Chapter 68

Jiang Mingde and Jiang Yan were squeezed on a narrow mountain path. After hearing these words, they were both shocked.

Gender equality?

Gender equality!

Does Mr. Gushan know what he is talking about!

It's simply the most ridiculous thing in the world!

How can women be compared with men?

Jiang Yan was shocked, his eyeballs trembled, and his eyes flickered: "Mr. Gushan... is crazy!"

The phrase "equality between men and women" was like a stone thrown into boiling water, which quickly boiled over.

"What does this mean, Mr. Gushan?"

"The ruler is the guide for his subjects, the father is the guide for his sons, and the husband is the guide for his wives. This is the teaching of the saints and an eternal truth!"

"Mr. Gushan, are you going to go against the whole world?"

"Let's listen first. Maybe there will be more to come."

Jiang Mingde looked cold and said nothing, but his eyes revealed deep suspicion and disdain.

Gender equality?

Can women study and become officials like men?

Can women bring honor to their families like men?

It's ridiculous!

The scholars on the mountain path found this statement unbearable to hear. They had come from far away to attend the lectures, but what were they talking about?

Equality between men and women, what kind of knowledge is this?

The women crowded in front of Mr. Gushan's podium also looked at each other in bewilderment.

Is Mr. Gushan joking?

"Is this a joke?"

"That's right, this is... this is too outrageous."

Seeing this, Mr. Gushan was not panicked at all. His tone was steady and slow, but very friendly: "Men can read and write, and women can also read and write. Men can do business and make money, and women can also do business and make money."

"Men can learn, why can't women?"

“It is all right to say that there are male and female people, but is it all right to say that there are male and female opinions? It is all right to say that there are long and short opinions, but is it all right to say that men’s opinions are always long and women’s opinions are always short?”

"People are divided into male and female, so does their knowledge also differ between male and female?"

"People's knowledge varies in depth, length and breadth, but it is absurd to say that men have profound knowledge and women have shallow knowledge."

"What's more, the First Emperor unified the world and was known as the greatest emperor of all time. Wu Zetian made her own decisions and was wise and decisive. She was truly a saintly empress. From this, we can see that women are no worse than men."

As soon as the words fell, everyone in Gushan Academy was shocked.

A man who looked like a scholar on the mountain road could not help but stand up angrily: "Mr. Gushan, we came to Gushan Academy because we admire your knowledge. Your remarks are simply treasonous!"

The people beside him also stood up and said, "You are right! The sage once said that the ruler is the guide for his subjects, the father is the guide for his sons, and the husband is the guide for his wife. If the rules are disrupted, the world will be in chaos. Mr. Gushan, aren't your words disrupting the order of the world?"

"According to what you said, from now on, the world should be handed over to women?"

Mr. Gushan snorted coldly: "Narrow!"

At this time, a young man with a smile on his face stood up, his peach blossom eyes sparkling.

This man has a handsome appearance and a refreshing and pleasant demeanor. Looking at him makes people want to get close to him, but unfortunately, he is speechless as soon as he opens his mouth:

"Is this brother afraid that women will be better than him after they get educated? Or is he afraid of embarrassing himself in front of women?"

"Oh, or maybe you're afraid that all the women in the world will be educated and there will be no one to serve you?"

The scholar choked and said, "I didn't say that."

Lin Nanjie smiled confidently: "Then let me ask you, can you wash clothes and cook?"

The scholar choked: "No, so what if I can't?"

Lin Nanjie: "Can you tailor clothes to your body?"

The scholar couldn't believe it: "I am a grown man, why would I tailor clothes for you?"

Lin Nanjie said "Oh", "Then he usually cleans the house and tidies up his room."

The scholar looked annoyed: "I am a scholar, why should I do these things?"

Lin Nanjie stepped forward and asked, "Who will do all these things?"

The scholar looked disdainful and said, "My mother and sister will take care of everything. I just need to study and gain fame."

Lin Nanqi asked him doubtfully, "Are you a scholar, a judge, or a Jinshi now?"

The scholar's face flushed: "Sooner or later, it will be!"

Everyone burst into laughter.

“Hahahahahahahahahahaha!”

The women below all showed contemptuous looks.

"I really despise him. Does he know how hard it is to wash clothes for the whole family in the cold winter? Look at my hands. They were covered with frostbite in the winter. Now they are all covered with scars. They are so ugly."

"If you ask me, doing laundry, cooking and housework is no easier than studying. Even if it's easy, I don't see him doing it every day."

"That's right, it's really easy to talk without any pain in the waist!"

Mr. Gushan's expression gradually became serious: "Let's not talk about whether you have any achievements or not. As a son and a brother, you don't care about any labor at home and leave it all to mother and sister. Can you be called filial and friendly?"

The scholar was laughed at by everyone and felt a little embarrassed. He stammered, "When I marry a wife in the future, I will naturally be filial to my mother and be friendly to my sister-in-law. This is only natural!"

"laugh!"

A sneer fell into the scholar's ears. He looked in anger and saw the young man again.

Lin Nanjie was very disgusted: "So what you mean by filial piety is outsourcing filial piety to others?"

The others heard the word for the first time and immediately started discussing it among themselves.

“What is filial outsourcing?”

"Does it mean that you want your daughter-in-law to take your place in being filial to your parents?"

"Puff! That's really outsourcing."

The scholar was spurned by everyone and wanted to find a hole to crawl into, but unfortunately the hole was full of people, so he had to cover his face and run away.

Many people whose psychological problems were exposed also left in anger.

Jiang Mingde stood in the crowd with an unpleasant look on his face. Although those words were directed at others, they seemed to be directed at him, making him very uncomfortable. He kept his eyes fixed on the young man, and subconsciously felt disgusted.

"It's ridiculous that a man can say such a heretical thing."

Jiang Yan came closer and whispered, "Father, you don't know, he is Lin Nanjie, the eunuch Lin in front of you, who caused my second brother to be imprisoned for fraud."

"It's no wonder he said such things. He is neither male nor female. Maybe he is mentally abnormal."

Jiang Mingde's face was gloomy: "So it was him, why is he in Hangzhou?"

Jiang Yan said: "I heard that he went back to his hometown to visit relatives."

Jiang Mingde looked strange: "It's a long journey to visit relatives, so be careful."

Mr. Gushan cleared his throat and said, "To extend one's own thoughts to others, to be benevolent and righteous, is the essence of learning. What you said, are they for the benefit of the world or for yourselves?"

"Studying books to understand morality, caring about the people of the world, does this include only men and not women?"

Except for the large group of people who left, the rest of the people listened to these words and were thinking deeply.

"Mr. Gushan is righteous, and we are narrow-minded."

Mr. Gushan cleared his throat and said, "From today on, Gushan Academy will have a lecture hall for women. Regardless of age or status, anyone can enroll and attend lectures."

"The rice distributed today was donated by Old Lady Su of Hangzhou. She once led troops to fight and saved the people of Hangzhou from disaster. Who among you can do the same?"

"The emperor has given you a plaque to praise you as a heroine, but you are so narrow-minded!"

The audience was shocked.

At this time, Fang Wenjue, dressed in an official robe, walked onto the podium and said, "According to the imperial decree, from now on, books like "Female Virtues" will be banned and rewritten by the princess. Anyone who abuses women will be reported to the government for investigation and will be severely punished!"

"And to promote schools for girls throughout the country, to teach them to read and write, and to write them into the law."

Everyone was shocked. It was written into the law. It was national policy!

Those who raised doubts just now were instantly silenced.

This is actually the emperor's order?

After the lecture ended, Lin Nanjie stepped forward and Li Chengqian came out at this time.

Mr. Gushan bowed to Li Chengqian and said, "I, the humble servant, pay my respects to His Majesty."

Li Chengqian stepped forward and helped the man up: "No need to be so polite."

Mr. Gushan looked at Lin Nanjie and said, "In the past ten years, you are the first person who has convinced me."

Lin Nanqi chuckled: "Sir, you care about the world, so you were moved by my words. Sir, you can't bear to see perverted theories and heresies harming women all over the world."

Mr. Gushan sighed bitterly, "I once served in the court with Xu Yongjie, and I have always disliked his behavior. But I never thought that even a tiger would not eat its own cubs, but he would not care about the suffering of his own flesh and blood. What a beast!"

Lin Nan said: "It is because there are too many people like him that he has attracted so many followers."

Mr. Gushan nodded and said, "There are too many distorted and perverse theories nowadays. How can this be regarded as the words of a saint? I should not be biased towards one side any more."

He wants to revive his theory!

Lin Nanjie's eyes sparkled.

【It is good to revive the theory! It will rectify the atmosphere in terms of ideology, so that other theories about women's virtues will not appear in the future.】

[They also force women to bind their feet, which harms their bodies and makes them unable to get out of bed or walk. This is really despicable! ]

Li Chengzhen frowned with disdain in his eyes. Which dog emperor came up with such a bad idea!

The harder he tried in these areas, the more incompetent the emperor appeared.

The more Li Chenghuan thought about it, the more serious it felt. He thought it should be stopped by law.

Lin Nanjie and Li Chengqian were about to say goodbye to Mr. Gushan when they were suddenly stopped.

Mr. Gushan looked at Lin Nanjie's eyebrows carefully and stared at him for so long that Lin Nanjie felt a little uneasy.

After looking at him for a long time, Mr. Gushan whispered, "It's strange, I feel like you look familiar, as if I've seen you somewhere before."

Lin Nanjie blinked: [Has he seen the original body? Probably not, the original body has always been in the capital, and Mr. Gushan has been away from the capital for more than 20 years.]

Lin Nanjie said: "Perhaps you have seen someone who looks similar to me in this vast sea of ​​people."

Mr. Gushan did not ask any more questions and smiled with relief: "I am old now and I cannot remember many things clearly, maybe."

The two said goodbye to Mr. Gushan and went down the mountain.

Lin Nanjie and Li Chenghuan walked side by side on the steps of the long mountain path. It was already dark, and they walked towards the inn under the moonlight. After crossing the long bridge, the lake on both sides was as calm as a mirror, reflecting the stars in the sky. On the willow branches by the lake hung a moon that was almost full.

The night breeze was gentle, and Lin Nanjie squinted his eyes comfortably. He glanced at Li Chenghuan and couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty is kind and has done a good deed that will be passed down through the ages."

Li Chengqian chuckled: "It's rare to hear you sincerely praise me. In the past you always called me a dog... cough!"

Lin Nan looked at him suspiciously: "What?"

Li Chengqian looked away guiltily: "Nothing, the night wind is too strong, you must have heard it wrongly."

Lin Nanqi opened his fingers and felt it.

[It’s not big, just right. ]

[Suddenly I felt like I was caught secretly cursing the dog emperor in my heart. ]

[Could it be that he was talking in his sleep when he was on guard in the Purple Palace? ]

Both of them had their own thoughts and followed the flow of people into the busy street.

There is no curfew in Daqi, and the busy streets are bustling even at night.

Li Chengxuan picked up a jade hairpin from a small vendor's stall.

Seeing the two people dressed in extraordinary clothes, the vendor immediately started to sell them enthusiastically: "This jade hairpin is of excellent quality. It only costs ten taels of silver. It is perfect for you to bring home or give as a gift."

This jade hairpin was very similar to the one Lin Nanjie gave him. Li Chengqian was about to take out the silver, but was stopped by Lin Nanjie.

Lin Nanjie's eyes widened: "Ten taels? Boss, don't bully others because they have a lot of money."

Li Chengqian's hand that was about to take out the silver stopped violently, and his two handsome slanted eyebrows wrinkled instantly.

he?

Stupid and rich?