Chapter 571 - These people are sick (2/2)

' This jerk..'

She was about to say something, when Ji Cheng spoke, ” Hmm..right. women should not be allowed to court. But that used to happen before.”

” However, since the late Emperor allowed the Empress Dowager to attend the court hearing, the long tradition has been broken. There is a woman in this court right now, and that's the Empress. So I don't think there is any need for such rules anymore.”

Ji Cheng looked at everyone and said, ” Seems like people are still not clear about this. I, the Emperor of the Ji Dynasty, is officially demolishing the tradition which does not allow women to attend the court hearings.”

” Minster Lao, release another edict in respect to the previous one. From now on, women can also attend the court hearings. Also, not only that, they can come forward and make their pleas. In this court, no one is better than the other, be it, man or woman, all are equal.”

Everyone was shocked to hear his statement. Even Zhao Ming was surprised when she heard his words.

She never thought that he would make such a statement. In the history of the Ji Dynasty, it's the biggest change that he made.

Allowing women to the court? Calling men and women equal? That was not something that she ever expected to hear in this world.

She could not help but smile because Ji Cheng has changed a lot from before.

Even though his policies have always been progressive but he never went against the traditional norms and always abided by them.

But in a few months, he has changed tremendously. He not only punished Xiao Li and Wen Xu but also made a special people's court. And the biggest change is this, allowing women to the court.

Minister Lao was shocked but in the end, he nodded and left the court to make further arrangements.

Since Wen Xu has been suspended from her position, the power of ministers has been curbed by Ji Cheng and now he can make policies even though it's not to their liking.

Though he needs their permission for some but many of them he can make himself.

It has turned many of them against him but a few of them are on Ji Cheng's side as well.

….

As they were discussing this, a guard entered the court with a girl beside him. Similarly, the other guard brought the son of the merchant with him.

The guard made the girl and the man to stand in front of Ji Cheng.

Seeing the girl, everyone started to make comments about her and were calling her a vixen and rude impudent girl because of her beautiful looks and her rebellious character because she denied the marriage.

Zhao Ming pursed her lips when she heard those comments. However, she frowned when she saw the girl and the man whom she was supposed to marry.

Her expressions turned darkened because she cannot believe that they were trying to make the girl marry this man.

'These people are sick.'

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