, and within three days, Li Hong started to cause trouble again.

At the court meeting, Li Hong brought the two princesses Yi Yang and Xuan Cheng to the hall and publicly accused Wu Meiniang of being unkind and unmerciful as the empress!

Li Hong looked dissatisfied, raised his head to look at his mother on the throne, and said in a sonorous voice: "Mother, as the mother of the country, it is your duty to raise the emperor's son."

"But mother neglected her duties as the mother of the state for the sake of government affairs, and abandoned my two sisters Yiyang and Xuancheng to stay in the palace, without paying any attention to them for more than ten years. Mother, is this kindness?"

Li Zhao, Qing Luan and Li Chao shared the same vision, and their faces were filled with questions after hearing this: ??? ??? ? ? ? ! ? !

No, man, your brain was kicked by your dog's leg?!

On the Danbi, Wu Meiniang was stunned at first, but after listening to what the prince said, she was so angry that she almost laughed.

How ridiculous, how ridiculous, how ridiculous that Wu Meiniang, who had been so powerful all her life, actually gave birth to such a stubborn idiot! !

When all the ministers heard this, their eyes widened.

Oh my goodness!

The elixir that the Queen Mother asked for from Xuanzun was in vain, and she ended up saving such a stupid child who helped the son of her enemy to slap herself in the face.

Everyone knows that Concubine Xiao Shufei and Her Majesty the Queen Mother are sworn enemies. It would be fine if the Queen Mother didn't kill all of her sons and daughters, but how could she possibly provide them with good food and drink?

Facing the surprised looks of the civil and military officials in the court, Li Hong straightened his back even more.

Brothers should be friendly and respectful to each other. Yi Yang and Xuan Cheng are his sisters, and he must help them get justice!

In the silence of the whole court, Li Chao was the first to laugh out loud: "Puchi——"

Li Hong looked over and saw Li Chao Xingjun mocking him, "Prince, this is the first time I have seen such an ignorant mortal like you."

While Li Hong was surprised, Li Chao had already snorted and laughed: "Why do your two good sisters stay in the palace? You should ask your biological father about this question."

"The chief of the imperial clan clearly mentioned to the emperor that they were approaching marriageable age and asked whether they should choose a husband, but your father used their brothers as an excuse to suppress the matter."

"Tell me, why is this?"

Li Chao mocked Li Zhi, peeled off his face, put it on the ground and stomped on it: "They have suffered for so many years, do you think the emperor doesn't know? Why doesn't the emperor care about their lives?"

"I don't think Li Zhi is so confused that he can't even remember how many children he and Concubine Xiao Shufei had!"

Concubine Xiao Shufei also had a son, Li Sujie. In order to suppress Li Sujie's lineage, Li Zhi deliberately ignored her and her son.

The two princesses Yi Yang and Xuan Cheng had lived in the palace for more than ten years, but Li Zhao didn't believe that Li Zhi knew nothing about it.

Princesses are different from princes. When they reach a certain age, they have to choose a husband to marry. If the emperor doesn't remember, the Zongzheng will remind him. This is the Zongzheng's duty, because the emperor himself cannot remember too many children.

Yi Yang and Xuan Cheng were both old but still unmarried. The reason was very simple: Li Zhi did not want to arrange marriages for them. He did not want to provide support to Li Sujie through their marriages and threaten Li Hong's position.

Li Hong quickly figured out the key. A blush quickly appeared on his handsome face and he lowered his head.

Li Chao glanced at him with disgust and said to Wu Meiniang, "Queen, since the Crown Prince has said so, you should arrange a marriage for them."

"Some people in the province will use their affairs as an excuse to attack you for interfering in government affairs and for going back to the harem to look after your children."

Li Chao spoke very impolitely, almost pointing her finger at some people and scolding them. The people who were implied by her felt guilty, and the words they had prepared were stuck in their throats.

After this incident, Wu Meiniang disliked Li Hong even more and just asked him to stay at home and study.

Time passed like flowing water, and finally, it was the fifth year of Shangyuan.

Li Hong, dead.

When Li Zhi woke up, he was in great grief. His health had worsened, so he forced himself to appoint Li Xian as the crown prince, and ordered Li Xian and Wu Meiniang to jointly run the government.

The sky of the Tang Dynasty is about to change again.