Fan Ning smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, the world of aristocratic families is not so easily shaken. Do you know where the power of aristocratic families comes from?"
Sima Yao curled his lips in disdain: "My teacher has been teaching me since I was a child. The power of aristocratic families comes from their control of power in the court for generations, and from their possession of land and population. I am very big." Jin's Zhongzheng system and Chaoju system allowed their sons and nephews to serve as officials for generations, and the land of Wu has long been the private land of these founding families. The court cannot collect taxes or recruit troops. As you just said, now I nominally own it. The world, but in fact, what we can really control is just Yangzhou. This is because the land in Jiangbei is constantly in war, and the aristocratic family cannot get benefits and benefits here. "
Fan Ning nodded: "These are all superficial. Your Majesty, have you ever thought about why we, the Jin Dynasty, from your Majesty to an ordinary fisherman, all believe that it is natural and natural for this aristocratic family to have a virtual king with real power?"
A trace of surprise flashed across Sima Yao's face: "This is a good question. I have never thought about it. I just feel that the world should be like this in my life."
Fan Ning sneered and said: "This is it. The power of kings is granted by God. The emperor is ordered by heaven to rule the country and control all the people. This should be the way of heaven in the world. Since when did these aristocratic families start to ignore the king, monopolize power, and even act recklessly? Have these rebellious and unethical actions taken by Li Li become a matter of course?"
Sima Yao nodded thoughtfully: "Yes, that's true. No one has mentioned this issue before. Why didn't the teacher tell me before?"
Fan Ning said sternly: "Because when Your Majesty has no power, what can you do if you know the truth? Are you as depressed as I am, unable to express yourself, and have trouble sleeping at night? Your Majesty, today, I am the one who will tell you about the reincarnation of this world. It’s time.”
Sima Yao saluted seriously and said, "Students are all ears."
Fan Ning curled up his lips and said: "The principles of truth cannot be spoken in a place like this. Your Majesty, please move to the East Pavilion, where I would like to explain to you how the way of heaven has been tampered with by some people who deceive the world and steal the reputation!"
Without saying a word, Sima Yao took Fan Ning's hand and strode towards the direction of Dongge: "I can't wait!"
Half an hour later, East Pavilion, Lecture Pavilion.
Sima Yao was sitting upright on a soft couch, while Fan Ning, Wang Gong, and Yin Zhongkan were wearing Confucian robes and high crowns, standing with hands hanging down. There was a delicate fragrance in the room, the melodious sound of the guqin, and a musician in the corner of the hall. With echoes in his hands, Sima Yao raised his head, looked at Wang Gong and Yin Zhongkan, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that the two of you also have the same philosophy as Teacher Fan. Most of the children from aristocratic families talk about mysteries, but you stick to Classics (Confucianism). I just found out today.”
Wang Gong smiled slightly: "Most people in the world think that I am a man of metaphysics because I am dissolute. However, I have always been very clear that loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, respecting the king and resisting barbarians are the right ways in the world. In the past, the imperial power in the world was weak. Even if I was full of ambitions, it would be difficult for me to do so. This can be realized only if Teacher Fan has been in private contact with me for decades and knows my heart, and today is the time for me to show my loyalty to His Majesty."
Sima Yao nodded with satisfaction and looked to the other side, where Yin Zhongkan had only one eye: "Yin Qing, you are extremely filial to your father and respect Confucianism and the classics. Everyone knows this. Today, Teacher Fan said that you can tell I want to hear how this world changed from a world of imperial power to a world of aristocratic families."
Yin Zhongkan nodded and said loudly: "Since the Qin Emperor conquered Liuhe, defeated the Eight Emperors, and established the first unified dynasty, the world has always been dominated by imperial power. No matter the changes in the past dynasties, the power of kings has been granted by God. The emperor is the son of the emperor. Heaven herds the people, and the ministers have to assist the king. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty deposed hundreds of schools and respected Confucianism. He made this idea known to the world. From then on, Confucianism became the most important principle in the world. The king, the king, the ministers, the father, the son, the son, the three cardinal principles and the five constant principles. , Loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness have become the legal principles and norms accepted by all people in the world."
Wang Gong said seriously: "But this way of heaven slowly changed later on. The beginning of the change was the so-called Zhengshi celebrities and the hermits in the bamboo forest!"
Sima Yao's eyes sparkled and he said in a deep voice: "Go on."
Fan Ning said solemnly: "The end of the Han Dynasty was chaotic, powerful forces rose up, the emperor lost his deer, and the whole world was expelled. Originally, this was just an ordinary change of dynasties, but because Cao Cao paid attention to the art of punishment and naming, and acted on merit, this shook the Confucian view The basic principle is loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, and he was not merciless in killing famous scholars such as Yang Xiu, Kong Rong, etc. This made the scholars and Confucian scholars at that time no longer dare to give direct advice to the king. To satirize the government, there were people like the Seven Sons of Jian'an and the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove. The so-called Jian'an literature, the beginning of romance, refers to these people."
Sima Yao nodded: "These people are all great scholars. Could it be that they broke the rules and changed the way of heaven?"
Fan Ning sighed: "They are literati, but they also want to be officials. However, during the Three Kingdoms period, it was a chaotic time, and the competition between countries was fierce. It was impossible to let these literati control the state affairs like in the peaceful world, because they were not good at governing the country. And their attacks on the government will cause instability in the country. Ever since Cao Pi gained power, he has been more vigilant against the Seven Sons of Jian'an. During the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest, the celebrities headed by Ji Kang were even more dissatisfied with this kind of politics. , so the shape of the body is released to show its unconventional style, and this is the origin of metaphysics."
Sima Yao understood a little bit and said: "It means that these famous people do not cooperate with the court and the emperor, but they fish for fame in the mountains and fields to show their nobility, right?"
Fan Ning nodded: "Yes, most of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest are still serving as officials. Only Ji Kang refused to serve in office all his life to show his non-cooperation with the regime. Later, Zhong Hui wrote a letter to the late emperor, calling him disrespectful. He was beheaded for sin, but three thousand imperial students were willing to die for him and regarded him as a hero. His reputation was even greater than that of the late emperor at that time. From then on, metaphysics began to flourish, and the children of the aristocratic families all used this kind of self-indulgence. Being eclectic is a way of doing things, because it allows them to despise the imperial power and break away from the Three Cardinal Guidelines and Five Constant Rules, and the idea that ministers are above the king has only begun since then!"
Sima Yao said bitterly: "After a long time, it turned out that it was this Ji Kang who caused the trouble. Fortunately, I sympathized with him before. However, Ji Kang was also beheaded. Why did the family members engage in these mystical things instead? What? Don’t they want to be officials anymore?”
Fan Ning sneered: "They just want to be officials but don't want to be suppressed by the imperial power, so they start to flourish metaphysics and make themselves like immortals. If the emperor is ordered by heaven, won't the advantage of that be gone?"
