People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 392: The Harm of the Monarch
"The monarch is the greatest harm to the world"

After reading the submission that had just been submitted, Xu Chen felt that this sentence was particularly eye-catching in the entire article. It could be said that it was the epitome of the entire article.

Xu Chen was quite surprised and satisfied with this article.

Although Liu Xie accepted Xuan Xia's reforms, he did not blindly copy Xuan Xia's ideas. Instead, he added a lot of his thoughts to the article and put forward many possibilities.

In this article, Liu Xie believed that the monarch's legal principles should come from the people, but he also conducted various discussions on the existence of the monarch.

It is bound to be dangerous and extreme for a monarch with unlimited power to place his personal will above the empire. The article also uses the example of the First Emperor. Although it acknowledges his many achievements, it also lists the various evil consequences of his personal will being extreme.

Xu Chen remained noncommittal about this, and he keenly noticed that Liu Xie deliberately avoided the discussion with Emperor Wu of Han.

If we want to prove this, Emperor Wu of Han may be a more suitable example, but the descendants of the Liu family are ultimately not good at judging their ancestors.

From this discussion, Liu Xie also proposed some positive significance of the existence of the monarch in consolidating common consciousness, and explored other possible approaches besides directly abolishing the monarchy.

If there is no radical violent reform, and the reform is in the form of top-down reform, there may be a system that limits the power of the monarch, or even completely eliminates the power of the monarch.
It has to be said that these views actually do not conform to Xuan Xia's ideas, but Liu Xie still chose to express them in this way, which obviously took a lot of courage.

However, Xu Chen would not feel disgusted or angry about this.

Although Xuanxia's ideas and routes were very definite, the court was not too exclusive in terms of ideology and was relatively open. The old theories of the Hundred Schools of Thought were also allowed to exist, but they would not be the core content of the official education system.

Liu Xie's self-reflection point of view still surprised Xu Chen. No matter what, the final conclusion of this article is the same as Xuan Xia's concept.

The monarchy was completely criticized by Liu Xie, and the monarch also clearly became what Liu Xie called a "great harm", and that was enough.

Nothing is more shocking than an emperor denying the monarchy. After reading this article, Xu Chen felt that Liu Xie's greatest role had been played out.

After all, there is a huge inertia in society. People are accustomed to having an emperor who is high above them. Countless scholars place their attachment to the aristocratic life they once enjoyed in their nostalgia for the Han Empire and the Emperor Liu.

Great Confucian scholars like Guan Ning and Bing Yuan were absolutely unwilling to change their ideas. Once even the emperor lost his legitimacy, then Confucianism, which was reformed around the imperial system, would be meaningless.

To quickly get rid of these outdated ideas, nothing could be more direct and quick than the emperor himself denying the imperial system.

Xu Chen nodded slightly at the article and blurted out the word "accurate", which also means that this article will definitely appear in the next issue of the monthly report, and it will be the front-page headline.

Let Liu Xie give those stubborn guys a little shock.

Moreover, how would Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan, who had just ascended the throne, feel when they read this article?
Xu Chen had some bad taste in his heart, but he just thought about it. After the clerk took the manuscript away, Xu Chen shook the bell on the table, and soon after, Tian Shitou walked in. After the two nodded to each other, Tian Shitou sat down on the chair opposite Xu Chen.

"Reporting to the Prime Minister, Liu Xie has been relatively well behaved since his reform and return to the people, but there are still many old scholars who are concerned about the Han people and keep looking for him, which seems to make him very annoyed. Fu Xie is closer to him, but he has not done anything dangerous. Judging from their actions, it seems that they want to open a factory and engage in business."

Listening to Tian Shitou's report, Xu Chen nodded continuously. He was still relatively confident in Liu Xie. Even if it was a false surrender, he had never heard of someone falsely surrendering to the emperor.

Of course, even so, political affairs are not like treating people to a dinner, and they still need to be monitored.

Even if Liu Xie behaved himself, it was inevitable that someone would make trouble for him. At least before Xuan Xia achieved a complete victory, the court would still keep an eye on Liu Xie.

"Just watch over their affairs, but don't disturb them. After accepting the transformation, they are just special Xuanxia people. Whether they want to do business or farm for the rest of their lives, that is their own business."

"I understand, but Liu Xie's identity is unusual after all. He is still unknown now. As time goes by, his identity will be hard to conceal. It may not be easy for him to live the rest of his life in peace."

Tian Shitou agreed when he heard it, but he was not optimistic about Liu Xie's future life.

If it comes to material life, Liu Xie actually doesn't have to worry about it. If he wants, he can just lie down and do nothing, there are plenty of Han veterans in this world who are willing to support him. But it is the most difficult for Liu Xie to live the life of an ordinary person.

Xu Chen certainly understood all of this. He could only say that the identity of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty was destined to be a label that Liu Xie could never separate from. Especially against the backdrop of the changing times and the end of the imperial system, the attributes of the last emperor became even more legendary.

"It's Cao Cao's relatives who have a much harder time than Liu Xie. No matter how great Cao Cao is, he is no match for the emperor of the Han Dynasty. His relatives have no relatives or friends to rely on, and after the transformation, they can only get by with the resettlement fee. Their life is much more difficult. Cao Cao's wives and concubines are now starting to do housework, some working in textile factories, some opening food shops to earn some money, and those boys and girls can barely help."

"There's nothing wrong with that."

Xu Chen just raised his eyebrows and didn't feel sad about the situation of the Cao family. Perhaps such days were a little hard for them, but so what? He didn't know that it was the same for thousands of poor families.

"Let's not talk about other places. Let's just say that the people of Wei State are now living in a precarious situation with their families broken up. The relatives of the Cao family are lucky to be able to live a stable life in Xuanxia. Even if they are resentful and unwilling to accept, they have to endure it with me." Xu Chen's tone was calm, even a little indifferent.

Tian Shitou also nodded and said, "That's right, it's just that their women and children can't bear the responsibility, otherwise how could they be so easy."

Xu Chen's eyes were deep, and his tone became deep: "Cao, Liu, and Sun are all guilty of enslaving the people, and Xuanxia will definitely hold them accountable one day."

Tian Shitou said with a smile: "As the leader said, Liu Bei and Sun Quan are not the only ones left. At least Cao Cao is having a hard time. Our Runan brothers have also gained a firm foothold. With the support of the war on the front line, we can make his damn Wei Kingdom restless."

Xu Chen nodded: "Yes, this day won't be long."

(End of this chapter)