The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 3075 Whose fault is it

"Unlike other brothel girls, Sister Mei'er has been studying hard since she was young. She studies very hard and very seriously. All her peers, yes, you read that right, since she entered the brothel, all her peers have not been able to surpass her! Whether it is a woman or a man, whether it is a scholar or not, no one dares to say that they can surpass Lu Mei'er in talent. In the past few years, anyone who lived in the capital of Qiguo knew this Lu Mei'er, and also knew that no one of the same age could surpass her! This is the fundamental reason for her fame."

"When she was older, Sister Mei'er wanted to find someone to marry like all the brothel girls. However, like many girls, she did not meet a true man. The first one was for her sex, and the second one was for her money. When she was over 30, when many people thought she had neither sex nor money, she faded out of the limelight. Dust. After all, she is a rare talented woman. Even if her beauty and wealth are gone, she can still make a comeback. Now she runs many businesses, the most famous of which is her calligraphy and painting shop. The price of her works is still not inferior to many celebrities. "

"After learning that women can take the imperial examination, the women of the Qijing Women's Society gathered together. We were very excited at the time and thought that this was a golden road opened up by Fang Sheng for us. We were overjoyed at the time and imagined how to point out the country, how to enter the temple, how to fight against monsters, and how to create war poems that will be passed down from generation to generation after becoming scholars. "

"From beginning to end, we didn't think about Sister Mei'er's identity. In the women's literary gathering that day, not only Sister Mei'er was a brothel girl, but there were also many women who were well-read in poetry and even Confucian classics and policy essays. At the end of the literary gathering, we invited each other to participate in the imperial examination together. ”

“We were stunned for a moment, and then we understood their thoughts. After all, they were women who had sold their bodies, and they were looked down upon by men. They didn’t know how to view their past identities after becoming scholars. Then, Sister Mei’er said that she must participate in the imperial examination, and she must pass the examination, and she must continue to take the examination, become a great scholar, and even be canonized as a saint! Even if there is only a glimmer of hope, she will pursue the holy way. ”

“We looked at Sister Mei’er with mixed feelings. You may not know that Sister Mei’er will always be a caring elder sister in our hearts. She is extremely gentle and kind in everything she does, and she will do her best to help anyone who encounters a problem. She opened three charity halls in Qijing, and most of the money she earned was used to help the poor. She has been helping women and often buys Some girls were not sold to brothels, but were trained like students, so that they could learn to read and make a living. "

"A brothel girl from the Women's Society asked her what the consequences would be for a brothel girl to pass the imperial examination, and whether she could bear it. Then Sister Mei'er said calmly that it was not her fault to be sold to a brothel, to serve men, or to pass the imperial examination. What consequences would she have to bear?"

"We thought she didn't understand, but she gritted her teeth and said slowly after a long time: 'I must participate in the imperial examination! I will definitely pass the examination as a student! After I was sold to a brothel and knew what a brothel was, I used various means to escape. Every time a silver needle pierced my flesh, every time my head was pressed into the water, every time my knees knelt on ice, every time I suffered insults, I would tell myself that I must leave here! When I was ignorant, I thought so, and I still thought so after I became sensible. However, after I became sensible, I knew that studying was the only way out! '”

"Sister Mei'er said: 'So, I do everything I can to study, not only to learn poetry, but also to read the classics of all saints! Only when I study can I forget the hatred of my family for selling me! Only when I study can I forget the pain I suffered in those years! Only when I study can I forget the disgusting men who oppressed me! Only when I study can I fantasize that one day, I can also use my talent to wash away the filth on my body! Now, I also have the opportunity to gain talent, and I must not miss it! '”

"Sister Mei'er said with red eyes: 'I know that my identity is different. I know that even if my articles are good, I may not be admitted, and even if I go to high school, my place will be taken back, but I don't care! You may think that the imperial examination is just my dream, no, the imperial examination is just my means! My dream is that no woman in the world will be insulted like me, no woman will cry in the middle of the night, and no woman will not even dare to take the imperial examination! I may fail, but I will let the goddaughters I rescued take the exam, and let their daughters take the exam again! I can't do it, but one day, my power will help women become saints! '"

"Sister Mei'er said: 'Before I met Zhao Hongzhuang, I didn't know what I really wanted. I thought I just wanted a better life and get rid of the shadow of the past. But after listening to Zhao Hongzhuang's conversation with Fang Sheng, I suddenly had a great enlightenment. Fang Sheng said that innovation is not a dinner party! Fang Sheng said that the people living in Daofeng Mountain can destroy the demons and barbarians with one word and kill the demon saints with one word. We women must have at least as much power as them to be qualified to sit on an equal footing! Fang Sheng said that the soldiers who died before the success of the reform will never enjoy the fruits of victory. Therefore, if we don't die before dawn, we should not be so arrogant and go home to read "Female Commandments" and learn the three obediences and four virtues! In any era, only blood can forge the ladder of ascent! '"

"Sister Meier continued: 'Fang Sheng also said that he would use his bloody hands to send us women to the battlefield one by one, just like pushing into a meat grinder, to piece together our flesh and blood with other scholars, and build a road to the future and hope! When there are men who think that we women are not worthy of sharing this world, let all men know that the land under their feet, which was laid by their ancestors, also has the corpses of women! Fang Sheng has stretched out his hands, and next, we women need to use our blood, our flesh, our souls, and our lives to push everything forward!'"

“Finally, Sister Mei’er said: ‘If I pass the Tongsheng exam and prove that I can be as good as or even better than men, then, don’t say insult me, even if you kill me, I will not hesitate! I, Lu Mei’er, am willing to be the first corpse in the female corpse layer! I just want everyone to see that a brothel girl can also become a scholar! My corpse will always have its eyes open, and I will only close my eyes when I see one thing. That is, one day, someone will step on the land where our female corpses are piled up and loudly question, a person who can kill demons and barbarians, a person who can increase the number of people for the human race Why was she tortured? Why was she sent to a brothel to be humiliated? Why was she trampled by so many scholars? No matter if there is an answer or not, as long as someone asks this question to the world one day, I can rest in peace! '"

"Did you hear that? Lu Meir didn't say she would retaliate against those guests, nor did she say she would kill all those scholars who would inevitably embarrass her. She didn't even ask anyone to admit her mistakes. What she had to do was to use her life, reputation and everything to prove that it was not her fault to be sold to a brothel! Being raped by a man It's not her fault that she was pressed down! It's not her fault that she became a scholar!"

"I am not well-educated and have no intention of arguing. I also know that we can't convince anyone. The only one who can convince us is ourselves. I don't even want to repeat the suffering that Sister Mei'er has endured. I just want to say that her efforts, her hard work, her talent, her spirit, and her soul are all true scholars! I'll stop here and won't reply. "

After reading this new debate reply, the emotional impact on scholars is not as good as the previous long reply, but the spiritual shock is even greater than the previous one.

Fourth update. This plot is too long and difficult to split.