Chapter 593: Imperceptible
Xiao Feng put away his smile, stood upright, looked at Gao Gong, and said lightly.
"Master Gao, the word 'from' in the three subordinates does not mean obedience! It's about participating, assisting! ”
Gao Gong said angrily: "How can this be reasonable? How can the word 'from' be interpreted in this way? What credentials do you have? ”
Xiao Feng said indifferently: "Lord Gao, may I ask what is the explanation of the word 'from' in 'throwing pen from Rong'?" ”
Gao Gong was stunned for a moment, and his voice suddenly lowered, but he forgot this verse.
"Throw the pen from Rong, from the word...... For the purpose of participation. ”
"Master Gao, what is the explanation of the 'from' of 'cautious engagement'?"
Gao Gong said in a low voice: "Be cautious, follow the word...... for the purpose of disposal. ”
Xiao Feng said: "Therefore, the original meaning of the three servants is: to assist my father in managing the family when I am at home; After getting married, he should assist his husband to run the house; After the death of the husband, he has to assist the son in starting a family.
This sentence was originally to educate women at different stages of life, when there are different actions, is the life that an excellent woman should live.
Confucius was a man of all kinds, and devoted his life to making people more useful, so how could he say things that would turn people into waste? ”
Gao Gong's brain was buzzing, and he obviously felt that what Xiao Feng said didn't seem to be right, but he couldn't say anything wrong.
Congzi does have the meaning of participation and assistance, and Confucius is an outstanding educator, and he is indeed committed to making people more useful......
"That'...... Then there are four virtues! ”
"The four virtues refer to 'women's morality, women's words, women's appearance, women's merits', I suggest that women become talents, can be engaged in various work, as officials and officials, which sentence negates the four virtues?
Women's virtue requires to be quiet and chaste, to be neat and tidy, to be ashamed of oneself, and to move quietly.
Women's words ask not to hurt people, not to rob words, not to say much, not to sow discord, is it possible that after a woman reads a book, she will become a long-tongued poisonous woman when she goes out to do things?
The woman's appearance requires that she be dusty, her clothes are fresh, and her body is not disgraced when she bathes, is it true that when a woman reads a book, she will not be dignified and untidy when she goes out to do things, and she will not even take a bath?
Women's Gong requires to support their in-laws, give birth to children, entertain guests, spin and weave, is it true that after a woman reads, she will not make clothes or cook when she goes out to do things, so that her family will be hungry all day long? ”
Gao Gong gritted his teeth and thought for a while: "What about the three outlines and five constants?" Don't you care about it? The king is the minister, the father is the son, and the husband is the wife. Shouldn't a wife obey her husband's decisions? ”
Xiao Feng said with a smile: "The outline is a model. The husband is the wife of the three outlines, which itself means that the husband should be an example for his wife!
Zhende Xiu said: The monarch is the minister, and the monarch is the minister; The Father is the Son, and the Father is the Son; The husband is the wife, and the husband is the wife.
Of course, the three outlines themselves also have the meaning of obedience and obedience, and it is also right to interpret the husband as a wife as obedience. But there's no contradiction between that, right?
The wife should listen to her husband, the husband is willing to let his wife go to work, the wife can go, the husband is unwilling, and the court will not force the husband to agree!
The court just told the husbands that it was normal for them to let their wives go out to work, and there was no shame, and it didn't mean that they couldn't afford to support their families, that's all.
The court just told the fathers that it was not a bad thing to let their daughters be talented and virtuous, and it would not affect their daughters to marry in the future, nothing more.
If the imperial court is not willing to give women even this bit of freedom and decency, how can it be worthy of the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty and the prosperity of the country?
As for the Five Constants, which are benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and faith, in fact, the sages talk about the Five Constants, which themselves encourage women to participate in human affairs. ”
Gao Gong had nothing to say, but when he heard this, he suddenly saw hope again.
"Lord Xiao is really joking, benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, faith, the five constants of the sage theory do not mention women at all, how can it have anything to do with encouraging women to participate in human affairs?"
Xiao Feng said with a smile: "You also said that the sage did not mention men and women in the Five Constants, so what the sage said about benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, and faith, should women abide by it?" ”
Gao Gong replied cautiously: "The Five Constants are the norms that men and women abide by, and women should naturally abide by them. ”
Xiao Feng said with a smile: "A woman lives in the deep boudoir, if you say benevolence and courtesy, there is still a chance to perform." But how can the other three words be reflected?
Where does righteousness come from? What is the embodiment of wisdom? How is the letter verified? Even benevolence is the avenue of the world's courtesy, and it is not something that can be embodied by small benevolence and righteousness, right?
May I ask you, Mr. Gao, how does your wife usually embody benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, and faith? ”
Gao Gong racked his brains: "Be merciful to the slaves, be courteous to the family, manage the slaves wisely, reward and punish clearly and faithfully, and ......be righteous."
Gao Gong is a little uncertain, if it is said to be good for slaves, then the word benevolence has been summarized, how is it a righteous law for slaves? She didn't bow down to any of the maids......
Xiao Feng smiled indifferently: "Oh, that's like an ordinary family, and there is no slave, how can a woman embody these five words?" ”
Gao Gong shook his head, and said in his heart that it was just for her husband and in-laws, these five words are really not easy to reflect, at most it is just a courtesy.
Xiao Feng said: "Since the sage has set three guidelines and five constants for both men and women, it is impossible for only men to abide by the rules.
On the other hand, since the sage believes that women need to abide by the Three Principles and the Five Constants, they must think that women should have the conditions and circumstances to abide by them.
The five constants of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith are what people can truly abide by and embody when they walk, do things, and interact in the world.
That's why I said, the sage thought from the beginning that women also need to participate in all kinds of affairs and activities in the world, what is the problem? ”
Gao Gong was speechless, and looked back at the ministers, especially Zhang Juzheng, which means that I can't stand it a little, it's time for you to go.
But no one attended, everyone saw that Xiao Feng had won the debate today, and there was no objection to it, and there was no benefit in fighting any longer.
In the final analysis, Xiao Feng didn't ask too much, and he couldn't affect these officials in the court.
Even if the imperial court allows or even advocates women to go out of the house, women still need the consent of the men in the family to do so, which is not a concept that can be changed in one generation.
Everything can't be done overnight, Xiao Feng just wants to open a small window in the iron prison where the woman has been imprisoned for hundreds of years, not even the door.
Because he knew that opening the door too big all of a sudden would definitely cause fierce opposition, and even Jiajing couldn't accept it, so it would be in Xu Jie's arms.
And women in the world can't accept it. People who have been in the dark for too long will be blinded by a bright light that suddenly pierces in.
This window is to leave a buffer time for both the people inside and outside the prison to get used to this concept and accept it.
Once the window of concept is opened, it is difficult to close it.
Eventually, it will grow bigger and bigger, it will become one door, it will become many doors, and eventually the whole iron prison will disappear without a trace.
Xu Jie and Gao Gong glanced at each other, exchanging glances to see if they were still trying to snipe Xiao Feng.
Xiao Feng smiled: "Xu Shoufu, Master Gao, you let me be reasonable, I have already said it."
Do you want to deny my reasoning and continue to fight, or do you want to fulfill your promise and resign separately? ”
Gao Gong snorted: "Your truth is just the words of a family, how can you use the words of a family to abolish everyone's words?" ”
Xiao Feng shook his head and said: "You are unreasonable, what you said is that I can tell the truth, but I didn't say whether the truth I said is what everyone said."
If you say that my reasoning is wrong, you can naturally say what is wrong. If you can't say it, even if it's my family's words, you have to keep your promise. ”
Xu Jie smiled: "When Sage Kong said this, what did he think, I'm afraid it can't be examined.
In the old man's opinion, everyone argues in court for the sake of the court, and there is no need to do a battle of will.
Since Lord Xiao's words have some truth, you might as well try one or two, and if the effect is good, you can spread it; If the effect is not good, you can clean up the situation. ”
Xu Jie's words were very urban and atmospheric, but in fact, they were even eliminated. He was really a little afraid that Xiao Feng would chase after him, and he would not let go of the angry words of resignation that he and Gao Gong said at that time.
Moreover, he believed that even if the imperial court issued a decree to give women a certain degree of freedom, the families of those women would not support it, it was nothing more than to satisfy Xiao Feng's competitive heart.
Jiajing saw that the argument was almost over, and the ministers had nothing to say, so it was time for him to come forward. Otherwise, if you continue to fight, the situation that you like to fight without breaking will go wrong.
"The junior brother proposed to give women a certain amount of freedom and increase the number of Ming talents, I think it is feasible.
Xu Aiqing's words are also old and seeking the country, you might as well give it a try. Now that the Ming Dynasty is prosperous and the four seas are peaceful, can there be any big mess if a woman is allowed to go out of the house? ”
After Xiao Feng became the chairman of the Daming Women's Federation in the court, he went straight to Tao Zhongwen's Dan room.
The weather has become warmer, and early spring has quietly entered the capital. A little spring sleepy breeze and bright moon, when I saw Xiao Feng walking in, I was instantly refreshed.
"Luoxia and the lonely bird fly together, and the autumn water is the same color as the sky. The fishing boat sings at night, ringing on the shore of the poor Peng Li; The geese were frightened, and the sound broke the ...... of Hengyang's Pu"
"The body is flying fast, fluttering like a god. Ling Bo microstepped, Luo socks dust...... If you go back and forth, turn ...... Turn...... Mingyue, what do you pronounce this word? ”
Xiao Feng looked at the two girls, shook his head, and pulled Tao Zhongwen back, Tao Zhongwen turned around and shouted.
"You two are looking at the stove! Don't just read books, don't put out the fire, the pill clip is over! ”
Walking inside, Tao Zhongwen whispered: "I heard that my brother spoke for the women of the world in the court today, and I want to come to the future to give more hugs, don't be tired." ”
Xiao Feng smiled slightly: "Brother, you saved a woman from the Qinglou back then, and you can still stand and stand and come out of the wall of the Qinglou, not much better than me." ”
Tao Zhongwen's old face flushed: "Less nonsense, what do you want again?" The water stop pill is now paid by the imperial court and received casually on the street. Whatever you like about the other pills, just take them. ”
Xiao Feng smiled: "I can't hide it, I want your secret recipe for letting people have children, brother." ”
Tao Zhongwen was stunned for a moment, and looked at Xiao Feng inquiringly: "What? Liu Ruyun is in a hurry? It stands to reason that you are young and strong, and you must be fine.
However, it is indeed difficult to say what changes have occurred in your body after you have been tossed back and forth several times. Well, brother will think of a way for you. ”
Tao Zhongwen can be appreciated by Jiajing, in addition to his extremely high emotional intelligence, he does have real skills.
Tao Zhongwen was first introduced to the palace by Shao Yuanjie, in fact, because there was some evil in the palace, and it is said that there were dark shadows floating around in the palace at night.
This kind of thing is not all Jiajing's superstition, but something that has repeatedly appeared in Chinese history books and even official history - "Hei Xuan".
The black eye, which has been mentioned in the "History of the Song Dynasty" and "History of the Ming Dynasty", is said to be a black shadow that appears at night, floating around, and is a great murderer.
How fierce is it? The earliest legend was for children, saying that whoever floated into the house would get sick or even die.
Later, the monster was upgraded, and even adults would get sick, feel pain all over their bodies, and have stab wounds on their bodies, and in severe cases, yellow pus will flow out.
Then the monster became even more evil, and it is said that it also has the function of defiling a woman, which will make the woman lose her innocence, which is very weird.
Shao Yuanjie failed to catch ghosts and eliminate demons, so he introduced Tao Zhongwen into the palace. Tao Zhongwen opened the altar, used a large amount of runic water, sprinkled all over the palace, and then the black shadow was gone.
Xiao Feng has always been very curious about this, what kind of method did the good old brother use to solve this not very serious monster?
When faced with Xiao Feng's question, Tao Zhongwen was secretive, with an expression that could not be revealed, so Xiao Feng launched a bold guess.
"Brother, I suspect that this black eye is probably some kind of small flying insect.
Like gnats, they flutter in swarms in mid-air, and at night, they look like black shadows floating around.
However, this thing should be different from ordinary flying insects, this kind of insect bites people very badly. The bite of a person can also be poisoned and pus from a puncture wound.
Children have weak resistance, so they are often prone to death after being bitten, which is the origin of the rumors. ”
Tao Zhongwen was taken aback and stared at Xiao Feng for a long time: "How did you come up with it?" ”
Xiao Feng smiled: "According to the records of the Song Dynasty, this kind of monster mostly appears after the rainstorm, and that is when flying insects breed.
What's more, after I saw the Miaojiang Gu worm with my own eyes, I knew that people knew very little about insects, and any strange insects could have them. ”
Tao Zhongwen blinked: "What about the woman's loss of virginity?" Can those flying insects still have sex with women? ”
Xiao Feng laughed and said: "Since ancient times, there have been ten demons and nine people, and as soon as there are any ghost legends, there will be people fishing in troubled waters.
This thing is probably just a concubine jumping out of the window and running fast, and the woman is just lying to her husband, brother, what do you say? ”
Tao Zhongwen also laughed and told Xiao Feng frankly that his talisman water had been added to the insect repellent pill he had refined. Of course, this is our brother's little secret, and you must not tell it outside!
And since then, Tao Zhongwen's attitude towards Xiao Feng has become better, and it has also laid a good foundation for the close cooperation between the two in the future.
But Tao Zhongwen's other true ability, which even Xiao Feng admired and regarded as a miracle. That is to help have children.
Tao Zhongwen dispelled the evil black eyes, but it just allowed him to gain a foothold in the palace, and what really made him a potter in Jiajing's mouth was to give birth to children.
Jiajing was weak since he was a child, and he had no heirs for a long time after becoming emperor. He was very anxious.
After all, his throne is to pick up the cheapness of his cousin's son, and now he can't give birth to a child, and sooner or later he will be picked up by others!
Many imperial doctors and Taoist priests have thought of a lot of ways, and Jiajing has also taken a lot of medicine, but at most, he can't give birth to a child!
It is reasonable to speculate that Jiajing may also have a cold physique. The reason why Princess Chang'an is like that should be that she inherited her father's defects, don't they all say that women follow their fathers.
At this time, Tao Zhongwen, who had just arrived, offered a Dan recipe and personally refined it for Jiajing. After Jiajing ate it, she gave birth to her eldest son that year.
After that, Jiajing made persistent efforts, and his son and daughter were born one after another. Jiajing was overjoyed, and from then on he was a potter with his mouth open and closed, and he would never be called a name.
Xiao Feng is now asking Tao Zhongwen for this thing. Tao Zhongwen opened a small box, took out three pills, and handed them to Xiao Feng.
"This thing is called Guben Pei Yuan Dan, you take it first and eat one every three days. Long live this elixir I've been taking it, I'll refine a little more and leave it to you. ”
Xiao Feng looked at Tao Zhongwen and said with a smile: "Brother, this recipe should also have a soup recipe, right?" ”
Tao Zhongwen was taken aback again: "You...... How do you know? ”
Xiao Feng thought to himself, the Guben Peiyuan Soup in later generations is still quite famous, and this is probably the legacy left by the good old brother to the world, in order to offset the sins he created in Xiyuan.
Xiao Feng put away the pill: "Brother, I have a suggestion, you have a solid Pei Yuan Dan, long live and you are not forbidden to use it for others."
You might as well refine more, invest in the concept of joining the WTO, and sell it to those rich people at a high price through the God-given medicine store.
I know some officials have asked you in private. Instead of giving away favors for nothing, it is better to help Banzai earn more money, and you can also share more, brother.
As for the soup recipe, I don't think it's as effective as your Dan recipe, so you might as well find an opportunity to leave it to the world, and it is also a matter of accumulating virtue and doing good.
The poor can't afford to buy the elixir, and if there is a recipe that can boil it by itself, even if it is only half effective, it is good.
My brother pondered this matter himself, and I just made a suggestion. Thank you, brother, prepare me more pills, I don't use them alone. ”
Tao Zhongwen looked at Xiao Feng's back, smiled bitterly and muttered to himself: "Do you accumulate virtue and do good?" Well, accumulate virtue and do good deeds......"
Xiao Feng walked to the door of the Danfang, heard Qingfeng and Mingyue's endorsements louder, thought about it, and beckoned to them.
"In a few days, the capital will set up a women's school, and tell your master that you should go to the school to study in your free time for alchemy, it will be too difficult to study by yourself after all."
Xiao Feng returned to the house, picked up Zhang Yunqing, and went straight to Zhang Tianci's house.
Zhang Tianci still lives in the old house, but he bought the house next door, demolished the wall, and made it much bigger than the original, and built several new houses, which is quite magnificent.
Zhang Yunqing shouted as soon as he got out of the car and went straight to the back hall, and the Zhang family lady and the water girl who heard the shouting came out to greet him, and Zhang Tianci also got out of the study.
The lady of the Zhang family hugged Zhang Yunqing, touched her hair, glanced at Zhang Tianci, and scolded Huai.
"You conscienceless thing, since you have Xiao Mansion, you have forgotten all about your mother! Hmph, have a virtue with your father! ”