On the top of the main hall, the ministers all glared at Sima Hongyan angrily, but the women in the middle of the hall admired it in their hearts.

dared to stand up and speak for the woman, Sima Hongyan was the first. not only subverted the woman's submissive character, but also dared to fight with the ministers on the basis of reason, courage, boldness, and wisdom were unconvincing!

Shi Jinyan still stood there tepidly, looking at Sima Hongyan standing in front of the hall. There is a contradiction and a tangle in my heart.

No matter what, no matter how ambitious he is, as long as his father has an order, he will obey it unconditionally. This is a woman's fate, no matter how many books she reads and how many skills she has learned, but in an environment where men are inferior to women, she has no courage and courage to resist.

Sima Hongyan's words made her fall into deep thought, who she has been living for for more than ten years. For yourself, certainly not. For fathers, it's not all. For the family, I don't have to be important to that extent. After thinking about it, I didn't find my place.

Take a serious look at this Sima Hongyan with a bad reputation and unruly behavior again. I didn't feel the slightest bit of influence because of my reputation, I said what I thought in my heart, and I did what I wanted to do. The sparkle in her eyes was so determined and confident! Why does she have this glow and I don't?

Shi Jinyan no longer felt the people and things around her, and completely fell into her own contemplation.

Seeing the unfriendly eyes of the ministers, Sima Hongyan apologized slightly, bowed down to everyone, and said, "The courtiers are just talking about things, and they are not disrespectful to Lord Yan at all. I will come to apologize in person another day, and please don't look at me with such resentful eyes! ”

At this time, the two eunuchs who supported Lord Yan came back and played to the emperor: "Enlighten the emperor! Lord Yan was diagnosed by the imperial doctor as fine, but he was in a hurry. The doctor prescribed a prescription, saying that he would be fine after a few days of rest. ”

Everyone's faces softened. Emperor Yanzhen pointed at Sima Hongyan and reprimanded: "If you make Yan Da angry, see how I clean you up!" Although the words were harsh, his expression really didn't look like he was trying to clean up people.

Sima Hongyan's face was frightened, and he knelt down and said, "Thank you for the emperor's kindness!" ”

Although Lord Yan is fine, Sima Hongyan's problem is still here! The ministers present still have to have someone come out to take the call, otherwise the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty will be too embarrassed.

At this time, Ban Jingchong, the deputy capital commander, stepped out and came to Sima Hongyan. Sima Hongyan had never seen Ban Jingchong, and he didn't know that he was Ban Lingruo's father. But Ban Lingruo in the hall was taken aback, he never expected his father to stand up at this time!

Ban Jingchong said bluntly: "Miss Sima is really sharp and sharp. But what I want to tell the girl is that although there is some truth in your statement, there are many things that cannot be achieved when it is actually used. If according to the girl, after a woman becomes an official, does she have to never marry and dedicate her life to the country? If you can get married, and once you have children, you have to raise them, then you have to resign and go home, and how can you complete the errand between the DPRK and China? There is a contradiction between the two! ”

Sima Hongyan smiled: "This adult asked a good question. I never deny that a woman's pregnancy and childbirth do affect her normal work and life. But what the adults said just now is inevitably a bit extreme. The reason why women are great is not only that they have abilities that are no worse than men, but they also have the responsibility to nurture the next generation. It is precisely because of the hard work of a woman who conceives a baby in October and gives birth that she deserves everyone's respect. However, the right of women to work should not be ignored or even denied because of this issue.

In the minds of men, women are weak, and their physique and endurance are not as strong as men's. But what men don't know is that if the pain of a woman giving birth is passed on to a man, it is estimated that none of you adults can bear it.

When I say this, you must be unconvinced, especially the generals, you have experienced a rain of bullets and arrows, and some people have even mutilated their limbs because of this, but what I am saying is by no means an exaggeration. If you want to verify, as far as I know, there are several mothers in the city who have suffered some bruises on their bodies because of their work, and even one of them had her left foot cut off in unison. After a little inquiry, the adults will find out as soon as they ask. If you don't believe me, you can ask them for themselves.

What I mean by this is to prove that a woman's endurance and resilience are beyond the reach of ordinary people. Although it is ten months pregnant, it is only two or three months when it is really inconvenient, and the body recovers very quickly after childbirth, and it can return to normal in one month. Then may I ask my lord, is it because of the inconvenience of these three or four months that a woman cannot do what she wants to do for the rest of her life? Isn't this kind of thinking unfair to women?

In the hundreds of years since the founding of Yanling, there has never been a law that does not allow women to be officials, that is, men and women are the same, they are equal, and women can do what men can do, or even better than men. So I hope that adults will not deny women because of prejudice or a few stereotypes in books. ”

Sima Hongyan talked eloquently, reasonable, and said that there were several adults in the hall who couldn't help but nod their heads and say yes!

At this time, a minister in the crowd asked: "Although there is some truth in what the girl said, the woman is cowardly by nature and indecisive in case of trouble. And the affairs of the DPRK and China are all national affairs, shouldn't women be constantly interrupted? ”

Sima Hongyan replied casually: "This adult's statement is really arbitrary! Women are cowardly by nature, so why not men? As everyone knows, human beings are inherently good. The so-called cowardice is nothing more than having good thoughts in the heart, putting people first and taking care of everything. But these also depend on what matters, if there is a big problem of the rise and fall of the country and the livelihood of the people, the man may not be faster than my woman! And indecisive, don't you see more than a dozen wonderful women in this hall? If they are indecisive, how can they stand here? ”

After a while, the other party stopped talking.

One of the generals asked: "The good thoughts in the girl's mouth are valuable, but on the battlefield, benevolence and kindness will only kill you." Can the girl think of this? ”

Sima Hongyan replied: "A good heart should also be used on good people!" The battlefield is a life-and-death struggle between the enemy and us. To be merciful to the enemy is to be irresponsible to the country, and to put the brothers who are fighting together around you in danger. This is no longer kindness and kindness, connivance at the enemy, an accomplice of the enemy! ”

The righteous words of these words, all the generals were awe-inspiring, and they all nodded secretly and said yes!

A Wenchen asked again: "The girl doesn't know that the words of the sage are to teach people to repay grievances with virtue, even if the other party is an enemy, they are also human, and they need to be influenced first, and killing is the last." The girl's remarks just now are too angry! ”

The words of this Wenchen are to speak of mercy to the enemy first, and then use force. caused several generals to show disdain.

Sima Hongyan sneered, and said with a gloomy face: "Repay grievances with virtue!" How to repay virtue? I'm afraid you haven't been to the battlefield, right? Haven't you ever seen your friends fall in front of your eyes one by one? Have you never experienced the death of your relatives, friends, and brothers at the hands of the enemy? Don't talk about that, I'm afraid you haven't had any blood on your hands, right? ”

The Wenchen was a little annoyed by the question, and asked rhetorically: "I haven't experienced it, have you experienced it?" ”

Sima Hongyan said: "I naturally haven't experienced it. But I understand one thing, the world is turbulent and strife. Only the strong can have the dominant power, become the rule-maker, and not be controlled by others. If, according to this adult, everyone is reasonable, where will there be war in this world? This idea of adults is really ridiculous, but it makes people feel a little cowardly and indecisive. ”

That Wenchen was extremely ashamed of what he said, and he didn't dare to say it again! The generals all showed admiration for Sima Hongyan's words!

After that, several ministers of civil and military affairs asked some questions, and Sima Hongyan answered them fluently. When Sima Hongyan replied to everyone's questions, Emperor Yanzhen kept smiling and watching, and did not speak. After everyone was quiet and no one asked any more questions, Emperor Yanzhen said: "You have asked for so long, but you still have objections to the matter of women being officials?" ”

The ministers were silent.

Emperor Yanzhen said: "Since there is no objection, you adults can try to accept some talented women into the court, if there is indeed something inappropriate in the process of being an official, we will discuss it again!" ”

The ministers continue to be silent!