Three Kingdoms

For the first time in thousands of years, Taizu of later generations shouted the slogan that women can hold up half the sky, which confirmed that women's status was equal to men's. But anything is too much, and eventually some women don't want equality, but women's rights.

Although she eats, drinks, whores, gambles, and smokes, she is still a good woman, and her behavior of shivering, screaming, and acting out at every turn has gone against the wishes of Taizu and gone to extremes.

But looking at it on the other hand, is it because for thousands of years, the balance between men and women has always been tilted, and then later generations tried to balance it, but ended up adding weights to one end and accidentally adding too much?

If it was generally balanced during the Han Dynasty, what will happen in the future?

After all, despite the suppression and constraints of the subsequent feudal dynasty, many outstanding women still emerged.

Let’s not talk about outstanding women in literature. Even some people in later generations think that only after the industrial revolution and the large-scale development of long-range weapons of destruction were women able to stand on the battlefield. This is actually a bit biased.

After all, there is also Mu Guiying, a female general of the Yang family who is very familiar to later generations...

There is also Princess Pingyang of the Tang Dynasty who is also a well-known figure, the Detachment of Women...

There is also someone less familiar with Xiao Chuo who single-handedly pushed Daliao to the top...

There was even a fierce thirteen-year-old loli Xun Guanniang in the Western Jin Dynasty, who led the dead soldiers to break out to save her father...

Are these women's martial arts, courage, political ability, and commanding ability related to the degree of industrialization?

Even after the Tang Dynasty, under the repeated suppression of Confucianism, there were still Yang Miaozhen, Yang Zhaobao, Tang Saier, and Qin Liangyu!

Continuing the policy of suppressing and restraining women is almost equivalent to tying up one foot of China's progress. No matter what, it will feel a bit regretful and sad.

He could obviously run faster, but he ended up stumbling upon himself.

"Why are Shiyuan afraid of this?" Fei Qian asked, "Or do you think women are inferior to men?"

Pang Tong was silent for a moment and said: "No...women are often intelligent, such as Dr. Cai...But, my lord, do you know why female officials are rarely used nowadays?"

"Shi Yuan, please tell me?" Fei Qian said.

Obviously, before Cai Yan served as a female doctor, other officials did not have much opinion, but now that Fei Qian has pushed Cai Yan to the front, Pang Tong has noticed something different.

Many people, including Pang Tong, know what impact the promotion of sentence reading will have on the entire cultural circle and on future scholars. Therefore, Cai Yan can now be said to be a banner for women in the cultural circle. Literary Being an official is also the concept in most people's minds, so it seems inevitable that Cai Yan will enter the political circle under Fei Qian next.

But is it really a good thing to let Cai Yan enter the political situation?

In other words, if Fei Qian wants to start from Cai Yan and recruit a large number of female officials, this will have a big impact on the existing political circle. Will this impact be a good thing?

Pang Tong didn't have any ill intentions towards Cai Yan, and it didn't matter to Pang Tong whether Cai Yan should hold any official position. After all, according to Cai Yan's temperament, Pang Tong didn't dare to say that he was better than Cai Yan when it came to Confucian classics, but when it came to strategy, There are only two words left for Cai Yan, haha...

It's just that Pang Tong noticed that Fei Qian seemed to have this intention, and as a counselor, Pang Tong had the responsibility to remind Fei Qian that Cai Yan was elegant and kind-hearted, and was not suitable for officialdom. And if Fei Qian goes one step further and starts to want to appoint female officials, the risks involved need to be clearly explained.

Fei Qian did not feel offended because Pang Tong's remarks related to Cai Yan. After all, Pang Tong was not targeting Cai Yan. At the same time, Pang Tong's thoughts were not necessarily his alone, and might also represent the views of some other people.

Pang Tong cupped his hands and said, "The difference between men and women is not about strength or wisdom, but about pregnancy."

Fei Qian was stunned, a little unexpected.

Fei Qian thought Pang Tong would say that men are strong, women are weak, men are rational, women are emotional, or that men have long-term vision, and women have long hair and short knowledge. , but I didn’t expect that the difference between men and women that Pang Tong mentioned was actually this...

If you think about it carefully, there is really nothing wrong with this view of the difference between men and women.

Of course, there are some people with infertility, both men and women, but since we are discussing universality, we cannot use very specific examples to illustrate. Most women bear the responsibility of nurturing the next generation in human society. Otherwise, human society will not be able to continue and develop.

Fei Qian rubbed the beard on his chin.

In some knowledge systems accepted by Fei Qian's later generations, there are talks about the evolution of matrilineal and patrilineal societies. They are basically explained according to official articles. It is generally said that it is because women are more flexible than men and have an advantage in collecting. , and collection is relatively safe. When men suffer a lot from hunting, having older women as leaders can accumulate more experience and better ensure the reproduction of a race. Therefore, in the Stone Age, it was a matriarchal society. Then later in primitive society, we entered a patriarchal society...

And now thinking about it, it seems that this official statement is just a "cover-up", or strictly speaking, it is not a cover-up, but a part of it is displayed, like an iceberg in the water, what is seen and what is actually , are often inconsistent, but it cannot be said that what you see is not an "iceberg".

"In this case, it's not 'pregnancy', but 'heir'..." Fei Qian said slowly.

This is actually a very heavy topic.

After all, the closer you get to the essence, the more blood dripping with blood you can't bear to look at.

Pang Tong thought for a while and agreed with Fei Qian's statement.

For human beings, extreme people have existed in ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad, but it cannot be said that the small group of extremes represents the entire human race. Human beings as a whole still have the instinct to continue life in their bones, or in other words, they attach great importance to it. The continuation of life.

That is, heirs.

The fundamental reason for the transformation of a matrilineal society into a patrilineal society is also offspring.

The reason is very simple. It is a bit simplistic to only use gathering and hunting to distinguish male and female societies, because in primitive societies, productivity is very low. There is not much difference between men and women in terms of labor harvest, and there is no huge economic gap. , but there is only one kind of production that is unique to women, which is giving birth to the next generation.

Assume that there is no difference in social status between men and women. In primitive society, with the cultural level at that time, due to the physiological differences between men and women, many children only knew their mother but not their father. Therefore, the mother of the child was clear, and the father was unknown. It is unclear, so if a patriarchal society is formed, the clan relationship will not be clear. If it was a patriarchal society at that time, when distributing property, one would not know who his biological son was, so it would be difficult for social resources to be passed down normally and accumulated, and a strong tribe would not be formed.

The relationship between matrilineal clans is very clear. The mother only needs to distribute social property to her biological daughters. This relationship is very direct and simple, and it is also consistent with the undeveloped brain capacity of primitive people. When the relationship is clear, there will be less disputes and resource wealth. Accumulated and passed down from generation to generation, a large clan tribe may eventually be formed.

So why were matrilineal clans later replaced by patrilineal clans?

The fundamental reason is still the difference in the physiological structure of men and women.

When civilization develops to the level of knowing both its mother and its father, the matrilineal clan will show its particularly great disadvantage. The premise at this time is that if a patriarchal society is formed, the clan relationship can be basically clear. Just like a matrilineal society, the social property of one's clan can be passed on from generation to generation.

So if you want a clan to further prosper, you must first ensure that the population is prosperous, and the most irreversible situation for a clan tribe is to eliminate heirs.

In a matrilineal society, no matter how many men a female clan leader marries, her fertility is still almost the same as if she marries one man. Moreover, the relatively primitive medical level and living conditions, as well as the average age limit, also determine the fertility of a woman. You won't be able to have many children in your lifetime, and according to the probability, half of them will be boys. If you continue to use women as your heirs, it will easily lead to extermination.

However, patriarchal society, that is, polygamy, changed all this. The number of women the male clan leader marries will equal the number of times the fertility of the matrilineal society. Therefore, the patriarchal society gradually overcomes the resistance of men having lower social status than women and gradually replaces the matrilineal society.

So the system of polygamy is actually to ensure more children, and the reason for monogamy in the future is...

Before Fei Qian could continue his deduction, suddenly a crab rushed over and cut off his thoughts with a click.

"In this way, what Shi Yuan said is true..." Fei Qian nodded and said, "It is indeed inconvenient for women to be officials... However, has Shi Yuan ever thought about the use of water treatment by Dayu? Of?"

It's not that Fei Qian has any gender bias, but that when women are pregnant, they will have various emotional problems due to physiological reasons. In this case, the impact of hormones in the body is much greater for women than for men. Regardless of whether it is a tribe or a country, the more people under its jurisdiction, the greater the responsibility, and the less likely it is to behave irrationally due to emotional fluctuations.

At the same time, women are also very vulnerable when they are pregnant, but it cannot be said that they expect their opponents to be benevolent and will never attack the female leader while she is giving birth...

Just imagining this scene is intoxicating.

On one side, Po Wen was yelling, "Try harder, harder, harder." On the other side, the subordinates were yelling, "What to do, what to do..."

Cough cough cough…

Apart from this inconvenience, another problem is more serious, that is, if it cannot be blocked, once the dam collapses, the impact will not be limited to flooding one or two acres of farmland!

People are ambitious, and the smarter they are, the more unwilling they are to settle for the ordinary. What would be the result if all the channels for women to rise normally were blocked?

There are thousands of people with thousands of faces, and there are those who are willing to help their husbands and raise their children, and naturally there are also those who are very intelligent and energetic. It is quite scary for a woman to be ruthless, and because she lives in a male-dominated society, if a woman wants to stand out, she has to pay more prices, and among these costs, some are her own, and others must be hers. Someone else’s.

When the dike breaks, mud and sand fall down, and the degree of destruction is extremely tragic. For example, in order to ensure that the blood-stained crown on her head would not fall off, Wu Zetian did not hesitate to kill her own daughter Princess An Ding, poison her eldest son and crown prince Li Hong, and forced the death of her second crown prince Li Xian. She also poisoned her niece Wei Guo and killed her nephew. He Lan Minzhi starved his daughter-in-law Zhao to death, killed his cousins ​​Wu Weiliang and Wu Huaiyun, and forced his grandson Li Chongrun and nephew Wu Yanji to death...

Wu Zetian not only killed her own relatives, but also unscrupulously purged the Li family of the Tang Dynasty, killing thirty-four members of the Tang clan and strangling almost all the capable Li family members.

At the same time, Wu Zetian also killed thirty-six ministers of the court. Many of the ministers were not because they were incompetent or had any faults, but just because they felt that the prince had grown up and Wu Zetian should keep his word and return to power. There were still many strong bones among them. The veteran generals caused great damage to the national defense force, and this damage induced the rebellion of nomadic peoples such as the border Turks, which eventually led to the Anshi Rebellion.

On the other hand, if Wu Meiniang was given a more relaxed political environment, and Wu Meiniang's methods were used not for internal strife, but for external use, with the peak strength of the Tang Dynasty at that time, maybe it would suddenly reach the horizon...

Pang Tong frowned and said, "My lord, it is your intention to appoint a woman as an official. Do you want to ask for his guidance?"

Fei Qian nodded, and then said slowly: "Are all the smart people in the world men? If everyone has their own duties and responsibilities, then the family will be like a rock and the country will be stable. If women are restricted, People like you are not allowed to be officials. A fool is a fool, but what is the role of a wise person? There are rocks in the road, and there are weirs in the river. The road cannot pass, and the water cannot flow. Over time, it will collapse."

"Of course there are differences between men and women, but there are also differences in official positions. There are duties, responsibilities, uprightness of duties, integrity in one's profession, correct behavior, restraint of official corruption, responsibilities and etiquette, all of which are different. Officials have their own principles, and officials have the same principles. Isn't it wonderful to divide one's responsibilities, work hard in seeking talents, and take leisure in appointment, just like the four seasons in the sky, spring, summer, autumn, and winter each have their own Qi?"

Fei Qian's words are very reasonable, but these principles cannot directly convince Pang Tong.

Because the principle is too vague.

Pang Tong wrinkled his black face slightly and looked at Fei Qian, his expression seemed to convey two words, that's it?

"Haha..." Fei Qian suddenly laughed, pointed at Pang Tong, and said, "Sure enough, it's better to hide it from Shi Yuan... This is the first, and the second..."

Fei Qian slowly stopped smiling and continued, "Secondly, it can disturb the hearts of the gentry's children... Shi Yuan might as well think about the marriage between gentry and clan, and many talented women are limited to their homes and courtyards... If there is a little encouragement at this time..."

Naturally, Fei Qian was not like his classmate Lao Cao, who first decided to make friends with other people's wives by seeing how they were doing. Instead, in this way, the scope of Nashi was doubled invisibly!

And imagine, originally men were still holding back, and some were still deciding whether to do it or not. Now if a woman grabs an official position first, she will inevitably have to face the situation of a female boss, and there may even be a tiger's roar at home: "You old coward and young coward, I'll do it myself!"

Isn’t it fun?

Fei Qian laughed a few times, and finally added when Pang Tong's eyes widened more and more, "There is another third... In fact, it is also the same as what Shi Yuan just said, it is 'sir', But this 'heir' is not a son, but an heir! If a woman can also be an official, then with the grace, there will be twice as many heirs! Hehehe... when the time comes..."

"Excuse the order!" Pang Tong almost jumped up and said with sudden realization, "This is a strategy of using yin to transform yang! It turns out that this is where the lord's intention lies!"