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Chapter 203 The Founder of "The Female Ring"

【Ban Zhao was ordered to bury his head in Dongguan Zangshu Pavilion for more than ten years. He experienced the coldness in the dead of night and the loneliness of being alone.But in order not to disgrace her mission, she never cared about it.

As firm as she is, she sits in the book forest, picks up documents, and has been tireless for years and years, never relaxing for a moment.

Cold comes and summer goes, spring goes and autumn comes. Ban Zhao's life experience is enriched day by day, and the accumulation of reading is getting deeper and deeper.

Unfortunately, her elder brother Ban Gu was arrested for his involvement in the rebellion of General Dou Xian and died in prison soon after.However, Ban Gu was ordered to compile the "Hanshu", and the "Eight Tables" and "Astronomical Records" have not yet been completed.

Emperor Hanhe was grateful for the difficulty of the Ban family, so he summoned Ban Zhao, who was about to reach his destiny, to continue to complete the unfinished business of his brother Ban Gu. 】

[The original manuscript of "Hanshu" was so scattered that it was "unable to sort it out", so Ban Zhao had to spend a lot of time and energy on rearranging the original manuscript of "Hanshu" and correcting errors.

In the vast sea of ​​materials, she devoted herself to sorting out and selecting meticulously. After countless days and nights, she finally completed the compilation of "Eight Tables", leaving the world with her talents the imprint of the vicissitudes of a century-old man. 】

【It's just that when the "Eight Tables" was completed, Ban Zhao was exhausted physically and mentally, unable to continue, so the "Tianwenzhi" had to be completed by others.

However, most of the "Hanshu" has ancient exegesis, and the wording is so profound that few people understand it.

In order to pass on the history, the imperial court selected ten talented men to "submit themselves to Your Excellency and receive reading from Zhao Zhao". 】

[In the small pavilion in the palace garden, the highly talented students sat upright and listened attentively. Ban Zhao, a female teacher with both ability and political integrity, spoke in a dignified manner, just like a "female scholar".

Mencius said, "Fish is what I want; bear's paw is also what I want. You can't have both, and those who give up the fish will take the bear's paw."

This is the case in everyone's life. When faced with a choice, it is difficult to achieve the best of both worlds, and there is only a choice.

Ban Zhao abandoned the stability in front of him, endured the silence for several years, and continued to supplement the survey and determination history books with full patience and tenacious perseverance, leaving a strong and colorful stroke in Chinese history. 】

Seeing this, Liu Xiu couldn't help agreeing, "Ban Zhaozhen is an amazing woman!"

"The Ban family is full of loyalty, even the daughter is the pillar of the country, it is really admirable!"

[Ban Chao's other brother, Ban Chao, threw himself into the army and fought hard in foreign lands.

But for the sake of the country, he lived in a remote place for 31 years, until he was very weak and weak, and Ban Chao's situation was already miserable.

"Birds fly back to their hometowns, and foxes die when they die", he has a strong heart, but he is still cast into the wilderness.

As a last resort, he asked someone to bring the memorial to the emperor.

But his long-cherished wish of "seeing the homeland with his own eyes" fell to nothing, and after three years passed, he was not granted. 】

[Hearing about this, Brother Ban Zhaozhu was eager, disregarding the authority of the emperor, and presented a memorandum that was passed down as a peerless treasure and political grand theory in a few words: "Everyone who was with us at any time has passed away; The longest, now seventy, old and sick, with no black hair, no kindness in hands, no intelligence in eyes and ears, he can do it with a stick. Why?"

Ban Zhao made some remarks, his words were sincere, and he expressed his affection for Han and Di Xiao and moved him with reason.

It is also mentioned at the beginning of the letter that Ban Chao achieved great achievements because of "His Majesty Lai Meng's spirit".

At the same time, she also analyzed in detail that the recall of Ban Chao would benefit the country's stability and prosperity, and she spoke conclusively but without loss of proportion.

In the end, she mentioned her brother's health problems with words of utmost concern. There was no trace of resentment in her words, but the meaning of punching and punching was obvious to all.

After reading this memorial, which not only showed the great virtues of the king, but also comforted the hearts of the generals, Emperor Hanhe couldn't help being moved, and immediately ordered the old Ban Chao to be recalled. 】

【It’s just that what Ban Zhao didn’t expect was that Ban Chao died suddenly of illness just over a month after returning to his hometown.

Although it is painful, at least Ban Chao's wish of "the bird flies back to his hometown, and the fox dies must head the hill" has been fulfilled.

But for Ban Zhao, it is really sad that the family is separated from the world. 】

[However, Ban Zhao's reputation in later generations is somewhat mixed, which has something to do with her other book "The Female Ring". 】

"That's not right! "The Female Ring" is precisely the book that brought Ban Zhao's fame to its peak!"

"Women's ring? Isn't that the norm that women should abide by? Why is there a mixed reputation?"

"Isn't it good to obey the three virtues? Women should serve their husbands well!"

Many people are very puzzled, especially men.

They don't understand why Ban Zhao's tailor-made "code of conduct" for women will cause her reputation to be "mixed"?
[After Ban Zhao lost her husband, she has been raising the children of the family alone. She has experienced the hardship that many women have never experienced, which also made her place more expectations on her children.

Seeing the daughters in the family grow up one by one, Ban Zhao began to worry about whether they could be filial to their parents-in-law and serve their husband after they got married.

Therefore, in order to make the girls in the family always warn about their behavior, Ban Zhao used his spare time to write this "Women's Admonitions", which has been passed down through the ages. 】

["Women's Admonition" is divided into seven chapters: "Humble", "Couple", "Respect and Obedience", "Women's Practice", "Concentrate", "Qu Cong" and "Uncle and Sister".

It can be seen from the titles of these chapters that this is a book that requires women to abide by their duties.

But if you read the whole book carefully, you will find that what Ban Zhao advocates is not that everyone is equal, but that men are superior to women.

This is because the idea that men are superior to women is deeply rooted in the feudal era, so few people think that this will be a problem. 】

[Ban Zhao described many responsibilities and duties that women should assume in the book, but the core is still that women should obey their husbands' orders.

In fact, from the perspective of modern times, such articles of extreme loss of self are undoubtedly the biggest injustice to women.

However, in the feudal era, once this book came out, it received a lot of praise at that time, and many children of everyone began to read it, forming a fashion.

Ban Zhao's starting point was just to educate his daughter, but it unexpectedly became a must-read book for women in all dynasties later, and became a model for women's three obediences and four virtues.

Perhaps she herself did not expect that her book would have such a deep influence, even affecting the life and status of women for more than 1000 years.

Later generations are also quite controversial when evaluating Ban Zhao. Many people appreciate her talent, courage and integrity, but Ban Zhao's "Women's Commandments" put countless women in spiritual shackles, but they cannot escape being suspected of being "sinners". It has become the origin of her reputation of "mixed reputation". 】

In ancient times, men were superior to women, and the three obediences and four virtues almost became common sense and basic cognition.

People's three views were cultivated in this environment, so when Ban Zhao wrote "The Female Ring", not only men, but also many women were extremely in pursuit of her.

When criticizing the ancients from the eyes of later generations, we should actually put ourselves in their shoes and think from a different position.

(End of this chapter)