Quickly wear "I am the empress"

"Just because foot binding has been practiced for a long time doesn't mean it's right."

"It is said that our hair and body are inherited from our parents. When we cut our hair, we always look for an auspicious day."

"But the woman's feet were broken off alive when she was only a few years old."

“Buddhists say that all living beings are equal.”

"But if all beings are equal, why do only women have to go through the pain of foot binding, while men don't have to?"

"Not all the customs handed down from the past are correct. Our Great Ming should take the essence and discard the dross, and inherit everything critically. Only in this way can the Great Ming develop in the long run."

After hearing Zhiyu's words, Zhu Youjian lowered his head thoughtfully.

“Take the essence and discard the dross…”

"Your Majesty, you used this word very skillfully."

Zhiyu waved his hand and said, "I just heard it from others."

"Your Majesty, I beg to see you."

At this moment, a cold voice came from outside.

Hearing this, her eyes lit up slightly, and she said with a smile, "Come in."

"Yes."

As the words fell, Chen Lingyi walked in with two palace maids carrying boxes.

"Greetings to your majesty, Prince Xin."

After Chen Lingyi came in, she bowed to the two of them.

Zhiyu waved her hand, "No need to be polite, just put the things in front of my fifth brother."

Hearing this, Chen Lingyi nodded slightly, "Yes."

After saying this, she stepped aside to make way and asked the palace maid to move the box in front of Zhu Youjian.

Zhu Youjian looked at Zhiyu in surprise, "Your Majesty, what is this?"

Zhiyu smiled but said nothing, "Brother, you will know after you see it yourself."

Hearing this, Zhu Youjian opened the box on the ground with some surprise. When the box was opened, what came into view was the neatly arranged test papers.

Zhu Youjian frowned, "Your Majesty, why did you let someone bring this here?"

"Isn't this test paper being reviewed by someone from the Ministry of Rites?"

Zhiyu shook her head, "It's just a copy."

"One of the questions in this exam is how to abolish the imperial examination system that has been used for thousands of years without causing public outrage."

"This issue is similar to my ban on the bad custom of foot binding."

"Anyone who can answer the question of abolishing the imperial examinations will naturally know how to solve the problem of banning women's foot binding."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Youjian's brows slightly frowned, "Your Majesty, these two questions are different."

"Canceling the imperial examinations and banning foot binding are two different things."

"The two matters are handled differently..."

Zhiyu waved her hand, "They are just similar, there is no difference."

“It’s just that we won’t do something from now on.”

“The medicine remains the same.”

As he spoke, Zhiyu stared at Zhu Youjian with a smile, "Fifth brother, these test papers were selected by Lord Chen from the Ministry of Rites."

"Pick again and see which candidate's method works best."

Hearing this, Zhu Youjian silently glanced at the box full of test papers and said, "Your Majesty, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Maybe you don't like the method I think is good."

"Or, you should choose it yourself."

Seeing Zhu Youjian say this, Zhiyu nodded calmly, "That's fine."

"After all, you are selecting officials for the Ming Dynasty. As the emperor, I should be serious about this."

"Otherwise, if I miss out on such a talented person, I'm afraid I'll be miserable to death."

Zhu Youjian was puzzled, "Your Majesty, the test paper here is just a copy of the answer, how can you select officials from it........."

Hearing this, Zhiyu looked at Zhu Youjian with a smile, "Fifth brother, when you were invigilating the exam that day, didn't you find a problem?"

"The test paper I gave only had ten questions in total."

Zhu Youjian nodded, "Of course I discovered this."

"Has Fifth Brother discovered that these ten topics cover the talents needed by the various departments of the Ming Dynasty?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Youjian was stunned for a moment, and his mind involuntarily recalled the question he saw that day.

Some of these questions asked how to resolve disputes among the people, some asked about water conservancy projects and agriculture, and some asked about how to govern a place according to local conditions.

Seeing Zhu Youjian still in a daze, Zhiyu smiled and shook his head, "This time, I plan to use a single question to select candidates."

Zhu Youjian frowned, "But if that's the case."

"How do they rank? How are the top two and three selected?"

Zhiyu smiled calmly, "This..., I have my own way to make a conclusion."

As he spoke, Zhiyu waved his hand and asked Chen Lingyi to bring the test paper over.

Seeing Zhiyu so calm, Zhu Youjian sighed helplessly, "Royal sister, there are so many people in the world who are rebelling now."

"Why aren't you in a hurry at all?"

"If the rebels grow stronger, they will threaten our Ming Dynasty."

"Besides, Nurhaci is eyeing our Ming Dynasty covetously, you have to pay more attention to the outside world."

Zhiyu shook his head, "With Yuan Chonghuan here, Nurhaci won't be able to take over the Ming Dynasty in a short period of time."

"As for the rebels, didn't I send people to destroy them?"

"Your Majesty, there are uprisings all over the country. How can Wei Zhongxian alone suppress them?"

"Besides, Ke Shi is now paralyzed in bed. What if he is eager to return home and doesn't want to stay outside any longer?..."

Zhiyu held his forehead with his hand, "Fifth brother, didn't I tell you?"

"The people I sent to destroy the rebels were not just Wei Zhongxian."

Zhu Youjian pondered for a moment, then said with an unpleasant expression, "But you didn't transfer any officials out of the court except Wei Zhongxian."

Zhiyu shook his head: "I didn't transfer officials from the court. I transferred non-staff personnel from the court."

Zhu Youjian was puzzled when he heard this, "Who are the extra-staff personnel in the court?"

"There has been no military dispatch in the court recently. Even if you send people to destroy the rebels, they can't destroy them without troops."

Zhiyu shook his head, "It seems that Fifth Brother hasn't guessed who I'm talking about yet."

"With General Qin here, why would we need an army?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Youjian couldn't help but widen his eyes, "General Qin..., Your Majesty, are you talking about Madam Qin?"

Zhiyu nodded, "Exactly."

"She is someone who has truly experienced the battlefield. The rebel armies from all over the country will naturally be defeated in front of her."

Zhu Youjian suddenly realized, "No wonder, no wonder."

"I was wondering why I haven't heard from Madam Qin during this period of time."

"It turns out that she was sent out by you a long time ago."

Zhiyu nodded, "So Fifth Brother, don't worry about the uprisings in various places."

"It won't be long before the voices of uprising everywhere fade away."

"I heard that my brother is not in a good mood after his wife was paralyzed. Fifth brother, if you are okay, why don't you go and accompany my brother?"

"You don't have to worry about the affairs of the court."

Hearing this, Zhu Youjian's face didn't look very good, "Forget it."

"My brother is protecting Madam Fengzhi like the devil."

"If I accidentally say something bad about Madam Fengzhi and Wei Zhongxian in front of him, he will probably be angry with me."

As he spoke, Zhu Youjian sighed in confusion: "Royal sister, you know who in our royal family didn't have a few wet nurses when they were young, but my royal brother is the most outrageous. He is so old, but he still can't do without a wet nurse."

"I don't know what kind of drug this lady of imperial decree has given my brother to make him treat her so well."

"Her treatment in the palace before was comparable to that of the Queen Mother. Even our sister-in-law, the mother of the world, had to be cautious in front of her............"

As he spoke, Zhu Youjian seemed to have thought of something, his expression changed slightly, and he quickly waved his hand to call everyone else in the study out.

When only the brother and sister were left in the study, Zhu Youjian walked to Zhiyu with a serious expression and whispered, "Royal sister, do you think... does the emperor intend to imitate Emperor Xianzong?"

Zhiyu shook his head: "That's not the case."

"Madam Fengzhi has been married, had children, and is now Wei Zhongxian's concubine."

"No matter what, my brother is the emperor of a country. He will never do such a foolish thing."

Zhu Youjian shook his head solemnly: "According to what you said, if the wife of the emperor had never been married and had never given birth to a child, would the emperor really follow the example of Emperor Xianzong?"

Zhiyu shrugged, "That's not certain."

"But if she had never been married and had never given birth to a child, she would not have become my brother's wet nurse."

Hearing this, Zhu Youjian nodded blankly, "That's true."

"Forget it. She is now paralyzed in bed. She probably doesn't have the time to tempt my brother to do something unreliable."

"Wait a few years, and my brother won't protect her as much as he does now. I'll have someone pass her a bowl of poison."

Zhiyu: “.................”

"Fifth brother, you don't have to say this kind of thing."

Zhu Youjian sneered: "Madam, under the order of the emperor, together with Wei Zhongxian, has disrupted the imperial court, framed loyal officials, and made the Ming Dynasty a mess."

"Last year, my brother fell into the water, and it was also her and Wei Zhongxian who were responsible..."

"Now that Ke Shi has lost her power, I will find an opportunity to kill her, so that she won't do anything harmful to the world again."

"Fifth brother, the ancients said that only by keeping silent can you make a fortune."

"This is the same as killing people and getting rich."

"You can only think about it in your heart, but you can't say it out loud."

"Walls have ears. What if what you said gets to other people's ears and they become defensive?"

Seeing Zhiyu speaking seriously, Zhu Youjian shook his head and said, "I'm just saying it in front of you."

"I'm not stupid. I know what to say and what not to say outside."

Zhiyu lowered his head, opened a blank piece of rice paper and placed it on the desk.

"Fifth brother, let me give you a calligraphy work."

"Take it back and hang it in your study."

Having said that, without waiting for Zhu Youjian's consent, Zhiyu picked up the brush and wrote a big word "忍" on it.

"A small leak will sink a great ship."

"Fifth brother, the Ming Dynasty is now facing internal and external troubles."

"I know you hate Wei Zhongxian, Keshi and others, but you must hold back for a short period of time."

"I know you are impatient, but some things can't be solved in a hurry."

—

After the imperial examination, Zhu Youjian was transferred to the Ministry of Revenue.

At the same time, news came from the Shandong Regional Command that the Kong family had been massacred by the rebels.

When the news reached the capital, the whole government was shocked.

Kong Zhenyun, the eldest grandson of the Kong family, who had been imprisoned for opposing Zhiyu's ascension to the throne, fainted on the spot when he heard the news.

At the same time, scholars all over the world wrote letters to Zhiyu, asking him to thoroughly investigate the matter and give justice to the Kong family.

Only half a day after the news reached the court, the memorials asking her to investigate the matter piled up like a mountain, more than when she initially opposed her becoming emperor. Zhiyu couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

"The Kong family's influence is really great."

As he spoke, Zhiyu looked outside the door and said, "Come here, pass the order to General Qin Liangyu, and ask her to take her soldiers and destroy the rebel army of Shandong Dusi."

"The Shandong Military Region's rebel army is really powerful. They even dared to attack the Kong family, which has been passed down for thousands of years, and they are not afraid of the nine clans being exterminated............"

The Kong family was destroyed. In order to show the importance of this matter, Zhiyu agreed to hold a court meeting in the afternoon.

Even Kong Zhenyun, the eldest grandson of the Kong family who had fainted in prison, was carried in by her order.

When the court officials arrived one after another, what they saw was Kong Zhenyun with a pale face in the center of the court.

When they saw him, a hint of sympathy flashed in everyone's eyes.

In this world, there are very few aristocratic families that can be passed down for a hundred years, let alone aristocratic families that can be passed down for a thousand years.

Now that the Kong family has been destroyed by the rebels, I don’t know if they will be able to make a comeback in the future…

"The Emperor has arrived."

As the message sounded, Zhiyu, dressed in a dragon robe, came into everyone's sight.

When Kong Zhenyun, who was originally stunned, saw Zhiyu appear, he came back to his senses instantly.

At this time, he no longer cared about whether the jade was a boy or a girl. The only thing he cared about was his family that had just been destroyed.

"Your Majesty, please make a decision for the Kong family..."

Before Kong Zhenyun's hoarse and tearful voice had even finished, all the ministers bowed to Zhiyu on the dragon throne and said:

"I pay my respects to your Majesty. Long live your Majesty. Long live your Majesty."

Zhiyu waved his hand solemnly, "Everyone, get up."

"I think you all should have heard the news that the Kong family was destroyed by the rebels."

"So you should know why I called you here now."

After saying this, Zhiyu looked at the weak Kong Zhenyun in the hall and said, "Lord Kong, the destruction of the Kong family is a major national event. Don't worry, I will have someone investigate this matter thoroughly, give justice to the Kong family, and let the souls of the Kong family rest in peace."

"When I received this news, I issued an imperial decree, ordering General Qin Liangyu to lead troops to Shandong to suppress the rebels."

"At the same time, I also wrote a letter to the Ninth Prince, asking him to go to Shandong Dusi to investigate the matter thoroughly."

"The Kong family was destroyed because the governor of Shandong Province failed to provide adequate defense."

"I have ordered that all relevant officials be brought to the capital for interrogation."

"My Lords, do you have any better suggestions on how to reject this request?"

Kong Zhenyun's face was pale, and he looked at the jade statue shakily, "Your Majesty, my Kong family is a family that has been passed down for thousands of years. Most of the local rebels are from the common people. How dare they become enemies with my Kong family?"

"Your Majesty, please send more people to Shandong Dusi to thoroughly investigate this matter..."