Li Zhi actually refers to the law on the protection of women. This was thought by Wu Meiniang, but Li Zhi nodded and agreed early in the morning. In fact, this was also wiping the butt for Li Yifu. Li Yang committed such a serious crime, but Li Yifu is still in the position of the Secretariat of the Central Secretariat, which is rarely seen in feudal society. If the people focus their attention on Li Yifu, it will be detrimental to the reputation of the court.

But if we trace the root cause, we can shift the focus of this case to a deeper level of problem. In other words, why Li Yang broke the law is not Li Yang alone, but a widespread problem. Li Yang is just one of them.

And once this is done, it involves the interests of the people in the world. Whoever cares about Li Yang then will take care of himself.

This can reverse the negative impact of this case. This is a great deal to correct the mistake!

Han Yi was prepared for a long time, earlier than anyone imagined. Even he didn't expect it to come so quickly, and said seriously: "Report to Your Majesty, in my opinion, the case of Ci'en Temple is just a microcosm. Behind it is a very important hidden danger for me."

Wu Meiniang looked at Han Yi in a little surprised. This was a bit different from what she expected.

"Oh?" Li Zhi said curiously: "Let's talk about it."

Han Yi said: "There are two important figures in this case, one is the son of the prime minister, and the other is the descendant of a famous family. If nothing unexpected happens, both of them will enter the court as officials, and the official position may be quite large. I don't think they will change this habit because they enter the court as officials. The officials in the court are much more jealous. In other words, the fight between Li Yang and Pei Qingfeng has reflected that the jealousy of the officials in the court is very serious, and they have affected the next generation."

Li Zhi frowned slightly when he heard this.

Han Yi ignored it and continued, "The fundamental reason is not actually the brothels among the people, but the court. As the saying goes, if there is something to like, the subordinates will be even more important. It is the court who took the lead in advocating the prostitute. When the Ministry of Revenue makes a budget, counting a data can prove this very well."

Speaking of this, he paused, "From the late Zhenguan period to the present, the official prostitutes in Taichang Temple have increased by five times. Now there are more than 2,000 people, but it has only been many years, and it is not considered palace prostitutes. The Ministry of Revenue spends tens of thousands of yuan every year. From prime ministers to clerks, they all regard visiting prostitutes. Whether they are traveling around, attending palace banquets, or even meeting guests at home, there must be official prostitutes. Does Your Majesty think this is a good thing for the country?"

In fact, he was not ruthless enough. The real leader was the emperor. First, there were palace prostitutes, and only the officials prostitutes were there. Palace prostitutes were specially served by the emperor. In the early Zhenguan period, there were not many because the country was poor and could not be raised. However, in the late Tang Dynasty, there were as many maids as three thousand, so the ministers naturally followed suit. Therefore, the number of official prostitutes began to increase. Especially after the Xianqing period, with the prosperity of the country, the number of official prostitutes increased by leaps and bounds. Moreover, it was not just a simple performance, but contained many shameless activities, because ministers were the ruling class. If they wanted to take a fancy to which official prostitute, did the official prostitute run away? Especially civil officials, they liked official prostitutes so much, because official prostitutes were talented and had common topics with them. The wives at home were all the orders of their parents, not what they liked, so they placed their love on the singing prostitutes.

As the national strength is booming, the trend of arrogance and extravagance has risen, and the scale of official prostitutes is getting bigger and bigger. During the Zhenguan period, there are only more palace prostitutes. Nowadays, there are more official prostitutes than palace prostitutes. Although the official prostitutes have a humble status, they are all kept in rich clothes and food. Rouge and dresses are the best, and the consumption is not low. This is also an important thing for Han Yi to pay attention to official prostitutes, because he is in charge of money. What's more important is that the court did not stop it at all, but instead indulges in it. The court allowed official prostitutes to stay in the official's mansion to serve, which led to officials at all levels not only competing, but also exchanging with each other.

Li Zhi remained silent. He believed that this could not be described as right or wrong. It was fashion, trend, and it was not formed by him as an emperor. It was formed during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Everyone was good at this, and it can only be said that this was the product of an era.

Wu Meiniang said, "Although this is not a good thing, it doesn't mean it will harm the country."

Li Zhi nodded quickly.

After seeing this, Han Yi smiled in his heart. It was obvious that Wu Meiniang was trapped with Li Zhi. He said: "Reporting to the Empress, I believe that this is harmful to the country but no benefit. First, the money for the court to raise official prostitutes every year is a considerable amount. Apart from accompanying officials to eat, drink and have fun, the official prostitutes cannot generate any value. You must know that the widows of many fallen soldiers in the Tang Dynasty live a very difficult life, not that the court has already pursued these more money.

Secondly, this is very unfair to ministers like me. I run around day and night, as busy as a dog, and even my newborn son is rarely seen. And the officials below, like a sensuality and joy, can I understand it? If I can't think about it for a while, then I will be like them. As this atmosphere spreads, fewer and fewer capable ministers will be, but more and more corruption will be.

Third, the country is now on the rise and there are many things to do, but it is not the time to enjoy it. The country spends so much money and raises so many officials, and it is not for them to enjoy it. Moreover, the country has given them a lot of benefits, but they focus on being jealous. If it is not stopped now, it will be even worse in the future. Now the local governments are still relatively restrained because the local governments have little money, and the most serious ones are Chang'an and Luoyang. However, as the days go by, the local governments will definitely become more and more serious. It will be difficult for the imperial court to stop them.

Fourth, there are so many shameful things involved in this, and not to mention the moral aspects of power and sex trading ministers. Just from the perspective of supply and demand, even the prime minister pursues this aspect, then the people below will naturally do their best to find beauties everywhere, and then try every means to force good people to prostitutes and make profits from it. Although our dynasty strictly controls force good people to prostitutes, can the officials in the court have privileges, can they manage them?

There are many disadvantages, and I don’t want to tell them one by one. In short, the imperial court takes the lead in developing official prostitutes, pays and works, and encourages ministers to play with women. This is something I can’t figure out. If your Majesty, you want to work hard to govern and lead the Tang Dynasty to an unprecedented prosperous era, you must stop the spread of this trend. You can relax in your spare time, but it’s not good to be fascinated by this, especially officials.”

Li Zhi was silent for a long time. He didn't care about it, because he lived under such a trend. He also thought it was quite fashionable. Taking girls out and talking about the romantic relationship is a great enjoyment in life! But after Han Yi said that, he really felt it was not appropriate, but he didn't know it before. Of course, he also knew that this was not beneficial to the country, but it was the benefit of the ruling class. Being an emperor is like being a peasant, who would still want to be an emperor?

He himself was also in it. If he wanted to stop it, it would also harm the interests of the emperor, which made him very conflicted. It was still the same saying, "It's unfair to ministers like Han Yi. If a minister like him also drinks and has fun all day long, who would help him govern the country and ask: "Then how do you think you should stop this trend from spreading."

Han Yi smiled and said, "It's very simple. It's a large-scale reduction in official prostitutes and hand over this aspect to the private sector for business."

Wu Meiniang was shocked and said, "Are you contradicting yourself? You just said that the emperor has something to do, and the subordinates must be more serious. Part of the reason why the court made changes is to set an example to prevent the spread of this trend among the people. But if this aspect is given to the people, what's the point?"

Li Zhi nodded straight.

Han Yi said: "Your Majesty, Empress, it is impossible to completely stop this. Even if the court bans it completely, it means turning brothels from the ground to the ground. However, in this way, people who are engaged in brothels are already illegal, so they will be even more desperate and make a profit, which will make more difficult to supervise and will be more harmful to the country.

But it is certainly not possible to build a business by the government, because the government is a law enforcement officer and the owner of power, and there is nothing to restrict the government. Therefore, the growth of official prostitutes is very rapid, and there are ministers who use official prostitutes to make money. The private brothels have developed for so long, but it is less than one thousandth of that of official prostitutes. But if they are operated by the people, the court can issue laws to restrict brothels."

Wu Meiniang suddenly realized that if everything was banned, there was no need to issue relevant laws. If there were official prostitutes in the government, the law could not limit them. If they were transferred to the people, the private brothel industry would definitely grow. Then there would be laws to issue restrictions on brothels, which was simply perfect.

But Li Zhi was speechless. He just wanted to eliminate the negative impact of the Ci'en Temple case. Han Yi caused so many troubles for him. However, Han Yi was justified and well-founded. The government operated the brothel industry, and all women in the world could take it. If this speed continues, within ten years, the number of Chang'an official prostitutes will reach more than 6,000 or 7,000, and the number of people in the country can increase by 10,000.

Because this is unlimited.

Wu Meiniang's eyes turned and she said, "But if she wants to cut down on official prostitutes, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the ministers in the court. They will definitely use the palace prostitutes as a matter."

It really has a tacit understanding! Han Yi said: "I think Your Majesty should set an example, cut down some palace prostitutes, and keep a certain number. Just meet the palace banquet and the court ceremony. Please forgive me, I dare to say, Your Majesty, you already have so many concubines, and many palace prostitutes cannot even see you. It is indeed a waste to raise so many. It would be better to let them out of the palace. Now the country's industry and commerce are developing rapidly, and the demand for manpower is also getting higher and higher. But agriculture is the foundation of the country. If women are allowed to devote themselves to industry and commerce, especially the textile industry, weaving is the labor of women. This will not only not have an impact on agriculture, but also can quickly develop industry and commerce and increase national strength. After all, they cannot create any value even if they stay in the palace."

"It makes sense." Wu Meiniang nodded. She certainly had no objection to the reduction of palace prostitutes, because palace prostitutes serve the emperor. As the emperor's wife, she certainly thought that the fewer the better, and it would be better not even need concubines. She was the queen, just like Empress Dugu. She absolutely supported Han Yi in this regard. She also said: "Cutting is just a reduction, and official prostitutes will still exist. This will treat the symptoms but not the root cause."

What I mean is that I simply don’t want it.

Li Zhi looked at Wu Meiniang with guilt, not easy to speak. In this regard, he really didn't dare to challenge Wu Meiniang. If a woman wants to be jealous, everyone will be afraid.

Han Yi said: "Reporting to the Queen, governments at all levels often hold banquets, which is necessary. If the official prostitutes are abolished, it will give those opposing ministers a reason. The Wei minister believes that it is necessary to reserve some official prostitutes appropriately for singing and dancing, but it is strictly forbidden to stay in bed."

Li Zhi said: "It's hard to ban it."

"But if you don't ban it, it's even harder."

Han Yi said: "The court only prevents the act of persecution. If the idea of ​​forced officials is developed, it will be used on the people sooner or later. However, it is probably difficult to eliminate just a document from the court. Therefore, the court has to set up a supporting official office. This point has been said before that women are a vulnerable group. They are bullied and dare not complain, so they can only swallow their anger. This has encouraged the arrogance of those officials.

Therefore, there must be an official office to make decisions for women and protect women from harm. Moreover, women must be the ones who decide this office. If men decide, men will be tolerant, because this will also affect their interests. However, women hate this behavior very much, because official prostitutes will also destroy the harmony of the family, and women will do their best to help His Majesty stop the spread of this trend."

Li Zhi frowned slightly and said, "It's probably inappropriate to let women become officials."

Wu Meiniang's eyes flashed a few times and said, "Han Yi, the court just wants to prevent similar cases from happening. If you do this, you will only cause trouble and make mistakes."

"Yes, I'm sorry, it's not clear what I have expressed." Han Yi said: "In fact, the official office is just a habitual statement from the minister. In fact, my idea is a private institution supported by the court. The members of the institution are not formal officials, but they have the support of the court and have certain power, just like a gentry."

Li Zhi nodded slightly and said, "This is OK."

Wu Meiniang said again: "How should people get brothels?"

Han Yi said: "The same is also restricted by law and increases the cost of opening brothels. For example, prostitutes are strictly prohibited. For example, if a singer is sick, the brothel must take care of her for the rest of her life, otherwise, a huge compensation will be compensated. If a singer suffers physical damage from work, the brothel owner will not report it immediately, and once it is found out, he will face a huge fine. In short, let the world know that it is very difficult to open a brothel, so there will naturally be fewer people who open brothels. Moreover, more employment should be provided for women, such as working in a workshop, which can also reduce the drunkenness and dust of women."

"This method is pretty good!" Wu Meiniang nodded with a smile, then looked at Li Zhi and said, "What do you think?"

Li Zhi was very depressed. He was embarrassed to say no. He wanted to protect the interests of men, and the queen also wanted to protect the interests of women. Besides, there was a traitor among Han Yi, a man who was sang and reconciled. He could not resist it. Moreover, he was not as lustful as Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, perhaps his health was not as good as Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, and Wu Meiniang, a strong woman, was watching. In addition, he still had ambitions, and he wanted to get rid of Li Shimin's shadow and prove himself.

After weighing this, I felt that the benefits of his are not much harm. There are so many palace prostitutes, what does it matter if there are fewer ones? It mainly hurts the interests of the ministers. I said, "I don't oppose you doing this, but now the court is relatively stable. I don't want to cause greater waves because of a few women, which will cause endless struggles and delay national plans. If you can avoid this incident and cause disputes among ministers in the court, I will agree to you."

He is smart and unwilling to offend ministers. If all the ministers agree, then he will have no problem. Anyway, it will harm the interests of ministers, because official prostitutes are publicly owned, and there are not many more than two thousand official prostitutes, and there are not many evenly spread. Of course, official prostitutes are generally monopolized by ministers above the fifth rank and above and after their merits, but palace prostitutes are privately owned, and the emperor is only alone, and there are so many concubines there. At most, he only contacts a few, so he will reduce some.

Wu Meiniang frowned slightly when she heard this. It was too difficult. Everyone was fine. You did this to harm the interests of all officials. It was impossible for you, the emperor, to not support it.

But how could Han Yi agree at once, "I will definitely live up to my mission."
Chapter completed!