Seeing her silence, Qin Zhou thought she thought he was ridiculous, so he said coldly: "It is indeed a worldly view. I thought you were different from others."
Zi'an waved his hands, "No, you misunderstood. That's not what I meant. In fact, I hope you can be the emperor. Although it sounds very treasonous, the people of Beimo need a wise ruler."
Qin Zhou's thought actually flashed through his mind, but he suddenly had this impulse at that time.
She hoped that Prince Chu Yue could be the kind of person she wanted, and become the wise king that the people wanted, so that it would not be in vain for her to bear the charge of treason today.
Zi'an didn't know what she was thinking. Seeing that she remained silent, he thought she didn't believe him, so he continued, "Actually, you're wrong when you say there have been no female emperors throughout history. At least I know there was a dynasty that had a female emperor."
"No!" Qin Zhou was familiar with history and knew that Zi'an was lying to her.
"Yes, Qin Zhou, this world is very big. The places you have been to are not even one thousandth of this world. There are many countries outside of Da Zhou, Daliang, and Bei Mo. If you cross the ocean, there are hundreds of countries that we cannot go to at present. There is a country that we cannot reach, called Datang, and there was an Empress Zetian, who was a woman..."
Zi'an felt much more energetic and his pain was relieved, so he told her the story of Wu Zetian.
Qin Zhou listened to Wu Zetian's story and was fascinated. "Can a woman become an emperor and achieve the same achievements as a man?"
"Yes, at least, during her reign, Empress Wu Zetian made many achievements, many emperors could not match her."
Qin Zhou sighed repeatedly, "It would be great if I could meet this Empress Zetian. Tell me, what are her political achievements?"
Zi'an looked at Qin Zhou's glowing eyes and couldn't help but laugh secretly, but he also answered: "She proposed to reduce taxes, stop fighting, and reduce labor service to ensure the farming season. During the half century of her rule, the economy of the Tang Dynasty developed rapidly and productivity was very strong."
"Reduce taxes, stop fighting, and save labor?" Qin Zhou murmured.
All the men of the Great Zhou went to fight, so there was no way to ensure the farming season. Northern Desert did not have enough food for years and had to borrow or buy food from neighboring countries. This went on year after year, so everyone thought that only by invading other countries would they no longer need to borrow or repay food. By then, everything would belong to Northern Desert.
"Forget it," Qin Zhou suddenly waved his hand, "I was just saying this casually. I don't want to be the emperor."
Zi'an didn't say anything, but she knew that Qin Zhou would definitely fight for the throne.
Because she had this ambition, Qin Zhou, a great general who had fought for many years, had supreme power in the Northern Desert and was more than capable of competing with the current emperor. If he had not already intended to betray the emperor, how could he have been persuaded by her in just a few words and immediately confronted the emperor and Empress Cao
The emperor did not provide disaster relief and instead burned the plague patients to death, which gave her an excuse, an excuse to convince herself and the people of the world.
Of course, she was also very angry about this matter. Because of this, Zi'an believed that she would become the emperor, because in addition to her ambitions, she also cared about the people.
Zi'an was certain that if she had this idea today, this idea would take root and grow wildly.
Many years later, Qin Zhou would sit on the high temple and think of the conversation with Zi'an in the mountains today. She would smile slightly and then whisper: "I have really done it to reduce taxes, stop wars, and save labor. Your good intentions in the past are not in vain."
She would think of this clear-minded and strong woman again and again, and of the times in the mountains and wilderness when they had talked about the country.
However, Qin Zhou still hasn't gotten rid of the burden of being a subject, and she still tends to support Prince Chu Yue to ascend the throne.
However, she might not have expected that the world changes so rapidly, and that Prince Chu Yue would not have the blessing to become the emperor as she had planned.
On the contrary, Prince Chu Yue will become the stepping stone for her to ascend to a high position, and she is also grateful to him.
That is another story, so I won’t go into details here.
The sky gradually brightened, but Qin Zhou did not put out the fire because it was still a little cold in the mountains.
In the dense forest with ancient trees, even though the sun can be seen rising, no sunlight can shine in.
Qin Zhou said: "We have to leave here and return to Wolf Tail Mountain immediately, are you okay with that?"
Zi'an was no longer in pain, and he knew that staying here would not be a long-term solution, so he said, "I'm fine, let's go."
Qin Zhou helped her up. Although Zi'an's wound was not so painful, his physical strength was exhausted. How could he walk? She leaned her whole body on Qin Zhou and let him support her and walk to the horse.
Qin Zhou supported her, and her messy hair brushed against her face, smelling of earth and grass, which made her face itchy.
Zi'an heard her almost inaudible sigh and was startled for a moment, "What's wrong?"
Qin Zhou smiled bitterly, "No."
She didn't know what was wrong with her. Ever since she met Xia Zian, everything became strange.
Qin Zhou first helped Zi'an onto the horse, and then climbed over.
Zi'an was unconscious before and her wound was bleeding, so she carried her all the way here. But now that Zi'an is awake, she is a little at a loss.
When Zi'an saw that she had mounted the horse but did not drive it away, he asked, "What's wrong?"
Qin Zhou moved back slightly, but Zi'an also moved back, because she couldn't sit up by herself at all, and the weight of her upper body had to be on Qin Zhou.
When Zi'an saw her moving back, he said that she was not used to contact with others, and couldn't help but say: "You and Lao Qi are really a perfect match. He was also not used to contact with others before. When I first got together with him, I was disgusted by being touched."
Qin Zhou said calmly: "Really?"
Zi'an laughed heartlessly, "Isn't it? It took a lot of effort to teach you to be so friendly today. You should smile more. You look very beautiful when you smile."
"Good-looking?" Qin Zhou sneered, "I don't need to be good-looking."
"Are you angry again? Why are you so easily angry?" Zi'an sighed softly. A woman's character is indeed unpredictable.
Qin Zhou whipped the horse and drove it away, and the horse walked slowly on the road in the mountains.
The road was steep, and it was quite difficult for the horse to carry two people up the mountain, but fortunately Qin Zhou didn't want to go too fast, so he let the horse choose a relatively flat road to walk on.
Qin Zhou was silent for a while before he said to Zi'an sullenly, "You don't have to worry about me snatching Murong Jie away. I don't like him."
Zi'an didn't expect her to bring this up, so he couldn't help but ask curiously, "You haven't gotten married yet. Is it because you haven't found anyone you like, or is it because of some other reason?"
Qin Zhou was silent for a while, and then he said in a suppressed voice: "Do you think that women must get married? If you don't get married, you are a monster?"
Her voice was still filled with great indignation. This was the second time Zi'an had heard this sentence.
Zi'an didn't know how to answer. In her opinion, of course not. In the world she lived in, there were many people who did not believe in marriage.
However, in this era, women who do not get married will indeed be looked at strangely.
(End of this chapter)