Dark clouds hung low overhead, making the whole world gloomy and gloomy.
Black eaves and wooden pillars and equally black wreckage are scattered in this destroyed fort. There is still a faint smoke lingering around, and it seems that the wailing screams from that time are still left in the blue smoke.
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The smell of being burned is not a pleasant smell to the human sense of smell, but among some scavengers, it can attract these guys to run over from ten or even a hundred miles away, staring with red eyes,
They were biting and noisy at each other, as if they were constantly laughing.
"There's no need to go there..."
On the small mound beside it, there are three people on horseback, looking here.
The leader was older and had three strands of beard on his chin, which were blowing slightly in the wind. He was not wearing armor and was just wearing ordinary clothes. He was just wearing a cloak with some fur on it, which somewhat revealed his identity.
The middle-aged man took out the wooden tablet and pen from the leather bag on the horse, then licked the tip of the pen to dissolve the dried ink, then frowned, as if he had thought of something, and spit it out with a sound
He soaked up the black saliva, then mumbled and gestured, wrote or drew on the wooden tablet, finally blew on it, waited for the ink to dry, and put it away.
The two riders at the back were probably the middle-aged man's guards. When the middle-aged man looked around, one stood on the left and the other on the right, each on guard. They looked well-trained. The middle-aged man seemed to be still there.
I wanted to stay and observe, so I couldn't help but whisper: "Sir, it's not a good place to stay for a long time... If you don't encounter Cao Jun's cavalry, it will be troublesome..."
The middle-aged man sighed, "I originally thought that Cao Mengde was different from Yuan Benchu and had the ambition to help the world. But now it seems that it is just me... Is it possible for a hero to act like this?"
"Sir..." The guard interrupted the middle-aged man's sigh again.
The middle-aged man turned back and smiled, "Okay, I got it, let's go, let's go!"
The three of them got off the mound, bypassed the abandoned dock, and headed west along the trail.
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Xudu.
Royal Palace.
In the gloomy weather, Liu Xie woke up from his sleep. When he opened his eyes, he thought it was dusk. He was in a daze for a moment before he realized what he was doing. He quickly called the Huangmen eunuch to change clothes and wash up.
General Cao Cao fell out, and the shadow of death hung over Xudu. Many merchants who were worried about being implicated did not dare to come. The surrounding squires also tried their best to get rid of the relationship and inquire about the news. Above the court, officials, big and small, also
They are hooking up in private, and there are also those members of the gentry branch who have nothing but their lives. They talk impassionedly and criticize endlessly, as if they are risking their lives in exchange for reputation...
Some people said that Cao Cao would inevitably succumb to such public opinion and even resign as general to apologize, but there was a faint voice in Liu Xie's heart telling him that this matter might not be as simple as these people imagined.
Things can be big or small, and changes can happen in the blink of an eye.
Therefore, Liu Xie felt that all details could not be ignored. He had to observe the whole story calmly and steadily...
Just like the aloof Emperor of Heaven.
Observe what Cao Cao wanted to do, and think about why Cao Cao did what he did.
Heaven will not tell him the answer, it will just be silent, seemingly close but far away.
The minister would not tell him the answer. Even if he did tell him, it would be half false and half true.
Therefore, he must find and determine all the answers by himself.
This is an opportunity, an opportunity for bystanders. Because he was involved in it before, he was inevitably affected by various emotions. He may not be able to see clearly or think clearly. But this time, Liu Xie knew that Cao Cao's target was definitely not him.
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So, what would Cao Cao do in such a situation?
Liu Xie adjusted his collar a little and looked outside at the sky still dominated by dark clouds.
What happens next?
Where will the big man go?
Liu Xie suddenly felt a little sad because he was the emperor of the Han Dynasty, but in fact his influence on the Han Dynasty was pitiful...
In other words, there seems to be no difference with or without him.
Big man...
……(O_O)……
Chang'an.
Today is considered a small-scale enlarged meeting.
Of course, the meeting was presided over by Fei Qian. As one of the actual people in power in the Han Dynasty, the issues Fei Qian considered were not about mourning the Spring and Autumn Period and feeling about humanity, but more practical and complex matters.
For example, government.
China’s political system.
"Why did the Zhou Dynasty fall?"
Fei Qian said slowly, then looked at the surrounding advisers.
This is almost the top group of men, from the old bastard Jia Xu to the black bun Pang Tong, from Xun You who is honest on the outside and clear on the inside, to Sima Yi who is dishonest on the outside and equally dishonest on the inside...
There are also the plain but important Zaozhi and Taishi Ming.
But the smarter the person, the more difficult it is to unify his thoughts.
And this point is very critical, because Fei Qian still wants these people to promote and implement it, and penetrate Fei Qian's ideas into the Han gentry system little by little.
So the current cleaning... um, communication meeting is very important.
Everyone present, even Zao Zhi, who liked the fields but not the writing of documents, and Tai Shiming, who usually spent his time in the workshop doing research, were no strangers to the history of the Spring and Autumn Period.
When it comes to the demise of the Zhou Dynasty, or a dynasty, many reasons can be found. Political corruption, successive invasions by foreign powers, failure to keep up with the times, lack of emphasis on talents and talents, etc., are all possible.
Yes, it can also cause the collapse of a dynasty, but these are just appearances, and it is obviously not what Fei Qian wants to ask.
Everyone knows these things, and even anyone who captures a nobleman can tell them one, two, and three things.
It is not difficult to discover the problem, but it is extremely difficult to figure out how to correct it after knowing the problem. And in the process of correction, how to do it, the better you do it, instead of giving up halfway or going in the opposite direction, that is the difficulty.
It’s getting harder.
"Get the map." Fei Qian ordered calmly.
A huge map was pulled out and hung in the hall.
"This is from the early Spring and Autumn Period..." Fei Qian pointed to the map and said slowly, "There may be some discrepancies in details, but it's generally the same... This was compiled and compiled into classical volumes during the Shiyuan period for several months..."
Pang Tong touched his double chin quite proudly, and saw that there was nothing there? This is the price for losing a chin...
Although the current dyes of the Han Dynasty are not as diverse and colorful as those of later generations, it is still possible to collect four or five colors, which can generally indicate the situation of the Zhou Dynasty at that time.
The map is full of colors, large and small color blocks, and without even using any words, it has vividly expressed the embarrassment of the Zhou Dynasty at that time.
Everyone stared at the map for a while, speechless.
Sima Yi took a deep breath. Every time he saw the map that Hussar took out, Sima Yi could always feel a kind of shock coming from the depths of his soul, like chills all over his body. He seemed to
I somewhat understand what Fei Qian means, but not completely...
The Western Zhou Dynasty and the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were in the distant past, but no one present felt that Fei Qian was talking nonsense or doing useless work. Sometimes, even these people, including Sima Yi, felt that this was
A leader should have the ability to look away from trivial chores, transcend the immediate enjoyment, examine the past, grasp the present, and look to the future...
Going into battle to kill the enemy, charging into battle, Xu Huang, Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, anyone can do better than Fei Qian, people's livelihood affairs, specific arrangements, Pang Tong, Xun You, Sima, anyone can do better than Fei Qian...
But what Fei Qian can do cannot be replaced by people like them. Sometimes Sima Yi can't help but wonder if General Hussar has a special ability, so he can see clearly the fog of the future and move in the right direction...
Sima Yi didn't doubt that the map was made by the fat black man, but he also believed that if it hadn't been for Fei Qian's suggestion or instruction, the fat black man who seemed to be lazy would definitely not have done such a thing.
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"Self enfeoffment?" Zao Zhi said.
Fei Qian nodded, "Yes, not entirely right."
"The human heart?" Tai Shiming said.
Fei Qian smiled and said: "People's hearts have been like this since ancient times, and it has not changed for thousands of years."
Jia Xu glanced at Fei Qian and nodded slightly. This was what attracted him most to Fei Qian and what Jia Xu agreed with most. Morality can only regulate gentlemen, but there are too many people in the world who are not gentlemen, so there is only profound
Only by understanding the greed of the human heart can we better adapt and respond to it, instead of just shouting about "people's hearts are not as old as they used to be" and "the world is declining", and then lamenting and expressing their disappointment with the world, especially those in power.
You cannot believe in so-called morality, or rely on morality to expect others in the world.
Fei Qian did not wait for everyone's constant speculation, but said: "Today I have a word to share with you..."
Fei Qian turned his head to indicate, and then Huang Xu nodded, took out a piece of written silk, unfolded it, and saw two sharp-edged words in the silk, with strokes like knives, "内volume"
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"The person who is imprisoned in the room has no hope of success, and the person who is curled up cannot recite the song. He kneels down and survives, which is called "inner scroll"." Fei Qian said slowly, "The reason for the decline of the Zhou Dynasty is these two.
Character."
Fei Qian raised his chin slightly and motioned for everyone to look at the Spring and Autumn Map.
Everyone turned around and looked, as if they were passing through that fast and different color block. They saw that Chunqiu was trapped, curled up, and then constantly devoured each other, and the blood spurted out by the people fighting each other. They heard those or angry voices.
, or helpless, or howling in pain.
The Zhou Dynasty was the first large-scale involution. "The kings of the Zhou Dynasty were all capable in both civil and military affairs. However, after three generations, the catastrophe still reached its peak. The soldiers were in decline, the palace was in disarray, and the accumulation of hundreds of years was nothing but an empty book." Fei Qian
He said slowly, "When you roll inward, you cannot move. There is no hope of advancement and no retreat."
"There is no hope of advancement, and there is no way of retreat..."
Everyone started thinking about it.
Fei Qian stopped and gave these people some time to think.
From the perspective of the development of the entire history, the continuous changes of the Chinese feudal dynasties are like the repetition of reincarnation, just like the involution.
The huge and corrupt bureaucracy eventually became a burden to the dynasty.
Like the Zhou Dynasty, but also like the subsequent dynasties.
To use a relatively easy-to-understand explanation, when a company develops to a considerable scale and the company's market size has reached its peak, the company's technology and systems have never been able to break through the height of the company's maturity, and the company's internal problems will begin to appear.
More subdivided work requires more manpower to complete the work, but the company's benefits have not increased. Correspondingly, the wages of staff will decrease. Although employment has increased to a certain extent, it has brought about
On the surface, everyone can benefit from it, but in fact they are restricted, not enough to eat but not hungry to death, which ultimately leads to vicious embezzlement among each other for greater interests...
Fei Qian remembers that he seemed to have heard such an argument in later generations, that is, China actually has no history, only the reincarnation of dynasties. When I first heard this argument, it seemed a bit difficult to accept, and it was somewhat metaphysical, but it seemed a bit clear after thinking about it.
reason.
Since the unification of China, the dynasties of more than two thousand years have actually been one dynasty overthrowing another dynasty, thereby establishing an institutional system that is more harsh and binding than the previous dynasty, repeating itself over and over again.
Since the establishment of prefectures and counties in the Qin Dynasty, the king's control over the world has gradually become stronger. This is a necessary step to establish a unified country and is understandable.
Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty reduced the vassal status, and Emperor Wu issued an order of favor to depose hundreds of schools of thought that only respected Confucianism. This not only allowed the monarch to gain absolute control over power, but also allowed him to rule ideologically, eliminating the opposition between the local and the central government, and making it easier for the monarch to control
Local jurisdiction. This doesn’t seem to be a big problem.
However, in the late period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the prime ministers were dismissed, and later in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the prime ministers were not used at all. After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the power of the prime ministers was further reduced in the three provinces and six ministries. In the Song Dynasty, it was completely redundant, and the involution characteristics were fully demonstrated...
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The Ming and Qing Dynasties further deteriorated. The ultimate goal of overthrowing one dynasty was to establish another dynasty. However, the overall social structure did not evolve as a result. Instead, it became more oppressive and imprisoned. From the body to the spirit, it became more and more terrifying and increasingly
Abnormal, more and more twisted.
"If you roll inward, you will end up with no roll, no progress, and no retreat. Even if it is as majestic as the Great Zhou Dynasty, it will inevitably collapse into the dust," Fei Qian said, "Flowing water will not rot, and the household will not rot.
The right way is to advance and retreat. If you don't move and keep looking for the past, you will end up like the Zhou Dynasty. If you take a land as a reward, you will end up with no land to seal, and if you take an official position as a reward, you will end up with nothing.
Officials can be rewarded, but even though the world is vast, the command cannot leave the imperial city, and the troops cannot reach the countryside..."
"Nowadays, among the large noble families, there are many people who do not understand this principle. They spend their whole lives pursuing food, drinking, having fun, and enjoying the things they like, such as wine, sex, and wealth. They only know how to seek and greedily take in, but they do not know how to exercise restraint. Such people are of no use to the people.
It’s useless, so what’s the use of keeping it? Is it poisoning future generations?” Fei Qian talked eloquently, “It’s just like the Duke of Zhou, who divided the kingdoms and had hundreds of princes and ministers. When there is trouble, how can it benefit the people of the country?
, the princes are all together, the ministers are all together, the scholars are all together, but the king of Zhou is in trouble, where are these people? What can they do?"
"What should we do about these ills?" Fei Qian looked around and said, "This is today's topic. Please think about it. In three days, I will come back to listen to your opinions..."
Everyone agreed one after another and then left one after another.
Blind indoctrination is obviously not as impressive as thinking on your own.
Many times, Huaxia focuses on practicality and does not care about abstract theories, and does not even pay much attention to details. The most typical one is Huaxia’s delicacies, a little, some, probably, approximately, almost, depending on the heat...
They all seem to look similar, but whether they are good or not is a huge difference.
Regarding the political system, China did not have a relatively systematic study until later generations. Many things were even Western, but there were very few political system theories that were deeply rooted in China.
For example, Fei Qian himself is more accustomed to recognizing social systems such as slaves, feudalism, capital, etc. However, these names are not native to China, but are the result of the changes in the social form of Western Europe, focusing on Western Europe.
, Big Beard even specifically stated that the several eras of economic and social evolution he outlined are only suitable for Western Europe and cannot be applied to other regions...
So in fact, China does not have the so-called slaves who fit the description of Big Beard. The model of feudal society is different from that of Western Europe. How can we use the social model of Western Europe to standardize and divide China's social form?
In fact, due to limited information, Big Beard lives in Western civilization, and all he can understand is the civilization process of Western Europe. Many of his judgments that sparkle with genius are also directed at Western European civilization, although sometimes they are not stated explicitly.
For example, when talking about the word "slave", some people would think that the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, or earlier periods, were the so-called "slave" society of China. However, in fact, according to archaeological discoveries and existing documents, the so-called free people
The conceptual category of slaves is not found in Persia, Egypt, Babylon, or in early China.
The word slave originated in Greece. It is a concept in a typical city-state system. Corresponding to slaves are free people and citizens, and citizens have the right to participate in politics, such as Rome, but in ancient China, this was obviously not the case.
Discussing politics is obviously not something ordinary people can do.
Strictly speaking, in the early Chinese social system, there were slaves who appeared because of debts or wars, but similar to the "slave market slavery" in ancient Rome, wars were deliberately promoted for the sake of the slave market.
There is no characteristic behavior of launching an invasion or even deliberately depriving small farmers of their means of production to create more slaves.
So is the so-called feudalism.
Somewhat similar, but completely different, the most fundamental reason is that China has never had private ownership of land. In theory and politically, all land in the world belongs to the "Emperor". Private individuals can use it and buy and sell it, but the ownership belongs to
"Emperor", this is a typical autocracy, not feudalism.
Some people say that the Zhou Dynasty was feudal, but in fact the Zhou Dynasty was the collapse of Chinese feudalism. As time went on, China embarked on a path completely different from that of Western Europe...
Fei Qian was sitting in the hall, holding his cheek and looking at the map.
He has some vague ideas about the future path, but how it will turn out in the end still depends on whether these people in the Han Dynasty, especially these top-notch wise people, can follow it together.
