Chapter 343 Dare to Do What Others Dare Not Do

"Did the king of Xuan go to the restaurant where the students were drinking?"

"Yes." Chu Xuanyi accompanied Chu Qinghuang to the tower, his voice calm and steady, "Xuan Ce and Master Wen get along well."

Chu Qinghuang said nothing.

Fu Feng had already reported today's events to her. Chu Xuance was indeed good. Wen Zhan was also convinced and willing to admit defeat to Chu Xuance. During the conversation, it seemed that they were competing to see who was more humble and approachable, which made some students who were originally watching the show feel a little at a loss.

They might have thought that the first and second place should be incompatible, but they didn't expect it to be unexpected.

But this result is reasonable.

As a bastard of the Wen family, Wen Zhan is much luckier than the bastards of ordinary aristocratic families. He has the support of nobles, but after all, he is not as good as Chu Xuance.

And the second son of the Rong Palace has almost never heard of the outside world since he was a child. He has been devoted to reading sage books. It is not surprising that he has won the first place in one fell swoop.

As for the fact that he and Wen Zhan can live in peace, it is even less surprising.

Wen Zhan is from her mansion, and the Rong Wang Mansion is now loyal to her. Let alone Chu Xuance's nature, just because Rong Wang and his brother lecture him every day at home, he will never do anything to embarrass Wen Zhan in public.

The night sky is full of stars.

Chu Qinghuang stood in the wind on the palace building, looking at the lights of thousands of houses outside the palace, with a calm and cold look: "Chu Xuance is good. This year he will pass the exam and next year he will pass the exam. He can enter the court to work."

Chu Xuanyi stood beside her, struggling for a long time in his heart: "Your Majesty, you put Qi Ling in Mianbei and put Wen Zhan in the court. Aren't you worried that the ministers will be dissatisfied?"

As everyone knows, Qi Ling and Wen Zhan were both former servants of Her Majesty. Even if Chu Qinghuang did not let them enter the harem after ascending the throne, their origins have left a deep impression in the hearts of the world. Even if they hold high positions in the future, no one will forget that they used to be servants.

"There's nothing to worry about." Chu Qinghuang said indifferently, "People in the world like to care about reputation, and criticize things that are not in line with etiquette with righteous words, but I don't know how many shameful things they have done in private. There is no need to take the words of such people to heart."

A true gentleman will never judge people by appearance. On the contrary, those hypocritical villains like to say one thing and say another. Apart from criticizing things they don't like from time to time, what else can they do?

"But there are many such people in the court." Chu Xuanyi said, "The pen of a civil servant can kill people. Your Majesty should think further."

If someone makes a fuss about this in the future, it will be bad for Wen Zhan and Qi Ling.

Chu Qinghuang raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "The more you worry, the more difficult it is to do many things. When a person's reputation is no longer a constraint, he can do things more decisively and invincibly."

Chu Xuanyi was silent for a while after hearing this.

Many of Chu Qinghuang's ideas are different from those of women today, and even more different from those of men under the current system, so she is considered an alternative.

That's why she dared to think of seizing the throne when many princes were still alive and the queen, imperial concubine, and concubine Duan were in a three-way competition, and she really did it.

When a person's reputation is no longer a constraint, he can do things more decisively and invincibly.

Chu Xuanyi thought about this sentence silently, and soon realized that Chu Qinghuang had never really cared about her reputation, so she acted unrestrainedly and dared to do things that others dared not do.

However, how many other people can throw reputation behind them like her?

Scholars pay attention to reputation, and women regard reputation as more important than their own lives. How easy is it to put aside etiquette and not be burdened by reputation?

"Ask Chu Xuance to come to the palace tonight. I have something to tell him." Chu Qinghuang said calmly, not caring what Chu Xuanyi was thinking. "Also, I have read all the lists you submitted before. I will let them come to the court one after another in the next two months. You have to remind them when you have time, so as not to let them do things they shouldn't do."

"I obey your order."

"I want to be alone for a while."

Chu Xuanyi understood, took a step back, bowed and saluted: "I'll take my leave."