There are one hill and eight buildings in the Northern Prefecture of the Eastern Jin Dynasty Chapter 5237: Keeping the Emperor in Captivity to Abdicate
Chapter 5237: Keeping the Emperor in Captivity to Abdicate
Liu Jingxuan frowned: "Mutual checks and balances? Mutual supervision? How do I see the mafia world hurting each other, attacking each other, and finally destroying themselves because of this kind of internal coaxing? This is not a good experience, let alone
It’s not worth learning from.”
Liu Yu said calmly: "Ah Shou, there is one thing you haven't understood. That is that their approach, in our opinion, is a source of civil strife. But from the perspective of the people who originally designed this system, or from the perspective of the first generation of Black Hand Qiankun,
Generally speaking, it is to restrict power so that one party does not have too much power and can order other parties, and finally form a single man who controls everyone's life and death."
"The origin of the Black Hand Universe lies in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Because the monarchy was too powerful and could not be restrained. Unlike the emperors in the Later Han Dynasty, whose imperial power was weak, scholar-bureaucrats and even high-ranking families did not have to worry about being arbitrarily killed by the emperor or powerful ministers.
After Cao Cao gained the power of the world and could kill scholar-bureaucrats arbitrarily with the name of punishment, they established this organization in order to secretly restrict and fight against such powerful officials. I heard that the earliest prototype was actually the one of Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty
Where’s the clothing and belt edict?”
Liu Jingxuan laughed: "Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was controlled by Cao Cao and became a puppet. I heard that he still showed Liu Bei the Edict on Clothes and Belts on the toilet, asking him to use this edict to kill Cao Cao and return the power to himself. He even said pitifully,
The territory that I can control and be autonomous is the only place where I can kill Gong. However, even if they succeed in defeating Cao Cao and returning power to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, isn't that because the imperial power is so powerful that they can kill everyone?"
Liu Yu shook his head and said: "Theoretically, imperial power is sacred and inviolable. It is higher than anything else. The emperor can act on behalf of the herdsmen and kill the unconquered subjects. But in fact, power is in the hands of people. It is more appropriate to say that power is in the hands of human beings."
It is said that it is in the hands of the army, just like Cao Mao, who finally, with the dignity of the emperor, personally drove a chariot to attack Sima Zhao, but was the army on his side? Only a few hundred palace people followed him to attack.
, the army that was supposed to follow him to attack the ministers, but instead sided with the ministers, was finally killed by a mere general in the street. This proves that the one with strong soldiers and horses is the emperor."
Liu Jingxuan sighed: "Yes, since ancient times, those who control the army have mastered the power of the world, but those Confucian scholars have come up with the idea of the king's power being granted by heaven. This is okay to deceive the people, but for those who are really in power,
They don't recognize it at all. They either hold great power in the court, which is powerful enough to control the army, or they directly control the military power. This is the real powerful person, whether it is the emperor, the prime minister, or the general.
It's just a title. When my father asked me to lead the troops to capture Wang Gong, Wang Gong was nominally the commander of the army. It was me who should follow his orders and capture my father. But when it came time to actually do it.
, I still have to listen to my father, and the soldiers under me also listen to my orders, not Wang Gong's."
Liu Yu said seriously: "Yes, so the reason why the Later Han Dynasty was able to check and balance the emperor, to balance before the relatives, eunuchs and ministers, and to act as the arbiter himself is because the army was not permanent. From the founding of the country, there was no north-south army like the Western Han Dynasty.
, there are more than 100,000 troops near the capital, which can resist the Huns externally, suppress various places, and control the capital internally. However, the Northern and Southern armies of the Western Han Dynasty are strictly loyal to the emperor. In the Later Han Dynasty, because Liu Xiu raised his army to conquer the world, he did not rely on the six counties of Guanzhong
He relied on the power of powerful families in Hebei, so after the founding of the People's Republic of China, there were no large numbers of Northern and Southern armies, and the imperial power also declined."
"At the end of the Later Han Dynasty, the Yellow Turban Rebellion occurred. The Later Han Dynasty, which had been playing political checks and balances for two hundred years, was unable to suppress the Yellow Turban Army in various places, so it could only allow powerful locals to recruit their own troops. Although the Yellow Turban Army was suppressed, it also left powerful generals in various places.
They held heavy troops and divided the country. In the end, Dong Zhuo entered the capital and the world was in chaos. It was not until the time of Cao Cao that the north was unified. He held hundreds of thousands of heavy troops. These troops only obeyed the orders of Cao Cao himself. Therefore, although Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty had
He has the title of emperor, but he cannot even guarantee his own safety, so he can only act as a puppet."
"Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty wanted to use the Clothes and Belts Edict to kill Cao Cao and regain his power, but even if he succeeded, these people who followed the edict to attack Cao Cao would not return their troops and power to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. Not even Liu Bei, the world
No one can hand over their belongings without any reason. As you just said, this is human nature."
Liu Jingxuan laughed and said: "This is a little different from what you just said, Ji Nu. You are saying that the world should be open to the public, and private individuals should not be allowed to retain the army, or retain the power to pass down from generation to generation, and sons to inherit their father's inheritance, but you also
He said, even the recognized loyal minister Liu Bei will not hand it over. Since even Liu Bei can't do it, how can you ask us to do it?"
Liu Yu said calmly: "Because the emperor himself does not represent the great public and the world, and he does not want to benefit the people, then why should he be loyal to such a selfish emperor? The world belongs to the people of the world, and there can only be rule that represents the interests of the people of the world.
Only those who are qualified to represent the country and worthy of everyone surrendering power and the army, is Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty such a person?"
Liu Jingxuan curled up his lips: "He is the emperor of the Han family, why can't he represent the world?"
Liu Yu said coldly: "Has the Emperor of the Han Dynasty ever done anything beneficial to the world? Did he pacify the Yellow Turban Army or eliminate Dong Zhuo and pacify the world? His throne was established by the thief Dong Zhuo.
When Dong Zhuo held him hostage and brought disaster to the world, he did not dare to issue an edict or give the Kwantung Rebels a title. But after Cao Cao rescued him in danger, he was dissatisfied because Cao Cao did not give him power? Could it be that Cao Cao did not give him power?
Did Liu Xiu, his ancestor who inherited the throne, also get the throne by giving in to others in this way?"
Liu Jingxuan laughed: "This is true in theory, but it does not conform to people's understanding of the king's power being given by heaven. Everyone in the world has this understanding. Otherwise, why didn't Cao Cao save others? He wanted to save him.
Where is this emperor appointed by Dong Zhuo?"
Liu Yu said in a deep voice: "Because Cao Cao also has the intention to usurp the throne, he needs to let Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty hand over power in the form of abdication after he has settled the world, so that the Cao family's world will have legitimacy. If Cao Cao wins the Battle of Chibi
, eliminate Liu Bei and Sun Quan in his lifetime, and unify the world, then it will not be Cao Pi's turn to usurp the throne. To put it bluntly, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty is just a tool to hand over imperial power and perform the gift of abdication. In my opinion, it is not as good as those supplies.
There is no difference between the fattened cattle and sheep used for sacrifice." (End of Chapter)