Jinling City.

The soldiers and horses of the Wu army are now in the west to conquer Shuchuan, and the war in front affects the mood of thousands of people in Dawu, and every day there will be a certain war report back from the front line, which will be published in the newspaper, so that the people of Dawu will know the progress of the front.

But in the current Jinling City, compared with the battle reports sent back from the front line of the Western Expedition, the people now care more about a topic is the champion of the imperial examination of Jinke.

is just an ordinary champion, even if his writing is earth-shattering and comparable to that of a sage, it is naturally not as good as the topic of the Great Wu Dynasty's opening up of territory.

But if the identity of this champion is a little special and special, it is a different matter.

"This year's imperial examination is fun, a group of brilliant men, they can't even pass the exam for a weak woman, they are vain scholars!"

"The cabinet opened the exam with great fanfare, but Princess Yiyi won the championship, I'm afraid I won't be able to step down this time!"

"Fortunately, Your Majesty is not in the capital now, otherwise this time I am afraid it will be even more lively, I heard that the Zongren Mansion is still imprisoning Princess Yiyi, if Your Majesty is here, I am afraid that there will be a big disturbance in the Zongren Mansion!"

"Princess Yiyi is another heroine among women after General Lu Lan joined the army and won the name of the famous female tiger of the Lu family, admire, admire!"

"She insults Sven, as a woman, she is not good at teaching her husband and children, such an act is really insulting!"

“……”

Princess Yiyi, the imperial sister of the dynasty, as a woman, passed three levels in a row in the imperial examination, took the lead, and won the championship of the current science and literature, which attracted the attention of everyone in the entire Jinling City and even Jiangdong.

There are praises and criticisms for Sun Yi's behavior of winning the champion, anyway, it has become a big topic on the street and after dinner.

The Cabinet and the Department of Education were caught off guard this time, when they found out. Things have been boiled over, and the whole country has heard about it, and in the Great Wu Dynasty, where public opinion is more prevalent, even if they want to, they can't suppress it.

But if you want them to give in, they naturally don't want to set a precedent for this woman to be an official.

As a result, the matter was deadlocked. Gradually, a big storm was formed, and even the operation of the government was somewhat affected.

In the end, I had to put it on the meeting of the National Congress of the Prison to discuss it.

After Sun Quan's personal conquest, the court of the Great Wu Dynasty was controlled by the Prison Parliament, and the seven ministers named by Sun Quan personally convened an emergency prison meeting in the imperial study.

"Chicken Si Chen!"

Zhang Zhao sat in the first place, his expression was gloomy, his eyes were slightly cold, and he shouted in a deep voice: "The queen mother has gone too far this time, she actually dares to unite all forces and suppress the cabinet." It's simply a harem meddling in politics and encroaching on the rules and regulations of the palace! ”

At the beginning, Sun Yi's identity was revealed, and he thought it was just Princess Yiyi's misdeeds, as long as he pressed it, but then things gradually got out of control, and he was not a fool, so he naturally knew who was planning all this behind.

In this Jinling City, there are only a handful of forces that have the ability and courage to compete with the cabinet. The only one who can stand behind Princess Yiyi and make waves is the master of the harem. The queen of the world.

This matter has been fermenting all over the country, and it also involves the queen's mother, and the most important thing is that Queen Cai Yan, who has always been gentle and graceful, finally showed her decisive side.

With her strong attitude and reckless attack, Zhang Zhao, the first assistant, was a little out of control of the situation.

"Shousuke-sama speaks carefully!" Hearing this, Zhang Hong glanced at Zhang Zhao and said lightly: "Princess Yiyi's move." Although it does not match the number of rites, it does not conflict with the law of Dawu, as for the queen mother, she has never gone into battle in person until now, and now she is in the eyes of the people. She wasn't involved. ”

"Hehe, the queen mother is very powerful, we all underestimate her!" Zhou Yu squinted slightly: "There is a strategist like Mrs. Cai behind her to support, to a certain extent, she has enough ability and our cabinet to call for the board, these days playing the cabinet recital, thirty percent of the officials have changed their tone, and they began to support Princess Yiyi as the champion!" ”

Whether Sun Yi can become this champion or not is not her alone.

She is at the center of this game.

If she becomes this champion, it will be the beginning of a woman's open-minded entry into the court, there are one and two, and if a woman wants to enter the court as an official in the future, she can't stop it.

"The queen mother can be by His Majesty's side for ten years, how can she not have a certain fang, it's just that she is not usually exposed, and Queen Zhen still controls the business world, and their combined strength is not weak!"

Lu Su also thought so, nodded and said.

"There is no rule in Dawu Fadu that does not allow women to participate in the imperial examination, and there is no rule that does not allow women to be officials, and now Princess Yiyi has killed a champion in the imperial examination!"

Pan Feng is a little gloating, anyway, this matter has little to do with the military, even if there is a Lu Lan in the military, it will not be difficult to clean up, after all, there is only one Lu Lan, and there are only a handful of women who can join the army, he looked at Zhang Zhao with a smile: "Lord Shoufu, the most important thing is that now that the name of the champion has been announced to the world, this game is too good for the queen mother, unless the cabinet is willing to fight itself and take back the name of the champion, otherwise ......"

He didn't say any more, but several cabinet ministers understood the meaning, and suddenly their faces were a little embarrassed.

"Sun Zongzheng, is there a breakthrough on Princess Yiyi's side?" Zhou Yu looked at the silent Sun Jing, and suddenly asked, "If you can persuade her to quit automatically, this matter will not be difficult to solve." ”

The queen was entangled in the power that made the cabinet a little helpless, and it was menacing, but Sun Yi was just a little girl after all, and if a gap was opened from here, the matter would be solved.

"She doesn't eat oil and salt, and she will carry it to the end!"

Sun Jing smiled slightly bitterly: "We always thought that Sun Shangxiang was a stubborn girl, but now it seems that the girl who is really strong is Sun Yi, who is soft on the outside and strong on the inside, looks weak and weak, weak and pitiful, but he is stronger than I imagined!" ”

"It's not the same thing to be so deadlocked now!"

Lu Su thought for a while, and his face was straight: "I will be able to support it for a while, but if it continues for a long time, it will affect the hearts of the people of Dawu, and it will also affect the morale of the front line, so it must be solved as soon as possible!" ”

"Zijing, you mean, our cabinet has made concessions?"

Zhang Zhao heard this. looked ugly, and said indignantly: "Do you know that once the cabinet opens this precedent, a group of women will be allowed to enter the court in the future, enter the government, and women will interfere in politics." It has always been a taboo, but is there still a etiquette outline? ”

"Shousuke-sama, don't be impatient for a while, and listen to me analyze the current situation."

Lu Su analyzed in a deep voice: "This matter is obviously that the queen has been preparing for a while, especially when she chose the time for Her Majesty to leave the capital, and came prepared, Princess Yiyi is now clear in the name of Jiangdong Women's Academy, and now there are thousands of female students in the academy, most of whom are the children of official eunuchs." This is also a terrifying force, and Jinling City will be in chaos when it moves. ”

"Jinling is like a mountain, stable and long-lasting, even if the queen instigates them, why should a certain family be afraid?"

"After you listen to me, I'm afraid that not only the queens of the two palaces have moved in this matter, but the business giants of the Zhen family are completely cooperating, and the eldest princess is also fanning the flames on the side. The eldest princess is good at dancing with long sleeves and a delicate relationship network on all sides. Many officials in the court have been blown pillow wind by their wives and concubines at home, and they are on their side, you look at this book, not to mention the sixth, even many officials under our cabinet have been shaken! ”

Lu Su's eyes were sharp, staring at Zhang Zhao. burst out the last dead hole and said: "The most important one, you and I are very clear, although Your Majesty does not support or oppose it, he will not take a position and ignore it. But he should be standing behind the queen, and he supported the establishment of the Jiangdong Women's Academy back then! ”

"Your Majesty, this is connivance!"

When Zhang Zhao heard this, he was immediately a little angry, and his brows condensed into a Sichuan character, as if he could kill a fly.

"Your Majesty has never taken etiquette in your eyes, this is something that the entire Great Wu knows, and I even suspect that the queen has such thoughts and behaviors, even if she does not collude with Your Majesty, she will inevitably be influenced by Your Majesty!"

Zhou Yu squinted, his eyes flashing with a gleam.

"Sun Zongzheng, what do you think of your Zongren Mansion?" Zhang Zhao took a deep breath and asked, "Princess Yiyi is the princess of the dynasty, can you detain her in the name of the Zongren Mansion and deprive her of the right to take the imperial examination!" ”

"Shoufu excuse me, there are a lot of rules and precepts in our Zongren Mansion, but there are no princesses who are not allowed to participate in the imperial examinations, and there are no princesses who enter the court as officials.

But after our Dawu changed the law, with the rule of law, I can find the rules of the sect to punish her, but I can't keep her locked up, she walked out of the Zongren Mansion, and she can still insist on being her champion, according to the Zhongju students, enter the Hanlin Academy! ”

Sun Jing replied helplessly.

After the Dawu changed the law, the most obvious change was to rule the world by law, the Dali Temple legislated, the God Arrest Division enforced the law, and the old man Shen of the Criminal Department had a stinky and hard temper, and when Sun Quan agreed, even the royal family who broke the law was never let go.

And there are no these two rules in the Zongren Mansion, because the imperial examination was originally a newly established official selection system, and there is another one, when Sun Jian established the Zongren Mansion, he never imagined that a princess with golden branches and jade leaves would enter the court as an official.

This is a loophole, but it has fulfilled Sun Yi's footsteps.

Although he can use the Zongren Mansion to temporarily detain Sun Yi, but after a long time, it will be house arrest, and if he can't say why, it will be a blatant provocation to the criminal department.

"What is the attitude of your military aircraft department on this matter?"

When Zhang Zhao heard this, his expression changed again, and finally looked at Pan Feng and Ju Yi.

"Shoufu excuse me, this matter has nothing to do with the Military Aircraft Department, the Military Aircraft Department has always respected His Majesty's intentions, and this matter naturally follows in His Majesty's footsteps, no objection, no support!"

Pan Feng and Ju Yi chose to hang high, to put it bluntly, they were unwilling to participate, this kind of unpleasant thing, they were not willing to care.

The liberal arts examination is not a martial arts examination, they really don't want to plunge into this knot that can't be pulled, this is really a knot, no one wants to retreat, it is a knot that can't be opened.

Suddenly, the council table in the imperial study became a little cold, and their eyes flashed, but they were speechless.

For this matter, Zhang Zhao and Zhou Yu are both staunch oppositionists, and Lu Su is semi-supportive, as for the others, they are in an ambiguous state, and they do not clearly support it, but they are also unwilling to carry the banner to oppose it.

In fact, the most important thing is that Sun Quan did not make a complete statement, and they will not express their position, after all, it involves the queen of the current dynasty, and Sun Quan's opinion is always taken into account.

"By the way, I heard that Director Cai went to find the queen in person, is there any progress over there?"

After half a ring. Zhou Yu asked suddenly.

Many Confucians have come forward to support the cabinet, after all, scholars have a lot of resistance to women entering the court as officials, and even Cai Yan's father, Cai Yong, the director of the Department of Education, has personally come forward, but the result is a little unsatisfactory.

"Director Cai entered the palace three times to ask to see the queen, but the queen did not say a word. It's just to avoid it! ”

Lu Su shook his head and said: "In the end, the queen mother came forward to meet him, and I don't know what we talked about, but I just knew that he left the palace in anger later, and then announced that he was sick in bed and did not receive any guests!" ”

"Could it be that Cai Lao is planning to get out?" Zhang Zhao's expression became more and more cold.

"Zhang Shoufu, is it possible that you really want their father and daughter to fight against each other?" Pan Feng looked at Zhang Zhao and sneered: "The queen is determined to fight this battle with the cabinet this time, and if she doesn't succeed, she will become benevolent." You lifted her father out is already her reverse scale, and now that the Queen Mother has come out to stabilize Cai Lao, what else do you want, I advise you to think about Your Majesty! ”

"This is the righteousness of the court, it is not my own business, how can they be fooled around!"

Zhang Zhao's fists clenched slightly.

"No matter what, the cabinet must make a decision on this matter as soon as possible!"

Ju Yi said in a deep voice: "If our rear is unstable, the morale of the army on the battlefield in front will be turbulent. This is something we absolutely will not allow! ”

"But I won't allow them to enter the house!"

Zhang Zhao drank coldly.

"Your Majesty's original formation of the Prison Council with the seven of us as the core was to keep us in a situation where we did not agree with each other. We can come up with a charter! ”

Zhou Yu pinched the bridge of his nose and said faintly: "Vote, the minority obeys the majority!" ”

……

In the palace, above Xuanwu Lake, there is an elegant pavilion in the lake, and Cai Yan has a cyan palace skirt. Burning incense on the ground, kneeling down, the white fingertips fell on the strings of the long piano, beating like a fairy, and bursts of leisurely piano sounds were sweeping.

"The queen's piano attainments have reached an artistic conception that is rare for the world to understand. Comparable to the ancient sages! ”

A beautiful woman in palace costume next to her clapped her hands.

"Hehe, it's not as good as the ability of the sages, and this palace is only in a completely new realm!"

Cai Yan stopped his beating fingertips, and his flawless pretty face showed a bright smile.

"Isn't the Queen worried about the results of the vote in the Prison Council?" Mrs. Cai looked at this noble and elegant woman, and her beautiful eyes flickered slightly.

Now at a critical moment, Cai Yan is in the mood to play the piano here, and she is calmer than her, which is somewhat unexpected to her.

She has followed Liu Biao for most of her life, from the family to the harem of the Chu State, experienced dark struggles, and asked herself to be bold and ruthless, but she has always been inferior to Cai Yan's boldness.

When Cai Yan planned this matter with her, she was taken aback.

"The husband often says that it is in man to make things happen!"

Cai Yan squinted slightly, and a bright smile rose at the corner of his mouth: "This palace has done its best, we have already done what we should do, success or failure can only depend on whether God can favor us lowly women!" ”

"Yes, we've already done what we need to do, and now it's up to God!"

Mrs. Cai nodded.

……

In the imperial study, the temperature seems to have dropped several degrees, and some chills are filled.

Five to two.

Five votes in favour and two against.

The Cabinet lost, and not by a single point, but by a large margin.

This is a very surprising result, Zhang Zhao is really a little unbelievable, his eyes looked at Zhang Hong and Sun Jing, and his expression was a little puzzled: "Why?" ”

The key is in the backlash of these two.

"I may not believe that they can achieve great things, but I believe in Your Majesty, this should be the result that Your Majesty wants to see, so I agree that Princess Sun Yi will be the champion of the current department and enter the Hanlin Academy!"

Zhang Hong said lightly.

"I feel like Sun Yi will give me a surprise!" The corners of Sun Jing's mouth slightly raised a meaningful smile: "She has made us royal after all, I support her, not too much!" ”

"It's not the queen who won, it's Your Majesty who won!"

Zhou Yu's gaze swept over, and finally let out a long sigh: "To be precise, it is His Majesty's influence that has affected the minds of many of us after all, and his endless novel methods have also affected our entire Great Wu!" ”

"Now that the results have come out, they must be implemented, Sun Yi's name as the champion must not be canceled, everything is the same as before!"

Pan Feng said categorically.

"I throw in the towel!"

Zhang Zhao gritted his teeth and said coldly: "But this is just the beginning, I don't believe how long she can carry it, a weak woman, she can experience the twists and turns of the Huan Sea?" ”

This step has always allowed the queen to take a step.

He felt a little helpless in his heart, once he opened a hole, many things he couldn't stop if he wanted to.

"Report, Jingzhou 800 miles urgent!"

Suddenly, outside the imperial study, a high drinker.

"Come in!" When Pan Feng heard this, his heart suddenly burst out, he was a little uneasy, and he shouted.

"General, Jingzhou urgently, the Wei cavalry entered Nanjun from Hanzhong, raided Jiangling Cang, yesterday morning, Jiangling granary was breached, and tens of thousands of stone grain and grass were burned!"

"What?"

When everyone heard this, they were shocked and started one after another.

"What's going on? Let's be clear! Ju Yi shouted.

"Returning to the Taiwei, the Jiangling granary has been burned down!" Under strong pressure, the herald handed over the battle report.

"Damn, it's Zhang He!"

Ju Yi looked at the battle report, and his eyes were blue: "He led the Wei army of 10,000 iron cavalry, from Hanzhong County to Jingzhou, made a gap, in the way of a surprise attack, in less than three days, actually across Nanjun, directly into the Jiangling granary, we guarded the granary of a regiment was completely wiped out, and all the stored grain in the granary was burned!" ”

"Report!"

At this time, there was another shout outside.

"Come in!" Everyone looked at each other, and there was more uneasiness in their eyes, is it bad news one after another today?

"Report to Lord Shoufu, Jinyi Wei came back from Bingzhou to report the battle, the Wei army of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses pressed Taiyuan, in less than two days, three cities have been captured, at most five days, but the army is in Jinyang City!" (To be continued.) )