Chapter Ninety-Three: Speak Your Mind
On the mountain peaks, the breeze is blowing, the sun is shining, and the wind is smooth.
Everyone was on the top of the peak, their clothes were gently blown by the wind, fluttering slightly, enjoying the right amount of sunshine, sitting comfortably on the boulder on the pinnacle, which could be the size of a football field, and everyone sat scattered among them, talking freely to each other.
"Everyone can speak freely, whether it is a state affair or a family matter, a good thing or a bad thing can come out without reservation, the official has a word first, all your words will not be counted, and no one will hold you accountable for anything you have said here."
Although Runzhi has been emphasizing this sentence, everyone obviously just acted as Runzhi at the beginning to make everyone happy, and it was too rude to really want to bring out the major events of Emperor Yongzheng's court?
What's more, the ancients had a saying: If you are not in your position, you will not seek your government.
In fact, the ancients also said: The rise and fall of the husband is the responsibility of the husband.
At first, it was still difficult for Runzhi to mobilize everyone's enthusiasm to speak freely, so he decided to change his strategy and use a step-by-step approach, so that everyone could completely come out with all the words they thought without reservation.
However, this is obviously very difficult, you can know the clue by listening to Qing'er's words, Qing'er is about the children's family, and it has little to do with the affairs of Emperor Yongzheng's court, I can only hear her say:
"The ancients said that women are virtuous if they are not talented, this is simply bullshit, what women are not talented is virtue, should women not be educated, should not have the edification of enjoying piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry and calligraphy, etiquette and righteousness, can't women be able to take the imperial examination, women can't be officials is even more vicious, which point of women is not as good as men, is it true that all women under this are inferior to all men? Isn't that unfair? This is the ignorance of the ancestors! ”
Everyone listened to Qing'er's words, and their ears and eyes turned red for a while, not because they were moved by Qing'er, but they were very curious, a personal daughter of the prime minister's family, actually said kind and rebellious words, and even their ancestors were scared, isn't this even worse than a village woman in the countryside?
But Runzhi said it first, so that everyone didn't take Qing'er's words too reassuringly, they should be pouring the bitter water in their hearts, and it would be good to pour these bitter waters, anyway, the biggest local official is here to carry it, not at this time, but when, so everyone already felt the meaning of Runzhi's authorization between Qing'er's words.
Qing'er seemed to feel that the bitter water in her heart had not been poured out, so she continued:
"Everyone says that the parents are the matchmakers, and the door is right, but under this general, how many parents are not greedy for money, and how many parents are really sensible, how many people are really easy to find the right person? Between men and women, they could have fallen in love and married freely, but they had to be linked to their parents and family, but was it not linked to money? But the rich family, where do you need what parents' mother matchmaker words are right, with the money in your hand, you can indulge in sex anytime and anywhere, three wives and four concubines have become accustomed to it, and it is even more common to raise three, four, five or six outside."
Qing'er paused, took a sip of the water handed over by Runzhi, and continued:
"These rich people also need the words of their parents, the words of matchmakers, and the doors, right? They don't need it, for them, love and marriage are as cheap as a piece of paper, but such a parent's order matchmaker words, and this kind of concept of the family has dug a trap for those who don't have much money, so that these people can't even find an object, isn't this truth used by the rich to deceive those who are not highly educated and have not much money? ”
When everyone listened, some shook their heads, some nodded slightly, and they were silent.
Everyone knows that it is Runzhi who really has the right to comment here, and it is the governor, and even if others comment, it is useless, so it is better to listen to the excitement more, and it is good to think that it is fun.
Everyone saw that Cheng Hanyun and Qing'er were talking freely, and their hearts were already eager to try.
Who doesn't have a little complaint in his heart, on such an occasion, at such a time, in front of the highest official who controls all the property of the Central Plains, even hundreds of thousands of soldiers who catch and serve quickly, and commands all the officials in the Central Plains, his words are not only orders, but also guarantees.
It's okay, it's going to be okay.
Isn't it that the two people in front of them even scolded their ancestors, not at this time, but when?
Naturally, Cheng Hanyun's thoughts about the "Analects" at the beginning were not to the point of scolding his ancestors, but this Cheng Hanyun was extremely cautious at the beginning, just shared some experiences about the "Analects", and after listening to Qing'er's words, he began to say everything completely.
All they heard was him:
"All people are the best, all people, whether rich or poor, can achieve 'once stepping into the sub-hall, the spring breeze is proud', and they changed their heads overnight, and they are still herding sheep herders in the morning, and they are already Hanlin bachelors when they return at dusk, and the worst is also the county government parent official. It seems that such a good imperial examination is selected, but it has also begun to be corrupt and degenerate, you see those children of rich families in the south of the Yangtze River, spending a lot of money to hire the best scholars from the country to serve as teachers for their children, teaching the most learned and subtle things every day, day by day, day by day, over time, even if these rich children are incompetent, they can also become a little learned under the influence of this middle ear and eye. ”
Everyone stroked their beards and didn't make a sound, just quietly listened to Chen Hanyun continue:
"The so-called imperial examination, the early stage is still good, and then it is like this, the children from poor families with extremely high IQs, but they should herd sheep and sheep every day, where do they have the time and energy to learn these rich children, and hire excellent scholars to teach at home with high salaries, many of them can't even afford the manuscripts of the Four Books and Five Classics, and they can borrow and copy them, which is already a blessing for them, so the gap between the two is getting bigger and bigger, this is not the ancestors who designed the imperial examination, in fact, you can think of a better idea, Take better care of everyone."
When everyone heard this, they just thought it was funny in their hearts, but in fact, they all thought in their hearts:
"What is a better idea, you should come up with one first, isn't this a court official here, if you really have a good idea, you will come out, and no one will block your mouth, this is clearly the most subtle and flirtatious idea that the ancestors can think of, and even if you are reasonable, then what should you do?"
Although everyone thought so in their hearts, they all showed a slight smile on their faces, and they just listened quietly, and occasionally nodded their heads, indicating that they were listening carefully.