Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 711 Xiao Chuo's Ambition

Luo Youdu looked at Xiao Chuo, who was dodging a bit, and frowned. This little girl didn't know where she heard it, but she said that she likes sisters, and if she really has this hobby, can she keep you until today?
Luo Youdu thought maliciously.

But this little girl really grows more and more flavorful as she grows.

In the past few years, Xiao Chuo studied Confucian classics with Dou Yujun's adopted daughter Yang. Compared with Zhou Xiaomei who swallowed jujubes wholeheartedly, Xiao Chuo studied them with great care and was already quite talented.

This person who has read poetry and books has an elegant temperament of knowledge and reason. At a glance, he really looks like a lady carefully cultivated by a wealthy family in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, gentle and elegant, graceful and graceful.But Luo Youdu knew that this little girl was a fox in sheep's clothing, and she was thinking of ghosts.

Luo Youdu walked up quickly, and the children who were playing around beside the carriage ran towards Mr. Hu together under the yelling of ugly Luo Kangrui.

"Master!"

Luo Kangrui bowed to Mr. Hu.

Luo Ningsong, Luo Ningbai, and Luo Huixiang were not so polite, and all ran to Mr. Hu.

Luo Ningsong and Luo Ningbai each hugged Mr. Hu's thigh, while Luo Huixiang pulled his cuff, and they all called Taigong affectionately.

As he got older, Mr. Hu's body was not as good as before, and the number of times he entered the palace increased.

Children have always been close to their elders, and Mr. Hu would often bring some toys from ordinary children outside the palace into the palace, which won the favor of many princes.

Seeing a group of children suddenly appearing beside him, Mr. Hu smiled from ear to ear, touched this head, touched that head, and then took out the lucky money that he had prepared from his bosom.

Speaking of this lucky money, there is also a story.

New Year's money was originally called Yasheng money. It was not a currency in circulation on the market. It was specially cast in the shape of a coin to ward off evil spirits for wearing and enjoying.In the Tang Dynasty, it became a style of loose money in spring, that is, on the first day of spring, the child laundering money given by the emperor in the palace to newborns was not only congratulations, but more importantly, it was an amulet for the elders to avoid evil and exorcise newborns.This custom is limited to the palace, and the folks do not have this custom.

But because Luo Youdu's descendants have lived in Guangdong Province for many years, the custom there is that everyone who is not married will have red envelopes, even those in their 40s and [-]s, but the number of red envelopes really depends on his will.

Luo Youdu brought this custom to ancient times, and at the earliest time distributed a small amount of red seee to the [-] soldiers of the imperial battalion division for auspiciousness.

It didn't cause any effect at first, it was just a chat after dinner.But as Luo Youdu ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, many things in his past were revealed.

This act of praying for auspiciousness in the market has become popular all over the world after being spread over the years, and has become a custom of Chinese New Year.

Of course, it is still somewhat different from the strange and beautiful red envelopes of later generations.

In this era, under the supervision of Luo Youdu, the paper industry has indeed been greatly improved. The annual paper production capacity has been significantly improved, but it is not so much that it is wasted to make red paper bags.

But the ancients had their own way of celebrating. If there was no red paper bag, they used red string.Use red string to pierce the money hole, simply tie a bow, and directly weave it into dragon and phoenix shapes with good craftsmanship, which is beautiful and practical.

Mr. Hu's new year's money is in the form of dragon and phoenix made by the ingenious maid in the mansion.

The children who received the New Year's money shouted even sweeter...

Luo Youdu, Fu Qing'er and a group of concubines came forward to say hello to Mr. Hu.

"Hu Bo!" Luo Youdu said: "Luoyang is no better than Bianjing. The area occupied by Luoyang Palace is much larger than that of Bianjing. It is very inconvenient to go in and out. When you get old in Luoyang, don't live outside, live in the palace. , and it is also convenient to take care of these boys."

Huber has always refused to enjoy the blessings in the palace, saying that he is reluctant to bear the neighbors, and of course there is this reason.But the key is not to cause trouble for Luo Youdu...

But as he got older, Huber felt lonely living alone in the house.Although because of the kindness of nurturing, Luo Youdu canonized him as the King of Loyalty, and naturally there was no shortage of servants, money and silk, but there was a difference after all.

This time, Huber did not refuse, but said with some hesitation, "Then... what about Yanyan?"

Luo Youdu glanced at her, and said: "Isn't this girl going to take the imperial examination? I can't set a precedent for her, but with her cleverness, she is more than enough to be a female official. Whether she can break free from the shackles of the times depends on herself Do you have the ability to grasp the opportunity?"

Xiao Chuo was overjoyed when he heard the words, with a hint of excitement in his beautiful eyes, he hurriedly said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your fulfillment."

Huber opened his mouth, but seeing Xiao Chuo was so happy, he couldn't utter the words stuck in his throat, he just let out a long sigh.

Xiao Chuo is 16 years old this year. In ancient times, he could get married and have children at this age.

Although Xiao Chuo is from Khitan, her background is not bad.In the Central Plains, her status as a descendant of the Khitan clan was useless, but her status as the righteous daughter of King Zhongyi of Dayu was enough to attract her.What's more, she studied under Dou Yujun's righteous daughter, Yang Shi, a talented woman who is well-known in Beijing. During Luo Youdu's two years of expedition, countless people came to ask for marriage.

Huber also wanted to say goodbye to her, so he specially got a list in private for Xiao Chuo to choose from.

Xiao Chuo refused without hesitation.

There was no excuse, and he didn't want to shirk, but directly refused, and told Huber the reason.

"Yay, Yanyan knows that you always love me. Yanyan really had bad intentions to please you at the beginning, and hoped to be protected by Yeye. Faced with Yeye's meticulous care, Yanyan has long since lost her original idea. After learning of her father's death, in Yanyan's heart, you are always Yanyan's father. Yeye wants Yanyan to have a good home, and Yanyan understands. But Yanyan doesn't want to marry, and doesn't want to be bound by life. Yanyan wants Just like the eldest sister, she can realize her ideals. Yanyan wants to be an official Wan'er..."

Huber looked at the little girl who was kneeling in front of him and almost watched him grow up, he was so horrified that he couldn't speak, his mind was in chaos.

After Luo Youdu came back, Huber told him about it in private.

Luo Youdu also stayed for a while, these sisters of the Xiao family are really interesting, the eldest wants to be a general and lead the army to fight, the third wants to be in politics, and Wan'er is better than the second, but she also has eyes above the top Lord, do not marry unless you are a king...

It's just that it's so easy for a woman to get involved in the political arena?

This is not that Luo Youdu discriminates against women, but that in this patriarchal era dominated by men, it is too difficult for women to achieve a career, especially in the political field. Women who do not rely on men are also in Luo Youdu's memory. It is Shangguan Wan'er, and she relies on Wu Zetian.

As for people like Wu Zetian and Lu Zhi, their powers were not conferred by their men?

Especially Wu Zetian, Lu Zhi had at least one Lu family backing, and all the power of Wu Zetian was given by Li Zhi.

As for the reason, it was that Li Xiaojiu had suffered from his nephew's eldest grandson Wuji, and didn't want his relatives to become bigger, forcing his queen to break with the Wu family, using the Helan family to kill Wu Weiliang and Wu Huaiyun, and then let his queen publicly scold his mother for incest.All the prime ministers in the temple are anti-military...

The Wu family can be described as the worst relative...

It was Li Zhi himself who was not up to his expectations, turned sharply, and was still blind. He didn't have time to support the prince. He was worried that after his death, his son, who had not yet matured, would be bullied by the ministers, so he gave Wu Zetian great power and asked her to protect his son. Son, plus Pei Yan's divine assist.This gave Wu Zetian a chance...

Luo Youdu does not deny that Wu Zetian is powerful, she can seize every opportunity, and becoming the first female emperor in Chinese history is enough, but it is undeniable that all her political capital was bestowed by Li Zhi...

Without a backing, it is too difficult for women to make something in the political arena.

However, Luo Youdu does not doubt that Xiao Chuo has this talent, just like her sister Xiao Hunian, she does have the ability not to lose to a man.What they lack is opportunity, but the most difficult thing is this opportunity.

Luo Youdu didn't want to risk the world's misconduct, and advocated equality between men and women in this era.But thinking of Xiao Chuo's achievements in history, I still can't help but give her a chance, it depends on how far she can go.

It's not that Xiao Chuo doesn't know that the road he chose is extremely difficult, but since he came into contact with newspapers in the school, when he listened to his master talking about state affairs with his relatives and friends, he was inevitably addicted to it, and an impulse emerged in his heart.She didn't know if she could succeed, but she knew very well that if she got married at this moment, she would definitely not be able to succeed.

Luo Youdu looked at Xiao Chuo's quickness and quickness in thanking En, and nodded with satisfaction: thick skin, accepting others' kindness is the first step to accomplish great things.

If she puts on an attitude of trying to succeed on her own, then so be it.

Reality, not Mary Sue.

Obviously, Xiao Chuo saw very clearly that if she wanted to get what she wanted, she could only rely on three people, one was herself, one was Mr. Hu, and the other was her elder sister Xiao Hunian who had made great military achievements...

"Let's go!"

Seeing that it was late, Luo Youdu waved his hand.

The female family members of the harem all got into the carriage, while Luo Youdu and Luo Kangrui rode their mounts together, and drove out of the imperial city under the guard of Yuqian Banzhi, and embarked on the road to Luoyang.

Bianjing post house.

The whole group of Manichaeans seemed to be abandoned. Since Hulasd left that night, no one cared about them, as if they did not exist.

Most of the Manichaeists are from the West, where they have not entered the Chinese cultural circle, and there is no pride in being able to speak Chinese and know Chinese characters.

Except for their wise king Osgoodin Khotan, who learned something temporarily, the rest of the people even had problems with basic communication, no one cared about them, and just left them there...

Osgudin, who is old and sophisticated, saw the tricks of the emperor of the Central Plains, and said to the Mani saint: "Now it's up to who can lose their temper first, who can't calm down, and who loses their initiative."

So, the crowd was so deadlocked.

To this day, when they heard the shouts of "Your Majesty is victorious, the Great Yu is victorious" from the street, they walked out of the post house and saw the mighty flow of people. Only then did Austin know that the Emperor of Yu was going to live in another capital city for a while , An ominous premonition welled up in my heart.

Augustine told the news to the Mani saint.

The Holy Maiden of Mani immediately reacted and said, "Did the Apostle Qinxiu not tell us about this?"

Austin said: "This thief betrayed Mingzun. I suspect that he has leaked the jihad."

The Saintess of Manichaeism looked dignified, and they were on the defensive, but Hulasd, as the treasure tree king of the Manichaeism, had certain contacts in the Manichaeism, so it might not be impossible to find out the bargaining chips they held!

(End of this chapter)