Chapter 792 Even a woman can become an official?
While Li San Niang was trying to figure out what kind of skill this "keen eyes and quick hands" was, everyone in the Li family was talking about how Li San Niang had been granted an official position.
Inside the main room of the Li family, beside the bed.
On this sweltering summer day, when even the night breeze blowing in through the window carried a blast of heat, Sister-in-law Li was still scalding her feet with boiling water.
Although Sister-in-law Li seems no different from before, giving birth to Xiao Liulang still damaged her health.
This hot water foot bath was specially made for people like Sister-in-law Li who were weak. The hot water wasn't clear; it contained a medicinal packet made from a prescription that Sister-in-law Li's father had specially written for her. The whole basin of water was dark brown and smelled strongly of medicine.
"Mei Niang, would you like some more hot water?"
Sister-in-law Li shook her head at Brother Li's question, "It's still hot. It will be soaked long enough once it cools down."
Seeing that Sister-in-law Li's forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat from the hot water, Brother Li found a cloth and carefully wiped her sweat.
"Big brother, why isn't Xiao Liu a little girl?"
Sister-in-law Li turned her head and glanced at Xiao Liulang, who was also sleeping soundly in the bed wearing a bib. With a furrowed brow, she said this to Brother Li, who was wiping her sweat.
Brother Li first followed Sister-in-law Li's gaze to look at Xiao Liulang, and then paused for a moment after hearing Sister-in-law Li's somewhat reproachful words.
Brother Li really didn't know how to answer Sister-in-law Li's question, but Sister-in-law Li didn't seem to need Brother Li's reply, because she immediately sighed and said, "It's my fault, it's my fault for not giving birth to a little girl."
Oh, it's all my fault as a mother.
Big brother, our third sister-in-law is really amazing!
I'm so happy today, that's why I drank some wine.
In the stillness of the night, a dim yellow lamp on the round table illuminated the room.
Sister-in-law Li shifted closer to Brother Li, leaning against his bare shoulder. "Brother, when I see Third Sister, I'm reminded of the first time I saw her when I married you."
With a smile, Sister-in-law Li recalled the first time she met Li San Niang, "Back then, she was still a young girl who hadn't yet reached marriageable age."
That little girl who used to follow me around so closely is now an official!
"Brother, that's an official!"
At this point, Sister-in-law Li inevitably became excited. She sat up straight again, wrapped her hands around Brother Li's strong forearms, and gently poked the muscles on his forearms.
“When I was at home, I heard my father mention that there were female soldiers in the border camp!”
That was also permitted by the emperor. Those who joined the military and were rewarded for their meritorious service in killing the enemy received a monthly salary!
Later, a female general emerged, and she even had the honor of meeting a sage.
However, after the great victory in the war, the female general's military power was taken back and given to a male general.
"My father said it was because the scholars in the court were dissatisfied with the woman's command of the army!"
Brother Li reached out and gently patted Sister-in-law Li, who was playfully rubbing her forearm. “If I remember correctly, you were talking about the time when the Emperor first ascended the throne. The woman who was called General was General Su Yueying, daughter of the Su family. She married the third son of the Wang family, a family with which they had a long-standing friendship. She and her husband had a very close relationship.”
Unexpectedly, Wang Sanlang was brutally killed by the Turks on the battlefield, while General Su was still in Luoyang at that time.
Upon receiving the news, General Su donned his armor and rode swiftly to the border city just one day later, volunteering to lead the troops into battle.
As you said, what happened next was exactly as described. General Su was incredibly brave, wielding a spear weighing about a hundred pounds. The battle became deadlocked, so she sought out local women and women to form a women's army.
"Brother, how did you know such details?"
Brother Li bent down and reached into the hot water that Sister-in-law Li was soaking her feet. “There is a colleague in the Imperial Guard named Su. He and General Su are related by blood. I heard him say that when we teamed up.”
Brother Li got up, grabbed a towel, and knelt down to wipe Sister-in-law Li's feet.
"Big brother, do you think those officials in the court will also say that Third Sister is a woman and forbid her from becoming a physician?"
If they were to speak up, would the Emperor really refuse to grant Third Sister the official position? Would he take it back from her?
Brother Li shook his head immediately, "No way!"
The sage is no longer the same person he was when he first ascended the throne, when he needed to compromise with his court officials to maintain stability.
If they dared to say that now, Suzaku Square would probably be swarming with flies and mosquitoes for days on end.
While Li Dasao was worried about whether Li Sanniang could keep her official position and continue to hold it steadily, Li Ersao didn't even think about that.
Li Ersao had just washed her feet with warm well water when she entered the house. She first went to check on Xiao Wulang, who was lying on his back on his small bed, fast asleep. He was only wearing a bib and had no bottom.
"Asleep?"
Brother Li Er walked in from the doorway with a long moxa stick in his hand, and asked Sister-in-law Li Er in a low voice.
Li Ersao, afraid of waking Xiaowulang, simply nodded to Li Erxiong.
Brother Li walked around the house three or four times with a lit moxa stick in his hand, and finally broke off a small piece of the burning moxa stick and threw it in the corner of the room.
After blowing out the lamp, Li Erxiong returned to his bedside by the moonlight outside. After taking off his clothes and lying down, he was about to fall asleep when Li Ersao suddenly murmured, "So, even a woman can become an official?"
Even amidst the sweltering summer heat and the constant chirping of insects, Li Ersao's soft murmurs in the still-quiet night were still heard by Li Erxiong, who was not yet asleep.
With his eyes closed, Li Erxiong grabbed a palm-leaf fan from the side and fanned himself vigorously, bringing a slight breeze to himself and Li Ersao beside him.
"Isn't it obvious?"
Third Sister became an official.
Besides, even a saint is a woman, so why do you think a woman can't be an official?
It would have been better if Li Erxiong hadn't said those words. But the fact that he mentioned Emperor Wu was a woman made Li Ersao, who was already stuck in a rut, completely unable to get out of it.
"ah!
Yes, that's right!
Even the sage of today is a woman! The sage is a woman!
The saint is a woman!
Li Ersao mumbled these words, her voice growing louder and louder. Li Erxiong was startled and opened his eyes. He raised his hand and covered Li Ersao's mouth.
This startled Li Ersao out of her daze. Li Erxiong lowered his head and whispered in her ear, "Silence! The walls have ears!"
Seeing that his sister-in-law understood the gravity of the situation, Li Erxiong finally released his hand from covering her mouth.
"Don't overthink it. Just know that it will benefit our family if Third Sister becomes an official."
Hearing Li Erxiong speak like this, Li Ersao's eyes lit up immediately, and something called delusion lit up along with them.
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