long live the queen

Chapter 94

Wu Shangwen's eyes fell directly on the rice paper covered by Wei Yunqing's hands, his eyes were full of longing, but his expression was struggling endlessly.He knew what her request meant... But the things in her mouth were so attractive that even his father would be persuaded if he came over.

After struggling again and again, Wu Shangwen's expression relaxed, and there was only unshakable firmness left in his eyes: "My lady, a few days ago, the villain happened to be watching the stars outside at night, and found a strange phenomenon in the sky. Now that she is not in her original position, she must be the incarnation of Tianbaoxing, the rising star is here, and I will lead the country and the people to peace, and last forever!"

Although she didn't know what kind of spica Wu Shangwen was talking about, Wei Yunqing understood the word "Rising Star" and understood that it was a success, so she showed a soothing smile on her face.

She would come up with this plan, first of all Yang Yi said in front of the officials that she was a fairy to give her a hint.There are so many superstitious people in this day and age, maybe she would be very helpless in the past, but now it has become something she can take advantage of.Giving her a halo of "reincarnation of the immortal" and building momentum in public opinion is the purpose of her series of actions.

She deliberately appeared in front of the officials, let them see her difference, gave them an intuitive data experience to refute their statement about "the rooster leads the morning", and deliberately proposed that apes turned into humans, and ancient women were in charge of the house. It sounds very absurd, and they deliberately made it mysterious and refused to tell them the source, just to cooperate with Wu Shangwen's "immortal certification" for her in the future, so that they would think that her source was "God", after all It is absolutely impossible for people in this era to know the events of the ancient times without history books.In order to convince Wu Shangwen, she prepared a lot of modern common sense to impress him. Maybe modern people are not as good as ancient people in many aspects, but at least in terms of their understanding of the world, the ancient people are hard to catch up with modern people , This is the limitation of the entire era, and has nothing to do with the individual's IQ ability.

Although what Wu Shangwen said about "Rising Star" is somewhat different from what she said about "Immortal Reincarnation", the result is likely to be similar.Now that Wu Shangwen has been dealt with, she will wait for a series of chain reactions after his "Rising Certification" is published.Of course, she will also let Cao Jun quietly build momentum among the people, exaggerate her rising status among the people, and win a big advantage in public opinion.At that time, Ji Sichen's argument, which she had already refuted with statistics, would no longer hold water, and if the ministers continued to oppose her, "Rising", helping Daliang, they would be dissatisfied with Daliang!

After Wei Yunqing explained all the stack of papers in his hand to Wu Shangwen, Wu Shangwen went back with a head full of new knowledge that shocked his worldview. Before leaving, he made an appointment with Wei Yunqing, and there are still problems in the future. Hope If she could answer him, Wei Yunqing also agreed.

As soon as Wu Shangwen left, Cao Jun and Lan Tian came over immediately.When they listened to the conversation between Wei Yunqing and Wu Shangwen before, they couldn't hold back. If she hadn't said that they couldn't interrupt, they would have asked.The things Wei Yunqing mentioned were completely new worlds to them.

"Niang Niang, what you said, is it possible to be true?" Cao Jun didn't believe it, he always felt that maybe she wanted to fool Wu Shangwen.

"That's natural, otherwise how can we persuade Wu Shangwen?" Wei Yunqing nodded and said, "If I tell you that you probably don't believe it or understand it, then don't ask."

When she said this, Cao Jun and Lan Tian had no choice but to stop asking. Wei Yunqing glanced at Lan Tian who seemed to be full of words, and smiled slightly: "Well, I can tell you about it when I have time. This is over."

A smile appeared on Lan Tian's face immediately, and even Cao Jun nodded again and again.Why do they live on a big ball, and this big ball revolves around a bigger fireball that is burning... These things are like fantasy, but they are also very interesting to listen to!
As for where Wei Yunqing got these novel ideas--knowingly asked but couldn't find out, the two of them simply didn't ask. They knew too well that there were so many strange things about this imperial concubine. Can they see through?

Wu Shangwen was very efficient, and a memorial was presented on the second day after returning.This memorial that gave Wei Yunqing the name "Rising" stood out among the crowd who scolded her, and it immediately swept across the court like a hurricane, causing a lot of influence.

No one thought that the first official supporter of Wei Yunqing would be an official from the Qin Tianjian.Although the farming time book published by Qin Tianjian is extremely important, the officials of Qin Tianjian are usually outside the real power center, and no one takes them seriously.However, Wu Shangwen has a great reputation among the people because he successfully "predicted" rain during the drought two years ago. After his "rising" remarks spread to the people, several empress temples suddenly appeared near Shangjing. Wei Yunqing Zi became a living god in the mouth of the people.And the deeds of her bravely saving the emperor also quietly spread among the people, which made her "Rising" title even more convincing.

"Your Majesty, the common people worship you as a god now! Slaves, look, those old fellows in the previous dynasty want to speak ill of you, and they have to weigh public opinion!" Cao Jun smiled smugly.

After receiving the good news from Cao Jun, Wei Yunqing felt relieved.The plan was successful, and Wu Shangwen made the right move in this step. Now she is a "rising star", so what if the ministers in the previous dynasty knew that she was behind the push?The matter is a foregone conclusion, and they still want to say that she is "a rooster who wakes up the morning", and they always have to weigh whether the common people agree or not. This is the power of public opinion.

The only sequelae are that Wu Shangwen always asks some officials of Qin Tianjian to see her and ask her some strange questions.According to what Wu Shangwen said, after he went back, he showed what she said to his father and other leaders of the Qin Tianjian. Some of them were shocked, some were very angry, and thought she was talking nonsense. I sent it, but follow-up or curious questions, or specially embarrassing questions came one after another, which annoyed her--some questions she could answer, and some questions she didn't understand, so there was nothing she could do.But she accepted Qin Tianjian's love, and she had a good impression of the technical officials, so she had to reply patiently.

Half a month after the cabinet strike, Wei Yunqing specially gave them a step down, and sent people to "concern" the illness of several adults, hoping that they would come back soon after recovering from their illnesses.

Firstly, the emperor refused to send Wei Yunqing back to the harem, and secondly, even the common people supported her, and the people in the cabinet knew that it was impossible for them to force Wei Yunqing to step down. Back to work after vacation.

As if nothing had happened, Wei Yunqing sent the memorials that had been accumulated for a long time to several cabinet ministers, and said with a smile: "My lords, please work hard, these memorials have been released for some time, please return them Let's give some countermeasures."

What else can the ministers do?I had to obediently pick up the memorial and either think or discuss it.

However, Wei Yunqing didn't let them go just because they did so many things to her, and she always wanted to "repay" them.

As if she suddenly remembered something, she said with a slight expression on her face: "Oh, by the way, there is one more thing I forgot to tell the ministers. From today onwards, there will be more people around when the cabinet discusses matters. Don't mind, I have already made an agreement with them, and I will never disturb the discussions of the adults."

Following Wei Yunqing's line of sight, the cabinet ministers saw several curtains hanging in the corner, and figures behind the curtains flickered.

Behind this, behind this are...women? !

When the senior members of the cabinet came back, they were naturally in an uncomfortable mood, so their ability to observe their surroundings was weakened. When they were talking to Wei Yunqing, they didn't even notice that there were so many curtains beside them.Now that Wei Yunqing mentioned it, they realized that something was wrong, and they felt bad all of a sudden.

——There was a fuss, I didn't expect that Wei Yunqing could not be driven away, but a few more came to the harem!

"Nonsense! This is degrading!" Mao Yirong blushed with anger.

Wei Yunqing pretended to be puzzled and said: "Master Mao, how could this be insulting to the gentlemen? They admired the demeanor of several adults very much, and wanted to see the demeanor, so they asked me to come here. I thought that you adults are not small-minded people. I had no choice but to shirk and agree to come with them."

Concubine Zhuang snorted softly behind the curtain, with a disdainful expression.The rest of the concubines also looked strange.Obviously it was the imperial concubine who insisted on bringing them here, okay? She said that "true knowledge comes from practice", her ability to talk nonsense is really outstanding!
"Cabinet deliberations are serious matters that involve confidentiality, so how can these harem women be allowed to pry at will!" Mao Yirong said angrily.

Wei Yunqing smiled and said, "Aren't I also a harem woman? Why, Lord Mao is going to kick me out?"

Mao Yirong fell silent.Didn't they just want to force her to leave?As a result, the emperor didn't cooperate, and she herself somehow won over the stubborn officials of the Qin Tianjian. In the end, they didn't get what they wanted. Instead, they gave her a legitimate excuse to participate in the cabinet discussions.What bullshit Rising, it's just nonsense!

Thinking of the little emperor who "covered and indulged" Wei Yunqing, Mao Yirong felt powerless, his fighting spirit dissipated in an instant, and he acquiesced to the fact that the women in the harem appeared here.

Mao Yirong died down, and the other ministers also stopped talking, they knew it was useless.If they insist on not letting those women stay here, they will probably start a fight with the imperial concubine again, and then there will be a strike, and then she will come up with something, and then they will be forced to come back along the steps she gave— ——Why don't you just pretend you didn't see them from the beginning? Look, isn't there a curtain blocking this?

In fact, there is a very important reason why the ministers in the cabinet have come back to compromise so quickly - Wei Yunqing is not a traitor concubine.If she is a corrupt person who breaks the law and appoints a private person, even if she uses Wu Shangwen to create an advantage in public opinion, they will not be able to compromise on this-of course, if she threatens them with their wealth and life, it is another matter.The fact is that during her time there, the efficiency of the cabinet in handling political affairs has been much higher. She will not express unreasonable opinions on political affairs, and it is rare to be able to handle disputes evenly. Whoever listens to others , and not always favoring anyone.Although they didn't want to admit it, when she was there, they really felt physically and mentally comfortable in dealing with political affairs. Regardless of whether their political views were supported or not, it was always worrying that things were still unresolved.It was also because of this that they didn't realize that it was wrong for her to be a woman in power until they were impeached by the imperial censor; and because of this, they are happy to come back now.

——Anyway, this is the country of the Yang family, His Majesty the Emperor doesn't care, what should they worry about?
Seeing that none of the cabinet ministers expressed any objection, Wei Yunqing was in a better mood and said with a smile, "There is one more thing."

As soon as she said this, all the adults in the cabinet tensed up, and they didn't know what kind of moth she was about to make.

"On that day, Mr. Xingshou Daoxing, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, said that we should open a women's academy so that men and women can compare and see whether women can compare themselves with men. I think this proposal is good, and the emperor also agrees. Therefore, I would like to ask all adults to think about how to open and promote this women's academy across the country." Wei Yunqing said with a smile, directly borrowing the name of Xing Shoudao, and planted a spoil for him.

Several adults in the cabinet were not there that day, but they all had their own channels of information, and they knew what happened that day clearly. It is naturally clear that the so-called "Xing Shoudao proposed to open a girls' academy" is nonsense. It is impossible for Shoudao to say that.

It's just that there is no point in arguing with Wei Yunqing about this now, they will definitely not agree to promote any girls' academies across the country-how can women be compared with men?Women are supposed to be gentle and virtuous, and they should take care of their husbands and children at home. If everyone has gone to school, who will do everything in the family?
The women in the harem, represented by Wei Yunqing, now want to participate in politics, and they will recognize it. After all, the royal family is used to making moths, but it is absolutely impossible for women all over the country to follow suit!

"Ma'am, this is not feasible!" Mao Yirong immediately replied vigorously, "If a woman wants to study, she can just invite a few tutors, but she must not show her face to the academy to study!"

"Why?" Wei Yunqing said, "Don't you always say that women have long hair and short knowledge, which is quite contemptuous? Letting women study and gain more knowledge is also very beneficial to you men. Think about it, when you have Don't you think it's a wonderful thing to have a wife who has read books and knowledge to discuss important matters with you after you go home? Husband and wife should support each other. Besides, now I am a scholar in Daliang Although there are many, they are not so many that they are all over the place. It costs a lot of money to hire Mr. Xi, how can ordinary women afford to hire them? Building academies is the way out for the benefit of the country and the people!"

"Women are supposed to be chaste and docile, and men and women are different. If women go to academies to study, even if they are girls' academies, they will inevitably meet outsiders, and they will even be too intimate. Such a violation of the norms, it must not be possible!" Mao Yirong said .

"I think Mrs. Mao is completely overthinking. Women from ordinary families have to make money to support their families. How can they care about the defense of men and women? You are talking about a family with a good family, a small family, and a well-off family. I want to start this The primary beneficiaries of women's colleges are women from ordinary families, and they don't need to worry about the defense of men and women." Wei Yunqing replied.

But Mao Yirong was not stupid, he shook his head and said, "Your Majesty is taking it for granted. People in poor families can't even send their sons to study, let alone send their daughters to study."

Wei Yunqing pretended to be stupid: "So that's the case, it seems that Mr. Mao is thoughtful."

What Wei Yunqing said just now was of course intentional. People at the bottom are busy with their lives, so how can they have the leisure to let their daughters receive education?If the women's academy really opened up, the first batch of students who came to study would definitely be the middle class with well-to-do families who don't need their daughters to work to support their families.But she didn't want to make this point clear before. Open the women's academy first, and who will be the source of students at that time is beyond their control.But now that Mao Yirong has made it clear...

"But Lord Mao, since those who can enter the women's academy are those from wealthy families, there will naturally be carriages and sedan chairs to pick them up when they come and go to the academy and at home. As a women's academy, entry and exit will be extremely strict. What are you worried about, Lord Mao? Things will naturally not happen." Wei Yunqing said.

Next to him, Jin Yan suddenly snorted: "Women can understand the teachings of Confucius and Mencius? It's a shame to open an academy for them!"

Wei Yunqing looked at Jin Yan, and after a while, he suddenly smiled and said: "Master Jin, you are so right!"

Jin Yan was taken aback, he was even ready to confront Wei Yunqing, but he didn't expect her to agree with him?Seeing that it was impossible to convince them, she decided to give up?
After all, Jin Yan underestimated Wei Yunqing. After saying the words of approval, which stunned the cabinet ministers, she said sincerely: "Master Jin is too right. Confucianism should be left to you men to inherit and maintain." It’s good to carry it forward, girls, just learn a little heresy in a girls’ academy.”

Jin Yan frowned slightly. He was a little confused about what Wei Yunqing really wanted to do. To open a girls’ academy but not allow girls to learn the ways of Confucius and Mencius... In fact, they opposed the establishment of a girls’ academy because they had hidden worries. Can you propose that women also take part in the imperial examination, so that women will also enter the imperial court to serve as officials, and the world will not be completely chaotic?That's why they were unwilling to agree at the beginning, so that they completely cut off the possible troubled times.But now Wei Yunqing proposes that the women's academy does not learn the ways of Confucius and Mencius, which makes them a little suspicious of her real intentions.Hundreds of years ago, there were many kinds of imperial examinations, including Xiucai, Mingjing, Jinshi, Mingfa, etc., but today's liberal arts examinations are only for Jinshi. If women's colleges do not teach the way of Confucius and Mencius, they will never May have participated in the imperial examination.

"Heretician?" Wen Huai asked suspiciously.He is a master of Confucianism, but he doesn't know much about the ideology of other schools. It is true that other theories cannot be widely spread in today's world - even if you learn it, you can't rely on the imperial examination to become an official!

"Arithmetic and so on." Wei Yunqing said with a smile, "Gentlemen, think about it, if a woman is proficient in arithmetic, she must be in charge of the middle school. It is absolutely impossible to deceive her by cheating on the accounts." Of course. That's right, the same thing, if a woman learns well and makes a fake account to get some private property, the owners of the house must not be able to see it.

What Wei Yunqing expects is that if some of them are talented in mathematics, maybe there will be some female mathematicians.

Some ideas of Confucianism have merits, but Wei Yunqing feels that it is also the most restrictive to women.These cabinet elders regard it as a treasure, but she will never let the women's academy that has worked so hard to teach those things.It just so happens that they don't want women to learn this, so she will let women learn something more practical, so as to lay a solid talent foundation for some of the things she will do later.Look, everyone is satisfied, isn't it great?

From the perspective of the cabinet members, Wei Yunqing has taken a big step back now, and they have already loosened up a little.

Jin Yan suddenly said: "My lady, the household department has no money to open an official women's academy."

The treasury of Daliang has been in a semi-empty state. As the Minister of the Ministry of Accounting, Jin Yan is very anxious about it but has nothing to do. Later, he is also helpless. What other people want the Ministry of Accounting to cooperate with, anyway, he just said: no money!
At this moment, he can be regarded as blessed to the soul.Naturally, a large sum of money is needed to promote a women's academy across the country, but the treasury is empty and there is no money to spend. Naturally, the imperial concubine can only give up that unrealistic idea.He should have brought this up long ago, the previous arguments were unnecessary.

"...Oh, that's it." Wei Yunqing was silent for a few seconds, she didn't know if Jin Yan said that on purpose, or if the Ministry of Household Affairs really couldn't even get the money to set up a school, but it was impossible for her to tell him you Lie, give me money even if I have no money, isn't she such an unreasonable person.

When the other cabinet ministers saw Jin Yan took out this trump card, their hearts immediately lit up, and they saw Mao Yirong say: "Your Majesty, you have also seen it. It's not that the ministers are unwilling to do things that benefit the country and the people. There is no silver left."

"If the household department had money, would you agree to open a girls' academy?" Wei Yunqing said angrily.

Mao Yirong thought that this matter was definitely blown, as long as Jin Yan insisted that he had no money, it would be impossible for this women's academy to open, so he laughed: "That's natural!"

"That's good." Wei Yunqing smiled suddenly.

Mao Yirong's heart skipped a beat, but when he thought about it carefully, even if the imperial concubine persuaded the emperor to use his private treasury, he would not be able to spend so much money to start an academy, so he felt relieved.

Seeing Mao Rong's confident look, the rest of the ministers also thought of the same question, so naturally they would not refute his words.

But Wei Yunqing said: "Then I will pay the money to open a girls' academy in Shangjing. When the household department has money in the future, I will open the girls' academy to the whole country. Do you think it is good?"

Set up a pilot unit first, and then promote it as a national model.As for the issue of money... She understands that even if the Ministry of Household Affairs has money, she will tell her that she has no money, and will not agree to promote girls' schools nationwide, but she will not wait for the Ministry of Households to get the money to promote women's schools nationwide. Academy is not that easy, there is still too much preparation to be done in the early stage, money is already the simplest problem, and she has enough time to solve it.

She will definitely fix it.

(End of this chapter)