Seeing Gu Yao's uncontrollable excitement, Gu Zhao had no choice but to remind her: "Yaoer, you are close to the princess, and even sisters. This matter is not a secret in Beijing. Now that the princess has embarked on this path, Yaoer There will be many temptations and dangers around you, so Yaoer, you should also pay attention to it, you will face a lot of challenges, you must be mentally prepared."

Gu Yao was indeed taken aback by what the third uncle said, but then she thought that Sister Xi treated her sincerely. If she couldn't even overcome this difficulty, wouldn't it be a disappointment to the princess' friendship.

Although the pressure on her shoulders suddenly increased a lot, Gu Yao was also inspired to fight: "Third Uncle, I will be careful, I will not let anyone spoil the big event of Sister Xi."

Gu Zhao thought for a while and said, "Tomorrow, Mu Mu and I will ask two guards to be by your side. I can rest assured that you have someone by your side when you go in and out."

Gu Yao did not reject the third uncle's kindness. Although she also invited guards to accompany her to protect her safety, the people invited outside were not as safe as the third uncle and Gu Mu's people.

That night, Gu Yao tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, and her spirits were quite high. Although there were some blue shadows hanging around her eyes when she woke up the next day, she was still in good spirits. Things are still in turmoil.

Around the rest of his family, Gu Zhao didn't worry too much, because there were always people brought by Shi Mao and the others with him, and at the foot of the emperor in the capital, how many people dared to openly attack the family members of officials?

As for what Gu Mu said about the Li family's going back to Beijing, Gu Zhao hasn't explained it to the Li family yet, thinking it's not too late to wait for the order to be transferred, so that the Li family will not wait too long.

Just as Gu Zhao expected, the emperor was indeed paying attention to the public opinion outside, and this was his first attempt to push the princess to the throne, so he didn't control the public opinion more, and wanted to see what the officials and the common people were saying. The degree of acceptance, although many people criticized the princess for participating in politics in recent days, thinking that the rooster sitting in the morning is against the principles of yin and yang, but some officials stood up to speak for the princess, and the emperor was even more surprised that those lower-level people who mentioned the princess accepted it instead. better.

The emperor also knew about the commotion in the Hanlin Academy. Taifu Yang strongly opposed the princess's participation in politics, so the emperor was not very surprised that Yang Weizhan was so active in the Imperial Academy. I'm dead.

A coldness flashed in the emperor's eyes, and then he looked at Yao Shoufu in front of him: "Where does Yao Aiqing think I should put Yongfu to practice next?"

Yao Shoufu looked up at the emperor, and sighed in his heart. It seems that compared with the other three clan children, His Majesty hopes to hand over the throne to his own bloodline. Do you choose the heir to the throne from the people of Hou Yuan's generation?

Seeing that Yao Shoufu lowered his head and made no sound, the emperor turned the wrench in his hand and said, "I remember that Yao Aiqing once had a beloved daughter, who was very clever and won Yao Aiqing's liking, but unfortunately she died in the struggle in the backyard."

Yao Shoufu did not expect that the emperor would come to expose his scars, and when he mentioned the old pain in his heart, his face could not help showing sadness. He had not climbed to his current position back then, and that was his youngest daughter. Showing intelligence, although his son also won the Jinshi and entered the officialdom, but when it comes to poetry and prose, his son is worse than his beloved daughter. How many times he regrets that his beloved daughter was not born as a man, otherwise he would be the number one scholar. have to.

But such a talented daughter fell into the struggle in the backyard. She was tampered with during childbirth and killed two people. Thousands of miles away, but her daughter's life could no longer be saved.

Before her daughter got married, she protested why she could not take the imperial examination. If she could take part, she would definitely not lose to the men in the world. He once felt that his daughter was too bold and regretted teaching her the scriptures, which made her have such ambitions. Now that the old story is brought up again, Yao Shoufu can't help thinking, if his daughter was born later and met Princess Yongfu, would he be able to realize his daughter's dream one day?The daughter is full of talent and learning, can she just be reduced to a mediocre woman in the backyard, who only knows how to care for her husband and teach her children to waste her time?

Yao Shoufu was unwilling to reconcile his daughter's fate, and looked up at the emperor again, his eyes were a little moved, and finally sighed, and said, "Your Majesty, the princess's path is not easy."

The emperor laughed: "I think, even if this road is broken, Xi'er will not regret it. How can I know if the other road will be safe to the end?"

Yao Shoufu let out a long sigh, yes, when his daughter got married, he also hoped that his daughter would be safe and happy, but what happened?With tears in his eyes, he bowed and said, "It's a pity that the minister's daughter was born so late that I didn't get to know the princess."

The emperor stepped down to help Yao Shoufu up, patted his hand, knowing in his heart that Yao Shoufu had been persuaded by him, and now he would stand behind the princess from not helping each other.

Xi'er told him about Yao Shoufu's youngest daughter, otherwise how could he pay attention to Yao Shoufu's daughter who died young, but he didn't expect to receive such an effect, which made Yao Shoufu, an old fox, shaken.

The emperor is complacent, but his daughter's vision is better. Even if he is the emperor, he may not be able to influence the thoughts of all his courtiers.

In fact, Yao Shoufu's attitude before was always on the sidelines. He had already seen the thoughts of the emperor and the princess, but he just felt that this pair of the most noble father and daughter in the world was too naive. The princess kept making moves, and regrets often arose in her heart. How could the princess be born as a daughter? Otherwise, if she was the prince, there would be no such thing as those three candidates of the same generation. Those three were inferior to the princess in terms of political opinions, vision and means. There was a lot of difference, especially those things that the princess did when she was on tour, which made Yao Shoufu highly appreciative.

Yao Shoufu was not very satisfied with the three Xiangzi generations. No matter which one of them came to power, it might not be a good thing for the Great Zhou Dynasty. How could things get worse if the princess came to power?Maybe it can also make Da Zhou glow with new vitality.

In the Imperial Academy, Yang Weizhan was very proud. Through his unremitting efforts, his camp won more support and overwhelmed the other camp. Seeing Song Ze and Gu Zhao who didn't even dare to show his face, Yang Weizhan Feeling more at ease, Yang Weizhan was very convinced that the conspiracy of that small group of people would never succeed when he contacted the situation in the court that his grandfather had said. How could it be possible for several His Highnesses to enter the court together? Doesn't this prove His Majesty's compromise with the ministers?

Princess?What's the matter with the princess? Isn't the princess a woman? A woman should stay at home to serve her mother-in-law, raise children, take care of the housework, and spread the branches and leaves for the family. Obedience to father, married obedience to husband, a woman delusional to climb on top of a man?Simply whimsical!

Gu Zhao and Song Ze could hear Yang Weizhan's triumphant voice across the door. Gu Zhao secretly sighed and shook his head. Now it is impossible to overwhelm the opponent in public opinion. The princess can get to this point because of her identity. It is convenient, because she is the only heir of the emperor, otherwise it would be very difficult for the emperor himself to support her.

Because the imperial power is above everything, the emperor can push the princess to the foreground, and because of the imperial power, some people have to compromise.

It will take a long time to reverse the concept of this machismo feudal dynasty. From the perspective of ordinary people at the bottom, the first thing to do is to let women out of the family and take control of the economic power. Spinning and weaving workshops are very important.

Of course, it’s not enough for Li Shi and the others to have a single workshop, and Gu Zhao’s heart is about to move again. The spinning machine and loom must be further improved, so that the merchants can see the big enough profits, and then there will be more merchants. Putting it into it, this is another industry that is conducive to women's joining. Maybe it's just a small machine that can shake the cornerstone of a dynasty.

The improvements Gu Zhao made to the spinning machine and weaving last time were relatively small, but now the situation made him feel that he was too timid. Thinking of this, Gu Zhao frowned.

"What are you thinking? What good thing did you think of?" Song Ze looked over curiously, but Gu Zhaofei was not depressed, but seemed a little excited.

Gu Zhao raised his eyebrows and said, "I think I should go to the Ministry of Industry again and have a good chat with Mr. Zhao."

Song Ze couldn't laugh or cry: "What do you want to do again? I heard from my mother that the spinning machine you asked the Ministry of Industry to make and sent to it is very good. Mother has never seen such an efficient and labor-saving spinning wheel."

Gu Zhao proudly said: "There are higher and faster machines, do you believe it or not? Why do you think women have a low status? Everyone in the world thinks that women are dependent on men. They obey their father at home, their husbands after marriage, and their sons after their husbands die. "

Song Ze's vision was limited, and he couldn't compare with Gu Zhao, who has the memory of later generations. He asked curiously, "Why?"

"Because women are trapped at home from birth and cannot control their own destiny, but if all women are like Yaoer, who can earn money and support themselves, even if they are married, they will have the confidence to live unsatisfactory and divorce. That's it, will the status of that woman still be like this?"

Song Ze imagined such a scene, and there were several role models around him, nodded and said, "You are right, but how can we make women in the world change their status?"

"That is to vigorously develop the textile industry. One day, spinning and weaving workshops will bloom everywhere in the Zhou Dynasty. What will happen?"

"Then who will plant the fields?" Rural women are also family laborers and need to work in the fields.

"Then improve the agricultural equipment and improve the efficiency of labor."

"It's easy to say, but hard to do. Throughout history, every progress requires a lot of time to accumulate. Could it be that Gu Zhao has a brilliant idea?"

"Actually, there are a lot of folk masters, but there is not enough incentive mechanism."

While the two were talking, there was another commotion outside.

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