The short videos I watched from all dynasties

Li Ranran saw a song with a cover with red letters on a black background. Combined with the name, she guessed what genre it was.

【Grandma|Lyrics Version】

[“When I was a child, I often heard people say that the one with bound feet was the grandmother trapped in the mountains.”]

＜I came across this song by chance and it made me sad.＞

＜Listen again!!!＞

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard the one with bound feet, he roughly knew what Guangmu was going to say in the song.

Many people from all dynasties were attracted by the singing of the girl at the beginning.

In the wine shops of Chang'an during the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, many people said: "Although the lyrics are straightforward, the singing style is very unique."

Du Fu said: "Such straightforward words are easier for the people to understand."

“Perhaps, the person who wrote this song was not trying to attract people, but hoped to convey the deeper meaning of the lyrics.”

[“Her marriage to Grandpa was arranged. She can’t even read or write. They had never even met before they got married.”]

＜I feel so sad [crying]＞

＜So helpless, arranged marriage, a blind marriage...＞

＜Alas, maybe at that time people believed that women didn’t need to be literate, as long as they could carry on the family line…＞

This line of lyrics resonated with women of all dynasties under the light curtain.

Born and raised in the boudoir, even if they can read and write and have great talents, they cannot become officials or be appointed as prime ministers. When they reach a certain age, their parents will find a matchmaker. If they are lucky, their future husband may be a cousin or a childhood sweetheart. If they are unlucky, they will most likely be forced by their families to marry for political reasons.

Many women began to sob quietly after thinking about their own situations, and their mothers could only shake their heads helplessly.

If the light curtain hadn't brought about these changes, they could still deceive themselves and live happily, and there would be nothing wrong with life continuing like this... But after watching too many light curtain videos and knowing the lives of women in later generations, they can never go back to their previous thoughts.

[“The smoke from the cooking drifted by, and the firewood from cooking bent her waist, but it wasn’t just the firewood that bent her.”]

＜It’s not just men who work outside and women who work inside. Many women not only help with farm work, but also cook and wash clothes, and do all the housework [sigh]＞

＜Thinking of my grandma...＞

＜Think about the mountains, many women were abducted and trapped in the mountains for their entire lives [crying]＞

＜I saw a video before, saying that her grandmother could not read or write, but her grandmother once had a happy family, and she was also very good, with many awards...Oh my God, why is it so hard for her?＞

Many men retorted: "Men work outside and women work inside, yin and yang match, what's wrong with that?"

"Isn't it good for a woman to stay at home and take care of her husband and children and be a virtuous wife?"

The women who were taking care of their husbands and children at home were watching silently in the light curtain, and the men of various dynasties refuted the words of the light curtain. One woman refuted on the light curtain: "Then you can also try to work outside during the day, do housework at home, and mend the clothes of the whole family."

[“At dusk, the sun sets, Grandpa sang while tapping his chopsticks. She counted the days on her fingers.”]

＜To be honest, I really hate the image of the grandpa in the lyrics. Isn't it that there are many male chauvinists nowadays, and widowhood-style marriages...＞

＜This song is so beautiful, it makes my heart ache now [crying]＞

The women of the Ming and Qing dynasties were deeply touched. Their husbands went out to work, and they stayed at home. How big of a sky could they see? The emergence of the light curtain allowed many women to see a wider world.

There is also comfort.

[“Waiting for the car to arrive from afar, the bench at the door has never been moved. The eyes are still expectant.”]

＜The lyrics are so painful and bitter, I dare not listen to them a second time after the first time.＞

＜Missing grandma [crying]＞

Those who are wandering outside think of their loved ones. "When I am alone in a foreign land, I miss my family all the more during the holidays."

[“She gave birth to one child after another, but they were all blown away by the distant wind.”]

＜Generation after generation, this cycle continues.＞

＜Go home more often if you can. The old man really doesn’t want much, he just misses you...＞

＜Don’t wait until someone leaves before you regret it.＞

[“What’s on the other side of the mountain? Her children live in a high-rise building, forgetting her in a corner of Shenshan. What’s on the other side of the river? Her mother’s village. With her bound feet, she can’t cross the river.”]

＜I didn’t understand the meaning of the song when I first heard it, but when I heard it again, my body was soaked with tears.＞

＜I was devastated＞

"Obey your father at home, obey your husband after marriage, and obey your son after your husband's death"

The woman under the light curtain thought of the words in the Three Obediences and Four Virtues, that after getting married, she could never return home.

Ugh.

[“It’s getting dark again, and the food is getting cold. When will the person she’s waiting for come back?... Grandma, I’m back.”]

＜The final touch is the finishing touch.＞

＜Grandma, I’m back. [crying]＞

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Wu Zhou

Wu Zetian was not sure whether the decision she was about to make would cause turmoil in the court.

She was able to become emperor because of her decades of meddling in politics, her familiarity with politics, and her strong suppression. But if the next heir is also a woman, their resistance will not stop, but will become more intense. Letting a woman stand on the same footing as them involves their bottom line.

Find Shangguan Wan'er and tell her your idea.

Shangguan Wan'er went to find Princess Taiping afterwards and said, "Princess, your chance has come."

Princess Taiping was puzzled, "But what's the news?"

"Your Majesty, you want women to be officials." Shangguan Wan'er told Princess Taiping what Wu Zetian said seriously. However, Shangguan Wan'er thought that the Queen wanted women to be officials, and the reason behind that might be that the next heir was a woman.

Princess Taiping thought about it for a moment and then understood what he meant.

There was a lot of negotiation among all parties. When Wu Zetian officially ordered women to serve as officials and the activities of female officials were not limited to the imperial palace, the reaction in the court was intense but still within the controllable range.

"Study hard and get a job"

Although Wu Zetian wanted to allow women and men to take the imperial examinations together, she was dissuaded by ministers such as Di Renjie.

Men had to study hard for more than ten years, which was far beyond the reach of today's women. They suggested that a separate imperial examination for women be established.