“Before me, women could only get close to the highest positions through marriage and family connections. But from now on, I’ll give them a broad road they can walk without relying on those connections!”
[Political Intrigue / Ensemble Cast]
To realize her dream of becoming the Minister of Justice, Pei Xiang assumes the name Pei Xiang and disguises herself as a man to enroll at the Imperial College. From then on, she carefully keeps her secret identity under wraps, studying hard and building friendships with influential people to pave the way for her career.
In theory, as long as she keeps her head down and things go smoothly, she’ll soon graduate and enter the court as an official.
Prince Qi, Yang Chu, has a ambitious mother consort who is the emperor’s favorite and wields great influence in the harem. After the Crown Prince is deposed and dies, Yang Chu becomes the most popular candidate for the Eastern Palace.
But he has no great ambitions. All he wants is to be granted a fief as soon as possible, leave the power center of the capital behind, and live the leisurely life of a prince.
Li Yi is the son of the prime minister, yet he’s only a middle-ranking officer in the Left Guard of the Golden Banner. Every day, he patrols the streets, stands night watch, keeps an eye on the palace gates, and catches petty criminals.
His younger sister, Li Tuantuan, may be known as the capital’s foremost beauty, but she’s even more of a slacker than he is. Her favorite pastime is sneaking out over the wall at night to eat barbecue skewers.
However...
On the fifth day of the fourth month in the third year of Shenyong, a major incident took place in the capital.
On the night of the fourth day of the fourth month, Li Yi, a middle-ranking officer in the Left Guard of the Golden Banner, led his men in guarding Mingde Gate, the main entrance to the palace.
An attendant arrived, carrying no imperial decree and no tally, and demanded entry to the palace.
Li Yi let him through without checking.
From that attendant onward, the capital fell into turmoil and Luoyang teetered on the brink. Scholars, eunuchs, and powerful relatives of the imperial family took turns on the stage.
At first, Li Yi only wanted to watch the storm sweeping through the capital from the sidelines.
That was, until Pei Xiang, Yang Chu, and Li Tuantuan were all drawn into it one after another.
#The full title is My Friends and I Spend One Day and One Night Loving and Fighting in the Capital or 24 Hours in the Capital
#The laws and institutions are based on an alternate Tang Dynasty
#The story of Pei Xiang’s parents appears in the neighboring novel Twin Gems of the Capital
#A slight ensemble feel, not a power fantasy, with one-sided crushes between supporting characters
#Chengjun comes from the Rites of Zhou, Spring Officials, Great Musician: “He oversees the laws of Chengjun, to administer the educational affairs of the schools established by the state and to gather the sons of the nation there.”
As early as the time of Yao and Shun, Chengjun referred to the highest institution of learning established by the state. The neighboring peninsula only began using “Chengjun” in the names of its national schools during the Goryeo era. They were merely borrowing from others.
#Please add the neighboring novel set in the same world, The Beauty Hidden in Hetai, to your collection
Mystery / Cases / Political Intrigue
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A rebellion breaks out in eastern Zhejiang. General Cheng Shi leads his troops to suppress it and dies alongside the rebel leader.
The rebel leader is brutal and vicious, yet she is a woman.
All her remaining followers are executed.
Twelve years later, Cheng Huaijing, Cheng Shi’s grandson, has risen to the position of Assistant Minister of Justice on the strength of his grandfather’s accomplishments.
Lu Songyin knows that Cheng Huaijing is a blade of slaughter in the Regent’s hand.
And she has come to the capital to use that blade to hack out a path to success for herself.
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It has been sixty years since Emperor Ruizong permitted women to serve as officials in the imperial court.
Yet women still make up less than one in ten of the court’s officials, and not a single one has risen above the fourth rank.
This year, the Ministry of Justice hired a new female clerk from Jiangnan. She is slender, with gentle features, and quiet by nature.
On the first day she is assigned as Cheng Huaijing’s secretary, he takes one look at her delicate frame, unable to lift or carry anything, and scoffs:
How could someone so frail survive at the Ministry of Justice, where criminal cases are handled?
Then one day, a government official is found dead in the capital. By chance, several of the Ministry of Justice’s capable investigators have all taken sick leave, so Cheng Huaijing has no choice but to bring the delicate flower to the crime scene.
He assumes that once they arrive, the young woman will be terrified and pale, and do nothing but get in his way.
Instead, she remains calm and composed. Amid the indistinct flesh and blood, she precisely identifies the cause of death and unravels the mystery, piece by piece.
From then on, she adjudicates criminal cases, resolves lawsuits, and cleans up official corruption. From a lowly clerk at his side, she grows into the first woman to become a Minister of Justice.
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“My birth mother was once a rebel.
“Because she was a woman, the court would never have heard her voice if she hadn’t become a rebel.
“And because she was a woman, even though she was a rebel, the court never learned her name.
“So naturally, no one could verify my connection to her.
“That is why I can come to the Ministry of Justice and tell you our names.”
Theme: A pure heart and lofty ambition
The Beauty Hidden in Hetai: Synopsis Ends
You Are Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, and You Took Hong Chengchou by Force
Moon in the Cave
A Beauty Hidden in Crane Terrace
Reborn, I Married My Childhood Friend and Nemesis
My Disciple Is Not a Black Lotus
Fishing for Leisure on a Galactic Livestream
The Sea's Colors, the Sky's Beauty
Shipwreck Remains
Second to None
The Twin Jewels of the Divine Capital
Interstellar Food Scientist
Shipwreck
Please bookmark the Machiavellian/Suspense "Hetai Hidden Shu"! (This is a story that took place sixty years after "Old News of Chengkyun") A period of time has passed since Emperor Ruizong allowed women to enter the imperial court. However, there are still only ten female officials in the court, and there is no one above the fourth rank. This year, Dali Temple has recruited a new female official who is originally from Jiangnan. She is thin, soft-spoken and soft-spoken. On her first day of employment, everyone in Dali Temple attracted a crowd of spectators. On the first day when she was assigned to Shaoqing Cheng Huaijing as a secretary, Cheng Huaijing sneered at her small body, which could not be carried on her shoulders or lifted by her hands: Don't think that you can survive in a place of punishment and prison like Dali Temple just by relying on your beauty! Until one day, a murder occurred in the capital city of a court official. Unfortunately, several officials at Dali Temple took sick leave. Cheng Huaijing had no choice but to bring the delicate flower with him to the scene. He originally thought that when he arrived at the scene of the crime, the girl would be so frightened that her face turned pale, and she would be a hindrance to him. Unexpectedly, upon arriving at the scene, the girl calmly and calmly found out the cause of death of the deceased in the blur of flesh and blood, and solved the mystery by peeling off the cocoon. From then on, she cut off prison sentences, settled public cases, and purged officials. From the little clerk beside him, she grew into the first female minister of Dali Temple. "Is it true that a woman cannot wear the scarlet robe of a fourth-grade official?" Female version "My biological mother was a rebel. "With an elder like her, I never had the chance to serve as an official in the court. "But in this day and age, just because she is a woman, even if she has been a rebel, the court does not know her name at all. "Of course there is no way to verify the relationship between me and her. "That's why I can come to Dali Temple and tell you our names."
Xiangxiang and others petitioned because in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, when the party was imprisoned, Taixue Qingliu petitioned
The death of the prince was the result of Tang Xuanzong killing three kings in one day
I always think of that conversation in Journey to the West "Why is the Great Sage here?" "Tread on the southern sky and shatter the sky!" "What if you never come back?" "I'll never come back!"
Let me discuss it! Hey, I feel sorry for the heroine and Tuan Tuan
Hahahaha, the scariest thing to say is "I want to marry you", like "News Queen", the scariest thing is "find someone to marry"
Is this no CP? I wonder why you are selling BG?
So Tuantuan and Chuan are together, right?
It's so well written ❤️ I felt so happy after reading it in one sitting!
Li Houquan and the emperor are such a perfect match, how about we go to hell together [rolling eyes]