This afternoon, Fu Xiaoguan had lunch at Yan Mansion.
Sitting with him was a woman named Yan Qingyi.
She was the queen of the Yu Dynasty, but now she has lost that status and has become a widow with a child.
Fu Xiaoguan asked Yan Beixi to call her here. Now she lives in Yan Mansion with her one-year-old son.
Yan Qingyi was very nervous because, as the queen of the previous dynasty, according to past experience, there was no way that she and her son would survive.
She sat on one side feeling extremely uneasy, but she saw that her grandfather's face was calm and composed. She glanced at Fu Xiaoguan again, and his face was calm and composed.
Just when she didn't know what fate would happen next, Fu Xiaoguan looked at her and said:
"Qingyi, you don't have to worry about anything. You are Xiaolou's cousin, which means you are my cousin too."
"You should know that Yu Wendao and I used to be very good friends. What happened between us was a matter of state, not a personal grudge. We had no grudges against each other."
"I called you here to ask if you need anything. The Xue family's courtyard is still vacant, so I'll give it to you. If you want to live in the Yan Mansion, you can live in the Yan Mansion. When the child is older, you can move out..."
"Besides... you're only seventeen, and you have a very long life ahead of you. It's not easy to raise a child alone. I mean, if you find the right person, you can marry again!"
When these words were spoken, not only Yan Qingyi was shocked, but even Yan Beixi was shocked!
The Three Obediences and Four Virtues are the rules that women have been required to follow for thousands of years!
Being faithful to one man is what a well-educated woman should do!
But now His Majesty has actually said that you can remarry - isn't this going to make others look down on you and poke you in the back?
What is his intention?
He is trying to put me in a dangerous situation of being unfaithful to my husband!
He, he has a beastly heart!
Fu Xiaoguan did not expect that his good intentions would make him a heinous villain in Yan Qingyi's heart.
He saw Yan Qingyi's face turn pale, and her eyes were full of anger. Then Yan Qingyi stood up and left, shedding two lines of tears.
Fu Xiaoguan acted very innocent. He looked at Yan Beixi and said, "I really am doing this for her own good!"
Yan Beixi understood what Fu Xiaoguan meant at this time. He nodded and said, "Don't take it to heart. I will slowly persuade her."
"This is a thought that has been passed down for thousands of years, just like the cage you mentioned. People have defined the standard of women's three obediences and four virtues, and any behavior that violates this standard will be condemned and criticized by everyone..." Yan Beixi poured a glass of wine for Fu Xiaoguan, "Qingyi also received this kind of education. Don't blame her. How she chooses her future life... With your words, she has another choice. Let her do what she wants. Come, let's have a drink."
So this thing called the Marriage Law needs to be developed?
Monogamy... forget it. I have already married ten women. Besides, the female population in Daxia today is far higher than the male population.
Fu Xiaoguan and Yan Beixi didn't drink much, but they talked a lot.
From the code of Confucianism to the Constitution, "this is a huge progress, but I, an old minister, must say it is a bit too big a step."
"I've read the Constitution five times. Its spirit is good, but have you ever considered how many people can accept it?"
"The imperial power represents the highest authority in everyone's mind. It is the people's faith, and people act according to the instructions of the imperial power, just like a lighthouse on a channel."
"The constitution implicitly denies imperial power and promotes equality for all, but can everyone really be equal?"
"You command the entire Great Xia, you control the direction of Great Xia's progress. You are above everyone else, and this is as it should be. Those ministers follow your will, but they are above the officials below them. Even the county magistrate governs a county, and the people follow his policies, but he is above the people."
"So I don't quite understand. The idea that all men are created equal is wrong. How can a child born in a commoner's family be compared with a child born in an official family?"
"The compulsory education you've established is excellent. At least it gives those children an equal opportunity to receive an education."
"They might be able to change their fate through studying and become a member of the imperial court or a wealthy businessman. Only then will their social class change and they will become equal."
"Otherwise... facing the loess and back to the sky, you're still just a farmer. It's not that I look down on farmers, but the truth is, the farmer class can't be compared with the official class. What do you think?"
So the Constitution has been implemented for a long time, but the situation that Fu Xiaoguan hoped for has not occurred at all - the people raise their demands based on the Constitution and require the government to fulfill the promises in the Constitution.
Even if they know the content of the Constitution, they dare not make their voices heard.
This is a feudal country, yet you want to talk about equality for all... This step is really too big, and even if you don't get hurt, it will be meaningless.
But Fu Xiaoguan did not regret making this thing.
"You're right. What I hope is that more people will read the Constitution and understand it. Perhaps hundreds of years later, it will enlighten many people's minds. That will be enough."
Yan Beixi frowned slightly. He knew very well what would happen if that thing really lit up the minds of the common people.
They will overthrow the imperial power, break the existing social classes, and carry out revolution based on the constitution to kill the literati and the imperial power!
The surname of Da Xia is Wu. Does he really hope that the Da Xia that he built with great effort will collapse a hundred years later?
"Come, let's drink. Don't think too much about this. After I die... I don't care about the flood."
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So Fu Xiaoguan did it on purpose.
He left this constitution, leaving a sense of uncertainty for the future.
Yan Beixi came to the yard again and looked at the vegetables in the field.
He recalled a night conversation he had with Fu Xiaoguan, in which he said that what he wanted was an ideal country.
He had no way to build that ideal country, so he used this constitution as a spark, hoping that one day in the future, someone would be able to use this constitution to overthrow this solidified country and rebuild an ideal country.
So some things have to give up.
He dared to give up the supreme power, he dared to give up the huge country he had built with great difficulty, so why can't I give up the vegetables in my garden?
Yan Beixi began to pick vegetables.
He pulled out the vegetables that were not growing well in the field, so the densely packed vegetable field became much sparser. The sunlight finally fell on the field, and these remaining vegetables would surely grow better.
By the way, since he has invited me to visit various places in Daxia, I will follow him in this twilight year.
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