A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 548: Destiny is irreversible

The situation in Daqian is completely different from when the country was founded.

When the country was founded, everyone was working hard. Although everyone had their own selfish motives, the public spirit at that time was far greater than selfishness. The whole world is prosperous and high-spirited.

After two generations, as this group of people grew old and died, their selfishness began to become more and more important, gradually outweighing their public intentions.

However, under the suppression of successive Daqian emperors, nobles and officials still had basic moral integrity. Coupled with the persistence of Legalism, Mohism and Confucianism, there was no chaos in the world.

Especially those heroic heroes of the Mohist family, which made many powerful and noble officials dare not be too presumptuous. In fact, every few years, some heroes will kill officials in revenge. Some kill officials or flee into the mountains after killing, but some directly surrender.

At this point, although the Legalists have repeatedly said that chivalrous people use force to break the ban, and that the Mohists do not follow the rules and do not act according to the laws of the cadres, every time such a thing occurs, they will handle it carefully, sort out all the clues, and basically The emperor would not sentence these heroes to death, but mostly exile them.

There were even some Legalists who were deeply influenced by Mohism and Confucianism who would simply whip them and fine them silver. Even many Confucian scholars supported this and used it to annotate classics and develop a theory of revenge.

The imperial court also recognized this theory of revenge, which was based on the simplest understanding of the working people. Just like the three chapters of the agreement made by the royal family of Daqian to the people of Guanzhong, those who kill will die, and those who hurt others and steal will be punished.

Acting bravely will not impose a bunch of rules on you. When life and death are at stake, think about whether doing so will cause the abuser to be injured or killed. In Daqian law, the highest priority is the life of the victim and the lives of other people, and lastly the life of the perpetrator.

"Your Majesty, there are always more people in this world who care about the world and have great righteousness in their hearts." Prime Minister Chao Cuo said with a smile.

In his opinion, the emperor has grown very quickly and is now fully capable of handling various government affairs, which reassures him.

"This is the credit of the Prime Minister." Wang Cheng said with a smile. Although Da Qian has prospered to this day, he has felt that the destiny of Da Qian has begun to decline since his father's time. Now that Da Qian is rising and falling again, it is the royal family and the Prime Minister who are carrying Da Qian together. Destiny goes up.

When the destiny of heaven rises, everything will go smoothly, and when the time comes, heaven and earth will work together. The decline of the destiny means getting twice the result with half the effort. The disappearance of the destiny means that the hero is not free.

Daqian is now at a time when his destiny is declining.

Of course, there is also a saying that heaven's movement is constant, and it will not exist for Yao, nor will it perish for Jie.

Many times, people say that human power is better than nature, but in fact, there are only a few people who can actually reverse destiny. In real history, Zhuge Wuhou was one who wanted to reverse the fate of destiny. He was determined, intelligent, and worked hard to achieve the ultimate goal. But in the end, God's calculations were not as good as those of man.

There was no way to save the fallen man.

Zhang Juzheng is also one of them. In order to continue the destiny of the great world, he vigorously promoted reforms, but in the end, the people died and the government died. Each of these people can be called a genius, but in the end they all failed.

At that time, the ancestor King Wen also went against the will of heaven. The destiny of the state and Zhou Dynasty was like the shining sun in the sky, and the destiny of the Yin and Shang Dynasties came to an end. However, the ancestor King Wen was able to re-establish the world and continue the great Shang Dynasty.

Later, he protected the Huai Kingdom from growing up and ended the state's destiny.

Wang Cheng was very happy after being recognized by the prime minister. Next, Chao Cuo reported to him the administration during this period, and waited until the palace door was about to be locked before leaving the palace and returning to his residence.

After returning home, Chao Cuo was completely relieved. In his opinion, the emperor no longer needed his teachings. During this period, he had been worried about the interruption of the reform and that the reform would be overturned after his death. Now he can finally rest assured.

Chao Cuo lay on the bed and fell into a deep sleep, but he never woke up from his sleep. The next morning, everyone in the Prime Minister's Mansion felt that something was wrong. In the past, the Prime Minister woke up early every day, but today there was no sound, so his son Chao Bu went in to greet him. He called twice in a row but there was no sound. Suddenly something bad happened, so I quickly stepped forward to check.

I saw Chao Cuo lying quietly on the bed, with a peaceful expression, as if he was asleep, but his face was pale and dull.

He was so shocked that he quickly went to check and found out that his hand was cold. His father had been dead for a long time.

"Father!" Chao Bu cried bitterly.

Soon the entire Prime Minister's Palace knew that the Prime Minister had passed away, and there was a burst of crying. At the same time, the envoys who went to the palace to report the funeral also came to Shangyang Palace.

Wang Cheng, who was handling government affairs, was stunned when he learned that Prime Minister Chao Cuo had passed away. After a while, he came back to his senses and said loudly: "Nonsense. Yesterday, the Prime Minister was discussing national affairs with me in the palace. Why?" Will he die innocently?"

"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister passed away in his sleep after returning home last night," the messenger cried bitterly.

Wang Cheng was stunned. Ever since he ascended the throne and changed Yuan Lingfeng, he wanted to use the beautiful meaning of the black bird to implement the reform. But now, only two years later, Prime Minister Chao Cuo passed away. The most important person in promoting the reform died. Is destiny really so difficult to reverse?

Wang Cheng felt a pain in his heart, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"puff"

The whole person suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness, and his body was shaking and about to fall. The chamberlain next to him was shocked, and quickly helped him sit down, and shouted loudly: "Physician, call the doctor quickly!"

Wang Cheng sat down, his eyes regrouped, and he cried bitterly: "Prime Minister! Why are you so eager to leave me?"

When the imperial doctor arrived in a hurry, everyone in the Wang family also came here, worried about Wang Cheng's condition. Fortunately, after some diagnosis and treatment, the imperial physician found that the emperor's body was caused by excessive worry and temporary urgency. As long as he takes good care of himself in the future, there will be no serious problems. Everyone was relieved.

The prime minister has just passed away. If there is another problem with the emperor at this time, the world will really be in chaos. In a short period of time, the Emperor and Prime Minister of Daqian passed away, the world was bound to be in turmoil, and the reform could no longer be implemented.

In addition, the previous emperor died only two years ago, and if another emperor dies, the government will be unstable.

"Your Majesty, for the sake of Da Qian Jiang Shan She Ji, for Zhu Xia, and for my Wang family, please take care of yourself!" Dazong Zheng said worriedly.

"Uncle Zong, I will take care of myself!" Wang Cheng smiled slightly, and then said: "The prime minister passed away because he had devoted all his energy to my affairs. I will leave the affairs after his death to the prince."

"Heng'er."

"Father, I am here." A handsome young man of fourteen or fifteen years old stepped forward.

"You go and go with Da Fengchang to handle the funeral arrangements after the Prime Minister's death."

"only."

(End of this chapter)