In the early autumn of August, newly promoted Jinshi participate in the palace examination.
All of them looked energetic and young, and entered the hall with a respectful attitude, full of expectations and anxiety.
Yu Fugao sat up and looked down, and saw that compared with three years ago, there were many more women in Xinke Jinshi, and they were not inferior in the slightest among men.
Perhaps it was because the highest seat in the Golden Palace was also occupied by women.
She raised her hand and clicked on the file on the imperial case, and said slowly, "I have already read your answer sheets. The Taibao, Xue Qing and Ji Qing are the main examiners, and the people selected are really extraordinary."
Everyone heard that her voice was young and clear, but it naturally carried the majesty of a high-ranking person, which made people dare not look directly at her.
"Your Majesty's praise."
Everyone responded modestly, Yu Fu glanced at the crowd, "Who is Chen Wanzhuang?"
All the ministers looked at the Xinke Scholars immediately, and saw a woman in Luo Yi standing out from the crowd, hurriedly walked to the front of the crowd with her head bowed, and bowed down, "Chen Wanzhuang, the daughter of the people, I pay my respects to Your Majesty."
She looked about twenty, and she was described as beautiful, and she looked like a girl from an ordinary family.
Yu Fudao: "In your policy theory, it is proposed that Dongling people should be used to rule Dongling, and Xikun people should be used to rule Xikun. I would like to ask you, if the ruling officials are dissatisfied with the unification and want to restore the country, what countermeasures should be taken?"
Chen Wanzhuang seemed a little cautious, but she relaxed a lot when she heard that Qing Yufu was asking about her point of view.
Her voice was soft and her volume was just right, "Your Majesty, I thought that using Dongling people to govern Dongling is better than the chief officer being able to understand the local people's sentiments, which is more acceptable to the people. Then the generals stationed in various places should be designated as General Beili to ensure safety.”
Yu Fu smiled lightly, "Then the generals are all from Beili, will it make people think that I am unfair and fail to treat everyone equally?"
Chen Wanzhuang frowned slightly, thought for a moment, then cupped her hands and said, "Your Majesty, at an extraordinary time, you should do extraordinary things. The Great Zhou has just been unified, and although Your Majesty is holy and wise, it is difficult to keep villains from causing trouble. Therefore, the military power and military power are strictly controlled. For those who lead troops, it is the best policy to prevent rebellion from the root cause."
After hearing Chen Wanzhuang's words, all the ministers started to discuss.
This woman looks weak and delicate, but she speaks unambiguously. Few people dare to say that now that the Great Zhou has just been unified, the situation is still unstable.
What's even more rare is that she is not from Beili, but she bluntly said that the military power should belong to the generals of Beili. Isn't she afraid of offending the generals of Dongling and Xikun
The opinions are so fierce before entering the court and becoming an official, it is inevitable that the wisdom will be easily broken.
Yu Fu was quite satisfied after hearing this, and said with a smile: "That's right, you should do extraordinary things in extraordinary times. What Chen Qing said was an excessive method that had to be used at the beginning of the country. Modify as appropriate."
Chen Wanzhuang said: "Your Majesty's words are very true. Forgive me for speaking bluntly. I heard that His Majesty's wife, the regent, is also from Dongling. However, he has made great contributions in the battle in Beili, just like the regent. It is not within the scope of Minnv's description."
Gu Shubai raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, this woman is really bold, she dared to point fingers at him.
But the point of view she holds is exactly what Yufu wants most. Judging from Yufu's attitude towards her, this person must be among the top three.
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"I really like that Chen Wanzhuang, but it's a pity that she is a woman, so I only ordered her second place."
When Yu Fu talked about this matter, it was a bit of a pity, Gu Shubai said: "What about women? How come you even despise women?"
"I don't despise women."
The two of them were talking in the bedroom, so there was no need for outsiders to overhear, Yu Fu said bluntly, "I care about the face of the old ministers in the court. Although both men and women in the Great Zhou Dynasty can enter official positions, there is no such thing as a female champion so far. If I order that Chen Wanzhuang is the number one scholar, so it is rare for someone to talk about my nepotism, and seeing that she is a woman, she was selected as the number one scholar. Not only the court officials are worried, but even Chen Wanzhuang can't please her."
That's what I said.
The reform of any system cannot be achieved overnight, and the best way is to do it gradually.
Gu Shubai said: "With the current Jinshi situation, it's not surprising that you will choose a female number one scholar in the next three years. Besides, the number one scholar is just a title, and the future development in the court is still unknown. That If Chen Wanzhuang is really talented, there is always a chance for you to promote her."
Yu Fu thought the same way, when he was about to say something, he suddenly saw the nanny coming in with Hua Chang in her arms.
"Your Majesty, my lord, Princess Jinling has come to greet the two of you."
The nanny said in her mouth, she hugged Huashang to bless her body, and then sent the child forward, Yufu took it and hugged it in her arms.
I saw the baby, who was less than half a year old, wrapped in a silver-red brocade, with a pair of big watery eyes, lively and active, wandering around her parents.
For some reason, she suddenly laughed, and the two sweet dimples at the corners of her mouth were exactly the same as Yufu.
Yu Fu couldn't help laughing, "Except for my skin color and dimples, everything else is like you. Look at her nose and her mouth."
Gu Shubai disagreed with her words, "These eyes are most like yours, they are big and black and bright, as if soaked in mountain spring water."
"The eyes are clearly like yours, they are as bright as stars."
The two did not reach an agreement on this issue, Yu Fu said: "People say that Hua Chang must look better than her parents when she grows up, what do you think?"
Gu Shubai didn't even think about it, "Impossible."
"impossible?"
"Is there any woman in this world who is prettier than you? There was none before, and there will never be any in the future."
He cherishes his daughter so much, but he is still no match for Yufu. From many years ago, Yufu has been an irreplaceable existence in his eyes.
Yu Fu liked it, stretched out his fingers to tease Hua Chang's face, and sent her to Gu Shubai's arms.
Hua Chang's smiling face suddenly wrinkled together, and then burst into tears, Gu Shubai was at a loss for a moment, he could only hug her and stand up to coax her.
"Why is she crying all of a sudden?"
Yu Fu couldn't help laughing, "It must be because you said she is not as good-looking as me, and she is angry."
Can little children understand
Gu Shubai shook his head helplessly, patted the swaddling baby lightly, and comforted him softly: "Although Huashang won't look better than Yufu when she grows up, you will always be the little princess in Daddy's heart, be good, don't cry ?"
"Wow!"
Hua Chang cried even harder.
Until she was hugged and comforted by the nanny, Yufu was still laughing, "Aren't you good at coaxing people? How can you coax a little girl like this? You have to lie to her, saying that you think she will definitely be able to when she grows up." Looks better than me."
Gu Shu held his chin in his hands, "It's enough for me to coax a little girl in my life."
After finishing speaking, he looked at Yu Fu, who held up the teacup to cover up, his face was flushed...
"After we leave, father will ask you to take care of us."
In Gu's mansion, Yin Jixie took Li Tu's hand, who had just become a new wife, and whispered to her some affairs in the mansion, and Li Tu nodded in earnest.
"Second sister-in-law, I remember. My father is getting old, and he has to take the medicine prescribed by the God of Medicine to regulate his body on time. I will remember to order someone to boil it for him. Also, when the weather is cold, his upper room will burn. It's time to warm up the stove, and he can't be left alone like he used to be."
Yin Jiyu smiled and nodded, looking at her expectantly, "What else?"
Li Tu was surprised, "Ah? What else?"
Yin Jiyu: "..."
Since she had told so many things just now, Li Tu only remembered these two
Seeing her bewildered face, Yin Jixie reluctantly lowered her head and suppressed a smile, that's all, it's good that she can remember these two most important things, and Qi Zhou will take care of the rest.
Li Tu was a little nervous, "Second Sister-in-Law, Husband said that you usually take care of the housework at home, and you are meticulous. When you are inconvenient, Yunyan will help you. But now that you are all gone, I myself... I am afraid."
Before Li Tu got married, she never worried about household affairs, not to mention housekeeping, even making ordinary snacks and making tea, she only learned it after meeting Gu Hanmo.
Seeing this, Yin Jixi shook her hand, "Don't be afraid. The third brother is exaggerating. In fact, I did nothing in the mansion except to take care of Yuanzhang. Steward Qi is a loyal servant of our mansion for three generations. He knows how to do everything about your father, so if you don’t understand anything, just ask him. He is kind and will definitely tell you.”
Li Tu nodded, reluctantly reassured, and said, "Second Sister-in-law, when will you, Second Brother and Yuan Zhang come back?"
Yin Jiqian smiled sweetly, "You know, there is no one in my natal family in Lin'an, but I still have my own uncle and aunt in Xixian City. I haven't had the chance to go back to visit them these few years. Now the Three Kingdoms have been unified. , my uncle sent someone to invite me to go back to my mother's house to play, but I really can't refuse."
Li Tu was really happy for her when she heard the words, "That's great, they must miss you very much. Originally, I wanted my second sister-in-law to come back earlier, but... forget it, it's more important for your family to reunite."
Yin Jixie smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely come back before the Chinese New Year. No matter what, I must let Yuan Zhang accompany my grandfather to celebrate the Chinese New Year."
"What about Sixth Brother and Yun Yan?"
Mentioning the two of them, Yin Jiyu couldn't help covering her mouth, "They, I'm afraid it's possible to celebrate the New Year in Jinling. One is that Jiaojiao is too small, and they have to take them back. It would be inconvenient to bring them back in the cold winter months. Two The person who came to Jinling is the eldest aunt and also Yunyan's mother, so they will naturally have to stay longer."
Li Tu nodded with a vague understanding.
She didn't understand anything else, only one thing, that is, her life now was very happy.
Li's house is in the capital, only half an hour's drive away from Gu's mansion. She can go home anytime when she misses her brother, unlike Yin Jixie and the others who only go back once every few years.
Thinking of this, she felt more and more that she shouldn't keep Yin Ji and the others, so she mustered up her courage and said, "Second sister-in-law, don't worry, I will definitely take care of the family!"
Yin Jiqian held her hand and encouraged her, "Yes, I feel relieved to have you at home."
"Really?"
"of course it's true."
Li Tu's eyes lit up instantly, and his whole body was full of energy.
After seeing off Gu Jiuge and Gu Yi and their family of six to leave, Li Tu seemed extraordinarily diligent, staying in the upper room for five or six hours a day.
In the morning, he went to greet Gu Huaijiang, and then stayed in the upper room for a whole day, and in the evening he had dinner with Gu Huaijiang before coming back.
Sometimes Gu Hanmo couldn't see her when he was resting at home, so he had to go to the room to see her.
At first, he didn't think much of it, but when Gu Huaijiang saw her always standing in the upper room, he gently persuaded her to go back, saying that he didn't need her to take care of him here.
Li Tu was serious, "No! When the second sister-in-law left, I promised her that I would help her take care of her family and father!"
Gu Huaijiang was very helpless, "I'm going to rest, you go back."
"Rest? Oh well, then..."
Li Tu moved his hands and feet, trying to get busy, and suddenly found that Gu Huaijiang said he wanted to rest, and she really couldn't help.
She said honestly, "Then I'll go back, and I'll come back after my father finishes his rest."
Qi Zhou sent her away from the upper room, and when he returned, he smiled and said to Gu Huaijiang: "The third lady is really filial."
Gu Huaijiang said: "She is filial, and she also sees me as too useless. I am not old enough to need someone to take care of me at every step. Besides, it is rare for Han Mo to rest at home. What are you doing in front of me?"
Qi Zhou said with a smile: "I think the third lady didn't go back to the yard, but went to the accountant's direction. These days, she often asks about the accounting of the house, and it seems that she is very serious about taking care of the house for the second lady."
Li Tu suffered a head injury and his brain is not working very well. Everyone in the Gu family knew about it, but no one would mention it in front of Li Tu.
No one blamed her on what she had to do to be a good wife. The Gu family had never had such a custom, not to mention that with Yin Jixiu in front of her, no matter how hard she tried, it would be difficult for her to do better than Yin Jiyi.
Gu Huaijiang's heart was moved when he heard the words, and he said: "If she asks you, you have to tell her patiently. If she can't learn to back down, then that's fine. If she wants to learn, she must not belittle her. Do you understand?"
Qi Zhou hurriedly replied: "Don't worry, I have already told the people below. If anyone dares to disrespect the third lady, then he doesn't want to stay in the Gu family."
Gu Huaijiang felt relieved, and let Qi Zhou undress him for an afternoon nap.
Let's say that Gu Hanmo couldn't see Li Tu when he returned home, so he came to the room to look for her, and Qi Zhou came out to meet her, "Third Young Master, you are back."
Gu Hanmo smiled at him, "I'm here to talk to my father. He's been annoyed by Tutu these days, right? Take Tutu back by the way, lest she stay here every day and let my father have no rest."
Qi Zhou couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, "Master just went to take a nap, and the third lady is not here, she seems to have gone to the cashier. In fact, it is not as bad as what the third son said. The third lady is here to serve tea and water to talk to the master. I like it. I just don't want the third lady to be too tired, and you young couples can't get together."
Gu Hanmo was noncommittal, and just said: "She has been studying in the house for a long time in order to make tea for her father. Butler Qi, then I will go to the accountant."
As he spoke, he walked towards the counting room of the Chinese and foreign courtyards of the mansion.
Just outside the house, I heard Li Tu's voice chattering, "This one is five, this one is one, is that so?"
"no."
The voice of the accountant said patiently: "Third Madam, this is one, this is ten."
"Oh, I remember."
He stepped forward and looked through the window, Li Tu was sitting in front of the desk and doing some calculations, surrounded by the accountant, maids and other servants.
If she hit something wrong, everyone would correct her in a hurry, and it would be lively.
Gu Hanmo coughed lightly, stepped into the room, and everyone hurriedly dispersed and stood aside. Seeing that it was him who had returned, Li Tu joyfully stood up with his abacus in his arms.
"Husband, look, I have learned how to abacus! This is one, and this is ten!"
Gu Hanmo looked in the direction of her finger, "It's reversed, the one on the top is ten, and the one on the bottom is one."
Li Tu looked down, put down his abacus disheveledly, and the maid at the side spoke for her, "Third Young Master, Third Madam has really worked hard to learn, and she will definitely be able to learn in a few days."
She is diligent and willing to learn, and instead of despising her slow learning, these accountants are willing to teach her and speak for her.
Gu Hanmo pursed his lips and chuckled, thinking to himself that this is also Li Tu's way of getting a foothold in the Gu family, without prestige, a little popularity is good.
He looked at the accountant, "Why do you ask the third lady to learn abacus?"
The gentleman hurriedly said: "The third lady wants to learn how to read the accounts. She was taught to read the accounts at first, but the third lady can't count, so I have to teach her the abacus first, and then learn to read the accounts after learning."
Li Tu was afraid that he would anger others, so he hurriedly said: "I am willing to learn it myself, really, don't blame them."
Gu Shubai took the abacus from her hand and handed it to the accountant, "When did I blame others? If you don't go back and make me tea, I will have to blame you."
After finishing speaking, he took her hand and walked out without looking back.
－－－－－Off Topic－－－－－
In yesterday's update, I forgot to explain the gender of Yufu's child off topic. There was a prize quiz before.
There are two clues, one is that Yufu fell down and the child is still there, everyone said that the child is very tough and must be a boy, but Yufu himself said that it feels like a girl (you have to believe in the halo of the protagonist, dear friends)
The second is that Gu Yi and Su Yunyan were chatting, and accidentally told the truth that the Gu family actually wanted a girl, so Yufu's doll was the girl who is full of stars.
To sum up, the child is a girl doll.
It seems that only YOYO cutie answered correctly this time.
ps: Why not twin girl dolls, because there are already two sets of twins in the article, and the twins have extra big bellies, the article didn’t mention that Yufu’s belly is extraordinarily big~
Again ps: Why do I have to explain so much, because there was a cute little bookstore who left a message during a prize-winning quiz, saying what the answer was and the author just made it up, hahahaha...