Zhu Yunwen originally wanted to go from the northeast of Shandong to Peking to inspect the construction of the new capital, but the news of Zheng He's return changed his plan, and he had to make arrangements to return to Beijing.
But after all, Tang Saier had just gotten married, so it would be unkind to separate their family directly, so they just moved together. Tang Jiben and his wife had no objection and could not object. They rented the land at home to neighbors and set off for the capital with Tang Saier.
Tang Buping looked at Tang Sai'er's family who had boarded the boat, and was a little worried. In any case, Tang Sai'er was the Little Buddha Mother of the White Lotus Sect after all. She had been instilled with a set of Maitreya's thoughts of salvation since she was a child. This should be brought into Isn't it going to cause big trouble in the palace?
Regarding this issue, Zhu Yunwen dealt with it very simply and decided to hand over Tang Saier to the Second Bureau of Security to be raised. When it was necessary to go to the palace to listen, Cong Pei'er, Chu Yun and others would send her to the palace. Huo Lin and Pang Huan should be Tang Sai'er's teachers. They must reshape Tang Sai'er's values, worldview and outlook on life. If his ideas are not changed, this guy will be a disaster.
They say one’s nature is hard to change, but it also depends on the age group.
Having been talked about by Maitreya for many years, Tang Saier has not become a loyal believer or ignorant fool under Maitreya. She has her own spirituality, her own ideas and simple judgment standards.
Return to Beijing!
Zhu Yunwen knew that it would take one and a half months for Zheng He's navy to arrive at the capital at the earliest. He was just worried that the prince Zhu Wenkui could not handle the situation well and neglected these returning heroes, so he did not delay and headed south until he arrived at Shaobo Town, Yangzhou Prefecture. News from inside kept coming in, so we went ashore to rest.
Although the prince is only thirteen years old, he already has the basic ability to handle government affairs.
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It’s strange that the precociousness of children in later generations is usually related to their physical development, while the precociousness of children in ancient times is often related to their mental development. For example, Taoist priest Jiajing in history started fighting against his ministers when he was fifteen years old.
Zhu Yunwen was very satisfied with Zhu Wenkui's order for the Ministry of Rites to set up new etiquette. He wrote a letter of commendation and informed the Ministry of Etiquette. He once again proposed to hold extraordinary etiquette, and at the same time required the etiquette to be in line with the navy officers, that is, it should be grand and grand. It shouldn’t be procrastinating, cumbersome, or lengthy. If there is no requirement, the Ministry of Etiquette will probably shorten the welcome ceremony to three or four hours, and everyone will wait in the wind...
Approaching the capital, news about Zheng He's fleet also began to increase. Although Zheng He's documents have not yet been delivered to the capital, the Nanyang Navy and the Nanyang Navy's response personnel have already sent news.
Huang Huai did not see the document and did not know the condition of Zheng He's navy, but looking at Zhu Yunwen's heavy mood, he could guess that Zheng He's navy might have suffered a great loss.
Zhu Yunwen didn't say anything, but chose to stay in Shao Bo Town for two days.
Shaobo Town was born because of the canal.
Damatou is one of the important docks in the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and is even known as the first crossing of the canal and a water city.
The canal prospered and Shao Bo prospered.
Zhu Yunwen looked at the boats coming and going, and at the bustling dock, countless people were working hard for their lives. With work to do, food to eat, clothes to wear, and books to read, it was already considered a good life for the ancient dynasty.
Instead of walking into the bustling city, the group looked for the outskirts and went deep into the countryside.
Zhu Yunwen was talking to an elderly man surnamed Wang who was over 70 years old, when he saw a man of about 40 or 50 years old.
A 50-year-old girl ran over crying, followed by an old woman in her fifties or sixties chasing after her.
Elder Wang suddenly laughed and said: "This little girl wants to run away again, but it's a pity that she can't run away. This time, Old Lady Sun is determined. She bought two big roosters early this morning. They both weigh eight pounds."
Zhu Yunwen frowned and watched the girl fall. The woman who caught up picked her up and beat the girl with a curse. He glanced at Elder Wang, Zhu Yunwen and the others, and turned back without saying a word.
"How is this going?"
Zhu Yunwen asked.
Elder Wang touched his white beard and said with a smile: "Bind your small feet and marry a scholar, and the white-flour steamed buns will be meat and vegetables; bind your big feet and marry a blind man, and the chaff will be spicy. Sun Yatou is five years old, it's time to bind her feet, no matter how late it is. Go down, don't even think about the three-inch golden lotus."
"Bound feet?!" Zhu Yunwen's expression changed, he stood up, looked at the backs of the old woman and the girl and said, "Let's go and have a look!"
Bound your feet!
This is vulgar and a sick behavior that tortures countless women!
It's hard to say when foot binding originated. Some people say it was during the reign of Empress Li of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Yes, it was Li Yu who sang "When are the spring flowers and autumn moon, how much do you know about the past?"
Rumor has it that Lady Yao, the concubine of Empress Li, was very slender and good at dancing. She tied silk around her feet, bending her slender legs to make a crescent shape. She danced in plain stockings in the clouds, and whirled around like flying clouds. This is what everyone followed, and the use of bows and bows was wonderful.
Regardless of whether this statement is accurate or not, foot binding appeared at least during the Five Dynasties period. In the early Song Dynasty, foot binding was still rare. However, during the Huizong period of the Song Dynasty, the number of foot binding began to increase, and "flower boots, bows and shoes" began to appear.
But these phenomena still only exist locally. The vast majority, especially the women working at the bottom, do not participate in foot binding.
But in the Yuan Dynasty, foot binding developed. In Yuan dramas, words like embroidered shoes and feet often appeared, such as "Don't mention the corner of your eyes to pay attention, only this heel will tell your thoughts", "The golden lotus red embroidered shoes, the sound of the crowd in Hunan." Wear it around and turn to the west of the curved threshold" and so on.
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, foot-binding developed greatly. In some places, the concept was deeply held, and there was a collective understanding that it would be a shame not to bind feet. However, the development of foot binding in the Yuan Dynasty was interrupted for a period of time by the fire of the late Yuan Uprising.
In times of war, when people are displaced and wandering, and they don’t know tomorrow, who can care about foot binding. How can they possibly bind their feet when they drag their children on the run?
For example, Zhu Yuanzhang's Queen Ma did not bind her feet, and there was even a folk reference to "horse's big feet". Zhu Yuanzhang did not care about the size of Queen Ma's feet, and he never forced his daughter to bind her feet. Zhu Biao's wife did not bind her feet, and Zhu Yunwen's Queen Ma Enhui also did not bind her feet.
It can be said that among the imperial concubines and princesses in the early Ming Dynasty, there was no custom of foot binding. However, with the rise of the scholar class, the increased constraints of Neo-Confucianism, and men's perverted desires, morbid aesthetics, and twisted desire for control, women who were dependent on men began to bind their feet on a large scale.
The man said: Binding feet is a feminine virtue.
Women are powerless to resist.
Listening to Elder Wang's words, Zhu Yunwen could feel that the bound feet were like wild beasts starting to pounce on the people of the Ming Dynasty and countless women of the Ming Dynasty.
This is an irresistible force that comes from the world
The power of the collective.
Outside the old woman's house, you can see through the low fence that the old woman pressed her grandson on the stool, then picked up a pair of big roosters, sat opposite the girl, put the two big roosters' necks together, and used her feet to He stepped on it with one foot, stepped on the chicken leg with the other foot, grabbed the chicken breast hair and pulled it clean, picked up the kitchen knife, and opened up both chickens with a pop. Without waiting for the blood to come out, he grabbed one of Sun Yatou's feet with each hand and stuffed it into the chicken's belly.
Sun Yatou was so frightened by the hot and sticky blood that she cried loudly. She tried to struggle but couldn't get away. The old woman pressed her hard, and the two cocks that were not dead were flapping.
It wasn't until the rooster stopped making any movement that the old woman took out Yatou Sun's feet and pulled the wooden basin aside. There was hot water in it. After washing Yatou Sun's feet, she put them on her knees and let Sun Yatou do whatever she wanted. The girl didn't care how she struggled. She moved her big toe away and closed the remaining four toes, trying to exert force.
"stop!"
Zhu Yunwen kicked the door open, walked over angrily, and shouted: "Don't continue!"
The old woman raised her head and looked at Zhu Yunzhen and the others, and then at her stunned granddaughter. She exerted a strong force on her palm and broke it diagonally under the sole of her foot. She heard the bones rattle, and Sun Yatou immediately screamed.
"you!"
Zhu Yunwen gritted his teeth.
Tang Buping stepped forward, and the sharp dagger was already placed in front of the old woman's eyes!
Elder Wang quickly shouted: "What are you doing? Put down the knife and don't disturb Old Woman Sun!"
The old woman didn't care at all about Tang Buping's knife. When she started binding her feet, she severely strangled the four toes of Sun Ya's head. Then she looked at Zhu Yunwen and others: "Old woman, I'm binding my granddaughter's feet."
, which law is broken? I have never heard that the imperial court does not allow people to bind their feet. Elder Wang, have you heard of this? Where did they come from as outsiders to care about our affairs here? "
Elder Wang was also a little angry, and shouted to Zhu Yunwen and others: "You'd better please come back. Footbinding is a big deal for children, so we can't delay it or be soft-hearted!"
Zhu Yunwen looked at Elder Wang coldly: "What if I don't allow it?"
Elder Wang sneered: "You are not allowed? Who do you think you are? Even if this matter is brought to the government, you will not be allowed to interfere. Don't delay the future of the girl. Now she has her feet bound and has to endure hardship, so that she can get married in the future. To a good man, if you stop him now, you will only harm the child."
"Brother, don't hurt grandma, I, I will bind your feet."
When Sun Yatou saw this, she cried and shouted.
Zhu Yunwen felt a pain in his heart. The old woman wrapped the four toes, wrapped them around the soles of the feet, went up to the instep, hooked the heels, and immediately wrapped another bandage on the four toes. Then go back to the top of the foot, use the strength to pull back, and force the four toes to curl under the sole of the foot.
Sun Yatou screamed again, and her whole little face began to twist.
Zhu Yunwen took a step forward. Elder Wang wanted to stop him, but Gu Yun pushed him aside.
Tang Buping didn't know what to do and was stunned on the spot.
Zhu Yunwen raised his foot, kicked the old woman to the ground, and shouted angrily: "I asked you to stop, didn't you hear?"
The old woman jumped up and shouted at the top of her lungs: "How dare you interfere in my family affairs, you rascal? Come here, someone is bullying us, come here quickly."
Neighbors heard the commotion and ran out one after another. They gathered around and accused Zhu Yunwen and others. They also began to spew dirty words and curse.
Zhu Yunwen reached out and touched Sun Yatou's face, and tears fell uncontrollably. Sun Yatou looked at the sad Zhu Yunwen and cried: "Brother, I hurt..."
