Lord Zhang's face turned red, realizing that he had spoken out of turn. How could he bring up what happened between the emperor and Minister Chen in bed?
Damn! This might be the reason why he hasn't been able to move up in all these years!
"Your Majesty, I have spoken out of turn. Please do not blame me."
"Your Majesty, Lord Zhang's words may be rough, but they make sense. Since Minister Chen is wearing the phoenix robe, it represents the identity of the Queen of Daxia. Since she is the Queen, she can no longer be a court official." A minister said with a bow.
They were willing to let Chen Miaoyi sit on the throne of queen, but not an official position in the court.
"Why not? There are also female officials in the court now. Do you mean that they cannot get married or have children?" Chen Miaoyi asked back.
"Of course not, but since I've become a court official, I should be concerned about Daxia, putting the country first and my family second. Pregnancy and childbirth, and the confinement period for women, can waste a lot of time, but state affairs cannot afford to be delayed by anyone."
This person spoke righteously and blatantly discriminated against women, pointing out their inconveniences.
"Sir, have you ever given birth to a child? Did your wife lie in bed motionless for ten months during her pregnancy?
A pregnant woman can still attend court and handle errands."
His words aroused the anger of the female officials. All of these female officials in the first batch came from prominent families and were not afraid of scolding others.
"Alright, alright, I said, I won't be the Queen, I'll be the Minister of Personnel. I'm as concerned about Daxia as you all are, and I've been in the Ministry of Personnel for many years, so it wouldn't be wise to change people hastily."
Ministers: Good, very good. If you don’t leave, how can others take over?
"No matter what, I am the biological mother of the Crown Prince and Princess. This is an unchangeable fact. The Crown Prince and Princess are indeed of royal blood, and no one can question it.
Any female official who can serve in the court should be able to afford a wet nurse and servants to take care of the children at home. She does not need to take care of the children herself, she just needs to teach them well.
So, from my own experience, being an official and raising children are not in conflict at all."
After Chen Miaoyi finished speaking, several female officials excitedly applauded her. If it was really as others said, then they would never be able to get married and have children in the future?
Chen Miaoyi and the emperor looked at each other. This time, the emperor supported her idea very much. If she liked to be in the court, then she could stay in the court. Anyway, she would go back to the harem to eat and sleep after the court session. What was the difference?
"Alright, my dear ministers, Minister Chen is still Minister Chen, and you don't have to worry about the harem. Nothing will happen if the Queen Mother temporarily takes over the Phoenix Seal."
Even if you want to make something happen, you need people to do it. There is not a single concubine in the harem, so what can go wrong?
All the ministers were speechless. Since she herself said she didn't want to be the queen, what else could they do?
Pulling someone down by force? Would the Emperor agree?
She gave up the position of queen to serve the country!
The ministers were at their wits' end. They assumed that most women would choose to become queen, as she was the mother of the nation! She was a role model for women everywhere, a position everyone coveted.
They don’t have to do anything to enjoy the most honorable status and treatment. If they were women, they would choose to be queens, and wealth and glory would come to them without even having to wave!
The situation is changing little by little, women's rights are increasing, and their status is rising.
Many women in the folk have thrown off the shackles of the past, bravely stepped out of their homes, and bravely "showed their faces in public."
Chen Miaoyi and the female officials in the court proposed many laws to protect women. Although they were opposed by many people, over time, some of them were passed.
The relationship between husband and wife is no longer what it used to be, and the balance between men and women is tilting slightly.
She believed that as long as one person dared to ignite this flame, countless people would follow suit, and a single spark could start a prairie fire.
After serving as the Minister of Personnel for a period of time, Chen Miaoyi was transferred to the Ministry of Works, where she devoted herself to the research and development of thermal weapons. In this era of cold weapons for all, she traveled around and conducted constant experiments.
Daxia's combat effectiveness is increasing rapidly, but it is not the best time to expand.
If only the combat capability catches up while other aspects lag behind, even if Daxia conquers another country, it will be dragged down and collapsed.
Agriculture, commerce, military, all-round development, husband and wife work together and their strength is invincible, one gives suggestions from below and the other cooperates from above.
This forced the officials of the Great Xia Dynasty into a frenzy of internal competition.
When the prince was ten years old, the palace was filled with their laughter. Children of this age are the most mischievous, and the empty harem also seemed lively.
This year, the emperor and Chen Miaoyi both felt that the time was right. Before the amulet expired, the emperor decided to send troops to attack the enemy country.
He decided to lead the army in person, which naturally met with opposition from many people. But when the emperor looked at the hot weapons of Daxia, who could resist not taking action himself?
Starting from Cangzhou, they advanced like a hot knife through butter. Even before they reached some places, local leaders took the lead in surrendering and voluntarily submitted.
The emperor won a great victory in his first battle. In a few months, the territory of Daxia doubled.
The court officials became even more enthusiastic, and no one opposed Chen Miaoyi's proposal to develop weapons and expand territory. Who wouldn't want to be a good official whose name would be recorded in history for thousands of years?
Conquering new territories meant that more officials were needed to govern them. This was a good opportunity to fill the territories, but unfortunately the emperor adopted a method in which half of the officials were female and half were male, to check and balance each other.
Throughout her life, Chen Miaoyi has always been working hard for the career she loves. She has annihilated the enemies who destroyed her family and enabled countless women to stand up. She dared to take the lead, and countless women will follow her.
Chen Miaoyi is the person who will go down in history. Although she never became the queen of Daxia in her life, she was remembered by everyone, and even other countries knew of her existence.
Until her old age, when she became the empress dowager, her children's children ran around her and the emperor. Only then did the two of them bid farewell to the court completely and raised their grandchildren with peace of mind.
"Congratulations to the host for completing the plane. The main quest completion score for this plane is 95, the side quest score is 100, and the overall clearance rating is S-level.
Reward host lifespan 5, cash 1 million."
Chen Miaoyi pulled herself out of the dimension and felt like she had just slept in a dream from which it was difficult to wake up. Scenes of her life flashed before her eyes like a kaleidoscope.
She thought of herself as an ancient person with a system, but when she woke up she realized it was all a dream.
"System, don't pick the ancient times for the next plane. I feel like I'm about to get addicted to it."
"Okay, host. The system has selected two planes for you. Please choose 1. The educated youth who went to the countryside and was tortured by the evil mother-in-law in the historical novel. 2. The female cultivator of the Hehuan Sect in the immortal cultivation plane."
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