vrcanaries Chapter 164 Sleeping with enough rest
Chapter 164 Sleeping with enough rest
"Cousin, why are you doing this? There are no outsiders here. Our family can finally talk in peace. Come, please take a seat." The palace servants immediately came over with stools, and Lu Zhan and the other two sat at the bottom.
The emperor took Lu Linlang's hand and sat on the couch.
"Cousin, I'm relieved to hear you're coming to the capital. The things that happened a few days ago really disturbed my mind and made it difficult to sleep or eat. Fortunately, with the help of Yunyi, the situation has now calmed down. You also sent food, which can not only solve the subsequent problems of the victims, but also provide an additional guarantee for the Northwest Army."
"Your Majesty, this is what a commoner should do. Great Qi has finally regained its peace. As long as the monarch, his subjects, and the people are united, man will triumph over nature. Your Majesty is blessed with great fortune, and a small problem will not be difficult for you."
"Well said, as long as we are united, we can conquer nature. In my life, I have been fighting against people and nature. Even if God sends down a natural disaster, we cannot just sit back and surrender, and we will not easily give up this hard-earned position.
Cousin, tell me how you raised all this food and how much it cost. I'll have the treasury prepare it for you. I can't let you pay for it all by yourself."
"Part of this grain is produced in the farm, and the other part is purchased from overseas countries. It is said that they have high temperatures all year round, no winter, only dry seasons and rainy seasons. They can grow grain several times a year, so the grain output is even higher than that of Daqi. I arrived in Chenji County and met those overseas merchants who came to trade, and reached a cooperation with them.
If the Emperor wants to buy food later, he can consider continuing to purchase from them. If he can resell it to the Tatars at a high price, it will not only solve the food shortage problem, but also ease the war between the two countries. As long as the food is in the hands of Daqi, the Tatars will have to act according to Daqi's wishes and will not be able to cause much trouble. "
"Okay, that's a good idea. I'll have someone personally take charge of this matter. If we can buy more food, combined with the disaster relief food from various places, the current crisis can be largely alleviated."
The emperor thought carefully about what she said and was very happy in his heart as he had another solution.
"Cousin, you've solved so many problems for me since you came. I'm so relieved. Tonight, you'll be sleeping next to me in the palace. Ah Zhan, Ah Can, you've both done a great job protecting me. You'll have dinner in the palace tonight."
The emperor looked at the two people sitting obediently beside him and invited them to stay for dinner.
In the evening, after dinner, the emperor kept Lu Linlang in the palace, and she suddenly mentioned something.
"General He wrote to me before, saying he was in love with my cousin and wanted me to be his matchmaker. I understand now. Over the years, so many officials have offered to match him, but he has always refused. It turns out he already has a lover. I wonder if my cousin understands his feelings. If you agree, I will issue an imperial decree to grant your marriage, so that you two can finally be together."
"As the natural disaster continues, I am truly worried and have no intention of getting married. General He is interested, but I cannot delay him. Please, Your Majesty, decline my offer on my behalf."
Lu Linlang shook her head. Although she knew General He's intentions, she had no intention of being a matchmaker when the emperor suggested it at such a critical moment.
"In the past, my mother always told me that girls will get married sooner or later. As a woman of the royal family, you are just a little luckier than ordinary people. You don't have to worry about food and clothing. So if a royal woman is at war, she might be sent to marry.
This is our responsibility as women of the royal family, and it is also the mission of the princess. Fortunately, my father once said that women of Daqi do not have to seek peace because of the war between men. That is a sign of cowardice. Therefore, I was not sent to marry an old man in order to seek peace with the Tatars like the princesses before.
At that time, I was still very naive. I thought that as long as I reached the age, my mother would hold a banquet for me, invite the sons of noble ministers in the capital to the palace, and choose one of the young men favored by my mother and my brother to marry.
After going through so many things later, I also understood why my father had such an idea. In this world, good people are bullied and a weak country is the original sin, so I don’t want an innocent woman to sacrifice herself for the struggle between countries.
I also understand that, no matter whether you are a man or a woman, getting married is not the most important thing in our lives. Men can achieve great things, and so can women. The world is so big that the living conditions of the people in every place are different. Some people live a life of drunkenness and dreams, some starve, and even eat their own children.
Da Qi is also very small, so small that people's hearts are the same. People have selfish desires, and power, gold and silver can become the source of people's sins. When they are in a strong position, they want to exploit others to maximize their own interests. Once they are in a weak position, they are easily provoked by others and do things that go against their conscience.
I used to feel that I was different from other women. They only wanted to get married, take care of their husbands and children, but had no bigger ambitions. Later I realized that it was not that they had no ambitions, but that the educational environment forced them to do so.
If they were given the opportunity, I think they would be able to achieve things no worse than men.
Although there are differences in physical strength, God created men and women, and that is the difference in division of labor, not gender difference. These days, what I have been thinking about is that you allowed girls to go to school. I want to support you in continuing to do this, and when the time is right, let women also take the imperial examinations, become officials, and walk in Daqi with dignity like men, instead of having to wear a veil when going out to prevent outsiders from seeing their appearance.
Cousin, I don't have many people around me who can help me, and you are the best person I can think of to carry out this task. So I would like to ask you to stay in the capital for a while longer, and I want my two cousins to learn from you.
When they entered the palace that day, I looked at them and saw that they looked just like me in the past. I couldn't help but feel sad. I hope they can truly wake up and make efforts for the prosperity of Daqi in the future.
Today, I asked someone to test you, cousin. You acted very calmly and resiliently, which made me realize that you are still the same cousin as before. Our relationship has never been that of sister, but of teacher and student. Although you are unwilling to accept any rewards, I know in my heart that you are the one who most hopes that the woman's current situation can be changed."
What the emperor said that night could be said to be from the heart. Lu Linlang listened quietly to her talk about the difficulties of being an emperor, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart that the emperor had indeed grown up. He was not only wise but also strategic.
Such an emperor might be a blessing to the people of Daqi, and it was also the reason why she supported the emperor in the first place. As a woman herself, she knew better how difficult it was for women. What they wanted was not women being superior to men, but just to allow more ambitious people to realize their wishes.