Ancient women awaken: loving yourself is the way to go

"Master Censor, listen to your question yourself and see if it's ridiculous. If I let someone spread the news that Master Censor raped a woman yesterday, wouldn't that be true? After all, Master Censor told me that as long as the people spread it widely, it would be true."

"You..." The censor was so angry that his face turned red, "Your Majesty, don't talk nonsense!"

"I'm talking nonsense?" Shen Xingxi's eyes were cold. "Aren't the rumors in the capital nonsense? This clearly didn't happen, but they still asked the students to prove their innocence. Isn't this telling the students that the court doesn't care about evidence, and just follows the crowd like the common people? They have studied hard for decades, but the court they follow doesn't know right from wrong!"

The censor was silent for a moment as he listened to the queen's words. He could not find any words to refute her, so he could only fight back: "Queen, the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs. You have crossed the line."

"As a member of the country, what's wrong with me wanting to contribute to the country?" Shen Xingxi sneered, "Instead, it is the censor who makes me feel disappointed. He can say that the law does not punish the masses. Doesn't the truth matter?

Mr. Censor, if you really think there was favoritism and fraud in this imperial examination, I think it would be better to find a place for these candidates to compete so that we can find out whether it is true or not, instead of holding the imperial examination again.

The treasury is now empty, and I don't want to say more about the human, material and financial resources required for the imperial examination. There are still thousands of families in this world who can't even afford to eat, so why do we have to hold an imperial examination?"

Her eyes were sharp as torches. "Don't think I don't know what you are up to! The test papers were shown by the Emperor before the test. You think it's cheating for personal gain because you suspect the Emperor will leak questions to me in advance. If you want to avoid this, you can only set the questions. There are countless ways you can do this."

The censor's chest heaved with anger: "Your Majesty, do you suspect that I want to let the students pass the test?"

"I trust the censor, but I don't trust the person behind you." Shen Xingxi raised her eyebrows: "So, does the censor dare to ask the emperor to hold a competition?"

The Censor closed his eyes. He didn't dare.

If women shine in this competition, it will only encourage women to participate in national affairs.

He reviewed the test papers of those women. Each one was full of wisdom and talent, with deep cultural heritage revealed between the lines. Only after years of accumulation could one write such exquisite articles. It was obvious that they were talents carefully cultivated by the Queen Mother for this imperial examination.

It can also be seen from the handwriting of these women that when the names were stamped, it was impossible to imagine that they were women's test papers.

And what the Queen said just now completely eliminated the possibility of holding another imperial examination. The Emperor could suspect that anyone would let the students slip questions, and there was also the possibility that the Emperor himself would let the students slip questions, which meant that there was no one who could set the test questions.

Furthermore, he had to admit that holding another imperial examination would be a waste of money and time.

Suddenly, I wondered, could the prime minister not realize that holding the imperial examination would be a waste of money and labor? Why did the prime minister, who always said that he was doing everything for the people, insist on holding the imperial examination?

Shen Xingxi looked at the Censor with a gloomy look in her eyes, "Censor, I remember that the imperial examination for women was proposed by the Prime Minister. He said at the time that talented people in the world, regardless of gender, should be employed by the court. Why is there such a big prejudice against women now?

Because women were allowed to engage in business, the business taxes collected by the Ministry of Households increased exponentially, the living conditions of many families improved, and the officials' backyards became more harmonious. Isn't this a good phenomenon?

As an official, don’t you want your people to be happy and at peace?”

The censor's heart sank slightly, and he had to admit that the prime minister he had always followed had changed.

Shen Xingxi looked at Mo Hongyun and said, "I have spoken out of turn. Your Majesty, please punish me."

Mo Hongyun's eyes were complicated. If Xingxi's talents were placed in the court, it would be a blessing for the country.

But because he had broken wings, even his participation in politics would be criticized.

But along with it came a strong sense of inferiority. He never thought that he could use power to stop the rumors. He accepted the doctrine of the mean, valued harmony, and believed that the law should not hold everyone responsible.

The most important thing is that in Xingxi's eyes, it seems that everything has a solution, which is a level that he cannot reach no matter how much he thinks about it day and night.

Suddenly I remembered what Xing Xi had said to the system: "I have studied the history of about 5,000 years in modern times, and I have mastered the wisdom of countless ancient people. Even when I traveled through time, I never slacked off and repeatedly reviewed the knowledge I had never learned before. How could Mo Hongyun compare to me?"

He had to admit that Xingxi was better than him in terms of thinking and ability to handle things. Perhaps the only thing he could beat Xingxi in was writing.

Xingxi was so dazzling that he felt he was not worthy of her.

Lowering his eyes slightly to hide his thoughts, he said in a dull voice: "The Queen is thinking about the country, how can I not tolerate it? Just follow the Queen's words and pass on my order. Anyone who spreads rumors without knowing the truth will be fined one ounce of silver, and anyone who spreads rumors will be beaten with twenty sticks..."

He pinched his brows with a slightly tired look, "My dear ministers, do you have anything else to say?"

"Your Majesty, I have something to ask the Empress." The censor bowed and looked at Shen Xingxi, "Empress, since you care about the country, you should also know the state affairs, the most important of which is the continuation of the royal heir. I am worried that the throne may not be inherited. Please ask the Empress to organize the selection for the emperor."

"Your Excellency the Censor, you can't convince the Emperor, so you come to lecture me?" Shen Xingxi said bluntly: "But I only listen to the Emperor. If the Emperor agrees, I will definitely not object."

She bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have something else to do at the academy. Please excuse me and leave first."

Mo Hongyun nodded and let Xingxi leave.

Seeing that the censor seemed to want to bring up the selection of concubines and offspring, he stood up and said, "Censor, go ask the Prime Minister how to enrich the national treasury. I am dismissing the court!"

When he returned to the imperial study, he heard the conversation between Xingxi and the system.

System: [Host, Mo Hongyun is not easy. He can think of so many ways to refuse the draft. Unfortunately, the officials don't want to let him go. Even though he said he was incompetent, they still proposed the draft.]

[The harem has no children, so no one wants to give up the big cake of the eldest prince. Moreover, everyone has a fluke mentality. As long as the emperor has not touched them, it is possible that they will also have a reaction to their daughter.] Shen Xingxi fiddled with the abacus in his hand, [This is an unsolvable problem, unless he stops being the emperor.]

System: [Host, do you think Mo Hongyun can hold on? What if he can't hold on? ]

[He had the idea of ​​taking her back and not touching her before, I think the possibility of holding on is very small.] Shen Xingxi smiled, [If he can't hold on, of course I will organize the draft for him, but after that, only one of us will live.]

[Do you want to imitate Wu Zetian and kill him to seize the throne? ] The system asked cooperatively.

[System, I really like him. If he were selected in the talent show, I would hate him. I can no longer tell myself that I can trust him to seek benefits for women. Then I can only stand in that position.]

The system lied with open eyes: [But the chance of success is too small. ]

[Didn't I say that? I'm not afraid of death, I'm just afraid of not dying in a grand manner!] Shen Xingxi was silent for a moment, [System, my heart aches when I think about him not being clean.]

[Host, why don't you take the fake death drug and leave here?] The system sighed: [Anyway, you have done enough for this woman, so you can make secret plans next.]

[I did think about taking a fake death drug and leaving before, but now I can’t bear to leave the students in the academy, so no matter how much I do, it will not be enough.]

【well. 】

The conversation ended with the system sighing, and Mo Hongyun also sighed.

As long as he doesn't participate in the selection, the ministers will not let him go.

This is indeed an unsolvable problem.

The only solution now is to delay.

He focused his energy on the palace examination, rewarded the successful candidates, and arranged official positions for them...