Chapter 101: Madame is right
As soon as Lord Chen heard this, his eyebrows immediately rose, but when he heard the emperor's words, he turned around and said:
"However, women in this dynasty are not allowed to enter the ranks, this is a rule handed down from the ancestors."
Xue He smiled faintly and kowtowed upward:
"I heard that the book that the emperor wants to repair is a strange book that covers ancient and modern times, and covers all aspects, but how can such a great masterpiece not write a book for women? Since ancient times, the combination of yin and yang is the principle of heaven and earth, and it is not only men who create history, but only men who are qualified to write history. Why is it that as long as you are a woman, let alone being an official, you don't even have the right to serve the court? β
Lord Chen sneered when he heard this: "It should include some classics that women should read!" But if you have read "Female Virtue" carefully, you will not be as bold and arrogant as today! β
"That's exactly what I'm going to say."
Xue He continued: "Your Majesty wants a complete book that covers all aspects, and there should be all trade-offs in collecting and sorting out ancient books. A bad thing like "Female Virtue" that does not teach people to learn well should be abandoned as soon as possible, so as to save future generations! β
Master Chen was immediately so angry that his face turned pale, and his whole body trembled.
Qin Bai smiled: "What you said makes sense, but it doesn't follow the rules. The sage said, 'Men and women do not kiss', and a group of women go to the temple like men to participate in the government, what kind of system is this? β
"The people's girls don't have the luxury of entering the office."
Xuehe glanced at Master Chen again and said, "It's just that you can't be too conscienceless!" If there is no Meng's mother's three moves, how can Mencius come? If there is no painting of the godson, how can there be Ouyang Xiu in the future? But these great women have never even left their names in the history books, let alone be remembered by future generations. β
At this point, everyone was silent.
"There are some things that I can't do alone. But I still want to give advice on the revision of the book, and Your Majesty can listen to it. β
Xue He said: "I know that whether it is in the palace or in the mansions of princes and nobles, there is no shortage of talented women, just because they can't go out of the boudoir, they can't stand in the court with these bearded men to serve the country;
I heard that the queen mother is the world, talented, is a great woman in the world today, why don't your majesty invite the queen to make a recruitment list, invite talented women to enter the harem to repair books? It can fulfill the heart of our little women to serve the country and contribute to His Majesty's ceremony! At the same time, let the world see that the emperor of my dynasty has a broad mind and is a wise and unparalleled emperor in the world! β
"It's a good idea to pat yourself on the back, but it's really a good way for you, and it can also solve the urgent need of the current shortage of manpower."
Qin Bai said with a smile, inadvertently catching a glimpse of Lord Chen's face, he said, "However, it is really inappropriate for you to stay here at the moment. β¦β¦ Zhang Mazi, go and clean up the wing room of the West Side Hall, and buy a new set of tables and chairs for her to use. β
The old inner supervisor responded, and immediately went down to do it with a smile.
Qin Bai narrowed his eyes again and said, "It's a good idea to build a Shuwan in Kunning Palace. It's just that, before that, I gave you permission to participate in the cultivation of the book in the Yongle Hall firstβbut if you don't have the real talent to learn, then don't blame me for kicking you out! β
The ghosts don't believe this.
But Master Chen obviously believed it! Because his purpose is simple: to get rid of this anomaly! Or rather, as long as you don't mess around under his nose, you can do anything.
Although Qin Bai doesn't like to quarrel and is not good at dealing with ministers, he obviously knows these people better than Xue He.
The focus of the contradiction was shifted out of everyone's sight, and the order and tranquility of the Yongle Hall were restored.
The east and west side halls of Yongle Hall were originally used by the emperor to rest and meet guests, and there are only two lattice door corridors separated from the main hall, which are two sets of relatively independent compartments. When Xue He lived in Yongle Hall before, he also lived in the inner room here. It's just that when the palace was newly built, although the Yongle Hall was largely untouched, the surrounding side halls and compartments have been renovated and rebuilt, and they are much brighter and more transparent than before.
Xue He looked around, although the room was obviously bigger and brighter, not the same as he remembered, but the layout had not changed much. The old objects used in King Ning's mansion in the past were still in their original positions, and even the dim sum box on the table was full of her favorite fruits.
Xue He was not polite, he reached out and pinched a piece of mung bean cake and stuffed it into his mouth: "I haven't eaten it for ten years!" I want to die for this smell! β
"Little lady."
The old eunuch was already gray-haired, took out a snack box from the cabinet, and said with a choked voice: "It's been ten years, and your appearance hasn't changed at all. β
"Because I'm a vixen!" Xue He said proudly.
"Your temperament hasn't changed at all." Where would the old eunuch take it seriously, he just smiled bitterly: "When you come back, the emperor's heart is finally steady." β
The old supervisor personally helped her arrange the tables, chairs, paper inkstones and other things, and she was so tired that she was sweating for a while.
"Ah Weng, don't be busy, I won't stay long."
The old inner supervisor was stunned when he heard this:
"What does that mean? The emperor has been thinking about you every day all these years! When he was in the south, the emperor couldn't sleep well all night long, and he muttered every day: 'If the snow river comes back, what if you can't find me?' It took a lot of trouble to get back here...... It's so easy to meet, why do you have to separate? β
"It's not about separation."
The two chatted for a few words, and Qin Bai had already hurriedly finished taking care of the things outside, and couldn't wait to push the door in.
"The old slave retired."
The old inner eunuch was a man who understood a lot, and when he saw this, he quietly retreated.
As soon as Xuehe turned around, Qin Bai took her into his arms. Holding her tightly, greedily sniffing the peculiar aroma of her hair, putting his face against her neck, his whole body trembling slightly, but without saying a word.
"Why don't you speak?"
For a moment, Xue He felt that the room was awkwardly quiet, and couldn't help but tease him: "Don't you have anything to say to me?" You asked Junqi to bring me things all the way away, and you didn't even have a word? β
He shook his head vigorously and said in a hoarse voice, "I want to talk too much, but I don't know where to start." β
Xue He smiled: "It's changed, it's not the same as before." β
"Yes."
Qin Bai smiled bitterly, gently rubbed her face with her cheeks, felt her incomparably real existence with her lips, and relived the unforgettable beauty in her memory:
"I figured it out, I know why you insisted on leaving, so I can't keep it, I can only do what I have to do first."
"Do you really understand?"
He nodded and reviewed it seriously: "You're right, I can't selfishly leave you in the harem as a concubine, it's not fair to you." Moreover, I may also lack the wisdom to handle harem affairs well. The situation in the palace is so complicated, I am afraid that the situation will only get worse when the time comes. β
"If you have a complex situation that's hard to deal with, the first thing to do is not to make it more complicated."
Xue He cupped his face with both hands, and looked at the new folds on his face with some pity: "I can only help you get here, don't thank me soon!" β
"Xie is definitely going to be thanked, it's just that I understand the reason, and I still hope that you don't leave me again." His tone was full of pleading, and he hugged her into his arms again:
ββ¦β¦ I really can't get through it. β
"Huh?"
Xue He deliberately said, "Really? In the past ten years, have you really been as good as a jade? β
ββ¦β¦ Well, of course. β
His tone was affirmative, but a moment of hesitation led her to the opposite answer.
Where is Xuehe so confused, she immediately reached out and twisted his obviously old face: "Then do you want to explain first, the matter of the three thousand palace maids a few days ago?" β
"How do you know everything?"
Xue He narrowed his eyes: "Those who try to deceive me will end up miserable." β
Qin Bai furrowed her brows, and her serious face became a little funny in her troubled hands: "That thing, okay." I was drunk that day, and I didn't ...... what happened."
"Okay, you don't have to explain, I'll tease you."
Xue He suddenly stretched out a finger to seal his mouth: "I'm not a Junyi, and I don't have the bad habit of interrogating people at every turn. β
Qin Bai breathed a sigh of relief: "Madame is so good." β
"My uncle once told me that the person who makes the rules should be good at protecting those who are willing to abide by the rules, even if there are some flaws in his behavior, he must encourage them first, and not rely too much on the strict punishment law, otherwise it will backfire."
"How do you look like an emperor more than I am?"
In the face of his questioning, Xue He raised his eyebrows: "You just said that you were drunk that day?" And then what? β
"Madame is right, everything is up to Madame."
"You know each other."
Xue He gave him a rewarding kiss on the lips, but when he wanted to entangle him more deeply, he pulled out in time: "Stop in moderation." β
Qin Bai, who was rejected for a kiss, looked depressed: "This is too cruel, isn't it?" β
"Just now, there are so many pairs of eyes watching me enter the study of the emperor's western side hall - if I become the emperor's concubine tomorrow, wouldn't all the ten years of forbearance be in vain?"
Qin Bai sighed: "Okay, Madam is right. β
The tone of this sentence is obviously different from Fang Cai's flattery, and his face is full of helplessness and grievances.
"And not in a hurry."
Xue He kissed him comfortingly on the cheek, barely breaking free from his embrace, then turned around and put the paper on the table, and said, "Repairing books is a big deal right now!" When this is over, there are plenty of good times waiting for you! β
"I didn't know that you still have this interest?"
Xue He glanced at him: "When I was in Heaven, I often walked in the Emperor's imperial study and played with the female historians. You probably don't know that in the Privy Council of the Emperor of Heaven, all of them are extremely intelligent female officials. β
"Oh?"
Naturally, he had no way of knowing these things. It's a shame to say that so far, the only time he has gone to heaven is to go to prison. But I've heard that she's the princess of Heavenly Court for a long time, so I'll probably know a lot about these things, right?
"I'm familiar with the work of sorting out the classics and copying the documents! Don't you want to underestimate me! β
Xue He opened the list of books provided by the editor as he spoke, and asked, "Do you know why Heavenly Court has to go to such great lengths for you to repair the book?" β
"In this world, the way of war has been in turmoil for a long time, and the etiquette has collapsed, and it is time to rebuild the scriptures and educate the world."
"Not bad."
Xue He nodded and said, "What I said to the court just now was not just for those nerds. You must know that the harmony of yin and yang is the foundation of the operation of all things in the world, and now the mortal world despises women so much, sooner or later they will suffer from it. β
"So, you want the queen to join the book as well, are you serious?"