Chapter 96 The Minister Objects? Objection Is Invalid!

"Your Majesty, this is against the rules!"

The next morning, the ministers who heard the news protested in the court.

"Since ancient times, women have not been officials, let alone women in the harem?"

"There is no precedent in our Jing Kingdom!"

Among the civil and military officials in the court, some old scholars and soldiers with old ideas could not agree.

Since ancient times, men have been in charge of the outside world, and women have been in charge of the inside world!

"Could it be that in the future, women in the harem will be allowed to attend court with us?"

Even military generals such as Duke Dingguo stood up to oppose it!

Originally, these military generals did not say much about who the emperor appointed as the crown prince.

Now, Xiao Yunzhou wants to appoint a female official, and they are also furious.

If women attend court, where do the men stand?

"Concubine Liu sews clothes for refugees, but Your Majesty, my wife also assisted Concubine Liu in sewing winter clothes. Can my wife also be an official?!"

Duke Dingguo is seventy years old, but he is still very energetic. He is a rough man who gets up early every day to practice sticks.

"Not only my wife, but also my son's wife, grandson's wife, and granddaughter went to help!"

"Are all the women in my family going to be appointed as female officials?"

"Emperor, don't think my words are unpleasant. If you follow what the emperor said, should all those who participated in clothing making be appointed as officials?"

"When we fought for the people and our necks were as big as bowls, they were still breastfeeding!"

Disagree!

The military generals all firmly disagreed.

If they can become officials just by sewing clothes, then what's the point of them fighting for their lives?

Emperor Xiao Yunzhou took a deep breath.

He didn't say a word yet!

This group of old guys...

Without the little princess coming out to remind him, he, the emperor, knew that these guys were obviously not devoted to him!

Da da da, the emperor said half a word, and they could talk back for a long time!

Xiao Yunzhou's head hurt.

The military generals disagreed, and the civil officials didn't agree either.

But the civil officials were insidious and let the military generals rush in front.

"Your Majesty, think twice. You should consider the hard work of the soldiers. After all, they used to get one rank only after killing five people on the battlefield."

Since the founding of Jing State, the number of enemy heads beheaded is still counted as military merit.

Only with military merit can one be promoted from a small soldier to a senior soldier.

People like Pang Rushong, who directly captured 10,000 rebels, are exceptions.

Most soldiers rely on fighting bloody battles again and again to be promoted to a hundred households or a thousand households.

"Lord Liu, what do you think?" Duke Dingguo turned his head and glared at Liu Wenchang, "You also think that your daughter should be made a female official--"

"Hey, this is nonsense!"

Duke Dingguo nodded, that's right!

"Your Majesty is talking nonsense!"

Duke Dingguo nodded, but was startled halfway through, and his face was stiff.

Did he say what was in his mind?

Although he was over 70 years old, he was also the emperor's elder and a general of his royal grandfather's generation, but it was disrespectful to say that the emperor was talking nonsense!

Duke Dingguo felt that he was too arrogant. He shouldn't be so arrogant, after all, it was during the morning court.

If he didn't give the emperor face, the Duke would not have a good ending.

Duke Dingguo wanted to cover his mouth, but when he turned around, he realized, fuck, he didn't say anything, he didn't even open his mouth!

That wasn't what he said just now -

Who is more daring than him?

Duke Dingguo turned his head in shock, and then he was completely stunned.

"Hey, I object, I also think it's nonsense, Duke Dingguo."

The one who was scolding was none other than Liu Wenchang, the biological father of Concubine Liu!

Duke Dingguo opened his mouth, never expecting Liu Wenchang to be such a father.

"How can my little girl be a female official?"

Liu Wenchang shook his head.

"I was just about to stand up and say no."

The civil and military officials in the court were all stunned, except Duke Dingguo, who was old and didn't come to the morning court every day.

Why did Liu Wenchang's words sound familiar?

The civil and military officials of the whole court felt that something was wrong, and sure enough, the next moment, Liu Wenchang began to beat his chest and stamp his feet in a familiar manner.

"What virtue and ability does my daughter have? She is just an ordinary leader of the women in the capital to sew 5,000 winter clothes."

"It's just organizing a charity sale and raising one million taels of silver."

"Hey, what virtue and ability does she have, how can she be a female official?"

Liu Wenchang shook his head, "I will be the first to disagree. If there are no other women to help her, she can't do any of these things!"

"If you want to get promoted, every woman who participated in sewing clothes and charity sales should have a share."

Duke Dingguo and the civil and military officials of the whole court opened their mouths.

"Duke Dingguo is right. All the women in his family participated. Everyone should be rewarded according to their merits, and no one should be left out!" Liu Wenchang opened his mouth, shocking Duke Dingguo.

Xiao Yunzhou on the dragon throne also admired him, this Taishan.

Originally, he thought Liu Wenchang was stupid, but now he found that he was wrong.

Concubine Liu treated people around her well and received their sincerity, which was mostly learned from Liu Wenchang!

Listen, old Taishan Liu Wenchang has a lot of vision.

All of a sudden, he asked for rewards for all the women who sewed clothes and sold them for charity.

You should know that the Queen Mother also has a share in this!

Xiao Yunzhou was amazed. He looked at Liu Wenchang and felt that he, as the emperor, should learn from Liu Wenchang.

He was just pretending to be powerful. He even brought the empress dowager into the picture... everyone wins!

Xiao Yunzhou's eyes flickered as he looked at Liu Wenchang. He stretched out his hand and pressed it. "Lord Liu is right. I was negligent."

The whole court: "..."

"But I want to confer the title of Concubine Liu not only because of the two old things Lord Liu said, but also because yesterday, Concubine Liu made great contributions."

The whole court was stunned.

Liu Wenchang's eyebrows twitched. His daughter made great contributions again? Don't say it. It must be his granddaughter who helped.

He immediately understood and felt ashamed. "Your Majesty, you are too kind. If it weren't for me in the palace, I would probably not be able to make any contributions in my life."

Xiao Yunzhou's dragon body shook.

He only then realized that Liu Wenchang's skill point also included the matter of patting the dragon's fart!

This fart was more advanced than the whole court.

Listen, if you don't enter the palace, you can't make any achievements.

This is praising Concubine Liu for her intelligence, which was taught by her husband!

"Lord Liu, don't be modest," Xiao Yunzhou tried to hold back the smile on his lips, "Concubine Liu is kind-hearted, and she cares about the people and the soldiers at the border. This is her true kindness and beauty, and it has little to do with me."

"Haha," Xiao Yunzhou couldn't help laughing at this point, "I just provide Concubine Liu with some conditions to display her talents at most."

"I'm not as stingy as other men," Xiao Yunzhou swept the civil and military officials in the court, "I don't care about not letting my wife and daughter stand out."

"Otherwise, I didn't help Concubine Liu. Lord Liu, please don't push Concubine Liu's achievements to me."

Old Liu almost had a cramp on his face when he heard this.

Heaven and earth, he didn't mean to praise the emperor, he was praising his precious granddaughter.

Why is the emperor so shameless?

"Ahem," Elder Liu was afraid that he would be disrespectful if he heard the emperor's nonsense again, so he quickly interrupted the emperor's self-deprecation, "Your Majesty, you just said that your daughter also worked for the benefit of the soldiers?"

"I don't deserve it. She just used the proceeds from the charity sale to make up for the gap in military pay, but that still relied on the pens, inkstones and inkstones of the Fu Cha Pavilion Master."

"Your daughter didn't make money out of thin air, but still relied on everyone."

Fu Cha Pavilion Master's face froze when he heard it.

None of them could do this with their few top scholars, and they didn't even think of it.

So, Concubine Liu is indeed not simple.

But the emperor is crazy to make a female official based on this matter.

"It's not just this one thing." As soon as he thought about it, Xiao Yunzhou interrupted him with a sneer.

Fu Cha Ge Lao took a deep breath and stood up, "Your Majesty, I also heard from Jiang Li yesterday that Concubine Liu has developed a new winter coat."

"But winter coats are made by merchants' cloth shops. Does Your Majesty want to appoint the cloth shop owner as an official?"

Duke Dingguo nodded when he heard this, "Yes."

But after that, Xiao Yunzhou narrowed his eyes.

"What if I say that this is not an ordinary winter coat?"

The whole court was stunned.

What's wrong?

Edible winter coat?

"Oh, unless this winter coat is comparable to the military pay of ten thousand stones, even if it is made of gold, what does it matter?" Duke Dingguo snorted.

"What's the difference between cotton-padded clothes and cloth clothes? Unless this winter coat can be used as the military pay of thousands of people to help my border guards recruit soldiers on the battlefield, then today, let alone one female official, the emperor can appoint a hundred female officials today!"

Liu Wenchang, who was standing behind and had heard his son talk about down jackets a long time ago, closed his eyes reluctantly.

Sure enough, the next moment, Xiao Yunzhou's eyes flickered and he slammed the table.

"As expected of the knowledgeable Duke Dingguo, you hit the nail on the head."

"!?"

"The fleece clothing newly developed by Concubine Liu is a light winter clothing that allows soldiers at the border to go into battle easily, kill the enemy without hindrance, and keep out the cold!"

"It is not military pay, but it is as good as military pay in the wind and frost! It can save the lives of soldiers on the battlefield in December!"

Duke Dingguo suddenly raised his head.