Ji Yong'an caught the person, and Mingyue walked up to the emperor, "Your Majesty."
"Grand Preceptor, you've arrived. I have the edict of abdication to—"
"Give it to Shen Yu."
Mingyue interrupted the emperor.
The emperor widened his eyes slightly, looking at Mingyue with confusion, "Did you deliberately arrange for her to come in?"
Although the princes are all dead, he still has grandsons who will marry into the royal family. Of course, he will pass the throne to his grandsons. With the Imperial Advisor present, the Great Rong Dynasty will not perish.
Mingyue nodded. Shenyu needed a legitimate identity to succeed her, and she had also been meritorious in protecting the emperor, and had the support of the Ji family.
"Why?"
If you're going to die, at least die knowing why. The emperor, clinging to his last breath, awaited Mingyue's answer.
Mingyue thought for a moment and then said, "Follow the will of Heaven."
When the emperor passed away, Mingyue wrote a decree to pass the throne to him, affixed the imperial seal, and assisted Shenyu in ascending to the throne.
Aside from giving Shen Yu a direction, everything else was left for her to figure out on her own. Shen Yu first arrested those rebellious officials, executing some and exiling others.
Shen Yu also tried to appease them, but found that these ministers were restless and showed no respect whatsoever.
Shen Yu was furious and decided to adopt an iron-fisted policy, using ruthless methods to suppress the ministers so much that they dared not even breathe.
Afterwards, Shen Yu opened a women's school and trained female soldiers, giving a platform to talented women who eventually faded into obscurity.
Of course, there were still many voices of resistance. Shen Yu was becoming more and more like an emperor. In just three years, her temples were streaked with white. "My lord, I want to let these women enter the court to serve as officials."
"Do whatever you want."
Mingyue casually placed a chess piece down and spoke nonchalantly.
Shen Yu smiled gently, "Yes."
The Great Rong Dynasty—no, it's now called the Jin Dynasty—is teeming with talented people, a veritable golden age.
As Shen Yu's rule in the Jin Dynasty gradually stabilized, women were able to participate in the imperial examination system and become officials. Shen Yu remembered the baby girl from back then and was relieved to see that the family was taking good care of her.
Shen Yu wanted to train another batch of female doctors, and she was so busy every day that she wished time could pass more slowly.
Until Chen Yao entered the palace with red eyes and said that the master had passed away, Shen Yu was confused and held a funeral with the highest honors for Mingyue. Suddenly losing her backbone made Shen Yu unable to handle the affairs of the court.
Ji Yong'an and Chen Yao took turns comforting him, "The adults wouldn't want to see you like this, would they?"
"I understand, I'm just not used to it."
Everything she has comes from adults. What will she do when they leave?
Shen Yu's eyes were red, and the empress, unusually, acted like an unmarried young lady, helplessly shedding tears and stammering, "My lord was so young... why did you leave?"
She knew that the Imperial Preceptor's divination of destiny was done in exchange for lifespan, so she forbade it. Even Sister Chen Yao was only allowed to teach at the school.
How could someone so young leave?
Chen Yao's voice choked with sobs as she held Shen Yu and cried for a long time. Yes, how could the adult just leave like that?
But life had to go on, and Shen Yu continued to devote herself to her career. When she turned thirty, she adopted four children, half boys and half girls.
She personally raised these four children until they were sixteen. When she learned that the eldest son aspired to go into business, Shen Yu did not interfere much and had someone else specially train him.
The second male lead wants to become a doctor, travel the world, and heal all people. Shen Yu pats the second male lead with admiration.
The female lead is calm and composed, highly skilled in martial arts, and volunteers to become a national protector general. The second female lead is similar to Shen Yu in personality, deeply concerned about the country and its people.
After Shen Yu, the focus was on cultivating the second female lead. None of the children had any objections. When Shen Yu was fifty years old, she passed away due to overwork. The second female lead took over her position, and the whole country mourned.
Continuing to complete the tasks that Shen Yu had not finished, the Jin Kingdom gradually began to annex other countries, promoting gender equality and slowly breaking down gender discrimination.
This development is still very slow, but now more people are starting to speak out.
A single spark can start a prairie fire.
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