Luo Youdu looked at Xiao Chuo who was dodging a little, and raised his eyebrows. He didn't know where this little girl heard it from, and arranged that he likes sisters. If he really had this hobby, would he be able to keep you today?
Luo Youdu thought with a bit of malice.
But this little girl is really getting more and more delicious as she grows older.
In recent years, Xiao Chuo studied Confucian classics with Dou Yujun's righteous daughter Yang. Compared to Zhou Xiaomei, who swallowed everything in a hurry, Xiao Chuo studied with great concentration and was already quite talented.
This girl, who has read poetry and books, has a well-educated and elegant temperament. At first glance, she looks like a lady carefully cultivated by a wealthy family in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. She is gentle and graceful. But Luo Youdu knows very well that this little girl is wearing sheepskin. The fox has a ghost in his mind.
Luo Youdu walked up quickly, and several children who were playing beside the carriage ran towards Mr. Hu together under the shouts of Chou Chou Luo Kangrui.
"Grandpa!"
Luo Kangrui saluted Mr. Hu.
Luo Ningsong, Luo Ningbai, and Luo Huixiang were not so polite, and they all ran to Mr. Hu. Luo Ningsong and Luo Ningbai each hugged Mr. Hu's thigh, while Luo Huixiang went to pull his cuffs, and they all called him affectionately. Taigong.
As he got older, Mr. Hu's body and bones were not as big as before, so he visited the palace more often.
Children have always been close to their elders. Mr. Hu often brought some toys from the homes of ordinary children outside the palace into the palace, which won the favor of many princes.
Seeing a group of children suddenly appearing next to him, Mr. Hu smiled from ear to ear. He touched this head and that head, and then took out the New Year's money he had prepared from his arms.
Speaking of this lucky money, there is also a story.
Lucky money was originally called lucky money. It was not a currency circulating in the market. It was an evil-proof item specially made into a coin shape for wearing as a reward. In the Tang Dynasty, it became a spring style of giving money, that is, on the first day of spring, the emperor in the palace The money given to a newborn baby, in addition to congratulations, has a more important meaning as an amulet given by the elders to the newborn baby to ward off evil spirits. This custom is limited to the palace and does not exist among the people.
But because Luo Youdu himself lived in Guangdong Province for many years, the custom there is that all unmarried people, even those in their thirties and forties, have red envelopes, but the number of red envelopes really depends on your heart.
Luo Youdu brought this custom to ancient times. He was the first to distribute a small amount of money to the five hundred soldiers of the Imperial Camp Division for good luck.
It didn't have any effect at first, it was just a conversation piece after dinner. But as Luo Youdu ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, many things in his past were revealed.
This act of making money and seeking good luck has spread over the years and has become popular all over the world and has become a Chinese New Year custom.
Of course, it is still somewhat different from the strange and beautiful red envelopes of later generations.
In this era, under the supervision of Luo Youdu, the papermaking industry has indeed improved greatly. The annual paper production capacity has increased significantly, but it is not so much that it is wasted to make red paper bags.
But the ancients had their own way of celebrating. If there was no red paper package, they would use red string. Thread the red string through the money hole and simply tie a bow. With good craftsmanship, it can be directly woven into dragon or phoenix shapes, which is beautiful and practical.
Mr. Hu's New Year's money was in the form of dragons and phoenixes made by the ingenious maids in the mansion. The children who received the New Year's money screamed even sweeter...
Luo Youdu, Fu Qing'er and the concubines then stepped forward to greet Mr. Hu.
"Uncle Huber!" Luo Youdu said: "Luoyang is not as good as Bianjing. The area occupied by Luoyang Palace is far larger than that of Bianjing. It is extremely inconvenient to go in and out. When you get old to Luoyang, you should stop living outside and live in the palace.
, and it will be easier to take care of these boys."
Huber always refused to enjoy the blessings in the palace, saying that he could not bear to live with his neighbors. Of course, this was also the reason. But the key point was that he did not want to cause trouble to Luo Youdu...
But as he got older, Huber felt lonely living alone in the house. Although Luo Youdu named him the loyal king because of his upbringing, and there was no shortage of money and silk for servants, there was a difference after all.
This time Uncle Hu did not refuse, but said with some hesitation: "Then... what should Yanyan do?"
Luo Youdu glanced at her and said: "Don't this girl want to take the imperial examination? I can't set this precedent for her, no
But as smart as she is, she is more than capable of being a female official. Whether she can transcend the constraints of the times depends on whether she has the ability and whether she can seize the opportunity."
Xiao Chuo was overjoyed when he heard this, with a hint of excitement in his beautiful eyes, and said hurriedly: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Uncle Hu opened his mouth, but seeing how happy Xiao Chuo was, he couldn't say the words stuck in his throat and just sighed.
Xiao Chuo is sixteen years old this year. In ancient times, he could get married and have children at this age.
Although Xiao Chuo is a Khitan, her background is not bad. In the Central Plains, her identity as a Khitan descendant is useless, but her identity as the righteous daughter of King Zhongyi of Dayu is enough to attract people.
What's more, her adopted daughter Yang, who studied under Dou Yujun, was a talented girl who was famous in Gyeonggi. During the two years when Luo Youdu went on the expedition, countless people came to her door to ask for her hand in marriage.
Uncle Hub also wanted to marry her, so he secretly gave Xiao Chuo a list of names to choose from.
Xiao Chuo refused without hesitation.
There was no excuse and no desire to shirk, but he refused directly and told Huber the reason.
"Yeah, Yanyan knows that you always love me. Yanyan really had bad intentions in trying to please you at first, hoping to get Yeye's protection. Faced with Yeye's meticulous care, Yanyan has long since given up her original thoughts. In
After learning that her father died, in Yanyan's heart, you have always been Yanyan's father. Yeye wants Yanyan to have a good destiny, Yanyan understands. But Yanyan doesn't want to get married, and doesn't want to be bound by life. Yanyan wants to
Just like the eldest sister, she can realize her ideals. Yanyan wants to become Shangguan Wan'er..."
Huber looked at the little girl kneeling in front of him and almost watched him grow up. He was so horrified that he could not speak, and his mind was in chaos.
After Luo Youdu came back, Huber told him the matter in private.
Luo Youdu was also dumbfounded for a long time. These sisters of the Xiao family are really interesting. The eldest brother wants to be a general and lead the troops in battle. The third brother wants to be in politics and become Shangguan Wan'er. The second brother is better, but he is also a person with high ambitions.
Lord, I will not marry anyone who is not a king...
How can it be so easy for a woman to get involved in politics?
This is not that Luo Youdu discriminates against women, but that in this patriarchal era dominated by men, it is too difficult for women to achieve a career, especially in the political arena. Women who do not rely on men are also in Luo Youdu’s memory.
That's Shangguan Wan'er, she relied on Wu Zetian.
As for people like Wu Zetian and Lu Fei, their power was not given by their men? Especially Wu Zetian and Lu Fei at least had the support of the Lu family, and all the power Wu Zetian had was given by Li Zhi.
As for the reason, it was because Li Xiaojiu suffered a loss from his maternal relative, Sun Wuji. He didn’t want his maternal relative to grow bigger, so he forced his queen to break with the Wu family. He used the Helan family to kill Wu Weiliang and Wu Huaiyun, and then asked his queen to publicly scold his mother**
*.All the prime ministers in the temple are anti-military...
The Wu family can be said to be the most miserable relatives...
It was Li Zhi who was not in good health, had a rapid decline, and was still blind. He had no time to support the prince. He was worried that after his death, his still-unfashionable son would be bullied by the ministers, so he gave Wu Zetian great power to protect him.
Son, plus Pei Yan’s amazing assist. This gave Wu Zetian a chance...
Luo Youdu does not deny that Wu Zetian is powerful. It is enough that she can seize every opportunity and become the first female emperor in Chinese history. However, it is undeniable that all her political capital was given by Li Zhi...
Without a backing, it is too difficult for women to make a name for themselves in politics.
However, Luo Youdu does not doubt that Xiao Chuo has this talent. Just like her sister Xiao Hunian, she does have the ability to be as good as a man. What they lack is opportunity, but the most difficult thing is this opportunity.
Luo Youdu didn't want to risk the world by advocating equality between men and women in this era. But thinking about Xiao Chuo's achievements in history, he couldn't help but give her a chance to see how far she could go.
It was not that Xiao Chuo didn't know that the path she chose was full of difficulties, but since she came into contact with newspapers in the book school and listened to her master talking about national affairs with his relatives and friends, she could not help but indulge in it, and an impulse emerged in her heart. She
I don't know if I can succeed, but I know very well that if I get married now, I will definitely not succeed.
Luo Youdu looked at Xiao Chuo's heartfelt thanks and nodded with satisfaction: "Pi Hou, accepting the kindness of others is the first step to achieve great things."
If she puts on an attitude that she wants to succeed through her own efforts, then that's it. The reality is, it's not Mary Sue.
Obviously Xiao Chuo saw clearly that if she wanted to get what she wanted, she could only rely on three people, one was herself, one was Mr. Hu, and the other was her elder sister Xiao Hunian who had military exploits...
"Let's go!"
Seeing that it was late, Luo Youdu waved his hand.
The female family members of the harem all got on the carriage, Luo Youdu and Luo Kangrui rode on their own horses together, and under the escort of the Imperial Banzhi, they drove out of the imperial city and embarked on the road to Luoyang. Bianjing Posthouse.
It was as if the Manichaeans had been abandoned. Since Hurasid left that night, no one has cared about them, as if they did not exist.
Most of the Manichaeans are from the West, where they have not entered the Chinese cultural circle and are not proud of being able to speak Chinese and recognize Chinese characters.
Except for their King of Wisdom, Osgudin, who temporarily learned some skills in Khotan, the rest of them had problems with even basic communication, and they were left hanging without anyone to care for them...
Augustine was an old man and saw the trick of the Emperor of Central Plains. He said to Saint Mani: "Now it depends on who can't calm down first, who can't calm down, and who loses the initiative."
So, everyone was in a stalemate.
It was not until today that they heard the shouts of "Your Majesty is victorious, Dayu is victorious" from the streets. They walked out of the post house and looked at the huge flow of people. Only then did Osgoodin know that Emperor Dayu was going to live in another capital for a while.
, an ominous premonition came to mind.
Augustine told Saint Mani this news.
Saint Mani reacted immediately and said, "Apostle Qinxiu didn't tell us about this?"
Osgudin said: "This thief has betrayed Mingzun. I suspect that he has already leaked the information about the Holy War."
The Manichaean saints had a solemn look on their face, and they were on guard, but Hulasd, as the Treasure Tree King of Manichaeism, had certain connections in Manichaeism, so he might not be able to find out the bargaining chip they had!