Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2530 Some people hesitate and some people stride forward

  When Li Dian met Ding Lingren, Fei Qian in Chang'an was making relevant adjustments and arrangements for female officials in the Han Dynasty.

In the festival hall of General Hussars' Mansion, apart from Fei Qian and Pang Tong Xunyou who accompanied him, there were a dozen or so women sitting in various places, forming a rare situation where yin was flourishing and yang was declining, all kinds of face powder, rouge and incense The aura of sac staggered in the festival hall, which seemed to make this solemn and majestic place gentle.

   Fei Qian looked around slightly, seeing Cai Yan, Wang Ying, Zhen Mi, Xin Xianying and others as the head of the female officials, he couldn't help feeling a little bit emotional.

   It is not so easy to establish a system of qualified female officials.

   Knowing that it is not easy, you have to work harder.

  The system of female officials is not a matter that Fei Qian had a hot brain, and it is not only Fei Qian who thought of using the abilities and wisdom of women in general to build the entire political system.

  As early as ancient times, people have been trying.

   Among those people, Zhou Gong was included.

  In formal occasions, these ladies are still very reserved, only answering a question, not like a gathering of hundreds of ducks.

   Fei Qian smiled, showing the demeanor of a great cavalry general. At the beginning of the meeting, he chatted with these ladies, just like treating other ordinary scholars.

  Ask about life, talk about reading, and talk about what you are busy with recently, have you been to Qinglong Temple, etc...

  This made those ladies who were a little bit nervous gradually relax a little bit, so they wouldn't be so trembling.

  Most of these ladies are the daughters of noble families near the east of Chang'an River. They have all read books, and they are not too bad. Compared with other scholars, they seemed to have been silent for a while because they didn't have a suitable opportunity, but now, it's the right time.

  The Qinglong Temple discussion is like some summit forums of later generations. Of course, it is not the kind of funny forum, but a real wisdom collision and theoretical discussion.

  With a theoretical foundation, there is a direction for practice.

  Otherwise, many things are just thought out by patting your head, without considering the follow-up results at all, then the original well-intentioned feeding may become poisoning.

   It’s still the same old saying, everything has two sides, and as a leader, if you only think of good things...

hehe.

In later generations, some extreme female boxers always said that it was a feudal legacy and all kinds of oppression. It seems that in the long years of the Chinese feudal dynasty, women could only stay at home and never leave the house. Mai, it seems to be completely isolated from the court...

However, it is not.

  Since ancient times, women have actually participated in national government affairs extensively. For example, Fuhao, according to oracle bone inscriptions, she is not only the queen of Wuding, the king of Shang, but also a female general who can fight well, and even a priestess who presides over the national sacrificial ceremony.

By the time of the Zhou Dynasty, there was already a relatively formal female official system, and the female official positions recorded in "Zhou Li" were not all concubines belonging to the king, nor were they only in charge of part of the working power in the harem, but also A considerable number of female officials, such as female historians, have clear positions and responsibilities, which are completely different from concubines.

  Before the unification of the Qin Dynasty, most of the time was spent in war, which led to the gradual formation of a pattern in which the male dominates the outside and the female dominates the inside, or it is called "men fight against women". The men outside fought on the battlefield, and the blood stained the shroud of yellow sama leather, while the women inside raised orphans and took care of their parents. After all, in the era of cold weapons, not all women are Fuhao or Hua Mulan. This division of labor determined by innate characteristics can still be seen even in later generations of peaceful times, among some marginal mountainous ethnic minorities, although they There is no need to fight anymore.

Therefore, although it is said that the Qin Dynasty did not expand the system of female officials in the Zhou Dynasty, and even did not have the title of female officials for a long time, people mistakenly thought that the Qin Dynasty did not have female officials, but in fact the power of the Queen Mother of the Qin Dynasty and the extension of related powers have always been lasted until the Han Dynasty.

The frequent wars, coupled with the lack of medical technology and other technologies, have caused heavy casualties from the kings and generals down to the people at dawn, and it is very likely that they will die directly when they are young and middle-aged. It is precisely because of this, "Queen Dowager It was from Qin to Han that the system of listening to the government became a default strategy for governing the country.

It's a pity that the temptation of authority is too great. Even some bureaucrats with high education and certain knowledge in later generations will still openly say that they can represent a certain organization, and even forget that there should be a certain authority before a certain organization. The word "people", not to mention the gang of queen mothers in the Qin and Han Dynasties. In order to ensure their own power, the empress dowager and her relatives deposed the emperor, colluded with ministers, and controlled the government. In the middle and late Han Dynasty, the empress dowager's relatives system began to go to extremes, and it also began to flourish and decline. People gradually hated and guarded against it.

   It also went to extremes, and it was the female official system in the Tang Dynasty that led to its prosperity and decline.

  The Tang Dynasty was the peak of the status of female officials.

  At least Fei Qian thinks so.

  The system of female officials in the Tang Dynasty generally inherited the system of the Sui Dynasty, and supplemented and perfected it. In addition to being in charge of regular palace affairs management and participating in national sacrificial ceremonies, female officials in the Tang Dynasty were sometimes sent by the emperor to perform other tasks, such as serving as emperor's envoys to condolences and offering sacrifices. Compared with the Sui Dynasty, their responsibilities were clearer and more extensive. . The emergence of Empress Wu Zetian also encouraged women to participate in politics. During this period, the number of women participating in politics and the great influence were very rare in the entire Chinese dynasty.

  During the Yuan and Song Dynasties, perhaps because of Wu Zetian, the suppression was more serious.

   During the Ming Dynasty, there was another rise of female officials. The Ming Dynasty followed the "Six Shang" system of female officials in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang attached great importance to the construction of female officials, and there were strict regulations on the appointment and performance of female officials. After all, Zhu Yuanzhang came from the people, but since Ming Chengzu Zhu Di, the emperor gradually began to reuse eunuchs. In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the administration of the harem was mostly controlled by eunuchs, and the power of female officials existed in name only.

  As for the Qing Dynasty, which may be liked by some women because of its braids...

   Very bad, in fact, it should be regarded as the most brutal dynasty that oppressed women, especially Han women.

  The Song Dynasty was better. After all, that little girl Li Qingzhao could still drink everywhere, and it was okay to drink until she lost her way.

  So overall, the heyday of female officials in the Huaxia Dynasty was in the Han and Tang Dynasties. These two dynasties also took two different routes, one is the empress dowager system and the other is the palace official system.

   And now, Fei Qian doesn't want either of them.

  The reason is very simple, both of these are very pitfalls.

  The key is that after the pit is over, it will also affect the subsequent court structure.

  In terms of the system of relatives of the empress dowager in the Han Dynasty, the emperors and ministers of subsequent dynasties reached a consensus to prevent the empress dowager from waterproofing and fire prevention.

  In order to protect her own status, the queen mother is messing around, even at the expense of destroying the original political ecology...

Then Wu Zetian, who went from empress dowager to queen, came up with a prosperous palace official system, which directly replaced the original three provinces and six ministries, and used palace officials to control foreign ministers. Although it was Wu Zetian's corresponding means to consolidate his power , but the consequences of his various extreme behaviors were borne by the rest of the women, so that after the Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty began to think about wearing small shoes for women, and they wore them for hundreds of years.

   Therefore, Fei Qian feels that the two institutional frameworks are not very good, and both have certain hidden dangers.

  For Fei Qian, female officials are a useful supplement to the political ecology, a powerful chess piece to divide the gentry system, and an important part of expanding the inheritance of Chinese culture.

  Times change, and policies must change accordingly.

   During the Warring States period, the kings were on the front line. Wars were frequent and death was a common occurrence. At the same time, there were relatively few officials in the central court, so the queen mother system was inevitable. On the one hand, the queen mother has to endure the pain of losing her husband, and she has to take on the heavy responsibility of raising her children. On the other hand, she has to try her best to keep the whole system from collapsing and the country from decaying.

   Later, with the expansion of the central court, the overall environment was relatively stable. The cake between the queen mother and the prime minister, the relatives and the three princes did not expand, and it became ugly when they robbed each other...

Not only the imperial power, but actually the power of the prime minister, and even all kinds of power, as long as they can bring benefits, there will naturally be competition. Those who throw sand, those who plug nails, those who pretend to be active but are not helpful, have a lot of tricks.

  『The Heavenly Officials of the Rites of the Zhou Dynasty have records that the emperor’s body is the same as that of the emperor, and his wife is like the three princes to the king. Therefore, female officials are in charge of the law of women’s learning, so as to teach women the six arts of imperial virtues like scholars. Fei Qian said slowly, "Such as sacrifices, guests, funerals and other life and death events, as well as daily duties such as oatmeal, wine, glutinous rice, silk, glutinous rice, etc., female officials can be appointed, can be responsible, and can also be in charge. , can be a sergeant or a corporal...』

   Fei Qian set the tone first.

  No one has any opinions.

  Because this is not an unfounded original creation of Fei Qian. In the current Qinglong Temple, Zheng Xuan happened to be talking about the three rites, and in the Zhou rites, there is already a theoretical basis for these contents, so naturally no one has any objection to what Fei Qian said.

  This is the general outline.

   is also the basis of the entire female officer system.

  Scholar, both men and women can be scholars, can be positive or auxiliary.

  Fei Qian's voice fell, and the first batch of ladies in the hall exchanged glances with a little excitement.

  This means that they have a wider space, not only limited to one place, but even have the same possibility as men to become chief officials!

  Even if it’s just Fei Qian’s dictation at the moment, and it doesn’t completely become a written text, it’s enough to make them feel as if a wide stage is unfolding, and they are about to step on this stage and dance!

   This is a necessity.

  With the expansion of Feiqian’s political system, and the increasing population of Chang’an Sanfu, especially the surrounding mausoleums of Chang’an City, the related people’s livelihood affairs are becoming more and more onerous, and the number of officials required is of course also increasing.

If it is just to maintain the basic rule, then the current officials are barely enough, but what Fei Qian wants is not barely enough, but greater development, so it is necessary to refine the responsibilities and carry out more tasks. Social division of labor.

  This social division of labor naturally also includes the division of labor among officials.

  These people's livelihood affairs are not only for men. Women can do it very well, and sometimes they may even be more detailed and comprehensive than men.

  It has become an inevitable choice for Feiqian to let qualified women join the ranks of officials and supplement the various management needs under the social division of labor.

   Fei Qian spoke very slowly.

  The surrounding people also listened carefully.

  Because what Fei Qian said is the general tone and is very important.

  『Women are often inferior to men in strength, so it is not necessary to force them to be the same as men. Fei Qian said slowly, "However, the wisdom of women is the same as that of men, so wisdom is the most important job, and they have the same duties and responsibilities. 』

   Fei Qian paused again, looking around.

  Everyone nodded in approval.

  Fortunately, at the moment of the big man, there is no lady like the kind of lady who can't see any men breathing in the same area, which will make her feel stench and even suffocate...

Fei Qian also continued: "Everyone has their own aspirations and their own strengths. From now on, ladies are willing to farm those who are good at farming, those who are good at craftsman, and those who are good at literature. You can choose for yourself. It is also necessary to compete on the same stage and take the same test as the men, and the standards taken are the same. 』

  In the past, whether it was Cai Yan as Zhiyin Supervisor or Zhen Mi as Dahan Chamber of Commerce, they were all directly appointed by Fei Qian, but now, the follow-up will enter the regular channel.

   After all, the one who eats crabs first will naturally have a discount, otherwise, who would dare to eat crabs next?

  And those people who cringe when others stand up, and then shout that it is unfair after others have eaten the crab, have they ever thought about the courage and hard work others put in before eating the crab?

  No one objected to this point, and even Pang Tong laughed and said: "If there is a woman who is willing to follow the example of Fu Hao, it is all right to win the battlefield..."

"Things on the battlefield are nothing compared to literature. The moment of life and death is no small matter..." Xun You on the other side also said, "The lecture hall has set up a female barracks, and training for strong women is in progress... If you are interested in the battlefield, you may first Try it...'

  The newly established women's camp in the martial arts hall was established not long ago.

   This is a supporting system for female officials.

   There are female officers, and of course there are female soldiers.

After all, not all female officials are like Zhen Mi or Wang Heng, or they can be accompanied by a team of domestic private soldiers, or they have some martial arts skills, so after the female official officially takes office, it is necessary to be equipped with female guards. To be prepared ahead.

   On the other hand, it is also a useful supplement to the army.

   In fact, in later generations, female soldiers can improve the army not only in terms of battlefield care, but also in many other aspects to make up for the shortcomings. Because of the characteristics of women, they will be more careful and friendly than male soldiers, and have advantages in organizing the people and many other aspects.

  During the Warring States period, Mozi's strategy for defending the city contained records of organizing strong women.

  Among Shang Yang's reforms, there was also the system of the Army of Strong Women.

  So it is not an earth-shattering feat for Fei Qian to have someone set up a female barracks in the Jiangwutang Military Academy.

Female generals on the battlefield, how about a decisive battle for thousands of miles? Most of the ladies present just listened to it. Consider those standards that Fiqian mentioned earlier, and the related "same duties and responsibilities" matters.

  Zhen Mi pondered for a while, then said softly, the voice was soft and soft, like a cat stretching out its white claws to press something, "Dare to ask my lord, what are the items that are tested for the selection of female officials?" 』

  『Trials for female officials...』 Fei Qian smiled and said, 『Same as men, the first priority is ability, and the position is determined by talent. As the saying goes, the same duties and responsibilities, naturally the same test. 』

  One matter, often with different positions, brings different feelings. But no matter what, Fei Qian was the first to propose that the female officer should not put tolerance first, but ability.

  Of course, with most scholars, or even in later generations, people with outstanding looks will receive some preferential treatment innately in many cases. This is a problem that cannot be completely eliminated, nor can it be completely avoided.

To use an analogy, for the same two dishes, the price is the same, one is beautifully arranged, pleasing to the eye, and the other is stacked together in a mess, even though the ingredients in the two dishes are the same from raw materials to cooking techniques , just the difference in the presentation, I am afraid that the sales volume will be very different.

   Therefore, Fei Qian said that he should focus on talent first, which is already very good.

   After all, the same is true for the men, with the black bun sitting on the side as evidence. In history, Pang Tong, a hairless chicken, was not less popular when he was not famous.

  Pang Tong saw that the eyes of the girls could not help turning to him, but he felt a little cramped, coughed, and squeezed his beard...

  In fact, Pang Tong understood that Fei Qian had some hidden intentions, but it was not convenient to say it out.

For example, during the exam, before it was a contest between men, who fell behind, most of them sighed with emotion that their skills are not as good as others, or muttered whether there would be some shady things, but now if there are women with the same Taiwan competition, and then what articles, poems, policy theory, etc. are compared by women, and those men who fall behind will inevitably be laughed at by others. To a certain extent, this is also for those men who try to level a stimulus.

  This is one of them.

  The second aspect is to promote the speed of discussion in Qinglong Temple.

  This time at the Qinglong Temple, more people participated than in the previous session, and when there are too many people, their minds become mixed.

Even though Fei Qian has done a lot of work in advance, and is constantly adjusting and standardizing in the process, things like human hearts are always extremely complicated, and they will twist to some inexplicable directions from time to time. The high-profile introduction of female officials is actually to show that if these male scholars in Qinglong Temple continue to be unable to unify and continue to be chaotic and arguing, then their original positions may be occupied by female officials...

   It depends on whether these scholars are in a hurry?

   As for the third aspect...

   Obviously, this aspect has already shown results.

  (end of this chapter)