After talking about this, the Queen Mother became energetic and immediately invited the old sea urchin to go outside for a discussion.
"More than ten years ago, I fought against a Moorish warrior and was very interested in their sword skills. Unfortunately, I haven't seen a similar master in so many years." She said, "I heard from Lao Wang that you are too. A master? I was so immersed in what this kid said just now that I forgot about the real thing."
Although Guo Kang felt that she had misunderstood what was important, she was the Queen Mother and it was hard for him to say anything. The Great Lama Wang and Mohammed could only nod their heads.
Calculating carefully, Queen Elizabeth only stayed in the "Parliament of Thirteen" for a year and a few months. That was when she first got married. In order to show his importance to the Serbian region and appease the local people who had just accepted the reorganization, Basil III made her a co-ruler and allowed her to enter the Kuriltai Senate and the Council of Thirteen. .
But the Queen Mother was not very comfortable with working in these institutions. The other elders asked a question in a routine manner, but she didn't know how to answer. As time went by, I always felt that I could do nothing, and I was always embarrassed in front of everyone. I couldn't even be a good vase, so I decided to quit.
Basil didn't stop her and could only obey her wishes. After that, Guo Di, Li Yinglin, Mametinikus and others, including Basil's son John, all took turns to be his co-rulers, but the Queen Mother has firmly refused this position since then.
After today's Paisai Khan John IX ascended the throne, the Queen Mother also gave up the opportunity to participate and gave up the identity of Baselisa to her daughter-in-law.
But on the other hand, the Queen Mother is also influential. John IX and Queen Anna respected her opinion. Many grassroots clergy and people prefer her style of conduct, which gives her high prestige among the church and civilians.
Although she does not have the right to vote, the so-called vote is a concrete symbol of the right to speak. If you can have enough influence, you will actually have corresponding power.
Lama Wang came here specifically to persuade her. By reporting the situation to Paisai Khan, the queen and the princes, better results can be achieved, and it is also convenient for him to persuade the church's senior officials to support the plan and ensure the church's vote.
In this regard, the old sea urchin could not refuse.
"I'm very honored that you are willing to show off, but I haven't studied martial arts specifically for a long time." He bowed and explained politely: "If you don't perform well, please don't blame Her Majesty the Queen Mother. So I think we don’t have qualified fighters there.”
"Why are you so polite?" The Queen Mother didn't care: "I have seen many martial arts from all walks of life, and I won't make any comments. But why do you think so?"
"Because I once felt that the skills of wielding swords and swords were not what we needed most." Muhammad said helplessly: "The martial arts over there has indeed been developing and we have our own system, but we can't defend our homeland with swordsmanship. , what use can it be? My experience of practicing martial arts when I was young only made me feel that learning martial arts cannot save Andalusia."
"So, my teacher recommended me to study, and I started immediately. What I thought at the time was very simple, which was to learn from historical experience and see why we always lose battles. There must be a reason for this, right? Since then, I have never considered swords as my main occupation."
"Rather than competing in martial arts, I actually want to discuss historical issues with your philosophers." He smiled bitterly: "Patriarch Wang said that I can give a class to the philosophy students and introduce Ibn Lucid to Ali. From the perspective of the Stotle school, I still yearn for this kind of life..."
"Then can I go and listen to your class?" Theodora interrupted: "I wonder if you allow a woman like me to participate in teaching?"
"It depends on the rules here." Muhammad said: "The former teacher Ibn Lucid believed that Aristotle's attitude towards women was questionable and was not conducive to the realization of the Utopia, so he supported Women get educated.”
"However, many people don't like this view. In Andalusia, there are still more people who accept it, but as I said before, the Tianfang Religion societies in different regions vary greatly. In some places where the society is relatively simple and poor, …The local emirs don’t advise us to do this anyway.”
"So, I personally can accept it, but I still give priority to following your country's arrangements." He said.
"We have some schools that are opposed to this, but the Senate and the Church have a non-intervention attitude towards this." Lama Wang told him: "If a school is willing, then they can recruit students at will. Of course, If they insist that only certain people of a certain status are suitable to learn their doctrine, we will not interfere. After all, it is their own business.”
"That's no problem." Muhammad nodded: "When Ibn Lucid was an official, he explained it in a formal fatwa (fatwa). He believed that if a woman has the same qualities as a man, then All these women, should be equal to men in every rule and command. Therefore, the rules do not prohibit us from finding among women warriors, administrators, and philosophers."
"In fact, according to his understanding, it is possible for women to serve as imams. He quoted Plato's views and analyzed them. He believed that although Plato did not explicitly say so, in the plan of the 'Utopia', it is not impossible for women to lead the religion. Some women are wise enough to serve as leaders of men and take on management roles in rituals and religious organizations. So, it is actually possible for you to be the host of a college or religious order in the future."
"Of course, we have many opponents of this issue." He added: "Many scholars cannot accept it and still believe that it is against the hadith for women to serve as imams. Therefore, in his decree, he can only avoid women serving as imams. Mam's article just means that from a philosophical point of view, women have the right to assume their obligations as managers of sects and countries."
"After all, he is a senior state official. In official documents, he cannot speak casually like us outside scholars."
"These views were indeed too radical at that time." Guo Kang thought for a while and asked: "How did he come to these conclusions?"
"Actually, just like me giving up martial arts, it was also forced by the situation." Muhammad admitted: "At that time, Andalusia had begun to decline, and after studying it, he believed that there was a problem with the efficiency of the society."
"He believes that the key difference between women and men lies in the difference in level, and the essence of both parties is equal. The reason why the level is different is because men are more efficient than women in most actions. But in this case , if it is also possible for women to engage in certain activities with greater efficiency, then there should be a higher level as well.”
"The problem at that time was that women accounted for a large proportion of the society, but they were not allowed to participate in society. For example, they could only do work such as sewing and embroidery, but these jobs could not support themselves."
"In other words, he thinks this state hinders what he calls social efficiency?" Guo Kang asked.
"Yes." Muhammad nodded: "He once told the students that he felt regretful and worried about the actual situation of women in the various countries of Tianfang Sect. This situation is too far from the ideal state, and it is obviously not conducive to social efficiency and the country. economy."
"There is no shortage of people with wisdom and strength among the women of Andalusia, but they live in a state of near slavery, which suppresses the instinct of the human soul to pursue higher abilities and a more perfect level, destroying them. The ability to handle big things.”
"Ibn Lucid was very sad about this. In his notes, he described that these women lived like plants. Because of this, we can no longer see truly virtuous women, and this environment further It has created suffering throughout the city. If women cannot be included in public services and let them use their labor to obtain the necessities of life, then this situation may not be improved."
"Then how does he think he wants to change?" Theodora looked very interested.
"He advocated that philosophy and music education should first be used to strengthen women's courage and soul." Muhammad introduced: "After that, they should also be allowed to conduct physical training like ancient philosophers to strengthen their bodies. Let them have the same skills as men The same qualities, thus fulfilling the duties of warrior, administrator and philosopher.”
"Of course, you also know that we actually have no way to change this, so we can only complain during theoretical discussions."
(End of chapter)
