It's easy to talk about women being in charge of government, but it's not easy to do. First of all, nowadays only men are allowed to hold official positions, so they naturally tend to favor situations that are advantageous to themselves.

The concept of "women's households" is, in essence, about protecting women's interests, which infringes on the undeserved interests of some men. While this is reasonable, it is still very difficult to make men bow their heads.

After telling Chen Yingjiao what to do, Yinzhen left the place with Yunrong. However, he left someone in the courtyard to deal with Chen Yingjiao's affairs, and she could continue to live there.

The original plan was to go to Thousand Buddha Mountain after visiting Daming Lake, but that plan had to be postponed.

Some officials came with Yinzhen. Although he was going to the south of the Yangtze River, there were so many things to do in the country that he couldn't just leave them unattended for several months.

After returning, Yinzhen got busy. He now had a team dedicated to serving him personally, similar to a secretariat. This person was indeed very capable. Yinzhen gave the order, and soon a memorial was produced.

As for how to implement it, Yinzhen made some modifications based on what he had seen and heard, and then had it implemented.

First, he ordered the drafting and modification of the laws, specifically the section on inheritance.

Yinzhen made his point clear, and the person in charge of the documents understood his meaning. Soon, the relevant laws were amended.

These are relatively simple. The challenge is to get the old fogies in the court to agree. Although he is tough, he doesn't want to see anyone actually run into his study and die. Although if it really comes to that, he won't care.

Yinzhen summoned the officials who had come with him. The study was quite large, but with so many people, it felt a bit crowded.

"I have summoned you all here today because there is something I need to discuss. I encountered something while I was out, and after investigating the matter, I felt quite uneasy."

The emperor was quite unhappy, and as his subjects, we should naturally try our best to make him feel quite unhappy.

As a result, the people below became more proactive.

"Your Majesty, we are willing to share your burdens and relieve your difficulties."

"It is our honor to relieve the Emperor's worries and troubles."

...

After hearing this, Yinzhen looked quite moved.

"I appreciate the sentiments of my beloved ministers. Here's the matter: Liang Jiugong, you may speak."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Then Liang Jiugong recounted the whole story in detail.

"The Emperor and Empress went to Daming Lake to observe the Ming and Qing dynasties. At night, they rescued two girls who had been knocked unconscious and thrown into the lake. These two girls were an unmarried young lady and her maid from a Chen family merchant family in Jinan. The Empress, being kind-hearted, wanted to help them, so she went to learn about Miss Chen. Miss Chen's father lived off his wife's dowry, but he conspired with his mistress to poison his wife, causing her death. After Miss Chen's mother died, Miss Chen was knocked unconscious and thrown into the river. The Empress was furious when she heard this, and the Emperor was even more worried that there were such vicious people in the Qing Dynasty. He was also concerned about the people and felt that the administration was corrupt, so he could not sleep at night."

Liang Jiugong explained it very clearly, and everyone who needed to understand understood it.

They understood what was going on, but this kind of thing was so common that they didn't have any good solutions. In their view, it was purely a matter of the unpredictability of human nature and a matter of morality.

But since the emperor is worried and can't sleep at night, it's only natural that his subjects should also start to "worry" and "can't sleep at night." Is it reasonable for the emperor to be worried about the people while his subjects are indifferent?

But nobody wanted to be the first to speak up, so no one said anything.

Yinzhen said with a stern face, "What? Not a single one of you has any ideas or suggestions? Haven't you all been quite proactive in helping me solve my problems before?"

Since things had come to this point, someone finally spoke up.

"Your Majesty, I believe that the root of the problem lies with the wickedness of Master Chen. Since he has committed murder, he should be investigated and dealt with according to the law. This would give Miss Chen and her mother justice."

“That’s right, I know that’s how it should be handled, but what will happen to Miss Chen after that? She’s her only daughter, and what will happen to the Chen family’s vast estate?”

The person who had spoken earlier said somewhat uncertainly, "If Miss Chen has a half-brother, then naturally that brother can inherit the family business. When Miss Chen gets married, I think that brother will certainly not mistreat his elder sister. If she doesn't have a half-brother, then she can naturally adopt a man from a collateral branch, and Miss Chen's situation can be resolved."

Yinzhen was not surprised to hear this, since in the eyes of almost everyone, it was impossible for a woman to inherit the family business.

Most of the others who heard this agreed, as it was the most conventional solution.

"This servant agrees with what Lord Wang said."

"This servant also thinks..."

It's not that no one thinks the Emperor has ulterior motives for asking such a question. Compared to matters of national importance, this is a small matter, but for such a small matter, almost all the accompanying officials have been summoned, making it seem like a very important matter.

So Yinzhen said, "Miss Chen's father does have a half-brother, who is only one year younger than Miss Chen. However, this half-brother's mother is the mistress who conspired with Master Chen to kill Miss Chen's mother. What do you think will happen if the family business falls into the hands of Miss Chen's half-brother?"

What will the outcome be? Everyone can guess what the outcome will be. Since the mistress was involved in the murder, she will have to pay with her life, so naturally there won't be a good result. However, if her son inherits the family business, he will naturally not treat his elder sister, who caused his mother's death, with sincerity.

The result was naturally less than ideal.

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