Happy Little Scholar

After a rare victory in a war, the fighting spirit of both the people and the court of Jing State was unprecedentedly high, reaching the peak in the past ten years.

Although Qi State's move did not cause substantial damage to Jing State, it greatly hit this fighting spirit and enthusiasm. Moreover, this time they were in an upright "cultural exchange". Even if they lost, they could not retaliate, otherwise it would be really embarrassing and shameful.

This time, the strength of Qi State also refreshed the people's cognition again.

Just a few unknown people defeated the top existences in all aspects of Jing State. What kind of foundation is this?

Of course, as to whether those people are unknown people in Qi State, they are not Qi people, but it is not very clear.

Li Yi put a few more pieces of tofu in, writing poems and playing chess, and losing is losing. If you are not as good as others, you are not as good as others. What can you do?

Besides, Jing State just captured two cities from others, and it doesn't allow them to come and get back a little ground?

It was a pity that I didn't see it with my own eyes that day when Prime Minister Qin was angry and fell ill during the debate with others. Li Yi reached out to pick up his tofu and asked casually, "Didn't the court say that everyone was arguing about the issue of establishing a crown prince? What's the result now?"

Li Mingzhu raised her eyebrows and said, "Whether to establish a crown prince has always been a matter for the royal family. When is it someone else's turn to make decisions? If it weren't for the fact that my father has always actively listened to the opinions of officials for the sake of stability in the court and never acted arbitrarily, how could they have the arrogance today?"

I didn't expect that Her Royal Highness the Princess would have such a domineering side. Li Yi forgot to chew and almost burned his mouth with tofu.

I couldn't help but give her a thumbs up and said, "I feel more and more that you have the talent to be an emperor."

An emperor who is timid and indecisive may be a benevolent monarch, but it is unlikely to be a wise monarch. He should be domineering when he should be domineering, otherwise what's the point of being an emperor?

In this regard, the old emperor still lacked something, and was even worse than Her Royal Highness the Princess.

Li Mingzhu glanced at him and said, "Don't talk nonsense. How can a woman be an emperor in this world?"

"What's wrong with women? Are women born inferior to men?" Li Yi said while competing with Princess Shouning for sex: "Men and women are born equal. Your idea is unacceptable!"

Princess Shouning agreed with what Li Yi said and nodded repeatedly, but her hands snatched faster.

These days, saying that beggars and emperors are born equal will be accused of disrespecting the emperor, but for Her Royal Highness, who has long awakened to the feminist consciousness, she has never believed that men are more noble than women.

"That's different." Li Mingzhu looked at him and said, "From ancient times to the present, which woman------, in short, women cannot be emperors."

"Who said women can't be emperors?" Li Yi thought to himself why this girl was so stubborn. He snatched the last piece of tofu from Princess Shouning's chopsticks, looked up at her and asked, "Haven't you heard of Wu Zetian?"

"Wu Zetian?" A trace of doubt appeared on Li Mingzhu's face. After thinking for a moment, he still couldn't remember the name and said, "Who is Wu Zetian?"

"I haven't even heard of Wu Zetian..." Li Yi only said half of his words and suddenly realized a problem.

This is a world completely different from the one he is familiar with. The former Tang Dynasty existed for only a few decades before it fell apart. The emperor of the ages died before he could complete his career. What happened later was very different from the prosperous Tang Dynasty in another world.

The former Tang Dynasty was completely defeated by the next few emperors, and Sister Wu had no chance to show her elegance as an empress. In the history books that Li Yi had seen, this name did not even appear.

"Uh... nothing." After realizing this, Li Yi shook his head and said.

"Inexplicable..." Li Mingzhu glanced at him and picked up the chopsticks. Li Yi and Princess Shouning only felt a flash in front of their eyes, and the tofu that the two had just fought for ran into her bowl.

One of them rolled his eyes at her, strongly condemning and solemnly protesting against this kind of behavior of bullying people with martial arts. After condemning and protesting, they turned their attention to other things in the pot.

In the following time, Her Royal Highness the Princess did not speak much, and Li Yi thought she had forgotten what happened just now...

Until a certain moment, Her Royal Highness the Princess put down the jade bowl, looked at Li Yi, and asked seriously: "Who is Wu Zetian?"

"------" Li Yi suddenly felt that he was about to do something very extraordinary.

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"Strike against the aristocratic families, develop the imperial examination system, employ the poor, and usher in a "great governance" era..." Li Mingzhu looked at Li Yi, "Can a woman be an emperor really do this?"

In fact, as the first female emperor in history, she has received mixed reviews from later generations, but her achievements cannot be denied.

The dawn of the strongest empire in China for thousands of years, after the heroic founding of the country by Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Taizong and the Zhenguan Reign, Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu continued to maintain the status quo, and finally in the hands of Emperor Xuanzong, the prosperous Kaiyuan era began, ushering in the great national grandeur of China for thousands of years, looking down on the world, dominating the world, and being at the peak of her power...

In any case, as the only female emperor in history, she is afraid that she has achieved the ultimate that a woman can do.

Li Mingzhu's pretty face showed a trace of doubt and bewilderment. She looked at Li Yi and asked, "Which dynasty and emperor are you talking about? Why have I never heard of it?"

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"Haha, I just said it casually. There is no such dynasty. You don't really believe it, do you?" Li Yi was stunned for a moment, then stood up with a smile and said, "Thank you for the hospitality. I'll go back first. I'll treat you to dinner next time I have the chance..."

"Okay, okay!" Princess Shouning smiled on her face and immediately became happy. She chased out while shouting, "Don't leave in a hurry. Tell me when to invite you..."

Looking at Yongning who was shouting and running after Li Yi, Li Mingzhu retracted her sight and fell into deep thought at the fire in front of her.

The aristocratic families flourished and deeply penetrated into the court. In order to get rid of the aristocratic politics, my father has been deliberately using scholars from humble backgrounds for many years, but has achieved little success. The dynasty that Li Yi just mentioned is no different from Jingguo in this respect. However, Jingguo and even the emperors of the previous dynasties have not completed the great cause. How did that woman do it?

She knew how she did it.

Because Li Yi had just explained it in great detail.

"Wu Zetian..."

In June of the second year of Jinghe, Her Royal Highness the Princess stood at the entrance of the Morning Dew Palace and said such a name when the warm morning sun jumped out from the top of the opposite palace.