"I have never objected to Lu Mei 'er studying, nor did I object to her taking the imperial examinations. I won't say anything about her, I just … today, in front of my father and brother's graves, when I was paying my respects to them, I was very happy. I said that Fang Sheng had returned safely, that he was the one who killed Gu Xu, that he was the one who killed the barbarian Half-saint. This was unimaginable in the past. The moment Fang Sheng returned, he killed the Three Seas Dragon Sage and killed the tyrannical and fatuous ruler. I said to my father, big brother and second brother, that you didn't die in vain, that you didn't make the wrong choice back then, that Fang Sheng had indeed brought the human race to prominence. "
"Then, when I talked about the examinations for both genders, I said that women could also become scholars, and that the human race would become stronger and stronger. However, when I talked about the imperial examinations, I didn't know how to continue. I really didn't know how to say it, I was so anxious that I cried. I stood in front of my father, big brother and second brother's graves for a long time, not knowing what to say. What could I say? "
"Could I say, don't worry, now even prostitutes can take the imperial examinations! This is a great pioneering work for the human race! "
"Could I say, the imperial examinations are so magical, that prostitutes can turn over a new leaf and become scholars?"
"Could I say, father, big brother, second brother, you must be very happy, because in the future, our daughters, our wives, and prostitutes will enter the examination grounds together, and fight side by side!"
"Could I say, that the good men of the human race have all died, that the good women of the human race have all died, that's why a prostitute can become a scholar!"
"What do you want me to say? How do you want me to face my ancestors? I don't want to blame Lu Mei 'er, I also sympathize with her, but, who will sympathize with me? Who will sympathize with those martyrs who fought to the death and died without a complete corpse, and their children are not even comparable to a prostitute? "
"Who will sympathize with those who grit their teeth and raise their children to continue the human race's lives, even if their families are incomparably poor?"
"Who will sympathize with those women who would rather starve and use their own hands to feed themselves, and have no time to study?"
"I can't let Lu Mei 'er become a scholar with a clear conscience, I can't!"
After reading Gu Country's High Scholar Liu's reply, the originally intense replies suddenly became less intense, and the number of replies decreased.
Many people read this reply over and over again, their hearts filled with shame.
Both sides were shocked by High Scholar Liu's reply.
At this moment, everyone finally realized the true meaning of the 'like'. No matter which side it was, even if they knew that High Scholar Liu would win the award and lose their chance, many people still silently clicked on the 'like'.
As this reply received a lot of support, it was picked out by Half-saint's avatar for display, allowing more people to see it.
It was already late at night. The scholars were no longer as excited as before because the debate would last for three days.
Many people left the list and pondered quietly.
In the middle of the night, another long reply appeared. It was a reply from a woman named Su Ling.
"This little girl is the head of the Women's Society's Qiguo branch in the capital city. I've just entered middle school, and my words carry little weight. My position is low and my knowledge is shallow. I shouldn't have participated in this debate where heroes gather. This little girl read one article after another. The more she read, the more flustered she felt. In the end, he couldn't hold back and chose to debate as a reference. Luckily, I'm on Sister Mei 'er's side. Yes, I want a reward, but what I want more is to talk about Sister Mei 'er. She's a person that countless people don't understand but are talking about.
"The first time I heard about Sister Lu Mei 'er was from someone else. It was about ten years ago when I was thirteen or fourteen years old. At that time, Lu Mei 'er was one of the most famous courtesans in Qiguo's capital city. After all, I was the daughter of a prestigious family. I disdained such people. After a few years, I continued to grow up. I got married early and had children. I liked to read since I was young. I didn't want to admit defeat, so even if I had children, I still continued to study. Not only did my husband not object, he even supported me. I still remember that he said that to be an honest person, you don't need to study. But to be a person with true morals, you must study. He said that men and women are the same. Only those with talent can be virtuous. Of course, he didn't just talk about studying. He talked about all kinds of skills, abilities, and knowledge. Being knowledgeable is just one kind of talent.
"About seven years ago, I started to join some women's literary societies. Our literary society is far from comparable to the literary societies of the scholars. At most, we exchange some superficial knowledge, with poetry as our main focus. Romance, flowers, snow, and the moon, there are beauties but no scholars. At that time, a masked person also joined the literary society. Other than the society head at that time, no one knew who she was.
"It wasn't until five years ago that I found out that the masked woman was Lu Mei 'er. At that time, Lu Mei 'er was already over thirty years old. In addition to her weak body, she gradually faded out of the courtesans. As the daughter of a prestigious family, especially a superficial one, I didn't make things difficult for her on the surface. But in my heart, I still couldn't accept this kind of person joining the Women's Society.
"Later, the Women's Society was suppressed and received the support of Fang Shengding. Women from all over the country responded. Lu Mei 'er also participated. We gradually became familiar with each other and found out about her background.
"She was like most courtesans. Her family declined and she was sold to a brothel. She was only seven years old at that time. I don't know what you were doing when you were seven, but I know that I was playing with my younger siblings when I was seven. Occasionally, I would read some books and occasionally learn how to do women's work. Although my mother always nagged me that the work I learned wasn't good, my father didn't care. He only wanted me to live a better life and marry a good person in the future.
"When Sister Mei 'er was seven years old, she also learned how to read and write. She also learned the four arts of zither, chess, calligraphy and painting. She also learned how to do women's work. She learned more than me and was even better than me. When I was learning, I had my parents to take care of me. Sister Mei 'er didn't. It was taboo for courtesans to be disfigured. So if someone didn't learn well, the brothel would use all kinds of punishments that didn't hurt the flesh. Sometimes, they would use needles to stab inconspicuous places. It wasn't just a stab, they would slowly stab it in and then slowly pull it out.
"Sometimes, they would directly push the person's head into water until they almost choked to death. Sometimes, they would kneel on ice for an entire night. As for standing outside naked in the ice and snow, there were all kinds of punishments. There were some methods that I couldn't even think of. After she was ten years old, Sister Mei 'er still had to learn. However, what she learned was already completely different from us ordinary girls. She had to learn how to seduce people, how to speak, how to sing, how to dance, and how to do the things between men and women that I don't want to talk about.
"I don't want to talk about how a ten year old girl learned those things in detail. If you think that you can learn just by looking at those paintings, then I can only say that you have underestimated the viciousness of the world. There are some words that I really can't say. I can only say that I am willing to use my eternal life as the price to curse those bastards!
"After she was fourteen years old, she officially became a member of the brothel. Just like what you saw, she became a courtesan. Because she was beautiful, because she knew poetry, zither, chess, calligraphy and painting, she became the top courtesan. In the beginning, she only needed to display her talents and use her methods to win over the customers. When she was slightly older, she couldn't help but walk the path that every girl walks.
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