Chapter 529: The Emperor's Assistance

The weather is hot in summer, and Her Majesty is pregnant, so she naturally has to stay in Changming Palace to rest.

Before the main wife is canonized, the government affairs are naturally handled by the concubine - of course, the ministers are opposed to this decision.

The reason is that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics.

Unfortunately, Her Majesty shut them all up with one sentence.

"'The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics' is an excuse used by men to suppress women. It doesn't work with me." Chu Qinghuang sat on the dragon chair and looked coldly at the court officials in the hall. "The fact is not that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, but that you think women should not interfere in politics, that women will disrupt the government, and that women are inferior to men in everything. In your perception, women should be gentle and virtuous, and support their husbands and children--"

"Your Majesty is wise!" All the civil and military officials in the court knelt down and shouted, not daring to let her continue, "Long live the emperor!"

Chu Qinghuang was silent for a moment, and said calmly: "I am pregnant during this period, and I can't attend the court every morning. After I have a child, I can't focus on court affairs, so I have an idea."

The ministers were uneasy.

"Next year in the autumn examination, we can add more women to the list. I will select female officials." Chu Qinghuang said, "Since the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, I will select some female officials to assist. What do you think?"

"Please think twice, Your Majesty!"

"There has never been a precedent for women to serve as officials in Xiqi!"

"There has never been a precedent for women to serve as emperors in Xiqi." Chu Qinghuang said lightly, "Do you think that I am not as good as you like as an empress?"

The ministers were terrified: "We dare not! Your Majesty is wise!"

Chu Qinghuang said: "You know what you are thinking, and I know it in my heart. If you don't want to add female officials to the court, let the emperor assist in politics. You can do it yourself."

After speaking, he stood up and left the court.

The ministers saw him off respectfully.

Back to Changming Palace, the palace servants immediately got busy.

The tea was served and the water was poured.

"Nuannuan." Fu Cang followed her and helped her sit down on the couch, and put a pillow behind her. "Are you tired? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Chu Qinghuang said leisurely: "No need to look like I'm facing a great enemy, I'm not feeling uncomfortable."

Fu Cang frowned: "Do you really want to add female officials?"

"No." Chu Qinghuang leaned on the couch, her eyebrows relaxed lazily, "Women as officials? It's easier said than done. I'm just scaring them."

Fu Cang pursed his lips: "As long as it's something you want to do, no one can stop you."

"Do you think I'm afraid of them?" Chu Qinghuang smiled, picked up the teacup and took a sip, "Since ancient times, men are superior to women and have become a concept engraved in the bones of the world. Not only men think so, but women in the world are also used to being bound. Even if I really want to give them status, most people don't dare to take that step easily."

Fu Cang frowned.

"Women are used to relying on men, obeying their fathers at home and their husbands after marriage, and following the three obediences and four virtues. How can they change?" Chu Qinghuang looked out the window and said indifferently, "I am not so great that I have to risk the world's disapproval and do thankless things."

She can issue an order to put a shackle on men's marriages, stipulating that they can only have one wife and two concubines or one wife and one concubine, so as to improve the status of women - but such improvement is only relative and limited.

Women in the world may be grateful for such rules and thank her, the queen, for fighting for the status for women.

But coming out to show their faces is not something that women can decide for themselves. No matter how their status is improved, they are still controlled by their fathers and brothers at home, and they have to listen to their parents' arrangements and cannot make their own decisions.

If the order is issued and no one dares to try, what is the point?

Besides...

"Not only in Xiqi, there are very few examples of women being emperors in all countries. Even if I stipulate that women can be officials now, when the next emperor ascends the throne, everything will still return to the normal state of men being superior to women." Chu Qinghuang looked at Fu Cang, "Do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand." Fu Cang sat down beside her and nodded slowly, "But I think that women being emperors can continue."

Hmm?

Chu Qinghuang raised an eyebrow: "Do you mean to let our daughter inherit the throne?"

Fu Cang nodded: "Nuan Nuan is so powerful, the daughter we give birth to should also be very powerful."

Since the world always adheres to the doctrine of men being superior to women, let their daughter become the most noble person in the world.

In this way, all men must submit to her feet, and no one dares to restrain her with doctrine.

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