Chapter 390: The Little Scholar in Disguise as a Man and the Amazing Emperor 47
In front of the civil and military officials, and the curious gazes of the nobles, the first item that Miyue got was a small golden bow and arrow.
The Queen Mother was excited: "Great, you are worthy of being the children of the grassland! You have not forgotten the hunting blood in your bones!"
Yelu Zongzheng also smiled and nodded, his face full of pride.
Only Cha Jiu secretly felt that something was wrong.
Oops.
This guy will definitely be a little naughty monkey in the future!
The palace servants thought that the full month was over and were about to go forward to hug her.
But I saw her walking forward with her short legs.
The Queen Mother waved her hands and said lovingly, "Let her be."
How much can a child take?
It won’t be too late to catch Hongyuan later.
As a result, after putting away her small bow and arrow, Miyue turned around and cleared out all the remaining gold ingots, inkstone, jade seal... all the items on the red cloth.
The whole room was silent.
Everyone was stunned.
The Queen Mother's kind smile gradually froze.
Miyue was so tired that she was panting. She raised her chubby little hands like lotus roots to wipe the sweat off her forehead. She looked up and looked at Chajiu with sparkling eyes: "Gao Gao! Gao Gao!"
Cha Jiu was unable to react for a moment: "What?"
Miyue squatted down, picked left and right among the pile of gold, silver and jade items for the ceremonial ceremony, and picked out a jade seal. She stood on tiptoe and tried to hold it in front of Chajiu.
"Change! Gao Gao! Next time!"
——Change it to sweet cakes!
Miyue was very proud.
The jade pendant I got from the Empress Dowager last time was exchanged for a piece of sweet cake.
Now that she has so many things, she should be able to exchange them for lots of sweet cakes!
Cha Jiu and Yelu Zong Zheng finally understood what she meant and were at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
"What a clever little guy!"
Yelu Zongzheng picked up his precious daughter, kissed her hard on the cheek twice, and made an exception to the rules by asking someone to bring her two sweet cakes.
Miyue sat happily aside eating sweet cakes.
The palace servants rearranged the props for the Zhou ceremony.
Everyone held their breath again, wanting to see what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would catch.
Hongyuan was calm and composed. He stood up and walked straight towards his sister.
then.
He hugged her thighs.
The moon with a mouth full of cake crumbs: ""
Everyone was also very confused: ""
Cha Jiu held his forehead and his temples twitched wildly.
These two kids, can't their brain circuits be more normal when it comes to grabbing things?
However, the purpose of this ceremony was just to have some fun, and the result is not that important.
The ministers gave some nice compliments and the matter was over.
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Two years later, Cha Jiu gave birth to a son and named him Yelu Hongyan, which means the prosperous times will last forever.
In the same year, the long-drought areas in the southeast were blessed with sweet rains, and farmers had a good harvest.
Yelu Zongzhen was overjoyed and exclaimed that this son was a good omen. He ordered to reduce corvée and taxes and the whole country celebrated.
This year, Miyue and Hongyuan just turned three years old, and took part in the Yuan Kingdom's imperial examination, which was held every three years.
This time the imperial examination was different from previous ones as women were allowed to participate.
Girls who used to be confined in the inner chambers by their parents to embroider and were overshadowed by their brothers now raised their heads and stepped out of the small courtyards to go to school, take imperial examinations, and compete with the boys around them.
The ratio of males to females among those selected for the final palace examination was evenly split.
It can be seen that the women of the Yuan Dynasty are indeed of good quality.
Among the selected female contributors was Lin Qinglan.
After the Hehuan Gu incident, although the Queen Mother and Yelu Zongzhen did not make things difficult for Grand Tutor Lin, the Lin family gradually declined and no longer had its former glory.
Fortunately, the imperial court created a system that allowed women to take the imperial examinations, regardless of their social status or marital status.
This means that even nuns are qualified to take part in the imperial examinations.
Lin Qinglan intends to seize this opportunity and turn the tables in one fell swoop.
In the past, Cha Jiu defeated her only in her eloquence, using opportunistic words to please His Majesty.
Now she has also taken part in the imperial examination. If she can win the title of female champion, it will prove that her knowledge is no worse than Cha Jiu's!
After reading the questions and answering them, Lin Qinglan handed in his answer sheet confidently.
Unexpectedly, Yelu Zongzheng's gaze did not linger on her answer sheet for long.
He glanced over the questionnaires calmly, seeming to think that the answers from these contributors were just mediocre.
So he lowered his head and asked Miyue and Hongyuan who had come to watch the excitement: "The Pure Land Sect is popular among the people, absorbing a large number of civilians, and there is a hidden tendency to resist the court. What should we do?"
The result of the one-year-old ceremony two years ago seemed to be a harbinger of the changing personalities of the siblings.
Although Miyue is only three years old, she has already begun to be obsessed with martial arts, and her character has inherited all of Yelu Zongzheng's bold and domineering personality.
She clenched her fist and said bluntly, "Bring the troops to kill them! Destroy their lair!"
Yelu Zongzheng touched her little head and said lovingly, "Go and play."
Hong Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "There are many followers of the Pure Land Sect, and they are all common people. It is not appropriate to kill them. Otherwise, it will easily cause resentment and anxiety among the people towards the court."
Yelu Zongzheng nodded, his eyes showing admiration: "What should we do?"
Hongyuan analyzed: "Since the only advantage of the Pure Land Sect is that it has a large number of believers, we should start from this aspect and destroy their advantage."
"The imperial court could allocate funds to orthodox Buddhist temples and nunneries in areas where Pure Land Buddhism is prevalent, so that they can provide regular food and clothing to the poor, and hire doctors to provide free medical consultations. This way, we can win the hearts of the people and strengthen the status of orthodox Buddhism."
Ordinary people never want much, they just want to have enough food and clothing, and be free from illness and disaster.
Therefore, a bowl of porridge or a packet of medicine given as a gift on a regular basis is enough to make them change sides.
By then, when all the Pure Land Sect followers have dispersed, the imperial court will be able to eliminate them and avoid a lot of trouble.
Lin Qinglan in the crowd looked up in surprise. He never expected such a view to come from the mouth of a three-year-old child!
Yelu Zongzheng was very pleased and praised: "The prince really has the charm of the empress in her youth!"
Miyue pouted in dissatisfaction and said in a baby voice: "Father, what about me?"
Yelu Zongzheng coughed lightly and said, "Miyue is also very good, just like me!"
Miyue is full of satisfaction.
Hongyuan, who saw through everything, shook his head.
My father was deceived by my mother.
Now Miyue has been deceived by her father.
Aren't they father and daughter alike?
Just as deceptive.
Finally, Yelu Zongzhen finally picked out a few candidates whose views were similar to Hongyuan's from the batch of answers, and then tested them on the spot before he was satisfied and decided on the top three in the first class.
The first legitimate female number one scholar in the Yuan Dynasty was finally born.
Several other girls also got the opportunity to serve as officials in the court, but they still had to wait for a few years of assessment.
And Lin Qinglan couldn't even get the last place.
She was completely dumbfounded.
It turns out that she is not only inferior to Cha Jiu.
Even among educated women she was mediocre.
She finally understood.
She was considered a talented woman in the past, but that was only because those who were more talented than her were confined to the inner court by the times and the old system.
If women in the world had the opportunity to make a name for themselves as they do today, she would not have been able to claim the title of the most talented woman.
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Tomorrow I will finish writing about my child growing up and start a new world.
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