Xu Xianzhi was silent for a long time, then sighed: "Jinnu's doing this is indeed challenging the foundation of the scholars. If there is no advantage in knowledge, then all the advantages of power and wealth will be slowly lost, but this is not the case. It means that we are life-and-death enemies. Last time I talked with Ji Nu, he did not want to destroy the big family. As long as there is a country, a court, and power distribution, there needs to be someone to manage and rule, and those who have the power and wealth People will naturally become new aristocratic families. Only by eliminating the decadent and unprogressive aristocratic families and allowing emerging, enterprising people who have made contributions to the country to become new aristocratic families can the prosperity and strength of the country be maintained. It is also beneficial to the entire family.”
Liu Yi curled his lips disdainfully: "Then who is emerging and who is decadent, who will define it? Many of our old brothers in Beifu have gone through life and death, licking blood with the tip of a knife, but after they have become rich, they don't want to go into battle. Well, if there is wealth and power, then it is human nature not to want to fight to the death, the kind of people who live endlessly and make progress. Apart from those of us who want to make contributions and leave a name in history, how many people are there?"
Xu Xianzhi said sternly: "So we need to be eliminated, we need fresh blood. Those who are not enterprising cannot let future generations rest on his merits. The past generations can enjoy glory and wealth. Only by letting the bottom rise, those who want to live a good life can have The opportunity to achieve meritorious service will make the aristocratic families chase after each other, and the people above will not dare to slack off. Although I do not completely agree with his idea, I really can't find a better way to force him to do so. He works hard for the high-ranking aristocratic family, so I don’t think Ji Nu will be the enemy of the aristocratic family, he just wants to keep the children of the aristocratic family prepared for danger in times of peace and keep making progress."
Liu Yi said coldly: "You are too naive. Replacing the whole family with a new group of people would be the same as changing dynasties. Do you believe that it is still the same family? It is just a false name. He Liu Ji The slave doesn’t have to have any descendants or descendants. He just has a daughter anyway. I guess he doesn’t even have the thought of marrying and having children. He only thinks that he can be famous in history for generations to come. Do you think such a selfish person will be a friend of the aristocratic family? He If he doesn’t want a family, he needs everyone in the world to follow his lead and not want a family or inheritance. If he really succeeds, there will no longer be aristocratic families in the world.”
Xu Xianzhi's eyes narrowed slightly. Obviously, Liu Yi's words moved him and made him think deeply. When Liu Yi saw Xu Xianzhi's look, his expression softened slightly: "If you still regard the slave as a brother, you don't want to go with him. At this stage of the final break, we have to stop him now. This is not to harm him, but to help him. With the power in his hands, he can do whatever he wants. Yesterday he could privately decide on the Northern Expedition. Today, he can break the rules of the three giants of the Beifu brothers. If we decide to stick to the plan without going through the vote of the Jingba Brotherhood, then tomorrow we can popularize this printing method all over the world, so that everyone can read and write, and everyone no longer has to work in the fields. In the end, everyone will be lazy and hate work. Without production, who would be willing to farm and fish in their own right, and who would be willing to be controlled by others to enlist in the army? Aren’t farmers and sergeants in the past generations controlled by others because they were uneducated and illiterate? The rules have changed, so who is willing to sweat the grass and put it in the soil?"
Xu Xianzhi nodded: "This is indeed a big problem. It has always been those who work hard to govern others, and those who work hard to govern others. If everyone works hard but refuses to work hard, the order of the world will be in chaos. Sending slaves only wants that kind of people. The illusory ideal of equality, but I don’t want to establish a new and perfect system. In order to establish my own authority, if I try to please the common people without any principles or bottom line, it will lead to big trouble sooner or later. Before, I just felt that something was wrong, but I can't explain it, but after listening to your analysis, I understand where the mistake is. This printing technology will never be allowed to spread all over the world, at least not now."
Liu Yi smiled slightly: "You have finally turned this corner. Not bad, not bad. Now we can discuss major events in the future as before. Jinnu has also expanded greatly in recent years. As his power becomes more and more powerful, The fat man will do things more and more without considering the consequences and doing whatever he wants. This will further increase his arrogance. If this continues, he will go further and further away from us old people. With the support of brothers, what can he accomplish? Therefore, the top priority is to find a way to stop him, at least not to do whatever he wants without any restrictions like now. "
Xu Xianzhi frowned: "So, you said you wanted to make the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains in order to fight for power with the slave slaves so that you could contain him in the future?"
Liu Yi smiled slightly: "That's it, not for myself, but for Da Jin, for the future of our Black Hand Universe. Da Jin is the Da Jin of aristocratic families. Although now there are the rise of the Beifu brothers and the Jing Dynasty. Eight Groups, but in essence, they still recognize merit and respect for noble families. This is also the inheritance of our Han Chinese for thousands of years. Therefore, we still have to go back to the old ways. It is okay to create some titles that cannot be hereditary and replaceable. , necessary, but it cannot be said that we can infinitely promote those ordinary people to be on equal footing with the aristocratic nobles. Just like this time, we can defeat Nanyan, gain some military merit, and when they come back one by one, they will rise to heaven, and almost everyone can get a civilian title. Then before we Aren't the titles earned through hard work not counting in disguise? Everyone has a title, which means that no one has a title. This is unfair to the predecessors."
"But the slaves are very good at buying people's hearts. This Northern Expedition only won one battle, but it allowed tens of thousands of people to become knights. Now the common people of the Jin Dynasty are even more inspired. There are countless people who want to join the army in the Northern Expedition. Even many farmers don't want to farm the land well, they just want to become rich overnight. How do they know that war is fierce and dangerous, and even those of us who have been veterans for many years may not be able to escape unscathed from the battlefield. Isn't it a good thing for the family to abandon the whole family when something goes wrong?"
Xu Xianzhi curled his lips: "Then what do you mean by wanting to go to the Northern Expedition? Isn't this contradictory to what you said?"
Liu Yi laughed: "What I mean is that the reason why Liu Yu dared to impose these conditions randomly is that he only attacked Qingzhou and only brought tens of thousands of soldiers. In addition, in the previous land of Jiangbei, there were many people but few people. So He can fulfill these promises. But if I also go to the north and recruit another 100,000 troops and 50,000 civilians, the number of people who have made meritorious services will be several times that of this time. Can those good deeds of everyone being knighted be fulfilled? I If he regained Luoyang, it would be a greater victory than his defeat of Nanyan. Shouldn't he get more rewards? In the end, everyone can only improve the standards for knighthood and return to the original path, so as to dispel the unrealistic ideas of the common people. Fantasy, return to normalcy!”
