Chapter 343 Rules
However, Luo Kejin pushed him hard.
"Don't stop yet, someone's coming over here."
As they spoke, the two of them immediately gathered together again and looked ahead from a distance.
At this time, Gu Jingchun was walking upright in front, followed by several soldiers and Li Yunba who was pulling the cart with all his strength.
The ministers did not expect Gu Jingchun to be there and were shocked.
Situ Qinghe, in particular, frowned almost immediately.
“Nonsense!”
He grumbled in a low voice.
"Your Majesty, why are you being so ridiculous? How can Your Majesty allow a woman to participate in such an important occasion and such a competition opportunity? Wouldn't this make Da Qi think that we have no one in Da Cheng?"
"It's a disgrace to our Dacheng!"
Situ Qinghe became more and more angry as he spoke, but Luo Kejin was unwilling to listen to it.
Although Gu Jingchun is no longer their daughter-in-law, Luo Kejin likes her very much and protects her.
Even though her best friend said this to her, Luo Kejin couldn't stand it at all and immediately retorted: "You're talking nonsense!"
"Have you lost all the books you've read over the years?"
"When did you start looking down on women?"
"Why can't women do this? Why would they be laughed at?"
"Don't you even look at her? Could she be an ordinary woman, a normal person?"
"If she had no ability, why would His Majesty allow her to compete?"
"Don't you forget that she personally presented the weapons in the court?"
But Situ Qinghe remained unmoved and immediately said:
"So what?"
"Do you really think that a weapon designed by a woman like her can rival that of Da Qi?"
"It's not that I look down on women, but this is a war, and it involves our most advanced weapons. Tell me, why would a woman like her get involved?"
Having said that, he suddenly thought of something.
"Does your Majesty want to take this opportunity to carry Gu Jingchun's sedan chair and build up her reputation?"
"If that's the case, then I'm extremely disappointed in our Majesty. He actually favors a woman to this extent, even abandoning the dignity of our Dacheng and allowing her to act recklessly."
"This is truly ridiculous! No, I must stop Your Majesty. I absolutely cannot let Your Majesty continue making such mistakes."
Thinking of this, Situ Qinghe immediately turned around to find Chen Hechuan.
However, someone got there first and knelt down in front of Shen Hechuan.
Because it's outdoors.
Therefore, the ministers of Dacheng and Daqi were very different in their actions.
As a result, the people from Da Qi only saw a woman kneeling in front of Chen Hechuan, but they couldn't hear what they were saying.
At this time, Situ Mingji prayed for a long time today, and Situ Qinghe finally agreed to bring her over.
After she came over, she remained invisible the whole time, did not say much, and did not attract anyone's attention.
Always being a suitable transparent person.
However, the moment Gu Jingchun walked out, she knew that her chance had come.
So, she immediately turned around and knelt in front of Chen Hechuan.
"His Majesty--"
Situ Mingji did not lower his voice, so the moment he opened his mouth, he instantly attracted the attention of everyone present.
Chen Hechuan's eyes had always been on Gu Jingchun, but when he heard Situ Mingji's voice, he frowned slightly and asked casually.
"What's wrong?"
However, his eyes were always fixed on the direction of Gu Jingchun in the distance.
Situ Mingji gritted his teeth, made up his mind and said:
"Your Majesty, I beg you, even at the risk of death, to retract your decision to allow Gu Jingchun to participate in this competition."
Upon hearing this, Chen Hechuan finally withdrew his gaze from Gu Jingchun and glanced at the kneeling Situ Mingji.
Situ Mingji seized the opportunity and continued speaking immediately.
"Your Majesty, I know clearly that you only have Miss Gu in your heart."
"I also want to use this opportunity to gain some fame for Miss Gu so that she can enter the palace in the future."
"However, this is a competition between our two countries. It is a serious matter. It also concerns our confidence in Dacheng. We must not treat it lightly."
"If you let Miss Gu represent Dacheng in the written exam, how will Daqi view us? It will also make Daqi think that we have no one left in Dacheng and actually let a woman participate!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Hechuan frowned even deeper.
At the beginning, when Gu Jingchun presented those weapons in the court, Shen Hechuan specifically asked the ministers to keep their mouths shut and not spread the news.
So as not to alert the enemy and make Da Qi alert.
Therefore, it is understandable that Situ Mingji had these concerns since he did not know that these weapons were designed by Gu Jingchun.
Although Shen Hechuan did not agree with or like her statement, he did not say anything bad or vent his anger on her.
Instead, he lowered his voice and said, "You don't know the whole story, so I don't blame you. Now, you should withdraw first. After the competition is over, you will definitely know the whole story."
Because, after the competition, Chen Hechuan planned to announce to the public that these weapons were designed by Gu Jingchun himself.
However, Situ Mingji was determined and did not intend to stand up. Instead, he kowtowed and continued:
"Your Majesty, honest advice may be unpleasant to the ears but beneficial to action. If you insist on doing this, I'm afraid it will cause dissatisfaction among the ministers and affect your lifelong reputation!"
Now, Shen Hechuan was a little unhappy.
"I don't need you to remind me of my wisdom. Why don't you continue?"
Chen Hechuan was a little more angry this time. Situ Mingji didn't dare to disobey, but he didn't stop talking.
"Your Majesty, even if you want to punish me, I will still tell you.
Your Majesty, disregarding the dignity of our Dacheng and paving the way for Gu Jingchun to gain fame, even if you succeed in the end, it will cause dissatisfaction and resistance from the ministers and the people."
When Shen Hechuan heard this, he frowned even more and ordered someone to cover her mouth before ordering someone to take her off.
However, after she left, the ministers began to talk about it.
Situ Qinghe also took a step forward and advised carefully:
"Your Majesty, although I may have been a bit rash, I did say one thing that was quite true. Your attempt to pave the way for Miss Gu's fame will certainly cause dissatisfaction among the ministers. Your Majesty, please reconsider."
Shen Hechuan is very irritable now.
Gu Jingchun was standing in the hot sun, and the competition was still taking a long time to start.
But Situ Qinghe just kept on complaining.
Therefore, Shen Hechuan directly scolded him angrily.
"Lord Situ, weren't you aware of Gu Jingchun's abilities that day in the court?"
Upon hearing this, Situ Qinghe was stunned for a moment.
"Your Majesty, I know that Miss Gu has certain abilities, but this is a weapon competition after all. It is really against the rules for a woman like her to participate."
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