Chapter 378 Wu Minzhi is watching you from the sky!
Daming Palace.
Internal Literature Museum.
Wu Chengsi, Wu Sansi and a group of Wu family disciples were divided into five rooms and tortured the doctor who was teaching.
Empress Wu currently has too few people to rely on. The people who are most closely bound to her are undoubtedly the children of the Wu family with the same surname. However, these nephews were exiled to Lingnan to smell the miasma at the age when they should learn the most.
Therefore, she finally withstood the pressure of the Yushitai and sent the Wu family's children to the Internal Literature Museum to learn and receive education. She even did not hesitate to let doctors who were well-read in poetry and literature "enlighten them from the beginning and then receive deep education."
Facts have proved that it is useless.
The Wu family was originally from a standard poor family. The warrior Yu was a successful businessman. Just like his predecessor Lu Buwei, he bet on the treasure of Li Yuan. As a result, the Tang Dynasty was established. He was also named the Duke of the country and became the Minister of the Ministry of Industry.
Married the daughter of Hongnong Yang family and reached the pinnacle of life.
If Li Yuan becomes Emperor of the Tang Dynasty in peace and stability, then after several generations of development, the Wu family may really be able to establish a good family tradition. However, during the Xuanwu Sect incident, the filial son asked his loving father to abdicate. The warrior Yu heard this and was in great mourning.
He died of illness soon after.
Then Wu Chengsi, Wu Sansi and other fathers drove stepmother Yang and her three daughters out of the house and took possession of their property.
It's a classic drama about the grudges between wealthy businessmen and wealthy families. The noble family would not do such despicable things, because it would tarnish their own faces.
The sons of merchants with such inherent deficiencies have not yet received a good education. Now that they are all adults, there is almost no second possibility for them to study again, apart from being disgusted with the doctor.
After sitting on his knees for more than an hour, Wu Sansi couldn't even sit still. His waist and knees were sore and he felt dizzy. He subconsciously pulled his legs out from under him and curled them up in front of him.
This is "sitting nonsense".
When the doctor saw this, he couldn't bear it any longer and scolded: "This is a big man, what a shame!"
Wu Sansi was startled and hurriedly knelt down again, but a rough voice came from behind him: "That's what I was waiting for in Lingnan. Doctors just teach. You are not the censor, so why are you meddling in other people's business!"
The white-haired doctor was stunned at first, then his face suddenly turned red. He pointed at the man and trembled: "You! You! How dare you disobey the teacher? I am going to report it to the Queen Mother!"
The speaker was Wu Yizong, who was short in stature and ugly in appearance. Seeing the doctor trembling with anger, he smiled instead of being frightened: "Brothers, don't panic. We are now relatives of the Queen Mother. We are afraid of what he will do! How dare this old man?
If we file a complaint, the most we will receive is a reprimand from the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother will remember this old man, and I want to see who is more unlucky!"
As soon as these words came out, the doctor's expression changed immediately. He hesitated for a moment, swallowed the words abruptly, and started to continue the class tremblingly.
Wu Yizong was extremely proud: "How's it going? Brothers, go and get some. I'm so tired from sitting on my knees!"
The Wu family's disciples all went to fetch the small wooden bench-like product next to it, placed it in front of the banquet, rested their arms, and leaned on it with all their weight.
At first, Wu Sansi was a little frightened when she thought of Empress Wu's fierce voice, but when she saw that the other brothers had done the same, she immediately moved over and leaned against her side, showing a comfortable expression.
This kind of pillow is indeed used to relieve the pressure of kneeling and sitting. There is also a kind of cloth called "hidden bag", which is similar to the pillow of later generations.
As a result, the doctor was teaching from the top, while the bottom was lying down or crooked, and there were more than a dozen piles of mud.
Being able to teach in the Internal Literature Museum, this doctor is an official of the sixth rank according to his rank. Although he has no real power, he has taught many princes and grandsons. After living a long time, this is really the first time in his life that he has seen this.
scene.
The doctor wanted to turn around and leave, but he was afraid of Empress Wu, so he finally had to bite the bullet. He didn't even know what he said. He finished the class in a hurry and then left as if running away.
"Doctor? Doctor?"
By coincidence, the surprised voice of Wu Chengsi from the next class came from outside, and it seemed that the two of them happened to bump into each other.
Wu Sansi and others all changed their expressions, but it was too late to put them away when they saw the Duke of Zhou walking in.
When Wu Chengsi saw the mud brothers in the hall, he was stunned for a moment, and then he became furious and stepped forward to beat them: "You idiots, do you want to be scolded by your aunt again?"
Wu Sansi and others held their heads while being beaten and did not dare to resist. Wu Yizong, on the other hand, came up with a quick idea: "Brother, how many Shuowen teachings can you memorize?"
Wu Chengsi was at a loss for words at first, then became angry and struck even harder: "I'm going to let you talk nonsense! I'm going to let you talk nonsense!"
Wu Sansi and others were beaten until they screamed repeatedly. Wu Yizong took advantage of his stature to be closely related to the Japanese country and dodged again and again. He ran and shouted: "Brother, why are you so angry? Isn't he just a doctor? Don't worry, that old man
I will definitely not dare to complain to the Queen Mother. Our identities are different now, so don’t underestimate yourself!"
Wu Chengsi hadn't practiced hard, and he got tired after chasing her for a few laps. He gasped and said: "My aunt is not powerful in the court now, so she wants us to learn literature and martial arts... Phew, just to help her! You guys
You are an ignorant and unskilled person who still causes trouble and makes me angry!"
Wu Yizong stopped, but smiled and said: "Brother is speaking more politely now, but this is wrong. As long as my aunt is the Queen Mother, we can show off our authority!"
"I was in Luoyang Prison and was humiliated by the county captain all day long. When the late emperor died, even the Luoyang Order immediately sent me out politely. Why?"
"It is precisely because the Queen Mother's relatives are very different from the Queen's relatives. The Queen Mother is much more important than the Queen!"
This is indeed true. There is indeed a contradiction in ancient ethics, that is, the overall status of women is low, but the status of mothers has suddenly become very high due to the requirements of filial piety.
Mothers can gain power and status through their sons, but sons cannot be disobedient, otherwise it would be a great act of unfilial piety. Therefore, in the palace, the queen mother governs, and among the people, the old lady manages the household. There are countless examples of this.
This is not so much the influence of Confucian filial piety, but rather because the average life span of women is longer than that of men. Think of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, the great devil in Chinese textbooks, but he did not take charge until he was sixty years old. In the early days, Queen Mother Xuan was in charge of the government.
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This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Of course, some analysts say that he still had power in the early stage. Since the historical data is too brief, this cannot be completely confirmed. At least Mi Bazi, as the queen mother, had a huge influence on the government.
The influence is unquestionable.
At that time, the Qin State did not attach great importance to Confucianism. After the death of the late emperor, the Queen Mother Xuan came to power, followed by Mrs. Huayang, Zhao Ji and Da Chunlan. The advantage of mother being more valuable than son has been in existence since ancient times.
To put it more bluntly, if the emperor doesn't like the queen, he can abolish the queen and create a new one. But even if the emperor doesn't like the queen mother, can he change her mother?
Therefore, when Empress Wu was the empress, she was not afraid of being deposed, but her status was still unstable. Once she became the empress dowager, her relatives would also be greatly affected.
Wu Yizong understood whether he could learn culture. He thought about it and further analyzed: "Even if we learn those knowledge, who can we win? Can we compare with those high-ranking scholars who have passed down the knowledge for a long time?
Those students who study all day long? Since they can’t compare, it’s better not to study. According to me, we only need to learn a little bit!”
Others must have frowned after hearing this nonsense, but Wu Chengsi felt that it made some sense and couldn't help but put down his hands and asked, "What do you want us to learn?"
Wu Yizong showed an ugly smile: "Of course we have to learn to make others fear us and listen to us, wouldn't we be able to achieve the same goal!"
At this time, other Wu family disciples also gathered around, and they all thought thoughtfully after hearing the words: "It sounds very reasonable, the Queen Mother just wants us to help her, as long as we can help her, no matter how we help her?
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Seeing that his idea was still being supported by others, Wu Yizong became even more enthusiastic and hurriedly gave an example: "Look at Li Yuanfang. He sent me to Luoyang Prison in just a few words. Why? Everyone is afraid of him. If he hadn't been arrested
How can you have such a high status after marrying so many people?"
After that, he gritted his teeth and said: "This Li Yuanfang is so powerful now. When I find the opportunity, I must give him a good look, catch him in prison, and torture him severely, so that he can get out of my mouth!"
Wu Sansi agreed very much with the first half of the sentence, and said with fear: "It's true, when I was locked up in the inner prison, I saw a lot of people inside, and the howling was so miserable in the innermost cell, I went back home
I didn’t sleep well for the second half of the month, and I reflected every night..."
Wu Chengsi also agreed with this concept in his heart. He was also a man who was incapable of doing anything in literature and martial arts, so he could only take this path of making others fear him.
But seeing Wu Yizong's proud look and thinking that he, the Duke of Zhou, had actually been taught a lesson by this three-inch man, he immediately became angry and kicked him out: "What are you so proud of!"
Wu Yizong was caught off guard and was kicked to the ground. He groaned in pain and could not help showing a look of resentment in his eyes.
Wu Sansi was also a little dissatisfied with Wu Chengsi's tyranny. This man was not much better than them, but since he became a prince, he had learned a lot about his commanding and uncompromising style, and helped Wu Yizong to rise up.
He bent down and patted the dust on his clothes, and whispered: "Brother, we know we were wrong."
Wu Chengsi put his hands behind his back and hummed proudly: "It's okay if you know you were wrong, and you won't do it again..."
"It's coming! It's coming! Those fateful women are here again!"
Halfway through the conversation, someone shouted, and everyone else rushed towards the window.
As soon as this voice came out, even Wu Chengsi couldn't bear it anymore. He quickly came to the window, stuck out half of his head and looked over.
I saw a group of married women walking towards the corridor not far away.
It can’t be said that it’s a beautiful scenery, because these women are basically older.
A married woman is usually the wife or mother of an official. She has a title and enjoys various ceremonial treatment. She is commonly known as "Mrs. Ming".
The titles of women in feudal dynasties throughout the ages were basically determined by the rank of their husbands. In the Tang Dynasty, the title was first-rank lady, third-rank and above were county wives, fourth-rank titles were county monarchs, fifth-rank titles were county monarchs, and there were no titles below.
Therefore, those who can enter the palace must have their husbands or sons who are at least fifth-grade dignitaries. There is no doubt that most women of this age are over forty years old, less in their thirties, and in their teens and twenties.
There are even fewer of them.
However, these rare young ladies are often very outstanding and eye-catching in appearance.
The youngest lady walked in the front, but she had the highest status. She wore a blouse and a skirt, and a bandana around her arms. Her simple attire made her look beautiful, graceful and luxurious.
Wu Sansi's eyes were glued to this lady and couldn't move away: "It's so beautiful! How can such a beauty be seen anywhere else except in the palace of this great emperor?"
Wu Chengsi also opened his eyes and looked carefully, showing a look of obsession and longing.
But when the married women walked away, he took the lead to show the spirit of a sage and scolded: "Please be more clear in your mind and just take a look. It's those married women who don't wear veils. Don't blame us for looking at other things."
It’s absolutely impossible!”
"Especially you, Wu Yizong! Don't think I don't know about the evil things you did in Lingnan. If you want to go back to Lingnan, my father-in-law can help you. Otherwise, just stay with me!"
When Wu Yizong heard about Lingnan, he finally showed fear and his arrogance calmed down a lot: "Brother, please don't worry, I don't dare to do that again, I don't dare to do it again..."
Wu Chengsi walked away with a puff of his sleeves.
Looking at his arrogant back, Wu Yizong gritted his teeth and rolled his mouse-like eyes. He came to Wu Sansi, who was still thinking about it, and whispered:
"Second brother, do you still remember Wu Minzhi's scenery?"