Chapter 361 Extra Seventeen
"This, this, this... How can this be so disgraceful? As a girl, this is simply, simply..."
There was a hint of shock and shame in Emperor Jingwen's voice, but after all, it was his daughter's private life, so Emperor Jingwen was too embarrassed to finish his words. He just pointed at the screen not far away with a trembling hand.
Thinking that neither he nor the previous emperor had ever had such an extraordinary princess, and recalling the lovely Jianjian, Emperor Jingwen almost couldn't breathe.
However, the moment he finished speaking, Emperor Jingwen saw that instead of agreeing with him, the others looked at him with a rather strange look.
Finally, the Second Prince put down the snacks in his hand and said something fair: "After all, Jianjian is now the eldest princess and Xiaojiu's only sister."
The emperor's biological sister, one of the most honorable people in the Great Zhou, in terms of closeness, even Prince Ding has to take a back seat to her. With such an identity, let alone keeping several lovers, as long as she doesn't make trouble and as long as Xiaojiu doesn't speak, others will have to hold back their dissatisfaction.
What's more, there are many romantic princesses in history. With the power in Xiaojiu's hands and Jianjian's current status, there is naturally no need for her to sacrifice herself to win over others. In this light, it seems understandable that Jianjian's daily life is a little unusual.
I just didn't expect that my father was such a conservative person. I didn't even realize it before.
Noticing that no one seemed surprised by this sudden speculation, as if all this was natural, even the youngest little emperor nodded repeatedly, thinking that what the second uncle said made sense and did not think there was anything wrong with it at all, Emperor Jingwen could not help but choke up.
Similarly, Emperor Jingwen never imagined that his children would have so much fun in private.
Come to think of it, the prince has been watched by countless eyes since he was a child, and there are countless people who want to bring him down. Although he himself has no preference in this regard, he has seen a lot and has long been accustomed to it. What's more, this is just the beginning. For him, he is not even qualified to be looked at sideways.
As for Emperor Taicheng, the only thing on his mind was supreme power. As for what a person was like in private, he didn't care at all.
The Fourth Prince is a rare serious man, but no matter how serious he is, he is not old-fashioned. In the past, he would occasionally have some fun with his wives and concubines. It's just that he died too early, and he doesn't know how he treats his wives, concubines and children now. Alas.
The Fourth Prince couldn't help but sigh.
The second prince's words... Is there any need to say the second prince's words? ! From his words and actions, we can tell that he is probably as unrefined as he is in private. In addition, he has repeatedly run into obstacles with the crown prince. With nowhere to vent, he probably doesn't even know the taboos of eating meat and vegetables.
Seeing the others subconsciously looking at him, the second prince smiled and asked, "What's wrong?"
The other party looked confused, as if the rumors they had heard were all false.
Noticing his expression at the moment, everyone thought about it and decided not to tell everyone the things they had heard when they were alive. The emperor couldn't accept that Jianjian had several concubines, and as for the mess that the second prince did in private, they thought it best to forget about it.
From this perspective, Emperor Jingwen is the most normal among all people.
When Emperor Jingwen was young, he had to rely on the late emperor for his livelihood. He was walking on thin ice every day. It was hard for him to survive. How could he have time to do these things? In addition, the late emperor never took his son seriously, so naturally, other people would not take Emperor Jingwen, the prince, seriously. Over time, without anyone teaching him, Emperor Jingwen successfully avoided some things.
The late emperor was foolish and fond of beautiful women, and Emperor Jingwen suffered greatly from this. Naturally, he hated it deeply. Under the influence of such a rejection mentality, he did not develop any bad habits. On the contrary, his sons, no matter how fiercely they fought in private, were much better off than during the late emperor's time. They lived such a comfortable life, so isn't it natural that they want to find some excitement?
From the Crown Prince to the Sixth Prince, Emperor Jingwen opened his mouth slightly.
For a moment, he began to wonder if he was getting old and could no longer keep up with the thinking of young people.
The second prince, however, felt that his father should be content. After all, up to now, Xiaojiu had only indulged Jianjian's little hobbies, and the Queen Mother Wei herself had no such idea. Otherwise, given Xiaojiu's feelings for his mother, his father would have been cheated on countless times.
...Wait, is it true that the Emperor didn’t turn green?
You have to know that some things don't necessarily have to happen between a man and a woman to be considered out of line. Men can also happen between men and men, women and women, men and women and men, women and men... Well, I'm getting off topic.
The second prince fell into deep thought.
Fortunately, the second prince knew the seriousness of the matter. No matter how stupid he was, he would never say what was in his heart.
Fortunately, Emperor Jingwen didn’t know what his unfortunate son was thinking, otherwise he would have been angry to death.
In the end, Jianjian went out to sea despite the unfavorable gazes of others.
Looking at Emperor Jingwen who had grown into a different appearance without her care, she couldn't help feeling a little lost.
Originally, he was planning to find a perfect husband for Jianjian...
Emperor Taicheng suddenly remembered that the dowry he had given away before his death might be of no use.
But then he immediately realized one thing, why was Xiaojiu so sure that there must be something he wanted overseas? It was the same with Lucheng Rice. If he was not sure, he would not have spent a lot of money to let someone find it.
It seems that my younger brother still has a lot of secrets.
Emperor Taicheng's brows twitched, as if he was thinking about something.
Soon, the prince and the others began to touch their chins at the same time.
Ye Shuo, who had no idea that his biggest secret was about to be revealed by a certain projection, was now at a critical moment in his plan.
After Jianjian left, some rumors soon spread in Shangjing City, saying that the territory of the Great Zhou was expanding and there was a shortage of talents, so a large amount of fresh blood was needed to fill the vacancies. In this case, the upcoming imperial examination would be crucial.
The ministers who were originally hesitant suddenly changed their minds. The smart people had almost guessed the emperor's intentions by now, and naturally wanted to seize the initiative.
Soon, a craze for women to read swept across the capital and even the whole country.
"Ah, it seems that everyone is being led by Xiaojiu." The second prince couldn't help but sigh.
The fourth prince pursed his lips, "There's nothing we can do about it."
If it wasn't them, it would be someone else. How could those smart people let themselves fall behind? When it was obvious that they couldn't kill Xiaojiu with just this rumored information, they could only passively or actively let Xiaojiu manipulate them.
Xiaojiu keeps saying she is just a princess, but her actions are completely opposite to what she says.
True and false, false and true, by the time everyone realizes what is happening, it will probably be too late.
As expected, if you want to judge a person, you can't just look at what he says, but also what he does. Words can deceive people, but actions never do.
After the people in power had already done enough, the time was almost right. Three years later, Jianjian came back and joined forces with Zou Wu to give their opponents a loud slap in the face, leaving no room for rebuttal.
It finally worked...
From Zou Wu's assistance in completely defeating Beiting and becoming the Minister of Works, to Jianjian's return from the sea, Xiaojiu used the two of them as an excuse to propose the female official system, which was a progressive process, and it was truly exciting.
Seeing that Prince Ding seemed to be trying to stop it in the picture, Emperor Jingwen suddenly felt hopeful, but... in the blink of an eye, Prince Ding was persuaded to retreat by the Seventh Prince, and the matter of the female official was thus set in stone.
Emperor Jingwen's expression froze.
No, what's wrong with this Old Seven? Didn't he agree to steal Little Nine's kingdom? Why is he helping so sincerely?
The eldest brother is the same. After his son's future is secure, he doesn't care about other people's lives, right? Is he still aware of himself as the leader of the royal family?
Facts have proven that there is no such thing at all. What does it matter to them what happens to others in the future? They just need to get the benefits now.
When this day finally came, Emperor Jingwen completely gave up.
Apart from the female official system, seeing that Xiaojiu seemed to be planning to take action against the aristocratic families, even Emperor Taicheng couldn't help but say "how dare you". How could the aristocratic families that have monopolized the market for a hundred years be so easy to deal with?
However, Xiaojiu is always so reckless almost every time. After so many times, Emperor Taicheng and others have gotten used to it, but they just don't know what he is going to do specifically.
Soon, Emperor Taicheng and others saw the new paper and pen that Xiaojiu had already prepared, and of course the most important thing was the printing technology.
The reason why the aristocratic families were able to form a monopoly was that paper and pens were expensive and ordinary people could not afford them. As time went by, more and more books flowed into the pockets of the aristocratic families and were firmly held in their hands. It was easy to tamper with them or deliberately distort or take them out of context in order to control the thoughts of the readers. As a result, the power of the aristocratic families became increasingly powerful and could not be easily shaken.
But now, the aristocracy's monopoly on knowledge and learning is finally coming to an end.
Seeing the ugly expressions of several heads of aristocratic families, Emperor Jingwen and his men only found it funny. These people, who relied on their own knowledge to enslave scholars, actually ended up in this day.
As the aristocratic families came to an end, once the barriers of knowledge were broken, it became much easier for ordinary people to read and write.
As the cost of studying and writing decreased, there were more and more female students, which was also helpful for the system of female officials. In addition, Xiaojiu specially opened a course on kung fu and internal strength, and the physical gap between men and women began to gradually narrow. More than ten years passed in the blink of an eye. Seeing that there were more and more women in the court, Emperor Jingwen had no choice even if he didn't want to give up.
Although women only account for 20% of the 100 ministers up to now, it is obvious that the outline of the future that Xiaojiu has imagined has already appeared. In addition, Xiaojiu is still in good health, so waiting for another ten or eight years is not a problem at all. After ten or eight years, it will be more than just this.
Emperor Jingwen watched Xiaojiu kill batch after batch over the years, and he also removed a lot of people by the way, just like pruning a landscape tree, slowly and ruthlessly. This landscape tree finally took on the look he wanted.
Now the voices of resistance were becoming weaker and weaker. Seeing that the time was almost up and everyone seemed to be looking forward to something, the adult Dingning found Xiaojiu and mentioned the young master of the Xuanping Marquis's family, intending to have a few children with him.
After listening to Dingning's reasons for choosing the other party, Emperor Jingwen immediately spat out a mouthful of tea.
Something about a small frame will make the baby smaller and easier to give birth, something about the baby being obedient, well-behaved and sensible... Listen, listen, is this something a woman should say?
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