"Mother!" Sheng Ran pressed down her little sister who was coming over, covered her mouth, and acted coquettishly with her mother who was full of resistance, "This time the Ministry of Etiquette will set a question for the exam. There will be six exams in total. As long as my mother passes the test, she will be the winner. At that time, he will have the status of Jinshi. Although it is unlikely that he will be awarded an official, there is a chance that he will be a scholar."
Sheng Ran counted the benefits on her fingers, but unfortunately, this was not very attractive to Zheng.
take an exam? !
With her half-full level of dissatisfaction, she is going to take the exam? !
She was frightened when she thought of how her husband was tortured after taking the exam!
No, this is really not possible!
Mrs. Zheng waved her hands in horror: "Forget about this idea. Don't make fun of your mother or me. I'm not confused anymore. How can I go back to the textbooks to study? Let alone the exam!"
Sheng An said this was not a problem: "I can teach you!"
"Ha? Haha!" Mrs. Zheng sneered twice. Although she was conflicted because it involved her eldest daughter's future, she couldn't resist too much. "If I don't get the grade, I'm afraid I'll be embarrassed!"
"It doesn't matter, as long as my mother participates, even if she comes in last, it's still great." Sheng Ran clapped her hands and said with a smile.
Sheng Yuan saw her mother almost crying, and immediately struggled to get out of her sister's control, shouting: "Mother, don't be afraid, my sister is just being naughty. Just sign up, and it will definitely be nothing in the end, but...well... Uh-huh!”
She had just raised her head and said halfway when her sister stuffed her mouth with Poria cakes.
Poor Shengyuan hadn't tasted it yet, so she asked her sister to pick up the beauty and beat her lightly a few times.
"Sheng Xiaoer, don't bully others!" Sheng Yuan was so angry that she covered the sore spot and jumped, "I'll bite you if you make me angry!"
Sheng An laughed angrily, and simply went over and pinched the little guy's cheeks with both hands: "Bite! You really bite! I said you are still not convinced! Don't you know what Shen Du is? But you shout out everything, Why are you afraid that the outside world won't hear it? There are things that you see through but don't tell. How many times have I told you this truth? But you don't take it to your heart at all!"
Sheng Yuan quickly swallowed the thumb-sized piece of Poria cake, and then angrily bit her sister's hand holding her nose: "Who told you to tease my mother! You know it, but you come to scare people!"
When Mrs. Zheng heard this, her confusion turned into enlightenment. She immediately pointed at her eldest daughter angrily and said, "Sister An, how come you are getting bigger and narrower!"
Saying this, she picked up the beauty hammer that Sister An put on the couch, and gently tapped her husband a few times: "Do you also know the reason? Are you intentionally making this girl laugh, and are you intentionally making fun of me?!"
She smiled a few words, but she wasn't really angry.
The innocent Sheng Xiangxun covered the sore spot with the same expression as the little girl. He looked accusingly at his eldest daughter and then at his wife: "Can we be reasonable?! I don't know what's going on! Sister An I was stunned by what you said! I was still hesitating whether to help you persuade Sister An’er or to help Sister An’er persuade you!”
Saying this, he stood next to the little girl, with two aggrieved faces, one big and one small, which looked really impressive.
"Sister Yuan, come here, give me a hug!" Mrs. Zheng didn't say much. She just smiled and opened her arms to the little girl. She saw that the little guy left her father behind without hesitation and threw herself into her arms. .
Mr. Sheng, who had his little girl staggered, looked at the pride in his wife's smile and rolled his eyes angrily and amusedly: "..."
After the family had had enough laughter, the four of them sat at the bluestone table in the side yard, admiring the flowers and talking.
"Mother, the prince's advice must be of great significance. Our family has always supported my sister and I in studying. If we don't seize this opportunity, I'm afraid someone with a heart will see it and interpret it randomly."
"This...you can't coax me, right?" Although Mrs. Zheng knew that Sister An could not fool her on such a matter, she was really unsure. She was really afraid that the lie would come true!
"..." Seeing her mother's frightened look, Sheng Ran felt a little guilty. She just wanted to tease her mother temporarily, but she didn't expect it to make her so nervous.
In the end, I could only push my sister Sheng Yuan out: "You don't trust me, don't you trust my sister?"
Saying this, she pushed Sheng Yuan who was teasing Rouge: "Don't just play, talk!"
"That's right, it's definitely impossible!" Sheng Yuan scratched Rouge's head and nodded, "Before, the emperor wanted to recruit more female officials for the six subjects, which made many old men cry and wipe their eyes. They dropped their book bags and wanted to kneel down. Ancestral Temple. I met Yichuer when I left the palace last time. I can only say that fortunately the emperor is the first king of Chu."
"Are women stepping on their toes when they become officials? Since it is said to be an increase in recruitment, it will not affect their interests, so why bother!"
Hearing this, Ms. Zheng forgot about her previous resistance to the exam and was filled with indignation: "Could it be that their official career was achieved by blocking women's future?"
"Yes, it's not too complicated to have two sets of teams for men and women!" Sheng Yuan remembered that in the previous Ming Dynasty, there were two sets of court teams in Nanjing and Beijing. In the previous life, the Qing Dynasty had officials from the Six Ministries to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and even the Sixth Section. The positions were filled by both Manchus and Han Chinese.
In the same department, Manchu ministers and Han ministers can coexist, so why can't male ministers and female ministers coexist in the same department?
Sheng Yuan said that the emperor must have come up with this idea. According to the prince's idea, he probably couldn't think of a way to buffer the situation, and he even thought of letting the girl compete with the husband!
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"Your Majesty, the country must be strong, the court must be stable, central agencies and even local border defenses must have better troops and streamlined administration. If the ministries and ministries are overcrowded in confidential places, it will inevitably affect their operations.
Since ancient times, I have never heard of a chief official having both! Not to mention that the number of officials in the imperial court has doubled, and the organization is bloated and overstaffed; it is only that there are many hidden dangers in the Ten Sheep and Nine Shepherds, which are most likely to lead to poor instructions between superiors and subordinates, and colleagues in the same position to blame each other. How can it prosper for such a long time? "
In the Lanzheng Hall, the old team of the Cabinet and six ministers gathered here.
The first assistant, He Zhongcheng, remonstrated with Emperor Chengyuan earnestly, his gray beard already standing up.
The assistant minister standing nearby spoke far but remained silent; the rest of the cabinet's bachelors raised their hands and repeatedly "seconded the proposal."
Emperor Chengyuan squinted his eyes, unable to tell whether he was happy or angry, but the prince beside him lowered his eyes and twirled the jade beads in his hand.
"Prince." Emperor Chengyuan's eyes paused on the prince and called him in a deep voice.
Prince Jiang Huaiqian then put the bracelet aside, raised his head with a smile and said: "The talents in the world are not exclusive to men. The kings choose talents, and the capable ones stand out. Since you are concerned about state affairs, you should also put the people's livelihood as your top priority. Those who are capable of ranking high-level officials will occupy them, so why should they be divided into men and women?"
"..." His words stunned the ministers.
Immediately, he came up with arguments that had never been seen in ancient times, and began to remonstrate with tears streaming down his face. Even more excited people aimed at the high pillars in the palace.
"Pa!" Prince Jiang Huaiqian stood up angrily and threw the bracelet in front of the Minister of Staff.
Revised later, there is one more chapter
(End of chapter)
