Chapter 69 Yu Mengqing's Preaching
Chu Shiheng raised his eyes and slowly looked at Chu Shiwei. His eyes were like two sharp blades piercing his heart, making him shudder.
When he saw the fear that flashed across Chu Shiwei's eyes, he laughed in his heart.
He opened his thin lips slightly and said in a deep voice:
"In my eyes, there is no distinction between men and women. What men can do, women can do as well. As the Crown Prince, when you say such things, have you ever considered the feelings of your mother, the Queen, who is also a woman?"
As soon as these words were spoken, there was a sound of people gasping for breath all around.
Obviously, he didn't expect that the War King would put the problem so bluntly.
Of course, in the entire Great Xia Kingdom, only the War King dared to say such words.
“Pah pah pah…”
Just when the whole audience was silent, Yu Mengqing's applause rang out.
"Your Highness, when you say such things, it's clear that you haven't filtered your words in your mind before you speak. You look down on women so much, but have you ever thought about where you would come from without women?"
"You believe that women must take care of their husbands and children, so can you explain why Hua Mulan joined the army?"
Having said that, Yu Mengqing looked at everyone again and continued:
"What I want to say is that women have never been inferior to you men. They only lose at the starting line. From a young age, they are trained to be good wives and mothers, but you men are different. You are trained to be both civil and military. This is the starting line."
"If women are trained from a young age, we women will be no less capable than you men."
"They have been raised to take care of their husbands and children since childhood, so their focus is naturally on the backyard and the children. But this is not what you say about us women being incompetent."
"On the contrary, they are great. They are able to give up everything that belongs to them and concentrate on taking care of the backyard for you. Without them taking care of all this for you, would you be able to be so relaxed?"
"You've been learning martial arts since childhood, which means you started early. On the contrary, if a woman had practiced martial arts since childhood, how could she be worse than you? Similarly, if you were asked to embroider, would you be able to do it? You wouldn't be able to do it either. Everyone starts from a different point, and the talents they display later on are also different."
"So, as the Crown Prince, you can't even see this? Then how can you govern the Great Xia Kingdom? As the saying goes, a country exists only when there's a family. If you don't even look down on the women in your family, how can you manage your own small family? If you can't even manage your own small family, how can you manage the extended family of the Great Xia Kingdom?"
Yu Mengqing's words were merciless.
After these words were spoken, the entire arena fell into silence. For a moment, no one knew how to refute.
The reason why Yu Mengqing dared to say this was because she knew that the emperor's final choice was not Chu Shiwei.
But among the many princes, only Chu Shiwei can be considered outstanding.
She didn't know if it was her illusion, but Yu Mengqing always felt that the emperor was cultivating Chu Shiheng in many aspects.
That’s right, Chu Shiwei is in good health and has the support of the Queen’s family, the Pingding Marquis Mansion.
Due to these reasons, Chu Murong had no choice but to do it.
It seems that being an emperor is not as free as imagined.
When Yu Mengqing wanted to say something else, she found that Xue Zhonglan was pulling her sleeve and shaking her head at her, signaling her not to continue.
Yu Mengqing turned around and smiled knowingly. She understood what Xue Zhonglan meant. Wasn't he afraid that she would be retaliated against for offending the prince?
Since Yu Mengqing dared to say it, she has never been afraid. And what was wrong with what she said just now?
It’s not an exaggeration to say that every word is true!
If the Great Xia Kingdom were to be handed over to such a person, the consequences could be imagined...
"Okay, okay... Meng Qing said it well. Only by healing your own small family can you heal your own big family. It's such a simple truth, but I only understood it today." The emperor said with a smile.
Then he looked at the Crown Prince and said earnestly, "Why don't you thank Mengqing? As the saying goes, listening to one word from you is worth ten years of reading. What Mengqing said is what I want to say to you. I hope you can understand it thoroughly in the future."
Chu Murong's words were truly wonderful.
It not only solved Yu Mengqing's dilemma, but also cleverly praised the benefits of these words.
These words not only prevented her from openly offending the prince, but also raised Yu Mengqing's emotional intelligence.
It made everyone feel that what she said was just a matter of reason.
However, Chu Shiwei, who had been arrogant since childhood, accepted Yu Mengqing's words on the surface when he faced Chu Murong, but he was still dissatisfied in his heart.
He even held a grudge against Yu Mengqing for a long time.
In fact, it was not just Chu Shiwei. Most of the men present had the same idea.
It is believed that women should take care of their husbands and children, and that women should join the army to replace their fathers. That is all bullshit.
But because of the emperor's face, he dared not speak out.
Yu Mengqing also knew that everyone was dissatisfied, but she was too lazy to pay attention.
Anyway, her goal today is to win the emperor's prize. What others think is none of her business.
She never thought that her words today would cause such a big splash in this ancient time.
In this deeply rooted feudal era, changing their way of thinking is not something that can be accomplished with just a few words.
The reason why she did this was simply because she couldn't stand the prince's arrogant attitude.
With Eunuch Huang's words "The competition continues...", the generals' focus returned to the arena again.
The next candidate is Crown Prince Chu Shiwei.
Everyone knows that Prince Chu Shiwei's archers are famous for their speed, ruthlessness and accuracy.
In the Great Xia Kingdom, his archers are second only to the War King Chu Shiheng.
Chu Shiwei walked to the designated position, calmly picked up the bow with his left hand, and looked at Yu Mengqing coldly.
That contemptuous look was obviously telling Yu Mengqing that we men can do it, but you women can't.
Yu Mengqing was about to retort, but she heard Chu Shiwei's extremely arrogant tone:
"Sister-in-law, you just mentioned the theory of women. Since women are so powerful, do you dare to come forward and compete with them? This prince also wants to verify whether women can really do what you said."
Hearing this, Guo Peiying couldn't help but retort, "Prince, everyone here knows that archery is your forte. Not to mention Sister Mengqing, even Sister Zhonglan might not be able to defeat you."
Xue Zhonglan is well-known in the capital for his talent in both civil and military affairs, but even so, Xue Zhonglan could not defeat Chu Shiwei in archery.
So in Guo Peiying's eyes, Chu Shiwei clearly wanted to take this opportunity to humiliate Yu Mengqing.
"Hey, it's not that she may not win, but it's impossible for her to win. Please pay attention to your wording." Chu Shiwei corrected arrogantly.
"You..." Guo Peiying pointed at Chu Shiwei and couldn't say anything against it.
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