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No matter how much effort has been made to reshape a positive image for Si Yuanting over the years, there will always be people who will not let go of the fact that Si Yuanting has been a eunuch for three dynasties and three lords.

If it weren't for his physical incompleteness, Si Yuanting's appearance would only attract countless admiration, but precisely because of Si Yuanting's involuntary incompleteness, there are always people discussing and spreading rumors in private, and Si Yuanting can still hold a high position after three dynasties , relying not on any knowledge and talent but on serving the emperor with color, one day being a eunuch and being a eunuch for life, as long as the eunuch has such a beautiful appearance and has been in a high position for many years, what is a courtier who is not seductive and seductive?

These filthy words have never truly disappeared. Although Si Yuanting has proposed, presided over and promoted reforms and new policies countless times in the past 21 years, and has continued to benefit the people, there are always some people in this world who don’t know what to do. They are willing to believe or recognize the excellence and integrity of others, and try their best to trample on the pain of others to seek a sense of existence. They will not think that their own incompetence and unwillingness to work hard lead to mediocrity and accomplish nothing, and they will only step on that bit of secular Prejudice to laugh at others as inferior to oneself.

It is precisely because of this that the relationship between Si Yuanting and the emperor has been repeatedly grasped over the years.

If Chu Yuezhi really decides to tell the world that the emperor will marry Siyuan Ting, the chief minister and important minister of the state, not only his reputation as a benevolent monarch will be ruined, but even his efforts to help Si Yuanting over the years will be ruined. Yuan Ting's restored reputation will also be destroyed accordingly. No matter how much Si Yuan Ting has done for the people, maybe a hundred years later, people will only remember Si Yuan Ting as a seductive servant of the king, a seducer and a seducer. name.

Chu Yue insisted on leaving his name in Qing history, and his merits and demerits will be discussed one by one, because he is an emperor; but Si Yuanting is different, the period of his life as an eunuch that he could not erase, doomed him, if he has half a step in the next few years, If you make a wrong mistake, you will be notorious and even have a bad reputation for thousands of years.

Because eunuchs are always despised by others; because eunuchs are deformed and neither male nor female, even beggars begging along the street will look down on them in their hearts.

This is prejudice and discrimination that is difficult to break in the world, even though most eunuchs are actually victims.

"Back then, I was ignorant and looked down on the chief assistant. If Lord Liang hadn't woken me up, and I saw the suffering and grievances of the people on the way of experience, and I couldn't tell the real world where people struggled to survive, I'm afraid that I would have known the truth in my life. I can't change that pedantic thinking, and I can't see clearly how the chief assistant serves the country and the people. My minister, I have read the books of sages and sages, let alone the common people." Zhong Qingheng said, he only learned from Liang Chen a long time later, The two people I saw in the teahouse back then were actually Si Yuanting and Chu Yuezhi. At that time, he insulted Si Yuanting face to face, but after he entered the court and became an official, he never felt sorry for him once, and even Si Yuanting was very angry with him. He occasionally mentioned that he was ashamed of his broad-mindedness, insight and talent. He once went to Zhen Guohou's mansion to apologize to Si Yuanting, but Si Yuanting only said to him indifferently. Now that it's over, there's no need to worry about it. At that time, he had never felt the extreme embarrassment like that moment.

"Your Majesty, since you cherish and value the chief assistant in every possible way, why do you want to trap the chief assistant in that humiliating predicament again, and let the chief assistant be polite?" Zhong Qingheng didn't want to question Chu Yuezhi, but he didn't understand why Chu Yue Zhi would suddenly make such a crazy and reckless decision.

Chu Yuezhi, who was sitting behind the imperial case, slowly put the cup of tea in his hand back on the imperial case. Faced with Zhong Qingheng's doubts, he didn't intend to answer. After approving endless memorials, he said calmly: "The emperor wants to marry, and I want to legislate for women. Which one do you think is more crazy and unacceptable?"

This is what Si Yuanting taught him, to put forward the most impracticable thing first, then no matter what request is made later, it will not appear absurd and unreasonable.

This is human psychology, and it is also a means of manipulation that is extremely convenient for achieving one's own goals.

The hall became quiet again. It was autumn then, and the weather was no longer as hot as summer, but it was not as cold as winter. It was clear that autumn was refreshing and comfortable, but Chu Yuezhi let everyone in the hall except Fu Xingyun. All four of them broke out in a cold sweat just now.

Si Yuanting's tense expression did not slow down until this moment, and he let out a long breath almost imperceptibly. Although he was relieved in his heart, he felt a faint sense of indescribable, extremely complicated and indiscernible loss.

Feeling that this kind of self is a bit funny, Si Yuanting slightly lowered his head and hooked his lips, then glanced sideways at Fu Xingyun, seeing that he still looked like an old god was not surprised, he couldn't help but raised his forehead, thinking that he would be killed by Chu Yue. Zhi's sudden wild words are so frightened that he easily loses his sense of control, and now he really can't admit his old age.

"I think, at first glance, it must be more unacceptable for the emperor to marry, but in the long run, I am afraid that legislation for women will encounter more and greater resistance." Liang Chen was the first to react. , opened the mouth to break the silence in the hall, and Chu Yuezhi's meaning was understood as soon as the thoughts in his mind turned.

After the shock just now, Jiang Sheng subtly felt that no matter what Chu Yuezhi said next, he seemed to be able to accept it easily, so he also understood Chu Yuezhi's initial foreshadowing intention.After he collected himself, Jiang Sheng was not reckless, but first asked cautiously: "I don't know how your majesty wants to legislate for women?"

"Previously, the laws of the Daheng Kingdom stipulated that if a husband forced his wife to commit adultery with other men, or if the husband had not returned for three years after going out, the woman could go to the government to ask for reconciliation. It can only be established with the consent of her husband. I think that this not only disrespects women, but also ignores women's rights. This law needs to be amended. In addition, women's abduction and trafficking still occur frequently, although local governments are closer Over the years, we have been punishing such cases severely, but after the rescued woman, the placement was not appropriate, I think that we need to discuss carefully and establish the protection laws for women.” Every word and every sentence Chu Yuezhi said was thoughtful It was later decided that he was no longer the new emperor who first came to the throne in his early thirties. For so many years, he has always cared about the fact that he tried to legislate for women for the first time but failed. Empty and passionate, but in the end it is difficult to achieve things, and he is no longer as radical as he was back then. He has understood that many things cannot be changed overnight. What he can do may be to be that beginning and let everything he does become the cornerstone of future generations. .

"Your Majesty is determined to continue to improve the status of women, and I am very willing to support it. However, as Master Liang said, this matter may not be easy. Even if His Majesty wants to make himself the target of public criticism first, but the emperor married no matter what. Absurdity, after all, will only become a romantic story in history. If it is from the perspective of the common people, it will actually become a temporary talk. It will not be linked to the lives of the common people, and will not have a direct impact on the common people. I will care about whether your Majesty wants to marry or remarry." Zhong Qingheng analyzed very rationally and clearly, "But if you want to legislate for women, Your Majesty, what you want to move is the interests of the people, at least, the interests of some people, so , even if we can forcibly shut down the ministers, the implementation after the promulgation may not be smooth."

Although Zhong Qingheng had never held an official position in the Ministry of Punishment, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, or the Dali Temple, his wife was what he met when he was traveling abroad, and it was because of her that he knew how much he was at that time. How naive and ignorant.

In the former Tang Dynasty, Tang Dynasty's Fan Yu once recorded in "Yunxi Youyi" that Yang Zhijian, a scholar on the right side of the river, was poor because of his love of learning. His wife, Wang Shi, asked Yang Zhijian for a divorce letter. After Wang received Yang Zhijian's divorce letter, he went to the government to submit Yang Zhijian's divorce letter. Yan Zhenqing, the state official at the time, thought that Wang "disliked the poor and loved the rich, insulted the villagers, and violated public morals", so he sentenced him to [-] boards and allowed him to remarry.Not only that, the government also made the matter public, so that women in Jiangyou could take it as a warning.

In addition, there is a clear stipulation in the "Tang Law Shuyi": those who violate righteousness will be separated from them, and those who violate them will be punished for one year.That is to say, those who leave their wives and concubines without permission will be imprisoned for two years, and those who remarry will be given a second class.

The so-called "righteousness" means that between husband and wife or between relatives of both husband and wife, or if one spouse assaults, scolds, kills, injures, or rapes other relatives, it will be regarded as a divorce between husband and wife; it will be judged by the government and enforced. End the relationship between the couple.If the relationship between husband and wife is unwilling to end after righteousness is over, they will be sentenced to one year in prison; however, if the wife or concubine escapes without authorization, he will be sentenced to two years in prison; Plus one class aggravated punishment.

These laws and regulations of the Tang Dynasty were also adopted by the Daheng Kingdom.

At the same time, there is also the determination of "righteousness": women only need to have any intentional harm to their husbands and their relatives, even if no substantial harm is caused, they can be judged as "righteousness"; Killing his wife and his close relatives, or selling his wife, otherwise it does not constitute "righteous death".

In other words, women cannot reconcile unless they beat someone to death; if a woman leaves home or remarries without her husband's consent, she will face prison and will be sent back to her husband's home after she is released from prison.

When Zhong Qingheng met his wife, that poor woman was on the way to escape.

She is a high-married woman, and everyone in the local area envies her for climbing high branches, but the fact is that she was forced to marry a man 30 years older than herself as a concubine, and was beaten and kicked at every turn. A way to escape from that hellish husband's house.After she escaped, she met Zhong Qingheng. Zhong Qingheng was determined to help her after hearing what happened to her, but in the end he was found by the government and took her back. At that time, her father had already been interrupted by her husband. Legs, she cried blood in the hall and accused her husband of the atrocities, but she was still sentenced to two years in prison.

At that time, Zhong Qingheng was just a commoner with no reputation as a scholar, and he didn't have much money with him when he traveled abroad. Even if he wanted to help her, he could do nothing but watch her go to jail.And her father, even though he helped take care of her later, died of illness not long after her husband was too aggressive.She was heartbroken in prison, while he was running around trying to help her reconcile with her husband in the name of "righteousness".However, the government colluded with her husband and accepted bribes. The government did not believe that it was her husband who beat her father to death, and bluntly said that she would be sent back to her husband's house after she was released from prison two years later.

She was extremely desperate in prison, and was abused by the guards bribed by her husband. After several days of continuous beatings for no reason, she was thrown into a mass grave. Zhong Qingheng, who finally saw the sinister world, thought at least for this The poor woman collected her body and went to the mass grave at night, but when she was found, she unexpectedly found that she still had a faint breath, so she was taken away overnight, and her life was saved.

The existing laws and regulations related to women in Daheng Kingdom mostly protect the interests of men. If you want to modify these regulations or even add new regulations, it will touch the interests of all men in Daheng Kingdom. In this way, how can it not be opposed and resisted by the people.

As for Zhong Qingheng's words, Chu Yuezhi didn't think about it, because he knew it, so he thought of using the emperor's marriage to obscure and cover up the real purpose.

Sitting behind the imperial case, subconsciously holding the jade pendant around his waist, Chu Yuezhi frowned and remained silent for a long time.

No matter in the past or now, it is extremely difficult to legislate for women. From the courtiers to the common people, there will be great resistance. Leave it to Chu Shendu to solve it alone. He hoped that he would pave the way and clear away as much as possible the difficulties and obstacles in front of him. Only in this way could he safely pass on the throne to Chu Shendu.

It's not that he doesn't believe in the children he and Si Yuanting have taught, nor does he think that Chu Shendu is not capable enough to take on heavy responsibilities, but as the emperor of a country, he wants to fulfill his ideals, and as Chu Shendu's father, He also wanted to pave the way for his son.