Li Shui was a little surprised and asked Wu Jiao: "Do you know why your Majesty summoned me?"
Wu Jiao said: "I don't know that. Perhaps your Majesty regards Wu Yue as a model for the country and promotes the immigration to the border. Your Majesty thinks this is a great achievement and wants to reward you."
Li Shui waved his hand: "How is it possible that what happened just now? Maybe the news was just sent to the palace, and His Majesty knew about it so quickly?"
Wujiao laughed dryly.
Li Shui stretched and said, "Let's go. We'll find out once we enter the palace and take a look."
On the way, Wu Jiao suddenly whispered: "Sir, it seems that Your Majesty has not asked about alchemy for a long time."
Li Shui hummed and said, "It doesn't matter. I have already said that to make elixirs, you need the right time, the right place, the right people, and the right people. Now I am trying to win the people's support for the imperial court, and I am planning to open up territory for the Qin Dynasty. I am sending people around to look for strange things. Rare and rare herbs. These are all preparations for elixir refining. In the future, when everything is ready, the elixir can be refined."
Wu Jiao suddenly realized: "So that's what happened."
Wu Jiao looked at Li Shui with admiration and thought: The rumors are indeed true. No matter what the banishment does, it can all be attributed to alchemy. It's really awesome.
Before leaving the Exorcist Tower, Li Shui told Wang Laoshi: "The storyteller I arranged can be given a try. Remember, only fifty people are allowed in the Exorcist Tower today. The price has doubled."
Wang Laoshi asked in confusion: "Why is this?"
Li Shui said: "The less you hear about hunger marketing, the more itchy your heart will be, and the more you want to come in. You can arrange a few new faces to sell tickets outside. In this way, we will make money, and we will not lose money because of Priced too high and got scolded.”
Wang Laoshi looked at Li Shui with a look of enlightenment, feeling that he had learned a lot of knowledge.
After Li Shui explained a few words, he took Wu Jiao into the palace.
Soon, Li Shui met Ying Zheng.
After saluting, Li Shui was slightly puzzled because Ying Zheng's face didn't look too good. Not only that, besides himself, there was also Zhao Teng standing next to him.
Li Shui thought to himself: Could it be that Zhao Teng complained? Wu Yue has just been issued, and Zhao Teng is still going to hit the gun? Want to experience the scenery of the North?
While Li Shui was thinking wildly, a young eunuch came in to report that Chunyu Yue, Li Si, Li Xin, Wang Wan and others had arrived.
Ying Zheng said calmly: "Call in."
Li Shui had a bad feeling. Why was it like there was going to be a conference? Are you going to criticize me today?
After everyone came in, Li Shui looked at Li Xin and whispered: "Brother Li, do you know what's going on?"
Li Xin said weakly: "I'm kidding, do you think I have time to inquire?"
Li Shui looked at Li Xin with sympathy: "So weak? I told you a long time ago, just do what you can."
Li Xin sighed: "I don't want to either, but I can't help it."
Li Shui shook his head and looked at him with contempt, thinking: Why can't I help this? Could it be that he was drugged? Mrs. Li is so cruel.
When Ying Zheng saw that everyone had arrived, he said calmly: "Huaiguzi, in the past you behaved badly, so I didn't care about you anymore, but recently, you have become more and more courageous."
Li Shui was a little confused and thought: What did I do again?
Ying Zheng saw Li Shui's ignorant look and pointed at Zhao Teng: "You tell me."
Zhao Teng cleared his throat and said to Li Shui: "Exiled Immortal, although there are rumors outside that I am your close friend. However, this is not the case. I, Mr. Zhao, am an upright and honest person who will never favor anyone. In the court, I only have colleagues. , has no accomplices.”
Li Shui was a little confused: Just because I force you to be my friend, Your Majesty will criticize me? Isn't it?
Fortunately, Zhao Teng finally got to the point. He said very bachelorly: "Today, I told His Majesty some of the improper behaviors of Banished Immortal, so Banished Immortal was invited."
Li Shui asked curiously: "What other inappropriate behavior did I have?"
Wang Wan, who was standing next to him, smiled with his beard twisted and thought: The word "also" in Huaiguzi is really expressive.
Zhao Teng sighed and took out a piece of paper from his sleeve: "This is the patent application record. This record says that you once applied for a patent on behalf of Princess Weiyang, right?"
Li Shui said: "Yes, is there any problem with this?"
Zhao Teng was a little helpless and felt that talking to Li Shui was a bit difficult. He explained patiently: "Princess Weiyang is a woman."
Li Shui was even more puzzled: "The patent law stipulates that women cannot apply for patents?"
Zhao Teng was a little speechless, thinking: Does this still need the provisions of the patent law? Shouldn't this be obvious? How can a woman apply for a patent?
Li Shui looked at Ying Zheng in surprise: "Your Majesty, is it because of this incident that you summoned the general?"
Ying Zheng said solemnly: "It is inconvenient for a woman to show her face. This matter can be big or small. I have summoned you here to ask you to listen to the opinions of the adults in the court. You must not act like this in the future."
Li Shuigan laughed: "In the fairy world, women can show their faces."
Ying Zheng was a little helpless and just said: "After all, the world of immortality has not yet been built in the human world."
Li Shui asked: "So in the future, the world will become a fairyland, and women will be able to show their faces?"
Seeing that Ying Zheng didn't speak, Li Shui asked again: "Then why can't you show your face now and wait until you become a fairy?"
Li Xin and the others watching were all sweating for Li Shui. After seeing that Ying Zheng was not angry, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Later, these people were a little envious of Li Shui: I am afraid that only banished immortals will not be punished for speaking like this in front of His Majesty.
These people knew very well that the reason why Li Shui was okay was not because Ying Zheng was easy-going. But Li Shui is different from others.
First of all, he was used to being ridiculous. In this way, the emperor could understand him to a certain extent when he said some unbelievable things.
Secondly, after all, banished immortals are from the immortal world and do not understand the customs of the human world.
In the end, the banished immortal possesses special skills and shoulders the important task of refining the elixir, and the emperor will not convict him easily.
While the courtiers were thinking wildly, Ying Zheng suddenly said to Chunyu Yue: "Tell Huai Guzi the reason behind this."
Chunyu Yue responded and stood up. Eloquence is his specialty, and today's debate is still related to etiquette, so Chunyu Yue feels that he should be able to convince Li Shui.
He said confidently: "To banish the immortal, you must know that since ancient times, men have been the sky and women have been the earth."
Li Shui waved his hand: "Since ancient times? Since ancient times? We are all made by Nuwa who kneaded earth into human beings. Isn't Nuwa a woman? Dr. Chunyu said so, are you not afraid of the gods' punishment?"
Chunyu Yue didn't know how to answer. After all, there is nothing wrong with what Li Shui said.
However, Chun Yuyue was experienced in many battles after all. He coughed and said: "Nu Wa is a god, and we are mortals. How can they be the same? Since ancient times, if a woman shows her face, it will definitely bring disaster to the world."
Li Shui interrupted Chunyu Yue again: "Leizu raised silkworms and made clothes, so that we don't have to wear animal skin grass skirts. Isn't she a woman? The wife of the King of Shang was a good wife, and she opened up territory for the great merchants. Isn't she a woman? ? Zhongli Chun admonished King Xuan of Qi, making the chaotic Qi State increasingly stronger."
"Which of these women is not a blessing to the world? How come Dr. Chunyu said that they are causing trouble to the world?"
Chunyu Yue wiped the sweat from his head and racked his brains and said: "The banishment of immortals did give a few examples of virtuous people. But compared to the women who brought trouble to the world, these virtuous people are still too few. "
"Such as Meixi, such as Daji, such as Baosi, such as Xi Shi, such as..."
Chunyu Yue named several people, and then asked Li Shui: "Are these people a disaster for beauty? Even the banished immortal cannot deny it."
Li Shui did not argue with Chunyu Yue about how much role women played in the demise of a dynasty. This kind of debate is difficult to reach a conclusion, and a set of fallacies can be drawn from different angles.
So Li Shui took a different approach and asked Chunyu Yue: "Then let me ask Dr. Chunyu. From ancient times to the present, there have been Taikang who lost his country, Jie of Xia, King Zhou of Shang, King Li of Zhou, King You of Zhou, Duke Yigong of Wei..."
Li Shui named dozens of people in succession: "These people have caused instability in the country, and they are all men. Does this mean that if men govern the country, it will bring chaos to the world?"
Chunyu Yue was a little confused and looked at Li Si for help.
Li Si smiled slightly and said: "Exiled Immortal, women just don't have the opportunity to rule a country. If they have the opportunity, I'm afraid it will be more chaotic than when men are in power."
Li Shui looked at him curiously: "Since women have never been in charge of a country, how do you know that if they are in power, they will create chaos?"
Li Si had nothing to say.
Li Shui cupped his hands towards Ying Zheng and said: "Your Majesty, it seems that the prejudice that men are superior to women cannot withstand scrutiny. These words are so pedantic that they are simply unacceptable."
