"I plan to write a book." Lingluo suddenly said as she held onto the ladder.
Just like countless times in the past, Yao Le was shocked by the sudden ideas of her former lord and the current empress. However, she would quickly accept it calmly every time." As per Your Majesty's orders.”
Writing a book was not as simple as writing one or two books. The real meaning of writing a book was to compile the essence of history, geography, literature, art, philosophy, religion, and encyclopedia left behind by the previous generation.
This was also a national event. There was an old saying that history was written in the changing era, and books were written in the prosperous era. Writing books was to benefit the people and preserve the precious ancient culture. Writing history was to summarize the gains and losses of the previous dynasty and warn future generations. This time, Lingluo was not only going to write books, but also history books.
Her simple words had stirred up a storm in the court and even among the people, much more than a woman inheriting a title. This was because whether it was writing books or writing history, it was a great merit that left a name in history. All literati and Confucians yearned for it.
For a time, everything was calm and peaceful. There were countless praises for the empress among the people.
Many people were inquiring about the empress's intention to arrange candidates for the compilation of history books. The most likely candidate would be Prime Minister Yao Le, who was young and inexperienced. Furthermore, he had been busy with the selection of female officials in the six ministries in recent months and did not have the time to participate in this matter.
Should they transfer the talents of the Imperial Academy or the highly respected scholars?
The empress Lingluo, whose thoughts had been secretly speculated by others, was now in the Imperial Preceptor's residence. After the founding of the country, Lingluo not only conferred Ji Ze the title of Imperial Preceptor, but also bestowed him with a rather luxurious Imperial Preceptor's residence.
When Lingluo noticed the white hair on Ji Ze's temples, she reached out and plucked it out." Teacher, you're getting old."”
Ji Ze was caught off guard. He was in so much pain that the corners of his mouth twitched. He glared at the empress and quickly returned to his sage-like appearance. He said calmly," It's normal for people to get sick and die.”
"No wonder I felt that Teacher had become ugly a few days ago.”Lingluo said to herself.
Ji Ze,"…" Dead disciple, what misfortune for the sect.
"Teacher, you always talk about your sect, but after so many years, it seems that you're the only one I've seen.”
Of course, that didn't include her falling. She admitted that she had nothing to do with that mysterious sect.
"The sect has an instruction, small hidden in the wild, middle hidden in the market, big hidden in the court. That's why I haven't seen them for so many years.”Ji Ze said proudly.
"Actually, it's not good to introduce yourself even if you didn't manage to make it out.”Lingluo looked like she understood.
Ji Ze's mouth twitched. Damn disciple. Don't think that he wouldn't dare to diss her just because she was the Emperor. Fine, he indeed didn't dare to diss her. After all, Shen Lingluo was the Emperor now.
Half a month later, the empress decided on the chief editor and other editors. As for the candidates for the compilation of history, they had also been arranged. However, they were not announced to the public. This was not surprising. Compared to the compilation of history, the quality of a historian was more important. In the past few dynasties, it usually took one or two people decades to complete the compilation of history.
The compilation of the book was a huge project, and there were many people involved. From the officials of the Imperial Academy, to the scholars of virtue, to the students of the academy, to the craftsmen of printing and paper, they all contributed. There were three presidents, twenty-five vice-presidents, three hundred and forty-seven editors, five editors, three hundred and thirty-two editors, fifty-seven examiners, one thousand three hundred and eighty-one transcribers, ten professors and twenty officials, totaling 2,180. More than 3,000 people have been involved in the compilation.
Even Prime Minister Yao Le, who was the head of the officials, had to ask about the editing in his spare time.
After a year, the weather was good, and the government in various places was on the right track. The Great Zhou had truly stabilized.
However, a murder case suddenly shocked the court. A noble woman killed her brother for the sake of the title. This caused the courtiers to discuss whether it was appropriate for the woman to have the right to become a duke.
Before the court session, Yao Le went to the Book Cultivation Hall to see the Great Empress Lingluo for this matter.
Lingluo was still standing on the high ladder, flipping through the book. She did not even raise her head as she said," I thought it would only be released in a few years."
"Your Majesty has long expected this.”Yao Le said in surprise.
Lingluo said calmly," The human heart is the most unpredictable thing in this world. It's not strange for anything to happen.”
Making a woman inherit the title had stimulated her ambition. Even if she did not have it in the beginning, after the family focused on nurturing her and coming into contact with a wider range of external affairs, how could she be willing to return to that square house and be imprisoned in the struggles of women?
"Then how should we deal with this matter?”Yao Le asked.
"Deal with it however you want. As the Prime Minister, you don't need Zhen to teach you.”Lingluo warned her.
Yao Le was alarmed. She had almost lost her mind. She had only considered the impact of this matter and had forgotten that the law was supreme. Nothing could surpass the law.
"I understand, Your Majesty."
"Leave, we still have to attend court later.”Lingluo closed the book and put it back on the bookshelf. She came down from the high ladder. A palace maid beside her came forward to straighten her clothes and change into her court clothes.
In the court, there was indeed a censor who reported this matter.
Lingluo ordered the Supreme Court to punish the noble woman according to the law, but she also picked up a few memorials on the table, allowing the granddaughter of the Marquis of Jing 'an to inherit the throne. The eldest daughter of Ning Zhongbo inherited the title, and the title was lowered to third class. There were also a few women from the families of the dukes and marquises who approved the memorials and urged the Ministry of Rites to handle them quickly.
The officials looked at each other and then looked at Prime Minister Yao Le's expression. She was not shocked, but she did not seem to know.
Some of the people who were interested could only suppress it for the time being. It was obvious that the empress wanted to help a group of noble women to fight with them. If they continued to pester this issue, those noble women who had gained benefits and had the right to speak in the court would also fight with them for their own interests. At that time, it would be unknown whose scandal would be exposed.
Sure enough, not long after, the matter of Chengjue being involved in the internal strife of several families was exposed. Moreover, he was the son of a concubine or the second son of a legitimate wife, and the Supreme Court intervened to deal with him.
The original shocking case was left unsettled and handled according to the normal procedures.
The matter of the woman inheriting the title had already been decided and could not be changed. The courtiers also gradually tacitly agreed. However, the things that came after could not be ignored. For example, if a noble woman inherited the title, then what about marriage matters?
Some dukes and marquises had asked the empress for an edict to bestow marriage upon them, and they had chosen a similar family. The empress had also decreed that if they had children, they could inherit their parents 'titles.
However, there were also officials who raised the question of whether the title of nobility would be inherited by the person who married the woman. As soon as this was said, many noble women broke off their marriages and prepared to marry into the family. This was because the families of these noble women were not willing to give up their good titles to others.
The empress calmly issued an edict. The title of nobility belonged to the woman, and even if she married, it would not belong to her husband. In the future, it could be passed on to the legitimate children. If there were no children, it would be taken back by the government.
One thing could not always be comprehensive. It depended on how people did it.
However, after the storm of the women's marriage, someone suddenly brought up the empress's harem.
The empress still had no children, and the position of Crown Prince or Grand Princess had not been decided yet. This made some of the old officials feel uneasy. However, when they thought of the empress's personality, the officials placed their hopes on the prime minister, who was most trusted by the empress.
Yao Le, who was suddenly entrusted with a heavy responsibility, twitched her lips. She had not even married yet, yet she had to persuade the empress to expand her harem.
After thinking about it, he still dragged the Imperial Advisor along. It would be better to divert the Emperor's anger when the time came.
"I've been around for so many years, but I'm still a virgin.”Ji Ze, who had unknowingly turned into a white-haired boy and had the bearing of a national master, said unhappily.
"State Preceptor, you said 'virgin chicken', right?”The corners of Prime Minister Yao Le's mouth twitched.
Although he had always known that His Majesty's teacher had a crooked personality, he did not expect him to be so stingy.
Ji Ze instantly became serious." The sect has instructed us to maintain our Yang bodies.”Back then, he was unlucky enough to enter and not be able to leave.
Ji Ze smiled." Miss Zhou, have you never thought of finding a suitable husband after all these years?"”
"State Preceptor must be joking."
After Lingluo became the emperor, she had given Yao Le the right to marry. If there was someone she liked, she could come to her and give them a marriage at any time. However, Yao Le had rejected her. She said that she was only concerned about the country and the world and had no interest in love.
It was indeed the case over the years. It wasn't that no man had fallen for Yao Le's elegance and grace, and there were many good Langjun among them who were of the highest quality. However, Yao Le was focused on government affairs and didn't even spare a single thought.
Ji Ze looked at Yao Le, who already had the bearing of a virtuous prime minister, and sighed in his heart. This path was not easy for her.
The two of them chatted and finally arrived at the Book Cultivation Hall. What surprised them was Lingluo's reaction to their request.
"Alright, I'll allow it."
It was so simple. Ji Ze and Yao Le looked at each other in disbelief. It was rare for the empress to be so straightforward. Could she have some other plans?
"You guys are thinking too much." Lingluo said faintly.
"Actually, I have long wanted to have 3,000 concubines in my harem. It's just that I was busy conquering the world before, and after the founding of the country, I was busy governing.”the empress said with a smile.
"After all, I still need an heir.”
And it had to be a princess.
Lingluo had once discussed this matter with her trusted aide, Prime Minister Yao Le. The rise and fall of the world was bound to be united for a long time, and divided for a long time. Even if a man became an emperor, he would still perish after two to three hundred years. What difference was there between him and a woman?
Of course, the candidates would not be chosen easily, including the fathers of these heirs to the throne. They had to be of good appearance.
Three months later, Empress Shen Lingluo recruited a harem.
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