Not to mention the short life, children who are manipulated by powerful officials make people feel even more pitiful and even sad.
But this is the cause and effect of the Liu Dynasty, the cause and effect of the Liu family's descendants, and it can also be said to be the cause and effect of the Confucian strategy of governing the country.
There is no check or balance on the imperial power. Whoever falls into the hands of the emperor will dominate the world and can do whatever they want.
Only death can bring an end and promote the cycle.
There are many people who want to dominate themselves and sit on the throne, and there are even more people who want powerful positions. Countless fights produce countless causes and effects, countless sins, and countless evil retributions.
Constant fighting means constant killing and constant death.
The first ones to bear the brunt are the Liu family's children, who use their own lifespan to fill the gap and the lives of their descendants to fill the gap.
If that’s not enough, it’s Jiangshan Sheji.
That's it, if you haven't been saved, not only will there be no benefit, but you will also be resented.
The reason is still the six realms of reincarnation. In this life, you will live a short life and die violently. Maybe in the next life, or in a few lives, you can be a wealthy and idle person, or even have a chance to become a human being.
Saving him in this life will most likely damage his future fortune and keep him in a sea of misery.
At the same time, what is confusing is not just his own cause and effect, but also the causes and effects he is involved in. One by one, it is difficult to calculate clearly and is almost endless.
The merits and sins involved are really difficult to grasp.
So if you can just watch from the sidelines, then don't interfere.
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Yamazaki thought and looked up at the sky.
Hundreds of millions of miles away, in the sky of Dongsheng Shenzhou, the stone monkey was fighting with the heavenly soldiers and generals.
He was dissatisfied with Bi Mawen's official position, so he went to heaven and asked the Jade Emperor to make him the Monkey King and the Monkey King.
This title is really big enough, so naturally the Jade Emperor wanted to photograph him.
The problem is that although the generals of the Heavenly Court are letting off steam, this monkey demon does have some abilities, at least it can defeat the giant spirit god, but he knows nothing about the three realms.
He doesn't understand that there are many beings in the world who can slap him to death, nor does he understand the system of heaven.
This monkey doesn't understand anything at all, let alone what it means to be an official, or what it means to gain seniority. He just wants to reach the top in one step.
This is strange. Where did his ability come from?
If he realizes it by himself, then his character is not right.
You shouldn't be so extravagant, you should be ordinary and inactive.
If it was taught by an expert, then why not tell him the common sense of the three realms.
If you pick up secret books and study on your own, it is impossible that the cause and effect of this secret book cannot be calculated at all.
But now, he is neither Tao, Buddha nor Demon. I don’t know which path he is taking. It’s really strange.
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world.
Emperor Liu endured it for thirteen years, and waited until nine years after the death of the Queen Mother (714 in the Linghai calendar) before he, with the help of the eunuchs, eradicated the powerful ministers and, of course, the whole family.
However, the power of the eunuchs could no longer be suppressed. The battles between the eunuchs and the officials, as well as the new relatives and ministers, made the court more chaotic, the administration more corrupt, and the people's hearts and minds lost a lot.
And he died without even leaving a son. It wasn't that he couldn't give birth, it was really that he couldn't give birth and he wouldn't be able to live after he was born.
The new emperor who succeeded to the throne was even more unstoppable - he deliberately chose a loser to be the emperor.
The previous emperor had the final say who became emperor, but when the emperor died was decided by the eunuchs and powerful ministers.
To be an emperor is to be justified, but when the justified emperor dies, the matter of selecting the emperor will naturally be done by the powerful ministers who control the government.
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In the Liu Dynasty, people were singing and dancing, but the people below were in dire straits and had no other way out. Naturally, the government forced the people to rebel, and there were many bandits and endless killings.
By the year 740 of the Linghai Kingdom, people all over Nanfangbuzhou shouted the slogan that the sky is dead and Huang Tian should stand.
Outside Buzhoushan City.
Since the later Emperor Liu was not old enough to want to live forever - he really didn't have time to bother, so he went to report to the underworld first.
Yamazaki was quite free, but he didn't go out either, so he just stayed at home and practiced meditation, waiting to settle his relationship with the Liu family.
Although he didn't leave home, he still knew what was going on outside through the caravan and Liu's special envoy.
Dongsheng Shenzhou is generally quite peaceful. Although there are still wars in some areas, they rarely affect the people.
Because the force is small and needs population, it will not kill indiscriminately.
Linghai Kingdom seems to have a strong army, but Ling Jintang knows that his opponents are not mortal people, so he still behaves honestly.
On Luzhou in Beiju, those tribes have also formed many countries, and now they are also fighting and integrating.
The Xiniu Hezhou side belongs to the Buddhist forces. Except for the cause and effect, which caused many forces to be overthrown by the Liu family, everything else is quiet. However, caravans are very frequent.
The Liu Empire in Nanfanbuzhou had a lot of causes and effects, the biggest cause and effect was that Confucianism replaced Taoism.
Taoism is Wuwei. In addition to the royal power, there are royal clans and clan elders. If there is a problem with the king's benevolence, justice and morality, the clan can remove the king and choose another worthy person.
The country is not the country of the king alone, but the country of the entire clan and the people.
The king is not there to enjoy, but to suffer, and he needs to work very hard. If the king dares to indulge in pleasure, the officials will dare to scold him to death, scolding him until he vomits blood, and he will be so angry that he will never dare to do anything else again.
Official governance also advocates benevolence, righteousness and morality. The selfishness of officials is inevitable, but everyone in the common people is a supervisor, making it difficult for them to realize their selfishness.
Although Confucianism advocates benevolence, righteousness and morality, it is still promising. The most appropriate sentence is to cultivate one's morality, harmonize one's family, govern the country and bring peace to the world.
Not only is it impossible to eliminate human ambition, greed and selfishness.
On the contrary, it makes qualified people more ambitious, greedy and selfish.
The most selfish person is the emperor of the world, that's why there are so many things.
This has nothing to do with whether the emperor is a wise king or not. It is a question of law, and what it manifests is a question of official governance.
Officials can use all kinds of legitimate excuses to dominate, but the people have no way to supervise the selfish motives of officials.
From the emperor to the civil and military officials, most of them talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality, but are more ruthless than anyone else in their actions, with vicious plans and no regard for the consequences.
The common people are no different from domestic slaves and animals. They must be honest and obedient. They must plow fields, raise horses, pay taxes, and do enough hard work.
Then when I think about it, I give more, but remember to be grateful.
Why is this? Why can't we truly advocate benevolence, righteousness and morality like Taoism?
This is cause and effect, and whoever does not do this will be squeezed out.
The emperor wanted to keep his throne, the concubines wanted to keep their status and heirs, the eunuchs wanted to keep their status and wealth, and the powerful ministers wanted to keep their status and power.
And there is a reason that everyone has - in order to save their lives, everyone has to be selfish, have to pretend to be benevolent and moral, and have to be ruthless.
It’s not that I don’t want to be benevolent, righteous and moral, it’s just that I really can’t do it.
This is the cause and effect, which makes it impossible for emperors, dignitaries, and officials to practice Taoism and live forever.
Taoism naturally retreats, and Confucianism naturally advances.
It is not that Confucianism is devoid of benevolence, righteousness and morality. If Confucianism is given a world without so many entanglements of cause and effect, then it can be like Taoism, which teaches everyone with benevolence, righteousness and morality, and then carefully selects each emperor.
But there is no if, this is the case in cause and effect.
The number of days means that the dynasty cannot last long and the emperors and dignitaries who enjoy the glory and wealth cannot live forever.
Let them take responsibility for the cause and effect when they are in control of the power in the world, enjoying the glory, wealth, and supreme scenery.