"Master Zheng is the chief craftsman who will serve as the supervisor. He is responsible for the deployment of work and is in charge of the entire civil engineering affairs of Ye. He is a third-rank official of the Ye Kingdom!"
The Secretary of the Ministry of Finance has a deep voice, a rich body and a pair of shrewd eyebrows. At first glance, he is the kind of veteran who is very easy to get along in the workplace. He is also the kind of scheming official in the city who is most feared by ordinary people and flatters him in a low voice. .
As soon as these words came out, all the families who came to express their condolences were stunned.
Zheng Quchi had just taken office a few days ago, so it was normal for them not to know. In addition, with the sudden changes in the court situation recently, every family was worried about clearing up the relationship and clearing up the relationship. How could they find the time to gossip and inquire about other things? So I didn’t learn about this until today.
But can women also be officials?
Not only were they shocked, but everyone in the Yuwen family also looked shocked.
"This, this sir, how can she, a woman of the female class, be an official?" The Yuwen family's uncle's eyes widened and he was speechless.
"Yes, how can she become an official?"
Not to mention that a commoner who wants to be an official needs to take various examinations, first the provincial examination, then the palace examination, and finally an interview before he can become an official. For hundreds of years, they have not heard of any precedent of a woman becoming an official. ah?
Because the idea of a woman becoming an official was so bizarre, people in the Yuwen family ignored the fact that she now had a marriage contract. Instead, they began to pursue the issue of becoming an official and get to the bottom of it.
"Why can't women be officials? Does the law of Ye State clearly say that women cannot be officials?"
Shangshu Hube's voice must have been practiced. His face sank. His rhetorical question was so powerful that it was so loud that people couldn't lift their heads to respond.
The Yuwen family members immediately became silent, but the strong dissatisfaction and unwillingness in their hearts made them still want to argue: "But this, but this has never happened before. She, a peasant woman, can become an official, so shouldn't we?" Everyone can…”
"Fuck your shit!"
So rough!
The dignified Minister of Household Affairs of the country actually made a fuss in public.
He ignored the people around him who were stunned by him and said angrily: "How can you, who only know how to be greedy and shameless, compare with Lord Zheng? Her achievements in the wild have changed the current malaise of craftsmen in Ye country. Lost ambition, do you know how many people have been inspired by her and intend to win glory for the country? Her merits are in the court. As a delicate and elegant woman, she is brave in everything. During the military trials of the Six Nations, Zheng Your Excellency bravely fought against the Hongsheng Kingdom, outsmarted the Nanchen Kingdom, and finally sent out troops despite being wounded, and obtained the Cangxuan Order of the Julu Kingdom!"
He said this in one breath, and his face turned red. After taking a big breath, he continued: "Zheng Daling was able to survive the desperate situation during the military test of the Six Kingdoms, thus preserving the bad reputation of our Ye Kingdom among the Six Kingdoms. , carry forward the prestige of our Ye country, fight off the enemy's fierce attacks, suppress ridicule, these things, let me ask, can you do it?"
His impassioned speech and emotional tears all showed that he was deeply moved, and he wanted to infect the people present with his unexpressable feelings, so that they could empathize with him and understand that although Mr. Zheng is a woman , but she is definitely not an ordinary woman.
It felt like a string of firecrackers had been exploded in my ears. Not to mention that the heads of the guests who came to the mourning hall were buzzing, and they were said to be confused. Even Zheng Quchi was dumbfounded.
She guessed that the Minister of the Ministry of Finance must be from Yuan Xingzhou. This time he hurriedly came to give her a marriage contract, which was a solution for her. However, she did not expect that after he finished his errands, he also took care of other things. Fan upholds justice and does not allow others to say anything wrong about her.
Little did she know that Ran Rongting, the Minister of Revenue, was actually her fan.
Ran Rongting was a fan of craftsmanship. When he was young, he didn't want to be an official in the court at all. He just wanted to learn a great craft to rectify the name of the craftsmen of Ye State. It would be best to make it popular all over the country and go abroad.
It's a pity that after he studied with a famous master for several years, the master clearly told him that he couldn't do this. If he wanted to use this craft to make money to support his family, he would have to starve to death. Finally, he advised him Let's find another plan.
At that time, Ran Rongting was devastated and knew in his heart that he would never be able to fulfill his wish in this life.
In the end, he had no choice but to rely on his relatively good family background to seek public office. He passed the public examination, passed the provincial examination and the palace examination, and his official career was smooth sailing. In the end, he worked his way up to his current official position...
In his career as an official, he was like a self-taught person, with all the green lights coming his way, but he always regretted that his talent and skills were in the wrong place, which did not allow him to fulfill his dream of becoming a powerful craftsman.
From then on, his regret turned into an obsession. He especially envied and loved those people with extremely high craftsmanship talents. He hoped that these people could replace him and make great achievements in the country of Ye, but it was a pity that such people Too few, too few. The craftsmen of Ye State always stayed in the same place, or even regressed, becoming the laughing stock of the Seven Kingdoms.
So when he saw that there really was a young person with excellent talent in the world, and she had great ambitions and bravely challenged her, she finally stimulated the stagnant industry of Ye country, forming a natural breakthrough.
For this reason, no one knows how happy and expectant he is, and how can these ignorant people understand the meaning of her existence?
He is confident that one day in the future, she will definitely become the highest goal that the craftsmen of Ye State aspire to learn from, and she will also become an indispensable and great person in Ye State!
As for men and women, well, a person who will become an immortal name in history books, how can she define her value with such vulgar ideas as men and women.
Someone retorted: "Even if she performed well in the Jichun Craftsmen's Guild, she did not do it alone. How can you say that all the credit belongs to her alone?"
"Without her, Ye State would not have received this invitation at all. I'm afraid you have forgotten how many years have we in Ye State not been invited to compete by the Jichun Craftsmen Guild? In the past few decades, there were still, but Who has successfully won the top prize? There are probably only a few finalists in the preliminary rounds." The Minister of the Ministry of Finance laughed mockingly.
After ridiculing the man, he felt that it was not enough, and added: "This time the Six Nations tested their troops, everyone knows how the other five nations humiliated our country, but who dares to stand up and fight against it? I don't dare, and you don't dare. , only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Lord Zheng did their part and sacrificed their lives to achieve this balanced situation for us."
"Haven't you ever thought that if Ye State loses in the first game this time, in the eyes of the world, Ye State will be like that defenseless child, allowing others to bully and slaughter. Over the years, we have faced other Haven’t these countries had enough days of groveling?”
Yu Wengui spoke at this time: "She will be rewarded for her merits, but she is too old to agree with her appointment. Since ancient times, the Three Cardinal Guidelines and Five Constant Rules, etiquette and ethics have been the teachings that our ancestors have followed to this day. If all women in the world were like her, how would they go? Wouldn’t the Houye Kingdom be in chaos?”
However, the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance said clearly word for word: "If the women of Ye State can be as capable, talented, wise, courageous, resourceful, benevolent and righteous as Mr. Zheng, then I will take the place of Ye State." I'm glad."
Zheng Quchi couldn't help but look at the Minister of the Ministry of Finance with a new look.
This eloquence and clever arguments completely surpassed the Yuwen family.
However, he praised her so much that she couldn't help but blush. She felt that she might not be able to live up to what he said about being capable, talented, wise, courageous, resourceful, and benevolent. , righteous, not to mention as great as he said. She just did what she thought she should do. How come in his mouth, her image suddenly became as majestic and tall as a Buddha, able to save all sentient beings?
Having said this, no matter how angry they were, the Yuwen family knew that their wishful thinking in their hearts could no longer be carried out, and the conspiracy they had come to the General's Mansion to plot this time was also beaten to death on the ground.
They deeply understood that Zheng Quchi was no longer the little peasant woman in Fu County who had no background, could be relied on, and could be crushed by them.
Yu Wengui's face looked very bad at this time, and his fingers on the crutch couldn't stop trembling. He glanced at everyone, and finally his eyes fell on the marriage contract in Zheng Quchi's hand, his eyes seemed to be cannibalistic.
This marriage contract was sent personally by the Minister of Household Affairs, so it couldn't be fake. No matter how it was obtained, they couldn't touch it now.
"Okay, the worship is over, it's time for us to say goodbye first. Yuwen Zheng, Sheng'er is a descendant of the Yuwen family, and you are also the daughter-in-law of the Yuwen family. The clans and relatives prosper and coexist together. You must not Be the unworthy descendants of those who betrayed their ancestors and abandoned their lineage."
After Yu Wengui left a warning about relying on the old and betraying the old, and being strong on the outside but weak on the inside, he called everyone and left in dejection, extremely unwilling to give up.
Seeing that the farce was finally over, Zheng Quchi was very upset in the middle, but very happy at the end. After she apologized to the guests who came to pay homage, she spoke privately with the Minister of the Ministry of Finance aside.
"Is this also arranged by the prince?"
"Yes, the Crown Prince said that since it was inconvenient for him to come forward, he asked his subordinate to clear Lord Zheng's name in front of everyone."
"What does he want to do? Deliberately lift the sedan chair for me in front of everyone and publicize my deeds and reputation. He is really not afraid of people's words. Everyone says that he is a foolish king and chooses a woman to be an official? "
"Master Zheng, there is no need to worry about this matter. Although the people may not adapt to it at first, they are more concerned about whether Ye country can get better in the future than these things. The future is long. As for the people in the court, who are they now? You still dare to oppose His Highness, Your Majesty, because of the King’s authority, His Highness has already gained popularity among the people, but because of the King’s kindness..."
"But it's you."
Well, what do you mean?
Zheng Quchi looked confused.
Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue raised his hem and knelt down to her: "Ran Rongting is here. Thank you Master Zheng for preventing His Highness from killing people in Yixiu Palace that day and saving the lives of many important officials in the court. One of them is a subordinate. A close friend, he has now been cleared of his grievances and has been released. Not only him, but also many adults have returned home safely. They all said that if Mr. Zheng had not tried his best to stop him that day, His Highness the Crown Prince's temperament would not have happened. I will let no one go."
"His Royal Highness would rather kill by mistake than release by mistake."
"Therefore, I believe that Lord Zheng is the only one who can make His Royal Highness feel a trace of compassion. Lord Zheng is His Highness's benevolent heart and his great kindness." (End of this chapter)
