Luo Pei couldn't help being surprised. He had already taken refuge with Dai Wang. It can be said that he and Dai Wang were both in loss and glory. His heart was twitching and he wanted to talk, but then he thought about it. Dai Wang was not a frivolous and ignorant person.
This is not the first time I have dealt with a cabinet minister. It is impossible that I don't know the rules. If I speak suddenly, I must have my own reasons for acting on behalf of the king.
Luo Pei then sank and did not move.
Zhao Xu, the chief assistant, was slightly startled, then he came to his senses, stared deeply at the red mole, and said kindly: "If you have something to say on behalf of the king, please just say it."
Su Ziji bowed deeply and said humbly: "I don't dare, I just don't understand. The appearance of this shrine is a good thing for the past dynasties and the country. It is often commended and given titles. Why do you treat it so harshly? Xiao Wang doesn't understand.
, I would like to ask you all for advice. I am really uneasy if I am disturbed."
It turned out that this was the question, and everyone felt relieved, while King Qi was a little disappointed.
Because I don’t understand, asking this question doesn’t count as crossing the line.
After all, even if it is a mascot, the emperor may ask for his opinion afterwards, but he really can't understand it and cannot figure out what is going on.
As for why the King doesn’t understand this kind of thing...
On the contrary, the ministers understand that the kings grew up in the capital and were taught by various teachers. They were able to get in touch with dignitaries, ministers, and government affairs before they were adults. When they became adults, they went to the court one after another to observe the government. Among the adult kings, King Lu was the youngest, and they were all better than their generation.
The king has been observing politics for several years earlier. In terms of experience and knowledge, he is higher than the king on his behalf. This is a matter of course.
Daiwang does not have this process. Even if he has talent, ability, and lack of experience, he cannot be promoted in a moment. How long has Daiwang been in Beijing?
Based on the above reasons, several cabinet ministers present were tolerant of the king.
Zhao Xu's expression softened even more, and he said: "It turns out that you, the King, are asking about this matter, but this matter needs to be discussed between the priests and the soldiers..."
Then, with the three pavilion elders, they talked about the sacrifices and military affairs of Dazheng.
Why are sacrifices and Rong mentioned seriously?
Sacrifice, offering sacrifices to heaven and worshiping gods. To put it bluntly, the mandate of heaven is legality. The emperor is ordered by heaven, calls himself the emperor, and takes over the power from his father.
The emperor is also the king and father of his subjects, and all officials take over the power from the emperor, the king and father, to control the people, and they are also the parents and officials of the people.
As for the common people, parents discipline their children in the same way, and everyone manages according to the same set of logic.
Confucianism puts it bluntly, that is, heaven, man, monarch, minister, father and son all establish the same relationship. This sacrifice means legal inheritance, and its importance is naturally very important.
If the name is not right and the words are not right, even if there is a change of dynasty, there are usually measures to provide the successor with legal procedures to make the change of dynasty less straightforward.
And Rong, literally means military power, that is, "violence"
The combination of sacrifice and military force is legitimacy and force.
"The major affairs of the country are between the sacrifice and the Rong, and the sacrifice is still above the Rong. One or two gods appear. This is a good thing. It means that the Holy Emperor is on the throne and protected by hundreds of gods."
"Large-scale manifestations cross the line."
In more popular terms, one or two gods can provide checks and balances to the court.
In the future, when large-scale spiritual manifestations occur, will the imperial court have the final say, or will these gods who also have sacrifices have the final say?
One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, and one country cannot accommodate two masters.
If there are too many gods, the masters and ministers will be reversed.
There is no need to talk about gods. When Su Ziji heard this, he thought of the previous world. For a long time in Europe, the emperors had to kneel down to beg for religious recognition.
Emperor Dazheng must have never wanted to go from being an emperor to being a servant.
Of course, most of the above words were derived from Su Ziji's own experience based on the experiences of the four pavilion elders. What these four people said was much more euphemistic.
“Experience 3000”
“Experience 4000”
“Experience 3200”
“Experience 3500”
Su Ziji was happy in his heart, his face tensed up, and he thanked Zhao Xu and the three of them: "So it's like this, Xiao Wang has really benefited a lot."
When I went back and sat down, I could feel that there had been quite a change in my thinking without even checking it out.
Upgraded?
Su Ziji lowered his eyes, and half a piece of rosewood appeared.
"[The Way of Government] Level 16 (830/15000)"
Sure enough, [The Way of Government] has been upgraded to level 16. With the upgrade, I suddenly have more insights about what just happened.
Mandate is legitimacy, and legitimacy is who appoints you and can remove you.
Although God is in China and his nature is very clear, he is close to heaven after all. God can enjoy incense but cannot speak. Therefore, the problem of appearing holy is very big.
If a god spoke and said that Zheng's victory in the country was unfair, would the people believe it or not?
It doesn't matter individually, but on a large scale, the impact will be great, directly shaking the legitimacy of Dazheng.
Su Ziji was like an enlightened man. He understood everything Zhao Xu said thoroughly and even made connections by analogy.
"Groupism is indeed what those in power are most afraid of. Therefore, the emperor is not afraid of your talents or your high position, but he is afraid of your forming cliques."
"One person can solve any problem no matter how big it is, but if it extends to a group, it will be difficult to solve it."
"It's like surgery. If there is a tumor, it can be cut. But if it spreads, there is no cure."
"What about the position of prince?" Su Ziji couldn't help but think of himself.
"No matter how strong I am, the emperor can cut me off. It's just a small loss at the time, but as long as the foundation is not broken, the loss is not as big as the person involved imagined."
"How many famous ministers and virtuous kings have died in the past? There may have been many people who sympathized with it at the time and thought it was a big deal. In fact, after a few years, no one heard about it."
"Only by combining with a group can people be afraid of others."
"This is why in every dynasty and generation, emperors will work hard to weaken parties and be afraid of forming parties. However, no matter how severe the punishment is, many princes and ministers will even end up confiscating their homes and annihilating their clans. However, in their positions, many people will still continue to form parties and fight with each other.
Group bonding.”
"In the past, I thought this could only mean that the only lesson humans can learn from history is that humans never learn lessons from history."
"Now I feel that it's not that these people don't want to learn lessons, but that they have to integrate with the group, otherwise they are individuals who can be easily dealt with."
"Even if you combine with a group and are feared by the superiors, you can at least have some self-protection, which will make it more difficult for the superiors to cut you."
"The reason why such powerful officials always end up miserable is because they have a strong sense of existence, so their fate is noticed by people. Officials who did not integrate with the group and were killed early will not be cared about or discussed at all.
, those are all backdrops and cannon fodder.”
"Similarly, the emperor can live and kill individual bureaucrats, but he feels powerless against the entire bureaucracy. This is also the reason."
As soon as I thought of this, a light flashed before my eyes, and something changed again.
"[The Way of Government] 3000, level 16 (3830/15000)"
Su Ziji was satisfied. No matter what the final result of this meeting was, he had gained a lot from this trip.
However, some people couldn't see that King Dai only asked a vague question and then withdrew. At this time, a third-grade civil servant said: "This matter is very big. I wonder what King Dai has on this matter?"
Su Ziji took a look and saw that this man had triangular eyes and gleaming eyes, but he recognized him. He was Han Fanliang, the newly appointed Minister of Rites, who was related to the King of Shu. He did not expect that this person would jump out first.
Knowing that this person had bad intentions towards him, Su Ziji would naturally not do what he wanted, so he smiled and said, "Xiao Wang is here to learn, do you have any objections?"
With such a humble attitude, everyone will feel that it comes from the heart once they see it.
He was quite vigilant and did not take the bait. Han Fanliang secretly felt it was a pity and knew that he could not say more. He said, "I am being humble on behalf of the king" and stood back.
At this moment, someone outside shouted: "Long live the arrival -"