Speaking of this issue of Queen Shande and the status of women, in fact, all Chinese, including the Tang people, rarely know that before the Zhou Dynasty, during the Shang Dynasty, the status of women was very high, they could be officials, they could do very noble official positions that only women could do, they could have titles, they could have fiefs, they could lead troops to fight, they could govern the country, such as the example of women, it is worth noting that this example was not uncommon in the Shang Dynasty.

The Shang Dynasty was also a free country that slaves from other countries yearn for, as long as the slaves of any country fled to the territory of the Shang Dynasty, they could be free and become a free person, and even some of them were very talented and could be officials, from slaves to officials, there were almost no things that appeared after the Zhou Dynasty, and it was not an uncommon thing in the Shang Dynasty.

The Shang Dynasty did not pay attention to the origin of the person, and the appointment of officials did not look at whether his origin was noble, whether his bloodline was noble, etc., and the members of the royal family did not get any power because of this, but a large number of free people and slaves and women from other countries were officials to govern the country.

In the Book of Shang. In the Pastoral Oath, King Wu of Zhou only listed the four crimes of Di Xin, also known as the King of Zhou, namely listening to women's words, not sacrificing seriously, not reusing relatives, and appointing fugitives as officials.

These four counts seem very comical to people today, because in today's eyes, Di Xin does not seem to be guilty of any crimes, including the epithet "纣". And the crimes he committed, in the most primitive records of the Shang Dynasty oracle bone inscriptions, it is not found, the nickname of "纣" was given by the Zhou people, and his crimes began to appear and circulated in the Zhou Dynasty.

The Shang Dynasty did not pay attention to the origin, except for the throne. There was no hereditary system to do so. From the Zhou Dynasty onwards, the hereditary system of officials under the hereditary system of the imperial throne began to prevail, and the Western Zhou Dynasty implemented an absolute hereditary official system and nepotism. Then some accused Di Xin of "leaving his king's parents and brothers not to use." Naiwei's many sins in the Quartet are noble and long."

Yin Ruins archaeological view. At the end of the Shang Dynasty, there were very few human sacrifices and human martyrdoms, and there was not even a strict zhòng in the middle and early Western Zhou Dynasty. From the various cultural relics, it is not clear that there are too many atrocities committed by Di Xin. The crimes of Di Xin preached in the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty. In addition to the Book of Shang. The four articles in the "Pastoral Oath" are only alcoholism and belief that they have a destiny.

In the Shang Dynasty, the very common situation of women as officials and priests, after the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, completely disappeared, since then, the official system, the bloodline system, the birth system and other vices began to spread, slaves are slaves, even several generations are slaves, don't want to turn over at all, the status of women is no longer mentioned at all, completely reduced to vassals, so that many surrounding countries often have women on the throne, but in China there is only Wu Zetian.

Who can distinguish right from wrong? In the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, King Jing of Zhou failed to promote reform and led to the internal strife of the Zhou royal family, so that all historical materials from the ancient legend period to the late Zhou Dynasty mysteriously disappeared, Confucius and Lao Tzu also participated in it, and finally the complete decline of the Zhou royal family and the mysterious disappearance of Lao Tzu in the west to Guguan was the result, so that the history before the Zhou Dynasty needed to be specially established a Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties project to study and pursue.

Unearthing a "Bamboo Book Chronicle" that escaped the turmoil in the Zhou Dynasty subverted the "Historical Records", a benevolent saint instantly degenerated into a power-hungry senior politician, the glamorous Zen system was covered with blood, unveiled, the ugliness inside was chilling, and the brutal Xia Wei Shang seemed to say something else, what was that qiē all about? What role did Confucius and Lao Tzu play? Where are the historical materials of the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties that are enough to subvert the thousands of years of Chinese history?

Now there is no point in discussing these, as the three Tang envoys of the Tang Dynasty when they talk about Queen Shande, their attitudes are surprisingly consistent - women's ears, just three words, it reflects the contempt of the three Tang Dynasty men for this Queen of Shande, as the envoy of the Heavenly Empire, come to see you as the heroine of a small country, what else are you unhappy about? You should burn high incense!

Although there is a request for this woman now, but in the heart, the three of them are very contemptuous of Queen Seondeok, and Queen Seondeok herself knows that from the posture and eyes of these three Tang officials, Queen Seondeok can see their disdain for women in their hearts, and the ridicule of Silla for women as kings.

"It's strange today, why did the Tang Dynasty write to the king? This king is really puzzled, and I ask the three to solve their doubts. Queen Shande looked at Li Kai, Wang Ze and Cheng Yuanqiao coldly, and there was a faint mockery in her tone, as if she was laughing at these Tang officials who had asked for themselves but put on a high posture.

Cheng Yuanqiao, who was the main negotiator, stepped forward and replied: "I am waiting here because I have something important to discuss with the king. ”

Queen Seondeok said coldly, "What's the matter? ”

Cheng Yuanqiao looked at Queen Seondeok with an elegant posture, and said with some amusement in his heart, and said: "The king, on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, hopes to form an alliance with Silla and jointly send troops north to attack Goguryeo!" ”

Queen Seondeok said quietly, "Oh? Is there such a thing? The king of Goguryeo did order an attack on the Tang Dynasty, but what does this have to do with my Silla? You fight your own, Silla doesn't want to participate, Silla is weak and can't withstand a big war, if that's all it takes, please go back! ”

As expected, Cheng Yuanqiao said loudly: "Dare to ask the king, what kind of benefits did the king of Goguryeo promise to make the king ignore this great opportunity and abide by the agreement with Goguryeo?" Can the king tell me to wait, and then listen to the conditions of Datang, how about it? ”

Queen Seondeok showed a little interested, feeling that although this Tang man was weak, he still had some talent, and actually guessed some secret negotiations between herself and the king of Goguryeo, so she said with some interest: "Where did you start with this?" Silla and Goguryeo are feuds, if Goguryeo has something to ask for. Of course, I, Silla, will not let such a great opportunity go unpunished, and will definitely fight to the death with it to avenge the undead of our country, so why should the envoy say that this king and the king of Goguryeo have an agreement? If you can't say why, rashly insult this king, even if you are an envoy of the Tang Dynasty, this king will not spare you! ”

Queen Shande's tone was a little heavier, which made the three Tang men feel a little moved. have changed their views on this woman. Cheng Yuanqiao felt that he was a chess opponent, and he felt that this queen of Shande could become a queen as a woman, and it was really not a simple task. For such people. You can't just deal with her. You have to be careful to deal with her, and sure enough, Su Hou is right. The more high-ranking a woman is, the more powerful she is than a man of her rank.

Women are not easy to deal with!

Cheng Yuanqiao cheered up one hundred and twenty points, looked at Queen Seondeok and said: "I really don't know why the king said this, doesn't the king know that Goguryeo sent an army of 150,000 to attack my Tang Dynasty, and now, I am being pinned down by my Tang army in Beiping and can't be moved, such a good time, why didn't the king send troops?" Is there really an agreement? So why not inform us of this agreement? Maybe I can help the king! ”

Queen Seondeok said: "Oh, you said this, it was a misunderstanding of the Tang Dynasty, it was not that our country was unwilling to go on the Northern Expedition, it was really a loss in the autumn harvest last year, my country's financial resources were not good enough for the Northern Expedition, and it was difficult to go on the Northern Expedition, and the envoys of the Tang Dynasty also knew, Goguryeo had a strong army, with 300,000 soldiers, even if it sent 150,000 troops to the Northern Expedition, there were still 150,000 soldiers left in the country, but there were 50,000 soldiers and horses on the border, and I Silla was full of only 200,000 soldiers and horses, so there was really no chance of winning, and the king was also a little troubled." ”

Cheng Yuanqiao said with a smile: "Then I am here to share the worries of the king!" ”

Queen Seondeok smiled, "Why share your worries? ”

Cheng Yuanqiao said: "Goguryeo is rebellious, the following crimes, raiding my Tang border, attacking and killing my Tang Dynasty soldiers and horses, it is simply an unforgivable crime, but the Tang Dynasty soldiers and horses are mostly used in the Northern Expedition to the grassland, and they can't mobilize too many troops for a while, so they fall into decline, but the emperor has mobilized 100,000 soldiers and horses to help the war, and 50,000 soldiers and horses have gone to Beiping, presumably they have restrained the Goguryeo soldiers and horses, and there will be good news in the near future, and the other 50,000 soldiers and horses are at the port of Youzhou!" Commanded by Hou Suning of Sanyuan County, Datang Dynasty! ”

Wang Ze and Li Kai glanced at each other, and they both saw the smile in each other's eyes, only 20,000 reinforcements were said by Cheng Yuanqiao to be an army of 100,000, and the number of troops sent was a secret among secrets, how could Queen Shande know the depths? As long as the goal is bigger, she has to believe it if she doesn't believe it!

Queen Seondeok frowned slightly: "Suning? Marquis of Sanyuan County? This king has heard a little, it seems that he is a very powerful general, what is he doing in the port of Youzhou? ”

Cheng Yuanqiao said with a smile: "Su Hou commanded 50,000 troops, and planned to take the battleship of the Youzhou Beihai Navy to raid Goguryeo itself from the sea, destroy its naval division, land on its western coast, take the capital of Goguryeo, capture and kill the king of Goguryeo, exterminate his clan, and set fire to the capital of Goguryeo to vent the hatred in the heart of the Tang Dynasty!" At that time, Goguryeo will inevitably be in chaos, and our front-line soldiers and horses will break through the Goguryeo army in one fell swoop, and break the enemy on all fronts!

At that time, the king could send 100,000 troops north to storm Goguryeo itself, and the Goguryeo soldiers and horses south of the Datong River were led by Suhou and the king's army, and the north of the Datong River was swept by the Tang Dynasty soldiers and horses.

In addition, if the king wants to take advantage of the situation to launch a campaign to destroy the Baekje country, my Datang army can assist the king from the sea, attack from the east and west, and destroy the Baekje country together, and all the people of Baekje will belong to the king, and my Datang will not take an inch of land! The king, if you are not mistaken, the condition that the king of Goguryeo gave the king is the territory south of the Daedong River, right? ”

Queen Seondeok was stunned, and after a while, she nodded slowly: "That's right, the condition that the king of Goguryeo gave to this king is the territory south of the Daedong River, do you think it is more cost-effective to use soldiers to take it, or it is more cost-effective to take it without spending a single soldier, you should understand what this king means, let what you say about the sky, but that land is originally going to belong to me Silla?" ”

Cheng Yuanqiao shook his head: "Your Majesty, haven't you thought about why Goguryeo would say such a thing?" Why would Goguryeo be so generous to cede such a large area of territory south of the Daedong River to the king? Their hometown, how many ancestral tombs of Goguryeo people, and even the current royal capital of Goguryeo, are all south of the Datong River, if they defeat the Tang army and obtain the ordnance, grain and grass of the Tang army, they can turn around and attack the king with the victory army!

Your Majesty, if Goguryeo is really sincere, why should 50,000 troops be deployed on the border to prevent the king from attacking? How did the king know that once Goguryeo won, would the 50,000 soldiers and horses leave north, or should they go south and attack Silla proper? Your Majesty, Goguryeo doesn't pay attention to faithfulness, not once or twice, not every country pays attention to faithfulness like the Tang Dynasty, Goguryeo's barbarian country, where does it understand faithfulness? They only know land, money, and population!

Your Majesty, please think about it carefully, even if Goguryeo defeated the Tang army and captured Beiping, but the Tang Dynasty still has 200,000 elites of the Northern Expedition who have not returned, Goguryeo can't hold it, they can't hold it, once the Tang army comes back, Goguryeo's gains outweigh the losses, they won't fail to understand this truth, it is very likely that they just want to plunder the population and wealth of the Tang Dynasty, as well as those weapons, food, money, etc., which they can't get, with these things, is Silla still Goguryeo's opponent? Your Majesty, think again! (To be continued......)