Qi Ji's face changed when he heard this. He looked at Jiang Jiuyue in a panic and immediately explained, "Mother, the King of Chu is a prince, how can he be crowned as the Queen? Besides, with the King of Chu's ability, how can she be restricted to the harem?"
The Queen Mother ignored him and just smiled at Jiang Jiuyue, "What do you think, King Chu?"
Jiang Jiuyue's face turned cold, "What do you think? Today, I will just pretend that I didn't hear what the Queen Mother said, and I don't want to hear it again."
After saying that, Jiang Jiuyue gave Qi Ji a warning look and left the imperial study directly.
Qi Ji secretly groaned in his heart. What on earth was wrong with his mother that she would say such words in front of the King of Chu!
"Mother, please do not mention the matter of making the King of Chu the Queen again! The King of Chu can never be the Queen!"
The Queen Mother was also very angry when she heard this, "The King of Chu can be the Queen, why don't you appoint a Queen so that she can give up this idea!"
Qi Ji was furious, "Appoint her! Let's have the selection tomorrow! Let's see what kind of virtuous queen mother will choose for you!"
The Queen Mother suddenly smiled, "Okay, okay, this is what you said, I will give the order right away, and this selection must be held in a lively manner!"
Qi Ji knew that he had been tricked and was extremely angry, but since the person in front of him was his mother, he had to say something harsh to her.
The Queen Mother patted his cheeks to comfort him and said, "I will make it clear to the King of Chu. I am too kind in this matter."
Qi Ji really didn't know what to say, so he could only make the excuse that he felt better and turned around and left.
The King of Chu and the Emperor had both left. Several old ministers knelt on the ground, not knowing what to do. Was this matter over or not?
The Queen Mother waved her hand and said, "Let's all go back."
Wang Ge Lao seemed to have come to his senses at this moment, and was about to go up to the Queen Mother to plead for mercy, but the Queen Mother had already walked away.
*
After leaving the imperial study, before Jiang Jiuyue left the palace, Qi Ji had already caught up with her.
"The Queen Mother really didn't mean that. She just set a trap for you. Now you really have to participate in the talent show."
Jiang Jiuyue rolled her eyes at him, "Your own mother is really good at tricking you, and she even drags you into this. She wants you to be made queen and consort, what does that have to do with you?"
Qi Ji said with a guilty conscience, "My mother has mentioned this to you many times, but you always refuse. So she is trying to force you to agree to the draft by taking a step back."
Jiang Jiuyue was speechless and too lazy to pay attention to him. She turned around and was about to leave, but suddenly remembered something and stopped.
"I almost forgot why I came to you. I've thought about it. We should set up literacy goals in every county, and strive to make all the old surnames recognize common characters. If there are talented people, they can go on to study in private schools."
Qi Ji had never thought about this before. He couldn't help but feel a little confused. "You said before that women should be able to read and pass the imperial examinations? Why has it become literacy now?"
Jiang Jiuyue patiently explained, "The purpose of literacy is to prevent all the old people from becoming blind. As for women's education, it is a long-term plan. We should first let women have the opportunity to learn to read, and then give them the opportunity to go to school. This way, women from poor families can also have the opportunity to go to school."
Qi Ji nodded and was about to ask something when Jiang Jiuyue interrupted him, "The gold, silver, jewelry, cattle, sheep, horses and other livestock seized from Mobei are worth a lot of money. This money can be used as funds for literacy. If there is enough, let the ministers donate. They dare to donate for the country and the people."
Jiang Jiuyue had long been liking these ministers who occupied part of the government's assets. Each of them was as rich as a country and knew how much of the people's blood and sweat they had swallowed. She was really willing to get money from them.
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