"In this case, I will pave the way for Mo Han and protect him." Li Shengxuan said solemnly, but Fang Zilan was stunned, "Your Majesty..."
"Mo Han is right, the law is the foundation of the country. If it cannot be used as a guarantee, people's livelihood will be a castle in the air." Li Shengxuan said solemnly: "He who can say such things must be a pillar of the capital. How can I How can I not protect him?"
Fang Zilan bowed her hands and said, "On behalf of Mo Han, I would like to thank His Majesty for your kindness in cherishing talents." Although she said this, she still did not relax in her heart. When it comes to protecting Mo Han, she can only feel at ease if she does it herself.
"I will take a good look at this document." Li Shengxuan put the document away properly, and then changed his voice as if he remembered something, "By the way, the Queen told me last night that Ouyang Zirou successfully improved the crossbow, and the Ministry of Industry is working on it After verification, it can be mass-produced and used.”
Fang Zilan was a little confused. She didn't know why Li Shengxuan suddenly mentioned this issue, so she heard him explain: "Ouyang Zirou does not have the right to submit a letter, so she was originally planning to ask you to help deliver the book. However, something happened at the palace banquet yesterday. She Seeing that you were distracted and not wanting to cause any more trouble, I asked the Queen to bring me the news."
"So it was my oversight." Fang Zilan said apologetically: "I promised Zi Rou to help before, but I never thought..."
She didn't say anything further. Li Shengxuan waved his hand and said, "This is not a big deal. If you want to help Ouyang Zirou, you don't need to be here."
"Your Majesty means..." Fang Zilan looked a little more serious, and Li Shengxuan said: "You are not joking. If Ouyang Zirou succeeds in improving the crossbow, he will take over the arsenal. The imperial edict will be issued soon. At that time, the DPRK and China will object. There will be no shortage of people. If you want to help her, this is the best time."
"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will do my best." Fang Zilan's eyes showed a hint of determination, "Zirou deserves it."
"Not only that." Li Shengxuan said slowly: "Zhuge Yu's reform of officialdom requires women like Ouyang Zirou."
"Your Majesty, are you going to allow women to serve as officials in the court?" Fang Zilan's voice lowered, and Li Shengxuan nodded and said, "Yes, since it is a reform of the civil service, it must be thoroughly reformed. Why shouldn't women enter the court as officials?"
"It's not a bad idea." Fang Zilan took a deep breath, "I just have the guts to ask Your Majesty, is Master Zhuge doing this because he really wants to win a place for the woman, or is it just a pretext to distract the family's hostility towards the poor family?"
Li Shengxuan looked at the person in front of him steadily, secretly sighing at her sensitivity, but he also felt unspeakably sad that she did not hesitate to speculate on people's hearts with the greatest malice.
Word by word, he almost asked: "No matter what Zhuge Yu's purpose is, opening up women to serve as officials in the court will open up more paths for women in the world. Isn't it good?"
"Good, not good either." Fang Zilan met his gaze and refused to give in. "Someone once told me that when the system is not sound and there are no guarantees, rashly changing the situation will only lead to chaos."
"Fang Zilan, you are also a woman." Li Shengxuan frowned slightly, "I thought you wouldn't object."
"If there are no worries about this move, I will not object to it." Fang Zilan looked solemn and argued with reason, "Zi Rou is a daughter of a well-known family and has great talents. It is difficult for her to become an official in the court, let alone other women in the world? Let women enter It is a good thing to serve as officials in the court, but how to ensure that they are as stable as men and will not be criticized and killed? Has Master Zhuge considered it?"
Li Shengxuan was silent, and Fang Zilan continued talking to himself, "If you don't think about it, you just want to bring a new kid into the game and disrupt the original situation. But if there is no check and balance, there is no point in attracting this new kid."
When she talked about the new son and the situation, she deliberately emphasized her tone. Li Shengxuan could clearly hear that she was clearly talking about him. Not all new sons can achieve the effect of checks and balances after chaos. A new son like her can't do anything so far. one.
"I understand what you mean. I will consider this matter again." Li Shengxuan looked at Fang Zilan's face turning pale and couldn't bear to say: "You are injured, so you shouldn't worry about it. I have nothing to do here, you can go back."
Fang Zilan bowed and left. As soon as she left, Xia Houzhang walked in with the waiter who had just spilled the tea.
"Your Majesty, I have just seen clearly that the injuries on Mr. Fang's body were indeed caused by the torture instruments of the previous dynasty." The servant knelt on the ground, not daring to raise his head.
Li Shengxuan didn't say anything, and Xia Houzhang asked: "What's the proof?"
The chamberlain said with lingering fear: "As a warning to you, during the previous court, the torture tools were engraved with patterns. When you were tortured, the patterns would be imprinted on the wounds and would take at least three days to disappear. Master Fang's scars , the seal is the nine-petal chrysanthemum pattern, this pattern is unique to the Ji family of the previous dynasty, and I will never admit it wrong."
Hearing this, Li Shengxuan clenched his hands hidden in his sleeves into fists. When he put on Fang Zilan's cloak, he saw the wounds with his own eyes, and there were indeed patterns on them. He might not be able to identify the specific ones, but he could clearly count the nine petals.
Hearing this, Xia Houzhang couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, after the Duke of Yue assassinated King Yuning, he was punished. The wound still had the unique pattern of the previous royal family like the nine-petal chrysanthemum. In addition, Lord Zhuge's investigation revealed that she had something to do with the ghost sect. Correlation. With all the evidence put together, King Yuning is undoubtedly the master of the ghost sect."
"I know." Li Shengxuan's reaction was very dull. Xia Houzhang was stunned. "Since Your Majesty knows, why do you still let King Yuning marry Princess Wuqing? There is also Duke Yue, who can no longer stay..."
"I heard that the punishments in the previous dynasty were brutal, and those instruments of torture..." Li Shengxuan suddenly interrupted Xia Houzhang's words, but paused for a long time before asking: "Does it hurt?"
"Master Fang may have been a military officer, and his health is better than others, so he seems to be moving normally." The chamberlain said cautiously: "If it were an ordinary person, he might not be able to get out of bed for several days."
Li Shengxuan pursed his lips and said calmly: "That's not what I'm asking you."
The chamberlain shivered, "Of course it's extremely painful. When I passed by the former torture chamber when I was a child, the screams of the tortured people were endless. When they were carried out..."
"That's enough." Li Shengxuan intercepted what the chamberlain was saying. Upon seeing this, Xia Houzhang hurriedly asked the chamberlain to retreat, "Your Majesty..."
"I want to be alone." Li Shengxuan had no expression on his face, but Xia Houzhang felt gloomy for no reason. However, he still had the courage to ask: "Then Duke Yue..."
"If you are worried, just go and have a look." Li Shengxuan regretted it as soon as he said the words. There was always a thought in his heart that screamed that Fang Zilan could not stay.
However, intertwined under this thought were the complex emotions of failing to protect her and causing her to be hurt again and again.
Xia Houzhang sent someone to follow Fang Zilan. He noticed it not long after she left the palace, but he still had people follow her into Huajieliu Lane indifferently.
According to her and Chu Bin's reconciliation, she will come to Hualou today to get his body deed. Xiao Xuan'er communicated with the Fang family, and Ah Shi waited in the Xunfang Building under the Fang family's name early in the morning after learning about it.
