Chapter 85
Attached to this report is the specific location.
Chu Huan was curious about how long the two groups had been fighting, where they were now, and how far away from the capital. The system answered all her questions one by one. Fearing that Chu Huan didn't understand the map and location of Dasheng, the system described it in great detail, even giving the specific coordinates and reference points.
All the care and concern the system showed to Chu Huan has now benefited them.
The emperor and his officials were almost grinning from ear to ear.
Although the Xirong and King An's men were no longer there when they sent people to chase them, they had a rough location that could be used as a reference, so they could track them down along the way.
"Even if we find the person, what if the Xirong spies don't believe us and refuse to hand over the evidence?"
"They rushed all the way from Zhouzhou, and after so many deaths, they certainly wouldn't easily trust the Jinyiwei who suddenly appeared."
"If we mistake them for Prince An's men, it will be a three-way melee."
"We still have to think of a foolproof plan."
All the officials put their heads together, and everyone contributed their ideas, almost using all the Thirty-Six Stratagems.
It was Prince Furui who reminded them: "Zhang Fugui of Fugui Casino is a spy from Xirong."
One word can wake a dreamer up.
yes!
There is no need to raid the gambling house immediately to fill the national treasury just because the other party is a spy from Xirong. You can put it aside for now and squeeze out its potential value before raiding it!
"Xirong has been sending people to keep an eye on the Pacification Office."
"We can use their trick against them and use other excuses to send the Imperial Guards out of the capital."
"After receiving the news, Xirong might take the initiative to contact the Jinyiwei."
"This way, we can perfectly remove the suspicion from the imperial court."
The civil officials began to perfect the details of this plan, ensuring that the Jinyiwei sent this time were just tools to receive evidence and would not arouse suspicion from either the Western Rong or Prince An.
The military generals felt a chill run down their spines when they heard about their various calculations. The hearts of the civil officials were truly filthy!
No matter how much they sigh, they will only add insult to injury for anyone or anything that is detrimental to Dasheng and the imperial court, and will never help.
After discussing the plan, the king and his ministers, who had just been full of excitement, fell silent because they thought of another question: Chu Huan's contribution.
If the same merit was given to anyone present, they would have been promoted long ago, but because of Chu Huan's age and gender, the merits have been accumulated without any reward.
But piling it up like this is not a solution.
If things continue to pile up, and the truth comes out one day, Chu Huan will most likely be disappointed with the Dasheng court.
——How could she know whether the court was going to reward her for all her merits or had no intention of rewarding her at all?
The emperor, the old grand tutor, the old tutor and others had already figured out Chu Huan's idea of "fighting for status for women all over the world" and saw her begin to implement the plan step by step.
The emperor's second princess was so capable that she had no objection to women holding official positions. She was even happy to see it happen and was willing to provide convenience for Chu Huan in many things.
The old Grand Tutor and the old Grand Preceptor always thought that if Chu Huan had more merits, others would gradually give in. But now the speed at which Chu Huan accumulated merits was a little beyond their expectations, and their worries were growing.
If Chu Huan continues to receive such unfair treatment, will she be disappointed or even despair?
Therefore, it is not necessary to turn to the Western Rong and Northern Di, but...
Chu Huan is Shang Lu's student now. If she follows him and learns something about staying away from the world and retiring to the mountains together, she will be doomed!
The old Grand Tutor suggested, "Since we can't give Chu Huan too many rewards for the time being, why not fulfill her wishes in some small matters to show the court's goodwill."
This will prevent Chu Huan from feeling that the court is beyond help one day and following Shang Lu into seclusion in the mountains.
The old Grand Tutor didn't say the following sentence, and the emperor and the officials could all imagine it on their own - Chu Huan had too high a liking for Shang Lu, and they didn't dare to gamble even if it was just a possibility.
This time, no one objected.
It's just hiring teachers for a few girls. It won't affect the court or them.
As long as it did not involve their own interests, they were happy to provide help, and Hu Qiaoyun and several women on the list successfully became disciples.
They knew very well that it was not easy to have such an opportunity, and they also knew that it was all thanks to Chu Huan, so they cherished the opportunity and worked hard to absorb the knowledge taught by the teacher.
The other students of the teachers originally looked down on the young girls, but they all had a strong desire in their hearts and studied like a crazy person with no tomorrow.
After a few days, the students changed their minds.
Anyone who has such enthusiasm for learning and can persevere is worthy of their admiration, even if she is a woman.
After more than half a month, the students could no longer sit still.
When these women first arrived, they couldn't keep up with the progress, but in the blink of an eye, they made huge progress. If they continue like this, will they be left behind?
After more than a month, the students followed suit.
They have to do it, because compared with such a test-taker, the teacher is disgusted with them!
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In the capital, a trend of women reading began to emerge, and the enlightenment books and the Four Books and Five Classics in bookstores sold better.
Chu Huan stayed at home to study every day, and went to the business to study when she went out. She was not sensitive to the gossip and trends of the outside world.
She only knew that many servants of the Chu family were reading, whether it was "Three Character Classic" or "Hundred Family Names", but she didn't expect that this trend would spread throughout the capital.
I heard this from Hongmei.
I don’t know if it was influenced by the melon-eating system, but Hongmei especially liked to find out the gossip in the capital. Whenever she heard something new, she would run back and share it with them.
"Miss, there are many female teachers in the capital now." Hongmei's face flushed. "I never knew there were so many knowledgeable female teachers. The capital is really a place where crouching tigers, hidden dragons and crouching tigers are hidden!"
Chu Huan and Qing Zhu also heard this for the first time and looked surprised.
When Chu Huan was receiving enlightenment and studying, the Chu family also looked for a teacher for her. It was easy to find a teacher for enlightenment, but there were very few teachers who could teach girls the Four Books and Five Classics.
At that time, the Chu family had to ask many people for help to find a suitable female teacher, but now they appear like mushrooms after rain.
Chu Hua: [Tong'er, are these extra female teachers from other places?]
The system took a look: [Some of them heard that there were many women studying in the capital, so they came from other places to find work.]
[Some were already educated, but hid their talents due to fear of gossip or their husbands' disapproval, and only emerged to take advantage of this favorable opportunity.]
After all, these people are unwilling to let their talents be buried, and they can't wait to come forward as soon as they get the chance.
Chu Hua: [How's your level?]
System: [There are good and bad ones, and the quality varies. If you have the conditions, learn more and study in depth. If you don't have the conditions, it's also good to recognize a few more words.]
Isn’t it the same for men when they read?
Those who are talented can take the imperial examination. If you are not so talented, it is also good to know a few words and work as an accountant.
Chu Huan: [When did this trend start? I didn't even notice.]
System Tucao: [You are too much of a homebody! ]
[To be specific, it should have been almost two months since Hu Qiaoyun and the others became my disciples.]
Chu Huan originally thought that women would have to wait until they came to power before they could continue to study. Only when women all over the world realized that studying was also a way out for women would the trend of development change.
All I can say is that it is worthy of being the capital, the place with the most sensitive political sense in the whole of Dasheng.
This is indeed the case. All officials have already realized the inevitability of Chu Huan's promotion to the throne. With Chu Huan's support and help to other women, there will definitely not be only one or two women serving as officials in the court in the future.
All the officials are women, so why can’t they be women from their families?
Once many officials took action, many wealthy businessmen followed suit. Many of them did not understand the meaning behind the action, but that did not stop them from following suit.
Where there is demand, there will be a market.
System: [There are too many women in the capital who want to study, and the female teachers are in short supply. However, a person's energy is limited, and it is impossible to teach too many students at the same time, so it is natural to roll up.]
Some people came with gold, silver, and jewelry to become apprentices, while others set a threshold for screening. However, the number of students was simply too large, and while the female students with good qualifications and family backgrounds were accepted, there were still many more.
Then, female teachers wrote letters to their friends. Many female teachers rushed to the capital from other places. After the news spread, many female teachers were still on their way, and female students from other places also rushed to the capital after hearing about it.
This is a virtuous cycle.
Chu Huan could even foresee that as more and more female students sought to study and more and more teachers were willing to teach, women's colleges specifically for female students would be established.
Maybe one day, there will be coeducational colleges... This is still a bit too avant-garde, Chu Huan shook her head secretly.
System: [Many male teachers who originally refused to accept female students, saying things like "Women will get married sooner or later, so studying is useless" and "Women should just study women's training and admonitions," have now relaxed their requirements for accepting students.]
Chu Hua pointed out: [In the face of huge interests, gender bias is not worth mentioning.]
Everyone: “…” That’s true.
The system was worried about something going wrong at Chu Huan's house, so it suggested: "There are more women reading books, and there are many women's tea parties and poetry gatherings in the capital. Do you want to go and see them?"
Just by hearing the name, you can tell that it is a place where women hold banquets and get to know each other under the pretext of tea and poetry.
Chu Huan was somewhat interested, but unfortunately her class schedule was too full and she really couldn't spare the time.
Fortunately, she has a system, so she can just watch and see who is the most powerful.
Even though I thought so, I was still somewhat curious.
Chu Huan: [Nangong Ling didn't go?]
System: [She has disguised herself as a man and gone to these banquets many times before, competing with famous and talented men. She has no interest in these elementary banquets that have just begun.]
Her exact words were: "If I had that much time, I might as well do more practice questions."
Chu Huan sensed something was wrong from these words.
Nangong Ling has already boarded her boat and also brought Hu Qiaoyun and others on board, who share the same ambitions as her.
Logically speaking, people should be very supportive, right?
Chu Hua: [Is there something wrong with these tea parties and poetry gatherings?]
The system hesitated: [I don't know how to comment.]
Tea parties and poetry gatherings are generally held for communication and to connect with like-minded people. However, most of the recent tea party poetry gatherings have been quite normal. What are some of the highlights?
It's a bit like a blind date in disguise. Men and women alike can enjoy tea, flowers, poetry, and personalities, and get engaged after just a few interactions.
Chu Huan breathed a sigh of relief, thinking it was something else.
[Children of noble families often use tea parties, poetry gatherings, and flower shows as channels for matchmaking. Even the Empress Dowager would host matchmaking banquets, so what about a banquet held by ordinary people?]
But Nangong Ling's words seemed to contradict the idea of this kind of blind date party?
Chu Hua: [What happened to Nangong Ling? ]
The system had already secretly eaten the melon, and when Chu Huan asked about it, it hurriedly explained: [In order to hide her identity as a woman disguised as a man, Nangong Ling rarely attended banquets. She had few friends and only one good sister.]
[She has changed because of your help. When she sees other women in trouble, she will not hesitate to lend a hand, not to mention her good sisters.]
Nangong Ling persuaded her best friend to change herself through reading and seek a way out, but her best friend disagreed. She agreed verbally but then turned around and went to various tea parties, poetry gatherings, and flower shows, which made her a little angry.
Chu Huan was stunned for a moment, looking a little dazed.
The system thought she was discouraged and quickly tried to comfort her: [Everyone has their own aspirations. Don't be sad, Sister Huan!]
"I'm not sad." Chu Hua spoke honestly. "Everyone has the right to choose the life they want. I just gave them another choice, not forced them to choose."
The more choices and the more fallbacks a woman has, the better her life will be.
Having said that, the system was still worried that Chu Huan would be unhappy, so it decided to tell her some good news.
System: [Sister Huan, did you know? Jiang and Yu Jiayan are divorced!]
Chu Huan was indeed interested: [Expand and tell me more!]
Jiang had clearly insisted on torturing and taking revenge on Yu Jiayan, so why did she suddenly change her mind?
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