After chatting about this, the Queen Mother also came to the spirit, and immediately invited the old sea urchin to go outside for a discussion.

"More than ten years ago, I fought against a Moorish warrior and was quite interested in their sword skills, but unfortunately I haven't seen a similar master in so many years." She said: "Listen to Lao Wang, you are also a master? I was so involved in what this kid said just now that I forgot about business. ”

Although Guo Kang felt that she had reversed which was the right thing, but she was the queen mother, and he couldn't say anything. The Grand Lama and Muhammad had no choice but to nod their heads.

Calculated carefully, Queen Elizabeth only spent a year and a few months in the "Council of Thirteen". It was when she was just married, and in order to show his importance to the Serbian region and appease the natives who had just undergone the reorganization, Basil III made her a co-ruler and put her in the Kuriltai Senate and the Council of Thirteen.

But the Queen Mother was not very suitable for the work in these institutions at that time. The other patriarchs routinely asked a question, and she didn't know how to answer. After a long time, I always felt that I couldn't do anything, and I was always embarrassed in front of everyone, and I couldn't even take a vase well, so I resolutely asked to quit.

Basil didn't stop her, and could only obey her. After that, Guo Di, Li Yinglin, Maimaitinicus and others, including Basil's son John Busy, took turns to be his co-ruler, and the Queen Mother has been resolutely refusing this position ever since.

After the accession to the throne of the current Khan John IX, the Queen Mother also gave up the opportunity to participate and gave up the identity of Baselisa to her daughter-in-law.

But on the other hand, the Queen Mother is also influential. John IX and Empress Anna respected her opinion. On the contrary, many grassroots clergy and the public preferred her style of acting, which gave her a high prestige among the church and the common people.

Although she does not have the right to vote, the so-called voting is a concrete symbol of the right to speak. If you can have enough influence, then you actually have the corresponding power.

Grand Lama Wang came here to persuade her. By reforming the situation to the Khan, the Empress, and the princes, he could achieve better results, and it was also convenient for him to persuade the church leaders to support the plan and guarantee the church's vote.

In this regard, the old sea urchin is not easy to refuse.

"I'm very honored that you're happy to see it, but it's been a long time since I've studied martial arts." He bowed and politely explained: "If you behave badly, please don't blame Her Majesty the Queen Mother, and don't think that we don't have qualified warriors there." ”

"What are you doing so politely?" The Queen Mother didn't care: "I have seen a lot of martial arts from all walks of life, and I won't comment on it." But why do you think that? ”

"Because I once felt that the skill of dancing with a sword and playing with a sword was not what we needed the most." Muhammad said helplessly: "It is true that the martial arts on our side have been developing and have their own system, but what is the use of swordsmanship that cannot defend the homeland?" The experience of practicing martial arts when I was young only made me feel that learning martial arts could not save Andalusia. ”

So, when my teacher recommended that I go to school, I set off right away. At that time, I thought very simply, that is, to learn from the experience of history and see why we always lose battles. There has to be a reason for this, right? Since then, I've never made swords my main business. ”

"I actually want to discuss historical issues with your philosophers more than martial arts." He smiled bitterly: "Patriarch Wang said that I can give a lecture to philosophy students and introduce Ibn Lucid's views on the Aristotelian school, I still yearn for this kind of life......

"Can I go and listen to your class?" Theodora interjected, "I don't know if you allow a woman like me to teach?" ”

"That's up to you here." Muhammad said: "The Patriarch Ibn Lucid believed that Aristotle's attitude towards women was questionable and not conducive to the realization of the ideal state, so he supported the education of women. ”

However, many people don't like this point of view. In Andalusia, there are still quite a few people who accept it, but as I said before, the Celestial Sect society varies greatly from region to region. In some places where the society is relatively simple and poor...... The local emirs don't advise us to do that, anyway. ”

"So, I personally accept it, but I still give priority to your country's arrangement." He said.

"On our side, there are schools of thought that are opposed to this, but the Senate and the Church are not interfering with this." Grand Lama Wang told him: "If a school is willing, then they can recruit students at will." Of course, we will not interfere if they insist that only certain persons of certain status are suitable to study their own doctrines. After all, it's their own business. ”

"That's fine." Muhammad nodded: "When Ibn Lucid was an official, he explained it in the official fatwa (fatwa). He believed that if women possessed the same qualities as men, then all women should be equal to men in every rule and command. Therefore, the rules do not prohibit us from looking for warriors, managers and philosophers among women. ”

In fact, according to his understanding, it is also possible for a woman to be an imam. He quoted Plato's point of view and analyzed it, arguing that although Plato did not say it explicitly, it was not impossible for women to lead religion in the planning of the 'ideal state'. Some women are smart enough to take on the role of leader of men, taking on managerial roles in ceremonial and religious organizations. Therefore, you can be the head of the academy and the congregation in the future. ”

"Of course, there are many opponents on our side of this issue." He added: "Many scholars do not accept that it is contrary to hadith for women to serve as imams. Therefore, in his fatwa, he can only avoid the article that women serve as imams, but only say that from a philosophical point of view, women have the right to assume the obligations of being the administrators of sects and the state. ”

"After all, he is a high-ranking state official. In official documents, we can't talk as casually as we scholars in the opposition. ”

"At that time, these views were really too radical." Guo Kang thought for a moment and asked, "How did he come to these conclusions?" ”

"In fact, just like when I gave up learning martial arts, it was also forced by the situation." Muhammad admits: "At that time, Andalusia had already begun to decline, and after his research, he thought that it was the efficiency of society that was in trouble. ”

He believes that the key difference between women and men lies in the difference in levels, and the essence of the two sides is equality. And the reason why the hierarchy is different is because men are more effective than women in most of their actions. But in this case, if it is also possible for women to engage in certain activities with greater efficiency, then there should also be a higher level. ”

"The problem at that time was that women made up a large proportion of society, but they were not allowed to participate in society. For example, they can only do work such as sewing and embroidery, but these jobs cannot support themselves. ”

"That is, he thinks that this state of affairs is in the way of what he calls social efficiency?" Guo Kang asked.

"yes." Muhammad nodded: "He once told the students that he regretted and worried about the actual situation of women in the countries of the Heavenly Sect. This situation is too far from the ideal state and is obviously not conducive to social efficiency and the national economy. ”

"There is no shortage of people with wisdom and strength among the women of Andalusia, but they live in a state of near-slavery, which inhibits the instinct of the human soul to seek higher abilities and more perfections, and destroys their ability to deal with great things."

Ibn Lucid was saddened by this. In his notes, he described the women as living like plants. Because of this, we can no longer see truly virtuous women, and this environment in turn produces suffering that pervades the city. The situation may not change if women are not allowed to participate in public services and allow them to work to obtain the necessities of life. ”

"So how does he think he needs to change?" Theodora looked interested.

He advocated that philosophy and music should be used first to educate women to strengthen their courage and heart. Muhammad said: "After that, they should also be allowed to undergo physical training, as the ancient philosophers did, in order to strengthen their physique." Let them have the same qualities as men, so that they can fulfill the duties of warriors, administrators, and philosophers. ”

"Of course, as you know, there's really nothing we can do about it, so we can only complain in the theoretical discussion."

(End of chapter)