“Next time, let’s bring fried rice with eggs…”
Her Royal Highness was not satisfied with the combination of Beggar Chicken and spirits, so she raised her head and took another sip, tilting her head and said to Li Yi.
"no more chance… "
Li Yixin said, what kind of taste do they have with fried rice and wine? He wiped the grease from his hands and said, "Han Daru fell ill, not because you scared him, but because he was popular... Yesterday afternoon, nearly a hundred women blocked him. At the gate of the Han family, the old woman who was the leader said that Han Daru had killed her daughter, and she sat on the threshold of the Han family and howled for an hour. Afterwards, the gate of Han's house was poured with manure, and the wall was painted with "Old Thief Han" and "The Great Traitor of the Country"... ignoring the lives of women. Putting aside the relationship with him, if it weren't for the government's intervention, the Han family's gate would be demolished..."
"Han Daru fell ill last night. I heard that he almost didn't come up. The name of old thief Han has been confirmed. Now the women in the capital are trying to find a way to ask His Majesty to pardon you."
Li Yi told Li Mingzhu everything from yesterday to today.
The entire capital, from the government to the people, saw the power of women for the first time.
It turns out that they are not as weak and weak as they appear on the surface, and they also have the ability to stir up the situation.
Li Yi also did not expect that this matter would have such a dramatic development. In fact, Gou Lan just told the people the truth, without any embellishment or artistic processing. The biggest effect was just the shortest. In time, let the people know the truth.
Splashing dung at the door and spraying paint on the wall, I don’t know who came up with this method, it doesn’t even need to be taught!
Women have always been a disadvantaged group, bound by women's morality, let alone marriage, many people don't even have freedom. Of course, the existence of some fierce women is not ruled out, but generally speaking, it is a fact that women are weak.
And this is also a tradition for thousands of years. It is determined by productivity. Men are noble, and women have to bow their heads. It is a lifetime to be a husband and a child. I am afraid that even most women think so.
This kind of concept is still not completely reversed in later generations when men and women are equal.
However, where there is oppression, there is resistance, especially after being oppressed for a long time, when the resistance comes, it will be particularly violent.
Finally, someone is willing to stand up and speak out for the women. All the women are thinking that Her Royal Highness can really do something for their women. Being disturbed by Han Daru, everyone is angry, and hundreds of thousands of years of depression burst out. , then something called feminist consciousness began to awaken.
Things have developed to this point, and it is not just a matter of early marriage.
Li Mingzhu put down the wine jar and wiped his mouth angrily: "There is such an old stubbornness in the court, which is harmful but not beneficial."
"I'm afraid that the court has exploded at this moment. Not only ordinary women, but also the women of various dignitaries and officials have complained deeply. They have come to the empress to ask for advice. Several concubines, Even the matter was brought to the queen mother, and even the queen mother, who was devoted to cultivating Buddhism and did not ask about court affairs, issued a decree to ask her majesty..." Li Yi looked at her and said, "If this matter continues, I'm afraid it will not end. .”
These are all Li Yi heard on the way here. It is a big deal to attack the ministers in the court and involve the eldest princess. In addition to the chaos of the Han family yesterday, it is no wonder that the court is peaceful today. .
"Isn't it really you who did the Han family's affairs?" Her Royal Highness Eldest Princess cast a glance at him and said.
Li Yi was stunned for a moment, then annoyed: "Do I look like that kind of person?"
"It's okay, I didn't blame you..." Her Royal Highness patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's all the fault of Han, thank you..."
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Li Yi guessed right, the court today is indeed not peaceful.
Emperor Jing was not the only one who had a headache. When the matter developed to such a point, all the officials also felt that their heads were as big as a bucket.
In just one day, the entire capital was in chaos. Rumors spread and people complained. How His Majesty punished the eldest princess is no longer the point. The point is that if things go on like this, something big will happen!
An old man held the wat board and said righteously: "Your Majesty, the eldest princess is lawless. In the court hall, in front of all civil and military officials and Your Majesty, she openly committed murder and assassinated ministers. How bad is this behavior? Heavy punishments are not enough to comfort the people!"
All the officials shook their heads one after another, and they are still holding on to this matter. I'm afraid this old man still doesn't understand the situation
Han Daru has already been scolded as a sieve among the people. The problem now is not how to punish the princess, but how to appease the people's grievances. Han Daru's words yesterday completely pushed the court to the opposite of the people.
The meaning of women's existence is to give birth? A woman's life is not important? Otherwise, why did the imperial court insist on early marriage and early childbearing when they knew that women who marry early are prone to dystocia and death? Could it be that the imperial court really didn't treat women as human beings
No one can bear this blame, they can't, and neither can Your Majesty. It's only in the capital now. When the news spreads to other counties and counties in a while, the impact will be even greater. At that time, it will really be chaotic!
Didn't you see that even the censors calmed down and never mentioned the matter of the eldest princess again? At this delicate juncture, if the old man still can't distinguish the situation, Mr. Han is his lesson from the past!
Ma Zhongcheng stood in the crowd, bowed his head and said nothing, not only him, but all the censors in Yushitai were ordered to die by him. Today, the matter of the eldest princess is never allowed to be mentioned in the court.
He is clearer than anyone else about the situation in Beijing and China. After this incident, Han Daru's reputation in this life can be regarded as ruined. Her Royal Highness's status in the hearts of the people in the capital, especially the women, has already reached a new high. If he doesn't let this matter go, he will be nailed to the pillar of shame by the people of Kyoto like Han Daru—he doesn't want to experience the feeling of being hated by the people again.
Just when the courtiers were all very quiet, a figure came out.
"Your Majesty, for the current plan, the only way is to appease the hearts of the people first, and then discuss other things." Qin Xiang raised his head and spoke slowly.
"President Qin is right!"
"The minister seconded the proposal!"
The old man who spoke just now has long been forgotten. After Qin Xiang took the lead, the courtiers stepped forward one after another, avoiding the matter of the eldest princess, and brought the topic back to the focus they should pay attention to.
Emperor Jing took a deep breath, "About this matter, dear friends, what advice do you have?"
"The old minister thinks that the eldest princess' remonstrance yesterday is very reasonable." Qin Xiang said: "Although increasing the population is important, we should not waste the woman's life because of it. What's more, Her Royal Highness has already given a method for both... the people in Kyoto complained." It has been born, and it is urgent to implement this system.”
Qin Xiang and Shen Xiang are the heads of the hundred officials. Shen Xiang is low-key and rarely speaks out about non-major matters. Most officials follow Qin Xiang as the standard. If you follow the Prime Minister, you will never make major political mistakes, will you
As soon as Prime Minister Qin said this, countless people agreed.
Seeing that everyone seems to have tacitly avoided the eldest princess, it is really inappropriate to mention it at this time. Emperor Jing, who originally wanted to expose the matter easily, had to suppress this idea...