EBE Chapter 276 Qin Liangyu
Chapter 276 Qin Liangyu
Zhu Xi in another timeline was puzzled, thinking, "He may be pedantic, but surely not to this extent!"
Besides, starving to death is a small matter, but losing one's chastity is a big matter, as that brat Cheng Yi said!
Thinking of this, Zhu Xi rubbed his temples, his head throbbing. If his words were passed down to later generations, they probably wouldn't be a good image for him!
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Back to the live broadcast room.
Lin Ke sighed again: "The Chinese term 'martyr' refers to a woman of integrity and moral character, a woman who voluntarily sacrificed her life to preserve her chastity, the so-called chaste and virtuous woman!"
"But as times change, will anyone still remember that it originated from the earliest record of outstanding and excellent women?"
"For example, the Records of the Grand Historian records many stories of women. Not to mention anything else, there are quite a few women who remarried."
"For example, Sima Qian wrote without any hesitation that Zhu Zhu's mother, Wang Zhi, had married a peasant named Wang Jinsun. This at least shows that such things were not taken seriously during the Western Han Dynasty."
"Later, at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Xiang wrote a book specifically for women, which became known as the *Biographies of Exemplary Women*."
"It is divided into seven chapters, which not only cover chastity and obedience, but also virtue, wisdom, and maternal virtue. The women he describes are full of vitality and energy."
"For example, in the chapter 'Bian Tong', there is a story about a woman from Jimo in the state of Qi who was banished from her village because she was not beautiful. She was banished from her village three times and from her neighborhood five times. However, she dared to write to King Xiang of Qi and discuss state affairs with him."
A bystander from the Han Dynasty commented: "That's perfectly normal!"
Li Qingzhao of the Song Dynasty: Bah! I think these men are incredibly hypocritical; they're probably strict with others but lenient with themselves!
A skilled farmer from the Tang Dynasty: How did it later become so morbid!?
Farming women in the Qin Dynasty: Just by looking at later records, you can see how severely those women were bound!
Other writers from different timelines who wanted to speak out and write extremely offensive and pretentious articles were all banned from speaking by the 999 system!
They could only stay where they were, cursing and watching, completely unaware of the socially disastrous scene that awaited them!
999 System: Cleaning up the network environment is everyone's responsibility!
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"At this time, the biographies of virtuous women in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty still recorded women with multifaceted personalities. Cai Wenji, who married three times in her life, was not excluded and was even praised."
"But unexpectedly, during the Sui and Tang dynasties, some scholars criticized her, believing that she was not qualified to be included in the biographies because she had been married three times."
"In addition, the Book of Jin, compiled in the Tang Dynasty, records that Zhang Tianci had two beloved concubines. Once, when he was seriously ill, he asked them how they should repay him."
"The two concubines said that if Your Excellency did not wish to die, they would be willing to die to prove their loyalty. However, after the two concubines committed suicide, Zhang Tianci's illness was cured, and in the end, they were buried with the rites due to women."
"Such figures increased significantly at this time, so later generations believed that from this point onwards, the Biographies of Exemplary Women became records of the 'fierce' deeds of women."
"The records that followed became quite unusual. Talented women like Xie Daoyun were included, but Li Qingzhao, a famous female poet of the Song Dynasty, was excluded."
"Later, during the Ming and Qing dynasties, as you all know, although the Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism of Zhu Xi and others was not deliberately aimed at women, it was also used as a tool for restraint."
Li Qingzhao of the Song Dynasty: This stuff is infuriating! He won't let me in, but I don't want to be implicated either!!!
A bystander from the Han Dynasty commented: "It's like listening to a ghost story, so scary! Our Emperor Pig is indeed a bit irritable, but he's not this morbid!"
Big Han Liu Zhuzhu: ...If you don't know how to praise, you don't have to.
A Qin Dynasty official: Even His Majesty doesn't have any, because in his view, anyone could do things for him! ('-'*)
Women during the Qin and Han dynasties were so enraged that they started to speak recklessly!
Are these people who compiled these biographies of virtuous women out of their minds? What have they ever done to them? Are they afraid that these women will surpass their achievements in the future?
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"In particular, Zhu Yuanzhang advocated Neo-Confucianism. He once stipulated that: widows in the common people who did not change their chastity before the age of thirty could be honored with a plaque and their families could be exempted from corvée labor. Such women were usually rewarded with a chastity arch or an imperial edict."
"Perhaps the initial purpose was simply to reward such women, or to prevent forced marriages."
"But later it did become a trend, and even a testament to officials' achievements, which is really outrageous!"
Lin Ke found the events described terrifying; they were clearly a form of Chinese-style horror.
"In addition to the above, there was also foot binding, which is said to have started in the Song Dynasty and was still prevalent in the Ming and Qing Dynasties."
"This bad habit is said to have been created by one of the concubines of Li Yu, the last ruler of the Southern Tang Dynasty. There is a term called 'three-inch golden lotus,' but in the early Song Dynasty, there were very few records about foot binding. At most, it was popular among the aristocracy."
"But this bad habit became even more rampant during the Ming and Qing dynasties. I can show you how it happened."
Lin Ke fiddled with it for a bit and then projected it into the small screen.
People from different times and spaces only saw a little girl's feet being bound with cloth by a woman on the screen!
The girl looked pained, but the woman's movements did not slow down, showing how much force she was using; her foot was already deformed.
Then came a series of pictures showing the aftermath of foot binding, which were utterly appalling. Is this what they call "three-inch golden lotuses"?
And those foot-binding cloths really looked smelly and long!
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"After seeing this, I think you should understand that it is extremely harmful to women. It is said that during the Qing Dynasty, an emperor issued an order to prohibit it, but it was repeatedly banned but not stopped."
"Why can't women read and write? Why can't they achieve great things?! Historical records show that there were quite a few women like this, and many scholars who knelt and groveled in their presence!!!"
Su Dongpo, the epitome of optimism: ? ? ?
Cheng Yaojin of the Tang Dynasty: Sliding down to his knees... is that what I meant?!
A bystander from the Han Dynasty commented: "Scholars... most likely from the Song and Ming dynasties!"
General Judy, the Northern Expeditionary General: ...Does the Ming Dynasty still have such spineless scholars?!
Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty: What! My Song Dynasty already had this?
Big-Handed Liu Zhuzhu: Stop arguing, stop arguing... You two are evenly matched anyway!
Li Erfeng of the Tang Dynasty: Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter! Anyway, my Tang Dynasty isn't involved!!
Zhu Di/Zhao Kuangyin: (ー_ー)!!
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"First, let's take two examples of legendary women who have made their mark on history."
"At the end of the Ming Dynasty, when Emperor Chongzhen was about to die, he actually rang the bell to summon his ministers, but none of the civil officials came. So he went up the mountain and hanged himself under a crooked tree, with only the eunuch Wang Chengen by his side."
"After that, the Southern Ming regime was established. It did have many loyal ministers and righteous men, but the power struggles that continued at the end of the Ming Dynasty meant that these people could destroy each other without anyone else having to eliminate them!"
"But among them is a woman named Qin Liangyu, who was a famous general who resisted the Qing Dynasty, a national hero, and, as a heroine, the only female general in history to be listed separately as a famous general of the dynasty."
Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty: ...
Zhu Bajie of the Ming Dynasty: (??∧??) Our Ming Dynasty... those despicable Jurchens!!!
"Qin Liangyu's husband, Ma Qiancheng, served as the Pacification Commissioner of Shizhu. However, after Ma Qiancheng was killed and his son was young, Qin Liangyu took over the position in place of her husband. She led her brothers in resisting the Qing and participated in battles such as the Zhang Xianzhong Rebellion."
"She was a highly decorated soldier with exceptional courage and skill. She was a skilled writer and a capable warrior, and her troops were known as the White-Spear Soldiers."