Chapter 217 217. Dynasty Change
Qin laws were harsh, but the Qin Dynasty was friendly to women. Zhou Pan took a deep breath. The lifespan of a dynasty was only three or four hundred years at most, but to see it fall like the Second Emperor of Qin was truly a cause for grief and indignation.
If possible, he wanted to prevent the rapid annihilation of the Qin Dynasty. It was not that he had a strong fondness for the Qin Dynasty, but it was really because the two unified dynasties, the Qin Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty, first had an emperor who was the greatest in history, and then a top prodigal and incompetent ruler. He felt it was a pity and hoped that they should be passed down for at least one or two hundred years.
When he was young, Zhou Pan had thought about what he would do if he traveled back to the Qin Dynasty, but no matter what he did, he would never let Hu Hai and Zhao Gao succeed. The combined destructive power of these two people was too terrifying.
Shi Liu looked at Zhou Pan who was distracted, and began to think about the dynasties in history, "Yao, Shun, Yu, Xia, Shang, Zhou, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were in chaos. Qin, Han, Three Kingdoms and Jin were unified, and the Southern and Northern Dynasties were rivals. Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties had emperors in their heyday."
"The dynasties of Yao, Shun, Yu, Xia, Shang, Zhou, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were all in chaos." These dynasties were not within Shi Liu's consideration at all. After all, they were either too poor or were constantly at war. They were really not good places to travel through.
"The Qin, Han, Three Kingdoms, and Jin dynasties unified China, with the Southern and Northern Dynasties being rivals." While the Qin and Han dynasties were somewhat predictable, the other dynasties were simply chaotic. In fact, the Eastern and Western Han dynasties were more stable than the Qin dynasty, as the Han dynasty lasted longer. However, Shi Liu simply didn't like Liu Bang.
In Shi Liu's opinion, Liu Bang is simply the spokesperson for shameless scumbags, and it is not known whether his blood is poisonous, but almost all emperors of the Han Dynasty cheated on their original wives. The most famous ones are Emperor Wu of Han and Emperor Guangwu of Han.
Emperor Wu of Han first deposed Chen Ajiao, who was hidden in a golden house as a concubine, and then forced Empress Wei Zifu to death.
As for Emperor Guangwu of Han, he was no less of a scumbag. In order to further win over Liu Yang, Liu Xiu married Guo Shengtong as his principal wife. However, he later became jealous of her and directly deposed her as the Queen Mother of Zhongshan. Empress Guanglie Yin Lihua, Liu Xiu's first wife, was demoted to a concubine just because Liu Xiu wanted to win over Liu Yang. Later, Empress Guo was deposed and he was made empress. He also said "I should marry Yin Lihua", which directly caused Yin Lihua to have a lot of hatred.
It can be said that Emperor Guangwu of Han was a scumbag who caused great harm to both Guo Shengtong and Yin Lihua. Even Yin Lihua, the final winner, was really in a good mood. She had been depressed for most of her life. She was really like a Ninja Turtle. She could not do this.
Of course, this is all a matter of personal morality. The most important thing is that the Han Dynasty likes to kill meritorious officials, which perfectly inherited Liu Bang's style of "no cruelty, no hero".
"The Sui and Tang dynasties, the Five Dynasties and the Ten Kingdoms, the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties had no emperors." Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty was actually quite powerful, but like the First Emperor Ying Zheng, he had no successor and died in the second generation. In particular, Emperor Yang of Sui was extremely licentious and engaged in large-scale construction projects, which was really frightening.
Compared with this, the Tang Dynasty is much better. Shi Liu is particularly fond of the legendary empress Wu Zetian. If she could choose to travel through dynasties, the Tang Dynasty would be a good choice.
The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period was extremely chaotic. Unless one was an ambitious person, most people would not want to live in that chaotic era.
The Song Dynasty seemed good, but the Jingkang Incident was truly horrific. The Song Dynasty had one incompetent ruler after another, and they were wasteful in many ways. If she went to the Song Dynasty, she was worried about being captured by the Jin people.
The Yuan Dynasty was too unfriendly to the Han people. Unless the Han people were stupid, they would not think of traveling back to the Yuan Dynasty.
As for the Ming Dynasty, Shi Liu could only say that Zhu Yuanzhang was fooled by his civil officials. There was the human sacrifice system, the foot binding order, and the Ming treasure notes... Although Zhu Yuanzhang led the Han people to drive away the Mongolian cavalry, Shi Liu's impression of him really fell to the bottom.
She thought that any modern people who knew what a bunch of shit Zhu Yuanzhang had done would not like him, and he would definitely not even have a place in the title of the greatest emperor of all time.
Zhou Pan once said that Zhu Yuanzhang was inferior and conceited deep down in his heart because of his background. He said that he wanted to help the common people sincerely, but in the end the royal family of the Ming Dynasty became the biggest parasites. The dragon slayer eventually became the evil dragon!
Shi Liu looked at Zhou Pan and sighed, "What a pity for Zhu Yuanzhang!" He could have had a good reputation, but ended up with...
Zhou Pan smiled sarcastically. "You weren't really fooled by Zhu Yuanzhang's slogans, were you? He was just shouting slogans. All in all, Zhu Yuanzhang's series of stupid moves were just due to his limited vision. People can't help but read. If they don't read enough, they'll suffer."
After listening to Zhou Pan's sarcasm, Shi Liu suddenly remembered that there were unofficial historical records that Zhu Yuanzhang could not write. It was not known whether this was true or not, but it seemed that Zhu Yuanzhang's cultural level was indeed limited.
Rumor has it that in the late Ming Dynasty, the dynasty had to spend half of the national treasury to support the royal family who were like piglets, and the number of royal family members was as high as one million!
Shi Liu shook her head and said, "I'm not stupid. I was just influenced by the anti-Qing and pro-Ming forces of the Qing Dynasty. I think the Ming Dynasty is very worthy of the people's remembrance. Otherwise, why would this anti-Qing and pro-Ming forces continue to exist?"
Zhou Pan, as the heir of the family, had a profound understanding of historical texts. Upon hearing this, he quickly explained to Shi Liu, "The reason why there were so many anti-Qing and pro-Ming forces in the early Qing Dynasty was, on the one hand, because they did indeed miss the Ming Dynasty. After all, there are always people who are foolishly loyal. On the other hand, in the early Qing Dynasty, the Manchus, led by Dorgon, massacred the Han people due to the shaving order and other issues. Many Han people felt that if they lost their temper, they would be in trouble."
"Later, under the leadership of Emperor Kangxi, the Qing Dynasty gradually stabilized. Most of those who opposed the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty were ambitious people."
Shi Liu understood. To put it bluntly, in the eyes of the people in the early Qing Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty was whitewashed with the fall of the Ming Dynasty. It was like the dead white moonlight, with a very thick filter.
"In fact, there's really nothing to be nostalgic about those feudal dynasties. Even the renowned Tang Dynasty discriminated against women. Women used to be able to have their own share of land, but that was gone by the Tang Dynasty. The social status of women really did continue to decline."
"At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, Manchu women had incredible power, but once China entered the Western Han Dynasty, all that power was taken away. By the late Qing Dynasty, Manchu women were even following the Han Chinese practice of foot binding, which really pissed me off."
Zhou Pan quickly comforted Shi Liu: "Although we haven't achieved true gender equality yet, it's much better now."
To put it bluntly, it's simply because the people in power are men. It's said that foot binding originated in the Southern Song Dynasty. When the men of the Southern Song Dynasty were pinned to the ground and rubbed, a group of strong men began to suppress women who were naturally weak. It was truly shameless.
When Zhu Yuanzhang, during the Ming Dynasty, issued the foot-binding order, Zhou Pan snorted coldly: "Macho chauvinism!"
Shi Liu nodded quickly, which was just male chauvinism.
(End of this chapter)
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