The emperor inspected everyone's drinks, and when he returned to the apse, it was already half an hour later. Most of the students were carried out, and Manbao and the others could hear some people shouting in the apse.
The emperor came in without changing his expression and said: "There are two or three students who drank too much and made a scene. I have people send them back."
The queen looked at him angrily, thinking that the emperor was too foolhardy.
The emperor looked at Zhou Man, changed the subject and asked, "Why are you here?"
While Manbao was worried that Bai Cheng would lose his etiquette while drinking, he replied: "I came to see Princess Mingda and Princess Changyu, but it's getting late now, so I'll take my leave first."
The emperor was about to change the subject, but of course he couldn't let her go, so he sat down next to the queen without accepting her gift and asked: "Is there any difference between Mingda and Changyu's pulses?"
Man Bao could only stand up straight and reply, "The pulses of Princess Mingda and Princess Changyu are the same."
By the way, she still had to go to Tai Hospital to record her pulse, and she almost forgot about it.
The emperor nodded, but still did not let her go. Instead, he remembered something, "Is Bai Cheng your junior brother?"
Man Bao immediately did not intend to leave, nodded, then raised his head and glanced at the emperor, "Yes, he is my third junior brother."
The emperor then asked: "He said that husband and wife are one body, and monarchs and ministers have dignity and inferiority, but husband and wife do not. What do you think?"
Man Bao said without thinking: "I think he is right."
The emperor raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's wrong? Could it be that the etiquette in the world is based on superiority and inferiority? The husband is superior to the wife and the wife is inferior. This is not only in the etiquette, but it is also written in the "Female Commandments", right?"
"Your Majesty, "Girls' Commandments" was written by Ban Zhao for the harem of the Han Dynasty, in order to teach them how to behave without a position, so as to stabilize the political situation," Man Bao said: "All women in the world admire and pursue Ban Zhao's talent, learning and character.
Ban Zhao himself had already mentioned it in the "Women's Commandments", "But if you teach men but not women, you will not be able to teach each other! "Li" is a book that starts teaching at the age of eight, and it is time to learn at the age of fifteen.
Don't take it for granted!'"
She paused and then continued: "Don't the royal family always hire famous teachers to teach the princesses? Obviously they don't want the princesses to just obey their husbands after they get married. Both men and women should have their own opinions and dignity.
Then there will be no so-called respect and inferiority between husband and wife."
The emperor opened his mouth, and after a while he turned to the queen and said, "Why do I think I saw a female Wei Zhi?"
Manbao:……
Mingda and Changyu:......
The emperor asked: "Have you read "The Women's Commandments"?"
"Of course I have read it, and I even copied it," Man Bao said matter-of-factly: "My husband taught me."
The emperor asked, "You are not a person of that time. How do you know that Ban Zhao's "Female Commandments" was written for the harem of the Han Dynasty? Isn't it said to be used to teach daughters?"
"She has no daughter," Man Bao said, "This is what my husband said."
She said: "Sir, he said that the Han Dynasty's foreign relatives had exclusive power, and it happened to be..."
"Okay, okay," the emperor didn't need Zhou Man to come to the history class. He now knew the disadvantages of asking a gentleman like Mr. Zhuang to teach students. What kind of book is that? Everything can be discussed in a big way. "
It's just "The Women's Commandments". It's something to teach women how to be virtuous and expressive. Why is it that it gets involved in government affairs?
He said: "I understand what you mean, but the respect and inferiority of husband and wife is an eternal truth, just like the respect and inferiority of kings and ministers..."
Man Bao cursed in his heart, isn't this kind of dignity determined by humans?
According to later research records in the encyclopedia, further back, human society was still matrilineal. At that time, women were the dominant ones, but did they say anything?
However, she only dared to think about such treasonous words in her heart. After all, if she mentioned this, she would have the treasonous idea of overthrowing the dignity of the monarch and his ministers.
However, she didn't speak, and the emperor was not stupid. Seeing her lowering her head and nodding her toes, he knew that she didn't agree, so he asked: "If you don't agree, then I ask you, if you don't respect etiquette and law, do you want to be secular?"
The end of collapse?"
Man Bao sighed and said: "As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, some sages lamented that people's hearts were not ancient, and the order of the world had collapsed. Your Majesty, the world has long since collapsed. The current rules are not all the rules set by the ancestors. They have always been
Some people add rules to the etiquette that are in line with their own interests, and some people do not have enough influence to distort the words of their ancestors and use the words of the sages to interpret rules that suit their own interests."
"Not only now, but future generations will also do the same in the future, and the rules they follow by then will definitely not be the rules we have to follow now."
Changyu looked confused, saying that she understood every word she said, but she couldn't understand it when they were put together into one sentence.
Mingda began to think thoughtfully, while the emperor and the queen looked at Zhou Man in shock. They did not expect that she would have such a rebellious idea.
But the main thing is that when they thought about it carefully, they found that what she said was actually right.
The emperor and the queen were silent for a long time, and Mingda couldn't help but ask her, "What should we do? Leave a message and not allow them to change the rules?"
Man Bao laughed and said, "Why don't you change it?"
"The current rules are suitable for us, but they may not be suitable for them at that time. If Your Majesty summons his ministers now, will he also ask them to kneel down from the palace gate to the main hall three times and nine kowtows?" Man Bao said: "Then the daily light will be transmitted.
How long has it been since the time of the audience? Times have changed, and the rules will naturally change."
Mingda: "Then..."
Man Bao seemed to know what she was going to say, and said: "Bai Shan said that people now care about the present affairs, and people in the future care about the future affairs. If you worry too much, you will not only age quickly, but also die quickly.
He will also bring his descendants with him to be buried with him."
emperor:……
The Queen coughed slightly, and Man Bao reacted and immediately bowed his head and saluted, "I have no excuse, Your Majesty."
The emperor waved his hand wordlessly, forgetting what he originally wanted to ask.
The queen did not forget that the emperor had mentioned Bai Cheng. She knew that he would probably be more satisfied with him if he mentioned it at this time. She felt complicated at the moment. She felt that the emperor would be more interested in Bai Cheng without her reminding her. This was obviously
His ability; and I feel that Bai Cheng is worthy of Mingda, but I am still somewhat unwilling to do so.
But no longer willing to give in, she turned to look at her well-behaved daughter, and asked about Man Bao: "Who is your junior brother's family?"
The emperor then remembered that, yes, he wanted to ask about Bai Cheng's situation.
Man Bao then said in detail, "There are grandmother, his parents, a brother and a sister-in-law at home. Mr. Bai is quite famous in our village."
How can the only landowner not be famous?
Manbao copied all the nice things the villagers said when they flattered Mr. Bai, "Master Bai is a well-known good man. In the past, the road from our village to the county seat was difficult. It was Mr. Bai who
The master paid for it to be repaired."
"Most of the roads and bridges in our area are built with his money," he said, but he is a bit picky. He squeezes the money tightly every time and requires more effort from the villagers.
"His family never owed wages, and as long as they hired people, they would get paid according to their work," Man Bao said, "Mrs. Bai is also easy to get along with, gentle and gentle, and often brings snacks to us."