Sometimes the palace is sunny

The strong wind that had been blowing for several days finally stopped today, and the cold smoke rising from the Taiye Pool had not dissipated until noon.

Shen Shiqing went all the way up the stone steps, besides Yiji and Sanmao, there were two female officials newly promoted to Chaohuayuan behind him.

These two female officers are both around 40 years old, one is Yue Su Niang, the other is Gao Wanxin, and the three cats follow behind a chicken, looking at the two female officers from time to time, but they are obviously different in height and appearance, but The same low eyebrows are pleasing to the eyes, and the steps taken between actions seem to be practiced by comparing them with a ruler.

Shen Shiqing turned around, just in time to see him baring his teeth, so she stopped in her tracks:

"Three cats, what are you looking at?"

"Hey hey, when I go back to the emperor, when I see the two aunts, I think of Aunt Xing, who taught the slaves to behave. A few years ago, when Aunt Xing left the palace, the servants also sent me to send them off. Aunt Xing was also like this when she was walking. gait."

Sanmao smiled and imitated the walking of several female officials.

Yiji stood aside, saw that His Majesty hadn't spoken, and quickly said: "Aunt Xing is the former female official of Shangyi Bureau Si Zan Si Dian Zan. Sanmao was only four or five years old when she first entered. According to the rules of the palace, she is a young eunuch at this age. They always ask the female officer to take care of them, so it's no wonder Sanmao always remembers them."

The third cat was born with a round face and a tender face, and he was naturally happy. His figure is not rich and he is much stronger than Yiji and Sishu. The way he walks like the ladies with his shoulders straight is really funny. I almost couldn't hold back.

Some smiles could be seen between the brows of the two female officers who had been fixed on their faces.

His Majesty, who was wearing a long cloak over a straight dragon robe, stood there watching for a while, then suddenly said:

"Three Cats, do you know where your Aunt Xing is now?"

The three cats were stunned, tilted their heads and said: "Aunt Xing is from Mingzhou. Naturally, she went back to Mingzhou to be supported by the local government until her death. I heard that there are also rich and noble families who want to ask her to teach the young lady at home. The slaves are not willing. Aunt looked at other people's faces, so she wrote a letter to persuade him, it was my aunt who took care of my slaves when I was young, and now my servants can also take care of my aunts."

Being supported by the government and being invited by rich and noble families to teach the young lady in the family is also the way out for the female officials in the palace.

Shen Shiqing nodded, did not speak any more, turned around and continued walking towards Qionghua Hall.

On the contrary, the three cats were at a loss. Seeing that the chicken followed behind the emperor again, they directly lifted the robe of the next chicken with the cat's paw.

One chicken ignored him, and three cats flattened their mouths.

When they arrived at the Qionghua Palace where the Empress stayed in Xiyuan, Sanmao stood outside the gate of the palace, and suddenly heard a deep female voice beside her:

"Xiaguan and others were also deeply taught by Aunt Xing Yueru in the palace. Occasionally, my aunt would mention the righteousness of Fan's palm seal in her letters. We all remember it in our hearts. Thank you Fan's palm seal."

Sanmao turned her head and was shocked to see the two female officials saluting to her in unison.

"Two aunts, don't, don't be so polite."

The three-cat eunuch, who had always been shameless in front of the emperor, now looked like a frightened fat cat cub, with both paws exploding.

Yiji came out of the palace and saw this scene, and shook his head secretly in his heart. The two female officials are also astute people, knowing that Sanmao has few errands, but they never care about merit when they are close to the emperor. The cat got close.

"The emperor wants to find the No.80 nine volumes of "Zi Zhi Tong Jian". The whole set of books is in the Nuan Pavilion of Chaohua Palace. Please ask Aunt Gao to get it."

Gao Wanxin bowed and went, Sanmao poked her head and said, "Boss Mao, why is the emperor still reading books with the empress?"

Yiji didn't speak, but raised its wings and knocked on the cat's forehead.

The earth dragon in Qionghua Hall was very hot. Lin Miaozhen was wearing only a tuanhua Juyi, with her head plain and a pair of pearl gourds on her ears. She was sitting on the couch, not only books but also papers were placed in front of her Pen.

"The stories in these history books are really much more interesting than "Women's Regulations" and "Women's Commandments". If you had told me that these books are so interesting, I would have asked the maids to read them too. They would be bored all night and tell stories to each other. It's also more interesting than their silent embroidery."

Shen Shiqing sat obliquely on the other side of the couch, reading an "Old Tang Book" in her hand, and she could hear Lin Miaozhen's various emotions after reading history books for a few days. Hearing Lin Miaozhen say that reading is interesting, she said with a smile :
"Reading can make people understand thousands of miles. I have always felt that there is no one in this world who doesn't like reading. It just depends on what book you read. If I knew that sister, you like history books so much, I would let people give it to you every day." You tell the story in this book."

Lin Miaozhen said with a smile: "I don't just read books for fun. I used to think that only I knew some truths, and I thought they were great. Only after reading books did I realize that many truths were already in the books."

While talking, she opened a book for "Zhao Surui" to read: "Look, Princess Pingyang can command tens of thousands of people to form an alliance with Tang Gaozu in Weishui. If I hadn't read this book, I would have thought that women commanded troops." The stories are all fabricated, I read the scripts of Hua Mulan and Mu Guiying back then, but Sugan told me that they were all fake, it really made me very sad for a while."

"Princess Pingyang is not the only woman who can command troops in the world. After a while, "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" was brought, and there was a story about Xun Guan's rescue of his father, which was also recorded in "Book of Jin" compiled by Fang Xuanling. "Book of Later Han" The Lu mother in the book is a person with great righteousness. It is just that the world remembers Princess Pingyang, Xun Guan as the daughter of a man, and Lu Mu as the mother of a man. Her words and deeds are not as clear as that of a man. After careful study, such stories There are not many, Mu Guiying's story is certainly false, and the original Zhe family of Mrs. She was also born as a general, and she was able to ride a horse and lead troops. There were also princesses on the grassland who were able to supervise the country's governance, and their achievements No less than her parents and elder brothers, sister, reading their stories is much more interesting than just reading "Rules for Women."

Lin Miaozhen blinked, and was fascinated by what she heard: "The world is so big, so women can have so many ways to live?"

With a smile on Shen Shiqing's face, she looked at several unfamiliar female officials standing beside Lin Miaozhen.

The last time she talked with Lin Miaozhen about letting the palace maids be selected to enter the inner study, Lin Miaozhen was not willing at first. Among them, Lin Miaozhen did not think that reading is very important for women. She first gave the order to Wu Zhangshan's mother to let Lin Miaozhen Knowing that the female officials can also make some headway, she changed her mind.

Unexpectedly, in just a few days, someone could hook Lin Miaozhen to read the history books.

It's nothing to make the queen interested in history books. The wonderful thing is that this matter is after the female officials can fight for their mothers. Obviously, there are people here who want the queen to be interested in reading as much as she does, and then push the palace. All the maids in the palace have the opportunity to study.

"Sister, the female officials around you are unfamiliar."

"This is what I asked Xu Gongling for. Since I want to let the maids also enter the inner study, of course I have to have more female officials around me. Didn't you also add female officials by your side?"

Lin Miaozhen straightened up from the couch, her bright face smiling like a spring flower:

"This young female officer Zhang is amazing. If she was a man, I think your Hanlin can be compared to those of yours. She is also the history book that she told me these days. It is very interesting."

Following the empress's words, a female official in official uniform and hat hurriedly knelt down to salute.

Shen Shiqing took a few glances and found that she was indeed young. The female officials of the Yong Dynasty had to be at least 35 years old to enter the palace. She looked only about 30 years old, and her complexion was not as fair as other female officials. Slight tan.

"Ms. Zhang, get up and talk. You can make the empress like reading. I should reward you."

Zhang Xiniang stood up, lowered her head and said: "As the female historian of Si Ji Si, I am in charge of the department's documents. It is my duty to select books and read books for my mother. I dare not be rewarded by Your Majesty."

While speaking, her thumb tightly pinched the pad of her index finger, almost bleeding.

"Ms. Zhang is indeed young. Like Wu Zhangshan before, she should have been promoted from a court lady, right? It's really rare that a court lady who entered the palace since childhood can become the female history of the Siji Division."

Zhang Xiniang quickly knelt down and made a big salute:
"Your Majesty praises me, this minister is a widow who entered the palace, she just looks young on the face."

He only said that a widow entered the palace but did not mention his real age, which shows that there is something hidden in it.

Shen Shiqing lowered her eyes and suddenly smiled:

"Sister, I was still thinking about who should teach the maids to study in the inner study, but now I have an idea."

Hearing what "Zhao Surui" said, Lin Miaozhen happily patted down the table: "That's right, since court ladies can read books, there should naturally be female teachers, Mrs. Zhang, why don't you go to the inner study to be a female teacher? You, I think the two aunts also have something in their stomachs. If they are idle at home all day and angry with those men, they might as well come to the palace and become female officials, and my sunrise... see Mrs. Shen, Her handwriting is also very good... Your Majesty..."

Lin Miaozhen looked at "Emperor Zhaode" with sparkling eyes.

"Since women can lead troops to fight wars and supervise the administration of the country, they can also take the exam. How about finding some talented women to take the exam like the Imperial Academy? ,How about it?"

Shen Shiqing didn't answer her right away.

The queen, who used to only know drinking and living hard in the Changchun Palace, is now alive and well, and she just rolled up her sleeves and let Officer Zhang rub the ink.

"This method must also be included in the brochure for the maids to study. Your Majesty, if they pass the exam, how about I give them their salaries directly? Not only do I have to give them salaries, but I also have to imitate your example and give them their future, and give them orders? Or rank?"

"Grace."

The emperor who had been silent for a long time suddenly spoke.

"Give them the shade, if they can teach in the inner study, their daughters can also study, just like the Imperial College for the courtiers, not only the inner study, I also plan to build a women's school outside the palace, those who have retired from the palace Female officials can be the head of the mountain, and then they can teach women all over the world to read."

The ink stick almost slipped from Zhang Xiniang's hand, she still lowered her eyebrows, but her hands trembled more and more.

It seems that at this moment she is not in the Qionghua Palace, but in a dream that she never dared to dream.

"However, these things have to be figured out gradually, sister, you should first write down the matter of selecting the female masters in the inner study through the method of examination."

"Okay." Lin Miaozhen nodded, raised her hand and wrote down the memorial that later generations called "Dayong's First Fold in the Universe".

The next day, on the morning of the court, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were blown into a dizzy state.

The Metropolitan Procuratorate has a separate review division.

A group of people including Song Qi, the head of the Ministry of Industry who were convicted of unfavorable repairs to the palace, went to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to review the matter of cleaning up the accounts of the Taipu Temple.

Qi Fu, who had disputes with the Ministry of War due to unfavorable raising horses, and other people including Qin Tongxi, the prime minister of Nantaipusi, entered the Metropolitan Procuratorate to review the matter of cleaning up the accounts of Taipusi.

Qifu Chu Jiyuan, the Minister of the Household Department who opposed the Northern Expedition to the West in the past, served as the Yushi of the Right Capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Zuo Minister of the Household Department, and presided over the cleaning of the accounts of the Taipu Temple.

Compared with these news, it is really a trivial matter for the Queen to write a letter to ask His Majesty to let the court ladies study in the inner study and select the female academic officers to study in the inner study. The candidates for the Taipu Temple deliberately used women to humiliate the faces of court officials.

Sitting on the dragon chair and looking at the people arguing about Chu Jiyuan, Shen Shiqing looked at the morning light in the distance, with a slight smile on his lips.

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On the same day, Zhao Surui, who had spent two days playing in Yanjing City and bought countless things, was finally willing to go back to Zhuangzi, looked at the galloping horse in front of him, but his expression was not very good.