Chapter 5192 The Chinese way also has shortcomings
Liu Yu nodded: "So, China's values, or this thing, are not static. As you said, the Zhou Dynasty came to the Central Plains, and the Duke of Zhou performed Zhou rites, which completely replaced the previous Shang Dynasty.
That set of murderous sacrifices and the cruel way of borrowing the power of ghosts and gods, until now, our mainstream values of Confucianism are still based on Zhou rites. In this way, don't you and your grandfather worry about external influences?
Will the Hu people replace our Central Plains people with their way?"
Wang Zhen'e said calmly: "My grandfather is not worried that these Taoism will be replaced by the foreign Hu tribe's method, because facts have proved that their method can rely on force for a while, and during the civil strife in the Central Plains, they were lucky enough to seize the world.
, but it will not last long, because the Hu people's nomadic, attacking and killing model in the grassland can make their military strength strong for a while, but as the famous saying goes, if benevolence and righteousness are not applied, the offensive and defensive momentum will be different!
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Liu Yu frowned and said to himself thoughtfully: "If benevolence and righteousness are not applied, the offensive and defensive momentum will be different? This is a famous saying in "Guo Qin Lun" written by Jia Yi, but the Qin State is the Qin State, then
Is it a large, centralized Central Plains-style empire comparable to the nomadic khanates of the Huru or the tribal alliance-style regimes?"
Wang Zhene nodded and said: "Although it seems completely different, there is one thing that is highly similar, and that is the model of the Qin State, which uses military merit to judge titles, and then uses titles to divide the country's hierarchy, allowing people to
In terms of people, high-ranking people are allowed to bully and humiliate those who are inferior to themselves, and there is no clear order of inheritance for the succession of the monarch. The so-called establishment of virtuous people rather than direct heirs seems to allow heirs to compete, but
In fact, this kind of competition is uncontrollable. Once a person reaches the position through abnormal means, in order to protect his power, he will kill his brothers and eliminate all those who pose a threat to his throne."
Liu Yu nodded: "Yes, the demise of the Qin Dynasty started when Hu Hai illegally usurped the throne and then slaughtered all his brothers and sisters. He made himself a single husband, and the Qin Dynasty clan's bloodline was cut off, so Zhao Gao only needs to kill
Hu Hai, the Ying family line of the Qin State was basically finished, and the country also collapsed. Suppression of evil, your grandfather also believes that there is no clear heir to inherit this system within the Hulu, so civil strife will inevitably occur.
So the country will collapse?"
Wang Zhene said seriously: "This is only a superficial reason, that is, the issue of clan inheritance, because under this model, the clan of Qin State is guarded and restricted, and they will not be allowed to lead troops in battle, and naturally they cannot accumulate
Military merit is to prevent the prince from gaining prestige in the army and raising troops to rebel. Just like when Zhao Gao killed Fusu, he was also very afraid that he would lead the Great Wall Legion to rebel. However, because the families of the Qin army soldiers were all in Guanzhong, and the soldiers
They also obey the orders of the country and will not let the whole family lose their heads for a certain prince or general. After all, they will not be the ones to sit on the throne in the end, even if they fight."
"However, in this way, the inheritance of power by the Qin clan and princes is completely different from that of ordinary Qin people, including military nobles. Over time, the capabilities of the clan will decline. Once a faint king like Hu Hai appears,
The accumulation of many generations by our ancestors will all be lost in one fell swoop. This is the result of incomplete reforms, which allows the whole country to compete, but only the clan princes who hold the highest power are not allowed to compete."
Liu Yu said with a smile: "If the Qin system is really as bad as you said, how can we explain that after the Qin State's reform, the survivors of the Sixth Generation of Fen came to dominate the world by the time of Qin Shihuang? You must know that the six countries also changed their laws to become stronger. It is not that
Such a vulnerable character."
Wang Zhen'e sighed: "Because Qin still has a breath before it can unify the world, that is, all the Qin kings have to destroy other big countries and unify the world as their own mission. The six generations of Qin kings who have survived are all
Strive for this goal and dare not slack off. This was the case until the time of Qin Shihuang. Even if the king wanted to be lazy and do nothing, the people and military nobles and landlords of the Qin State would not agree, because they could only fight and conquer.
, Only by making meritorious deeds can we live a good life. If we don't fight, there will be no hope. Then Qin Jun's position will not be stable. Over their heads, they still have the big name of the past kings."
"This is also the reason why Qin Shihuang won political power and became the first emperor, the first of all generations. Only by creating a brand new system can he say goodbye to the past, and can he not be immune to the aging of the clan, or the elders and ministers carrying the ancestors of all dynasties.
The ancestors came to suppress him, just like when the Qin State was reforming and becoming stronger, the conservative elders had been using Qin Mugong's hegemony to suppress Qin Xiaogong. Qin Shihuang created the emperor, a new position of supreme ruler,
And to regard himself as the first emperor is just like Emperor Xuanyuan Huang wanted to separate from all his ancestors starting from his father. In this way, people all over the world will only remember his great achievements, and will not say that he established his achievements based on the inheritance of his ancestors.
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"But this has left one of the biggest hidden dangers, that is, the source of power. Since the Yellow Emperor, rulers have called themselves emperors, saying that they are ordered by heaven to act on behalf of the herdsmen. All emperors in the past are chosen by heaven.
Only in this way can all the people surrender, and if you only rely on your own achievements, no matter how great you are, you are just a mortal. Since you are a mortal, there is the possibility of being replaced. If the blood of the clan is the same as the emperor,
If they are related, then outsiders with different surnames are the ones who can seize the power of the dynasty and replace it. This is the reason why Emperor Qin lost his way and Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were able to call out kings, marquises, generals, and ministers."
Liu Yu laughed: "Yes, if the human emperor is not the emperor, then everyone will have a chance to sit. This goes against the Confucian Zhouli's way of accepting orders from heaven. In the end, Confucianism developed the Five Elements Replacement and the Transfer of Heaven's Mandate.
The solution can only be solved through theory, but in this way, doesn’t it also create a theoretical basis for the foreigners to take over?”
Wang Zhene nodded: "This is the advantage of Zhou Li's Confucianism. It emphasizes the destiny of heaven and the need to comply with the destiny of heaven. With the size and population of the Central Plains, generally speaking, unless there is civil strife among the top rulers, they raise troops to attack
, will allow foreigners to take advantage of the situation. In addition, only we Han people in the Central Plains can kill others. After all, our population is far more than that of the Hu people, and military technology, except for horses, is backward.
Others are far ahead. The most important thing is that we have advantages in our system. Unlike the Hu people who rely on force to dominate, the internal situation will first be in chaos." (End of this chapter)