Chapter 371 A truly intelligent person already knows how to follow his heart
The Minister of Revenue, who had memorized his lines at home for a long time, was extremely jealous of this person who was born to chat.
Sometimes, I really want to compete with talented people like you!
Minister Chu cursed in his heart, but at the same time, he gave advice to Qin Zhenning with a serious face.
"The Minister of Personnel is right. The Minister of Rites' proposal is truly beneficial today and will benefit future generations. I second the motion!"
Anyone who dares to stand in the way of the Empress's plan to enrich and strengthen the nation is a bad person! Regardless of whether or not they have any friendship with me, Old Chu, I will bite them!
Everyone was so angry when they saw the two ministers standing up and speaking righteously that they almost complained to themselves.
"Well, if I remember correctly, Minister Qin doesn't even have a wife, right? Why are they now discussing whether or not he should take a concubine?"
The corners of Wang Nianhai's mouth twitched slightly. He looked at the hypocritical guy from the Qin family and rolled his eyes at him implicitly.
You are a widower, widowed, and lonely, how dare you say that you would sacrifice your concubine for the greater good?
Love means giving up our concubine for your greater good?
Where's the face?
Qin Zhenning looked over and smiled.
"After all these years, Minister Wang is still concerned about my personal affairs as always, which really makes Qin very embarrassed.
Although I know that your affection is one-sided, but I, your foolish brother, do not know as well as you about the principle of enjoying life while you can.
Alas, how shameful!
By the way, Brother Wang, I heard that your famous concubine gave birth to a son many years ago, who looks quite like your family..."
"shut up!"
Old Wang was careless for a moment and actually forgot that Qin San, this thief, had a penchant for poking his opponent in the foot! It just so happened that they had known each other since childhood, and some of the secrets that others didn't know about were well known to the heads of some large families.
Now this shameless guy is actually going to tear off the fig leaf of my Wang family in front of me?
"Your Majesty, I suddenly remembered that I have urgent business to attend to at the Ministry of Justice. I beg Your Majesty to allow me to withdraw first. Regarding the discussion on the marriage law..."
He looked at his colleagues who were staring at him with hope, then at Qin Lao San who lacked virtue, and finally gritted his teeth and forced himself to spit out the information.
"No matter what rules my colleagues come up with, just inform me directly at the Ministry of Justice. I will follow your orders when the time comes."
Well, it seems he is ready to abandon his concubine to save his family's reputation. The emperor, leaning on the dragon throne and craning his ears to listen to the noise, sighed inwardly with great regret.
Lao Wang, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you are a big shot after all, right? Why don't you stand up for a moment? Why do you give in so quickly?
I haven't even heard the full story yet. Who does the concubine's child look like? Sigh...
He sighed dejectedly and waved his hand to let him go.
Not only was Lao Wang the Minister of Justice, he was also his eldest brother's father-in-law, and had previously served as the Emperor's tutor. No matter how you looked at it, it wasn't really appropriate to kill him as a chicken offered to the monkey, was it?
The Minister of Justice ran away quickly. The Minister of Works turned to look at the Minister of War beside him. He saw that old man Xu Shan was suddenly like a flea in his head. He was either looking up at the ceiling or looking down at the floor tiles. In any case, he would never meet his gaze.
Lu Junqing thought again and again, and realized that among the six ministries, his Ministry of Works was at the bottom, so he could neither provoke the anger of the Prime Minister nor the Ministry of Personnel or the Ministry of Revenue.
However, he really didn't want to have his once bustling backyard cleared out for no reason.
It is ridiculous that a noble family, such as this one, has to live with an old woman like peddlers!
So he gritted his teeth and steeled his heart, and stood up stubbornly to face the cruel storm that was coming at him.
"Liu Maosheng, if I remember correctly, you have quite a few concubines in your harem, right? Oh, you yourself can't even set an example, how dare you demand it of the rest of the world? Isn't that ridiculous!"
Well, this guy is really good at grasping the key points, and he caught the easiest target right away.
The Minister of Rites, who had just been nearly scolded to death by his colleagues, finally managed to emerge from behind the Prime Minister with great difficulty.
"Minister Lu, your news is a little delayed.
There are only two concubines in my harem, each of whom gave birth to a daughter. I set them free a long time ago and found a way to properly settle them down.
Now, there are only my wife and a group of children in my harem, so where do concubines and side rooms come from?"
Since we are preparing to do something big, how can we not make preparations in advance?
Old Liu now dares to pat his chest and shout, "From now on, my harem will be a standard monogamous system without concubines, and it can fully withstand the test of the Queen, oh no, the marriage law!"
This shameless and shameless person, in order to please the emperor and empress and keep his official position, actually threw away the integrity of his noble family? It is extremely shameful!
Lu Junqing was so angry that he wanted to hit someone, but obviously he couldn't do it in public, so he could only tremble with anger.
"Your Majesty, I cannot agree with Liu Maosheng's absurd proposal!
Since ancient times, the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues have been followed, with men acting as the sky above women, providing shelter for the women in their families. Women, on the other hand, rely on men for survival, providing the means for their husbands to produce offspring.
This is in line with the natural laws of yin and yang of heaven and earth. How can it be reversed by Tiangang?
Not only do I disagree with Liu Maosheng's lies to mislead the people, I also want to report this treacherous person for trying to win your favor by using the ancestral etiquette and laws to cause trouble at will. This is truly an unforgivable crime!
"I beg Your Majesty to punish him for one crime, to prove his worth! Otherwise, if the world really turns upside down and the principles of morality are reversed in the future, what will we do? A hundred years from now, how will we have the face to meet the ancient sages?"
Lord Lu felt that what he said made sense, and those who shared the same idea with him also thought that what he said made sense, so they all agreed.
But wouldn’t this instantly poke the emperor’s lungs?
On the surface, this proposal was made by the Minister of Rites, but anyone with a little common sense would know clearly who the mastermind behind it was.
So the man surnamed Lu was clearly calling a monk a bald donkey and scolding the empress in front of the emperor!
How could Li Laosi, who was obsessed with his wife, tolerate this?
No, it’s not enough!!!
Then, everyone saw the emperor's expression change instantly. He stared at the ministers who had just knelt on the ground, especially the Minister of Works who was leading the way.
Li Xiaozi spoke in a sarcastic tone.
"Minister Lu, there are flaws in what you said. Let me explain it to you from the beginning.
What is the Yin and Yang of Heaven and Earth? Look carefully at these four words. Don’t they all match one to another? There’s no such thing as one to a group, right?
You say that men are the heaven for women. That's both true and false. Heaven and earth, heaven and earth, aren't they a perfect match?
So, let me tell you what I mean: men are heaven and women are also heaven; women are earth and men are also earth. Neither of them can control the world. Do you think what I said makes sense?
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