Tai Jia

When Xuanyuan Yao and Ma Buyi reunited with Kexi in the prison of Dali Temple, He Xihua was sitting and drinking with Zhao Yun in the garden of Yingchuan Duke's Mansion in Yongxingfang, and Zhao Zhihuan, who had become the deputy prime minister, was standing behind his father attendant.

"Your Highness is very grateful for my unworthy son's coming to the house." Although Zhao Yun said so, his face was gloomy, and he really couldn't see the slightest joy.

He Xihua lowered his head and smiled, "Don't hide it from the Duke, this time I also came here by holy order."

Xuanyuan Yao himself won three yuan in a row, and re-entered the temple during the roll call. Because of this, he was very loyal to his fellow examiners, and because Zhao Zhican was gentle and honest, he had a special favor for him.Both of them liked Wulingchun, the famous wine in Chu, Zhao Zhican was the one who received the most tribute wine among the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty.

"Really?" Zhao Zhihuan bowed his body, "May I ask your Majesty what is the order?"

Zhao Yun sighed, obviously when he was young, the eldest son had a stronger temperament, and the youngest son was obedient and gentle, but why when he was older, it was the youngest son who broke his heart twice.

He Xihua said slowly: "Your Majesty has no objection to this marriage."

Both Zhao Yun and Zhao Zhihuan looked at him expressionlessly, and finally Zhao Zhihuan said with difficulty: "If I remember correctly, this Ma Budu is a criminal in prison, and he committed the serious crime of deceiving the emperor."

"But what if female officials are no longer limited to the inner palace from now on?" He Xihua smiled, "If women can also take part in the imperial examination and become officials in foreign courts, wouldn't they be able to talk about deceiving the emperor?"

"This!" Zhao Yun frowned, "The old minister thinks this is very wrong!"

Zhao Zhihuan also shook his head, "Even if a woman is regent with the dignity of a queen mother, she will inevitably be suspected of being a rooster in the morning. If a woman is allowed to appear in the court hall openly...not to mention, there are mixed men and women in the yamen of the court hall. , facing each other day by day, wouldn't that break the defense of men and women, and destroy human relations?"

He Xihua knew that this move was shocking to the world and had to be done slowly, so he said with a smile: "Miss Zhao misunderstood, what His Majesty meant was to set up women's examinations and use female officials in the outer dynasty, and to teach sericulture, respect the elderly, care for the young, weddings and funerals, etc. Hand it over to the lady officer."

"Is it possible that all the men in my dynasty are dead?" Zhao Jun still had a straight face. "When Shun had five men and the world ruled, King Wu had ten men. But Kong Sheng said, 'When Tang Yu was in Yusi, Yusi was prosperous. , there is a woman, but there are only nine people'. It is difficult for Wenmu Taisi to be a sage, and he cannot be regarded as a minister of the world, let alone today's women?"

He Xihua shook his head and smiled and said: "But there are also women from Shang Dynasty, Ban Zhao from Han Dynasty, and Pingyang from Tang Dynasty. Just say your mansion, didn't you also have Empress Wen Zhao who was the regent during Wu Zong's conquest of Turks? There was also Deng's usurpation of the country. Mrs. Zhao, who defended the city with her husband, General Xiong Gu, during the Annan rebellion; the county head Zhao Heng, who was the most knowledgeable in gold and stone in the time of Wenzong, proficient in poetry and songs, and never married. Ambition, is it worse than any man? Or are they also women and villains that are difficult to raise, the hen is the morning?"

Zhao Yun was at a loss for words, and smiled wryly for a long while and said: "Your Majesty loves Yingchuan Duke's Mansion so much, and I am so grateful."

For a long-standing and cautious family like his Zhao family, any emperor would be suspicious, and today's emperor is no exception. Whenever there is a change in the system, the Zhao family is almost always in the forefront. Every time there was a reason why the Zhao family could not retreat.During the shipping, it shared profits with the Zhao family, and Zhao Zhican presided over the Mianfang, and now Ma Buyi.

"Whether it's about the female official or the dog's marriage, the ministers have no objection."

In the evening, the emperor and empress met in Qingsi Palace. Xuanyuan Yao couldn't help nodding frequently when he heard him talk about Zhao's family affairs, "I think so too. It seems that County Master Zhao Heng is still alive?"

"Although he is over seventy years old, he is still in good health." He Xihua said with a smile.

Xuanyuan Yao nodded, "The empress has worked so hard to go back and forth for court affairs, I really don't know how to thank you."

"Thank you?" He Xihua took off his outer shirt, and read the memorial on the couch in his middle clothes, "Let me work hard tomorrow and go to County Lord Zhao's mansion?"

Xuanyuan Yao sat down next to him with a shy face, and rubbed his chin on his shoulder, "Is Princess Zhao still running a women's school?"

This Zhao Heng, who is titled as the head of Wenchang County, is also a person. Before he came out of the court, he threatened to marry only those who were talented and learned to match him. The result was an eternal absolute. For decades, no talented person could match him, so he remained unmarried all his life. Only accompanied by poetry and books, and opened a girls' school, it is the place where the girls of noble families in Chang'an are fascinated.

"If you can invite her out of the mountain to become an official, half of the mouths of the world will be blocked." He Xihua stretched out his hand and squeezed his face, "At least she is the daughter of the Zhao family, the honor of the county lord bestowed by Wen Zong, whether it is Nobles or nobles, neither will say anything, but I am not sure that I will be able to convince her."

Xuanyuan Yao thought about it for a while, "So, I will ask Shen Linwang to forgive me, and let Zhao Zhihuan and Ma Buyi come to the door with you."

"Okay, with one of my grandnephews and a second place girl, the odds of winning are a little higher." He Xihua's eyebrows and eyes curved.

Xuanyuan Yao kissed his eyelids, "Why don't you tell me there is a male queen? I only hope that in the future, I will not be infamous because of this matter."

"At least all women in the world will miss His Majesty." He Xihua said softly.

In February of the fifth year of Qingxuan, the third trial of Ma Buyi's case was decided, and the emperor acquitted him.In March of the same year, Chunwei opened the women's department, with Zhao Heng, the head of Wenchang County, as the main examiner, and Ma Buji as the deputy examiner, and a total of five female officials were selected.There is a Sinong Temple outside the household department, and a sericulture department inside to manage the affairs of the brocade and cotton workshop. From the sericulture department's servant Ma Buyi, all are female officials.A women's school was set up in Taixue, and Zhao Heng was the female Taichang.

This action shocked the world, and a censor was killed by hitting a pillar, and the scholarly community was in a turmoil for a while.

No one expected that the always good-tempered emperor gritted his teeth and would not let go.Among the five female officials who passed the exam, some were dismissed by their husbands, and some were kicked out of the house by their father and brother, but what is amazing is that even though this is not tolerated by the world, none of these five flinched.

The Yingchuan Duke's Mansion was reluctant in every possible way. After the first male concubine and the first male queen, they had a second female daughter-in-law.On the day of the wedding, the emperor and empress came to the Duke's mansion in person, especially the emperor, who personally officiated the marriage for his two colleagues, which obviously gave the virtuous couple enough face.

At the wedding ceremony, Zhao Zhican held the wine glass and was supported by Ma Buyi to toast. He was about to throw himself on the ground to Xuanyuan Yao, but was dragged by Xuanyuan Yao.

"I... really don't know how to repay Your Majesty, I have no choice but to do my best..." Zhao Zhican seemed a little overwhelmed.

Xuanyuan Yao shook his head and smiled, and said in a low voice to him: "Your Wuling Spring is a gift of thanks. What's more, the ancients said that the journey of the Dao is also that the world is the same, which is called Great Harmony. Some people say that the important way of governing a country lies in fairness. Integrity. Since women are human beings, why should they be excluded?"

Ma Buyi's eyes were reddened, "I believe that one day, the daughter of the boudoir will be able to keep her husband from giving up."

Xuanyuan Yao clinked glasses with them, raised his head and drank the wine, "One day."

Zhao Zhican and Ma Buyi looked at each other and smiled, and also drank the wine in the glass.

"One day."

The author has something to say: I wish everyone an early year!Happy New Year of the Ox, safe and healthy!