"So, Lord Cao also studied hard for ten years and passed the exam?"

Ruyi looked at him with a calm expression.

Cao Zhizhang's face was very ugly, "You are different from me!"

Of course he is not!

His family is a noble family, with generations serving as officials. He is the fourth generation.

Ruyi smiled and said, "Why am I different from you?"

"You're a woman! There's no precedent for this!" Cao Zhizhang stared at her.

"It turns out that Lord Cao's anger did not come from the fact that I did not pass the three tests, but from the fact that I am a woman."

Ruyi had expected this scene a long time ago. Not everyone has such open-minded ideas as the emperor, and not everyone can convince others directly like Ye Hongzhuang.

Ye Hongzhuang is a relative of the royal family.

She is indeed different.

But, this time she wouldn't give in to anything.

She stared at Cao Zhizhang, "What's wrong with women? In Lord Cao's eyes, is there anything wrong with women?"

"You have long hair but little knowledge. You can't kill the enemy in battle, and you can't discuss politics in the court. Why don't you stay in the backyard? What are you doing here?"

Cao Zhizhang was very aggressive. "As a woman, you should be obedient and take care of your husband and children in the backyard."

Ruyi sneered, "In Lord Cao's eyes, women have poor brains, poor physical strength, and are good for nothing."

"Then, how can such a woman take care of her husband and children? What's the use of raising children by a useless woman?"

Ruyi confronted him, "Lord Cao said such a low-level thing, is it because your father has long hair and short knowledge? You feel deeply about this, so you define all women in this way?"

"Yellow-haired kid!"

Cao Zhizhang was furious, "How dare you insult my mother?"

"No, no, no, I am just following what Lord Cao said. Isn't the cause and effect of the incident just as you said?"

Ruyi took a step forward and stood in the spotlight of everyone.

It's not that she wasn't nervous, but she knew that she had to get through this hurdle today on her own no matter what. This was her first step and no one could help her.

From now on, she will have to face all the conflicts in the court on her own.

She stared at Cao Zhizhang, her young face showing no sign of retreat. "Lord Cao said that women cannot wield swords to defend against enemies. Let's not discuss whether women can do this or not."

"Let's talk about another thing. Throughout history, whether it was Northern Qi or the surrounding countries, who was the one who started the war?"

"You men are ambitious and start wars, so isn't it natural for you to clean up the mess? Now you blame women for not taking up arms and going to the battlefield. What's wrong?"

"Even if you are in your seventies or eighties, you are still in your infancy. Do you need your mother to wipe your butt when you poop?"

These words are extremely sharp and hit the heart.

All the men present felt very uncomfortable, and only a few were able to reflect on these words.

If the emperor had not been standing on the steps outside the Golden Palace at that moment, they would have rushed up and beaten Ruyi up to show her what male superiority and female inferiority meant!

Even the emperor would have some fluctuations in his heart.

He had to admit that Ruyi had a very sharp perspective on things, which was something he had never thought about.

Accepting every statement that goes against one's inherent beliefs is as painful and difficult for everyone as shedding skin.

He pursed his lips.

Ruyi stared at Cao Zhizhang and took another step forward.

"Secondly, the rule that men work outside and women work inside is set by you men. At the beginning, you said that this big world is your battlefield and we are not allowed to interfere."

"Now they are blaming us for not taking up our swords to fight. What's the difference between this and pulling out a person's teeth and then blaming him for not being able to bite bones?"

Ruyi sneered, "Master Cao, what's the difference between what you said and turning around and swallowing what you have pulled out?"

The crowd was shocked.

"Shen Ruyi!"

Cao Zhizhang was furious. He had never been criticized so sharply in his life, nor had he ever suffered such humiliation in public!

Especially, what the other party said...

Leaving him speechless.

If you can only respond with the four words "the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit", that would be unreasonable.

Ruyi corrected him, "Master Cao, I see that your memory is not good either. My name is Rong Zhaoyang, Xiao Ruyi, not Shen Ruyi."

"With your memory, don't argue with me. I don't think you are my opponent."

"You have to know that I was suppressed in the Shen family because I had a so-called father like you in my family."

"But unfortunately, you are you, not my father."

"So, I will not be held hostage by blood ties and filial piety, nor will I spoil you."

Ruyi stared at Cao Zhizhang, thinking of the poison in Mu Yuandao's body, and the collusion between the Third Prince's Mansion and Nanyan and Nanchu. She planned to use Cao Zhizhang as a sacrifice and take her first step!

So her next sentence delivered a fatal blow, "Also, I agree with you that men took up swords to the battlefield because it is true."

“But you are also the ones who are in league with the Gentiles and betray their own people.”

At this moment, she took another step forward, getting very close to Cao Zhizhang, and confronted him, "Sir Cao, after you poop, remember to wipe your butt clean before you come out, otherwise it will be immoral."

Everyone: “…”

Outside the Golden Palace, there was only the howling of the cold wind.

At this moment, everyone looked at Cao Zhizhang strangely, and the emperor's eyes also changed when he looked at him.

And Ruyi's last sentence also made everyone realize that this young woman's words were extremely sharp, and she was not just talking nonsense, she might have a hidden card.

Cao Zhizhang frowned at this moment, "What do you mean?"

"Literally."

Ruyi sneered, "Master Cao, people don't become more powerful as they get older. What makes people human is that their words, actions, and every move are different from other species."

“It’s not the difference between men and women.”

"We in Northern Qi ruled the world with filial piety, but Lord Cao kept insulting his own mother. You are old and should have returned home. But you have forgotten the way you came here."

"People like you have no place for your soul and are destined to be superficial!"

“…”

"Oh my god, this fighting power is going to be high."

The young official was a little more lively and really couldn't help but stare at Ruyi with sparkling eyes and a complicated expression.

Cao Zhizhang wanted to hit someone.

However, he could not refute these words except to use his power to pressure others.

Because this world is upside down and full of paradoxes.

The paradox is irrefutable.

What Ruyi expressed was just the paradox itself. She laughed and said, "Besides, it's not like women haven't taken up swords on the battlefield before. Do you not take Princess Mingzhuang seriously?"

"In the history of Northern Qi, there were more than one woman who went to the battlefield. It's just that you didn't have the vision to do so, so you let them achieve success and fame."

"All the credit belongs to my father and brother."

"Don't you think it's funny?"

Everyone was silent, their faces as dark as the night.

But at this time, it was daybreak!

A ray of winter sunshine tore through the darkness, instantly illuminating the young woman's face. Her tone softened, and she looked at Cao Zhizhang and said:

"Also, I see that Lord Cao's hair is not short. According to your logic, in order to make you look smarter and have a little more vision and knowledge, I suggest that you go to my master to have your hair shaved this afternoon."