Being a tour guide for historical celebrities, the motherland is amazed again

Chapter 222: Turbulence in the Girls' School

"You don't blame me for what happened before?"

"Oh," Liu Xiu glanced at Wang Mang, "let's just say your merits and demerits offset each other."

To celebrate the good harvest, Deng Sui held a grand banquet in the palace for all the officials, including Su Jiahe and others. At the banquet, all the civil and military officials praised Deng Sui for her wisdom and good governance.

After the banquet, Deng Sui asked a few people to stay in the palace for a few days. Su Jiahe found an opportunity and quietly went to Deng Sui's study with Wang Mang, He Shuangqing and Yingying.

"What exactly does Sister Su want to tell me? Why is she so secretive and doesn't want to let outsiders know?"

Su Jiahe confirmed that no one was eavesdropping inside or outside the house before closing the doors and windows and getting down to business.

"Sister Deng, according to historical records, in November of this year, Grand Marshal Zhou Zhang will join forces with Wang Zun, Shu Yuanmao, and other ministers to launch a coup d'état, intending to kill your brothers and your closest associates and force the emperor to abdicate and seize power."

"So that's why you're here," Deng Sui smiled slightly. "I've long noticed Zhou Zhang's intentions. If he makes any moves, I'll take him down immediately."

"That's good," Wang Mang nodded. "Actually, we know you can handle it yourself. We just want to remind you."

"Why are those ministers so stubborn? Sister Deng has governed the world so well, but they still don't recognize it?" He Shuangqing said angrily.

"Sister Qingqing, they all know Sister Deng is very capable, but they want to steal our achievements," Yingying said. "Especially Zhou Zhang. He intends to oust Sister Deng and install a puppet emperor to take sole control of the power."

"Yingying is so young, how can she see things so clearly?" Deng Sui was shocked.

"Sister Deng, Yingying was born different from others and has the ability to understand people's hearts." Su Jiahe whispered in Deng Sui's ear.

"Oh? Yingying is so talented."

"Sister Deng, I will be by your side from now on. I can help you see who is a good person and who is a bad person." Yingying jumped off the chair, walked to Deng Sui and took her arm.

"As a monarch, the most difficult thing is to distinguish between loyalty and treachery. Yingying's skills can be called the strongest cheat." Wang Mang said.

"Okay, thank you Yingying for helping me." Deng Sui touched Yingying's head lovingly, "But your secret must not be known to anyone. I will protect you."

As Deng Sui's prestige grew, Zhou Zhang and others could no longer sit still and launched a coup in September. Deng Sui had already arranged for the guards to conduct a sting operation on the men, catching them all in one fell swoop.

After solving the food problem and eliminating the rebels, Deng Sui began to focus on developing science and technology, establishing schools for ordinary people and even opening a girls' school. He Shuangqing finally got the opportunity to display her talents and became the general manager of all girls' schools in Luoyang.

As soon as the school was built, people sent their children there. Soon all the schools were overcrowded, so they had to build temporary classrooms.

However, the good times did not last long. A dozen days later, Su Jiahe suddenly received news that something had happened in a girls' school.

Su Jiahe, accompanied by Wang Mang and Liu Xiu, rushed to the scene in a carriage. They found the place in disarray, with several burly men wielding sticks standing in the school, viciously cursing the teachers and female students.

"My master has ordered that as a woman, showing your face in public is immoral and corrupts social order. The school must be closed immediately and everyone must go home and behave themselves!"

Many onlookers not only did not dissuade him, but also expressed their approval.

"A woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent. Why not stay home and learn needlework and housework instead of going out to study?"

"Yes, it's improper to even run a girls' school."

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Many girls were trembling with fear, hiding in the corner. He Shuangqing had already arrived at the school and was using her frail body to shield the students.

"Go back inside, all of you!" A burly man walked in, grabbed a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl by the clothes, and tried to drag her out.

"Ah!" The girl screamed, instinctively covering her chest, afraid of being exposed. "Let her go!" He Shuangqing stepped forward, snatched the girl from his arms, and looked at the burly man with a determined gaze.

"We established this school by the Empress Dowager's decree. You are vandalizing the school and bullying the students. Where is the law?"

"Bah! What law? My master is the law!" The burly man raised his stick, making a gesture as if he was about to hit someone.

"Be careful, Qingqing!"

Seeing He Shuangqing facing a personal threat, Su Jiahe rushed forward without thinking, blocking the blow and being knocked to the ground, rolling several times.

"Jiahe, are you alright?" Wang Mang rushed over and helped Su Jiahe up.

"Where is Qingqing?" Su Jiahe ignored her own pain, her mind filled with thoughts of He Shuangqing's safety.

"Alright, another troublemaking brat has come. Teach her a lesson!"

Several burly men surrounded He Shuangqing, Su Jiahe, and Wang Mang, raising their sticks to strike them. At that critical moment, a furious shout suddenly erupted from the crowd.

"stop!"

Su Jiahe turned her head and saw that Liu Xiu had already drawn his sword and was pointing it at several burly men.

"You old man, mind your own business! Believe me, I'll beat you up too!"

The big man saw that Liu Xiu was dressed simply and assumed he was an ordinary commoner, so he didn't take him seriously and even poked Liu Xiu's neck with a stick.

"You little old man, who are you trying to scare with that sword? Come and try to cut me down if you dare!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a cold glint flashed, and the stick in the big man's hand snapped in two.

"Ah!" The onlookers were startled and retreated. Several burly men were also taken aback, never expecting that this old man in coarse clothes with gray hair would possess such a sharp sword and have such extraordinary swordsmanship.

"What are you afraid of? Let's all go together. Can't we handle an old man?"

The burly men charged at Liu Xiu with their clubs raised. Liu Xiu twirled his sword and stabbed one of the men in the shoulder, causing blood to gush out.

Upon seeing the blood, the onlookers erupted in chaos. Some, fearing trouble, hurriedly left, while others waited excitedly to watch the spectacle. Several girls in the school were frightened and cried. Su Jiahe, having finally managed to get up from the ground, was at a loss when she heard a voice from outside the door announce, "The Empress Dowager has arrived."

"The Empress Dowager has arrived?" The burly men were taken aback and quickly threw their sticks on the ground, kneeling down to greet her.

The crowd was dispersed, and Deng Sui, dressed in casual clothes and accompanied by guards, walked straight into the school.

"Empress Dowager, you've come in person?" Su Jiahe looked at Deng Sui in surprise.

To avoid trouble, in front of everyone, Su Jiahe addressed Deng Sui as "Empress Dowager" just like everyone else.

Deng Sui scanned the school and asked sternly, "Who vandalized the school and drove away the students?"

"We are from the Xue family. Master sent us here. We are just following orders," a burly man said tremblingly.

"So it was the Xue family. Why would they commit such a crime in broad daylight?"

"The master only said that it was immoral for women to go out to study, and ordered us to send the female students home. Your Majesty, please spare us, it has nothing to do with me."

He Shuangqing quickly helped Su Jiahe to a futon to sit down.

"Sister Su, you just got hit by a stick, does it hurt a lot?"