The Great Han Dynasty: From Feng Lang Juxu to the Eternal Emperor

Chapter 102 Three Questions from Heaven and Man
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty froze outside the door for a long time, thinking rapidly.

As the ruler of the Western Han Dynasty, this precarious empire has experienced six emperors, and he is the seventh.

At the same time, this dynasty experienced internal and external rebellions. External rebellions have always been a problem in the Western Han Dynasty, so we will not mention it for now.

Civil strife is extremely harmful. The chaos of various vassals and the chaos of the Seven Kingdoms are all what Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is experiencing.

The source of the chaos lies in the ambitions of the kings, but why do so many talented people flock to them?

In the final analysis, they do not have unified ideological beliefs.

In this era where knights, aides, and heroes are advertised, people's personalities are arrogant and domineering, which is not what Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty needs.

He really needs to unify his thoughts, both in terms of the current situation and the rule of the entire feudal dynasty's superstructure class.

The theory that Weining just mentioned was a wake-up call for him!
He originally thought that Weining would make him invisible to everyone during his more than ten years in the village.

He is indeed my bloodline!
In such a short period of time, he was able to absorb such outstanding and great insights, and was born as a human king, ruling all living beings!

Its ideological context is exactly the royal way that the emperor needs!

He also considers the issues from a royal perspective!

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was so excited that he clenched his fists and trembled all over!

This idea is worth admiring!It is worthy for the whole country to learn from!

Dong Zhongshu sat opposite Weining. The tea he was holding was suspended in the air for a long time before he realized what he was doing. He took a sip of tea, put down the cup, and shouted: "Wonderful!"

"This is the avenue!"

The policy of respecting Confucianism is actually to restrict the thoughts of the people in the world. As the old saying goes: "It is better to guard against the people's mouth than against the river."Thoughts are something more difficult to control than behavior. The formation of thoughts is often closely related to the theoretical viewpoints that people are exposed to.

It is impossible that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty could not understand the truth that Dong Zhongshu could understand, so they felt the greatness of Weining's theory from the bottom of their hearts!
Without putting yourself in his shoes, it’s hard to understand the meaning of Weining’s words!

In actual development of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che was in pain because his strategy of recruiting foreign troops had seriously violated the fundamental thoughts of rulers of all dynasties and the Taoist rule of inaction.

Now he urgently needs to find another theory and thought of governing the country to completely overthrow the Taoist rule of inaction and achieve something that truly belongs to him, a great emperor!
Especially since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty used troops abroad again and again, it was not that he had not calculated the impact.

When the country's financial resources and people's power are exhausted, will someone copy the Dazexiang Uprising and shout out the theory that "princes and generals should be content with each other" to overthrow the foundation of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's rule?

This is also a question that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has been thinking about.

Simply, today he found all the solutions!

While Dong Zhongshu was silent, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had already pushed in the door. He directly asked Wei Ning: "Advocating Confucianism can govern the people, how can we ensure the emperor's orthodox position?"

"How to overturn the theory that princes and generals like Xiang Ning have their own kind?"

When Dong Zhongshu saw Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty coming in, he quickly stood up to greet him, clasped his fists and said, "I see your Majesty."

When Wei Ning saw Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, his face turned purple with cold, and he thought he had been eavesdropping outside for a while.

He was speechless.

As for what.

Wei Ning also planned to get up and pay homage to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty stopped him and said, "Tell me about it."

Wei Ning snorted and said, "Prince and General Xiang Ning was called out in Daze Township, so how did Chen Sheng and Wu Guang control the people's thoughts?"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said: "God." Wei Ning shrugged and said: "Yes, then why can't your Majesty?"

"The divine power of kings can completely overthrow the princes and generals Xiang Ning."

boom!
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's mind suddenly exploded, and he murmured, "The power of kings is divinely authorized"!
found it!
He finally found the rationality and legitimacy of his rule and the foundation of the rule of previous emperors!
What a divine right of kings!What a divine right of kings!
This improves his legal basis for governing!

In this age where feudal society believes in ghosts and gods, there is nothing more powerful than these four words!
But soon, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty reacted.

This is not right!
If we advocate the divine right of kings, wouldn’t that completely restrict the power in the hands of the emperor?
Can any turmoil caused by gods and ghosts, such as natural disasters or man-made disasters, be regarded as the dissatisfaction of the divine power with the monarchy?

If you accept this theory, then in the future when the emperors are in power, the ministers can use divine power to check and balance the emperor!
This is equivalent to putting a yoke on the emperor that can never be removed!

Unless feudal society is completely overthrown, this shackles will fetter emperors of all dynasties!
Dong Zhongshu looked at Weining with a very strange look at this time.

Regardless of whether he proposed this idea intentionally or unintentionally, it is undeniable that it is so great!

Put a yoke on both the ruled and the rulers!
While giving the imperial power rationality, it also gave it a yoke.

The power of the emperor in feudal society was too great. If there were no restrictions, the officials would have no way to deal with the emperor.

If you don’t think deeply about these four words proposed by Weining, you will never understand how terrifying it is!
This monster!

Why can I just blurt it out without thinking!

He was very satisfied with the theory put forward by Weining!
As a minister, he naturally cannot allow the imperial power to expand beyond control.

But Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was not satisfied. He asked Weining: "Is there any other theory?"

Wei Ning knew what Emperor Wu of Han meant, so he asked Emperor Wu of Han: "Is Qin Shihuang a promising king?"

The emperors of the Han Dynasty naturally did not want to see the Qin Dynasty because they seized power from the Qin Dynasty.

But Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had to admit the greatness of Qin Shihuang. He did not refute and said: "Yes, he is a promising king."

"Where is Qin II?" Weining asked again.

This time Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not hesitate: "No! Otherwise, the country will not be destroyed."

Wei Ning said: "That's it. Using the experience of the past to look at the affairs of today's people and learning lessons from history, isn't that what people of all eras do?"

"The ruler of the current dynasty is a capable king, will there be a foolish king in the future? When an incompetent monarch rules a huge dynasty, and his power is not restricted, no one can refute the will of the emperor, then the country If it is left in the hands of a ignorant and incompetent person, the country will eventually be destroyed."

“While restricting the monarch’s power, isn’t it also protecting the origin of the monarch’s power?”

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was breathing more and more rapidly and his eyes were blood red. He stared at Weining and suddenly shouted loudly: "Who taught you this!"

The ferocious expression looked like he was about to eat someone, and even Dong Zhongshu shuddered with fear.

Wei Ning shrugged and said nonchalantly: "He asked me, and you asked me. If you don't want to hear it, just pretend I never said it. Why should your Majesty do this?"

"I told Mr. Dong not to be offended if I said something bad. I didn't expect His Majesty to come."

"Besides, I haven't shown any disrespect to His Majesty from the beginning to the end. I won't be guilty, right?"

Only then did Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty realize that his reaction was too extreme. He hurriedly calmed down and said, "I didn't mean that!"

"I mean, why do you know so much?!"

(End of this chapter)