Li Zhao kept Geng Baojiao, but he was not so kind.

"Her man and her parents actually dared to beat her. They have violated the law."

Li Chao said leisurely: "As long as she goes to the government to sue her husband and parents once and let them be punished, she can be reinstated."

Li Xuenniang and An Fengniang: “…………”

Suing the man is fine, but suing the parents?!

This is unfilial! This crime is not light!

They complained in their hearts for a while, but did not say a word for Geng Baojiao in front of the Star God of Li Dynasty, so as not to anger the Star God.

He only relayed Xingjun's original words to Geng Baojiao.

Geng Baojiao looked embarrassed, and finally said that she would think about it and went home.

The next day, a shocking event occurred in front of the government office in Luoyang.

Geng Baojiao, a former female official in Taiwei Changzhu Mansion, reported her parents and husband to the judge on the grounds that she was abused by her family!

This incident spread like wildfire, and the entire Luoyang city was alarmed.

The people of Luoyang were extremely shocked. Since ancient times, no children had dared to sue their parents. This was a serious crime of filial piety!

Out of curiosity, many people surrounded the government office that day. They stretched their necks and pricked up their ears, waiting to hear the verdict from Luoyang judge.

Luoyang Facao asked a doctor to examine the wound on Geng Baojiao's hand. Then, Geng Baojiao's neighbors asked about it. Combined with the words handed down by Taiwei Changzhu Mansion, he made the decision in public.

Geng Baojiao's parents were sentenced to 40 strokes of the cane for abusing their children, and the husband was sentenced to 40 strokes of the cane for abusing his wife.

After hearing the verdict, public opinion was in an uproar.

The people immediately split into two factions. One faction believed that it was natural for parents to beat their children and for men to beat their wives.

The other group accepted the theories spread by Taibai Jinxing and others, as well as the thoughts of Taoism and Buddhism, and believed that parents beat not only their own children, but also the descendants of the family. If they injured or disabled their children and displeased their grandparents, it was considered unfilial.

As for men beating their wives, it is even more unreasonable. Husband and wife should respect each other like guests. Since they should respect each other like guests, how can the husband be violent to his wife who is like a guest?

The social atmosphere is quietly changing.

Geng Baojiao finally divorced the man, took the child back to her parents' home to be raised, and the child inherited her husband's property in the future. She herself returned to her original official position.

Li Zhao specially asked Qingluan's clone to fly a few times. After coming to this conclusion, she was very happy: "Very good, the social atmosphere is gradually getting better."

"We must liberate women and people in all directions: politics, military, economy, culture, customs, education..."

Things in the future will be much easier.

It is hard to say whether Xie Lijia's outcome was good or bad. One day, the female students of Taiweichangzhu Mansion were sitting together gossiping, and they inevitably mentioned Xie Lijia in their conversation.

An Fengniang ate soft cheese and said, "I haven't heard from Li Jia for a while. I don't know how she is doing now."

A purple-clad female student within a few meters sneered, "What else can we do? Didn't you hear about it, Feng Niang?"

"Her family is in a big turmoil. They have tried everything from hanging to fasting to marry that man."

A girl in white said disdainfully, "In the end, she was still thinking about eloping, but she was discovered by her family. Her family directly reported her lover, Fan, to the government for kidnapping, and took her back."

The Tang Dynasty had an open-minded society, and it was not uncommon for men and women to get married secretly without the permission of their parents or matchmakers, but it was not good if it became public knowledge.

"Her family said that if she had the ability to pass the imperial examination, they would not hinder her marriage to her lover. Now she is preparing for the exam at home."

Li Xuenniang sneered, "How funny! You've been in Xinhua Hall for so long and never thought about taking the imperial examination, but now you're rushing to prepare for a man."

Li Xueniang glanced at the classmates around her and said, "Sisters, what are your plans for the future?"

The lady in white said, "Of course I'm going to take the imperial examination! But I want to take the Ming Fa exam, so I'll go and test the waters first."

A young female official said, "I don't have as much knowledge as you do, so I'd better just work hard to gain experience."

The girls gathered in a circle, chattering about their future, their pretty faces full of hope.

In the Hebi Palace, Wu Meiniang was discussing government affairs with the Li Chao sent by Li Zhao.

Li Zhao had to maintain his image as Yudou Xuanzun, so naturally he could not casually participate in government affairs. However, Li Chao could use the excuse of accumulating merits for Yudou Xuanzun to participate in politics.

For this purpose, Wu Meiniang specially gave Li Chao a title of the third rank of Zhongshu Menxia, ​​so Li Chao could finally officially join the court.

The reason why Li Chao came here today was to discuss the issue of institutionalizing female doctors with Wu Meiniang and the ministers.

The female official behind him distributed the memorial to every minister who participated in the court meeting. Li Chao said slowly, "Please take a look."

It was filled with plans for the female doctor system. Li Zhao also put some thought into it. In addition to learning from the experience of the Li court in the neighboring Korean country, he also discussed with Wu Meiniang for a long time before coming up with such a policy.

Pei Xingjian read it carefully and said, "There are women's associations in the folk, and now it has been changed to the Women's Association Bureau of the Imperial Palace. Women's associations are set up in various places to train female doctors, deliver babies, and treat illnesses and save lives."

"Lin Qiaozhi, the Jade Maiden of Pregnancy Protection, and Hu Yamei, the Jade Maiden of Pregnancy Protection, should be appointed as fifth-rank medical doctors to take charge of all matters. All other female doctors should be treated as officials outside the palace."

To put it simply, the Women's Federation Hall was incorporated into the Empress Dowager's harem government office, just like the Weaving Bureau.

All female doctors must join Taoism and become Kun Daoists, worshipping the Nine Heavens Guardian Mother Yuanjun and the Taishang Taiwei Tiandijun who is the Shaosima of Donghua, but there are no restrictions on marriage.

The Tang Dynasty also had an institution for selecting female doctors, but it was not large-scale and served only the palace. The high-ranking officials had their own medical practitioners to serve them, so it was difficult for ordinary people to come into contact with female doctors.

Female doctors in the palace were usually servants of officials. After some thought, Li Zhao expanded the scope of training female doctors to include palace maids and women from the common people.

By the way, they imitated the Korean female doctor system and developed a Tang Dynasty female doctor selection system.

As for how the female doctor can be promoted, just follow the promotion system for female officials in the harem.

Pei Yan pointed at the two lines of words and asked Li Chao: "Xing Jun, I wonder how to explain these two items, grants and scholarships?"

Li Chao smiled and said, "As the name suggests, it is to help poor women solve their living expenses and encourage them to study medicine."

"This amount of money is not much. The Queen and I plan to use part of our cosmetics money to set up a fund. When the female doctors start to see patients independently and charge consultation fees, the scholarship will be transferred to the female doctors in need."

Wu Meiniang smiled and nodded: "Yes, this is a good idea. Xingjun, I wonder how many women's associations there are in Xuanzun's manor? How many female doctors are there?"

Qingluan had already done the statistics and sent the data to Li Zhao. Li Zhao then manipulated Li Chao and said, "There are 218 large and small manors in total, and the Women's Union Halls only cover less than a quarter of them, 54 in total, and 60% of them are concentrated in the north."

During the early Tang Dynasty, there was a big difference between the north and the south. In addition, there were few male doctors and overall medical resources were scarce, so female doctors were even rarer.

Li Chao smiled and said, "Nowadays, many female doctors in the Women's Federation have completed their studies. Although their academic achievements are not as good as those of male doctors, they are more than capable of treating some minor ailments of women and assisting in diagnosis."

Li Zhao thought that he would first train a group of female doctors who had some basic knowledge and were literate to serve as secondary directors, and then have female doctors with superb medical skills like Hu Yamei and Lin Qiaozhi to serve as mentors. By leading people in batches, he would soon be able to form a team of female doctors.

It takes a thousand days to train an army and only a moment to deploy it. The female doctors previously trained by the Tianyi Camp and the Women's Federation will come in handy now!

This policy was good, and Prime Minister Pei Xingjian and other prime ministers nodded in agreement. After all, the money was paid by the harem, and it was not under the jurisdiction of the national treasury or the Ministry of Revenue, so there was nothing wrong with it.

The next second, a voice was heard saying, "Your Majesty, I object to this."

Li Chao's face suddenly darkened and he stared at the person who spoke with a gloomy look.

Who? Tired of living!

Do you dare to hinder me from pursuing the welfare of women and children?

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