"Ah Yuan, it's not that serious, is it?"
Helian Jue was startled. What's wrong with A Yuan?
Besides being surprised, Helian Jue also couldn't understand why Jia Yi was such a despicable person who sought fame and fortune.
How can it be that "his heart is despicable" and that he "severed the roots of the Great Zhou Dynasty"?
This clown who loves to perform, does he even deserve it!
Xie Yuan took a deep breath and organized his thoughts.
She said slowly, "Your Highness, Jia Yi's doctrines, while seemingly advocating for monarchical power, are actually suppressing women."
"And women are wives and mothers."
"A wife is a symbol of harmony; a mother is even more so the person responsible for raising and educating her children."
"If a wife and mother become mindless, ignorant, and only know how to obey, how can she be a good wife and mother?"
Xie Yuan's statement was not simply an attempt to defend women.
That's the truth.
A woman with bound feet, confined to a small courtyard, could not possibly become a virtuous wife and helpful assistant to her husband.
They also cannot raise insightful and broad-minded outstanding children.
If wives and mothers are domesticated, they will only produce more obedient servants.
Seeing that Helian Jue was deep in thought, Xie Yuan decided to use himself as an example, "Your Highness, imagine if I were the kind of woman that Jia Yi's teachings dictate, what would our life, our Yue Prince's Mansion, be like?"
They cannot show their faces in public, nor can they support the Prince's Mansion.
Making money and training troops are all considered unchaste women.
Even the second gate of this Prince's mansion cannot be easily crossed!
She grovels before men, obsequiously submitting to them, completely lacking her own thoughts.
Like a doll, or a servant!
"...No! Absolutely not!"
Helian Jue tried to follow Xie Yuan's advice briefly, then quickly shook his head.
Compared to a wife who is completely obedient and subservient to him, he still prefers a woman like A Yuan, who is flesh and blood, thoughtful and capable.
And then there's Princess Xu next door.
According to Jia Yi, she was an even more unruly and shrewish woman.
How could a woman raise a spiked club at her husband?
In fact, you shouldn't even learn martial arts!
If Princess Xu did not know martial arts, and did not have a strong personality and a strong heart, she and the Fourth Prince would definitely be bullied at will.
The Prince Yong's Mansion will no longer look the same as it does now.
Can an overly docile mother give birth to and raise her children well?
Helian Jue's gaze unconsciously drifted to the next room, where his children were.
Of course, Helian Jue's daughter was different; she was born into wealth and privilege.
However, if Jia Yi's doctrines were to become widespread, even the royal family would likely be affected in the end.
How unrestrained and flamboyant are princesses these days?
Divorce and killing the prince consort are common occurrences.
Keeping male lovers is not a rare thing.
However, according to the "rules" Jia Yi mentioned, royal women should be role models for women all over the world, and should be virtuous, gentle, and well-mannered.
If things go wrong, eventually the princess will have to live at the mercy of her husband!
fart!
What's the logic behind this?
The bloodline of the imperial family is so noble. Just because she is a woman, does she have to be bound by Jia Yi's bullshit rules?
"Ah Yuan, you're right! That Jia Yi really deserves to die!"
Their intentions are despicable!
He deserves to die!
Originally, Helian Jue was just looking on to watch the show, but after hearing Xie Yuan's words and imagining things, a strong killing intent rose in Helian Jue's eyes.
Seeing that Helian Jue was intent on killing, Xie Yuan calmed down instead.
She reached out and took Helian Jue's hand. "Your Highness, don't be anxious! I was just speculating."
Jia Yicai had just taken office, and his theories were not necessarily agreed upon by men, let alone women.
Even sages, perhaps attracted by Jia Yi's "the ruler is the guide for the subject," dared not actually act according to Jia Yi's ideas.
Too radical!
The emperor was already eager enough to implement the imperial examination system.
The aristocratic families are putting up a fierce struggle and are locked in a stalemate with the sage.
At such a critical moment, to release Jia Yi's obviously outdated doctrines is tantamount to adding fuel to the fire, and will only make the situation more and more uncontrollable.
The sage was not foolish; on the contrary, he was one of the few wise rulers.
He promoted Jia Yi simply because Jia Yi came from a humble background and wanted to break the monopoly of aristocratic families.
He also ordered Jia Yi to make a knife to use against the powerful families.
"Hehe, I'm afraid Jia Yi's knife is a double-edged sword."
Helian Jue did not think highly of Jia Yi.
Consequently, he felt that his father was being somewhat "wishful thinking".
When Jia Yi, a hypocrite, is frustrated and unsuccessful, he seems quite formidable.
But once he's in a high position, he can easily become arrogant and complacent.
If he uses the power the sage has given him and causes any trouble, well, the sage will be in trouble.
Helian Jue admitted that he was like an unfilial son, waiting to see his own father make a fool of himself.
However, he didn't think there was anything wrong with doing so.
"Of course that's right! As the sage said, 'Fathers should be kind and sons should be filial.'"
Xie Yuan stood by Helian Jue's side without hesitation. If the father is unkind, the son can be unfilial.
However, thinking of Jia Yi's doctrines, Xie Yuan couldn't help but complain, "It's a pity that Jia Yi doesn't think so. His doctrines only promote fallacies like 'parents are never wrong.'"
Just like the relationship between a ruler and his ministers, it is also about the ruler being righteous and the ministers being loyal.
A wise and benevolent ruler will naturally inspire loyalty in his subjects.
But if the king is incompetent, his subjects can naturally betray him.
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