But since the matter was already settled, everyone was only surprised for a moment before letting it go.
Although this era was somewhat harsh on women, it didn't go so far as to confine them to the backyard and keep them out of sight.
Everyone could see what Lu Qingyan did as she walked step by step. On the contrary? Sorry, her supporters are all armed with knives. The people remaining in the court are not old fogies, nor do they have much guts.
Despite her busy schedule with state affairs, Empress Lu Qingyan was quite leisurely, as she delegated most of the administrative matters to officials such as the Prime Minister. If these officials were incompetent, she could rely on her father. Of course, she wasn't idle herself; recently, she even used her private treasury to transform a rather remote and simple palace into a library.
After the building was completed, the imperial examinations were held to select scholars. This was originally quite troublesome, but Lu Qingyan thought of first selecting some scholars from the vicinity of Chang'an and arranging them in the library.
"I intend to revise the books," Lu Qingyan suddenly said, looking at the people bustling about in the library.
The old man with a white beard looked at the young emperor and said distrustfully, "Your Majesty, this is not a simple matter."
It's not like no one has brought it up before, but it was only a preliminary step before it fizzled out. The old gentleman is also worried that Lu Qingyan's idea is just a passing fancy, that she'll forget about it after mentioning it, leaving them all busy working on the book only to end up with nothing.
Lu Qingyan waved her hand and said, "Don't worry, I will support you and you will definitely not be short of money."
When the emperor was writing a letter, he wouldn't do it himself; his subordinates would do it for him.
Lu Qingyan's words showed that she thought highly of them.
"As Your Majesty commands."
Book revision is not simply writing one or two books. True book revision involves compiling and revising the essence of historical, geographical, literary, artistic, philosophical, religious, and encyclopedic documents left by previous dynasties.
This is a major national event. As the old saying goes, "History is compiled in times of change, and books are compiled in times of prosperity."
Compiling books is a cultural undertaking that benefits all people and preserves precious ancient books and culture; compiling history is to summarize the gains and losses of previous dynasties and to warn future generations.
Her simple words stirred up a huge storm in the court and among the common people. Whether it was compiling books or compiling history, it was a great merit to leave a name in history. Once a name was written on it, it would surely be passed down for thousands of years. This was something that all scholars and Confucianists longed for. But Lu Qingyan had other ideas. She wanted to improve the status of women in this era.
So another idea behind doing this was to get rid of all these glib-tongued old fogies and then let some young people with ideas establish girls' schools and create a women's imperial examination system.
As long as more people participate, one or two people with real talent and ambition will always be selected.
Once a leader is established, more and more women will step into the imperial court.
Over time, women's status will naturally improve.
Lu Qingyan made up her mind, and her subordinates were very reliable. Everything progressed very smoothly. After more than a year of hard work, Lu Qingyan actually recruited five or six women with real talent and ability.
They are all quite knowledgeable, but due to the limitations of the times, their vision is a bit lacking. They could stay by my side to help me out.
However, there was one person who made Lu Qingyan look at him in a new light.
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