Chen Ling couldn't help but sneer after hearing this: "What kind of crap are these pedantic guys writing? It's just bullshit!"
Chen Qiyuan quickly covered his mouth and whispered, "Shut up! Do you want to die?"
Most of the poems that followed had similar themes, which simply belittled women and advocated male superiority over women.
These poems are extremely vulgar and have no literary grace, but they have won the applause of many people.
As Song Yuwei listened to these unbearable poems, her face became increasingly ugly.
She suppressed the anger in her heart and tried to maintain a calm appearance.
Li Chengfeng was sitting on a high place, and his face was visibly cold.
He didn't expect that these so-called Confucian scholars were so pedantic and full of foul language.
The head of the Ouyang family, Ouyang Xiu, stood up at this time.
He waved his folding fan in one hand and stroked his beard with the other, shaking his head and chanting:
"When a hen crows at dawn, it brings bad luck to the family. When a woman is in power, the country is at peace. Men govern the outside world, women govern the inside world. This is the way of heaven and cannot be violated."
Although this poem by Ouyang Xiu is also a doggerel, it is slightly better than the previous ones. At least it rhymes and uses allusions.
When everyone heard this, they applauded.
"Master Ouyang is indeed a well-read man. This poem is truly profound and thought-provoking!"
"Yes, yes, a woman should stay at home to take care of her husband and children. How can she show her face in public?"
"Patriarch Ouyang is right. When a woman is in power, the country will be in turmoil. This has always been the case throughout history!"
Ouyang Xiu smiled smugly and looked at Song Yuwei provocatively, "Sir Song, I wonder what you think about this. Why don't you debate it with poetry?"
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