The tenth year of Lin De's accession to the throne, the tenth year of Lin Xuan's house arrest.
Linde put down the book in her hand and rubbed the root of her nose. She was getting old, and after looking at the book for a long time, her eyes would get sour.
The palace maid whispered beside Lin De: "Your Majesty, there is a book over there."
No one in the palace dared to call him the prince, only the other side.
Lin De was stunned for a moment, and his hand shook unnaturally: "Really? Bring it here."
The palace maid handed over the book, Lin De opened the book, and read it carefully. This was the first time Lin Xuan had written the book after their sister and brother had turned against each other. She later wrote a letter to scold her, but he admitted his mistake in it.
Lin Xuan said that he lived up to his uncle's expectations and the officials who followed him. He never thought of becoming an enemy of his sister.
At that time, there were many people around him. They said in his ear every day that my sister was a woman, and the world could not be handed over to a woman. When those people mentioned Linde, they wanted to eat her flesh.
At that time, Lin Xuan felt that as long as she became the emperor, everyone would perform their own duties, and wouldn't it be good for her sister to be a princess, just like their mother
He said he knew now that he was wrong, and he had known it for a long time, but he kept his head down, admitting that the mistake had ruined so many things.
After Linde read the book, he put the book back.
The palace maid asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, won't you go and have a look?"
Linde shook his head and leaned back on the chair: "No, in the future... During the festivals, give some more things. You go and tell the Ministry of Internal Affairs that the consumption of the palace and the prince's palace should be compared to that in the palace."
Palace Maiden: "Yes."
"Come on," Lind said.
The palace maid stepped back, Lin De pursed his lips, and looked at the plaque above his head.
This plaque was inscribed by the late emperor himself. At that time, she was a little girl and was held in his arms by the late emperor.
The late emperor died, and she was supported by several old officials to sit on the throne.
When she was most frightened and feared, her brother took the lead and forced her to step down.
At that time, she was sitting on the dragon chair. It was obviously midsummer and she was wearing a jacket, but she felt cold to the core.
So her fear disappeared. She didn't have time to be afraid. She took the emperor's widow and remembered what the emperor said to her.
"Linde, if one day someone tells you that you are wrong, don't listen to him."
"The ministers can only persuade you, not force you. If they force you, they will kill him."
"Once you step back, your fate will only be worse than death."
"Someone!" Linde heard his own voice, "The offender will be dragged out and beheaded!"
The gate of the palace was stained red with blood that day, and those who followed her and those who did not follow her were frightened, and then she was no longer afraid.
She didn't kill Lin Xuan. She still remembered that the late emperor once said to her, "If one day, your brother makes a mistake, and you don't have to kill him, just give him a life."
Until now, she still felt that the late emperor hadn't left, and he was still in this palace, always followed by General Chen. Looking always very spirited, very easy-going, even in old age, his eyes are not cloudy.
Lin De has long been afraid of the instability of her throne. What she is afraid of now is that she will not meet the expectations of the emperor, and that she will not be able to catch up with half of the achievements of the emperor in her whole life. anyone to share.
Now she has two daughters. The fathers of these two daughters are not the same. She also learned from the late emperor.
She had several lovers, but lovers always wanted more from her.
Want to confuse her with love, confuse her with a young and seductive body, just like confuse an ordinary woman, they believe that Linde will give up power because of love, and because of love, they will get more, even Unexpected benefits.
Those lovers, Linde, can no longer be remembered. It seems that one is very beautiful, with a pair of dimples and small tiger teeth. He is always full of enthusiasm and has a lot of things he wants.
But more, she can't remember.
Lin De closed her eyes and rested. She was back when she was a child. Back then, she didn't have to think about anything. She could act like a spoiled child in her mother's arms, go to her grandmother to be lazy, her uncle was serious and kind, and she would take her younger brother to hide in the palace. , laughing every day, they will fantasize about life when they grow up.
At that time, he wanted to be a general, and Lin Xuan wanted to be a military advisor.
There is no taboo in childhood, no one will take it seriously.
The palace never changes, the sun rises from one place every day, day after day, it never changes.
The life of the common people is getting better and better, the late emperor has made a good start, the trade routes have opened, the surrounding countries are only the Ming Dynasty, Mongolia and the Jurchen are getting closer and closer to the Central Plains, she may not see the real unification day, maybe she descendants can do it.
She didn't do anything spectacular in her life. All she could do was to protect the efforts of the late emperor, so that everything the late emperor enacted could be carried out as before without any obstacles.
"Your Majesty, rest early." The palace maid whispered.
Linde stood up and walked to the bed.
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The imperial examinations are about to start again, and preparations are busy all over the place. Foreign nationals were allowed to participate in scientific examinations during the time of the late emperor, but there have never been as many foreign nationals participating in the scientific examinations as their grandfathers. Said to be foreigners, in fact, there is no difference with the Han.
Buhe is one of them. His grandfather is Mongolian, his grandmother is Han, his father is Mongolian, and his mother is Han. He lives in a city where Mongolians and Han people live together. all good.
He heard from his grandfather that before their family moved here, they lived on the grasslands. In the grasslands, they depended on the sky for food. A fire, a natural disaster, or a plague between cattle and sheep would destroy a family. livelihood.
Therefore, he has always had a hope, that is, to be admitted to Xiucai, to Juren, to become a jinshi, to become an official, and then to go to Mongolia, so that his own people can live the same good life as him.
He thinks he is a Ming person, and he feels that being a Ming person is something to be proud of. Men are strong, smart, responsible, and women are beautiful, capable, and wise. Countless people from Fanbang poured into Ming, and they only knew what the outside country was like.
The common people are poor, the nobles are extravagant, and the slaves are not human.
The more miserable those people are, the more they feel that it is a supreme honor to be a person.
The foreigners who fled in the Yuan Dynasty returned, and more and more foreigners poured in.
But Gentiles were not allowed to take the imperial examinations.
Unless all three generations live in Daming.
Bu He said to his friend, "This is the bearing of a great country!"
The friend shook his head and said, "Your Majesty... She is a woman. Women are always soft-hearted and emotional. She sees the poor people of Fanbang, so she lets them enter Daming and become the people of Daming. This is a disaster rather than a blessing!"
Bu He was puzzled: "Isn't that the case with the late emperor? The late emperor never forbade foreigners from entering the Ming Dynasty."
Friend: "Can you compare with the late emperor today?!"
The friend said angrily: "The late emperor is not a mortal, he was born as an emperor!"
Bu He looked at his friend, and his friend said, "I was born several decades late! If I had been born several decades earlier, I would have lived in the time of the late emperor!"
Buhe did not argue with his friends.
He also respected the late emperor, believing that the late emperor never made any mistakes in his life.
But the friend believes that the only mistake the late emperor made was not giving birth to his own child.
If it is the child of the late emperor, no matter male or female, it must be better than Lin De and Lin Xuan.
If the daughter of the late emperor became emperor, they would recognize it.
But it is not.
Buhe stopped arguing with his friends. He just focused on his studies. Occasionally, he would go to grassroots organizations to conduct research with his classmates. He was so busy every day that his parents were worried that he would be exhausted.
This year is the second time for Buhe to enter Beijing. The last time he was not on the list, he didn't have much confidence this time, but he always wanted to try, and he couldn't let all his hard work go to waste.
His family was not particularly wealthy, but it was not poor either. He had no salary if he didn't do anything, so he became a clerk in the county government office and was able to receive some grain and silver. Since he became a scribe, the family members Days have gotten better and I have saved some money.
Although he became a clerk, he could still take the exam, and after handing over a leave of absence, he went on his way.
Friends who travel with us are always happy to talk about the prosperity of the capital. There are always countless people in the streets of the capital, both men and women, young and old. Today, women’s life is better than before, and women are no longer prohibited from taking part in scientific examinations. The decree of the Queen's second year on the throne.
Although it was said that women were not prohibited from taking scientific examinations before, but because they did not have this habit, no matter how well they read, no woman thought of taking this exam.
After the queen ascended the throne, she used many means to encourage women to participate in scientific examinations, which opened the door for convenience.
There were constant objections inside and outside the court, as well as the death remonstrance of the civil servants, so they were not stopped.
Today, many yamen scribes are women.
There are also a lot of officials, but still not many in important positions.
Among the hundred officials who can go to the court to discuss politics, there are less than ten female officials.
It is probably because of this that the opposition is a little less.
After Bu He entered Beijing, he lived in the yard where he lived three years ago. , His wife went to work after giving birth to a child. She was a small supervisor in the garment factory, overseeing more than ten people, and earning more than he did odd jobs.
He just guarded the yard, took the children, and lived a full day.
"There is a lantern festival at night, every district has it, and it is said to be a competition!" The host suddenly said, "You also come out at night to walk around. It is rare to see such a big battle once a year."
Buhe nodded: "It must be seen."
The male host hugged the child, swayed skillfully, and said, "Then I'll go out first. If you need anything, come to me directly."
Buhe escorted the male host out, and it was very lively outside the door. The children were running and laughing all the way with their schoolbags on their backs. The young woman was walking on the street in trousers and carrying a bamboo basket, as if she was going to go out for a walk.
Since women work too much, it is troublesome to wear skirts, and this kind of fabric-saving trousers has appeared.
In the past, fewer people wore trousers, but now fewer people wear skirts.
Buhe looked around, and finally made a four-word comment—
Peace and prosperity.