What is the difference between opposing women entering the school to take imperial exams and opposing Bai Qingyan, a woman, ascending the throne?
The officials of the Zhou Dynasty did not dare to oppose, but this decree stirred up a great storm in the hearts of the Yan envoy, Xiao Rongyan, and the Xiliang envoy and Li Zhijie.
Li Zhijie's palm tightened, in Xiliang... the status of women is higher than that of women in the Jin Kingdom, yet even their Empress of Xiliang did not dare, after ascending the throne, to go against the world's tradition and have the idea of appointing women as officials.
Bai Qingyan dare to make such a move upon her initial ascension. Is it truly feeling assured of success, or is it acting impulsively, thinking she can challenge the established protocol simply because she became the Empress of Zhou?
