Xiao Yi's meaning is also very obvious, to enlighten the people's wisdom.
The first thing that needs to be opened is the vision of the officials above the court. For this era, it has always been a case of what goes up and what follows.
We have always followed the 28/20 principle, which means that 80% of resources are in the hands of 20% of people.
And this 20% is naturally the emperor and the civil and military officials sitting in the court.
If the minds of these civil and military officials cannot be changed, enlightening the people's wisdom will become a joke.
It is very likely that the people will be killed directly.
Xiao Yi sat on the throne of the Prince of the Supervisory State. In the Xuanzheng Hall, he loudly said: "I once said that the king is the boat and the people are the water. The water can carry the boat but also capsize it."
"As for the change of dynasty, is it really the conflict between the five virtues and the cycle of heaven?"
After Xiao Yi finished speaking, he looked at Di Yan. This current minister, if the prime minister system was still there, he would definitely be able to be ranked as the left prime minister.
"Di Shangshu, please tell me your opinion."
Di Yan and Di Renjie bowed and saluted: "Your Highness, the dynasty is originally the emperor's intention to regard the dynasty. "Zhou Li·Di Guan·Shi Shi" records: To the left of Humen is the Si Dynasty. The so-called dynasty comes from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. From the beginning, when the Xia Dynasty was established, it existed at the source of history. From then on for thousands of years, the power and position of the dynasty was passed down from father to son."
"I believe that the change of dynasties is not about the conflict between the five virtues and the cycle of heaven. The Western Han Dynasty was 209 years, the Eastern Han Dynasty was 195 years, the Western Jin Dynasty was 51 years, the Eastern Jin Dynasty was 103 years, and the previous dynasty was 37 years."
"As powerful as the Han Dynasty, it also had a rule of four hundred years. Later, the Jin Dynasty also lasted for more than a hundred years, while the previous dynasty only had a short period of thirty-seven years."
"If it is said that the five virtues are mutually incompatible, then what does it mean when the Three Kingdoms returned to Jin?"
"The previous dynasty knew about the Wuhu Rebellion and once again let the Central Plains return to the Han family. What does it say?"
Di Yan can be regarded as Zhang Jiuling's disciple. In the past few years, by Xiao Yi's side, I have slowly broadened my horizons.
Especially after understanding the unprecedented dynasty that Xiao Yi wanted to establish, he could see further.
Sometimes, he also thinks about this question.
What is the reason for the change of dynasty?
Until Xiao Yi said that sentence, the king is the boat and the people are the water. The water can carry the boat and also capsize it.
Only then did he gain some understanding.
Having said this, he straightened up, raised his head, spoke in a rich and deep voice, looked around at the officials around him, and then continued: "Therefore, I believe that the foundation of the replacement of the dynasty lies in the court."
"During the pre-Qin period, there were disputes among the seven kingdoms, and wars continued in the Central Plains year after year. The people in many places were Qin people sometimes, and Zhao people sometimes."
"The seven countries also have their own writing and language."
"It wasn't until the First Emperor unified the world that the Central Plains that had been divided for hundreds of years after the Zhou Dynasty ended, and a truly unified dynasty was formed."
"Then we need to unify weights and measures, unify writing, unify language, unify thought, abolish the feudal system, and establish the system of counties and counties."
"This can be considered the true beginning of a dynasty."
"From then on, no matter how many times the dynasty changed, the system of counties and counties was never abolished, and the emperor was always respected as the Nine-Five-Year-Old One."
"If there is a foolish king in the court, the world will be in chaos; if there are treacherous ministers in the court who cause harm to the court, the world will be in chaos."
"Throughout the ages, there has never been such an incident, nor has there been chaos in the court, leading to chaos in the world."
"This is the main reason for the change of dynasties."
have to say.
This Di Yan really dares to say anything and is very bold.
The expressions of many officials in the court changed, and they all looked at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince cautiously.
Di Yan's meaning is very obvious.
The main reason for the change of dynasty was the emperor's incompetence.
In this case, it is somewhat treasonous.
"good!"
Xiao Yi clapped his hands and said appreciatively: "It is true that good medicine is bitter in the mouth and good for the disease, and true advice is hard on the ears and good for action."
"What Di Shangshu said is shocking and thought-provoking."
"Ouyang Xiu, in tomorrow's newspaper, I want to see what Di Shangshu said, thought and felt today!"
Ouyang Xiu quickly stepped out of the queue, bowed and saluted, and said, "Here."
crazy.
All the officials thought that the Prince of the Supervisory State was going crazy?
Such words would not only be spoken by Di Yan in the court, but also reported to the imperial court for everyone in the world to see?
This is a bit like an edict to sin!
Someone quickly stood up and bowed: "Your Highness, no."
"Although Duke Dee's words are quite reasonable,... they must not be made public!"
Xiao Yi said bluntly: "Why not? As the sage has said, I should examine myself three times every day: Are I unfaithful in my plans for others? Are I disloyal in my dealings with friends? Are I not accustomed to preaching?"
"As the leader of the Daqian Empire, shouldn't we examine ourselves?"
"Every time I praise the emperor, he accepts advice with an open mind, accepts advice widely, makes rewards and punishments clear, implements benevolent government, loves the people like a son, etc."
"But can you guarantee that every emperor can be so wise and powerful?"
"If the emperor makes a mistake, a minister must stand up and advise him and guide him to make corrections. This is called a minister who assists the country!"
Xiao Yi waved his hand and asked the man to retreat.
"I do have some thoughts. The change of dynasty is not just about the person sitting in this position. There is another reason, and that is the development of productivity."
"Your Majesty, you can temporarily understand 'productivity' as 'the ability to grow food.' That is to say, more food can feed more people and keep the people alive."
“There will also be people who are not engaged in farming and can do other things.”
"Since then, the middle class and the upper class have been born, which is why a dynasty can remain standing."
"The obvious example is the tribal fighting between the Three Sovereigns and the Five Emperors, and then the final unification of the tribes. The yield of cultivated food increased, and then a dynasty was born."
"The First Emperor Fen Sixth Generation and his remaining heroes unified the six kingdoms."
"Why do you say Fen Sixth Life's Remaining Lies?"
"It's because the Qin Dynasty accumulated the civil and military skills of six emperors, which allowed the people to eat and feed an army of millions."
"Among them, Shang Yang's reform was a key node that reversed the development of Qin Dynasty."
"During the Qin Dynasty, Shang Yang's Reform was a relatively thorough reform strategy. Through reforms, the Qin State abolished the old system and created a new system suitable for the growth of the Qin Dynasty."
"The reforms promoted the development and growth of the Qin State from top to bottom, promoted economic prosperity, strengthened the national strength, and laid the foundation for the Qin State's prosperity and military strength and future development. It played an important role in the history of Qin State and even the Central Plains. effect."
"For example, Shang Yang changed the old production relations in the field of commerce, abandoned mine fields and opened roads, and fundamentally established the private ownership of land."
"I think you must have read about Shang Yang's reforms and know the contents of these changes, but you are unable to fully understand them."
"For example, the private ownership of land seems to be relatively common to you, but you have never looked deeper, and you have never looked at it from the perspective of a common person."
"After all, you are scholars from the beginning, not farmers."
“Private ownership of land began with Shang Yang’s Reform and has continued to the present, and the phenomenon of land annexation has also appeared.”
"Think about it, when the people of Li own their own land, will they have greater hope and have endless energy to take care of their three-quarter acres of land every day so that they can grow it? More food to live a life of plenty of food and clothing?"
"In this way, will there be more food across the country?"
"Everyone in Li knows that this is one-third of an acre of their own land, and the food they grow belongs to them."
"If you can't finish it, you can sell it for money."
"Rather than saying that the food I have worked so hard to grow belongs to others, to the tenants, to the squire, to the big family, and has nothing to do with me."
"Then why do I have to work hard to cultivate? There are weeds in the field. I see it. Why do I need to remove the weeds? Just sit and enjoy the wind. As long as it is the autumn harvest and the yield that the owner wants is achieved, isn't that enough? "
"It's important that I get the share I deserve."
"As for this one-third of an acre of land, I would have produced more food, but because I don't own this fertile land, I don't need to do my best to make it grow more food."
“That’s the benefit of private ownership of land.”
Di Yan and others savored the words "private ownership of land" carefully.
Think about the changes in the history of this dynasty and the era after Shang Yang's reform.
Indeed.
During the Warring States Period, only the Qin Dynasty adopted this national policy, which enabled places like Longyou Road to produce a lot of food and raise an army of millions.
It was only from then on that the people of Li had their own land.
Only then did household registration and land property come into being.
Xiao Yi continued: "In terms of national politics, the old bloodline patriarchal system has been directly changed, and the country's law has been implemented to rule the world. In other words, the national law comes first, and no matter how big a family is, it must abide by the national law. Killing people must be punished with life. Only in this way can we There is a saying of the law.”
"This is equivalent to establishing a legal system for the dynasty, setting down rules and regulations, and telling the people what to do and what not to do."
"From now on, murder will be punished, stealing will be punished, rebellion will be punished, etc."
"The emergence of the rule of law system has allowed more people to respect etiquette."
"It can't be controlled by etiquette."
“The reason why people have been revising the laws of Daqian is because with the changes in national policies, the vastness of the territory, and the flow of people, more and more illegal phenomena will appear, and more and more harm to the interests of the people will occur. things happen.”
"If the imperial court sits idly by and ignores the situation, then the government will force the people to rebel, and the people of Li will be forced to rebel directly!"
"In the military, rewarding military merit achieved the purpose of strengthening the army and greatly improved the army's combat effectiveness. It created favorable conditions for Qin's next strategic development."
"From Shang Yang's reform, we can see the beginning of the prosperity of the dynasty."
"The dynasty is developing, thinking is progressing, knowledge is expanding, studying things to understand the truth, and distinguishing right from wrong. You and I are moving forward, but the system is still staying in the same place. This is sticking to the rules, clinging to incompleteness, being pedantic and stubborn, which leads to the inability of the productivity of the dynasty. Going a step further, the conflict between the dynasty and the people of Li increased, which caused one of the reasons for the chaos in the world."
