After the failure of Qin Ershi’s rule, Liu Bang, a Wei aristocrat, was ruined and surrounded by many celestial nobles. He successfully emerged as the final winner and became the first emperor who was not so noble and noble in history.
At that time, although the concept of heaven had already existed, it was shaken with the great changes in the Warring States Period, and the ancient gods such as the Yellow Emperor were no longer recognized as gods but as emperors.
Therefore, for the rulers of that period, even if they can find the blood relationship of the Yellow Emperor’s family brother, it is not very meaningful to prove that they have the blood relationship of the gods. It is very difficult for the rulers of heaven to rule.
Good Liu Bang was strong enough to crush heaven and man, and proved himself to be the real ruler by force. He also cut the white horse and swore an oath, adding a ruling line of defense to himself and his grandchildren.
However, this line of defense is still human, and Liu Bang will eventually die no matter how awesome he is. Later, the emperor of the Han Dynasty continued to worry and worry about the rationality of his own rule.
It was not until Dong Zhongshu, a great master of the idea of heaven and man, carried this idea forward that the concept of heaven returned to the mainstream public opinion again.
After that, the emperor’s ruling on behalf of heaven is the greatest legitimacy. Who dares to question that the emperor is in harmony with heaven, even if it is not physically eliminated, it will die.
Emperors no longer need to look for the blood relationship of the ancient gods to prove the rationality of their rule. It is enough to admit that they are the sons of heaven and their fathers.
Because fools are really fooled into believing that the emperor is in power on behalf of heaven.
No matter how the ruling regimental headquarters fights or changes, it will never give up the root claim of ruling on behalf of heaven.
Now Su Yonglin wants to change this situation, give up the title of heaven and return to Ren Huang.
This ….. This is not to give up the strongest legitimacy of the emperor in power?
Isn’t this a naked claim that he was forced to reign by force?
What’s the difference between this and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms?
After the collapse of the Tang Dynasty, the chaotic times before the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms almost destroyed the predecessors’ painstaking efforts to maintain the sacredness of the emperor. After that, it took the Song people more than a hundred years to rebuild the sacredness of the emperor, and when they came to Su Yonglin, he … actually wanted to turn the clock back?
Kong Zheng didn’t understand at all.
You, Su Yonglin, have become an emperor. Don’t you think about your grandchildren?
You are awesome, you are hostile, you are intimidating, and you can forcibly claim the title of emperor with powerful force. No one dares to oppose you, but you will die. Why should your son be emperor when you die?
You’re comfortable being an emperor, and heaven and man listen to you, but why should they listen to your son?
Why should we listen to your son?
Your son also hit the sky?
Without this layer of deterrence, why should he be in charge of the supreme power? Why are you in power?
Don’t you think you, Ren Huang, can uncover coffins and your son can be the master of the house at the key moment?
Don’t you understand these things by Su Yonglin?
Even if Su Yonglin doesn’t consider the interests of these vested interests, they must cooperate with [Tian], the biggest political scam and political pua action in ancient China.
Because people with vested interests need not only benefits but also stability.
Chapter 64 Only compromise
Confucian political thought not only brought important political claims to the emperor, but also brought the importance of ultra-stable social structure in ancient China.
Through this ultra-stable social structure, the vested interests can enjoy absolute privileges and preferential treatment in the periodic law of the dynasty, and live their lives as they please until the land merger reaches the extreme and a new round of reshuffle begins.
In the big reshuffle, vested interests will reshuffle the old, die and start a new historical cycle, and continue to do what they have done, and so on and so on.
Only stability can bring vested interests to develop and expand a hotbed of personal interests.
Only stability can make them powerful and unique, enjoy endless prosperity and will be left to future generations.
The emperor wants to inherit the vested interests and everyone needs to inherit, which is the common demand of everyone, and stability is the cornerstone.
The emperor’s stable commitment will lay the foundation for the stable commitment of vested interests. If the highest power cannot be stable, the vested interests cannot be stable.
Therefore, the whole ruling class needs the concept of divine providence to add a buff to itself.
However, at this moment, Su Yonglin is going to sing the opposite.
He wants to be an emperor, not a god. He wants to tear buff the sacred label of the emperor himself.
Kong Zheng can’t accept this decision.
This is obviously against everyone’s interests, and no one else can accept this decision.
So he decided to object to Su Yonglin once and for all.
"General … I can’t serve a letter if I don’t pursue it!"
Su Yonglin was working hard at that time to approve the financial allocation for the restoration of water conservancy in Zhongdu area. It was not surprising to hear Kong Zheng say that he could not serve Su Yonglin, and he did not look up.
"Well, since you can’t serve a letter, I’ll change someone who can serve a letter to do it. Don’t do it if you still do it. That’s it."
Kong Zheng’s pupil shrank and suddenly looked up. Su Yonglin’s face was full of surprise.
This …
Don’t you even pull one back and forth?
Direct king bombing? Directly want me to die?
Kong Zheng is in a hurry.
"I don’t mean that ….."
"Then what do you mean?"
Su Yonglin completed the approval of the playing table, put it aside and took a sip of tea. He looked at Kong Zheng calmly as if what he said was just chatting after dinner.
"I … I don’t have disrespect for positions. I want to say that this fact is too big. I dare not rashly lead my life or I will be accused of …"
"Involving big that’s my things condemned directly come to me to refer to what do you do? Decide whether you do it or I do it. Or are you that one with the problem? Refers to yourself? "
Su Yonglin’s strange words really made Kong Zheng very unhappy.
But he dare not say anything not to make Su Yonglin unhappy.
He’s playing dumb.
Kong Zheng thought about it and really didn’t know what to do, but considering the future, he decided to speak a little bit.
Don’t play dumb.
"The emperor and heaven have always been like this. I know that the military power of the emperor and heaven is world-renowned, but the great power needs to be inherited all the time, and we must hope that the great power will have long-term stability."
"What about that? I don’t think I can’t have long-term stability when I am a big country? "
Su Yonglin put the bowl and laughed. "Kong Qing, this idea is very strange. Can the lover emperor do things if he can? Or do you think you can’t last long without the title of heaven, just like in the pre-Qin dynasty? "
"Pursuit I dare not I don’t say that this …"
Kong Zheng felt that he couldn’t continue to circle with Su Yonglin. If he continued to circle, Su Yonglin would go inside sooner or later.
"Emperors of all dynasties ruled from day to day, and all the people believed in heaven. Emperors could govern heaven naturally, but if the emperor didn’t govern the world every day, he would be suspicious. What could govern heaven?"
"What?"
Su Yonglin sneered, "Because I destroyed Xu Guo by force and took it every day, who knows who knows?" What’s the point of insisting that I am a god?
Or do you think the sky is omnipotent? If this is a military feat, I’ll say I want to do it. Do you think the gold man will hand over his strength to me or cut me with a knife? "
Kong Zheng has a bitter face.
"The positions are all known to the ministers, but … but …"
"Face can’t say that, right? Moreover, successors can’t successfully master my situation without my military merits, and can’t convince heaven and man, right? "
Su Yonglin’s words made Kong Zheng a little speechless.