Volume One: Everything in the World, Endless Prosperity Chapter 127: Unique View of Marriage
Qi Yunmeng frowned as she listened to Jiang Ning's words, feeling that his ideas had completely overturned her own thoughts, falling like a waterfall from the sky, washing her away completely. Why did she have such an idea?
"To take a concubine is to take a concubine with a humble view. This is what "Shi Ming" says. There are also secondary wives, secondary wives, secondary wives, concubines, mistresses, etc. Are these also wrong?" Qi Yunmeng has already said
Walking into the pavilion where Jiang Ning was, the breeze blew by, moisture fell on his face, and a hint of coolness penetrated through his skin and penetrated into his heart. Qi Yunmeng's hands were sweating a little.
"Also, "Zhuangzi" said that Linggong had three wives, and they bathed together. The matter of three wives and four concubines has been formed since the Spring and Autumn Period. Benevolence, justice, propriety, trust and wisdom are ranked first. Is this wrong?
?The legacy of the Wei and Jin Dynasties and the Jian'an style are wrong again?"
"Huiyuan" says: "Concubine, a concubine, means that you can meet a gentleman but not as a couple." And "Book of Rites" also says: "Concubines who buy together are treated as common property because of their lowness." Are these wrong too?
?” Qi Yunmeng cited scriptures and said: “The Book of Rites says: After the emperor, he established six palaces and three husbands.
There are nine concubines, twenty-seven wives, and eighty-one royal wives. "The Rites of Zhou" says: There are one hundred and twenty concubines of the king: one concubine, three wives, nine concubines, and twenty-seven wives.
There are eighty-one female emperors. Are these words that are regarded as classics by the world and scholars all over the world, are they all wrong?"
What Qi Yunmeng said was completely within the scope of what she had learned, and it was also something that everyone in the world has been taught since birth. In her opinion, these are correct and are wise sayings that have been passed down for thousands of years.
, there can be no mistake, she is not trying to defend the world, but this is the fact.
She has also questioned and doubted, but in the end, there was still no change under the torrent. Time has proved that this is right, then this is right. Maybe she is wrong. She is not as good as Lao Zhuang in learning and cannot write.
"Book of Rites" is such a masterpiece because she did not have enough talent and experience, so those words are correct. It is also like the way of governing the country, which was passed down from Xia, Shang and Western Zhou Dynasty, and it also managed the country in an orderly manner.
Jiang Ning did not confirm or deny. He originally did not expect women of this era to have any unique insights, nor did he want to explain that it was due to the progress of the times and the development of science and technology. However, Qi Yunmeng is an alternative and a variable.
, she has broken some of the rules of men and should not be bound by these things. Just when Jiang Ning was about to speak, Qi Yunmeng spoke again.
"Originally I asked the master, but the master told me that this has been like this from ancient times to the present. From the emperors and generals to the common men in the countryside, the principles that have remained unchanged through the ages are the principles of the sages. If you are not knowledgeable, you will be presumptuous.
Speculating is disrespectful to the sages. Scholars cannot disrespect Confucius and Mencius, and generals cannot slander Sun Wu. I have given up on such thoughts. After listening to what you said today, I would like to ask why it is not like this."
Jiang Ning thought for a moment and then asked: "In the Xia, Shang and Western Zhou Dynasties, there were only two classes, one was the master and the other was the slave. People were born with only these two choices. This has been followed for thousands of years. The First Emperor unified the six countries and unified weights and measures.
, became the first person to centralize power and was called the First Emperor. Is this change contrary to the way of the sages?"
"God has the virtue of good life, but when dynasties change, why is there still killing? The more people are killed, the closer the victory is. After victory, the dynasty is established. Taking the destiny as one's own responsibility, shouldn't we influence all living beings? Why?
If you still want to kill, is killing contrary to the words of the sages?"
"Heaven and Earth are unkind and treat all things like shit. Can't a poor student become a master through his own efforts? Of course, but this also goes against what Lao Zhuang said, so do we have to deny it?"
"Of course not. As the saying goes, everything in the world is not static. Every change will involve many interests. For example, for you, the three debates in the capital will make those who are proud of themselves feel ashamed and let women all over the world know that the original
Not having no talent is virtue, all interest groups will change, corrupt scholars will be suppressed, and women will be rebellious, some to maintain the status quo, and some to introduce new things, there is no right or wrong."
"A grain of rice, when eaten, can keep people alive, but in times of famine, conflicts may arise over a grain of rice. Do you think this grain of rice is guilty? But all guilt starts from it.
It may be a bit extreme to say this, but the principles are interoperable. The words of the ancients
, passed down for thousands of years, it is naturally a true insight, but whether it is correct or not depends on the situation at that time. Qin Shihuang burned books and harassed Confucians in order to use Legalist methods to consolidate the imperial power. The Six Kingdoms were initially determined and must be used
Only in this way can we ensure the unity of the country."
"The reason why hundreds of schools of thought were deposed and only Confucianism was respected was because after the country stabilized, harsh laws no longer applied, and morality must come first. The Yuan Dynasty advocated martial arts, and the Turkic royal court also followed the example of the Xia Dynasty. In our eyes, they are
The barbarians behaved vulgarly, burning, killing, and looting, but they won."
"Having said that, three wives and four concubines or the current polygamy are only the products that should have appeared during this time period or are inevitable. No one knows what will happen in the future. It may be progress or regression. My
The opinions are only my opinions, just like yours, everything can be overturned, but the time has not yet come."
After Jiang Ning finished speaking, he shrugged: "As for those classics, let them go to hell. I think, therefore I am, move as you like, and be free and at ease. It is much more comfortable than being bound by this box. Life is alive and has been in a hurry for decades.
, someone can do it in time
Joy, some people live in the world and make practical use of it, but their ways are different, and what they realize and obtain are also different. If you love someone, just love it. Throughout the ages, there is no shortage of love that has been destroyed by the world. How can there be so many things to sing and cry, but we can't do it without asking for it.
It’s just extremely sad.”
Butterfly Butterfly and The Romance of the White Snake, which one has not been praised throughout the ages, but there are only a handful of people who can really do it, because everyone is afraid of the secular world and the predecessors. They are too afraid and have too many scruples. This is also China
The reason for its gradual decline in the late Qing Dynasty.
Qi Yunmeng's heart was beating fast, her blood was flowing rapidly, and her entire face was red. She had never heard of such strange words and theories, but she refuted her theories completely, just like what Jiang Ning said.
, look at this question from different angles
Questions and answers are also different. Is a grain of rice right or wrong? But in the final analysis, what is right or wrong? Right and wrong are just standards. If you think it is right, then it is right. If you think it is wrong, then it is wrong.
, it is the simplest truth that the king becomes the king and the bandits lose.
Historical records are compiled by later generations. Do you think it is right or wrong? What you see is only what they want you to see, not the most real one. Just like the Blackwater Alliance that is now rumored, what is it?
What is going on, only the person involved knows best. If they choose to tell the truth, it is true. If they tell a lie, then the lie is also true.
Before Qi Yunmeng came back to his senses, he heard Jiang Ning read: "When the fake is true, the true is also false, and when the true is false, the false is also true. Who can figure out what is true and what is false? There is only one person.
The most real feeling for a person is happiness, joy, longing, or heartache
, are all real feelings. You can deceive others, but you cannot deceive yourself. On this basis, love should also be equal. There is no one who has to accommodate others, who wants to love whom more, you love more,
Then just be more accommodating, in my opinion, it’s that simple.”
Later, he and Jiang Ning talked about some trivial matters, probably that tonight the Donglin Club of the Poetry Club was going to compete with Hangzhou Talents, but Qi Yunmeng just responded word for word. After Jiang Ning left, he was alone
Sitting on the stone steps, she recalled in her mind these rebellious words that she seemed to subvert her three views, but she could not refute them every word.
After a long time, she saw someone walking by the pavilion and called her twice before she came back to her senses. As if she thought of something, she quickly ran back to the small building and started splashing ink, for fear of what she had just thought.
Chapter completed!