The prince said loudly: "Father, I think that if we want to replicate it, we should first choose the most fortunate female ruler of Chu, and follow her example to promote female officials and select female officials in Daxia."

Many court officials frowned, as the emergence of one more gender meant many more competitors.

They looked at each other, hoping someone would take the lead in the protest.

At this time, the Minister of Revenue stood up.

These court officials were eagerly awaiting this.

Then the Minister of Revenue said, "Your Highness, every additional official will add a burden to the national treasury. I wonder how many female officials Your Highness is going to introduce?"

The prince bowed and said, "There will be no drastic reforms. We will learn from the practice of the Chu State and establish a female court. The number is not large."

The Minister of Revenue breathed a sigh of relief and calmly retreated: because he had no opinion on the gender of officials, in his view they were all cattle and horses that earned money for the country.

Some court officials: ...

No, sir, you back down so easily?!

At this time, the Minister of Personnel suddenly stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, since there are two courts, the inner and outer courts, can the assessment of female officials be the same as that of male officials? Also, women rarely go to private schools, so should the recommendation requirements and procedures be the same as those for men?"

The prince said, "We will discuss this in detail later, but the general rule is to be fair and consistent. After all, men and women are all officials in the court, and there is no other difference."

The Minister of Personnel seemed to be thinking about something and stopped talking.

Other officials: ???

No, boss, you are protesting in vain.

Finally, someone couldn't help but bow and said, "Your Highness, since ancient times, men have been in charge of the outside world and women have been in charge of the inside world..."

He wanted to elaborate, but the prince made a gesture for silence.

The prince bowed and said, "Father, I have read a lot of ancient books and found that although women in ancient dynasties were rare, they did exist. The female ruler of Chu dared to promote female officials, so why should we be afraid to take the first step?!"

The man still wanted to continue speaking stubbornly.

The prince said loudly: "Father, Daxia adheres to the principle of 'promoting talents regardless of their background'. The system once considered having ministers undergo gender reassignment surgery for the sake of female officials... If female officials are really needed to improve the country's fortunes in the future, would the adults who oppose this be willing to undergo gender reassignment surgery?! Who else objects?!"

The Third Prince, who didn't know about this, sprayed directly:...

Oh my god, is Jiu Mei so wild? !

The court official who was about to stand up and object instantly shrank back.

No matter what they thought in their hearts, at this moment, they all showed support on their faces!

The emperor's fingers kept tapping the table. After a moment, he said, "Since we want to emulate the queen of Chu, do you have a candidate for a woman who can promote the female officials?"

The prince was stunned.

Prime Minister Li suddenly stepped out and said, "I think the Seventh Princess is very beautiful, intelligent, and of noble status, so she is particularly suitable."

The corners of the other courtiers' mouths twitched slightly: ...

You, a flatterer, have made a big mistake! Have you forgotten that the Seventh Princess has put all her ability points into martial arts?

Only Prime Minister Wang looked at Prime Minister Li thoughtfully, as if he had other little thoughts in mind.

The emperor waved his hand: "She is not suitable. Are there any other candidates?"

Prime Minister Li said "this..." for a moment, then saluted and said, "Your Majesty, I think that since we want to cheat the heavens and seize the fortune, it would be best to choose someone who is better than the heroine of Chu. So in addition to being smart, beautiful, and literate, the heroine of Chu has an ordinary family background, and Xia would be best to choose a daughter of a powerful noble from a scholarly family..."

Prime Minister Wang suddenly snorted coldly, and said with a half-smile: "Prime Minister Li wants to recommend himself, so why not just say so."

The other court officials suddenly realized that the previous mention of the Seventh Princess was just a pretext...

Among the noble daughters of the Xia Kingdom, the family with the most outstanding daughters is indeed the Li family. Otherwise, Prime Minister Li would not have been able to become the "Li Half Dynasty" who married into the dynasty.

Prime Minister Li said calmly, "I have no selfish motives. I just think it would be better to select daughters of noble status from among the female officials. After all, ordinary people are women and can read a few words."

As soon as the words fell, the previously depressed court officials were suddenly moved. Yes... it was not unacceptable for their daughter to take their son's place.

The prince suddenly bowed and said, "Father, I don't agree. Since we want to replicate Qi Tian, ​​we should find someone who fits the Chu Kingdom's heroine in every aspect. She is Wang Erniu. Then we in Xia Kingdom can find Li Erniu, Zhou Erniu, but not Zhou Yunruo..."

The court officials were immediately furious and wanted to argue, but they heard the emperor slamming the table.

The emperor looked at the prince deeply and said: "Just do as you say."

Courtiers:? ? ?

After saying this, the emperor stood up and waved to the prince: "Come with me."

The third prince looked at the prince worriedly and followed him over. The emperor glanced at him out of the corner of his eye and did not stop him.

When the court officials saw the emperor leave, some of them surrounded Prime Minister Li and whispered:

"Prime Minister Li, you understand His Majesty best. Please analyze how His Majesty will view the female officials?"

"Yes, Prime Minister Li, which one do you think His Majesty prefers..."

"It's difficult to handle."

……

The others who did not gather around also gathered in groups of two or three and whispered.

Only the lonely old man Prime Minister Wang and the Minister of Rites who was busy with the affairs of the diplomatic mission were the first to leave the crowd.

……

The emperor and his family of three walked towards the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Just before arriving, they saw the palace maid pulling Yuanruan's hand and trying to move forward, but Yuanruan tried hard to sit down on the ground, looking like she didn't want to move.

Three emperors:?

At this time, the palace maid saw the emperor and hurriedly paid her respects. Yuanruan, who was about to lie on the ground, stood up lively.

System: [Oh no, Ah Ruan, your brother and nephew are back early and are about to find out that you skipped class. Go and act like a spoiled brat. Pretend that you just wanted to come out for a quick bite of cake.]

Yuanruan: [Okay.]

The three emperors: ...

The chubby and cute baby stretched out his little hands to them, "Father! I miss you!" Yuan Ruan said happily.

The emperor did not pause at all. He picked up Yuan Ruan very naturally and hugged her very naturally: "Jiu'er, I miss you so much."

"I want to, very much. I want to, all the time. I'm hungry."

The Third Prince was obviously stunned by the "kind father and filial daughter" and said to the Crown Prince in a low voice: "Brother, we are all skipping classes, why do I have to be caned?"

The prince whispered, "Look at the face."

Third Prince:...

After Yuanruan and the emperor had gotten through the test, she was about to leave, but the emperor carried her into the Yangxin Palace and rubbed her head. As the emperor rubbed her head, Yuanruan became so sleepy that her eyelids drooped.

At this time, the emperor looked at the prince and said, "Tell me. What do you want to do?"

The prince saluted and said, "Father, I want to use the opportunity of expanding the recruitment of female officials to completely open up the door to the aristocratic families, so that more children from poor families can enter the court as officials. Regardless of gender, the competent ones will be given the position."

The emperor showed an expression that indicated that it was as he expected.

Yuanruan was suddenly awakened, covering his face and screaming.

The emperor and his two companions looked over.

Yuanruan pretended to yawn and then tried hard to knock on the system.

Yuanruan: [Frog Fun, I didn't expect that my gentle nephew could have such a murderous side! ]

System: [Ah? Why do you say that? ]

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