There are one hill and eight buildings in the Northern Prefecture of the Eastern Jin Dynasty Chapter 2544: Changing Dynasties and Fulfilling Great Aspirations
Chapter 2544: Changing Dynasties and Fulfilling Great Aspirations
Liu Yu said without thinking: "I don't want to, this is not in line with my philosophy. What I want is a world where no one bullies others. No matter whether it is a high-ranking family or a Jingba brother, no one bullies others and ruins people's lives."
We have been bullied so much in Jingkou when we were young. We know this feeling very well. Do we have to work hard all our lives just so that we and our descendants can bully others in the same way? I am envious, you are also a well-educated person, that Confucian saint,
What the masters of metaphysics emphasize, is this a system that allows bullying and enslaving people?"
Xu Xianzhi sighed: "Whether it is Confucianism or metaphysics, they both emphasize hierarchical order and require everyone to live in their own place. Loyalty and filial piety are the most basic principles for maintaining social relations. It is the foreign Buddhism that truly emphasizes the equality of all living beings. Send slaves
, you can’t change everyone’s consciousness so that they can ignore themselves and their family and work hard for others.”
Liu Yu said seriously: "I didn't say that we won't benefit those in high positions, I just don't let them rely on their land for generations to enslave others for generations like before. If you do this for a long time, it won't do them any good. Look at the aristocratic families.
How has the ability of our children deteriorated? In the past, our brothers in Jingkou protected our country and our country, who can we rely on in the future? If any system is everlasting, it will definitely become corrupted."
Xu Xianzhi nodded: "If you want someone to take the initiative to lower your title, your status as a ruler alone is not enough, unless..."
At this point, he stopped talking and looked at Liu Yu motionlessly.
Liu Yu frowned: "Why, Xianzhi, do you want to persuade me to join Yin Zhongwen like that? Are you crazy? Even if I allow you to say anything, you can't say such treacherous words.
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Xu Xianzhi said coldly: "Didn't you ask me what to do? That's the only way. If you don't want to cooperate and compromise with the aristocratic family, then you have to overpower them. The reason why Shang Yang's reform was successful was because of the support of King Qin. You
This reform is more powerful than Shang Yang's reform, because in addition to the noble families, you also have to deal with the emperor of the Sima family. Then the only way is to establish yourself as emperor, create a new dynasty, and then rely on the authority of the founding emperor.
, set down these laws and regulations of yours in the form of ancestral system, so that people will not perish and the government will cease!"
Liu Yu didn't reply. He began to pace back and forth, thinking about Xu Xianzhi's words. Xu Xianzhi smiled slightly: "Of course, if you think what I said is rebellious, you can arrest me now and hang your head like Yin Zhongwen. I will also
No objection. As your friend and brother for many years, I was mentally prepared before I said this. Even if I die, I will have no regrets."
Liu Yu stopped and turned to look at Xu Xianzhi: "Isn't there a way to make Emperor Sima a puppet all the time and let me take care of the government?"
Xu Xianzhi shook his head: "You can't expect that every emperor of the Sima family will be like Sima Dezong. They don't know whether they are warm or cold and are at your mercy. You can't expect that every emperor of the Sima family will have Wang Miaoyin to look after you. Look.
Look at Sima Yao, people like him are thinking of various ways to seize power from Xie An, not to mention you who have no foundation. If you want to stick to your own ideals, then you can only take this path. However, in
Before that, you still need to establish enough achievements to suppress the noble family and your Beifu brothers, so that the entire Jin Dynasty only knows you. In this way, you can only take this step when you succeed in the Northern Expedition and regain the lost territory.
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Liu Yu gritted his teeth: "Why do I have to make myself the emperor? Why do I have to have a position like the emperor that controls the life and death of the world? If I say that all living beings are equal and want to make myself the emperor, then am I not the most hypocritical person in the world?
people?"
Xu Xianzhi smiled slightly: "It has to be like this. If you don't become the emperor, you won't have supreme power. If you don't create a new dynasty, there won't be a new group of ministers from the dragon to replace the previous noble families. You let everyone
It would be unrealistic for them not to be able to ascend the throne, but if emerging forces like the Jingba brothers were to replace the high-ranking families of the Jin Dynasty, it would be a matter of course, because once the emperor and his ministers came, as for the newly founded aristocratic families, their foundations were not deep.
It will be much easier for you to impose your tactics on them."
Liu Yu said in a deep voice: "In this case, won't the original high-ranking families resist? Will they just sit back and wait for death?"
Xu Xianzhi shook his head: "Jinnu, you have to know that in fact, the titles of the Jin Dynasty are legally required to be reduced from generation to generation, but the founding title is an exception. The reason why the titles of the Wang family and the Xie family can continue to be inherited,
It’s because their family’s title is a founding title, including your current Yuzhang County Duke, who has thousands of households in the city. He is also a founding title and can be passed down to descendants for generations without surrender. The same is true for Xie An’s Ankang County Duke!"
Liu Yu sighed: "So, what you are saying is that when the dynasty changes, the founding title of the Jin Dynasty will become a descending title and cannot be hereditary. The current high-ranking family will have to be demoted to one level, and then from the next generation
At the beginning, each generation will be downgraded by one level, so as to slowly eliminate them in this way, without depriving them all at once and causing them to fiercely resist?"
Xu Xianzhi smiled slightly: "Yes, you can use the achievements of the Northern Expedition to make the Jingba brothers or the children of aristocratic families become the founding heroes of the country, and inherit the founding titles. Even the current high-ranking families, such as the Xie family, if you follow you
If you have a good relationship and support you in establishing a new dynasty, you can also grant them a title. In this way, in order to protect their titles, high-ranking families will rush to support you and persuade them to join. This is true from Cao Wei to Han Dynasty and Sima Jin to Wei Dynasty.
, has been staged many times.”
Liu Yu sighed: "Do you want to be the first to persuade Jin to write a letter?"
Xu Xianzhi said calmly: "If you really want to be independent, I'm afraid Fatty will be one step faster than me, and I don't want to argue with him on this point. It's just that Fatty won't express his position easily when your intention is not clear. This is
The difference between me and him is that since he was a child, he has been obedient to you in everything and does what you want, but I can't do this."
Liu Yu shook his head: "This is true. Although Fatty will argue with me, he will give in to me on fundamental issues. Unlike you, who will be so outspoken in front of me. I envy you. I am very grateful.
You said these things to me today, but I also want to know, what are your thoughts and what do you want?"
Xu Xianzhi looked at Liu Yu motionlessly: "Actually, my thoughts have always been very simple. I hope that the world will be stable and the people can live and work in peace and contentment. The order created by the noble families for hundreds of years can achieve this, but now you are in charge
After gaining power, you have your own ideals. You want to conquer the Central Plains through the Northern Expedition and unify the world. Since I can't stop you, I can only find a way to let you realize your ideals while minimizing the losses of the people. Of course, I also have Xu Xu.
The interests of the family can be maximized. Are you satisfied with this answer?"