Chapter 1779

A quiet woman stood by the boat, gazing ahead, and couldn't help but softly chant, "The river glistens with a green silk belt, the mountains are adorned with jade hairpins."

The people who came were indeed knowledgeable and poetry lovers. Hearing the woman's recitation, they all turned their gazes towards her. The attention of everyone also shifted towards her, as if nothing had happened just before.

Next to her, a handsome young man smiled and chanted, "The willows are verdant and the river is calm, a beauty and talent float downstream."

A refined young man looked towards the distant mountains with a smile, and also chanted, "The green hills are endlessly charming, the flowing water is eternally fascinating."

Sitting by the boat, a lady in palace dress propped her cheek and wore a trace of sadness, looking at the river and chanting, "The flowers are easily withered like the lover's intention, the flowing water is limitless like the sorrow of parted lovers."

Someone had started, and everyone's attention turned towards the beautiful scenery of the river, pondering over poetry and reciting in succession.

Zhao Fu felt like he had come to the wrong place. Among this group of people who were reciting poetry, he was an outsider because he didn't understand much about poetry. If he were asked to write a poem, it would be impossible for him.

However, Zhao Fu still listened on the side and found that these people were quite literary.

"Are you feeling uncomfortable, sir?" Nalan Ruo looked at Zhao Fu, who seemed out of place, and asked with a smile.

She could tell that Zhao Fu had no literary talent, and he was probably a military official because of his fierce temperament. She didn't believe that he was just a minor official since a minor official wouldn't have such a noble temperament.

However, she couldn't be certain of Zhao Fu's identity. It was not easy to come by someone like him, so she wanted to make friends with him. Who knows, maybe he was an important figure in Great Qin.

Moreover, military officials directly controlled the military power, and their words were more powerful than those of civil officials. Generally, civil officials wouldn't go looking for trouble with military officials.

Zhao Fu smiled and responded.

Nalan Ruo smiled and said, "If the sir is uncomfortable, there is a quiet room on the boat that you can stay in, and enjoy the beauty of the river."

Zhao Fu declined, he didn't come to appreciate the scenery, and he was also very concerned about the issue of being unappreciated for his talents. Could he really be that mediocre and be at the mercy of others? A person with real talent will not be valued by the incompetent ruler?

Although Zhao Fu didn't think he was a good emperor, he couldn't be called an incompetent ruler!

Nalan Ruo was somewhat surprised and didn't understand why Zhao Fu, who clearly didn't fit in with this group of poets and literati, still chose to stay among them.

However, Nalan Ruo soon understood the reason.

He heard Zhao Fu say to the young man in green, "I can give you an opportunity. If you really have talent, I can recommend you to the emperor. You can express all your ideas and thoughts face-to-face with him."

Zhao Fu wanted to figure out the problem of talent going unnoticed, and seeing that everyone's attention was focused on poetry and composition, he didn't hide anything and spoke directly.

Immediately!

There was a commotion, the literati and poets around them were all engaged in poetry and composition, but now all eyes were focused on Zhao Fu, shocked. Even the people who were on the boat came out and looked at Zhao Fu in disbelief.

Because the person in front of them actually said that he could recommend himself to the highest ruler of Great Qin, the emperor. This was a direct ascent to heaven, skipping an unknown amount of time.

In the previous imperial examinations, only the top ten were qualified to meet the emperor, and the rest didn't even have the qualifications.

Nalan Ruo looked at Zhao Fu with her beautiful eyes, surprised. She didn't expect Zhao Fu's identity to be so terrifying. No wonder his temperament was so noble. He turned out to be a person next to the emperor, someone who was above the masses.

"Is this true?"

Because this matter was too big, the young man in green looked somewhat incredulous, staring at Zhao Fu to confirm.

Zhao Fu smiled and said, "Naturally it's true! Who would dare to say such a thing in Great Qin?"

Everyone thought about it and started to believe it. They couldn't help but gather around.

A woman wearing a red palace dress spoke first, "Sir, I want to change the current situation of women in Great Qin. Although the emperor advocates for gender equality, women still face some disadvantages, and they may even be punished for some issues."

Zhao Fu nodded and asked with a smile, "And then? What solutions do you have to solve this problem? If you were a minister, what would you do?"

The woman in the red palace dress replied, "If I were a minister, I would increase the severity of punishment. All those who discriminate will be severely punished. Only by making the people afraid will they remember this principle."

"And I will continue to promote the idea that women do not need to feel inferior to men. They have the same rights as men. By doing this, gender equality will soon become a reality."

Zhao Fuxiao nodded with a smile and asked, "Isn't Great Qin doing enough now?"

The woman in the red palace dress replied, "Of course not! Great Qin's efforts in this area are not enough, which is why we have the current situation."

Zhao Fuxiao said seriously, "I think Great Qin has already done a lot. Although your idea is good, it lacks practicality. The overall system of the Heaven Awaken world is still in an ancient state."

"The idea of male superiority and female inferiority is deeply rooted and involves geographic, cultural, customary, and religious beliefs. If the reform is too drastic, it will directly cause turmoil. To achieve real equality, it still requires a process of gradually changing the people."

"Moreover, true equality cannot be achieved. For example, letting women join the army and do extremely heavy work, there won't be many women willing to do it. And letting men cook and take care of children at home will also be discriminated against by many people."

"Great Qin needs a stable situation to have the energy to face outside dangers. Perhaps the perfect Great Qin you think of cannot exist."

After hearing Zhao Fuxiao's words, the woman in red also understood that her idea was too idealistic and lacked practicality.

The people around also seriously thought about this matter, whether they had simplified things too much. Some things can raise questions, but it seems that there is no way to solve them.

The crowd looked at Zhao Fuxiao with admiration. He really thought differently from them. A man in a green robe first bowed to Zhao Fuxiao and said, "Sir, your insight is truly admirable. I also have a question about the harshness of Great Qin's laws and some literary works."

"First, there is the issue of punishing a whole family for the crime of one person. I strongly disagree with this because the family members are innocent. Great Qin should only punish the one person, not the whole family, or even their friends."