Chapter 663 A Dream of Youth 195
Xu Hongying's heart skipped a beat, but she quickly calmed down. "Sister Ning, taking the martial arts exam is not that simple."
The current dynasty is different from the previous one; it not only values martial arts but also literary skills. Although she is good at martial arts, she is quite lacking in literary skills.
"I know." Xie Ning looked up at the sky, where the shadows of the trees were heavy, leaving only dappled sunlight in his eyes.
"It is difficult enough for men who have studied military strategy and are highly skilled in martial arts to take the military examination, let alone women like us who are of average martial arts skills and have never read military strategy."
No matter how difficult it was, they would still take the exam, because it was like the civil service examination, a ladder to heaven.
No one has ever said that only men can climb this ladder to heaven.
His Majesty said that female officials would be selected through the imperial examinations…
Xie Ning smiled slightly, "But His Majesty never said that female officials could only be selected through the civil service examination."
This is a loophole. Just as people generally assume that only men can take the imperial examinations, they have not enacted any laws to restrict women from taking the exams.
When Xie Ning mentioned selecting female officials through the imperial examination, everyone assumed it would be the civil service examination, and she didn't point it out. This reflects a long-standing stereotype about women.
They believed that women were less literate than men and that women were delicate and weak.
But people are all the same at birth.
No one is born strong or weak; strength or weakness is determined by what one develops later in life.
"If we don't understand military strategy, we can learn it. Even if we don't pass the military examination this time, who knows if we will succeed next time? Look at those candidates whose black hair has turned white, yet they still enter the examination hall. Why shouldn't we dare to do the same?"
Why wouldn't you dare?
As the evening sun sets and the evening breeze blows, my dark hair and autumn leaves stir my heartstrings.
"I dare!" Xu Hongying uttered these two words, and felt a sense of relief wash over her.
She used to feel that the road ahead was uncertain yet she could see the end at a glance, but now Xie Ning told her that they could take another path, a path they had never thought of or taken before.
Thank you for walking with me.
Xu Hongying met those shimmering eyes, and for some reason, her own eyes stung slightly. "Is Ning'er also planning to take the martial arts exam?"
"Yes, they've never walked this path before, so I have to be ahead of them." Not only to provide direction, but also to pave the way for them.
To change and balance the structure of the division of labor between men and women, more positions suitable for women need to be created. Even though there is no gender distinction in professions, this is the best solution she can think of right now in the face of oppression and opposition from some conservatives.
Only then can we proceed gradually until one day everyone tacitly agrees on the equality of men and women's status and rights, and no longer says "you are not suitable" because of your gender.
What are you talking about?
After Xie Qi finished bragging, he had completely forgotten howling in pain when he was beaten, and he ran over to hand Xie Ning and Xu Hongying a bunch of berries.
He had just gone with some soldiers to pack up their things and observe the assassins' route when they discovered a berry tree.
The small red berries, glistening with dewdrops, look incredibly tempting. They taste refreshingly sweet with a hint of tartness, making them a perfect accompaniment to grilled meat.
However, given the situation, no one had much of an appetite.
"It's nothing, let's go back. Mother and the others will worry."
The sedan chair arrived, and Xie Ning, timing it perfectly, removed the needles from the guards' bodies.
They naturally didn't have sedan chairs to ride in, but they also couldn't ride horses in this situation, so Xie Ning had the soldiers who came to help cut tree branches to make stretchers.
This will prevent the wound from reopening.
At this moment, in the horse farm, Prince Duan sat in the main seat, with a group of stewards kneeling below him.
This horse farm doesn't belong to anyone; it's the property of the current emperor's younger brother, Prince Duan. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to lease such a large mountain to run the horse farm.
With the title of Prince Duan and the fact that the horse farm was indeed well-managed, many high-ranking officials and nobles came to patronize it every day, making it no exaggeration to say that it was making a fortune every day.
"Your Highness! Your Highness, Princess De'an has returned!" A guard ran in and immediately knelt down to report.
The Prince Duan at the head of the table snorted coldly, "I will definitely settle accounts for what happened today. If you confess honestly, that's fine. Otherwise, I will have no choice but to send you to prison."
The stewards shuddered, even more frightened.
They are truly innocent. Who would have thought that an assassin could infiltrate the horse farm?
Moreover, Princess De'an was injured. She is the eldest legitimate princess and has an excellent relationship with the current emperor... The stewards felt a chill run down their spines just thinking about it.
They are indeed Prince Duan's men, but if Prince Duan were to throw them out to vent the anger of His Majesty and Princess De'an, they would be severely injured even if they didn't die.
In the eyes of those in power, their lives are worthless.
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