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Chapter 759 Ascension (Part )

It was a court custom for newly-appointed Jinshi to study politics for a year in the six ministries. After a year, the six ministries would assess and grade all newly-appointed Jinshi. Those who received the best grades would be selected and assigned to official posts by the Ministry of Personnel.

The emperor opened his mouth and wanted to send more than ten female scholars to the six ministries. Let's not talk about how the female scholars will be selected and assigned to official positions in the future. Just say that there are suddenly so many women in the six ministries. Wouldn't it cause a lot of trouble?

Minister Dong had already guessed that this would happen and remained calm.

The other important officials were caught off guard and had strange looks on their faces.

It was Shangshu Zhang who was the most courageous and spoke up first: "I dare to say that there are a total of 20 female Jinshi in this exam. It would not be too many if all of them were to serve in the palace. I heard that the palace has already released two groups of elderly palace maids and eunuchs, and they are short of manpower. Why doesn't the emperor keep them all by his side and use them?"

Minister Zhou nodded subconsciously, but fortunately he did not agree. Because, the next moment, Minister Zhang was greeted by the Empress's blunt criticism: "I opened the women's department to select talents for Daliang, not to enrich the palace. They are all Jinshi selected through the Ministry of Rites examination, and they should be used by the court together with the male Jinshi."

After the meal, Minister Zhang was covered in dust and dirt and had no face left. He dared not and was not in a position to speak any more.

Minister Zhou just lowered his head and said nothing.

Minister Dong said loudly: "Your Majesty is wise and selects great talents for the country. I ask Your Majesty to assign more female Jinshi to the Ministry of Rites."

Bah! Shameless running dog of the emperor!

Before Zhang Shangshu finished his contempt, Yang Shangshu, the newly appointed Minister of Justice, stood up and said, "The Ministry of Justice often holds female prisoners, which makes interrogation very inconvenient. I am worried that I have no one to use. Please ask the emperor to send more female scholars to the Ministry of Justice."

Bah! Shameless lackey of the emperor!

Minister Zhang cursed in his heart.

Minister Ding of the Ministry of War also stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of War has a lot of affairs to deal with and is short of manpower. The arrival of the female scholars is just right."

bah bah bah!
It’s never over!
Minister Zhang couldn't curse anymore in his heart.

Because Minister Ji also stood up.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue has a lot of complicated affairs and is in great need of useful officials." Minister Ji said righteously: "Your Majesty can put all the new female scholars in the Ministry of Revenue to gain experience. When the Ministry of Personnel sends officials a year later, they will have learned how to calculate the land tax and read the accounts. Even if they are sent to serve as officials in other places, they will not be deceived by the slick petty officials below."

Zhang Shangshu: "..."

Minister Zhang looked at Minister Ji in shock.

Minister Ji was the late Princess Baohua's maternal grandfather. When Emperor Taikang was alive, he trusted his father-in-law very much. When Emperor Taihe ascended the throne, he also trusted Minister Ji. Minister Ji was also known for his straightforward and irritable temper. He would ignore anyone when he got angry.

Jiang Shaohua inherited the throne as a princess, but Shangshu Ji was actually not very supportive at the beginning.

Who would have thought that in just half a year, Minister Ji had changed from a proud hunting dog to a docile one... no, a domestic dog that wags its tail at its master!

Minister Zhang was furious.

The emperor admired Minister Ji's knowledge and interest, and said with a smile: "I appreciate Minister Ji's good intentions. However, I still hope that they will be assigned to the six ministries, rotate every two months, and learn all the tasks of the six ministries in one year."

Just like the men.

Ultimately, they will be assigned tasks based on the assessment results.

There is no need to worry about them not being able to adapt to the officialdom or being bullied by their superiors. After all, except for Lu Zhen, all the other female Jinshi have strong backgrounds. If anything happens, the elders in the family will naturally take action.

Why did the ministers jump out to support the emperor so eagerly? Because among the dozen or so female scholars who were going to study politics in the six ministries, there were their sons, nephews and grandsons. Minister Dong thought, if the emperor even took this into account, then he really had a plan that was perfect.

Regardless of whether Minister Zhang was willing or not, the matter was settled.

After the palace banquet, Jiang Shaohua kept three female Jinshi who were going to stay in the palace to serve, Cui Wenxiu and Li Ying were also kept.

Jiang Shaohua smiled and ordered: "The three of you should follow Chen Sheren first, learn the rules of being a servant in the palace, and follow Chen Sheren's orders."

The three female Jinshi candidates agreed together.

Lu Zhen held his head high and his chest puffed out, full of vigor and vitality.

Wang Shu looked calm and unhurried.

Li Fangfei speaks softly and has a graceful demeanor.

It can be said that each has its own characteristics.

Chen Sheren was very happy to have three more subordinates. He smiled and took the three of them aside and taught them the rules carefully.

Jiang Shaohua smiled and looked at Li Ying: "Now that you have passed the imperial examination, you can stand up straight in front of County Magistrate Cui. You don't have to be afraid of him at all."

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Li Ying smiled and said, "Thanks to the emperor, I have been on equal footing with him since six years ago."

Jiang Shaohua smiled: "Do you really want to go back? Do you want to stay by my side and serve me?"

Li Ying smiled and replied: "Ye County Women's Academy is now famous, and many girls come here every year to study. There are more and more female teachers in the academy. I really can't leave, so I'd better go back early."

I still have my husband and two sons! How can I let them go?
Jiang Shaohua understood, so he stopped talking and asked Cui Wenxiu: "If you stay in the capital, you can open a girls' academy here and bring your son and daughter to the capital."

Li Ying had a husband and a son, while Cui Wenxiu was a widow who had fallen out with her husband's family and had little contact with her natal family. She was free from all ties. She just brought her two children to the capital.

Cui Wenxiu was indeed moved.

She looked at Li Ying first.

Li Ying smiled softly and said, "The emperor wants to promote a women's academy in the capital, and he really needs a loyal, reliable and capable person. You can rest assured that I am in charge of the Ye County Academy. You can stay in the capital. After I go back, I will have someone send your two children to the capital."

Women can also make a career.

When she was a widow and was bullied by her husband's family, she had to go to Ye County to seek refuge with her cousin. Who would have thought that she would one day pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi? There would be a brighter future waiting for her in the future.

Jiang Shaohua relaxed his brows and said with a smile: "There are many dignitaries in the capital who will hire teachers for their daughters. It can be said that the capital is the place where the literary style of women in Daliang is the most prosperous."

"However, this is a noble or wealthy family. Ordinary people don't have so much money and can't afford to hire a teacher."

"The girls' academy I want to open is for these girls."

"Everything is just like the Ye County Girls' School back then. Tuition is free and lunch is provided free of charge every day."

"There will be assessments every month, and those who excel in academics will be directly rewarded with silver. In this way, more and more families will be willing to send their daughters to school."

Cui Wenxiu was overwhelmed with emotion and accepted the emperor's order: "I will do my best to run the women's academy for the emperor."