At this point, the black robe laughed proudly and continued: "It's because the monk said that you kill too many people in this life, and after you do all the bad things, you will go to Abi Hell, suffer all the torture, and then be reincarnated as a beast and be slaughtered by others. As long as I can use illusions to give these barbarians a few dreams like this, and everyone will believe it, they will gradually understand that killing is bad and there will be retribution!" Yu Yue frowned slightly: "In this world There are no gods or ghosts. All the so-called visions and miracles are just pretense. The barbarians on the grassland are simple-minded and easy to deceive. If you do this, you will almost certainly be fooled. But why was Buddhism so popular in the former Later Zhao and now the Later Qin, including the former Former Qin? It is said that these barbarians did not believe in Buddhism before they entered the Central Plains."
The black robe said calmly: "The Hu people rule by strength on the grassland. The strong is the king. They can openly attack, plunder, and kill. On the one hand, they have no fixed place to live on the grassland, and on the other hand, the living conditions are harsh. If you don't fight, you can't do anything." There is no way to survive by fighting. The only way to survive is to fight. Therefore, on the grasslands, they mostly believe in primitive religions, worshiping the sun, moon, stars, or ancestors and gods. They want to rely on these to protect them from victory in every battle and no disadvantage. Because, Those battles on the grasslands and in the deep mountains and old forests, once lost, may be a disaster and the tribe will be destroyed." Yu Yue laughed: "So they are like wild beasts, biting each other, their killing skills, The skills of fighting are developed in this way. We Han people in the Central Plains pay attention to benevolence, harmony, etiquette, and we are not like beasts like them.
The black robe nodded: "Yes, because people in the Central Plains are mainly engaged in farming and settling down in Kyushu, unlike those who live in the grasslands without a fixed abode, wandering around, killing people and setting fires without knowing who did it, so the consequences must be considered. Since the unification of the Central Plains, , if there are conflicts in daily production, we should try to resolve them through negotiation instead of fighting. After all, even if we win, if we become enemies, we may leave troubles to future generations."
"Why did Duke Zhou establish rituals and laws after the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, and later Confucius established Confucianism as the basic values and moral standards and constraints? It is because for thousands of years before, from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to the Xia and Shang dynasties, things were still like this on the grassland Tribal melees and endless conquests resulted in the Shang Dynasty relying on horrific human sacrifices to establish its prestige. They went to other tribes and countries to plunder human sacrifices and used bloody human sacrifices to intimidate other tribes and countries. Look at this. Just look at what Tianshi Dao is doing now, and you’ll know.”
Yu Yue nodded: "Yes, so the Zhou Dynasty conquered the world with benevolence and righteousness. Zhou Li also abandoned these bloody and cruel large-scale human sacrifices. It was also because the Zhou people were good at farming and allowed everyone to grow grains for a living. No need No longer wandering around just to eat as before, so everyone settled down and lived as neighbors for generations. In this case, it was precious to get along with each other. This is the reason for the emergence of benevolence, righteousness, and etiquette. It is also the origin of Confucianism in the Central Plains. . However, during the Spring and Autumn Period, hundreds of schools of thought contended. In addition to Confucianism, there was also Taoist theory, which emphasized Taoism and nature, and the monarchy and imperial power should not interfere too much in the grassroots villages. This is also the origin of our metaphysics."
The black robe smiled and said: "But neither Confucianism nor metaphysics pays attention to the equality of all living beings. They all emphasize the hierarchy. Confucianism and Zhouli are to divide the country into different classes from the king to the slaves, and rule each layer. People are content with their status and perform their duties, but they also have to accept the management and rule of people of a higher class than themselves. This is how the so-called scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are divided." "It's just that your Taoist metaphysics has secretly changed the concept, allowing aristocratic families and The gentry became the top rulers, but they eclipsed the king. Therefore, in fact, your metaphysics and Confucianism are consistent in that the gentry have power and rule the common people of the world, who are mainly peasants. The only difference is that aristocratic families govern together. It is still the emperor who exercises unified, centralized rule."
Yu Yue raised his eyebrows: "The foundation of our Taoist theory is to go back to the ancient times, when there were many ministries and each had its destiny. At that time, there were no emperors. The so-called Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors were just recognized by everyone. He is just the leader of the alliance and does not have the power of life and death. If anyone wants to start a war and bring harm to the world, then all the ministries of the world will fight it together. In this way, there is no need for an army and there is no war. Isn’t it the state of an utopia? It’s just that later People's hearts are old and greedy. There are all kinds of disputes and conflicts, big and small. This makes power more and more concentrated.
In the hands of military leaders, he became the leader of a tribe. Unlike before, he relied on virtuous people to rule by virtue rather than rule. "
The black robe said coldly: "The deception of your sophistry lies in this. A virtuous person can convince the public. This is true. But the question is, is the son or grandson of a virtuous person necessarily virtuous? Surely. Do you have the same ability as your father and ancestors to convince everyone? What you want is power that can be hereditary and passed down to your children and grandchildren. On the one hand, you do not need monarchy to manage and rule you, but on the other hand, you want your own children and grandchildren to inherit this kind of power among the tribes. Power, don’t you think it’s too hypocritical?”
Yu Yue sighed. He knew that he could not challenge the black robe on this issue, so he said: "We will discuss this matter later. In fact, Confucianism only respected the nominal co-owner like the Emperor of Zhou at the beginning, but it was not until the establishment of the Han Dynasty that Qin Shihuang The Great Unification invented the emperor system and truly ruled the world with one man and one husband. Only then did he have the power to seize life and death over everyone in the world. It is precisely because we want to prevent this kind of one man from causing trouble to the world with his own desires that we, the Black Hand Qiankun, It was slowly formed and established. Although it was officially established in the Jin Dynasty, some predecessor organizations already existed before."
The black robe laughed: "I know better than you how the Black Hand Universe came about. There is no need to tell me this. You and Confucianism are actually the same thing. You both want to invent a theory so that you can be remembered for generations. In a ruling position, the only difference is whether the ruler is an emperor or a family, and whether this power is concentrated in the central government, concentrated in the court, or whether it is divided and ruled by your nobles from various places in villages and townships. In essence, you have different views. It's just a model of gentry ruling over agriculture, industry, and business. Oh, by the way, besides these four kinds of people, there are also slaves, and there are quite a lot of them. The so-called harsh punishments and forcing people into slavery are just like that. .”
