Liu Muzhi looked calm, looked at Tao Yuanming, and said calmly: "How did you know this?"
Tao Yuanming smiled slightly: "Because in the final analysis, you are still a scholar. In your heart, you still believe in the teachings of Confucius and Mencius. You agree that people in the world should be divided into hierarchies and have their own destiny. If you really believed in Liu Yu's ideals, you would not follow Liu Yu now.
I compromised here and negotiated terms, but you had to get rid of me a long time ago, because with your behavior, it is a real dark side way of dealing with it. You are merciless. I am a huge threat to Liu Yu even if I am alive.
The target cannot be kept, even if it is an unjust killing, it must be dealt with, just like you dealt with Han Fan and Fengjiang in Qingzhou."
Liu Muzhi shook his head: "This doesn't mean anything. Han Fan and Fengjiang did it because there was evidence of collusion with the enemy and self-reliance. Qingzhou is the homeland of Nanyan, which was just conquered. It has been rebellious for the past hundred years.
If we don't kill a few wealthy leaders to shock people's hearts, I'm afraid that when we quell the Tianshi Dao rebellion, they will take the opportunity to rebel and become independent."
Tao Yuanming laughed: "You can tell others what you said. What do you say to me here? Just now, I deliberately said that I wanted to restore the glory of my ancestors and become the governor of Jingzhou. Didn't you also have no reaction?
If you are really so wary of the self-reliance of local powerful people, you will not tolerate the existence of people like me. To be honest, you have been kind to Liu Yu and want to repay him and help him realize his ideals, but your knowledge
And talent makes you understand that what Liu Yu said is completely empty talk, because it transcends human nature."
"Just like what you just said, if people could invent various mechanical techniques, and even drive these things to engage in farming and war, it would seem that no one would have to farm anymore, but even so, the world would be harmonious
, is there peace? Just like the nobles, powerful, aristocratic families, and nobles who can drive countless small people to farm and produce food, can there be peace among them? "
The fat on Liu Muzhi's face jumped slightly, but he didn't say anything to refute.
Tao Yuanming continued: "The greed and selfishness of human nature are definitely not because they have nothing to eat or drink, and they have to fight for survival. Most of the time, they are jealousy and injustice caused by seeing others living a better life than themselves.
.There are many people in this world who can share adversity but not wealth. Why? Because in times of adversity, there is nothing to use. Even if you work hard with your life, there is nothing to lose. But once you get wealth, you will not have to worry about food and clothing.
At the same time, they will care about whether people who are the same as themselves are living better than themselves, and when they have the same food and clothing, they will depend on their power and career success."
"So the most fierce and violent fights in the world are not those who have no food to fight but the poor who really have no place to stand. As long as the powerful landlords reward them with dozens of acres of land, they will be grateful and give up.
On the contrary, those who are in the king's position will focus on the power higher than themselves. This is why people in high positions in the past dynasties have rebelled and brought trouble to the world!"
Liu Muzhi said coldly: "That's because although these people are in high positions and have high power, they are not polite. Their power and wealth come too easily, so they will not cherish it. If we popularize knowledge and culture,
If everyone in the world knows the rules and regulations, knows what can be done and what cannot be done, then even if some people are ambitious, no one will follow them."
Tao Yuanming smiled slightly: "This is a matter of opinion. In fact, if you raise your arms and the world responds, there are not many people like Liu Yu since ancient times. On the contrary, it is people like Yu Yue who we look down on.
Relying on family background and noble name, I can organize my own private army time and time again. People like me have to temporarily cooperate with him and use his power to realize my dreams. Of course,
The same is true for you, brother Mu. The high-ranking family will not use you because your talent poses a substantial threat to them and affects the future of their nephew. Therefore, Xie An knows that you are talented.
, but he is wary of you. He has not recruited you into his shogunate for many years. Instead, he has taken a fancy to Liu Yu, a warrior with no literary talents, thinking that such a person is easy to control. It turns out that he was wrong! "
Liu Muzhi gritted his teeth: "But now I use facts to prove that they are all wrong."
Tao Yuanming said coldly: "Yes, they are all wrong, and you are right, so you must guard against someone taking your path, and guard against someone with your talent blocking the path of your descendants.
You are now saying that everyone is equal and the world is unified, but in fact you are also working hard for the descendants of your Liu family. Liu Yu really does not care about future generations, but your brother Mu has children early, and now you
My son also became an official and became a writer. This also proves that you and Liu Yu are not essentially the same person. He really doesn’t want a son for his own ideals and career, but you are not so crazy."
Liu Muzhi shook his head: "This doesn't mean that I don't agree with his ideals. I had a son before I joined the army to serve the country, and I didn't always fight in the army. Most of the time I just did administrative affairs in the shogunate.
Unlike Ji Nu, he is not always on the battlefield. Now, Ji Nu also has his children and will inherit his great cause in the future."
"If you want your descendants to inherit your career, it is impossible to rely on guarding and suppressing the opportunities of others. This has been proven by countless facts and long history. Only by allowing your descendants to have sufficient opportunities
Exercise and force them to work hard and improve themselves. Only then can they have the possibility to outperform others in competition. On the contrary, they can only be defeated and eliminated by powerful up-and-comers like the high-ranking families in the past!"
Speaking of this, Liu Muzhi sneered: "Just like Yuanming, you studied hard since childhood and learned a lot, but your sons did not inherit your fighting spirit. After you became an official, let them at least
There is no need to worry about starvation, but they have not learned your skills. Even if I give you the governorship of Jingzhou, are you sure that your sons can keep this inheritance?"
Tao Yuanming touched his goatee and said calmly: "It depends on their fate. I can't live as long as my son, so the only things I can leave to them are titles and official positions. This is what I have to do."
The reasons for safeguarding the world of aristocratic families and recognizing the rule of gentry are all like Liu Yu did. Even if his son does not have to become a farmer after his death, then at least his title will be reduced and his official position will be devalued. Just like my ancestor Kan Gong, he was the governor of Jingzhou before his death, and after his death
My son doesn’t even have a county guard or even a county magistrate. Mu Zhi, is this the result we want after our lifelong struggle?” (End of Chapter)
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