On the way to Shanzhou, Kou Zhun and his wife Song Xiaoli had no status among women in ancient times, mainly because in ancient China, because they had been in an agricultural society for a long time, women in ancient China were in a subordinate position in social production, so their status was inferior to that of men. Moreover, the three outlines and five constants, three obediences and four virtues proposed by later generations of physicists have become the shackles that imprison women's thoughts. The feudal patriarchal patriarchal system and feudal moral norms made the relationship between men and women a master-slave and respectful relationship. Therefore, the marriages of these women are not guaranteed, so they are all very pitiful. Women in ancient China were taught to be virtuous from birth. They should bear children for their husbands, and carry on their families to the next generation. It was not until the Republican period that this view changed in the big cities. Therefore, equality between men and women is being advocated now, but the preference for sons over women in recruitment will not change significantly in a short period of time, and if you encounter violations, you must report them to the local women's federation. There is still a long way to go in the quest for true equality between men and women.

Determined by the conditions of productivity, there were also early times when women were in charge of the house, the era of fertility worship, and the increase in the population of many children and many blessings (which is still very influential until now), mainly women, but not for a long time. With the emergence of breeding, animal husbandry, manufacturing and other industries, the importance of manual labor is reflected, after the emergence of a large number of private property, there are more fights and even wars, the gender advantage of men is prominent, the status is naturally unequal, coupled with this period of stable history is very long, after the stability of production relations, religion, art and culture have also developed greatly in this period, men who have the right to speak have naturally stabilized their position from all aspects, and regard it as a natural right, and women have become subordinate to the existence of men. The low status can be imagined.

Of course, Kou Zhun is an outsider, why? Because Kou Zhun's wife is not an ordinary person, and Kou Zhun does not have the same old problems as men in ancient times, these things can also show that Ye Ming attaches great importance to this matter. The ancestral home of the Northern Song Dynasty is Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, and he only moved to Xiatai in Huazhou later, which is now Weinan, Shaanxi. Kou Zhun can be said to be a prominent family, and Kou Zhun is talented, intelligent, and diligent and studious, at the age of fourteen he wrote a lot of excellent poems, famous in the township, at the age of 19 he was admitted to the Jinshi, it can not be said that he is not a young talent, because he dares to be bold and straightforward, he is deeply trusted by Zhao Guangyi of Song Taizong, and Zhao Guangyi of Song Taizong himself said: I got Kou Zhun, like Tang Taizong got Wei Zheng. Kou Zhun in the Taizong Dynasty so among the ministers, is known for his upright and wise, not afraid of the powerful, and bluntly admonished, Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi had no way to take him, people were for the sake of their own country, so they appointed Kou Zhun as the left counselor, the privy deputy envoy, with the governor, directly involved in the military affairs of the Northern Song Dynasty, this time was 991 AD, Kou Zhun was only 30 years old, Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi in 995 AD to visit Kou Zhun for the governor, and added to the matter. This "giving things" is the official name, that is, the emperor is always around, which is equivalent to an advisor, which shows how much the emperor Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi relied on Kou Zhun at this time.

Kou Zhun was able to gain the trust of the emperor when he was young, not only because Kou Zhun was talented, upright and wise, but also because there were some additional reasons in it, first of all, Kou Zhun was born in a family of eunuchs, and his family background was prominent, and Kou Zhun's wife was also very powerful, because Kou Zhun's wife's surname was Song, and her maiden family was from Luoyang, Henan, and her sister was the queen of Zhao Kuangyin, the founding ancestor of the Northern Song Dynasty, and the queen of Song Xiaozhang, so Kou Zhun and Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin are brothers-in-law, the same father-in-law, and also belong to the emperor's relatives. Kou Zhun's own family belongs to the upper-class aristocracy, and the maiden family of the wife he is looking for cannot be a flat-headed common man, and he is related to the founding grandfather of the Northern Song Dynasty, which makes his identity a higher level.

And the status of Kou Zhun's wife's maiden family is not an ordinary family, Kou Zhun and Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin's father-in-law is the general of the left guard, the envoy of the Zhongwu Festival Song Wei, and Song Wei's grandfather is Song Yao, the envoy of the Later Tang Dynasty, the father is Song Ting, the envoy of the Later Jin Dynasty, and the mother is Princess Yining, the daughter of Li Cunmao, the Zhuangzong of the Later Tang Dynasty, so Song Wei's grandfather is the emperor Li Cunmao of the Later Tang Dynasty, and Song Wei's wife is Princess Yongning, the daughter of Liu Zhiyuan, the Taizu of the Later Han Dynasty. And Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin's queen Song Xiaozhang was born to Princess Yongning, the daughter of Liu Zhiyuan, Taizu of the Later Han Dynasty, and is also the eldest daughter of Song Hao, which shows how prominent the Song family is in the five dynasties and the early Northern Song Dynasty, and the three generations of the family are all relatives, so in the "History of the Song Dynasty, the Biography of Song Wei", it is called "noble and prosperous in modern times, and there is little comparison", and Kou Zhun's wife is the youngest sister of Queen Song.

Therefore, Kou Zhun's strong family relationship can support him in the court not to be afraid of the powerful, even if he offends half of the nobles, others dare not be too embarrassed for Kou Zhun, not to mention that Kou Zhun is resourceful, upright, and dedicated to the country, as long as the emperor is not a fool, he will reuse him, but in the last years of Song Zhenzong, he was conspired by Prime Minister Ding Wei and Empress Liu to frame him, Song Zhenzong was sick again, Emperor Song Zhenzong was deposed and driven out of the capital without knowing it, Emperor Song Zhenzong asked many times when he was dying, why didn't he see Kou Zhun for many days? The gang was afraid of Ding Wei and did not dare to answer. After that, Kou Zhun was under the control of Prime Minister Ding Wei, degraded again and again, and finally relegated to Leizhou, in 1023 AD, Kou Zhun died in Leizhou at the age of 63. In 1033 A.D., Song Renzong rehabilitated Zhaoxue for Kou Zhun, and issued an edict to restore Kou Zhun Prince Taifu and Lai Guogong, and gave a book order.

It can also be seen that he attaches great importance to this matter, and they don't know who the current lord of Lanzhou is, but what they know is that they can't wait slowly. Kou Zhun's wife is the sister of Queen Song, and he himself is also loyal to the Great Song Dynasty, Kou Zhun is a talent, and Zhao Guangyi also saw his excellence at the beginning, so he decided to marry the youngest sister of Queen Song to him.

At this time, Kou Zhun also looked at his wife, and smiled at him with a little emotion and said: "This time it is really difficult for Mrs., if we don't accept the official order this time, we probably can't believe that the current situation has become like this?" The loss of Lanzhou by the Great Song Dynasty was equivalent to the transformation of active defense into passive defense. This can also show how scheming he is in Yelu Longxu, and I really don't know what the outcome will be in the future? This time it was really embarrassing for Mrs. to come to this place with me, it was really bitter for Mrs. ”

Song Xiaoli also had a shy expression, and saw that she herself said with a smile: "Since I have been with my husband, why am I afraid of danger?" What's more, this time we are traveling for the Great Song Dynasty, how can we be the wife of our husband if we are afraid of these? What do you say, husband? ”

Kou Zhun sighed helplessly, and then said to Song Xiaoli worriedly: "Madam! I'm afraid to put you in danger, you think! Now the city of Lanzhou can be described as a mixture of fish and dragons, there are too many uncertainties, I am very worried about my wife! ”

Song Xiaoli also said to Kou Zhun with an angry face: "Kou Pingzhong, I liked your heroic spirit at the beginning, how can it be like you who were afraid of wolves and tigers, do you still like Kou Zhun I like?" The ancients always said that marrying a husband is a husband, in a word, where are you going? Where am I going? Do you say that like a man's doing? Really. I heard that the second brother is also involved in this war, and you can ask him for help. ”

is such a lady who is upright by nature, and it was because of him that he liked her so much? Kou Zhun liked that kind of true temperament at the beginning, otherwise it wouldn't be like this! He himself is a true hero who likes her, otherwise wouldn't he be like this? But he himself is also very curious, how did his wife know about his second brother's situation?

At this moment, Kou Zhun was a little puzzled, but he also smiled and said to his wife: "Hey! This battle of Lanzhou, my Great Song Dynasty, lost the entire Lanzhou, for our Great Song Dynasty from active defense, to passive, for the husband I don't know if I can guarantee the safety of Mrs. in the future, but Mrs. said that the second brother is in Lanzhou, where did you get the news from Mrs.! How can a husband not know? ”

At this time, Song Xiaoli was also very happy to her husband and said: "Of course, I inquired about it myself, of course I want to understand this coach in Lanzhou before I can negotiate, husband, I am also worried about my husband?" What if you don't inquire clearly, what if you encounter danger? For the sake of the Great Song Dynasty, you must protect yourself. This is what I entrusted my subordinates to inquire, and now that we have a good understanding of this commander, we can ask for the second brother, and it is estimated that our second brother must be able to help us. ”

At this time, his wife was right, he could only hope that his brother could give himself face, in fact, when he could have thought that his brother was the emperor of Liao, when he heard that Kou Zhun came, he just wanted to see who he was, the lord of Lanzhou, they always thought that he was the emperor's side, but he didn't know that his emperor was in charge of the military situation in Lanzhou, so he asked his subordinates to strictly investigate the situation here, what will happen next, and unexpected things are still to come?