Belief and worship will appear with the birth of a civilization. Many civilizations rely on faith to become strong, but will eventually sink because of faith, especially monotheistic religions.
There are many examples of chaos in the Xia Dynasty due to belief, ranging from someone who thought they were cursed and launched a massacre, to a large one where the whole country was ordered to eradicate a certain sect.
"At what historical stage has Zhu Xia reached a healthy attitude towards faith?" Zhiyao has arrived at the new capital.
Zhiyao doesn't know much about religion, and her attitude tends to be conservative.
One thing Zhiyao understood very clearly was that there was no room for implementing monotheism in Zhuxia. Monotheism would not become the mainstream anyway.
Why? From ancient times to the long term, the memory and worship of ancestors has been deeply rooted in the bones of Xia Lishu. Some people may "change" and believe in monotheism, but most people cannot sacrifice to a certain god when they hear that they believe in it.
If you worship your ancestors, you will immediately shake your head.
"Determining a system for theogony and confirming the integration of politics and religion must be included in the plan." Zhiyao thought to herself.
Historically, Laozi created the system of "Tao", but it did not form a religion. It was more like a school of thought that used the laws of nature to teach people what they should do.
Buddhism was introduced to the Central Plains during the Eastern Han Dynasty, but it did not achieve success in spreading the faith. However, trouble occurred once. As a Buddhist leader, Zuo Rong not only killed his benefactors one after another, but also led a group of believers to carry out planned attacks on the people.
There was a massacre.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, many people came to the Central Plains to preach. Their missionary achievements were average, but they made considerable achievements in the construction market. This is also the reason why the architecture of the Central Plains began to have Tianzhu characteristics starting from the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Buddhism was most prosperous during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and they were once expected to establish a Buddhist kingdom on earth. However, they showed extreme greed and lost the opportunity to establish a Buddhist kingdom on earth. As a result, there were two actions to exterminate Buddhism in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Later, Li Tang's
Tang Wuzong and Zhou Shizong (Chai Rong) also successively carried out extermination of Buddhism.
Modern Buddhism is a version that has been improved over and over again. The reason why Buddhism was destroyed in ancient times is actually absolutely related to the greed of the temples. They did not pay taxes and hid a huge population. They also occupied a huge amount of farmland. The scale was exaggerated.
To the extent that the Immortal Buddha will destroy the country.
Zhiyao's era happened to be the period when Buddhism was born.
Coincidentally, Lao Tzu, who created the "Tao", also appeared in Zhuxia, but I and Gautama Siddhartha took different paths.
"When did Taoism flourish? During the Li and Tang Dynasties? It seems not..." Zhiyao was a little confused.
In fact, when Taoism first flourished in the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was only the Taiping Road and the Five Pecks of Rice Road that went astray.
Li Tang recognized Li Er as his ancestor and seemed to want to flourish Taoism.
However, in the early Li and Tang Dynasties, both Taoism and Buddhism were subject to a repressive national policy.
Many people may not have imagined that Taoism actually flourished to its peak during the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Later, it either competed with Buddhism or was suppressed by Buddhism. Especially in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, it almost lost its living soil several times.
Zhiyao came to the two palaces.
Of course there will be a welcome ceremony, and it will be even grander.
The Wen Palace and the Military Palace were completed last year. They can be regarded as a university town with their own campuses. Since the civil and military buildings are not separated now, many teaching places are mixed.
After the welcoming ceremony, Zhiyao met and encouraged some outstanding students, and then came to where Sun Wu usually worked, and found that most of the school city could be seen from here.
This is a tall building with eight floors, but now buildings with more than five floors are called "towers" regardless of their shape.
"If I were in the two palaces, I would be very happy to stand here and watch the students." Sun Wu said.
Zhiyao was thinking and didn't say anything.
In fact, when Zhiyao stands more than five meters above the ground, his feet will become weak when he looks at the ground, and his head will feel dizzy. This is a fear of heights, but he can still overcome it.
"I have been thinking a lot lately that when there is a place to commemorate the ancestors, there should also be rules of respect." Zhiyao took a step back, stretched out his hand and pinched his eyebrows to relieve the dizziness.
Because the topic was mentioned so suddenly, Sun Wu was stunned.
Some things may be inadvertent at first, but over time they become rules and then evolve into traditions.
Sun Wu thought for a while and asked: "Your Majesty, don't you want to keep a feudal kingdom like the Zhou Dynasty?"
After Ji Zhou became the co-lord of the world, there were three kinds of titles. One is that after Yu, Xia, and Shang, he was granted the title of Chen, Qi, and Song Dynasty. The other is that after Huangdi, Yao, and Shun were granted title to Ji, Zhu, and Chen.
Zhiyao is a "contemporary", right? He knows that both views are correct, but the background is that Ji Zhou was unable to eliminate all the princes with different surnames, and even sent troops several times to eliminate the remnants of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, but he couldn't defeat them, so he could only
Let’s change the way of playing.
Therefore, Ji Zhou could not destroy the Song State. He could only give power, demarcate territory and spend money to ensure peace. The establishment of Chen State and Qi State among the three kingdoms was probably incidental to save face.
What Zhiyao wants is a truly "one world" situation. Even if some remnants of enemy countries flee to foreign lands, they will definitely tell their descendants to eradicate them before they die.
This can be regarded as a task that Zhiyao gave to future generations to expand outward. Whether future generations are willing to do it or not, they are dead and there is no way to interfere.
Should we continue to implement the Zhou Dynasty's "Two Kings and Three Kes" policy? Zhiyao's idea is not to.
In history, the dynasties that implemented the "Two Kings and Three Kes" were all out of necessity. Looking at the history books, we can see that except for Qin (unification) and Yuan, the other unified dynasties had "Two Kings and Three Kes".
Why did those dynasties do that? Take Li Tang as an example. They regarded themselves as the successors of the Sui Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty. According to the "two kings and three ke" system, they named Yang You the Duke of Sui and Zhengshuo of the Sui Dynasty; they continued to grant the descendants of the Northern Zhou Dynasty the title of Jie.
For the Duke of the country, the food and fiefdoms will remain unchanged.
Pay attention to the two words "Zhengshuo". In the era of Li and Tang Dynasties, it was nothing more than the need to correct "Han" and change "Hu"; by the Ming Dynasty, the "two kings and three Ke" system was imposed on the people who had not yet completely perished.
It was placed on the head of the Mongolian and Yuan rulers to show that the political power had been handed over to Zhu Ming.
Zhiyao has no related troubles, all because the surname Ji not only has the qualifications to inherit the legal system as the co-owner of the world, but also the people in the world have long been accustomed to having the final say.
"If I want to discover the divine genealogy, I have to go to the 'Three Kes' system." Zhiyao directly said what he was thinking.
It's just for people to become gods. As a prince, you may not have the qualifications, but to become the co-lord of the world, you are definitely qualified, and you can even remove certain gods.
Sun Wu still doesn't understand. He just wants to modify some established rules. Is he looking for a way to eliminate the "two kings and three ke", or is he trying to get rid of the "two kings and three ke" pattern just to get the divine genealogy?
"The head of the dynasty in the future will not only be the king and patriarch of the people, but also have the highest authority to interpret the divine power. What I want is this!" Why does Zhi Yao think Sun Wu has become stupid?