Chapter 5181 The Central Plains System Wins the Grassland
Wang Zhen'e's eyes sparkled, as if he had returned to the past. At this moment, it seemed that Wang Meng's soul was attached to his body. He only heard him say in a deep voice: "When my grandfather asked Fu Jian the reason, Fu Jian said, Hu
People can take over the world immediately, but because they do not show kindness and righteousness, they will soon be in a different position of attack and defense!"
"Conquer the world with force and deceit, and others can also take the world from your descendants with force and deceit. If you want long-term peace and stability, if you want to stay in the Central Plains forever, even if the Qin Kingdom is destroyed, the Di people can stay
To become a Han Chinese, instead of being like the Shi clan of the Jie clan who was exterminated and the country was destroyed, Fu Jian was willing to follow my grandfather's advice."
Liu Yu's expression changed and he said: "That's so good. Fu Jian is truly a benevolent and righteous king descended from heaven. Although he is a barbarian, it is because of his understanding that he can preserve a trace of the blood of the Han people in the north.
It can be passed down, otherwise, after the Shi Zhao regime massacred the Han people and Ran Min's messing around, the Han people in the north may really become extinct."
Wang Zhen'e sighed: "Yes, starting from the Eight Kings Rebellion started by the Sima clan, the north has experienced decades of war. The Han people have been greatly reduced, and a large number of barbarians have settled in the Central Plains. It has long been divided into half Han and half barbarians, and even
The number of the Hu people exceeds that of the Han people, and the Hu people do not have a formal culture. They only know how to kill and destroy, and they are constantly fighting among themselves. Each of them can only establish a political power for more than ten years, or even a few years. Their losses are also very heavy. Once
The destruction of a country means the destruction of an entire tribe or even a species."
"This also made ambitious kings like Fu Jian think about how to gain a foothold in the Central Plains. In fact, the former Yan and Northern Wei Dynasties also realized this problem and began to use Han Confucian scholars to formulate laws and regulations, and wanted to replace them with Han systems
The ancient Hu customs and customs could not be realized due to the resistance of the tribe and the nobles. Only Fu Jian, who was really willing to offend the elders of his tribe and even killed the strong nobles of the Di tribe who did not obey my grandfather's orders, also
We must establish my grandfather's authority and ensure that his set of reforms can continue."
When Wang Zhene said this, his speaking speed became faster. The events of that year were reproduced scene by scene in his mouth: "My grandfather was moved by Fu Jian's sincerity, and he also told Fu Jian openly at that time.
The customs of the Han people and the barbarians are very different and difficult to integrate. Since ancient times, it was difficult for the barbarians to enter the Central Plains. Even if the Dog Army attacked and destroyed the Western Zhou Dynasty, forcing the Western Zhou Dynasty to move its capital to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and ushered in the Spring and Autumn Period, they could not enter the Central Plains because they were the barbarians.
, they only know how to fight and rob, and have no etiquette and rules. Even if they can be rampant for a while with the power of force, they will not last long because the lack of rules will inevitably lead to civil strife. As a barbarian, they act in a tribal mode. Damn it.
The strength and unity of the tribe can conquer and command other tribes to act collectively. Once the tribe starts civil strife, it will inevitably decline, and the slave tribes that were originally conquered and ruled will take advantage of the situation and take their place. This is also the case
There are no rules, no sharing of power and the consequences of inheritance.”
Liu Yu gave a high-five: "It's so well said. It tells the truth about the power struggle for thousands of years. In fact, the Zhou rites and Confucianism in the Central Plains sometimes seem pedantic and dogmatic, especially if they are inherited by blood.
It is very unfair to inherit power and deprive others of the opportunity to rise to the top, but at least it is compared to Hulu, who has no rules and restrictions, dominates by force, relies on brute force and deceit to seize the throne, and does not follow any morals or rules.
That method is much stronger. Therefore, if the Hulu want to truly take over the Central Plains, they can only rely on sinicization and learn the rules of the Han family for a long time."
Wang Zhene nodded and said: "That's it. After the father dies, the son takes the place of the elder brother. The legitimate son takes the throne instead of the eldest son. These are the core rules of Zhouli Confucianism in the Central Plains and the rules of the grassland.
Fundamentally, the resulting series of centralization of power and the establishment of civil servant groups to restrict military aristocrats are the laws of the Central Plains, all of which are to reduce the use of martial arts and force as a way to obtain resources and power, and to use foreign conquests.
, and then the model of power distribution based on military merit was changed to be passed down according to rules and in a way recognized by the people of the world. In the final analysis, fighting wits instead of fighting strength became the difference between the Central Plains and the grassland."
Liu Yu frowned: "But if this goes too far, it will become those who have power, occupy the upper position forever, oppress the people, and have no ability to face the invasion of powerful enemies and the world is in chaos.
To deal with foreign enemies, aristocratic families ignore the emperor, and then make everyone in the world become their slaves. It is not easy for generations. Hasn't this kind of tragedy been repeated again and again since the Spring and Autumn Period?"
Wang Zhene sighed and his eyes became gloomy: "So the rules and systems in the Central Plains are constantly changing. Since the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors in ancient times, they have actually been the rules of the grassland. In ancient times, humans and gods did not distinguish between monsters and humans.
Spirits and ghosts are mixed together, like the Shang Dynasty, which sacrificed people and constantly used the power of ancestors and ghosts to help them in their battles. I feel more and more that the Tiandao League's tactics may be inherited from the Shang Dynasty.
Those who came down."
Liu Yu said thoughtfully: "I am also thinking about this issue, but there is no evidence. Maybe, I can only ask clearly next time when I face the black robe or cloak again, but now let's get down to business.
The Shang Dynasty was the last dynasty to make extensive use of the power of ghosts and gods, but once it lost the hearts of all the people in the world, the power of ghosts and gods could not save the Shang Dynasty from destruction."
"Because they were too cruel and only respected evil ghosts, which made the good gods unable to stand it, so there was a war to confer gods. Since then, ghosts and gods have withdrawn from the world, and Zhouli was the beginning of restraining human behavior and formulating rules.
, is also the bud of our Central Plains Confucianism. Most of the Confucian theories of later generations of Confucius came from the Zhou Rites."
Wang Zhen'e smiled slightly and said: "But most of the Hulu on the grassland still believe in the old theory of conquering the world by force. However, they no longer have the power of ancestors and ghosts and gods to help them. Slowly,
Huihe relied on Zhou Li's Confucian theory to balance and coordinate internal relations, from tribes to city-states and then from city-states to countries, from princes to the Central Plains regime of the great empire that unified the Central Plains. There were only tens of thousands of scattered grassland tribes.
The large tribes with more than 100,000 people gradually became no match for such a large country in the Central Plains. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, many barbarians who were still spread across the Central Plains were gradually expelled from the Central Plains, and even found it difficult to gain a foothold on the grasslands.
This is enough to prove that our model in the Central Plains is superior and advanced." (End of this chapter)