After being exiled, I led my whole family to rebel.

Chapter 293 Qiongzhou Mission
Eunuch Yang was serving the concubine Jing. She was only twenty years old now and was the concubine of the emperor. Her natal family had no power. Her father was an old county magistrate. She could not reach the lintel of the Holy Emperor, but it was before the Holy Emperor came to Beijing. A good concubine.

It's a pity that the concubine Jing is stubborn and conceited about her talents. She likes to recite poems and write poems. In addition, the emperor and the empress are a young couple who support her all the way and have a great relationship. Therefore, except for the concubines, in fact, the other concubines are not favored by His Majesty.

Especially after His Majesty ascended the throne, except for the symbolic promotion of her to the rank of concubine, no one has ever set foot in Shuangyue Pavilion again.

Today's Shuangyue Pavilion is just looking at the scenery.

Sure enough, as soon as the storybook was mentioned, Jing Bin's face immediately showed strong interest.

The women in this deep palace are lonely. They only plant flowers and fight grass every day, or write poems and books about women. They are really boring.

"What kind of storybook is this that even an old cunning guy like you is fascinated by? Come on, let me listen to it too."

Eunuch Luo immediately said: "It's strange to say that the person who wrote the storybook didn't know what he thought. He wrote about a man who borrowed a corpse and returned to another world. That world is completely different from our Zhou Dynasty. It sounds like a fairyland to me. "

Eunuch Luo took out a copy of "The Story of Peach Blossom Spring" from his arms with a playful smile, and then handed it over, "I know that the empress likes to read, so I brought all the manuscripts here! I'm not bragging, this book is completely different from other story books. It tells the story of a man who ventured into the fairyland and achieved great things. This is something that this slave has never seen or heard of!"

""The Peach Blossom Spring"?" Concubine Jing raised her eyes and glanced at the book cover, but she was bored, so she had to hold it and read it first, "Okay, then I'll take a look too. If the book is not well written, I will fix it." Your sin!"

Eunuch Yang could only respond submissively, and then withdrew.

In the next few days, everyone in Shuangyue Pavilion only saw Jingbi as if she was possessed. She was holding a storybook and reading it day and night. She was almost glued to the chair. She even ate carelessly. In the evening, The soybean oil lamp stayed on until late at night, as if something had possessed him.

The eunuchs and maids of Shuangyue Pavilion couldn't help but talk privately.

Eunuch Yang took the opportunity to talk about the novel "Peach Blossom Spring", saying that there was a man in the Zhou Dynasty who failed the exams many times and was not recognized for his talent. One day, after being drunk, he borrowed his corpse to return to another world, where he tried to gain fame and fortune. That world was strange and strange, but people could see and communicate with each other even thousands of miles away, not to mention the high-rise buildings and bustling traffic, it was like a paradise.

This made the servants of Shuangyue Pavilion fascinated, and they just wanted to wait for the concubine Jing to read it before they could shamelessly ask for it.

Finally, one afternoon, Jing Bin closed her book in a disappointed manner. Naturally, Eunuch Yang had been paying attention to her movements. When he saw her movements, he immediately walked in.

Sure enough, Concubine Jing was sitting there, as if in a deep dream, with a bit of confusion as if she had woken up from sleep: "Is there really a world in books in this world?"

Seeing Eunuch Yang walk in, Jing Bin immediately asked eagerly: "Where is the second half of this book? Why is it only written about him halfway through opening the company and then disappeared? What about the woman named Qingmei? She really wants to buy a house for her brother. ? This world is really strange. Some people actually force their daughters to go out to work and buy a house for their younger brother. Her parents are really nothing!"

Eunuch Yang also followed her words and said, "Isn't that true? It is said that men make contributions to support their families, but when I read this book "Peach Blossom Spring", it actually turned the moral code upside down. Some people said that this book is about a world where women are respected!"

"The Queen?"

"It means that women are respected. Think about it, my dear, all the women in this book can read and write, and can be granted titles like marquises and prime ministers. Some even have violent tempers, and often beat up their husbands, and they still ask men to obey the three obediences and the four virtues. This is not true. The world of women?"

"But the protagonist of this book is a man!"

"Right, otherwise how could it cause a sensation among the scholars? According to Nunu, this male protagonist is also a very powerful character. He can actually gain a foothold in a completely unfamiliar world. No wonder some people say that this is a very powerful character. This is a great article!”

"Shut up!" I don't know what came to mind. Maybe it was the phrase "female respectability" that made Jingbi wary enough. She quickly handed the book to Eunuch Yang, "Go, go, what is female respectability and not female respectability? The things in the book are not the same." Can you take it seriously? Go and burn this book. If I see it, everyone in this house will not be able to eat it!"

Eunuch Yang felt stern in his heart. He did not expect that this concubine, who usually seemed to have a hot temper, was also a timid person.

Helpless, he had no choice but to collect the book first, with a humble smile on his face: "No, although these are story books, they are too wild and unrealistic. We scholars in Bianjing City only dare to secretly spread the news that the empress is in the palace. You still have to be cautious at all times.”

"Who says it's not the case." Concubine Jing was a little reluctant to leave, as if she was still recalling the bizarre and completely overturned world, and then she couldn't help but reveal a wry smile, "It's just a storybook, there has never been a precedent for a woman to be an official in our Zhou Dynasty. "

Eunuch Yang deliberately looked like he was hesitating to speak, and Concubine Jing immediately frowned: "Old slippery man, just say whatever you have to say!"

"Your Majesty, I don't dare to say anything." Eunuch Yang looked frightened. "I am afraid to tell you. If the news leaks out, my life will be at risk."

Concubine Jing was also interested for a moment, so she motioned with her eyes to everyone around her to step back, and then she sat down on the imperial concubine's couch and said, "Pretend, there's no one around now, just tell me."

Eunuch Yang laughed "hehe" twice, with a straightforward look, and stepped forward to help the concubine Jing squeeze her shoulders, "Okay, then the servant will tell the empress. When it comes to women being officials, our Zhou Dynasty really has something Everywhere, women are not only allowed to be officials, they are also allowed to be doctors, and there are even female soldiers!”

Concubine Jing's shoulders obviously tensed. Although she was not favored, she was by no means stupid. She just didn't bother to compete for favors. When she said this, she rolled her eyes slightly and became cautious in her words, "You are Talk about...the green-headed thief’s territory?”

"Your Majesty, you actually know this too?"

"I have been worrying about the Qingtou Gang all day long. Who doesn't know a thing about the people in the harem? If we talk about the Zhou Dynasty, it is also a tripartite now. It is said that the Qingtou Gang also has some kind of firearm, that thing It’s terrible, even His Highness Prince Ming in the east was beaten so hard that he couldn’t get back even an inch of ground.”

Eunuch Yang immediately flattered her, "Your Majesty, your ears are really sharp and your eyesight is very sharp. It's just a servant who knows how to do the job!"

"I remember your hometown is Jinzhou Prefecture, right? How are your parents?"

A well-placed smile appeared on Eunuch Yang's face, "Mother, you're fine, very fine."

Then he lowered his voice again, "To be honest, this is much better than the past. Some time ago, I received a letter from home, saying that my little sister has been admitted to medical school and will wait for a few years to pass the course. If you take the exam, you will be a serious doctor. The situation at home will be much better, and my little sister’s income will not be a problem to support my parents!”

Concubine Jing was shocked when she heard this, but her face remained calm, "Your little sister has been admitted to a medical school? What medical school? The Qingtou Gang allows women to practice medicine openly?"

Eunuch Yang exerted some force on his hands and said with a humble expression: "Hey, Madam, let's discuss the Qingtou Gang in the palace, I'm afraid..."

Concubine Jing glared at him, "You and I are the only ones here today. If word spreads, it will be spread by you!"

Eunuch Yang immediately looked horrified.

Seeing that the beating had an effect, Concubine Jing helped him up in time and said, "Okay, as I said, there are only two of you here, and you happen to be from Jinzhou Prefecture. Please tell me about the situation in Jinzhou Prefecture. Now that the imperial court can talk about it, why can’t we in the harem talk about it? It’s all because I want to share your worries for Your Majesty!”

Eunuch Yang wiped the sweat from his forehead and said boldly: "In this way, that slave will know everything he said. I'm afraid the world over there in Jinzhou Mansion is almost the same as the world in the book you just read! Not only did they allow women to practice medicine, they also had specialized medical schools with teachers of various subjects. Doctors from the pediatrics, pediatrics, and trauma departments all taught there. It was no longer like our Zhou Dynasty, where one doctor could only teach From a family——"

Jing Bin immediately said: "Studying medicine should combine the strengths of hundreds of schools. If you practice behind closed doors and only know a few things from your own school, how can you treat patients more accurately?"

"That's not the truth! My little sister is very lucky. She is said to be their dean, who is also a female doctor. She is as good to them as her own children. Not only does she never beat or scold them, but she also always cares about them. It's really A living Buddha-like figure!”

Concubine Jing, however, only cared about women serving as officials and said, "You just said that Jinzhou Prefecture allows female officials?"

Eunuch Yang looked around and after confirming that no one was there, he lowered his voice and said: "My dear, don't you know, the rebel king of the Qingtou Gang is a woman! And now she is only sixteen years old, but her subordinates are... There are so many powerful generals, half of them are female generals! It is said that when they were fighting against King Ming's men to capture Jiangling Mansion, a female general named Zhang, a divine soldier from the sky, caught him off guard and captured three of them. The city is in hand."

Concubine Jing's breathing quickened, "Seriously? Is there really such a powerful female general?"

"The letter from home is true. Many girls from my hometown have gone to the army. They are given one tael of silver a month. Isn't it better than making embroidery at home? There are even smart ones who have taken the civil service exam. I’m not afraid of your jokes. According to my mother, the girl I had a friendship with when I was young is now the magistrate of a county!”

"County magistrate? There is a female county magistrate? I thought she was a female official similar to the Wei Dynasty hundreds of years ago, who only had rank but no real power..."

"God, not only are the county magistrates, but now even the princes have women!" Eunuch Yang deliberately exaggerated, "Think about it, the king is a woman. In order to consolidate her position, she must not let anyone under her Do you want to recruit more girls to do things? The girls in Jinzhou Mansion are so bad these days, they all have bigger tempers and abilities than men, and they even dare to go out in the middle of the night!"

Jing Bin covered her mouth in shock: "Oh my God! What if someone kidnapped me?"

"There are no kidnappers in Jinzhou Prefecture! Not to mention that the girls there are all strong and consider their beauty as being strong, especially the female officials. Ordinary men may not be able to abduct them. Besides, the female queen is very interested in Jinzhou. The people in the government are very strict in their management. Even if they look at the girl on the roadside, they may be forced to do hard work. It is for this reason that the family dares not to let the little girl go to school alone. "

Jing Bin immediately became suspicious and looked Eunuch Yang up and down: "You understand clearly."

Eunuch Yang immediately burst into laughter: "I'm not afraid of your jokes. Jinzhou Prefecture is now implementing universal education, and all the slaves and old ladies are forced to read and write. Now everyone in the family can write, and there is no need to spend money as before." Scholars write letters home, and I can write letters by myself. She has nothing to do, and she wishes she could send her a letter every day, so I know more about the situation in Jinzhou Prefecture than others. ”

Concubine Jing secretly thought that she was suspicious, but now she was no longer suspicious, and she smiled again and said: "So, the girls in Jinzhou Mansion are all more powerful than the men?"

Eunuch Yang shook his head and sighed: "That's not the case. The younger sister in the family is the king now. My sister is the boss of the family now. No one dares to provoke her."

"Then do you know what exams are needed to be a female official over there?" "I don't know this slave, but my childhood playmate, she has never touched a book in her life, she said she went to some national education institution. After half a year in the study class, I was admitted to the county magistrate's examination. I thought it shouldn't be difficult. I heard my mother say that the people in Jinzhou Prefecture do not pay attention to the Four Books and Five Classics, but only arithmetic is the most important thing! Okay, that can be reused by the queen!"

"Arithmetic?" Jingbin's heart tightened. Isn't this what she is best at? !
Eunuch Yang naturally knew that Jing Bin was quite proud of his arithmetic ability. While he carefully observed Jing Bin's reaction, he seduced her calmly and said, "Isn't that right? The queen likes to be good at math." , especially girls who are good at studying. They also have a research institute there, which is great. Madam, do you remember the screen-sized clock that the Fuzhou magistrate sent to the Queen?"

Concubine Jing was shocked, "Of course I remember it. It was said to be the only one in the entire Zhou Dynasty. When His Majesty saw that His Highness and the Princess liked it, he sent it to the Queen's Palace."

Not only His Highness and Princess like it, but she also likes it.

That thing can automatically tell the time. Every time the hours are exchanged, a small wooden bird will come out of the box and chirp the time. The time is actually more accurate than the dripping of a copper kettle.

Jingbin had never thought of getting something like this in her life.

She just wanted to take the clock apart and take a closer look at the structure inside.

She just wanted to know how this thing worked, so that it could move time exactly.

She even thought hard for a long time and went to pay her respects to the queen every day, just to take one more look at the clock.

"That clock was tinkered with by people from the Jinzhou Prefecture Research Institute. A thing of that size is now worth fifty thousand taels! It is said that the person who researched the clock is a young man who is extremely good at arithmetic!"

Concubine Jing's chest was beating wildly, "Fifty thousand taels?!"

"Yes, at this price, demand exceeds supply! They also have a pocket watch, which is even more amazing. It is only half the size of a palm and can be hung around the neck. It can also calculate time. Such a small piece has now been sold for seven or eight dollars. Wan Liang. Rich people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang are no longer interested in wearing jade jewelry. Those who are really wealthy and powerful only wear pocket watches! "

Concubine Jing's face turned pale.

Her arithmetic was taught by her father, who was Fang Zhi's good friend back then, and Fang Zhi's arithmetic skills were probably among the best in the Zhou Dynasty.

If she also goes to Jinzhou Mansion, wouldn't she be able to become a marquis like a man and become a prime minister and leave her name in history?
Eunuch Yang naturally did not ignore the flash of eyes on Jing Bin's face.

Very good, just like Miss Xu said, be quiet and moisturize things silently.

Miss Xu always said that lowly people can also have dazzling dreams.

Eunuch Yang's dream is to really hope that His Highness King Zhao can call as soon as possible.

He wanted to walk in the sun like a normal person, raise a few cats and dogs, drink tea under the grape trellis in his spare time, and chat with his childhood playmates.

In this way, he can retire with success and no longer have to live on thin ice with his family.

That day must be coming soon.

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"His Royal Highness Prince Ming actually wants to send an envoy to Jinzhou Mansion?"

In the large conference room, as King Ming's personal handwritten letter of begging for peace was delivered to Xu Zhenying, it was not only Xu Zhenying who was shocked, but also everyone in the room.

Qian Zhenniang was the first to ask: "What does this mean?"

After Xu Yinxi returned to Jinzhou Mansion on the pretext of Xu Lezhi's marriage, Xu Zhenying kept her. Now she is the secretary-general of the Secretariat Office. Although it is a normal job, she has become a close official of the emperor after all, so she is not A few people secretly discussed that she was promoted secretly.

The Qianzhou Mansion was naturally handed over to Zhang Wanjun.

Xu Yinxi was calm, "The handwritten letter didn't say anything specific. It just said that we would discuss important matters together and that the mission would arrive within a month."

Zhao Qionian is now the Minister of Supervision, so he is naturally more confident and dares to speak in such a meeting. "On the eastern battlefield, they have been unable to advance even half a step. The two sides have been fighting for almost a year. I'm afraid they can't hold on. Want to ask for peace from us?"

Mr. Lin shook his head: "According to what I know about Prince Ming, he has an aloof temperament and is not a person who gives up easily. I'm worried that seeking peace is a lie, and taking the opportunity to cause trouble is real."

Xu Zhenying laughed: "After all, what he wants is nothing more than firearms."

Everyone was confused.

He wanted firearms, but he sent an envoy to visit him. Could it be that he wanted to buy them from them?

"Don't worry, the soldiers will cover up the water and the earth." Xu Zhenying curled his lips and smiled slightly, "Isn't it still a month before the mission arrives? Mr. Lin, you know Prince Ming best, please work with Fang Xun to draw up an emergency plan. , understand what may happen when they come and how to deal with it.”

Zhou Houfang immediately reminded: "Your Highness, we have never received such a foreign mission before. What are the standards for reception? Which department is responsible for reception?"

"The Propaganda Department and the Logistics Department should be responsible together."

The Miao family is no longer in charge of the logistics department. The new one is a woman in her thirties, surnamed Pan, who was also exiled with them at the time. She has sufficient qualifications and abilities.

On the other hand, when she was being lifted up, she was trembling for a long time, fearing that Miao would think that she had been robbed of her position.

Later, it was Miao who came forward to comfort her.

Xu Zhenying took advantage of the official recruitment process to move Xu Degui and Miao from financial and logistics positions to relatively relaxed departments with little real power.

At first, Mr. Lin was worried that Xu Zhenying's move would panic people in Jinzhou Mansion, and even make Mr. Xu and Mrs. Xu suspicious. It also made people worry about whether it involved issues such as imperial power and party struggle.

As a result, Xu Zhenying directly issued an official notice and posted it in all the prefectures and counties under his jurisdiction, saying that the principle of avoidance should be implemented among officials, that is, any direct relatives within three generations are not allowed to work in the same department, and those who are related to the top leaders of the department within the fifth service are not allowed to work. Work in sensitive positions such as finance, personnel, and logistics.

The Minister of Human Resources and Social Security also responded positively and simply conducted a rectification and self-examination, taking the lead in sorting out and transferring a group of officials and cadres.

The common people applauded this one after another and supported Xu Zhenying's "disregarding relatives" bureaucratic style.

It is conceivable how disgusted the common people are with the clique culture of officialdom.

This move brought the fire to the bottom and silenced Lin Laoqian.

He finally saw that Xu Zhenying had no imperial power at all, and focused on honesty!
Well, fortunately, Mr. Xu and Mrs. Xu didn't mind. Instead, they willingly abdicated in favor of others, and even abdicated to the level of ordinary officials. They had no real power in their hands and only had the title of "Your Highness, Father and Mother".

To be fair, Mr. Lin felt that if he had a son, it would be fine if he did not get a title after becoming a marquis and becoming prime minister. He even kicked himself out of the game. He would probably kick his son out of the Lin family tree. It’s all there.

So I have to say that this Xu family is someone who does big things! Everyone only talked about dedication and not at all about sacrifice.

But on the other hand, my daughter is already a king and emperor, so what can I care about those vain things?

Would the common people dare to bully anyone in the Xu family without a title?
Many times, reverence is an invisible line. Even if there is no title attached to it, no one in this world dares to skip that line.

Qian Zhenniang immediately accepted the order, "Then what standards will be followed for the reception?"

Minister Pan was even more cunning, "This time they took the initiative to come to Jinzhou Prefecture. They must be asking for something from us. Should we take the opportunity to give him some power and show off our Jinzhou Prefecture's muscles?"

"No need, I'm afraid they've had enough on the battlefield if they show off their power."

This immediately made everyone in the room laugh.

Isn't it? King Ming and his gang were so stunned by the firearms that they were probably nowhere to be found in the southeast, northwest or northwest.

"Just treat each other with courtesy. Let's see what tricks they come up with. If they come with bad intentions, let's just play with them!"