Liu Yu looked serious and said loudly: "Please tell me clearly, what do these mean?!"
Liu Muzhi nodded, his usual playful smile disappeared, and he became extremely serious, and there was an unspeakable earnestness in his eyes: "It is necessary to make the distribution and inheritance of this power clear, and we cannot keep it private.
When it comes to giving and receiving, you cannot arbitrarily change the rules you set because of your personal likes and dislikes. To make the world stable, the most important thing is the rules that are recognized by everyone in the world. Once they change, you must be the first to abide by them."
"The Eight Kings Rebellion in the Western Jin Dynasty, the fratricide of the Murong family from generation to generation, and since the Yongjia Rebellion, many barbarian countries in the north have continued civil strife, leading to the destruction of countries and families. The root cause of these tragedies is that this system of inheritance is not inherited.
It’s clear that sometimes virtuous people are established, and sometimes heirs are established, but it conflicts with the rules of the tribal period. In the end, there is no order between the old and the young, the wise and the foolish are not distinguished, and everyone wants to rely on strength to seize the throne, which leads to tragedy.”
Liu Yu asked back: "You said that the Hu people's country is like this, no problem, but the Western Jin Dynasty is not like this. They insisted on the eldest son and allowed the idiot Emperor Hui of Jin to come to power, which allowed the kings to have ambitions.
After Empress Jia poisoned the prince, the Eight Kings Rebellion officially started. Doesn't this also prove that choosing an heir based only on blood and eldest son is also a huge risk?"
Liu Muzhi sighed: "That's another extreme. Letting someone with no ability sit in this position will not only make the clan more ambitious, but also make the world face chaos. But as far as the Western Jin Dynasty is concerned, the biggest
The problem is not that Emperor Hui of Jin came to the throne, but that Empress Jia’s government was chaotic."
"To say that the emperor's abilities were low, could Emperor Hui of the Jin Dynasty be worse than the current Sima Dezong? Could it be that the Eastern Jin Dynasty perished and was in chaos because there was an emperor who didn't know how to live or talk, and couldn't speak?"
Liu Yu said thoughtfully: "What do you mean, if the emperor is unable to manage the government, or if the imperial power falls apart, it will depend on the level of the auxiliary ministers?"
Liu Muzhi nodded: "Yes, I have been thinking about the idea of university under heaven that you mentioned these days, so that everyone has room for advancement. This truth is correct, but it is also inconsistent with the divine right of kings and the power of emperors in the world.
This model conflicts."
"Ordinary people see the emperor as the spokesperson of God in the world and cannot make mistakes. They are not aware of these struggles at the top. They only know that they must abide by the law and pay taxes and levies. The instability of imperial power means that the country is in turmoil.
This is unacceptable to them."
"If you want to change the consciousness of the people in the world, you can't preach that everyone is equal all at once, but you have to take your time and change from the idea that the king's power is given by heaven to the model of sages discussing affairs and governing the country through public discussion. If the emperor has
If you are unable to govern yourself for various reasons, you should let people with high expectations in the world come together to discuss the governance of the country. Just like the current model of the three giants in Beifu, or even the previous model of aristocratic families taking turns to take charge, are good alternatives."
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Liu Yu said seriously: "But if the emperor has been in power for a long time, won't he be replaced by the powerful minister himself?"
Liu Muzhi smiled and said: "Isn't that what you are going to do next? It's not that destiny cannot be moved, there is the replacement of the five elements, and this theory of exhaustion of Qi, what are you afraid of? Jinu, you have to understand, Jia
The post-war government itself is against the system. The status of a queen does not require ability or merit. As long as you rely on your beauty or the power of your family, you can marry into the royal family. Once the emperor is weak, he will be manipulated by the queen.
And control, isn’t it the same reason that we now issue orders in the name of the emperor through Miaoyin?”
Liu Yu nodded and said: "So, what you mean is to prevent the harem from interfering in politics and prevent the queen or the concubines in the harem from causing civil strife in order to fight for power for their sons, right?"
Liu Muzhi said sternly: "Yes, since Empress Lu started to rebel against the Han Dynasty, it has been a taboo for the harem to interfere with politics. The Han Dynasty was a system of relatives. If a noble girl was born in the family, all the relatives would be raised to heaven. The most typical example is the late Han Dynasty.
General He Jin, a butcher family gained power because of the birth of a queen, but they did not have the ability to govern the country, which led to great chaos."
"The situation of Empress Jia is that her family is powerful but has no children. In order to fight for power for the family, she eliminated the Yang family. She was afraid that the prince who had been supported by the Yang family would take revenge on her after he ascended the throne, so he poisoned her.
Killing the prince gave the princes of the world an excuse to start an army. In this case, her family should be avoided. Power needs to be checked and balanced. Several top families or generals should have a system of collegiality with important ministers to avoid one person and one family taking advantage of it.
Imperial power, the situation of giving orders.”
Liu Yu frowned: "Then today, we will have to start weakening Miaoyin's power?"
Liu Muzhi sighed: "If you want to follow the path of an emperor, you will have to do this in the later period. At that time, you can form this kind of collegial body with you as the leader, and include Liu Yi, me, Meng Chang, and the meritorious generals.
Pull them in, and then bring in some representatives of the Sima family as a front. Of course, as long as there are enough people who obey you, then this organization will be yours. If the power is transferred from Miaoyin to this organization, your road to the emperor will be
We are entering the final stage.”
Liu Yu nodded: "Then if I ascend the throne, will I still have such an institution to restrict the monarch's power?"
Liu Muzhi said with a smile: "If you want to establish a system where everyone is equal and the world is unified, you must have this institution. No matter how wise the emperor is, if one person holds the power alone, he will make mistakes, but a group of people will discuss it out of public interest.
, can avoid these to the greatest extent. If everyone in the world can realize that the ruler has changed from an emperor to a group of people from aristocratic families, then gradually no one will believe in the idea that kingship is given by heaven. Without the emperor's god
Identity, this idea of yours can begin to be implemented slowly. Only then can the status quo in which father dies and son succeeds, and one family always holds the highest power, be changed."
Liu Yu sighed: "If I sit in this position, will I be like those people, greedy for power and greedy for profit, and finally hold on to this position and become a new emperor?"
Liu Muzhi's eyes flashed coldly: "It depends on what you want to do and what you are willing to pay. If you want to be an emperor, it is easy, but to realize your ideal and become a saint who opens the world, you must have
Whatever you give up, please follow your own heart. No matter what choice you make, I will support you."
Liu Yu laughed and held Liu Muzhi's hand: "Fat man, my original intention has not changed. It is the same as when we joined the army. I am Henkel and you are Xiao He. Let's start a new world together.
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This chapter has been completed!