[Red Mansion] Mrs. Lin, the Buddhist family

The eldest princess knelt on the ground and did not speak again.

She knew that most of what she said today was contrary to ordinary people's thinking, and would be scolded by those pedantic scholars, but she didn't regret it at all.

After an unknown amount of time, the stagnant atmosphere in the imperial study finally eased.

Emperor Chengtian said: "I can't agree to your condition."

Both he and the Eldest Princess knew that as long as the woman could not choose her age of marriage, the two conditions that the Eldest Princess put forward before were nothing but delusions.

My parents are fine, but no husband's family would want their daughter-in-law to go out and show their faces.

Those widows who have lost their husbands have the opportunity to enter the court, but most of these women have children, even for the sake of their children, they dare not risk the disgrace of the world to enter and leave the court.

She is also to blame, because as a princess, she has privileges. Although she still can't be single, she can marry later than the daughters of ordinary people's families, so that she never thought that the law of "you must get married after you reach the age" is far more restrictive than She imagined it was bigger.If it hadn't been for Jia Shu's letter asking to take the opportunity to abolish this law, she might not realize the importance of this law until the best time has passed and she finds that her suggestions have no effect at all.

The eldest princess was puzzled: "What is the emperor worried about? Women are naturally more willing to find someone to rely on to shelter from the wind and rain. If I, Chao Erlang, are extremely outstanding, how can those women live comfortably and would rather face others?" Do gossips have to be celibate?"

"Furthermore, among those boudoir women, there are many who have read the Four Books. Many women are more knowledgeable than men. If they are allowed to enter the court and serve the country, wouldn't it be of great benefit to the court?"

"The rise of a great country depends on talents. Why does the emperor insist on letting go of these talents who can bring help to the country, while lamenting that the court's talents are withered and no one can use them? Your majesty, you really don't want to be a wise king with a long history? ?”

Emperor Chengtian was speechless.

The eldest princess saw that Emperor Chengtian was tempted, and made persistent efforts: "Don't talk about those female talents that the emperor is not sure whether they exist, but only talk about the talent and learning ability of the concubine De in the emperor's palace, the concubine's outstanding vision, and the concubine Shu's political skills... Are you really so good?" Don't you think it's a pity to put these talents in the harem to fight and waste, and finally die quietly?"

The Eldest Princess originally thought that the words would definitely make Emperor Chengtian feel the same way.After all, she understands the disposition of the former prince. Not only is he wise and generous, he is generous and tolerant, and he can also understand some ideas that others think are ridiculous. If these ideas are really beneficial to the country, he can even break the rules and accept them. use.

What's more, Emperor Chengtian is now in his fifties, and no one knows how long he can remain on the throne.If he doesn't want to leave nothing but a ridiculous name like those short-lived kings in history, he will definitely want to make some major measures that are beneficial to the country and the people during his reign, or issue laws.

However, unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, only doubts remained on Emperor Chengtian's face.

The eldest princess was at a loss: "..." Did she say something wrong?

Emperor Chengtian was even more at a loss than the eldest princess: "Sister Huang said that Shi's character and talents are outstanding, even if she is allowed to manage the harem, she still has some talents to bury her, I can still understand. But the noble concubine and the concubine Shu..."

Although he had no feelings for the Shi family, and in order to balance the power of the harem, he directly cut off the position of queen on the grounds that the Shi family was in the wrong team, and only made the head of the four concubines, and even let the original side concubine Qiao Shi do it. The noble concubine has a higher status than her (the status of the noble concubine is higher than that of the fourth concubine), but he still praises her for her morality, talent, learning and ability to manage the harem.Even Shi Shi once put forward one or two useful suggestions for seizing the heir. Although he did not adopt it, Shi Shi's talent cannot be denied.

But Concubine Gui and Concubine Shu, even though he loved them both in the past, and even made them the only two high-ranking concubines in the harem besides the Shi family when he sealed off the harem, their talents...

Even if he is dissatisfied with Shi Shi, he is still willing to let Shi Shi manage the harem, instead of handing over the power of managing the harem to the two, you can get a glimpse of it.

He didn't say anything later, but the words "Are you stupid" were written in the eyes that fell on the eldest princess.

The eldest princess: "..."

How could she have forgotten that when a woman in the harem faces the only man in the palace, she often puts layers of masks on her face.They faced the emperor, rivals in love, and subordinates... They were two completely different people, completely different from each other.

Unfortunately, the imperial concubine and concubine Shu in front of Emperor Chengtian, one is the gentle Xie Yuhua, and the other is even more powerful, the completely cold and arrogant Bailian in the prosperous age.

The eldest princess would say that she singled out the two of them as examples. Naturally, it was because the original princess, who had always been extremely cunning, also suffered a lot from the two of them.However, Emperor Chengtian didn't know about these things.

Even if he is well aware that the women in the harem are not showing their authenticity in front of him, but he needs to have a clear enough understanding of what kind of means they have...

This is too difficult for Emperor Chengtian.

Not to mention Emperor Chengtian, even if the Eldest Princess went to tell Emperor Qisheng and Prince Zhongyi that the women in your backyard are all extremely capable, and they are not inferior to ordinary men at all, I am afraid they will only have a confused look.

Failed...

The eldest princess felt remorseful in her heart, but her face was still calm: "The emperor has also lived in the harem for many years, has he never seen those women's wrists?"

Emperor Chengtian subconsciously thought of how dangerous the plots from his father, queen and concubine he had encountered in Qishengdi's harem when he was still the crown prince, no one knew better than him.

The eldest princess raised her head and found that Emperor Chengtian's face was so dark that ink dripped out.

She couldn't help but swallowed, wondering if her practice of drawing Emperor Chengtian's gaze to the harem had had the opposite effect, but at this moment, she could only remain silent, waiting for Emperor Chengtian to calm down.

After touching a stick of incense, Emperor Chengtian came back to his senses: "I admit that those women in the harem are really capable. But if the conspiracy and tricks can govern the country, the previous dynasties with treacherous officials will not destroy the country."

Is this treating the women in the harem as the same type of people as the treacherous ministers who harmed the country?

The eldest princess wanted to laugh, if that's the case, why don't you emperors show some restraint in women's sex?

But she didn't want to anger Emperor Chengtian, so she explained it from another angle: "However, there are countless conspiracies and schemes in the court. Could it be that this has affected the courtiers' governance of the country? Never use conspiracies and tricks? Officialdom is open and secret, all kinds of conspiracies and tricks don’t need to be less in the harem, right?”

Emperor Chengtian opened his mouth to speak, and heard the eldest princess continue, "Furthermore, I don't think the emperor's harem concubines have the ability to govern the country. I just gave an example to let the emperor know that women in the back house except It is not useless to serve the elders, take care of the husband and teach the children."

Emperor Chengtian looked suspicious.

The eldest princess gave another dose of strong medicine: "If the emperor still has doubts, then the ability of the minister's wife will still win the emperor's favor?"

"Sister Huang was joking, what you can do is something that even your father regretted. If you are a man, you should be a virtuous king." Emperor Chengtian said without hesitation. He even thought that if the princess really Man, it is not certain whether the position of crown prince still belongs to him.

"Then why does the emperor have any hesitation? As long as the widow is allowed to remarry and the girl is allowed to reconcile, all the problems you worry about will no longer be problems."

Emperor Chengtian couldn't help but nod his head, but he reacted at the last moment and looked helplessly at the eldest princess: "Sister Huang, when did you have another request to allow the woman to reconcile? Besides, according to the law Isn't it clearly written that if the husband and wife lose their relationship, the government will allow reconciliation?"

"But the law stipulates that when a woman proposes to divorce, she can only take away the dowry if there is no fault during the marriage, otherwise the dowry will go to her husband's family."

If it is intentional to make things difficult, what is the difficulty in finding a fault?Even if there is nothing wrong, if the husband's family makes up one, the government will not believe the woman's husband's statement?

It is about allowing women to reconcile and leave, but on the one hand, they have to face gossip and tribal difficulties, and on the other hand, they are penniless and have no branches to rely on.Except for a very small number of determined people, no woman would dare to propose reconciliation.

"The minister's wife thought that if the law could be changed so that the woman could take away all her dowry as long as she made a divorce, there must be more women who proposed to make a divorce."

Emperor Chengtian thought for a while, but finally shook his head: "I have considered for a long time, but I still feel that the proposal of Huangjie is not reliable."

"Why..."

Emperor Chengtian raised his hand: "Sister Huang can have the current ability, because father taught you by hand when you were young. Father is a generation of Mingjun, and the emperor who taught you is naturally extraordinary. But others..."

"I don't think they will be able to have the opportunity of the emperor's sister." Emperor Chengtian shook his head, "Emperor sister, have you ever thought that even if I ordered someone to promulgate the decree as you wish, the rules of etiquette and laws passed down by the ancestors for thousands of years are not What can be easily changed, even if I allow women not to marry, are their parents willing to keep them? Even if I allow women to go to school, are their parents willing to spend money to support them to study? Even if I allow women to enter the court As officials, are their parents and husbands willing to let them show their faces?"

"Sister Huang, this won't work at all!" Emperor Chengtian admitted that he was really a little moved just now.But as long as he thinks about whether he is willing to hand over this great river and mountain to his daughter, he can only shake his head.

The daughter is the water that was thrown when she got married, and she belongs to someone else's family.And it is impossible for him to hand over the country that his ancestors worked so hard to conquer.

The eldest princess was depressed, how could she not know these difficulties?

"Your Majesty, my wife said at the beginning that my wife only wants to give those women who want to change their situation a chance. Even if it is difficult to obtain this opportunity, at least they will not have only one choice."

"Boom-"

The eldest princess kowtowed violently: "Your Majesty, my wife only has one request!"

Emperor Chengtian frowned, he was caught in a dilemma because of the promise he made before he ascended the throne, and the stability of the country's government on the other.

"I need to think about it for a few days." In the end, Emperor Chengtian did not veto the eldest princess's proposal.

That's enough, the eldest princess thought, this was much better than she expected.

"Long live my emperor, long live."

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After the Eldest Princess left, Emperor Chengtian was so restless that he couldn't calm down to deal with the affairs of state, so he simply got up and walked towards the harem.

He didn't have a destination in mind, so he walked forward by instinct.

Maybe it was influenced by what the eldest princess said, when Emperor Chengtian regained his senses and raised his head, he found that he had already arrived at the gate of Jinhe Palace.

And Jinhe Palace happened to be the residence of the noble concubine.

The noble concubine who was praised by the eldest princess as "excellent eyesight".

Emperor Chengtian frowned first, but soon relaxed again: Well, he really wanted to know whether there was any exaggeration in Miss Huang's praise.

Seeing Emperor Chengtian, the eunuch guarding in front of the gate of Jinhe Palace immediately wanted to kneel down and salute, and at the same time loudly announced the emperor's arrival, but he flung him with a sharp glance, and was so frightened that he lost his voice.

Emperor Chengtian went straight to the door, and then, without the slightest precaution, he heard the gentle and caring concubine in the past beating around the bush with a recently favored concubine...