After a rare victory, the morale of both the people and the imperial court of the Jing Kingdom was unprecedentedly high, reaching its peak in the past ten years.
Although the move of the Qi Kingdom did not cause any substantial damage to the Jing Kingdom, it greatly impacted the morale and enthusiasm of the people. Moreover, this was an open and aboveboard "exchange of knowledge". Even if the Jing Kingdom lost, they could not take revenge, otherwise, they would really lose face and reputation.
This time, the strength of the Qi Kingdom also refreshed the understanding of the people.
They were just a few nameless soldiers, but they defeated the top existences in all aspects of the Jing Kingdom. What kind of background did they have?
Of course, as for whether those people were nameless soldiers in the Qi Kingdom, they were not the people of the Qi Kingdom, so they did not know.
Li Yi put a few more pieces of tofu in it. Writing poems or playing chess, if they lost, then they lost. If they were not as skilled as others, then they were not as skilled. What could they do?
Moreover, the Jing Kingdom had just seized two cities from others. How could they not allow others to come and get back at them?
It was a pity that they did not see it with their own eyes that day when Prime Minister Qin fell ill from anger after debating with others. Li Yi reached out to pick up his tofu and asked casually, "Didn't they say that the imperial court is debating about the crown prince? What's the result now?"
MIngzhu raised her eyebrows and said, "The crown prince has always been a matter of the royal family. Since when did others have the right to tell us what to do? If not for the stability of the imperial court, father has always actively listened to the opinions of the officials and never acted arbitrarily, how could they have today's arrogance? "
He did not expect Her Highness to have such a domineering side. Li Yi forgot to chew and almost got scalded by the tofu.
He could not help but give her a thumbs up and said, "I increasingly feel that you have the talent to be an emperor."
An emperor who was afraid of the slightest thing and indecisive might be a benevolent ruler, but it was unlikely that he would become a wise ruler. When it was time to be domineering, one should be domineering. Otherwise, what was the point of being an emperor?
In this aspect, the old emperor was still lacking, even inferior to Her Highness the Eldest Princess.
MIngzhu glanced at him and said, "Don't talk nonsense. How can there be a woman in this world who can be an emperor?"
"What's wrong with women? Are women born to be dwarfed?" Li Yi said as he fought with Princess Shouning for the tofu. "Men and women are born equal. Your way of thinking is unacceptable!"
Princess Shouning agreed with Li Yi's words very much. She nodded her head repeatedly, and the speed of her snatching became faster.
In this day and age, saying that beggars and emperors were born equal would be labeled as disrespecting the emperor, but for Her Royal Highness, who had long awakened her feminist consciousness, she never thought that men were nobler than women.
"This is different." MIngzhu looked at him and said, "Since ancient times until now, which woman — — In short, women can't be emperors."
"Who said that women can't be emperors?" Li Yi wondered why this girl was so stubborn. He snatched the last piece of tofu from Princess Shouning's chopsticks and looked up at her. "Have you never heard of Wu Zetian?"
"Wu Zetian?" MIngzhu showed a trace of doubt on her face. After thinking for a moment, she still couldn't remember this name. She asked, "Who is Wu Zetian?"
"You haven't even heard of Wu Zetian …" Li Yi suddenly realized a problem halfway through his sentence.
This was a world that was completely different from the one he was familiar with. The former Tang Dynasty had only existed for a few decades before it fell apart. The eternal emperor didn't even have time to complete his career before he died. What happened after that was very different from the Tang Dynasty in the other world.
The former Tang Dynasty was completely defeated by the next few emperors, and Sister Wu didn't have the chance to show off the elegance of an empress. In the history books that Li Yi read, this name didn't even appear.
"Uh … It's nothing." After realizing this, Li Yi shook his head and said.
"Strange …" MIngzhu looked at him and picked up her chopsticks. Li Yi and Princess Shouning only saw a flash in front of their eyes. The tofu that they were fighting over just now had run into her bowl.
They both rolled their eyes at her, strongly condemning and protesting against this kind of martial arts bullying. After condemning and protesting, they turned their attention to the other things in the pot.
After that, the princess didn't say anything. Li Yi thought that she had already forgotten about what just happened …
At a certain moment, the princess put down her jade bowl and looked at Li Yi. She asked seriously, "Who is Wu Zetian?"
"…" Li Yi suddenly felt that he was about to do something very incredible.
…
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"Attacking the aristocratic families, developing the imperial examinations, putting the poor in important positions, and starting the era of 'Great Governance' …" MIngzhu looked at Li Yi. "Can a female empress really achieve this?"
In reality, as the first female empress in history, the later generations had different opinions about her, but her achievements couldn't be denied.
The dawn of China's strongest empire in thousands of years, after Emperor Gao Taizong's heroic founding and Zhen Guan's rule, was finally in the hands of Emperor Xuan Zong and Empress Wu. It was the beginning of a prosperous era, and China had thousands of years of history. From the inside to the outside, the nation was magnificent, looking down on the world, conquering the four seas, and was like the sun in the sky …
No matter what, as the only female empress in history, she had probably done the best that a woman could do.
MIngzhu's pretty face showed a trace of confusion and confusion. She looked at Li Yi and asked, "Which dynasty and which emperor are you talking about? Why have I never heard of it?"
"…"
"Haha, I'm just saying. How can there be such a dynasty? Don't tell me you really believe it?" Li Yi was stunned for a moment, then he stood up with a smile and said, "Thank you for your hospitality. I'll go back first. I'll treat you guys next time if there's a chance …"
"Okay, okay!" Princess Shouning's little face showed a smile, and she immediately became happy. She ran out while shouting, "Don't leave in a hurry. Tell me clearly when you'll treat us …"
Looking at Yong Ning who was shouting and running out with Li Yi, MIngzhu withdrew her gaze and fell into deep thought while facing the fire in front of her.
The aristocratic families were flourishing, and they deeply penetrated into the imperial court. In order to get rid of the aristocratic politics, father had been intentionally putting the poor in important positions for so many years, but it didn't achieve much. The dynasty that Li Yi mentioned just now was no different from the Jing Kingdom on this point. However, the great achievements that the previous emperors of the Jing Kingdom and the previous dynasties couldn't achieve, how did that woman do it?
She knew how she did it.
This was because Li Yi had already explained everything in great detail.
"Wu Zetian …"
In the sixth month of the second year of Jing He, Princess Royal Highness stood at the door of the Morning Dew Hall and said this name when the warm morning sun jumped out from the top of the palace opposite.
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