The emperor inspected everyone's wine, and when they returned to the apse, it was already half an hour later. Most of the students were dragged out, and Man Bao and the others could hear some people shouting in the apse.
The emperor came in without changing his face and said: "Two or three students got too drunk and made a fuss, and I sent them back."
The queen gave him a reproachful look, thinking that the emperor was too nonsense.
The emperor looked at Zhou Man, changed the subject and asked, "Why are you here?"
Worried about Bai Cheng's drinking behavior, Man Bao replied, "I'll come to see Princess Mingda and Princess Changyu, but it's getting late now, so I'll leave first."
The emperor was about to change the subject, of course it was impossible to let her go, so instead of accepting her gift, he sat down next to the queen and asked, "Is there any difference between Mingda and Changyu's pulse?"
Man Bao could only stand straight and reply, "Princess Mingda and Princess Changyu have the same pulse."
By the way, she still had to go to the Tai Hospital to take a pulse record, so she almost forgot about it.
The emperor nodded, but he still didn't let her go, but remembered something, "Bai Cheng is your younger brother?"
Man Bao didn't intend to leave immediately, nodded, then looked up at the emperor, "Yes, he is my third junior brother."
The emperor then asked: "He just said that husband and wife are one body, and that monarchs and ministers have superiority 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? Isn't the etiquette in the world determined by superiority and inferiority? Husbands are superior to wives. It's not only in the etiquette, it's also written in the "Women's Commandments"?"
"Your Majesty, "The Commandments for Women" was written by Ban Zhao for the harem of the Han Dynasty, in order to teach them to be righteous without a position, so as to stabilize the political situation." Ban Zhao himself also mentioned in "The Commandments for Women", "But teaching men but not women is not the same as the number of each other!" "Li", a book that was taught at the age of eight, and learned at the age of fifteen. Alone Don’t rely on this to assume that it’s right!’”
She paused and continued: "Hasn't the royal family always hired famous teachers for 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 is no so-called respect between husband and wife."
The emperor opened his mouth, turned his head and said to the queen after a while, "Why do I think I saw a female Wei Zhi?"
Man Bao: ...
Mingda and Changyu: ...
The emperor asked, "Have you read The Commandments for Women?"
"Of course I have read it, and I have copied it," Man Bao said as a matter of course: "My husband taught me."
The emperor asked, "You are not a person at that time. How do you know that Ban Zhao's "Woman Commandments" was written for the harem of the Han Dynasty? Didn't you say it was for teaching daughters?"
"She has no daughter," Man Bao said, "This is what my husband said."
She said: "Mr. said that the relatives outside the Han Dynasty were monopolizing power, and it happened at that time..."
"Okay, okay," the emperor didn't need Zhou Man to come to the history class, he now knew the disadvantages of hiring a Mr. Zhuang to teach students, what kind of book is that, and everything can be discussed in a big way, " It's just "Woman's Admonition", it's something to teach women's derong speech skills, how can it be related to government affairs
He said: "I understand what you mean, but the dignity of husband and wife is an eternal principle, just like the dignity of monarchs and ministers..."
Man Bao slandered in his heart, isn't this kind of dignity determined by human beings
According to the later research records of the Encyclopedia, in the future, human society still had matriarchal clans. At that time, women dominated, but did they say anything
However, she only dared to think about such outrageous words in her heart. After all, if she mentioned this, she would have the outrageous idea of overthrowing the superiority and inferiority of monarchs and ministers.
But she didn't speak, and the emperor was not stupid. Seeing her lowering her head and nodding her toes, she knew that she disagreed, so he asked: "You don't agree, then I'll ask you, you don't respect etiquette, have you ever thought about the world?" The end of the 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 are not ancient, and the order of the world has collapsed. Your Majesty, the secular world has collapsed long ago. The current rules are not all the rules set by the ancestors. Some people add rules to suit their own interests in the etiquette law, and some people have insufficient influence, so they will distort the words of their ancestors and use the words of the sages to explain the rules that are in line with their own interests."
"Not only now, future generations will do the same in the future, and the rules they follow must not be the rules we have to follow now."
Changyu looked confused, indicating that she understood every word she said, but she couldn't understand it when it was combined into one sentence.
Ming Da thought about it, while the emperor and the empress looked at Zhou Man in shock, they didn't expect her to have such rebellious thoughts.
But the main thing is that they thought about it carefully and found that what she said was actually right.
The emperor and the empress remained silent for a long time, but Mingda couldn't help asking her, "Then what should we do, leave a message and not allow them to change the rules?"
Man Bao smiled and said, "Why not change it?"
"The current rules are suitable for us, but they may not be suitable for them at that time. If His Majesty summons his ministers now, will he also ask him to wait three times and nine kowtows all the way from the palace gate to the main hall?" How much time has passed since the time of the audience? The times are different, and the rules will naturally be different."
Mingda: "Then..."
Man Bao seemed to know what she was going to say, and said: "Bai Shan said that the people of the present are in charge of the present, and the people of the future are in charge of the future. They worry too much. Not only will they age quickly, they will die quickly. I will drag future generations to be buried with me."
emperor:…
The queen coughed lightly, and Man Bao came to his senses, and immediately bowed his head in salute, "Your Majesty forgives my sins."
The emperor waved his hand wordlessly, forgetting what he wanted to ask at the moment.
However, the queen did not forget about Bai Cheng mentioned by the emperor Tete. She knew that he might be more satisfied with him when he mentioned it at this time. His ability; he also felt that Bai Cheng deserved to be Mingda, but he still felt a little unwilling in his heart.
But no matter how unwilling she was, she turned her head to look at her well-behaved daughter, and asked Man Bao, "Who are there in your junior brother's family?"
Only then did the emperor realize that, yes, he wanted to ask about Bai Cheng's situation.
Man Bao said in detail, "There are grandmothers, his parents, an elder brother, and a sister-in-law. Master Bai is well-known in our village."
Can the only landlord be famous
Man Bao copied all the good things that the villagers said when they flattered Master Bai before, "Master Bai is famous for being a kind person. In the past, the road from our village to the county town was difficult. It was Bai The master paid for the repair."
"Most of the roads and bridges in our ten miles and eight townships were repaired with his money," but he was a bit stingy, and the money given was tightly tightened every time, which required a lot of effort from the villagers.
"His family never defaults on wages. As long as he hires someone, he can get what he earns according to his work," Man Bao said, "Ms. Bai is also easy to get along with, she is gentle and gentle, and often brings us snacks."