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Chapter 981 The Great Yun Dynasty that Conquered the Land
Chapter 981: The Great Yun Dynasty that Conquered the Land
The female scholar, under the spell of the illusion, was as if under the spell of a truth-telling talisman, and naturally said whatever she knew.
The female scholar said, "Now it is the Great Yun Dynasty."
Xiao Han's suspicions were confirmed, and she couldn't quite describe how she felt.
The Great Yun Dynasty was an empire she and Shui Wuhen built together.
She continued, "How many years has the Great Yun Dynasty been in existence since its founding? What era names have been used, and was the emperor male or female?"
The female scholar said, "The Great Yun Kingdom has existed for 115 years since its founding. The founding emperor, Emperor Taizu, was also the first female emperor in history, Emperor Yun. She reigned for five years before abdicating in favor of the second emperor, Emperor Wu'an, who was also a female emperor."
Emperor Wu'an reigned for thirty years before abdicating in favor of Emperor Yongqing. Emperor Yongqing was also an empress, reigning for ten years before abdicating in favor of Emperor Dazhao.
Emperor Da Zhao was a male emperor who reigned for thirty-five years before passing the throne directly to his son, Emperor Yongjia.
Emperor Yongjia reigned for twenty-two years before abdicating in favor of the current Emperor Tai'an. Emperor Tai'an is also a male emperor and has already reigned for thirteen years.
Xiao Han did the math: the three empresses of the Great Yun Dynasty ruled for a total of forty-five years, raising the status of female emperors in this era by an unknown amount.
Although the scholar in front of her was a woman, she still wanted to learn more about her.
So he continued, "Are there many women holding high-ranking official positions in the Great Yun Dynasty these days?"
The female scholar said, "Currently, the highest-ranking cabinet in the imperial court has a total of seven members, but not a single woman is among them. I've heard that the highest-ranking woman in officialdom is only the Minister of Rites, a second-rank official. In reality, women hold at most about 10% of the positions and wield power."
Xiao Han sighed inwardly.
Even the three female emperors only allowed 10% of women to enter officialdom.
She then asked some questions about the girls' school and body-strengthening techniques.
Since the first female emperor, Yun Di, also known as Shui Wuhen, publicly promoted the Body Tempering Technique throughout the country, the technique has indeed been able to be practiced by both men and women.
The problem is that deeply ingrained patriarchal ideas are not so easy to change.
Even among relatively enlightened parents, the majority of a family's cultivation resources will definitely be allocated to the male members.
The same applies to issues such as education.
Fortunately, the second successor chosen by Emperor Yun, Emperor Wu'an, was also a female emperor with great talent and ambition.
Because she made every effort to improve women's education, allowed women to participate in the imperial examinations alongside men, and vigorously promoted female officials, the idea of valuing sons over daughters was somewhat alleviated.
However, the successor she chose, the third empress Yongqing, was far less politically astute than her.
He reigned for only ten years before being forced to abdicate in favor of the cunning and shrewd Grand Secretary, who later became the Great Zhao Emperor.
After Emperor Zhao ascended the throne, male rulers once again occupied all the high-ranking positions.
Fortunately, the system of men and women receiving education and taking examinations together was preserved.
However, Emperor Zhao wanted to restore the throne to the model before the Dayun Dynasty, so that his descendants could continue to rule indefinitely. Therefore, he passed the throne to his eldest son, who later became Emperor Yongjia.
However, Emperor Yongjia was ambitious but incompetent, and his court officials were unwilling to give up their chance to become emperor. They deliberately refused to cooperate, and corruption was rampant. In addition, natural disasters occurred frequently, and the Tian Sheng Niangniang rebellion broke out. Now, Emperor Tai'an used the merit of suppressing the rebellion to force Emperor Yongjia to abdicate.
After gaining a general understanding of the history of the Great Yun Dynasty, Xiao Han could only say that Shui Wuhen's efforts had not been in vain.
Even though men still dominate power today, and those in high positions are all men, the successful ascension of three empresses and the system that allowed women to study and take the imperial examinations together have greatly improved the status of women.
Unfortunately, Xiao Han was confined within a hundred miles by the mission token.
Being a thousand or two miles away from the capital, one cannot influence the court with one's own supernatural abilities.
The area he could influence was a barren hilly region with a low population density.
Of course, there are definitely more than just Xialing Village here, but the mission jade tablet has set the center point here. Elsewhere, she can only use her clone, that is, a wisp of divine consciousness, to roughly manage and control the area.
Within a radius of a hundred miles, there were naturally county towns, and Xiao Han decided to go and take a look at one of them.
If possible, during her century-long stay here, she could dedicate some effort to cultivating a group of talented women in the county, enabling them to enter the capital and the imperial court, and contribute to raising the status of women.
With this plan in mind, after diligently sitting in the local temple listening to wishes and prayers for half a day at work, Xiao Han decided to go for a stroll in the county town during the hot midday when everyone was resting at home.
However, when she arrived in this county town called Shou'an County, about ten miles from the town, she was blocked by a layer of light from a barrier.
Xiao Han wandered around the barrier and found that the entire Shou'an County, including the area about ten miles around the county seat, was shrouded in the light of the barrier.
This barrier is not targeted at mortals; mortals can come and go without any effect.
Xiao Han immediately became interested.
It's still quite strange that a mortal kingdom could block a god, even if it's only the lowest-ranking minor god's restriction.
Is there something special hidden in Shou'an County?
Also, if ordinary people can go in but I can't, what about croton oil? Can croton oil go in?
Without hesitation, Xiao Han took out the Linglong Immortal Abode and released the croton.
When Ba Dou was released, he didn't know that he was no longer in the realm of gods, but had come to the mortal realm where he used to live.
It flew around once and immediately realized something was wrong. "Master, why is there no spiritual energy here at all?"
Xiao Han laughed and said, "This isn't the realm of gods anymore, so where would the spiritual energy come from?"
Then, she briefly recounted how she had taken on a task for someone else and ended up as a local deity in the mortal realm she once lived in.
Ba Dou's first thought was that with his cultivation level, he should be the number one expert in this mortal kingdom besides his master.
The thought of being able to roam freely here made Ba Dou feel that this was the pinnacle of his life.
Xiao Han saw that Ba Dou had started its cacophony of laughter again, and she had no idea what it was so happy about or what it was imagining.
She pointed to Shou'an County in the distance and said, "Badou, fly over there and take a look."
Ba Dou immediately spread its wings and flew swiftly, instantly reaching the sky above the county town. The restrictive barrier was completely useless against it.
Xiao Han: What's going on?
When Ba Dou flew back, it saw a wild rabbit running in the ditch below.
Just as it was about to rampage, it opened its mouth and spat out a fireball the size of a soybean, intending to burn the rabbit's head off.
But the next moment, it cried out in terror.
"Master, my cultivation is gone, I can't cast spells!"