The ancestor frowned and said: "Venerable Black Robe, you mean that the middle and lower class nobles will get promoted by being attached to aristocratic families, rather than being attached to the government and the court as Liu Yu thought.
space?”
The black robe nodded and said sternly: "Yes, because these nobles do not really believe that everyone is equal. They are even the ones who least want everyone to be equal. They think they are knowledgeable and have the skills to govern the country.
, the ability of the world, but because of bad luck, he was unable to get a title and official position as soon as he came of age like a nephew from a noble family. Liu
Yu thought that these people would be like Liu Muzhi, siding with him and becoming the strongest supporters of reform in the world. But in fact, I think that just like his old brothers from the Beifu Army, they would be wrong. These people
People come to power just to change the status quo, to become high-ranking nobles such as aristocratic families, not to mix with the illiterate common people, farmers and fishermen."
Doupeng laughed: "Yes, this feeling of superiority and inferiority has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people for thousands of years in the world. It is impossible to return to the state of equality in the tribes in ancient times. To put it bluntly,
When people have selfish motives and all property is no longer owned by the father, even blood heirs are clearly owned by the father, then this ideal of equality for everyone is destined to be impossible to realize."
The ancestor laughed: "It seems that the knowledge and history you learned from the Gu insects is really good. Let me explain this point thoroughly. As the spirit of all things, human beings, desire is the biggest driving force for their development. In ancient times,
The desire is for survival, reproduction, and survival in the struggle with beasts and spirits. Gradually, as
Human beings have learned various technologies, especially the use of fire and tools, and have gained the upper hand in the competition with wild beasts. Even the human leaders and the king of wild beasts who also absorbed the aura of heaven and earth can be controlled by gods after they ascend to heaven and become gods.
And controlling mythical beasts, this proves that humans, or gods transformed from humans, are stronger than those beasts."
"Gradually, humans have unified the world and become the supreme ruler. All beasts must surrender to humans and be expelled, eliminated, or tamed. So many ancient beasts in the Classic of Mountains and Seas all exist in reality.
Once upon a time, but now extinct, this is human
After eliminating the threat of wild beasts, turning large tracts of forests and grasslands into plains, and changing the way of survival from nomadic fishing, hunting, and fruit gathering to grain recognition and farming, the main opponents of mankind have changed from beasts to
, weather, disasters have become human beings themselves.”
"Human beings dispersed into tribes, using collective strength to fight against enemies from all walks of life. In the end, these enemies changed from beasts to other tribes. In this life-and-death struggle between tribes, military leaders stood out.
, whoever can lead the tribe to defeat other tribes will become the great leader.
The leader who is worshiped and respected by the family, but in ancient times, the matrilineal line was mainly responsible for the reproduction of the tribe and the continuation of the population. All men and women were mixed in confusion. Even women did not know whether they were related to the tribe.
Whoever gets pregnant through intercourse is the reason why in ancient tribes, the mother was the clan."
The black robe nodded: "But women are physically weak after all. In addition to their ability to reproduce offspring, they are absolutely weak in battle or production. The attacks between tribes are also based on the elimination of the other tribe's men.
And the purpose of kidnapping tribal women is to further bear children and reproduce offspring for themselves. Gradually, this makes the matrilineal tribes as the main body.
Since then, we have entered an era in which the patriarchal line is the main body, and men naturally do not want to share women with other men, so they begin to pursue the purity of blood. As military leaders, the tribal chiefs gradually control and monopolize the women in the tribe, so that
The clan members gradually became his direct descendants, unlike before, when they didn’t even know who their father was."
Doupeng laughed: "Yes, the matrilineal tribe slowly disintegrated like this, and the patrilineal tribe is actually the same. After having paternity, they pay special attention to their own children, because blood inheritance will make the patriarchal leader
, thinking that his soul will be passed on to his descendants,
Through sacrifices, descendants allow their ancestors who have ascended to heaven to continue to exist in heaven, become gods, and continue to bless future generations. This contractual relationship is the connection between humans and gods in ancient times.
The origin of our Tiandao Alliance."
The black robe sighed: "However, the other side of the relationship between father and ancestors is that the large tribes in the past began to divide and disintegrate. In the old matrilineal era, all tribesmen were born to old mothers and did not know their fathers, so in the tribe they were given
Raised by my mother, I am a member of the tribe. There is no distinction between high and low. It is only after the beginning of the patriarchal era that there is obviously a distinction between superior and inferior. All things are born, and there are kings and leaders. It is from this era.
Yes, as leaders and nobles, they can have more mating rights and allow women in the tribe to give birth to children for themselves. However, the male tribesmen at the bottom, especially those slaves who are mainly prisoners of war, do not have this
This kind of power gradually ceases to exist, and after several generations, dozens of generations, or dozens of generations of evolution, the tribesmen will gradually become the descendants of a few direct male ancestors."
Doupeng said solemnly: "Yes, this has been the law since ancient times. When a tribe has too many people and cannot sustain such a population in a certain place, it will divide and reorganize. The tribes that have been separated will move to distant places.
Hundreds or thousands of years later, when these brother tribes meet again, they often cannot recognize each other. Only by worshiping their ancestors and using tribal totems can they recognize each other, just like the Yandi tribe and the Yellow Emperor tribe.
This is how the tribe reunited after thousands of years
Yes, the reunion of the Yan and Huang brothers mentioned in history books after thousands of years was actually not the reunion of the two tribal leaders, but the reunion of two tribes, but their leaders were called the Yan Emperor and the Yellow Emperor. In ancient times, the Yan and Huang merged
,conquered
It turns out that the Sanmiao and Jiuli tribes in the Central Plains are also the origin of our Chinese clan. But since then, the tribes have slowly disintegrated. The large patriarchal tribes have been transformed into city-states and countries, and then divided into small families one by one. These are the countries in the world.
The origin of."
Having said this, Doupeng looked at his ancestor and frowned slightly: "Ancestor, what do you want to say when you take us to review these ancient historical evolutions? Does this have to do with whether we are discussing whether everyone is equal or greedy and selfish?
Is there any necessary connection?" (End of Chapter)