What Lingluo didn't tell Ji Ze was that she had a conversation with Yao Le about the Le family.
"Don't worry, I can spare your father's life and let him live in peace.”
After obtaining Lingluo's promise, Yao Le was relieved. Actually, whether Lingluo made this promise or not, Yao Le was willing to be the supervisor of the army, or even take the initiative to request for it.
Because she believed that no one could do better than her.
As for confronting her family before the war, or even dying together, she would have expected it, but she still insisted on doing so.
Yao Le was a very pure person. She could be ruthless to others, but she could be even more ruthless to herself. Her obsession with realizing her ideals and political ambitions was deeper than anyone could imagine. In order to one day be able to sit high in the imperial court as a woman, she was willing to give up her beloved man and respected father.
She was not cold-blooded and heartless. She was just willing to give up, even if she was cursed by her relatives and would not enter the ancestral grave after she died.
He had no regrets.
During the battle, the two armies faced each other. A handsome young man in a white robe rode out on a horse. It was Zhao Bingqi.
"I want to see your supervisor." Zhao Bingqi smiled gently.
Yao Le quickly received the news. Since the commander of the other side had personally come out, if she, as the supervisor, did not come out, people would think that she was afraid of Zhao Bingqi's Northern Alliance army.
"Long time no see, Leyao." Zhao Bingqi was still smiling warmly and innocently, as if nothing had happened in the past.
Yao Le pulled on the reins, her expression indifferent." I thought you should know that if we meet again, you and I will be enemies.
Zhao Bingqi smiled bitterly. That's right. After spending so much time together, she was familiar with his ambition and he also knew her decisiveness and intelligence.
"I have never underestimated you." Zhao Bingqi said seriously," But do we have to go this far? Even if you can be ruthless to me, what about your parents and brother?”
"Yao Le has no parents and is all alone. He is only willing to be loyal to my lord to fulfill his ambition.”Yao Le's hand that was holding the reins bowed towards the sky.
Zhao Bingqi's gaze turned colder and colder. He sighed and said," I only hope that you won't regret it in the end.”
Then, he turned around and rode into the army.
Yao Le smiled slightly. Regret? It was better to die than to live in shame.
The first battle was in Changye. Zhao Bingqi had sent out two of his generals, Le Yunsheng and Le Haiming. However, they had fallen into the trap of Yao Le, the supervisor of the southern army, and died from fatigue.
When the news of his two sons dying in battle came, Le Wei was having dinner at home. The black-haired man was sending the white-haired man off, tears streaming down his face.
Lingluo rushed over halfway through the battle and said to Yao Le," You don't have to do this.”
As long as Yao Le gave the word, she could get someone else to do it for her instead of setting up the trap herself or even personally mobilizing the army. At least she would feel better.
Yao Le shook her head." Rather than watching them die in the hands of others, I might as well do it.”
The last sentence was so soft that almost no one heard it." They shouldn't have gone to the battlefield. The Le family is too stupid.”
He was too stupid and stubborn.
The only thing Yao Le could do for her two brothers was to collect their bones and give them a grand burial, praying that they would be born in a peaceful and prosperous future.
Lingluo had suddenly rushed over not because of Yao Le. She believed that Yao Le would be able to handle all of this. She was here for another matter.
"Zhao Bingqi actually signed a treaty with an outsider?”Yao Le was shocked.
Lingluo said calmly," This matter is not false. It was the news that the Shen family's caravan obtained from the grasslands.”
Yao Le said angrily," He actually resorted to unscrupulous means to this extent.”
In fact, if it was not for Yao Le's strategy and the Shen family army's firearms that forced Zhao Bingqi to the point of no retreat in such a short period of time, he would not have secretly colluded with the outsiders and attempted to use their power to drive the tiger to swallow the wolf.
"I already have a plan for this matter. I'm telling you this so that you can be prepared. Also, within half a month, I want you to take down the capital.”
Everyone in the tent, including Yao Le, knelt down and said in a deep voice," We will do our best to follow the lord's orders.”
In half a month's time, the Shen family's army had already taken over a large area of the northern mountains and rivers. As for the treaty between Zhao Bingqi and the foreign tribes of the grasslands, they had long since used the Baili Fort to control the economy of the cattle and sheep on the grasslands, causing them to have endless internal strife. They were not in the mood to go south to the Central Plains, and Zhao Bingqi naturally lost a strong helper. In the end, he failed on the verge of success.
Zhao Bingqi also had his own pride. He did not want to be humiliated by Shen Lingluo, so he committed suicide. His two wives, Madam Le, were taken away by Madam Le, while Madam Xie was given to Lingluo by the aristocratic families because she was pregnant.
Before Lingluo could deal with it, Madam Xie had already taken the abortion medicine. If Zhao Bingqi didn't die, then this child would be her honor, but if Zhao Bingqi died, this child would become her disaster.
Lingluo raised her eyebrows and smiled. She had someone send the Xie family back. As for suppressing the aristocratic families, she had no intention of stopping.
The world was unified, and the country was named Zhou. Luo Luo ascended the throne as emperor, Shen Fu was granted the title of Duke of Anle, Yao Le was the prime minister, and all the meritorious officials were rewarded. In addition, Ji Ze was granted the title of national teacher.
At the beginning of the founding of the country, there were a lot of things to do. Fortunately, the people under Lingluo were used to starting local construction after taking down a piece of land. This time, the territory had only expanded many times.
Whether it was industrial construction, agricultural construction, education, or medical care, they were all vigorously promoted like the territory before it fell.
Although the national treasury did not have much money, with the abilities of the Marquis of An Le, Shen Qian, it did not take long for them to accumulate a full treasury. Lingluo also remembered that the people had suffered a lot in the past few years, so she exempted them from taxes and corvee for three years to develop their livelihood and recuperate.
The commoners of the world were grateful for the Empress 'kindness and hoped for peace and prosperity. However, the royal court was not peaceful.
Although the previous dynasty had the imperial examination system to provide the path of the blue sky for the children of the poor families, it was not perfect, so it still could not compare to the resources and conditions of the children of the aristocratic families.
Now that Lingluo had defeated the aristocratic families, there was a large vacancy in the official positions of various places. Compared to the endless debate among the courtiers, Lingluo directly proposed to open a female school and allow women to take the imperial examination.
The former was still acceptable, but the latter caused an uproar and everyone felt that it was too rash.
However, even if they objected, they could not do anything about it. The empress had built her empire step by step with her own strength and had never borrowed anyone's power. In addition, she had appointed many capable female officials over the years. Among them, Prime Minister Yao Le, the head of the hundred officials, was the most prominent. Although the number of female officials could not compare to the other civil officials and generals, they had formed a considerable force.
Under the Empress and the Prime Minister's unyielding style, the women's school and the women's imperial examination were pushed forward, and the female army was gradually brought up on the agenda.
When the Enke was opened, women were allowed to take the exam. A women's college was established in the capital. Prime Minister Yao Le was the dean, and any talented woman who passed the exam could enter.
All of these were handled by Prime Minister Yao Le. Other than that, she was also diligent in government affairs, conscientious and conscientious. In the early days of the founding of the country, whether it was the floods in the south, the bandits in the river, or the rebels under the banner, she took the lead and handled them properly. She was a model for all officials.
Lingluo knew why she was working so hard. It was nothing more than hoping that the status of women could be further improved, so that the power of female officials in the court could be further expanded.
Although she did not put in as much effort as she did, she was willing to provide support and be Yao Le's most solid backing.
Ji Ze had mentioned before," This is a gradual process that requires time.”
Lingluo smiled." I won't leave what I do to others.”
Yao Le had invested a lot in female studies and the female imperial examinations, but the results were indeed slow. He had only planted a seed and needed time to brew it to see what kind of results it could produce.
However, Lingluo had adopted another method, which was to let the woman inherit the title.
If there was a noble title in the family, and if there was no elder brother, the legitimate daughter would also have the right to inherit.
At the beginning of the founding of the country, many titles were conferred. Other than meritorious officials, there were also some ministers who had submitted to the previous dynasty. Although there were not many, there were still quite a few.
When this decree was issued, many people became restless.
Some of the noble matriarchs who only had daughters but no sons were worried that their titles would be taken by the sons of concubines, so they quickly went to the Ministry of Rites to make preparations to take up a title for their daughters. They were not afraid that their husbands would be angry. The empress had an order, and if they did not report it to the emperor despite meeting the requirements, they would be deliberately disobeying the empress's orders.
There were also families that did not even have a son born out of a concubine, let alone a legitimate son. They were extremely glad that the title they had earned with their lives did not have to be given to their brothers who had no merit or service after death. They even let their wives and daughters live under the watchful eyes of others.
Even the wealthy families were prepared to let their daughters inherit the family business, and the commoners could not help but have thoughts about it. In addition, the empress allowed women to establish their own families. If they did not have a son, it would not be bad to let their daughters become a female household to support their parents.
"Recently, the officials of the Ministry of Rites have been extremely busy.”Prime Minister Yao Le smiled. She didn't expect those noble clans to be so enthusiastic.
"If you want them to do what you want, you have to first grab what they want.”Lingluo said as she climbed the high ladder.
Although she was busy with government affairs, the emperor was very free because she had handed most of the government affairs to the Prime Minister and other officials to take care of. Recently, she had used her private treasury to transform the palace into a huge library. There were no stairs, and there were two-story bookshelves on the four walls. The only tool in this building was a wide mahogany ladder with more than 30 steps.
Lingluo did not care about the dragon robe embroidered with gold patterns on her body and stepped on it. The palace maids and eunuchs beside her could not dissuade her. She had originally hoped that the Prime Minister would say a word or two, but she did not expect the Prime Minister to stand beside the ladder and discuss state affairs with the Emperor as if he did not see anything.
Their empress was unruly and willful, and the prime minister didn't follow the rules of etiquette.
Most of the time, she stayed here. Some officials wanted to report to her, but they were not in the Political Announcement Hall, but in the Book Cultivation Hall.
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