People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 217 Friends and confidants, a brief history of mankind

"but what?"

The Xu family girl couldn't help asking.

Zhang Yi smiled lightly:

"Whether Pindao thinks it's not important, in fact, the fact that women are inferior to men has become a conclusion!
Just like you would ask me why I asked Aunt Meng's family to help Sanqing, because I felt that women shouldn't do this!
This is prejudice, but also reality!
So if it is not as good as it is, it is already obvious! "

Chang's and Xu's girls were taken aback at the same time, and then they blushed.

"In Pindao's view, men and women are like yin and yang, they are essentially equal!
But poor people's views can't control the world, nor can they shake people's hearts!

My younger sister asks Pindao for his opinion, and Pindao can be honest with you, but if you want to prove something through Pindao's opinion, it will be nothing! "

When Zhang Yi talked about the business, there seemed to be a light in his eyes that the girls of the Xu family admired.

He pointed straight to the heart:
"The question is, do you believe it?
What's the use of you believing it?

It has never been written in Daoist scriptures that women are inferior to men, but in reality people like to give birth to various prejudices!
The world itself is made up of all kinds of prejudices!
Either there is an opportunity for you to break free from prejudice.

Or, you can only compromise with life..."

Zhang Yi brought a glimmer of hope to the Xu family girl, but poured cold water on her.

When Chang heard the words, she also felt emotional.

As a woman, how could she not understand what the Xu family girl said today?

But it is human nature not to be reconciled, and accepting fate is reality.

She laughed:
"Brother, don't hit my sister, it's not my sister who is rebellious, it's just that we women sometimes feel similar emotions!

The younger sister of the Xu family is eager to learn, but she will inevitably feel that her studies are useless!

I just said that women are mediocre when they study, they learn a lot and think a lot...

It is better to have no talent is virtue!

In fact, this world itself is like this, so what if you are talented?
No matter how good the reading is, no matter how good the poetry is, like everyone like Li, wouldn't it also end well?
Another example is Emperor Wu, didn't she become the daughter-in-law who left home in the end...?
Forget about my sister, let's not talk about this, in fact, I brought Xu's sister here this time because..."

Zhang Yi smiled and said:

"Sister, Pindao doesn't think women shouldn't study, it's just that there is something special about what they study!"

He said while stroking Meng Yao's head:

"Just like Meng Yao, if I teach her to read, is it useless?
Knowledge is inheritance, but knowledge does not necessarily only include those things of Confucianism!

Fame should not be the criterion for judging whether knowledge is useful or not!

On the contrary, at least a large part of the status of women today is caused by Confucian education!
To read those things is to enslave yourself!

Knowledge, as long as it is passed on, has its own meaning! "

What Zhang Yi said was somewhat rebellious.

Chang Shi was very embarrassed when she heard it. According to Zhang Yi's opinion, she belonged to the one who accepted the worldly concepts and enslaved herself.

"Knowledge inheritance, is it meaningful?"

The girl from the Xu family repeated what Zhang Yi had said, and a different light gradually appeared in her eyes.

Zhang Yi's words cleared away the fog in her heart and made her no longer confused.

Although she doesn't know love, when Xu's girl saw Zhang Yi again, she liked it very much.

This has nothing to do with the love between a man and a woman, it's just the joy of a lonely traveler meeting a fellow Taoist.

She should have been like the talented women in the past, enlightened by reading books, thinking about the difference between men and women, but because of secular prejudices, she finally attributed the answer to the problem in life, and finally returned to the reality of being a husband and a child .

Maybe because she knows a lot, she will be named as a talented woman, or because her husband's family doesn't like her, she will get a reputation of being immoral.

Fear and confusion about the future are the things Xu's girls fear when they are not studying.

Zhang Yi told her that the inheritance of knowledge is meaningful in itself.

"Then, what was the occasion you mentioned?"

Xu's girl plucked up her courage and asked Zhang Yi this question.

When she finished speaking, both Zhang Yi and Chang were taken aback.

Chang felt that the reluctance in Xu's sister's heart seemed to be greater than she imagined?

But Zhang Yi was surprised, so Empress Xu also had such a period of time?
In his opinion, Xu Miaoyun did a good enough job in reaching a compromise with himself.

She was lucky to meet a good husband, from a female student to a good wife who is willing to care for her husband and teach her children, at least the Xu family girl is much better than Li Qingzhao and others.

As he himself said selfishly, he likes this kind of interesting soul.

But that's because he comes from the future, he doesn't really like not having ideas, he just clings to her husband's beautiful body.

But he also believes that if a woman refuses to compromise with reality in this era, her life will most likely be very uncomfortable.

"If you want to know how to get it, you should understand how women lose it..."

Anyway, it was just chatting, Zhang Yi thought for a while, and decided to use the example he mentioned before to illustrate.

He said:
"In ancient times, our ancestors drank blood like hair, and when they were still in the clan era, it was actually a mother clan society..."

Zhang Yi's flicker pulled the timeline back to ancient times, and the attention of the three women was indeed attracted there.

"At that time, people didn't know how to farm, they didn't have ethics, and they didn't even know how to use flames!

Apart from being able to walk upright and use tools, people's lives are actually no different from animals?
In the era of lack of food and clothing, human beings can only survive by collecting wild fruits and hunting animals for food!
Because of the uncertainty of gathering and hunting, no one can guarantee that they can survive safely, so there was no private property at that time!

Everyone owns property, which is probably the so-called Datong!

Since the property is common, there must be a division of labor in obtaining food!
Strong men hunt, weak women gather!

Gathering is more stable than hunting, and women can often obtain more survival supplies!

So in the contribution system of that society, men are often at a disadvantage!

And the risks brought about by hunting make the entire social structure have high requirements for reproduction!

Therefore, women who can reproduce naturally become the mainstream of society! "

Zhang Yi said that Chang's face was red, can he say such things as reproduction in front of a woman?

Among the people present, since she had just met men and women for the first time, they were naturally uneasy.

But the girl from the Xu family was more attracted by the scene Zhang Yi painted.

Zhang Yi is like a traveler in time and space, bringing her back to the barbaric era of ancient times through descriptions.

Another example is a mentor, vaguely revealing the truth about her confusion for her.

"But with the evolution of civilization, the era of drinking blood has passed...

People first discovered that animals can be domesticated, and some seeds can be planted in the ground to grow food!

Humans have entered the farming society!
You don't have to go to the precarious job of hunting and gathering anymore!
The food in the ground can feed itself, and the social structure has become stable!
But with the development of productivity!

Men with strength are obviously better than women in farming and production!
The male character originally means a person who has the strength to farm!
Now that social production has become dominated by farming, the role of women in production has been completely suppressed!

Coupled with a stable social structure, the pressure to reproduce will also be reduced!
Without these two reliances, it is natural for a man's status to rise as the tide rises..."

The women nodded when they heard the words, and seemed to understand the truth of what Zhang Yi said.

What Zhang Yi wants to say is that the social status of men and women is actually determined by their contributions.

Women once had a dominant position, but they were eventually replaced by men.

"And once food production increases, survival will no longer be a problem!

The social structure will continue to develop. With surplus food, people want to exchange for different things!

People began to communicate with each other, and exchanges occurred, and business was born!
But between tribes, it's not just exchanges, there are also fights!

After the formation of the war, women are even worse than men in fighting, so in wars, women often become an item that can be exchanged...

The social status is naturally even worse..."

Zhang Yi's picture silenced the people in front of him.

The brief history of human development described by the little Taoist is the reality that the status of women is falling behind that of human beings step by step.

This reality is often cruel, but it is also irrefutable.

The Chang family didn't have anything, and the girl from the Xu family fell into a mood called despair.

It's not that she wants to resist anything, it's just her own denial and despair.

She still listened stubbornly, because Zhang Yi left her an opportunity, a hope.

Zhang Yi talked about the feudal society from the hardworking society.

The social status of women has been reduced step by step, but at present, none of this has changed.

When Zhang Yi talked about Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, the girl of the Xu family was refreshed.

Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism began in the Song Dynasty, and after nearly a hundred years of development in the Yuan Dynasty, many concepts are as natural as breathing for people of this era.

A woman's lack of talent is virtue, which is a product of this era. ,

The girl of the Xu family has a little rebellious mentality, but she can't break through this worldly concept.

But when Zhang Yi threw out a violent comment, Xu Miaoyun was immediately caught off guard.

"Women's weakness in productivity is destined to be inferior to men's status!

But before the Song Dynasty, the relationship between men and women was not at the level of slavishness!

And the origin of everything comes from Cheng Zhu Neo Confucianism!
But looking at the root cause, it is because of Jingkang's difficulty! "

The Chang family and the girl from the Xu family were immediately dumbfounded. Zhang Yi dares to say anything?

Cheng Zhu's Neo-Confucianism, that's holy science...

It is the truth that rules this era and is justified.

Even like Xu Miaoyun, she is unwilling.I just feel that I am not a man and cannot show my ambitions.

She never dared to doubt the social norms she was used to!
"The difficulty of Jingkang is the disgrace of the Han family. There were no men in civil and military affairs in the Manchu dynasty, but after Jingkang, the men jumped out and accused women of not being able to protect their reputation!
The so-called death from starvation is a small matter, but injustice is a major matter...

It is to pour one's incompetence on the woman..."

Chang felt uncomfortable, and retorted:
"Does my brother think that women should not keep their names?"

"Of course not!" Zhang Yi smiled: "No one is a green-haired bastard, they all want their wives to observe festivals!

But this kind of thing is just like the monarch and his ministers. The emperor treats his ministers like brothers and feet, and the ministers treat him like a confidant; The king is like a bandit!

If you want women to celebrate National Hands' Day, men must at least show a man's attitude!

In that case, Pindao can't blame my wife for keeping the chastity, because, before his wife faced this problem, Pindao should have died in battle! "

This is said plainly, but it is exciting.

It was the first time for Chang and the girls of the Xu family to see Zhang Yi showing such strong feelings.

The so-called chastity cannot be double-standard!

If you sacrifice your life for the country, you can naturally ask the wives and daughters behind you to keep festivals for you!

But if you say the water is too cold, it will be quite ironic to say that again.

Zhang Yi doesn't like Cheng Zhu Neo-Confucianism and Martyr Tradition, not because he doesn't like things like three obediences and four virtues that men like.

Rather, he felt that this kind of thing was fundamentally wrong.

Moreover, imprisoning women is actually an expression of inferiority in essence.

The dynasties before the Song Dynasty, the atmosphere of the Han and Tang Dynasties, can no longer be seen from the dynasties after the Song Dynasty.

The Xu family girl looked at Zhang Yi's immature and delicate face, and there was already a trace of admiration in her eyes.

She doesn't admire many people, her father Xu Da is one of them.

And Zhang Yi was the second person she knew.

"Brother, if these words of yours are spread, I'm afraid many people will swallow you alive?"

Chang's sigh interrupted Xu Miaoyun's thoughts.

She nodded in agreement. If Zhang Yi's theory spread, it would definitely break the defenses of many people.

Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism is a holy science, and Cheng and Zhu, especially Zhu Xi, are similar to saints in the eyes of scholars all over the world.

Saying these theories is just to cover up their own incompetence and vent their anger on others. This is simply denying what they have believed in all their lives.

Those people will definitely label Zhang Yi as a heretic, and they can't wait to send him to the [-]th floor of hell.

Zhang Yi smiled, he seemed to have talked too much, so shut up quickly!
The Xu family girl also put away her complicated eyes and continued to ask:
"Then where is the opportunity you said?"

"younger sister……?"

The girl from the Xu family continued to question her tirelessly, and Chang was slightly surprised.

Zhang Yi's theory won't really brainwash the Xu family's girl, right?
This is definitely not good news for her.

Chang's regretted that she brought the girl from the Xu family over, but was led astray by Zhang Yi!
In the future, the Xu family is destined to be crowned as a king and divided into dukes. As the eldest daughter of the Xinguo duke's mansion, Xu Miaoyun will most likely marry into the Tian family.

If she really believed Zhang Yi's words, it would definitely not be good news for the Xu family and her future husband's family.

However, the girl from the Xu family stared straight at Zhang Yi as if she had taken the wrong medicine.

Zhang Yi looked at Chang, and Chang begged him to stop talking.

He looked at Xu's girl again, who was also staring at him, with a hint of stubbornness in her eyes.

"interesting!"

Today's topic should have ended here, Zhang Yi saw the expression of the Xu family girl, thought about it and decided to continue.

"You want to know, when will the era where women have the opportunity to show what they have learned will come?"

The Xu family girl nodded heavily.

　In the new January, the author begs for a monthly pass!
　　
　
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