Chapter 1053 But He Is the Emperor, Not an Ordinary Man
At this moment, this woman looks like pear blossoms with rain, and I feel pity for her.
After watching the woman's face for a few seconds, Fourth Master said in a calm tone, "What's your name?"
Hearing this, the woman's face turned red.
Because in ancient times, it was a shy thing for a man to ask a woman's name.
"If you go back to the emperor, the slave has no name, because he was born as a pariah, and the nanny gave her a stage name, called Yaoji."
Probably the woman's answer dissatisfied fourth master.
He frowned imperceptibly, "What's your last name?"
Because Yao Ji was shy, she didn't dare to look at fourth master.
Therefore, he didn't know fourth master's facial expression at all.
She only replied shyly and timidly: "The servant's surname is Gu, Gu with Gu rhyme."
"But the Gu family who used to be a military officer?" Fourth Master asked.
"Go back to the emperor, that's right."
Only the fourth master said a faint "hmm", "The Gu family was indeed a famous family of loyal warriors in the local area."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your absurd praise." Seeing the response from her family, Yao Ji was quite pleased with herself.
At the same time, she immediately put on a pitiful look, and said aggrievedly: "It's a pity that because of the word loyalty back then, now generations have become pariahs, and..."
"Okay, I know everything, you all step back, starting tomorrow, you don't have to come to the Hall of Mental Cultivation anymore." The fourth master interrupted Yao Ji before she could finish speaking.
As a result, Yao Ji had no choice but to swallow the words in her mouth.
His eyes were also wide open, full of shock and disbelief.
"Your Majesty..." She still didn't get the answer she wanted, and seemed a little reluctant to leave.
Seeing this, fourth master frowned, and his eyes became sharp.
They are originally low-status prostitutes, and they are very good at observing words and expressions.
Seeing that fourth master's expression was not right, he had no choice but to get up and go out one by one.
Out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Yao Ji looked annoyed, and asked the little sister beside her: "Did I say something wrong just now, otherwise why did the emperor not let us come to the Hall of Mental Cultivation? Have you summoned us?"
"No, Sister Yao, I think what you said just now was very good. If you were not so courageous and dared to speak up, we wouldn't dare to follow you. As for not calling again, maybe it will be a good thing."
"Yeah, Sister Yao, don't think too much, maybe the emperor will be busy next time, or he has other ideas."
"I think what you said is right. You must have other ideas. You didn't notice that the emperor just stared at Sister Yao, and asked about her family and name. Maybe it was to bring Sister Yao into the harem."
"That's right, otherwise why did you ask Sister Yao alone, but didn't ask us."
"Guess, will Elder Sister Yao become the Emperor's promise?"
"I think sister Yiyao's beauty is at least a noble person."
"Maybe she's still a concubine."
A few prostitutes gathered around, laughing and joking.
"You, don't talk nonsense here, be careful not to be overheard by the nobles in the palace." Only Yao Ji blushed and replied embarrassingly.
"Let's not talk nonsense, Sister Yao, with your beauty and acting skills, there are not many men who are defeated by your pomegranate skirt. Any man who sees you will have his soul taken away, so, please, can you please?" Have some confidence in yourself."
"But he is the emperor, not an ordinary man." Yao Ji said.
"What's the matter with the emperor, the emperor is also a man, and he is more powerful than ordinary men, maybe he likes you more. Otherwise, these days, why do you call us to listen to the music every day?"
"You're right, in my opinion, Sister Yao is just waiting for good news in the next few days."
"Okay, stop talking, all of you click your tongues carefully, this is in the Forbidden City." Yao Ji glanced around cautiously, and instructed.
But the brows and corners of the eyes are full of the shyness of a young girl, just looking at her makes her heart flutter.
"That's right. Didn't Eunuch Su say that next month is the Empress Dowager's birthday. After we go back, we should rehearse well. Maybe the emperor won't let us enter the palace because of this."
A group of Yingying and Yanyan women, talking all the way, left the Forbidden City.
Three days later, the fourth master, who had come up early, issued two imperial edicts.
"Suppressing the good is cheap, and it was the bad government of the previous dynasty. Now the Qing Dynasty has transformed the people into a custom, and puts propriety, justice, integrity and shame first. This seems to be an indecent thing, and it should be eradicated urgently. Therefore, remove the lowly books of Yueji in Shanjiaofang and reform them. Be a good citizen. Allow the generation of untouchables from Shanxi and Shaanxi to change their careers and become good people.”
The fourth master bowed his head under the hall, his voice was like a bell: "In addition, it is necessary to exclude the Lehu of the Jingzhong Jiaofang and change it to the Harmony Department, and select a good person who is proficient in music to be the musician of the Harmony Department to perform. "
Regarding the elimination of music books, an official in the imperial court wrote a letter a month ago, requesting this matter.
At that time, many officials discussed it together and felt that it was feasible.
Therefore, after hearing this, the civil and military officials are not surprised, and they all agree.
In this way, the musicians of the Jiaofang Division changed their affiliation and became the official occupation of the beloved.
The Jiaofang Division was also changed to the Harmony Department.
Because the original Jiaofang Division in Beijing was all the female relatives of those whose homes were ransacked.
To put it bluntly, it is an official, party, prostitute, and courtyard!
There are no ordinary people in it, but respectable female relatives.
Because the family committed a crime, they went to the Jiaofang Division, where the officials and the young master had fun.
At this moment, a local official suggested: "Your Majesty, there are also the fallen people from Shaoxing, the companions from Huizhou, the servants from Ningguo Mansion, the beggar households from Guangdong, and the beggar households from Suzhou. Except for the four households (civilian households, military households, commercial households, and kitchen households), they were deprived of various rights and suffered from social discrimination. They were not allowed to set foot in the occupations of the four households. The ordinary clothes worn by the four households, They can't enjoy it either."
These were not mentioned when the court reconsidered.
Even the civil and military officials below have only heard a little about it, but never understood it.
Therefore, they thought that fourth master would order someone to investigate before making a decision.
Who knew that the fourth master gave a faint "hmm" and said: "The existence of the untouchables has seriously restricted the development of the Qing Dynasty's productive forces, and it has also affected innocent people. Especially in recent years, because of the oppression of their status, the untouchables have fought and Rebellion and troubles have happened frequently. However, they are good citizens, and there is nothing to be dismissed. In order to ease social conflicts and stabilize order, I decided to eliminate Shaoxing's status as a beggar, Jiangnan Huizhou government companion, Ningguo government servant, Household registration of beggars in Guangdong, Changshu and Zhaowen counties in Suzhou Prefecture."
"Your Majesty, it's a good thing to get rid of lowly status, but this servant has the audacity to suggest that you order someone to go to the local area to find out more about it first." An official reminded cautiously.