Since the opening of the women's imperial examination, women have begun to appear among officials. The number is not large, but it is also increasing steadily.
Kyoto and nearby provinces and states have adapted well, but the further you go, the more people have dissent. Going further to remote areas, there are even girls who encourage everyone to use silence to protest against the imperial court forcing women to show their faces.
If Emperor Jinghe had always been tough in life, he clearly issued political performance standards for various places. Among them, women participating in imperial examinations, leaving home to make a living, and seeking experience in different positions were one of the three most important standards.
In other words, if there are no girls studying, taking exams, or working in the state capital, then the local chief official will complete other government affairs very well, but he will not be able to complete the KPI assigned by the court.
Therefore, under the obvious interests, the chief officials in every place have ways to make the stubborn and conservative people.
After all, these rotten scholars can be righteous when a knife is pressed against a girl, but if they were lying under the guillotine, most of them would immediately become enlightened.
Of course, behavioral pandering, if there is no matching ideological coordination, is like a tree without roots and water without a source. It can only drift with the ups and downs of government orders, and cannot withstand the push of waves at all.
Just like now, all the emperors, concubines, princes, daughters, clans and relatives are almost all caught in one fell swoop. Although the cabinet ministers have given repeated orders not to reveal the news, there are still people from the Lu family to support them. Their skills may not be good enough, but their ability to spread the news is amazing. Extremely impressive.
The news vaguely spread out of Kyoto. Although the state governments in various places strictly ordered the people not to discuss it, comments such as "Emperor Jinghe's appointment of female officials is against the harmony of heaven" are still noisy.
"My relative's caravans are all over Dachu. She sent a message back a while ago, saying that many caravans heard these remarks outside, and female officials in some places were expelled." Cen Youniang's eyes were mixed with sadness and anger, and her face Worry and confusion coexist.
When Sheng Yuan heard this, she found that she was not surprised at all.
She remained silent. Chao Wensheng thought for a while and sighed: "Now it is the key to whether the women's imperial examination can survive. If it passes this level, it will be difficult to abolish or reduce it in the future."
She didn't say much, but those who heard her words understood her meaning and became more and more anxious.
"How dare they!" Anyu slammed his fist on the table and roared, "These rats should be caught and brought to justice!"
He looked like he was going crazy, which frightened the visiting girls.
Everyone looked at each other cautiously and wondered: Are you still chatting with Marquis Ancheng?
Sheng Yuan was used to it, and told him calmly: "Since the Yan Dynasty, there have been few cases of people being punished for their words in the imperial court. What's more, guarding the people's words is better than guarding Sichuan. Rumors and public opinion cannot be suppressed, and the more suppressed they are. , the higher it jumps."
"Then we can't just leave it alone, right?" An Yu's eyes turned red and he was furious.
The guest girl didn't know the previous situation, so when she saw Anyu's reaction, she couldn't help but secretly wonder.
They have never seen a husband who can empathize with them so much.
An Chenghou is so sincere and sincere, which shows that Sister Wen Zhen has a good education!
Everyone turned to look at Sheng Yuan, their eyes full of admiration.
Sheng Yuan: "..."
Forget it, let’s just misunderstand. This can be considered a beautiful misunderstanding!
"Wen Zhen, among our imperial examination girls, you are the only one who has a smooth official career and can contact the cabinet. Therefore, we ask you to take precautions and find a way to nip those conspiracy to shut down the female imperial examination in the bud."
Chao Wensheng looked at Sheng Yuan sincerely, and the expectation in his eyes was impossible to ignore.
Not to mention that the other girls also focused their expectant eyes on her.
"It's not impossible." Sheng Yuan rubbed his forehead and considered his words.
"It's not impossible." Sheng Yuan rubbed his forehead and considered his words.
Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard this, and An Yu expressed even more urgently: "Sister Yuan, if you say it, I will do it!"
"Wen Zhen, we can help!" The female officials also nodded in agreement.
Sheng Yuan, who was still thinking about recruiting a child, was startled by their uniform shouts: "..."
Good guy, with this momentum, those who didn’t know it thought they were going to quell the chaos.
"Actually, the method is not complicated. It is very simple to operate." Sheng Yuan calmed down and expressed her plan to arrange it alone.
"Since these little ones can reverse the effect and turn it into the cause, why can't we reverse it?"
When Sheng Yuan said this, Chao Wensheng's eyes lit up.
"The remnants of the former Qi Dynasty have always been dissatisfied with the improvement of women's status, and their ambition to overthrow the Chu Dynasty has never been stopped. The Lu family helped Zhou to commit cruelty, ignored the righteousness, and harmed the royal family. The crime of harming the royal family is unforgivable. The main culprit is Fu Zhu, but his power has countless secret hands all over the Chu Dynasty. The intention is to slander the emperor and the court with rumors. Because Xiao Xiao is hidden among the people, the court implores the people of Jiuzhou to find out the hidden clues and catch the rebels together!"
After Sheng Yuan finished speaking this paragraph in a leisurely manner, Chao Wensheng cheered loudly with his fists and palms!
"This is a blatant conspiracy!" Xue Ziyi exclaimed with admiration.
However, Cen Youniang still had doubts: "Wen Zhen's idea is good, but how can the cabinet officials let the family garden be publicized?"
Without the permission of the cabinet and the assistance of the court, no matter how good the idea is, the effect will be compromised.
"But we can't wait any longer. Who knows how they will cause trouble in the future? There is already a place of ignorance driving away female officials. If this continues... I'm afraid it will become even more extreme."
Yang Zhen, who had never spoken, reminded him softly.
"It's not difficult!" Anyu said firmly, "As long as all the localities are arrested for spreading rumors in the name of arresting the remnants of the former Qi Dynasty, and then let our own people hidden in the crowd of spectators denounce their crimes. As long as it spreads Opening it will not only restore the innocence of the emperor and the royal family, but also divide those who hold those views and ordinary people into two camps... I don't need to say more about the subsequent benefits."
"I'm afraid that someone will deliberately frame others in the name of the imperial court." After Chao Wensheng calmed down, he also thought about this issue seriously.
"actually……"
"Then you can't blame others. Since you dare to slander the emperor's court, you should be prepared to be framed."
Sheng Yuan only said two words before letting Anyu take the words away.
Seeing him gearing up and eager to try, Sheng Yuan was still a little worried even though she knew he was very restrained.
"If we want to accomplish this matter, we have to go through the clear path. No matter how urgent we are, we can't act on our own without using public weapons for private purposes." Sheng Yuan looked at everyone and suggested, "Since this move needs to be reported to the Queen Mother, why not? Everyone expressed their opinions and perfected the method, and when I handed over the manuscript, I felt more confident in persuading the Queen Mother to allow it."
Everyone didn't know how easy it was for Sheng Yuan to want to see the Queen Mother. After hearing her suggestion, they immediately responded enthusiastically and enthusiastically. Everyone suggested and helped, and it didn't take long for Sheng Yuan's original plan to be perfected and made more appropriate.
"Wen Zhen, I'll leave it to you!" Before leaving, Chao Wensheng took Sheng Yuan's hand and said with anticipation and anxiety.
"This is also to help myself. I can't even ask for a favor. I have to do my best!" Sheng Yuan waved everyone away and went straight to the palace. It was time for her to meet the Queen Mother.
(End of chapter)
