Sword of the Red Chamber from Heaven

"Jia Xuan, what Xu Kaida said just now..."

In Taihe Palace, Emperor Taikang suddenly spoke.

Jia Hong lowered his eyes. What Xu Kaida said touched upon the most fundamental system of the feudal dynasty: the imperial power was granted by heaven, and that was the Son of Heaven.

Since he is the son of God, it is only natural that everything in this world belongs to him.

But after traveling through thousands of years and seeing the other side of the world, does he really agree with all this? He actually has the answer to this question in his heart.

"Is it important?"

This was an answer that surprised Emperor Taikang a little.

"In ancient times, in order to reproduce, humans selected people with leadership skills to become kings. Gradually, they ended their lives of eating raw meat and drinking blood, and they had fire and clothes, and civilization began to emerge."

"The leader at that time was just a leader, a selfless leader, who was not for a city or a place, but for the entire ethnic group."

"At this time, a system called the abdication system emerged. Capable people would be elected as leaders to lead the human race to a better life."

"A lot of things happened later, and the public world became a family world. I can't confirm whether this is a progress or regression of history. After years of vicissitudes, human civilization began to continue writing, and one dynasty after another began to change in history books."

"If we compare these dynasties to the original system of abdication, how different are these dynasties from the original leaders? Power, desire, greed, these factors that drive historical progress, have also become the fuse for the demise of dynasties."

"From a personal perspective, what Xu Kaida said is right, because those are facts. But from the perspective of the entire race, what he said is not entirely right. If the human race wants to continue to move forward in this world full of crises, struggles, and blood, the king must exist."

"I think you can understand this, old man. Just like the Northern Frontier back then, if someone hadn't stood up, it might have become a dead end."

Emperor Taikang coughed lightly twice. As an emperor who emerged from the army, he was naturally familiar with that experience.

"It's interesting from a different angle."

Jia Hong's eyes became a little distant, and he continued, "Social stability requires a certain order, which is not something that ordinary people can establish. The strong prey on the weak, which is the nature of living things. Therefore, the establishment of laws is necessary, and someone is needed to maintain them. However, when the whole thing develops to the end, the result is always so unsatisfactory. This is the resentment that Xu Kaida mentioned."

Emperor Taikang did not comment on Jia Hong's words.

When he first heard Xu Kaida say those things, his first reaction was naturally that it was a fallacy and he sneered at it, but when he calmed down, he realized the sinister intention behind these remarks.

Throughout the dynasties, people have been very cautious about the liberation of people's wisdom. The words "divine power is granted by heaven" were just means for the rulers to fool the people. He knew it in his heart, and of course he never took it seriously.

As for what people are accustomed to, it is nothing more than a mental constraint. The Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues may be abhorrent to many people, but for them, it is a means, a means to control the people.

These things have a long history, and no one has delved into them since the establishment of the Kang Dynasty, so the royal family naturally welcomed it.

But today, Xu Kaida called him out, and Jia Hong heard it. If he continued to pretend not to hear it, he would be deceiving himself. Of course, he also had his own thoughts in his mind.

Jia Hong, or Chu Hong, was his most promising successor.

Before, for the sake of stability in the court, he had thought about choosing one from the three brothers Chu Qian, Chu Ye, and Chu Xuan. With Jia Hong around, nothing would happen to the Chu family's kingdom. But now, he felt that this idea was too naive.

If these three brothers really take power one day, how could they tolerate a figure like Jia Hong, a super-class marquis who could bring them down at any time and change the dynasty?

What Chu Qian and Chu Xuan were doing right now had touched the bottom line in his heart. He knew that royal family affection was weak, but wielding a knife against his own father and grandfather could no longer be called a human being.

"It's better for you to know these things by yourself. Don't mention them in front of others. These misleading words should be listed as taboos in the future." When Jia Hong heard what Emperor Taikang said, a bit of surprise flashed across his eyes. It seemed that the other party had that intention.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, are you still here?"

Suddenly, a slightly sharp voice came.

Jia Hong shook his head and didn't say anything else.

Emperor Taikang did not continue. He glanced at Jia Hong and felt a wave of emotion in his heart. In fact, it was Jia Hong himself who contributed to his change of mindset today. The other party's remarks were part of the dragon-slaying technique. In other words, Jia Hong had the ability. Instead of waiting for a family feud in the future, it would be better to give it to him directly.

Not long after, a figure stumbled in. Seeing the corpse in the middle of the hall and the man standing there, he subconsciously shouted, "Someone come! Someone come! Someone is trying to assassinate me!"

The corner of Emperor Taikang's mouth twitched, and then his low voice rang out in the empty hall.

"That's enough, old dog, stop yelling and don't even look who it is!!"

When Xia Cheng heard Emperor Taikang's voice, his throat seemed to be pinched and he suddenly lost his voice.

Only then did he have the mind to look at the person who came.

"Lord Jia?"

When he saw who it was, he was shocked again.

"It was this secret guard who wanted to kill me just now. Fortunately, he was here, otherwise I would have died at the hands of these villains."

Emperor Taikang's tone carried a hint of anger. Although he lived alone here, it didn't mean that he had become a savage with no one to take care of him.

"Xia Cheng, where are the guards?"

Xia Cheng was startled at once. Having served his master all his life, he knew very well that his master was really angry. Normally, he called him an old dog.

"Old man, don't embarrass Eunuch Xia. At this moment, there is no one in the palace who is idle. They are all at the palace gate!"

When Xia Cheng heard this, he hit his head on the ground in confusion. Was Jia Hong talking to the retired emperor?

But soon, the voice of Emperor Taikang came.

"Stop meddling in other people's business, you little brat. I'm not a fool. Xia Cheng's shout just now should have meant that everything that was supposed to happen has already happened."

Jia Hong waved his hand.

"That's right, they are all here. I'm leaving first. Be careful and don't let anyone succeed again!!"

Emperor Taikang snorted.

"I'm not a child! Just do whatever you need to do!!"

“It’s time to end this farce.”

(End of this chapter)