Chapter 718 Confucianism with the wrong script (1)
If you think about it carefully, it is actually easy to understand the thinking of some courtiers and scholar-bureaucrats...,
China has been very tolerant of religion since ancient times.
Open the history books and you will find Zoroastrianism, various sects of Buddhism (esoteric Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, etc.), Christian Buddhism and even Green Buddhism.
Basically, all the mainstream religions on the earth have come to China to develop their business, and they are still alive and well.
Many religions have even disappeared in the place where they originated. However, in China, they are still very popular, and there is an endless stream of people worshiping gods and asking for fortune-telling.
For Chinese people who believe in simple and pragmatic religious views, there is no harm in worshiping them no matter what religion or god they are.
Under the influence of this kind of thinking, there are now a bunch of guys in Chang'an City who are secretly enshrining witches and witches from Mitsukoshi in their homes at the risk of losing their heads.
As for other messy, weird religions and gods, they are blooming all over China.
Nowadays, even for fortune telling, there are seven or eight fortune tellers from different factions who can consult...
As for looking at Feng Shui, it’s even more exaggerated. You can get advice from at least ten different professional Feng Shui experts...
In this general environment, the Xiongnu broke the news that "the Chanyu also has the protection of the gods".
Never mind whether it's true or not.
For the Chinese, there is at least no harm in believing first!
Once it's proven to be false, it won't be too late to pull out his skin.
What's more, the Xiongnu are still the only overlord-level force in the known world that can compete with the Han Dynasty.
In the thinking of many people, since the emperor of China has divine help, then the king of Yi and Di should also have a divine god to help him, right?
Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain why this Yi Di could compete with China.
However, from Liu Che's point of view, such an idea is undoubtedly very dangerous.
In China, since ancient times, only the emperor can legally communicate with the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth.
This tradition laid the foundation that China must be a secular country and will never become a religious country.
But now, this foundation has encountered a challenge from the Huns.
If Liu Che did nothing, sat back and watched, or even acquiesced that the Xiongnu Chanyu also had divine blessings, wouldn't it be equivalent to admitting that other people in the world can also communicate with the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth?
This hole cannot be opened!
"The barbarians and the Di have no righteousness, which has been the case for a long time! The Jizhu clan is arrogant and rude, and leads the beasts to eat people. How can it be the destiny of heaven? Taiyi is above, the eight masters are virtuous, the universe is bright, the sun and the moon are shining, the Jizhu clan will do what they want.
shoot!"
"If the Jizhu family has a destiny, there are eight sons in Maodun, but only two of them are left. The elder has eleven sons, and he can only learn the theory of three meridians? This is heaven's punishment!"
Soon, Liu Che's categorical denial and slanderous remarks spread from the palace.
The so-called Jizhu clan refers to the surname of the Xiongnu Chanyu.
This is because so far, the Han Dynasty officials still have not figured out the surname of the Xiongnu Chanyu. (Note 1)
The Huns never declared their Chanyu surname to the outside world.
This is because the Xiongnu felt that the noble Shanyu surname should not be known to outsiders, especially slaves and vassal tribes, otherwise it would tarnish the glorious Luantang clan.
Therefore, the Xiongnu Chanyu has always only shown his name to the world.
But in the eyes of the Chinese, it is very inappropriate to have a given name without a surname.
So he made his own decision and took the name of the most powerful Xiongnu Chanyu as the surname of the Xiongnu Chanyu.
As for why it’s not Moton?
This is because in the eyes of the Han Dynasty, Laoshang Shanyu is ten thousand times more dangerous than Maodun!
That Shanyu, who was like a god in using troops and knew how to think about problems from a strategic perspective, was much stronger than the leader of the Yi and Di tribes in Maodun, who only knew how to kill, slash and hack.
It was in the hands of the old master that the Xiongnu became the undisputed absolute hegemon in Northeast Asia.
He beat Donghu with his fists, kicked Yuezhi with his kicks, conquered the Western Regions in the west, and suppressed the Han Dynasty in the south.
It can be said to be overwhelming.
When this Chanyu was alive, he solved almost all the internal problems of the Xiongnu. Even the only external concern, the Han Dynasty, was suppressed within the Great Wall in his hands.
Choosing his name as the surname of the Xiongnu Chanyu was out of respect for the enemy.
Liu Che's smear campaign against the Xiongnu hit on the Xiongnu's weakness.
In fact, it is no secret that the members of the Xiongnu royal family were frail and sickly and had bad luck.
Since Maodun, on average, only one out of five royal males survives to adulthood.
Today's military minister Shanyu is like a cup on the coffee table.
He had at least 3 sons left, but judging from public information, it seems that none of them could live to be six years old.
Even Xia Yanzhi, who is now married to Liu Che, is actually not in good health. If the level of medical technology and food hygiene in the Han Dynasty were not n levels higher than that of the grassland, Xia Yanzhi might have died.
Liu Che guessed that this was probably because the genes of the Xiongnu royal family had major flaws and problems.
This may be due to the terrible genetic disease caused by frequent incest. As Liu Che knew, the royal family of the Xiongnu Luotang clan has a special clan system. In order to maintain the so-called purity of the Luantang clan's bloodline, within the clan, brothers and sisters
Even incest between sons and mothers, fathers and daughters was once very popular and common.
It wasn’t until the time when Shanyu was an old man that I noticed this problem.
No more stepmothers will be admitted, and at the same time, internal chaos will be strictly controlled.
But now that the root of the disaster has been planted, how can it be so easily removed?
According to later research, between the two Han dynasties, there were at least ten chanyus and five 'princes', the so-called Zuoxian kings, who did not even reach the age of twenty.
In addition, at least six Chan died of illness in succession.
This is clearly recorded in history books. (Note 2)
As for those members of the Luotang royal family who died young and did not even have names or records, I don’t know who they are.
This kind of thing is not unusual.
The terrible genetic disease hemophilia was also prevalent among later generations of European royal families.
This is a genetic defect inevitably caused by too frequent intermarriage between close relatives.
But in this day and age, who knows about genetic diseases?
People can only attribute this problem to God.
Even among the people, if a woman's husband dies soon after she gets married, the husband's death is attributed to that woman's husband.
What's more, the bloodline of the Xiongnu royal family is weak and the inheritance is difficult. It is obvious to all.
The military minister is even more of a big mug.
He still does not have an adult son, and the position of King Zuoxian has always been vacant.
Originally, public opinion in the Han Dynasty had not discovered this problem.
But now Liu Che pointed it out.
Everyone immediately let out a burst of strange laughter: "Oh ho ho, so that's it..."
As a result, the way everyone looked at the Huns map became a little scary.
Since the emperor has said that the Jizhu family is guilty of the crime.
Then if we eliminate the Jizhu clan, we are obeying God's destiny. With God's help, we will naturally be invincible.
And the territory of the Huns was so large.
Even if only one tenth of it can be cultivated, this is a hot land almost as hot as Kyushu in China!
What's more, after the Xiongnu were destroyed, the legendary Golden Kingdom, full of body poison flowing with milk and honey, was just around the corner.
The few guys who originally jumped back to the camp of the peace faction immediately returned to the position of the war faction without changing their expressions.
And in order to cover up their dark history of advocating compromise or friendship with the Huns, they clamored for war louder than anyone else, with the decibel level soaring to 3,000+.
As for the generals in the military, they were jumping up and down, eager to start a war immediately.
The military generals and landowners in the north even looked at the Xiongnu's seemingly strong body, like a gentleman, and let out bursts of weird and terrifying laughter.
In this era, the northern warriors and landlord groups were an indivisible whole.
This group is based on the past military meritorious system, and is deeply rooted in the main legions of the Han army and the armed forces of the prefecture and state.
Even a thousand years later, the power of this group will still control China's military and foreign policies.
After Liu Che came to power, he injected more vitality, more power, and preferential treatment into this group. It returned to its ancestors and became a terrifying monster like the military meritorious interest group of the Qin Dynasty.
Now, the monster is beginning to feel hungry.
It has been hungry for sixty years.
It can't wait to eat something.
So, it raised its knife and fork. Looking around, no matter what it was, as long as it could fill its stomach, even if it was poison, it would swallow it without hesitation, without even bothering to chew.
It looked at the Hun, sizing up this enemy full of calories and protein.
Then it looked at its minions again.
The few teeth and claws that were removed and broken last time seem to have begun to grow again.
However, they are still very immature and seem to be unable to tear open the Xiongnu's leather armor, and may even lose two of their teeth.
Out of a hunter's instinct, it crawled into the grass and continued to lick its wounds.
Wait for the opportunity.
But at this time, it suddenly discovered that there seemed to be several lambs and plump elk looking for food at its feet.
The tears flowed out uncontrollably all of a sudden.
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After settling the matter with the Xiongnu, Liu Che began to get busy congratulating Queen Mother Bo on her birthday.
Liu Che handled this matter in a very high-profile manner.
Not only did Liang Wang Liu Wu and his brothers as well as the late emperor's concubines come back to congratulate Empress Dowager Bo on her birthday.
We are also prepared to respond to the calls of officials and people, exempt this year's land tax, and reward people over sixty years old with skins, silk, wine and meat.
At the same time, the internal history was also asked to prepare to hold a large party in Chang'an City.
Well, it was similar to the party that Emperor Wu held later.
Organize a group of jugglers and singers and dancers to hold a large-scale party to entertain the people.
It would cost a lot to do it this way.
But it can effectively connect with the people and at the same time bring the relationship between the royal family and the people closer. Overall, the price paid is worth it.
But at this moment, someone came to complain.
Moreover, there is more than one person.
"Your Majesty, this is a joint memorial from the King of Qi, the King of Jiaoxi, the King of Jiaodong, and the King of Jinan..." Shangshu Ling Ji An held up an urgent memorial sent back from the south and reported to Liu Che: "In addition, the King of Changsha also has a memorial.
...We will probably arrive in Chang'an tomorrow..."
"Well..." Liu Che took the memorial from Ji An and opened it.
When I looked up, I saw the royal seals of the brothers of King Qi.
"I am the king of Qi, General Lu, I am the king of Jiaoxi, I am the king of Jiaodong, I am Xiongqu, I am the king of Zichuan, I am the king of Xian, and I am the king of Jinan, I am King Piguang. I pay my respects to your majesty: In the past, the Qin Dynasty used Wei Tuo to cross the Five Ridges and attack Baiyue. Its original intention was to restore China to the Zhou Dynasty.
In his hometown, Wei Tuo knew that China was extremely overworked, so he sent a letter asking for 30,000 women from the husbandless family to serve as clothing and clothing for the soldiers. The Emperor of Qin could have 15,000 of them, which caused the people to complain. Seven out of ten people wanted to cause chaos. Wei Tuo
He did not want to report to the King of Qin, and kept the common people at home, but betrayed his master and rebelled against his superiors. He had no one to treat him as a minister, so he used the famous weapons of the country to give and receive them privately.
Emperor Gaozu practiced martial arts and established the world, but because China was exhausted, he allowed South Vietnam to separatize itself.
Unexpectedly, Yue Tuo was so arrogant and rude that he thought that there was no one in China, proclaimed himself emperor, and used the yellow robe on the left.
Emperor Taizong Xiaowen had a great heart and did not want the people to suffer the disaster of swordsmanship, so he sent his envoy Shuo Tuo to remove the imperial title and go to Chang'an in the north.
The original intention was to educate and pacify the barbarians.
Unexpectedly, Wang Tuo's ambition and disobedience became more and more rampant. Wu Ni raised an army, and King Tuo of Nanyue and the King of Minyue all secretly sent troops to help. This was seen by everyone in the world, and heard by all the ministers.
The late Emperor and His Majesty extended their virtues and issued an edict to pardon the two Vietnams.
Unexpectedly, the war between Vietnam and Vietnam intensified. Thinking that there was no one in China, they actually used swords and weapons to kill 13 of our Qilu merchants in Guojie City, Changsha, on Xinmao the month before last, and injured dozens of them.
They ignored His Majesty Jiazi's edict and carried out this wolf-hearted trip.
The ministers all thought that this was something that could not be endured!
Please, Your Majesty, add virtue to the world and make decisions for the livelihood of the people!
The minister, General Lu, is waiting for me to die, and he suddenly bows his head to hear this!"
After Liu Che read this passionate, passionate and patriotic memorial, he scratched his head and wondered what was going on.
But judging from the memorials, it seems that the South Vietnamese people have itchy skin?
King Ruo Qi and King Jiaodong did not lie.
The South Vietnamese did attack the market on the border of Changsha and killed Chinese merchants.
Regardless of whether he was justified or not, Liu Che planned to ask the South Vietnamese King Zhao Tuo to give him an explanation.
But, speaking of which, the Qi and Lu kings spoke so righteously and impassionedly that Liu Che always felt that something was wrong.
When King Wu Liu Bi rebelled, you, the kings of Qi and Lu, were often jumping up and down in the midst of it.
In the previous life, you guys even appeared on the list of thieves and ministers, and all of them died "deserving of justice".
How can you now call your former teammates "ambitious" and "cowardly" with such a straight face?
I'm complaining in my mind, and I haven't even figured out my thoughts yet.
Another eunuch came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister, the General, the Guards, General Li Xi, General Guo Wu, etc. have urgent matters outside the palace and want to see you..."
Liu Che heard this and looked at Ji An.
Ji An immediately paid his respects and said: "Your Majesty, the memorials from the kings were sent directly to the Chancellor's desk without any other channels, and I did not order anyone to tell the Prime Minister or others. I really don't know how the Prime Minister found out?"
Prime Minister Zhou Yafu and his generals came to see Liu Che in such a large formation. They couldn't just come into the palace to chat, right?
It must be because of the memorials sent out by the kings.
But the problem is: these guys came just two-quarters of an hour after the memorial was in Liu Che's hands.
Judging from the time, it should be that when Zuoshu had just rushed to enter Chang'an City at the 800-mile speed, they were already waiting below the Beique City Tower.
When they saw the messenger entering the palace, they immediately followed him.
In other words, the kings of Qi and Lu had already greeted some of these people before going to Shangshu.
"It's getting more and more interesting..." Liu Che laughed, and then said: "Xuan!" (To be continued.) Mobile phone users please visit http://m.piotian.net
