Liu Xie originally wanted to say "serving the people" to pretend, but he just said that he was right and swallowed it back.
This sentence is too advanced and can easily cause unnecessary misunderstandings.
"The world is for the public" is a cliché, very correct, but there is no real meaning and can be explained at will.
"All people are people" is more realistic, and it implies the distinction between the monarch and the ministers, and will not abandon martial arts.
The so-called change in Zhou and Qin was to abolish the aristocratic system of the nobles of the clan and the tribes of the people in the world into two categories: one is the emperor and the other is the subject.
A minister is also a people, even if it is the emperor's son and the future crown prince. Before he ascended the throne, he was a minister, a people, not a king.
However, the evolution of thought lags behind the innovation of the system, and it is a natural conservative thought of Confucianism. Although the Han Dynasty promoted the imperial system, the ideological system was still in the era of feudal divisions and had a strong pre-Qin legacy, the most typical of which was the dual monarch and minister system.
For example, a prefect of a county or a county magistrate, for the emperor, he is a minister. For the officials and the people under his rule, he is a king.
This is the legacy of the pre-Qin feudal system and the confidence of the scholars and officials to compete for power between the emperor.
The two thousand years of feudal history is a history of continuous strengthening of imperial power and weakening of ministers. Although countless repetitions have been made in the middle, the monarch's power eventually defeated the power of ministers and turned the ministers into slaves.
This contains both the self-restraint of Confucianism and the limitations of productivity levels.
At that level of productivity, only the centralized system of emperors maintains the highest efficiency of the state. According to the dynamics of social evolution, all regimes will evolve into the imperial system, but not all regimes can succeed.
But what Liu Xie wants to do is not just a noble emperor, he also wants to become the driving force of Chinese civilization.
He knew the advantages of the emperor's centralized system, and he knew better that his clarity would be pushed to a higher peak, and he would eventually break the imperial power and become the masters of the people.
But that is something that will be done after the level of productivity is improved, not something to be considered at the moment.
It's not even something that can be considered within a hundred years.
Under the current circumstances, the most reasonable choice is to maintain the existence of imperial power and remain open-minded on the basis of centralization.
At this time, talking about "serving the people" or "everyone is born equal" will only make bad things and not succeed.
The scholars and officials were thinking about seizing power from the emperor every day, and then acted as a blessing. At this time, they said "Everyone is equal". They did not jump three feet high like chicken blood, and then shouted, "Your Majesty."
", stab Your Majesty to death with his backhand, and they will be the master of the family.
So it can only be that "all people are the people", scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are equal, but I am still me.
When they realize that the emperor is no exception, it may be a hundred years later.
I can't see it, I like to hear it.
For a moment, Liu Xie felt that he was really a genius and had a first-class level of walking tightropes.
Zhuge Liang and others did not express their opposition. Even though they were all smart people or even geniuses, they had read Confucian classics since childhood, and the principles of kings, ministers and ministers were deeply rooted in their bones, and they were not radical enough to ask the emperor to be equal to them.
In front of Liu Xie, they did not have the courage to think so.
Although the emperor was young, both his demeanor and his knowledge were enough to crush them, making them sincerely respect and surrender from the bottom of their hearts.
"Your Majesty, Chen Gongtai is appointed as the prefect of Jiujiang, who is appointed as the governor of Yangzhou?" Zhuge Liang was the most realistic and brought the topic back.
Pang Tong also quickly followed up. "That's right, although Chen Gongtai is talented, he has never been a prefect. Can he handle the matter of Jiujiang Dutian?"
"I don't know, but can you find a more suitable candidate?"
Zhuge Liang and others looked at each other.
It has been a few days since the discussion of who will take over as the governor of Yangzhou or the governor of Yangzhou, but none of them are perfect.
The emperor came to Chen Gong and only asked him to serve as the prefect of Jiujiang, rather than the governor of Yangzhou and the governor of Yangzhou. His intention was actually clear.
In Jiujiang, the two counties of Lujiang have a land area, and will not be promoted to the entire Yangzhou for the time being.
In this way, it is not so important to choose who is the governor of Yangzhou and the governor of Yangzhou. The prefect of Jiujiang is the key.
Although Yuan Shu did not say it clearly, his thoughts on his recommendation to Yan Xiang as the prefect of Lujiang were written on his face. Since Yuan Shu was to be mobilized in Yangzhou, he had to give him this face.
"Chen Gongtai is talented, and more importantly, he is very pragmatic." Liu Xie explained: "I have been in the West for more than two years. Although he has not been an official, his ideological changes are obvious to all. With his talent, only his thinking can be thoughtful
No problem, you can get started with specific matters soon. If he failed in Jiujiang Dutian, it is not a bad thing, so he can accumulate experience."
Zhuge Liang was still a little worried. "Your Majesty, although Chen Gongtai is a famous scholar in Shandong, he is not familiar with the situation in Jiujiang. Although there is no human interference, he is inevitably unfamiliar with the situation and is in control."
"It is indeed possible, so I want to give you a task to collect the geography and hydrology of Jiujiang County as much as possible for his reference, so that he will not be led by others."
"Yi." Zhuge Liang nodded and agreed.
"Kong Ming, are you familiar with Jiujiang?"
"I'm not familiar with it, but I can go and inquire." Zhuge Liang smiled. "Hu Ben Pushe Lu Zijing is from Dongcheng, adjacent to Jiujiang, so I must be familiar with the situation in Jiujiang. Later, the military advisor Liu Ziyang was even a native of Jiujiang. I wrote a letter to inquire with him.
, He will definitely provide a lot of reference. Inquire from multiple sources and cooperate with the information collected before, it should be roughly correct."
Pang Tong and Fa Zheng looked at each other and nodded at the same time.
In this regard, they are not as experienced as Zhuge Liang, so they should pay more attention in the future.
After two days of consideration, Chen Gong gave Liu Xie an answer, willing to become the prefect of Jiujiang and promote Dutian in Jiujiang.
After thanking the emperor for his trust, Chen Gong also expressed his concerns.
He was neither familiar with the situation in Jiujiang nor had the experience of governing a county. Although he had ambitions, he might not be able to succeed.
Liu Xie encouraged him to say that being determined is the most important thing, and ability can be slowly trained. Everyone has the first time to become a prefect.
This is the first time I have become an emperor.
He gave Chen Gong a few more ideas.
First, after arriving in Jiujiang, when you hand over with Yuan Shu, please consult Yuan Shu and his old subordinates more. Although Yuan Shu is not reliable, he still has some talents under him and can definitely provide you with some help.
Secondly, recruit more young heroes. Young people are motivated, have fewer prejudices, and are more likely to accept new ideas. As long as they can recognize your ideas, they will spare no effort to help you advance.
Third, if you cooperate with your officers, you will keep them. If you don’t cooperate and you are inconvenient to punish them, you will send them to the court and I will deal with them.
Finally, Liu Xie gave Chen Gong a stack of information, all of which were compiled by Zhuge Liang in the past two days.
Chen Gong was very grateful, and with the information in hand, he respectfully bowed to Liu Xie.
"Your Majesty, I am gone. Please give me four years. Four years later, if I fail to save the land, I will go to the court guard."