Happy Little Scholar

In just one day, all the brothels in Kyoto, including "The Peacock Flies Southeast", "The Peony Pavilion" and "The Romance of the West Chamber", disappeared completely. Even the handwritten scripts on the market were confiscated by the officials.

The good plays were not allowed to be performed, and even the scripts were not allowed to be sold. The people were naturally puzzled by this, but the court never gave explanations for their actions. They had long been accustomed to it. Anyway, there were so many plays in the brothels, so they just watched other ones...

"Alas, I have been all over Kyoto, but I still can't buy it. I will be scolded by the young lady when I go back..." A little maid wearing a green shirt and a double bun walked on the road, sighing.

"Hey, girl, girl..."

Suddenly, a voice sounded from the side. The little maid looked back and found that a sneaky man was waving at her in the corner by the wall.

The man was ugly and extremely wretched. Thinking of what the young lady had said, that there were people in Kyoto who specialized in trafficking beautiful girls like her, the little maid nervously stepped back, but was suddenly grabbed by the arm and forcibly pulled into the alley next to her.

"Help... Ugh!"

She only shouted one word before her mouth was covered.

"It's over!" Thinking of something extremely scary, the girl's eyes were immediately filled with tears, "Young lady, Qin'er, Qin'er is afraid that she will never see you again..."

"Speak softly, speak softly..."

The voice of a man behind her was a little anxious. Feeling that the man had let her go, the little maid immediately stepped back two steps and looked at the man vigilantly.

A wretched man showed a trace of lust on his face, unbuttoned his clothes, and approached the girl in the corner step by step.

"You, what do you want to do..." The girl's voice trembled, and her big eyes revealed endless fear.

"Girl, don't be afraid..." The man ripped open his shirt with a lewd smile, and saw that the inside of his shirt on both sides was full of pockets, and the pockets were filled with thin books.

The man showed a mysterious smile on his face and said, "Girl, do you want a book? "Romance of the West Chamber", "Peony Pavilion", "The Peacock Flies Southeast", all are uncut original versions!"

The expression on the girl's face was stunned.

After a moment, the man sent the little maid out with a smile on his face, and said eagerly: "Girl, you can ask around. The price here is the lowest in the surrounding 18 streets. If you want to buy anything else, come here to find me. If more than ten books, the price of each book can be reduced by one penny!"

"That depends on whether you copied it clearly and how many mistakes there are..." The little maid waved her hand and said, "Okay, if you want to buy more, I will come here to find you..."

The girl was like a thief, holding a few booklets, and soon disappeared in the crowd.

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…

“Not allowed to sing anymore?” Li Yi asked after taking a sip of tea.

Old man Sun sat aside, shook his head and said, “Yes, the government sent someone to say yesterday that “The Peacock Flies Southeast”, “Romance of the West Chamber” and “Peony Pavilion” are not allowed to be sung anymore.”

“If you are not allowed to sing, then don’t sing it.” Li Yi waved his hand, not caring at all.

This matter was originally within his expectations. If it weren’t for the princess’s incident, these three plays would at most be considered as skirting the line in today’s era. Putting them in the brothel, they are nothing. There are many other brothels with larger scales than these. But it is very unfortunate that the brothel just wanted to have more new plays to attract customers, but encountered such a thing. It is really unfair.

Moreover, he... the nameless person's goal should have been achieved. "The Romance of the West Chamber" and "The Peony Pavilion" were also banned books in ancient times, but even sister Daiyu was obsessed with them. Those young ladies and famous ladies also had a copy of them, which they put under the pillows in their boudoirs and read secretly when no one was around.

Old man Sun asked uncertainly: "Then do we still want "Mulan"..."

"Yes, yes, why not." Li Yi looked at him and said: "Who is Mulan? She is loyal, filial, righteous, and joined the army on behalf of her father. She is a real heroine. There have been plays about her before. We just want people to remember heroes. If they can be inspired by their integrity, learn to take on important responsibilities, not be greedy for high positions and salaries, serve the motherland, be brave and good at fighting, respect their parents, be brave and strong... spirit, that would be great."

Challenging feudal ethics and pursuing free love is not allowed. This is normal. If we had known that the nameless person actually had such intentions, the brothel would not have fallen into his trap.

However, negative energy is not allowed, but some positive energy is okay, right?

The story of Hua Mulan, the heroine, has inspired countless people from ancient times to the present. Although dynasties have changed, many dynasties still officially define her as a national hero and spread her story.

Although the princess is a woman, she is concerned about the country. In order to understand the people's sentiments, she is willing to stay away from the palace and become a small head of the police. When the country's reputation is about to be damaged, she stands up and fights the master at the risk of her life. Now she is even more willing to be imprisoned to speak for women all over the world and improve the bad atmosphere of society...

No self-interest, only benefit others, what kind of spirit is this? This is the spirit of internationalism, this is humanitarianism..., this is the spirit of patriotism. All the people of Jingguo, whether men or women, must learn her spirit of no selfishness. Starting from this point, they can become people who are of great benefit to the people.

A person's ability may be great or small, but as long as he has this spirit, he is already a noble-minded person, a pure person, a moral person, a person who has escaped vulgar taste, a person who is useful to the people.

Her Royal Highness the Princess is such a person. Isn’t this the contemporary Hua Mulan!

No, Your Highness the Princess has nobler sentiments than Hua Mulan!

Just Hua Mulan is not enough. If you have time, look through the history books and see if there are any other national heroines who are not inferior to men. Heroes should accept the glory that belongs to them and should not exist on the dusty history books. …

"Your Majesty is right..." Old Man Sun said with an educated look on his face, "Your Majesty is still thoughtful. I will urge them to seize the time to rehearse when I get back. In addition, this kind of play will be more popular with women, and it should be repeated by then. Add more women’s shows…”

Lao Fang was wrestling with Princess Shouning's bodyguards on the stone table in the courtyard, 1V5. All five of the other party's faces turned red. He still looked leisurely and contented, and the arrogant Loli was so angry that he kept muttering that his bodyguards were useless. , stopped looking, and ran to the side with Yongning to play on the swing.

After watching Old Man Sun leave, Li Yi stood in the yard and let out a long sigh of relief.

This is a feudal society after all, and being able to achieve this level is as far as it can go.

The concept that men are superior to women has existed since ancient times, and with the development of history, women's status has become lower and lower, but it does not fall in a straight line, there will always be some ups and downs.

The pre-Tang Dynasty should be the time when women's status reached its highest peak in recent hundreds of years.

Divorce is a common thing. Even if he rides a horse and bats a ball in public, not many people will condemn him for being immoral. This is especially true in the palace. There are countless love triangles and four corners involved in the relationship between men and women...

Of course, the style of women in the pre-Tang Dynasty is not something that the women of Jingguo can envy, but at any rate, they are the continuation of Li Tang, and they can always inherit the style of some predecessors. This is especially reflected in the nobles.

In recent years, His Majesty has deliberately supported students from poor families, which has weakened the influence of wealthy families in the court. Students from poor families have little foundation and need to find a backer, while wealthy families want to expand their influence, so marrying a rich family's daughter is the best of both worlds. It was so popular in the past few years that some married students did not dare to come forward to look at the results.

Not to mention the students from poor families, the probability of marriage between nobles and nobles is almost 90%. Who doesn’t have a powerful natal family and has not endured much hardship since childhood? How can they be bullied when they marry into your family?

This caused many officials in the DPRK to be high-spirited in the court, and immediately had to shrink their necks and conduct themselves when they returned home. After analysis by Goulan's intelligence agency, it was found that some officials in Jingguo were astonishingly strict about their wives.

Although they may not be influenced by women in making certain major decisions, women still have a very strong say in the upper-class circles of Kyoto.

Li Yi does not expect them to be able to completely subvert tradition, launch a revolution, lead the women of Jing State to stand up and take the lead, and suppress the men under them. This is impossible - of course, it is possible in certain special times. .

What's more, he...the nameless person's purpose from the beginning to the end was not to want them to launch a vigorous feminist movement.

The seeds have been planted, who knows what it will eventually develop into?

It may be strangled to death as soon as it sprouts, or it may grow into a towering tree, but no matter what, there will always be some changes.

Leave the next matter to Her Royal Highness the Princess...

For him, the matter had completely come to an end. Li Yi shook his head and stopped thinking about it. At a certain moment, he glanced at it inadvertently, and his expression suddenly changed.

"Li Binning, come down here, who asked you to climb the tree!" Li Yi walked into the yard, pointed at the tsundere loli who was sitting on the tree and making faces at him, and said angrily: "If you don't obey me, you will not be allowed to do anything in the future." I took you out to play!”

"Slightly, slightly..."

The tsundere loli stuck out her tongue at him, raised a bird egg in her hand, and said proudly: "Look, I took it, it's awesome!"

"------"

The tsundere loli has already dared to climb the tree to dig out the bird's nest. The tree has already been climbed. The next step is probably to go to the sky. The kite that Miss Liu Er took from the Prince's Mansion must be well hidden...

"Will you climb a tree next time?" When Li Yi asked her with a straight face, the tsundere loli hid behind Ruyi and couldn't even see her face.

"I'm going to cook." Ruyi said with a smile.

There is a cook in the house, but Ruyi still cooks by herself most of the time.

"Sister Ruyi, I'm going to help you." Tsundere Loli slipped away faster, glanced at Li Yi, and ran into the kitchen ahead of Ruyi.

Li Yi rubbed his brows helplessly, looked back at the guards who were wrestling with Lao Fang, and said angrily: "What do you do for food? Don't you want your head... And you, don't think you are old. I won’t talk about you anymore. Why did Your Majesty ask you to come here? What do you mean by standing at the door and napping all day long..."

They don’t even know what their responsibilities are, what kind of security team is sent by the old emperor!

Several guards stood up immediately. The old man in gray at the door twitched his eyes, and finally calmed down the raging anger in his heart.

Your wife is watching from the side. How could something happen to Her Royal Highness? Besides, what Princess Shouning has decided to do, can you stop her and try it?

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Liu Dayou, the leader of the capital, was very happy today. In front of the civil and military officials of the court, he was singled out and praised by His Majesty, and he also received a lot of rewards. Looking at the envious eyes of those big guys who were usually better than him, he looked like a big boss. It's like drinking a bowl of iced sour plum soup on a hot day, but it makes you feel awesome...

Originally, he thought that he could only hold on to the one-third of an acre of land in Anxi County for the rest of his life, and that he would be able to resign safely when he was old. When he was sixty years old, he would have a large house of dozens of acres for retirement, with filial children and a full house of descendants. , there is never enough money to spend, and you can have sex with your beautiful concubine every noon - these are not too much demands, right?

But I never expected that when people reach middle age, they seem to be possessed by evil spirits. Even those who have good luck in officialdom are afraid of them.

First, the reputation of Anxi County under my jurisdiction was very good, and it was rated as the most advanced county in the country. I was also promoted inexplicably, and was transferred from Qing'an Prefecture to the capital, and came to the center of power, even though it was only a small county. Ling, but at this age he can sit in the position of Jingcheng Ling, there is no guarantee what position he will be promoted to in the future!

He originally thought that as long as he worked conscientiously and did his job well, he was familiar with the routine in Anxi County and copied it. After a few years and achieved some political achievements, he would probably be in the eyes of His Majesty.

But who the hell could have imagined that just how long had passed and the seat under my butt was still hot before I received a summons from His Majesty for a one-day trip to the court. When I returned to the county government, His Majesty’s imperial edict And rewards also came.

Originally, because he was an outsider, he would be ostracized by the county magistrate and others from time to time. When he received the order just now, he saw that the county magistrate's face turned pale with fright, and naturally he felt proud again.

When he came out of the palace just now, Mr. Dong also praised him highly and said a lot of words of encouragement.

When Mr. Dong was the prefect of Qing'an, he was the magistrate of Anxi County. Now he is working under Mr. Dong, and he can be regarded as having a backer. As the son-in-law of Prime Minister Shen, he is someone who is highly valued by His Majesty. Of course, Mr. Dong's career will not stop there. For a mere Jing Zhaoyin...

This is not the only happy event that happened recently. The incompetent boy of his family was also very successful. He actually passed the admissions examination of the College of Computing. His father no longer has to worry about his future.

"Congratulations, sir, congratulations, sir!" Magistrate Liu sat in the hall and took a sip of tea. Then someone walked in from the door and came forward with a happy face to congratulate.

County Magistrate Liu waved his hand. Although Zhao Captou was far inferior to Liu in terms of skills, he was a well-rounded person and could be considered a talent. He was one of his few confidants and asked, "How are things going?"

Capt. Zhao immediately handed over his hand and said: "Don't worry, sir, my subordinates have visited all Goulan in Beijing. Now there are no Goulan to perform those plays. All the manuscripts sold on the street have been brought back and destroyed."

Magistrate Liu took another sip of tea and then said: "The imperial court has been paying close attention to this matter these days. You have to keep an eye on it. If you find out, you will never tolerate it!"

"Yes! My subordinates know it!" Capt. Zhao showed hesitation on his face and said: "Sir, although we have done a good job on the surface, there are still some people who secretly sell the book and have been banned repeatedly. Their whereabouts are secretive. It’s impossible to completely ban it.”

"It's enough to do a good job on the surface." County Magistrate Liu stood up and said.

The unknown person with ulterior motives used these dramas with sensitive themes to incite the women of Kyoto, which led to the chaos in Kyoto a few days ago. Now that Her Royal Highness the Princess has been lifted from the ground, even if those dramas are still spread on a small scale, Can't afford to make any waste.

After walking out of the door, County Magistrate Liu curled his lips. Those dramas were a bunch of nonsense. They were simply nonsense. Women should pursue free love. This was against etiquette and etiquette. Fortunately, his daughter was always at home and was not exposed to those dirty things. Poisoned by dirty thoughts.

However, there is one thing that must be listened to by Her Highness the Princess. Yun'er is only fourteen this year. She originally planned to arrange a marriage for her this year, but now it seems that it is better to postpone it for another two years.

When he walked to his daughter's door, he saw that the door was ajar. Magistrate Liu wanted to knock on the door and go in, but he saw his daughter leaning on the table, motionless for a long time...

"Yun'er, what are you doing?" He walked in and asked with some confusion.

"Ah, Dad, you, why are you here!"

When the girl heard the voice, her expression changed and she hurriedly closed the book in her hand.

Magistrate Liu glanced away and saw the three characters "The Romance of the West Chamber" written on the cover of the book.

[PS: This update has 4,600 words, all in one, and there will be an additional update in the evening. In fact, I finished writing this chapter in the morning, but because there are still a dozen or so to cross 10,000, I will update it a little later so I can take a screenshot to read (zhuang) and read (bi). Although for a great master, crossing 10,000 means crossing one It’s a small slope, but for me, who is rushing to the street, it is higher than Mount Everest. It’s over 10,000 yuan, but I am so awesome...]