At this point, the black robe laughed proudly and continued: "It's because the monk said that he killed too many people in this life and did many bad things. After death, he will go to Abi Hell and suffer all kinds of torture, and then he will become a beast after reincarnation, and he will be allowed to do whatever he wants.
Slaughter, as long as you can use illusions to give these barbarians a few dreams like this, and everyone will believe it, won't they slowly understand that killing is bad and there will be retribution!"
Yu Yue frowned slightly: "There are no gods or ghosts in this world. The so-called visions and miracles are just pretending to be gods. The barbarians on the grassland are simple-minded and easy to deceive.
If you do this, you will almost certainly be deceived. But why was Buddhism so popular in the former Later Zhao, the current Later Qin, and the former Former Qin? It is said that these barbarians were also very popular before they entered the Central Plains.
You don’t believe in Buddhism.”
The black robe said calmly: "The Hu people rule by strength on the grassland. The strong is the king. They can openly attack, plunder, and kill. Firstly, they have no fixed place to live on the grassland. Secondly, the living conditions are harsh. If you don't fight, you won't be able to survive."
There is no way to survive by fighting. The only way to survive is to fight. Therefore, on the grasslands, they mostly believe in primitive religions and worship the sun, moon, stars, or ancestors and gods. They want to rely on these to protect them from victory in every battle and to be invincible. Because
, those battles on the grasslands, in the deep mountains and old forests, once lost, it may be a disaster and the tribe will be destroyed."
Yu Yue laughed: "So they are like wild beasts, biting each other. Their killing skills and fighting skills are trained in this way. We Han people in the Central Plains pay attention to benevolence, justice, harmony, and etiquette, which is not the same as
They are like wild beasts."
The black robe nodded: "Yes, because in Kyushu in the Central Plains, farming is the mainstay, unlike in the grasslands where people have no fixed abodes and wander around, killing people and setting fires without knowing who did it, so the consequences must be considered. Since the unification of the Central Plains,
After that, when there are conflicts in daily production, we try to resolve them through negotiation instead of fighting. After all, even if you win the fight, if you have a feud, you may leave trouble for future generations."
"Why did Duke Zhou establish rituals and laws after the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, and later Confucius established Confucianism as the basic values and moral norms and constraints? It's because for thousands of years before, from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to the Xia and Shang dynasties, things were still like this on the grassland
Tribal melees and endless conquests resulted in the Shang Dynasty relying on horrific human sacrifices to establish its prestige. They went to other tribes and countries to plunder human sacrifices and used bloody human sacrifices to intimidate other tribes and countries. Look at this.
Just look at what Tianshi Dao is doing now and you will know."
Yu Yue nodded: "Yes, so the Zhou Dynasty conquered the world with benevolence and righteousness, and Zhou Li also abandoned these bloody and cruel large-scale human sacrifices. It was also because the Zhou people were good at farming, so that everyone could grow grains for a living. No need
No longer wandering around just to eat as before, so everyone settled down and lived as neighbors for generations. In this case, it was valuable to get along with each other. This is the reason for the emergence of benevolence, righteousness, and etiquette. It is also the basis of our Confucianism in the Central Plains.
Origin. However, during the Spring and Autumn Period, hundreds of schools of thought contended. In addition to Confucianism, there was also Taoist theory, which emphasized Taoism and nature, and the monarchy and imperial power should not interfere too much in the grassroots villages. This is also the origin of our metaphysics."
The black robe smiled and said: "But neither Confucianism nor metaphysics pays attention to the equality of all living beings. They all emphasize the hierarchy. Confucianism and Zhouli are to divide the country into different classes from the king to the slaves, and rule each level.
People are content with their status and perform their duties, but they also have to accept the management and rule of people of a higher class than themselves. This is how the so-called scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are divided."
"It's just that your Taoist metaphysics has secretly changed the concept and made the aristocratic families and gentry the top rulers, but has left the king alone. Therefore, in fact, your metaphysics and Confucianism have power over the gentry and rule the common people of the world who are mainly peasants.
In all aspects, they are the same, the only difference lies in whether the aristocratic families rule together, or whether the emperor exercises unified and centralized rule."
Yu Yue raised his eyebrows: "The foundation of our Taoist theory is to go back to the ancient times, when there were many ministries and each had its destiny. At that time, there were no emperors. The so-called Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors were just recognized by everyone.
He is just the leader of the alliance and does not have the power of life and death. If anyone wants to start a war and bring harm to the world, then all the ministries of the world should fight together. In this way, there is no need for an army and there is no war. Isn’t this the state of an utopia? It’s just that later
People's hearts are old, greedy, and there are all kinds of disputes and conflicts, big and small, which makes power more and more concentrated in the hands of military leaders. Then becoming the leader of a tribe is not like before, relying on someone.
A virtuous person governs virtuously rather than ruling.”
The black robe said coldly: "This is the deception of your sophistry. It is true that a virtuous person can convince the public. But the question is, is the son or grandson of a virtuous person necessarily virtuous? That's it.
Do you have the same ability as your father and ancestors to convince everyone? What you want is power that can be hereditary and passed down to your children and grandchildren. On the one hand, you do not need monarchy to manage and rule you, but on the other hand, you want your descendants to be hereditary in this tribe.
Don’t you think it’s too hypocritical to have power?”
Yu Yue sighed. He knew that he could not challenge the black robe on this issue, so he said: "We will discuss this matter later. In fact, Confucianism only respected the nominal co-owner like the Emperor of Zhou at the beginning, but it was not until the establishment of the Han Dynasty that Qin Shihuang
The Great Unification invented the emperor system and truly allowed one man to rule the world. Only then did he have the power to seize life and death over everyone in the world. It is precisely because we want to prevent this kind of one man from destroying the world with his own desires. We are the masters of the world.
It was only slowly formed and established. Although it was officially established in the Jin Dynasty, some predecessor organizations already existed before."
Heipao laughed: "I know better than you how the Black Hand Qiankun came about. You don't need to tell me this. You and Confucianism are actually the same thing. You both want to invent a theory so that you can
You have been in a ruling position for generations, but whether the ruler is an emperor or a family, whether this power is concentrated in the central government, concentrated in the court, or whether it is divided and ruled by your nobles in various places, based on villages and townships, you have different views. In essence,
, it’s just a model of gentry ruling over agriculture, industry, and business. Oh, by the way, besides these four kinds of people, there are also slaves, and there are quite a lot of them. The so-called harsh punishments and forcing people into slavery,
That’s it.”
This chapter has been completed!