GBP Chapter 452: A Woman Disguised as a Man Becomes the Number One Scholar
Chapter 452: A Woman Disguised as a Man Becomes the Number One Scholar
"Just find a TV drama commentary video to watch."
Li Ranran thought so and did so.
I casually clicked on a video with an unfamiliar title on the homepage of a video website.
【Rebirth of Meng Lijun】
[Meng Lijun's fiancé Huangfu Shaohua's father was framed by the treacherous minister Liu Jie for collaborating with the enemy. Her fiancé was implicated and her father and mother were imprisoned for no reason.
Huangfu Shaohua escaped the pursuit, went to the border to join the army under an assumed name, and left without saying goodbye. Not long after that, Meng Lijun's father was sentenced to exile...
Meng Lijun lived in poverty, suffered from illness, and her maid was frozen to death. She wanted to commit suicide by eating poisonous fruit, but was stopped by the old doctor.
Meng Lijun regained hope of living. Even though she was molested by gangsters and almost tricked into a brothel, she still started a new life. She met the old doctor who saved her by chance, and helped the old doctor solve the medical dispute. With her courage and carefulness, the old doctor finally agreed to take her as an apprentice.
＜This TV series was my introduction to heroines! This is what a heroine should be! ＞
＜This complete plot line is what the current screenwriters want to avoid [covering face]. Now it is just about love [covering face]＞
＜The Rebirth of Love written by a talented woman in the Qing Dynasty. I particularly admire that such thoughts already existed in the Qing Dynasty.＞
＜It was Chen Duansheng, she was a tanci writer in the Qing Dynasty, but she didn’t finish writing it…＞
＜A woman disguises herself as a man to take the scientific examination. I really like this kind of plot [crying]＞
＜Nowadays, the heroine means: many men like the heroine [covering face]＞
＜When Chen Duansheng wrote this, she was a teenager, and the readers were her mother and sister. After she got married, the story of Rebirth written by Chen Duansheng was spread, but she did not write again due to various reasons… When she picked up the pen again, it was soon abandoned again [sigh] Maybe because Chen Duansheng was born in the Qing Dynasty, she did not figure out how the heroine should break the situation at that time… But I really hate the plot continued by Liang Desheng [covering face]＞
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What a tenacious woman!
Many people during the Qianlong and Daoguang periods of the Qing Dynasty said in the comments section that they liked the book "Rebirth" very much and hoped that the original author would continue writing.
As for the original author Chen Duansheng herself, she looked at the contents on the screen in shock.
Although the "Meng Lijun" above is somewhat different from the "Meng Lijun" I wrote, but "Rebirth of the Phoenix"... that is her work.
"I... Could this be similar to the previous broadcast of Romance of the Three Kingdoms? A performance by later generations based on the contents of the book?"
The ending... oh, the ending of "Rebirth"...
Soon after Chen Duansheng got married, her husband was exiled to the frontier, and her daughter died young...
The pain and poverty in her life made her feel suffocated, and she deliberately avoided recalling the book "Rebirth" that she had poured her heart and soul into when she was a girl.
The story of Rebirth ends when the Emperor learns of Meng Lijun's identity as his daughter and wants to take her into the palace...
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[The new emperor ascended the throne and opened a special examination to recruit talents. Meng Lijun wanted to take the examination and began to learn how to act like a man. At this time, the old doctor asked Meng Lijun to leave here in advance to take the examination. Just after Meng Lijun left, he was arrested by the officials.
Meng Lijun was made difficult for not bribing officials... A poetry contest was held in the capital, calling for talented scholars to compete. Liu Jie wanted his son Liu Kuibi to be the top scholar, so all the talented scholars who won the poetry contest were arrested by the government.
Meng Lijun changed her name to Li Junyu, and in the first imperial examination, she let the test go and got 35th place. In the second palace examination, Li Junyu performed outstandingly and was noticed by the treacherous minister Liu Jie.
Before the third palace examination, Liu Jie sent people to arrest Meng Lijun, but she escaped and appeared in the examination room on time.
The emperor asked a question, and Liu Kuibi's answer was too general, while Li Junyu's answer was refreshing, so he was chosen as the new champion. 】
＜Meng Lijun’s indirect statement about “If you are poor, you should take care of yourself; if you are rich, you should help the world” is very good.＞
＜The heroine in the early days and now, dressed as a man and becoming the new champion, are very different in both behavior and demeanor.＞
＜The background of this drama is the Ming Dynasty. Although it is not very similar, I have read a book about a woman disguising herself as a man to take the imperial examination. The heroine also traveled to the Ming Dynasty... I feel that the heroine in this TV series is very similar to the heroine in the novel.＞
＜The heroine of this period still has expectations for the officialdom [sigh]＞
＜The truth is that the heroine never made it to the exam stage. She took off all her clothes before entering the exam room to check if she had any cheat sheets or something.＞
[Ming Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao: Why should the background be placed in our dynasty?]
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Princess Taiping: "Written by a talented woman during the Qing Dynasty?"
When the light screen started playing, she thought it was a fantasy of later generations about ancient people, but when she saw the content in the comment section, she was completely upset.
"It turned out to be the Qing Dynasty..."
First of all, they were influenced by the Light Curtain and already had a bad impression of the Qing Dynasty. In their perception, the people of the Ming and Qing dynasties, especially the women...had a particularly miserable life.
Chastity arches, bound feet, not allowed to go out freely...
It turns out that no matter what the background is, the woman's light still exists, but it is too weak...
"The Rebirth of Love that she wrote also conveys her inner desire to achieve success and establish a career..."
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[Li Junyu wanted to save the old doctor, but the officials protected each other. He was told that even the emperor was afraid of the King of Wusheng. In order not to drag Li Junyu down, the old doctor hanged himself.
Li Junyu entered the Imperial Academy to compile history. Liu Jie held a grudge against her and deliberately found fault with her. Her colleagues also excluded her. But she was not discouraged and won the emperor's recognition through her own efforts.
At the same time, Huangfu Shaohua's identity was exposed and he was arrested at the border, and was impeached by the treacherous minister Liu Jie. Fortunately, the prime minister and Li Junyu pleaded for him and argued with reason, so that Huangfu Shaohua escaped beheading.
The emperor ordered a thorough investigation of the case. The prime minister admired Li Junyu's talent and beauty and wanted to marry his daughter to her.
At the same time, Li Junyu's identity was discovered by his colleagues. Liu Jie seized on this point and refused to give up. It was still with the help of the prime minister that Li Junyu escaped.
The injustice of Huangfu Shaohua's family was finally clarified, and Huangfu Shaohua was reinstated.
Li Junyu was stuck in a quagmire and could only marry the prime minister's daughter. When he entered the bridal chamber, he found that the prime minister's daughter was an old acquaintance.
Liu Jie was the emperor's uncle, and he was not punished for wrongly accusing the Huangfu family. After Li Junyu settled his parents, he continued to serve as an official in the court, preparing to avenge the old doctor.
＜It’s so infuriating to watch the officials protecting each other here! It’s too dark! ＞
＜The heroine is so inspiring! She also answers others’ questions with dignity! ＞
＜The heroine's master, the old doctor, is really dead?! Ahhhh! So infuriating!＞
＜I cried, was excited and moved. It was not easy for women in that era. Meng Lijun stepped into the officialdom step by step. She also had real skills, she also had her own ideals, and met a good teacher.＞
＜The scene where the heroine discusses "poverty" and "wealth" during the scientific expedition has surpassed too many people. Nowadays, TV dramas are always about the rich and powerful, and the protagonists are always people from wealthy families [covering face]. Not only are there no minor characters, but the minor characters are basically villains [covering face]＞
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As the explanation of the video continued, people started to complain about the king's brother-in-law, the treacherous minister Liu Jie.
"People like Liu Jie are the parasites in the imperial court! They deserve to be torn into pieces!"
"It is against the law of the country!"
But...in fact, what they want to say is, isn't the emperor here not very smart? !
Many writers questioned that Meng Lijun was just a character created by everyone's imagination. It is impossible for such a person to exist in reality. Even if she could take the exam, she could not pass it with her talent!
Of course, this kind of speech caused dissatisfaction among many women.
Even if Meng Lijun is fictional, so what? But in the long river of history, even if there are few records about women, there are still some women who shine in it.
The protagonist of the previous video: Isn’t Qin Liangyu still the Marquis of Loyalty?
“If boys and girls received the same education, had no restrictions on the books they could read, and could take exams, what would the outcome be?”
"And from ancient times to the present, are there few female poets and lyricists?"
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