Empress snatches dried fish

"Huh—so it's the empress." Cui Xin let out a sigh of relief. She almost thought that the madam had some old lover, and she had to find a style that the other party liked even when she dressed. Maybe when she would meet again Thinking about sneaking out of the palace for a tryst.Just thinking about it, Cui Xin felt a loose feeling at the joint between her head and neck.

If Yu Gan knew what Cui Xin was thinking at this time, he would definitely be shocked.She had an old lover, and that old lover was stopped by Cui Xin, but it was completely broken.And Geng Bai'an is indeed someone she cares about, that's why she does this unconsciously.

However, Yu Gan didn't know Cui Xin's thoughts, turned his head to look at her suspiciously, and found that this silly child looked relieved after hearing Geng Bai'an's name - isn't it because the object is Geng Bai'an, which is even more surprising ? !

This time it was Yu Gan's turn to be puzzled.

Thinking about what he and Cui Xin had previously speculated about Geng Bai'an's purpose, Yu Gan felt that Cui Xin probably mistakenly thought that he wanted to please Geng Bai'an in order to live a better life in the palace, right?

Yu Gan shook his head helplessly, took out the left one and the right one for comparison, and thought they all looked good, but at the same time, they didn't feel like that.After comparing for a long time, I realized that I don't seem to know Geng Bai'an well enough, I don't even know what color or style of clothes she likes.Thinking of this, Yu Gan stuffed all the clothes back in a fit of anger, ignoring whether they were rolled up or not.

Cuixin watched Yu Gan's changing expression curiously, and hurriedly helped her rearrange her clothes.

She remembered that when she first met Mrs. Yu Gan, she was like the flower of the high mountains, deserted and desolate, as if no one would look down on her.Cuixin still remembers the scene of Mrs. Yu Gan saying that she didn't want to compete for favor and let her leave her if she was dissatisfied, because it really shocked her.In Cui Xin's perception, no woman is unwilling to compete for favor after entering the palace.The concubine who doesn't compete for favor basically gave up everything. Mrs. Yu Gan is so good-looking, it's really hard for her to survive.

But at that time, Cui Xin didn't know why, but she stayed like this.Thinking about it now, Cui Xin felt that she was a fool and bold at that time, she didn't think about what she would do if Mrs. Yu Gan was really tricked.

Fortunately, the queen empress is a good person.

But the recent Mrs. Yu Gan is a bit different, and Cui Xin can't tell exactly when it started, but the approximate time is around the autumn hunt.Although Mrs. Yu Gan hid it well, Cuixin could clearly feel that some of her anxiety and some feelings that she didn't quite understand would be revealed inadvertently during the autumn hunt.But at that time, Cui Xin didn't pay much attention to it, she just thought that Mrs. Yu Gan didn't like that kind of place.

Looking at it now... Although I don't know what's going on, Madam's expression is much more vivid, and she is no longer as cold as before.

Yu Gan didn't know what Cui Xin was thinking, and lay on his side on the couch feeling a little lost.

She knew that she was a little bit moved by Geng Bai'an, but she didn't know where this heartbeat came from until now.Maybe it was the moment she fell off the cliff that she protected herself in her arms?Or maybe she kissed herself in a daze that night?Or maybe after I knew she was a good person, I realized that she was treating me so innocently and carelessly?Or was it because of Lian Caisu's incident that she repeatedly helped herself out?

Can't tell.This feeling is even more indescribable than when I was fascinated by Lian Caisu.

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Although Tang Shuo still acted calmly when he walked into Dunyi Hall's study room, the sudden flicker in his eyes obviously did not expect that Geng Bai'an would be here as well.

"The old minister has met the emperor and the empress."

"Prime Minister, you don't need to be too polite." Shu Yonghe said, and waved Lin Song to order someone to bring over a small desk and seat cushion: "Prime Minister, please sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Tang Shuo arched his hands and sat down on the lower seat.

After Tang Shuo sat down, he glanced at Geng Bai'an beside Shu Yonghe, he hesitated to speak.Shu Yonghe clearly knew what he meant, but he had no intention of letting Geng Bai'an go. He knew that Tang Shuo was not only a model of outspoken admonishment, but also never took Chongguo's queen seriously.In Tang Shuo's perception, the queen came to court just to show the people of Chongguo and tell them that women are also valued, so she was given a place in the court. Of course, Tang Shuo is definitely not the only one who thinks this way, Even the vast majority.

As long as this point is combined with the history of Chongguo in the past, Shu Yonghe is understandable.After all, among the queens of all dynasties, those who can really play a role in the court can be counted on one hand.But Geng Baian is different from them, Shuyong and the person who traveled with her know best.As long as the things in her mind are moved out, it is enough to instantly kill many courtiers in this era.

Tang Shuo didn't speak, Shu Yonghe didn't speak, Geng Bai'an felt tired seeing them like this, and said directly: "You can just speak directly if you have anything to say, there shouldn't be anyone in the harem that I can't listen to, right?"

Tang Shuo was unwilling, but what Geng Bai'an said was so reasonable that he had no way to refute it.

"The old minister said it."

Shu Yonghe suddenly felt that today's conversation would not be that simple, and slightly straightened his back: "Yes."

"The old minister has always been blunt, and he will not beat around the bush this time." Tang Shuo himself seemed a little nervous, and couldn't help hugging the hand warmer that Lin Song handed over: "Not long after the Supreme Emperor passed away and the former Emperor succeeded to the throne, Chongguo is about to carry out a reform, does the emperor know about it?"

Shu Yonghe searched in his mind, and nodded: "I was not born at that time, and although this matter was strictly forbidden to be mentioned later, I also heard it whispered by some emperor brothers. They said that they wanted to make the main points of the scientific examination The proportion of poems and articles in the school was reduced, and other subjects were added, such as arithmetic, which resulted in countless oppositions, and even in the end... If I remember correctly, not only the father, but the prime minister was also one of the promoters of this reform one."

"Exactly." Tang Shuo lowered his head suddenly, seemingly filled with emotion, and when he looked up again, there were many things in his eyes that he thought were unknown, and there was more vicissitudes: "Your Majesty, what do you think of this reform?"

Shu Yonghe didn't know why he asked this suddenly, but he still agreed with him.Not only because the era they lived in was multi-faceted development, there were many subjects in the school, and they had to learn everything except arts and sciences, which had a focus after being divided into classes.It doesn't mean that everyone can learn well and become an expert in one field after learning, but that the more you know, the broader your horizons will be.

This point is not so obvious in the 21st century when the Internet is developed, but once it is promoted in this era, I am afraid that there will be great changes.

"I don't think it's impossible. At least the talents cultivated in that way will be much better than most of the people in the current court."

Tang Shuo nodded: "What does the Empress think?"

"Of course it is good." Geng Bai'an somewhat understood Tang Shuo's intentions, so he honestly expressed his thoughts: "Students under the scientific examination system can write poems and compositions, it seems that they are very talented, learned and rich. But what about after entering the court? Natural disasters are coming, and they say they want to solve them, but how to solve them? They don’t know anything except asking the court to allocate funds for disaster relief. How to deal with floods? How to prevent locust plagues? How to rescue severe droughts? , Few people in the court can say one, two, three, four to solve it."

Tang Shuo was taken aback when he heard the words, lowered his head and smiled and shook his head.

He is indeed the one in Shu Yonghe's cognition who doesn't think that women are stronger than men, but for Geng Bai'an, it's not the first time that he feels that she is not simple.When Tang Xiaohan came back from the letter, he realized that the empress who could make the atmosphere of the entire harem completely different and make Tang Xiaohan nowhere to use his strength was already different from the empresses of all generations in Chongguo.

Coupled with the occasional astonishing speeches in the court, Tang Shuo has already paid great attention.Because Geng Bai'an is Geng Yi's daughter, and he and Geng Yi have been enemies for decades, so he is somewhat afraid of Geng Bai'an.Although his position in the court is not so easy to shake, but with Geng Bai'an's status, if he really wants to deal with him, it will be enough for him to be in a state of distress for a while.

He really didn't expect that the current emperor and empress are not people who stick to the old rules.When they said such words, they were not only logical, but also took it for granted, as if they didn't think there was anything wrong.

Recalling that when I was discussing reforms with the first emperor in the study, I was so excited that I even slapped the desk, causing the eunuchs waiting in the sect to think there were assassins, and rushed in with a large group of guards.

He has lived most of his life, but this time it seems that he really... misjudged him.

"At that time, the old minister was only 34. He was just appointed as the prime minister, and he was still in high spirits. Reforming the scientific examination... the first emperor was also ambitious. He was only in his early twenties, but he could have such an idea. So the first emperor was just a general. After finding out about it, I immediately gathered many like-minded colleagues and stood firmly on the side of the late emperor." Tang Shuo slowly narrated the events of that year, and the slow speed of his speech was probably because Still recalling the scene at that time.

"The old minister climbed to the position of prime minister because of his merits. This mouth has offended many people. Although his status is high, there is no one in the court who can help him except for a few friends. The former emperor has just ascended the throne, and the court supports others. The prince’s faction has not been abolished yet, and it is also in dire straits. But we chose such a time to carry out the reform.” Tang Shuo said, with a choked sob: “The result is that the students of Da Chongguo were deliberately incited, Not only marches and demonstrations, but even tens of thousands of blood letters requesting the cancellation of the reform of the scientific examination."

"But we were unmoved, and insisted on implementing the new policy. As a result, those people deliberately sabotaged the academy that implemented the New Deal, causing various things to happen, and even a few more lives. So it's not just the students. , even the people began to oppose the reform. At that time, the first emperor backed down, and the courtiers who followed us to carry out the reform were either beaten to death by angry students, or beheaded by the first emperor as victims of the chaos. Even My teenage son is also hated, and his head is different."

"There are so many reformers, only the late emperor and his ministers are left." As he spoke, Tang Shuo smiled mockingly: "Speaking of outrageous words, the late emperor could bear to take advantage of so many years in the imperial court. Up and down his face, many of which are his guilt towards his ministers."

After listening to the whole incident, Shu Yonghe and Geng Bai'an looked at each other in blank dismay, each showing shock on each other's faces.They all roughly knew that such an incident had happened, but they didn't know that it was so earth-shattering. No wonder the late emperor ordered that this incident should not be mentioned again.The original book Yonghe was mentioned by the emperor brothers who were still young at the time, while the original owner Geng Bai'an was mentioned by Geng Yi.

At that time, Geng Yi was not in his current position. The number one general in Chongguo was Geng Yi's father, that is, Geng Bai'an's grandfather.At that time, both father and son participated in the suppression of chaos and the suppression of students, so when recalling the past, they would always mention a few words.

Shu Yonghe and Geng Bai'an were suddenly filled with worries—reform is indeed not an easy task.Not only must the direction of reform be correct, but also the timing must be right. Most importantly, one's own side must also be strong enough.The reforms implemented back then failed not because the direction was wrong, but because one's own forces were not enough and the timing was wrong.

But now...

"The prime minister wants to re-introduce the reform of the scientific examination?" Shu Yonghe remembered what Geng Bai'an told him before, and suddenly his eyes lit up—isn't now a great time?

Tang Shuo shook his head: "If the emperor has the heart, I naturally hope to see the reform implemented one day, but now the emperor's foundation is not deep, and he has not made any earth-shattering deeds. Even if the old minister wholeheartedly helps you, there is General Geng Yi over there It is inevitable that there will be different voices. The students who have studied hard for many years and are full of enthusiasm are also the most selfish and easily incited. Just give them a high-sounding excuse to hide their selfishness, and they will fight under the banner of serving the country and the people. Can't do anything."

Geng Bai'an continued: "Another point is that there are so many of them, and they feel that as long as they blend in with the crowd, they can use the excuse of 'the law does not punish the crowd' to escape the crimes they actually committed."

"The Empress is right."

There was a moment of silence in the study.

Tang Shuo didn't like the book Yonghe originally, and he came to the palace this time just to clarify his meaning.In Tang Shuo's cognition, Shu Yonghe is about the same as his fearful father, once he heard what he said, he would definitely reject it immediately, and find an excuse not to mention it again.But he didn't expect that the other party seemed to have hidden such thoughts for a long time, which made Tang Shuo wonder what to do next.

Shu Yonghe suddenly leaned into Geng Bai'an's ear and said a few words, and after listening to it, Geng Bai'an felt that it was feasible.

"Prime Minister, if I say that the reform can be implemented immediately, can you believe it?"

Tang Shuo was taken aback, and then smiled in disbelief: "The empress, don't make fun of the veterans. It is easy to carry out reforms, but do you know how many people's interests are involved? I respect the prosperity of the country and the people's safety, and I want to rely on scientific research to reach the sky in one step How many students are there? The empress recalled the pair of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law she met when she returned to Beijing that day. There is not only one student studying, but the expectations of the whole family. They have studied poetry and composition for so many years, but they suddenly passed the exam. Something they don't, and that's enough to make everyone angry."

"It's not enough to reform the scientific examination alone, and the academic system must be reformed."

"Why didn't we think of it at the time? It's just that those colleges finally..."

"That's because you set the goal too clearly." Geng Bai'an retorted: "The emperor personally ordered the establishment of the new school. The things in the new school are completely different from those of other colleges, and at the same time, the reform of the scientific examination has been implemented here. No. Tell them clearly, "It's useless for you to learn these things, and you can only have hope if you can enter the new school"? Well, young students can start over, but what about students who are already 30 or [-]? Desperate?"

Geng Bai'an can also understand the twists and turns.It's like you have worked hard for more than ten years to get to the third year of high school, and when the college entrance examination is about to come, they suddenly tell you that the college entrance examination is not about these, but about farming, acrobatics, etc., it would be strange if there were no riots!

Taking advantage of Tang Shuo's reflection, Geng Bai'an took advantage of the victory and pursued: "Have you heard of the Women's Academy, Prime Minister?"

"I've heard that, but only the children of princesses and dignitaries will go." Tang Shuo paused, and suddenly understood Geng Bai'an's meaning, his expression turned serious: "The empress is joking."

"I'm not joking." Seeing his look down on women, Geng Bai'an couldn't help feeling dissatisfied, but in order to reform more peacefully, she had to get Tang Shuo's support, so she had to patiently say: "I understand, Da Chong The country has always respected men, not only men look down on women, but even a considerable part of women look down on themselves."

"But has the prime minister ever thought that women really don't know anything?" The more Geng Bai'an said, the more angry he became: "You have deprived women of the right to study and let them take care of their husbands and children at home, but have you really understood women? If they are not allowed to learn, how do you know that they will not be able to learn? Chongguo has been going on until now, how many talented women are in the world, don’t talk about others, just talk about me. Bengong has a whole body of talent and learning, and the whole Chongguo is famous for her talents. When every man mentions Bengong, he will also praise "talented woman". But what about the reality? Who really respects Bengong from the heart?!"

Geng Bai'an slapped the desk, and stood up angrily, with a condescending look that was a bit aggressive.

She was angry, not for herself, but for the original owner, Geng Bai'an, and even more for the woman who had abilities but had nowhere to display them.The original owner's talents and knowledge are enough to crush most men, but she can only manage the tents of the inner house in the general's mansion. After marrying in the palace, although she can go up to the court and say a few words, she must be careful not to go too far.

Ji Yinian is skilled in martial arts and has great courage, but because she is a woman and her status is low, if she hadn't met the original Shu Yonghe, she wouldn't even have the ability to save her father.If it's a man, he can still say "Don't bully the young and poor", and wait until the day of prosperity before seeking revenge.As for women, even if they are capable, they don't even have the chance to become successful.

Besides, Wang Leshui, isn't that thoughtful, cautious, and insightful compared to those courtiers?Geng Bai'an felt that even if Wang Leshui was placed in that group of people, it would still be more than the top and the bottom.But there was no place for her to stand in the crowded hall.

There are countless women like this, how sad they are!

Shu Yonghe was taken aback. Although he was also very aggrieved by women in this era, because in their original era, although women's status was still different from that of men, their rights and freedoms were much better than they are now. .Geng Bai'an grew up in that era, Shu Yonghe knew that she had always cared about these things, but he didn't expect her to be so angry about this situation.

He tugged at Geng Bai'an's sleeve, Geng Bai'an turned his head suddenly, the anger was still on his face, but seeing Shu Yonghe's frightened expression, he restrained himself slowly.

In fact, her feelings were not just her own, but she had vented her emotions together with those of the original owner in her memory.

The original owner is very smart, but she is not a super genius. The later talent and fame are all due to her own hard work.Since she was a child, she knew that although her father was a great general, he was always targeted by civilian officials, and her brother was obviously going to be a general, so she could only take the literary route, thinking that she might be able to help her father and brother in the future.

Unexpectedly, the older he got, the more famous the original owner became, and gradually he became dissatisfied with the status quo where he could only come up with ideas behind his back.

But what can she do?She's just a girl.

Such thoughts have accumulated over time, and although they have not been spoken out, it does not mean that they do not exist.

After Tang Shuo was yelled at by Geng Bai'an, he couldn't help thinking of his daughter.His daughter is ten years older than Geng Bai'an, as the prime minister's daughter, she was famous far and wide when she was not married.Even when he himself encounters things sometimes, the first thing he thinks of is to talk to his daughter instead of discussing with his son.But for that kind of her, she can only marry a man when she is old enough to take care of her husband and raise her children at home.

If it weren't for Geng Bai'an's words, Tang Shuo wouldn't think there was anything wrong, but now he inexplicably thinks that his daughter will gradually lose the brilliance of the past after getting married, and suddenly feels distressed.

So the ghost opened his mouth.

"Then what does the Empress think is the benefit of carrying out reforms like this?"

"The full name can tell a lot of knowledge."

Just a few words seemed to have given Tang Shuo a heavy blow.

Yes, the full name is about learning.If it can be done, Da Chong will usher in a new era of prosperity.Although some new disadvantages may be caused, as long as the quality of the whole people is improved, the difficulty of those disadvantages will be about the same as it is now.Overall, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

Tang Shuo looked at Geng Bai'an with admiration.

Maybe the queen is right, it is men who oppress women, and it turns out that men are also the ones who say women are useless, so isn't this contradictory?What's more, if women are gradually stronger than men, then more and more people will support the reform. After all, in the thinking of men, no one wants to lose to women.

Tang Shuo suddenly had confidence.