I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 153 The prestige of the emperor can only be guaranteed by the clan

Liu Yan is Liu Hong's most trusted family member, and Liu Jian is currently Liu Hong's most important emperor's younger brother. These two people simultaneously analyzed the major crisis that the Han Dynasty faced after the Yellow Turban Uprising, and laid it out nakedly. in front of Liu Hong.

Originally, Liu Hong was a little uneasy about the two wars between the Yellow Turban and Liangzhou, and he was undecided. Now that Liu Yan and Liu Jian have disturbed him, the greatest fear in his heart has been infinitely expanded.

Everyone has his deepest fears, which may shift with his age and identity, but they are never absent.

Everyone has fears.

What is the deepest fear in Liu Hong's heart?It's actually a good guess...

Soon, Liu Bei and Dong Fu were summoned before Liu Hong.

Liu Hong asked Liu Bei first.

Because Liu Bei is the leader of the rebel army in Zhuo County, he knows the situation of the rebel army in the local area best.

Liu Bei had already obtained Liu Jian's letter beforehand, and at the same time had communicated with Liu Yu, so he already had a set of arguments.

He told Liu Hong euphemistically that he didn't know about other places, at least in the border county of Youzhou, a clan like him with the surname Liu was considered fart in the eyes of the local Haoyou.

The reason why the rebels could be organized at the beginning was that they could recruit enough people only with the support of the local tyrants. They might recognize the local prefect, or they might recognize the local aristocratic family, but no one would recognize the emperor.

Even if the rebel army received funding from the imperial court, those materials were all funded in the name of the prefect, or from local tyrants. No matter who the funding was, under normal circumstances, it would not fall on the imperial court's head.

As for the Son of Heaven, it is even meaningless to the local people in the head of Guizhou. The local government has their own method of brainwashing the people, which can efficiently drive the people to use them.

All in all, Liu Bei just instilled in Liu Hong the idea that the emperor's presence in the local area was meaningless to ordinary people, and his prestige was completely insufficient. Only local prominent families or local chiefs were heaven.

The more Liu Hong listened, the worse his complexion became. His fists were clenched unconsciously, and his bones and joints were pale.

Liu Bei's words can be regarded as giving Liu Hong a complete understanding of his local prestige.

The local people don't recognize the emperor, they only recognize the local prefect and nobles!
In fact, if you think about it carefully, it is understandable that the current officials are not as good as the current management, especially when the power of the local clans is becoming stronger day by day.

But in this state, Liu Hong couldn't accept this fact for a while.

After all, ten years of life in the imperial palace has gradually made him lose touch with the place. Although he knows that the right is powerful, in Liu Hong's heart, at least the emperor's reputation in the place should still be a deterrent.

But in fact, it is not at all.

But logically speaking, it shouldn't be like this, because the Han Dynasty naturally had a set of methods to stabilize the imperial prestige for hundreds of years, and it was very effective.

After some self-psychological counseling, Liu Hong looked at Dong Fu again.

He is the only one who can explain Liu Hong's doubts at this moment.

Liu Hong is more or less aware of the reputation of this famous contemporary master of divination.

"Dong Qing, what Liu Xuande said just now is the truth?"

Dong Fu bowed to Liu Hong, and said slowly: "Returning to Your Majesty, the old minister's ancestral home is Yizhou, which is the same as Liu Xuande's hometown. It is a border county, a prosperous place in the Central Plains. The old minister does not know, but Yizhou's The situation, however, is exactly as Xuande said, that is, people in the border counties today only recognize the prefect and the lord of the right, but not your majesty."

This is very well said, and it is easy to believe.

If Dong Fu directly said that Liu Bei's words were correct, Liu Hong would have some doubts in his mind, wondering if they were scaremongering.

But what Dong Fu was talking about was "Bian County", which was his own hometown. As for what the Central Plains was like, he didn't know.

In this way, upon hearing it at first glance, you will naturally feel that his words are very credible.

Liu Hong seemed to be in disbelief and said, "Why, why is this happening? Our official school of the Han family has always respected Confucianism, and the theory of the Jinwen school has always been supplemented by prophecy. Why does this happen? ?”

Dong Fu was very clear about the profound meaning in Liu Hong's words, he understood what Liu Hong wanted to express.

Nowadays, in the world of academia, the School of Classical Classics is bringing forth the new through the old, and there are a lot of talents, occupying the people outside the ruling and opposition parties, and gaining a great reputation.

Today's Confucian Confucianism official school is decaying, and although the old-school elite students can occupy the court, although it is the mainstream of official school, it is declining and gradually losing the weight of ancient Chinese Confucian classics in the world.

But even under such a major premise, the study of ancient Chinese classics still cannot successfully squeeze out the school of modern classics and become the mainstream of courts and government schools. Why is this?
Of course, many people think that it is because the people in the Jinwen Confucianism School are veterans, and they have the main position and resources in the court in their hands, which prevents the Guwen Confucianism from getting in.

This is indeed a point.

But in fact, there is the most important point, that is, because Jinwen Jing is the mainstream official school, the emperors of all dynasties must support it.

Not "strong support", but "must support."

Because the chain of interests involving the emperor has been fixed, for the emperor, it must not be touched easily.

No matter how good the ancient texts are, no matter how unconventional they are, the emperor is not indifferent.

Because the emperor is not engaged in scholarship, the emperor is engaged in politics.

Jinwenjing combines the way of prophecy and weft, which makes many students of ancient wenjing despise it. However, there is a reason for its existence. The study of prophecy and weft is very popular in Jinwen school. issue.

This topic is - "Why the Liu family can be the emperor".

If you ask the people of later generations, who is qualified to be emperor?
The answer of many people will be: winners and losers, those who are virtuous live, people who can feed and clothe the people, people who are most loved by the people... and so on.

But now in the Han Dynasty, if you ask who can be the emperor, all the great Confucian scholars of the Jinwen Department will give a variety of answers, and they can all be classified into two words:
"The way of heaven."

What is the way of heaven?

It is destiny!

All the movements of the sky are consistent with the political gains and losses in the world. The emperor Liu is the one who is favored by the destiny. As long as the way of heaven does not change, the "destiny" will always be on the emperor of the Han family.

This is the key to why Jinwen Confucianism should absorb the theory of prophecy, which is despised by students of ancient Chinese Confucian classics.

Cao Cao, who has become a king in history, once said a sentence that has been passed down for thousands of years——

"If the destiny is with me, I will be King Wen of Zhou!"

Regardless of whether Cao Cao wanted to be King Wen of Zhou or King Wu of Zhou at that time, the prefix of what he said must have the sentence "The destiny is my destiny!"

For the emperor at that time, there was no "Mandate of Heaven" as the general keynote and general program. Regardless of whether you studied ancient Chinese classics or modern Chinese classics, or Zheng studies that combined the advantages of ancient and modern Chinese classics, all the truths were hooligans.

The emperor did not study, the emperor only ruled people.

This is why, once a lunar eclipse, a famine, or a natural disaster occurred in the Eastern Han Dynasty, a Sangong must be dismissed!
Because under the imperial rule system of "The Mandate of Heaven Is My Mandate", natural and man-made disasters must be blamed!
Since "the destiny is with you", why do disasters still happen?
"My destiny is my destiny" is right, there is nothing wrong with it!

What's wrong is that I used someone else's young so-and-so as the Sangong. He is unworthy of virtue and angered the heavens. Only by dismissing him can the anger of the heavens be appeased!
Anyway, if there are disasters or disasters, it must not be a matter of the emperor's destiny.

……

In Liu Hong's heart, or in the hearts of the emperors of the Han Dynasty, this style of play should be tried and tested.

In the hearts of the people, the emperor is the destiny of heaven!

The Han Dynasty has been brainwashing the people of the whole country for so many years, so it is impossible for there to be mistakes.

Why do some people in our local counties obliterate the existence of the emperor?
Looking at Liu Hong's puzzled expression, Dong Fu said slowly:
"Your Majesty, the theory of heaven and man was a sharp weapon in the past, but it has been used for many years. Today, it can be used by emperors and others. Water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn it."

These words were written by Liu Jian in a letter to Liu Yan.

This is also the reason why Dong Fu and Liu Yan were so amazed and appreciated by Liu Jian after reading Liu Jian's letter.

This kid has grasped a substantial key!

Especially in the current situation, these words are enough to cause a million points of critical damage to Liu Hong.

Seeing Liu Hong's shocked expression, Dong Fu said slowly: "Has your Majesty forgotten why Zhang Jiao was able to set off such a huge force, and the eight states joined forces to rebel against His Majesty?"

"Didn't he also use the theory of destiny?"

If Liu Hong was struck by lightning, he froze on the spot.

Dong Fu continued: "Although Zhang Jiao was defeated, he succeeded in raising troops with the mandate of heaven, and the moth thief rose up, shaking the world! This will definitely give a warning to all the people in the world who intend to betray the Han. In the future, as long as someone wants to betray the Han, or has enough ability to betray the Han, it is hard to guarantee that they will not use the same methods as Zhang Jiao."

Liu Yan hurriedly said from the side: "Your Majesty, I heard that Zhang Xiu, a sorcerer in Ba County, Yizhou, rebelled and called himself the Master of Five Dou Rice. He is using the same method as Zhang Jiao. Now our national power is empty. Because of Zhang Jiao's incident, rebels will inevitably rise up continuously, and local tyrants will not respect the king's order and store up grain to make weapons. At this time, it is no longer advisable to use the old methods to calm the people, and we must take action!"

Liu Hong looked at Liu Yan and said, "Uncle Huang thinks, what should I do?"

"At this time, no matter who it is, no one can be trusted by His Majesty. Only by reusing the clan and taking charge of one side for His Majesty can the imperial power be infiltrated and the Han family's Tianwei restored. Your Majesty, please think twice!"

(End of this chapter)