The corner of Liu Muzhi's mouth curled up slightly and he said: "Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. As a father and grandfather, what you can leave to them should be your talents and abilities, not the superficial official position or title.
Just like you Yuan Ming, starting from your ancestor Kan Gong, in the past hundred years, there has been no high-level title for you, or the benefit of being an official at the beginning, but you have relied on Tao's family training to become a master.
Can't your talent revitalize the Tao family? If you can serve the country wholeheartedly, you won't have to worry about not being able to go down in history in the future. Why do you have to be our enemy everywhere?"
Tao Yuanming laughed: "Changing the ancestral system, trying to change the way of heaven and order that has existed in this world for thousands of years, do you think it will be you who will be remembered in history? No matter what, I, Tao Yuanming, will defend the order and principles that have long existed in this world.
Why can’t we protect our noble clan’s position and leave a name in history? Even if I am killed by you, I will be regarded as a loyal minister and a righteous man who sacrificed his life for righteousness.”
Liu Muzhi sneered: "Relying on monopolizing knowledge to maintain your own privileges and interests, Yuan Ming, you are doomed to fail. This kind of thing has not been done by anyone before. In the Spring and Autumn Period, including the previous ruling aristocrats,
They want their descendants to rule and enslave other people forever, and even separate groups such as countrymen and savages, and do not allow savages to join the army. They think that in this way they can preserve the power of their descendants for generations to come, because,
As long as ordinary people are not allowed to serve as soldiers, then the military power is in their own hands and they can suppress all people who dare to challenge them."
Tao Yuanming's brows furrowed slightly and he remained silent. Obviously, these words also aroused his thinking. This time, they involved some knowledge blind spots that he did not want to face before.
Liu Muzhi saw Tao Yuanming's appearance and continued: "But, as you said, it is human nature to like leisure and work, to be greedy for life and to be afraid of death. The generations that have conquered the country by fighting and killing people may not be willing to bleed the same way.
Sacrifice to protect the land, whether it was the Spring and Autumn Period, the pre-Qin Dynasty, or the current Jin Dynasty, it is the same. By the third or fourth generation of descendants, few people are willing to join the army and fight. This will inevitably lead to the loss of military power!"
Tao Yuanming said solemnly: "This problem is not unsolvable. We can let the bastards and branches learn the art of war and join the army. If the main branch of the direct line fails, then the bastard branches will seize power. Isn't this the case with you and me?
, we are not the legitimate sons of our family, but as a side branch, as long as we seize the opportunity and have the ability, we can counterattack and rise to the top."
Liu Muzhi laughed: "Yes, what you said makes sense, but the problem is that we, who have been in the fifth server for countless generations, can we still be recognized as a noble family and a noble family? I'm afraid in those people
In the eyes of the aristocratic families, we have long been considered humble people, even grassroots. Just like Liu Yu, his ancestor was Liu Jiao, King of Chu Yuan Dynasty, and he has been a nobleman for many generations, but who would regard him as a clan member of the Han Dynasty?
Woolen cloth?"
Tao Yuanming's eyes sparkled and he was speechless again.
Liu Muzhi sighed: "Actually, since ancient times, the survival of the fittest and the survival of the fittest have always been the rule. Real common people or slaves have long been unable to find wives due to poverty for many years, so naturally they have no heirs left, but only the former nobles.
, those in power rely on their power and wealth to marry more wives and concubines, so that their descendants can branch out and grow bigger and bigger. You always emphasize blood. In fact, the common people you look down on are probably blood.
He will be nobler than you."
Tao Yuanming felt as if he was struck by lightning. He almost jumped up, the muscles on his face were shaking, and said sternly: "That's not the case, it's impossible. I, I'm a descendant of the Tao family, those, those common people, how could they possibly
, how could he be a nobleman, how could he be nobler than me?"
Liu Muzhi laughed: "Who can live to this day, whose ancestors have not been rich? Maybe it's just because they are tributaries of common people, and their family fortunes gradually declined. Let me put it bluntly, your Tao family has only lived for a hundred years.
I was just the governor of a state before, and other people's ancestors may have been emperors. Just like me, I am still the descendant of Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and several of my neighbors in the same village are my distant relatives, but their families have long been
They have been reduced to the point where they are no longer even nobles. In your eyes, they are just ordinary people who are originally cattle and sheep, not as good as pigs and dogs. But their so-called noble bloodline is even higher than that of your Tao Gong. It’s just that their family is not as lucky as you.
, there are classics in the family collection that can be studied. Liu Yu’s family doesn’t have any, so he can only practice martial arts to strengthen himself and take the military route."
Tao Yuanming sat back helplessly, gritting his teeth: "Anyway, they are common people now, and we are nobles. We just want to be higher than them. We just want to keep our current status and power in the future. What's the point?
Problem?"
Liu Muzhi shook his head: "Yuan Ming, you can't keep it. I said that every ancestor of any family is richer. You also admit that once they have the opportunity to gain wealth, they also want to become a noble family and pass on to their descendants.
When the time comes, if everyone competes with each other like this, instead of focusing their energy and talents on things that can benefit the world, but on endless internal friction, wouldn’t it be a disgrace to what we have learned? You have determined that
This world will always be the inheritance of noble families from descendants to descendants, but like Liu Yu, I believe that the world will change sooner or later. When our technology advances and our institutions are upgraded to the point where we can feed the world without most people working in the fields,
I think the end of this gentry era will eventually come."
Tao Yuanming sneered and said: "Needless to say, you stick to your ideas and I stick to mine. I believe that even if you and Liu Yu really think this way, they will be destroyed sooner or later. Don't expect you to be like Shang Yang, although you will do it yourself.
But the Qin law can be spread because Shang Yang's reforms first strengthened the status of the king of Qin and made him superior. Only then will he get the support of the king of Qin. If you do this, even the emperor will be deposed sooner or later. Who will
Will they support you? Even your descendants will not accept your approach."
Liu Muzhi nodded: "Then let time and facts prove everything. You are now the leader of the gentry. If I kill you like this, although it is easy, it will cause division in the world for a period of time. So, I think
I'll compromise with you for the time being. I can't give you the Jingzhou governor you want now, but I will try my best to make you the governor in the future. You can cooperate with us first in exchange for an official position. When you perform meritorious service in the future, you can take over the job legitimately.
"(End of chapter)
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