Chapter 954: Only women and villains are difficult to raise?
The sickly Li Zhi also sat up straight, with an inexplicable expression on his face. Wu Zhao raised her eyebrows, but did not respond. Instead, she looked at the prime ministers, "What do you think?"
As the queen of pop, she is the one who makes the final decision and does not need to participate in the preliminary discussions. Besides, Luo Junwei is here, so naturally Luo Junwei will do the leading role for her.
When the Queen Mother asked the question, the ministers looked at each other, but no one dared to speak.
Li Zhi felt helpless when he saw this. It had been like this in the court since he ascended the throne. Except for the Luo family and a few others who would give advice, everyone else was basically silent, which was completely different from his father's time.
At that time, he even asked the prime minister why he didn't make suggestions. In the end, it was Li Ji, the Duke of Ying, who relied on his position as a regent and told him the truth, "Whether a minister makes suggestions or not is not up to the minister, but up to Your Majesty. If Your Majesty is unwilling to listen, and even the minister who makes suggestions in the morning is demoted in the afternoon, then naturally no one will make suggestions.
During the time of the previous emperor, he was close to a saint in accepting advice. No other emperor in history could compare to him. At that time, even if Wei Zheng angered the previous emperor, the ministers did not worry about being demoted or even killed. But it is not the case now, so naturally no one speaks up. "
From then on, Li Zhi never heard about this matter again. No one said anything, but he really couldn't stand it when a group of people pointed out his shortcomings every day. As an emperor, it would be too unfair for him to be abused like his father.
Now seeing that the ministers were silent again, Li Zhi tilted his head to look at Wu Zhao and sighed slightly. He knew Wu Zhao very well. For most ministers, silence actually meant disagreement, but Wu Zhao would take silence as acquiescence. This shamelessness made Wu Zhao successful in everything she did.
If all the ministers remain silent now, Wu Zetian's will will become the answer to this question.
And what would Wu Zhao do?
Li Zhi thought about it for a moment and of course she would agree. If there really was a woman serving as an official in the court, then this woman would naturally support Wu Zhao. After all, Wu Zhao was a woman who could be said to be fighting alone in the political arena, with only a few people like Luo Junwei around her.
hiss.
Thinking of this, Li Zhi suddenly looked at Luo Junwei deeply again. His cousin had big plans. She put this matter on the agenda at this time. What did she want to do?
After Luo Junwei finished speaking, she waited quietly in the hall. Seeing that no one spoke, Wu Zhao looked around and set her sights on Chen Guogong Luo Xuanyun. "Chen Guogong, what do you think of what the Minister of Personnel said just now?"
Luo Xuanyun is also a rather special figure in the imperial court. He was not a direct descendant of the Tang Dynasty from the beginning. Compared with ordinary people, he was naturally valued, but he was far inferior to other Luo's sons. He had never entered the core of the Tang Dynasty's rule. Even when he was appointed to an external post, he had never guarded a place alone. He assisted Li Xiaogong in the Western Regions and King Yan Li Ke in Mobei. From this point of view, he was not as good as Luo Xuanxing, Duke of Liao.
However, during Wu Zetian's reign, he was transferred back from the foreign army to serve as prime minister. He bore Wu Zetian's stamp, and in the government hall, he was still slightly higher than Yongguogong Luo Xuanling. When he heard Wu Zetian's question, Luo Xuanyun said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, I agree with what the Minister of Personnel said. There are so many talented women in the world, but now they are all confined to the boudoir. It is really a great waste.
For example, my sister. If it weren't for Emperor Taizong's keen eye for talent, how could we have such detailed, complete and literary history books today?
Women are naturally weak, far inferior to men, and have some physical disadvantages. They may not be able to hold military positions, but women naturally have their own advantages. They are naturally keen in writing and other aspects. Most of the classics in our Luo family were compiled by women of the Luo family, and it has been more than a thousand years since then.
In fact, the women of high-ranking officials and dignitaries are not as good as the women of farming families. The women of farming families, especially the strong laborers, have made great contributions to the grain production of our Tang Dynasty. Some time ago, I, Luo, heard that there is a kind of rice seed south of Lingnan with a very high yield. Women can play a very important role in planting rice seeds.
There are so many things like this. There are sun and moon in the sky, and two saints on earth, one yin and one yang. This is destined by heaven. Women are definitely not limited to staying at home and raising children. If women can fully play their roles, the future of the Tang Dynasty may be even more glorious. "
Luo Xuanyun spoke a lot, and Wu Zhao was very happy. From this long paragraph, she could tell that Luo Xuanyun sincerely believed and agreed with it, which made her feel very happy. "What Duke Chen said is reasonable and well-founded. I am very relieved. Do you have anything else to say?"
If I hadn't said it before, I wouldn't have known what to say. Now that Luo Xuanyun has finished speaking, I can refute his words. This way I won't lose face for the Queen and I can express my own meaning.
"I have a different opinion on what Duke Chen said just now. Since ancient times, men have been plowing and women have been weaving. Men have better physical strength, so they plow the fields, while women have less physical strength, so they weave. But now Duke Chen wants women to plow the fields. How can women be as good as men in farming?
Wouldn’t this cause the Tang Dynasty to fall into a food shortage situation?
It is difficult for a woman to take on such a big responsibility. What Duke Chen said is totally inappropriate."
On the surface, he was targeting Luo Xuanyun's remarks about farming, but in fact, he was denying everything he had said before. This was a common practice when criticizing others, that is, to pick out a small inappropriate part from a paragraph and then deny the entire paragraph. This was a typical act of nitpicking.
In front of Li Zhi and Wu Zetian, and the Tang Dynasty had not yet fallen into the stage of factional strife, so this kind of attack was relatively mild, just a slight criticism. If it was a real factional strife, it would really be to the point of taking things out of context. If one word was said wrong, one would be killed.
But after hearing this, Luo Xuanyun said calmly: "Of course, at the end of the Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos and all countries forced women to serve in the army, not to mention farming.
Besides, as I said just now, you all come from noble families. Even if you come from humble backgrounds, as long as you can stand here, you will have enough to eat. I'm afraid you don't know what it's like among the common people. When the upper class chooses a wife, they often choose gentle, virtuous, and graceful women because of beauty.
When ordinary farmers choose wives, they focus on physical fitness, probably because in rural areas, women have always been strong laborers. The prosperity of the Tang Dynasty is due to women. Whoever has made contributions should be honored in the court. Is there anything wrong with this?"
"this……"
"What Duke Chen said is still inappropriate. The saints once said that only women and villains are difficult to raise. If you get close to them, they will be disrespectful. If you keep away from them, they will complain. If you allow women to enter the officialdom, once they bring their bad habits with them, how can they regulate the world in the future? It's not appropriate."
Luo Xuanyun laughed out loud when he heard this, "You are right, it is hard to raise a villain. Nowadays, villains are rampant in the world, so there are so many difficult things. I just don't know who this villain is. Since the saint said that women and villains are hard to raise, then the women must not be villains, then the villains must be men like us?
Right here in the court, please name a few villains, so that we can hear how difficult it is to raise these villains, and how serious the harm these villains have done to the world. "
"Duke Chen, you are joking. The people of our Tang Dynasty are strong and powerful. How can there be any villains?"
Luo Xuanling said calmly, "Our Great Tang is full of people, so you are saying that Zhangsun Wuji and others who were demoted by Your Majesty and the Queen Mother are not villains?
Aren’t those officials who were beheaded for corruption, bribery, and various other crimes villains?
These people who have violated the laws of the country and are being punished are all wrongly judged by Your Majesty and Your Majesty the Queen of Heaven. Are the two saints wrong?"
Shrimp and pork heart!
Luo Xuanyun directly rebuked the person with just one sentence.
"Duke Chen, please don't slander me like this. Of course, there are villains in our Tang Dynasty, but the two saints have been very discerning and have found them all. Naturally, there are no villains anymore."
How stupid.
Several people in the hall didn't want to listen anymore. He was simply crazy to say such words, and he had completely fallen into the trap of Duke Chen's words. Sure enough, Luo Xuanyun came to the scene again, "It seems that you are going to guarantee the officials of the world. If there are villains in the future, do you have to use your head to answer today's words?"
Cold sweat.
Li Zhi couldn't bear it any longer. If Luo Xuanyun continued to say this, he might have to witness a prime minister committing suicide in the hall out of shame and anger. "Duke Chen, forget it."
Luo Xuanyun smiled slightly, hiding his identity and reputation, "How many villains are there in the world now?
Since so many villains did not cause the fall of the Tang Dynasty, you can imagine how deep the roots of the Tang Dynasty are. Women are difficult to raise. Is what the saints said right?
I was very outstanding when I was the Minister of Personnel, and I was not difficult to support at all.
I looked up at Her Majesty the Queen of Heaven and felt that she was a rare talent among men. She is not difficult to raise at all. Sure enough, the saint was wrong.
This woman is just like a man, with good and bad sides. As for whether to use her for good or bad, that power lies in the hands of the saint and your majesty. If you use this reason, doesn't it mean you don't trust your majesty and the Queen?
I think this is inappropriate.”
Wu Zhao and Luo Junwei both had obvious smiles on their faces. Luo Xuanling smiled and shook his head slightly. His seventh brother was the youngest of the Xuan generation and the weakest among all the generals. However, he was quite good at debating. He didn't know how he would die if he fought with him in this aspect.
The other prime ministers also understood at this time that there was no way the Luo family would object to this matter. If anyone in the world had the most talented daughters, it must be the Luo family. If anyone in the world most wanted women to serve as officials, it must be the Luo family. Moreover, the women of the Luo family rarely got married. Now they no longer had even the last bit of concern.
and.
Everyone's eyes were on Luo Junwei. If they remembered correctly, the old ancestor of the Luo family, the national teacher, was planning to let Luo Junwei take over the position of the head of the family. The noble families in this world have known for a thousand years that the women of the Luo family have a high status in the clan. After all, as early as a thousand years ago, there was Luo Yin Gong Ji Lingjun. But what was happening now was still too much for them to keep up with.
Wu Zhao, in a good mood, spoke in a deeper voice and asked again: "Do you have any disagreement with what Duke Chen said? The meeting is an occasion for free speech, and you can speak freely."
Feel free to say whatever you want.
Wu Zhao said it lightly, but the prime ministers did not think so. In the government hall, every word would be recorded, and every word would become a sword that others would stab at them in the end.
The more you talk, the more mistakes you make. This is a truth that everyone understands.
Sometimes you think you are just talking casually, but once it becomes a big deal, it is no longer just a casual remark, it can even put someone to death.
Especially when the emperor has not expressed his opinion and the empress obviously agrees with this matter, it is even more difficult to say.
Especially now it seems that there is no need for the Queen Mother to take action personally. Among the three prime ministers of the Luo family, not only Luo Junwei can fight today, the other two also have bad intentions.
It's fine to discuss the affairs of the three provinces and six ministries on weekdays. Luo Xuanling and Luo Xuanyun have never been to the three provinces and six ministries. They are just supporting roles. Only Luo Junwei transferred to the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel and has a relatively large say. But what is being discussed now is not the affairs of the six ministries, but this kind of general topic, which has fallen into the hands of Luo Xuanling and Luo Xuanyun.
The most important thing is that although this matter will indirectly help Queen Wu Zhao to grasp power more reasonably, it is indirect in the final analysis. On the surface, this is not a big problem that requires going against the Queen Mother.
Political struggle is not about holding on to any issue, but about delivering a fatal blow on the key issue.
Thinking of this, everyone began to back down.
Li Zhi and Wu Zhao sat at the top, taking in the expressions of the people below. When they saw their flickering eyes, they immediately knew what they were thinking. Li Zhi sighed slightly again, as expected.
The corners of Wu Zhao's mouth curled up slightly into a smile, it was indeed so.
"It seems that none of you have any objection to the Minister of Personnel's advice. I once thought that you were all corrupt scholars who were determined to defend the country, but now it seems that I was judging others by my own standards."
Everyone could see that Wu Zhao was in a really good mood and she even teased herself. Apart from Luo Junwei, no one else had ever seen the Queen Mother like this before.
Some people lamented in their hearts that they could not resist this matter. Once the edict was issued, the position of Empress Wu Zetian would be more secure. After all, women could participate in politics, so what was wrong with the Empress being in power?
Now there are a lot of criticisms about the two saints ruling the country, both inside and outside the court. After all, people have only heard of the empress dowager holding power, but never heard of the queen holding power. But once this happens, the voices against Wu Zetian will be much smaller.
This must be Luo Junwei’s purpose.
Admit defeat!
(End of this chapter)
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