Traveled through Daming, but was punished by the old Zhu Shizu

Old Zhu was taken aback, pointed at Liu Xiu and laughed, "Hahahaha, you boy, you always make us wonder what you're going to do next!"

Song Zan also felt deeply, and couldn't help shaking his head and smiling bitterly.

I beg Confucian sages in my heart, don't be as knowledgeable as this junior.

Xu Da, on the other hand, looked at Liu Xiu with burning eyes, wishing that Lao Zhu and Song Zan could be rendered speechless from the debate with just one opening of his mouth.

After all, he is his own son-in-law, and if he behaves well, his own face can also shine.

"Then tell us! Why is this wrong?"

"Did the rise and fall of the dynasty happen suddenly? May I ask Your Majesty, if it happened suddenly, why was it not Chen Youliang or Zhang Shicheng who punished Yuan, but you, Your Majesty?"

"If the death is sudden, there are so many tyrants and fools, why are Xia Jie and Shang Zhou so unlucky?"

The three of Lao Zhu showed thoughts on their faces, apparently stopped by Liu Xiu's question.

That's right, if rise and fall are impermanent, then we built Daming just because of luck?

The Yuan Dynasty was full of fools, so why did our generation die alone?

Is it all God's will?

Old Zhu couldn't figure it out, so he had to look at Liu Xiu, who said calmly,

"The rise and fall of dynasties is not without traces, and certain laws must be followed, which I call..."

"Historical Cycle Theory!"

Chapter 284

"Historical Cycle Theory?"

The three of Lao Zhu were slightly taken aback.

Although I have never heard of this term, I can probably guess its meaning, that is, there is a regularity between the rise and fall of dynasties.

It's not that the prosperity is also vigorous, and the death is also sudden,

But it contains the movement of heaven,

"The five virtues always say?"

Song Zan was slightly startled.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da looked at each other. Although they came from reckless backgrounds and didn't know a single word, they also made up for their historical knowledge after they became high and powerful.

Zhu Yuanzhang is good at reading history books, and combining the knowledge in history books with reality, he can often express extremely in-depth historical insights.

Even those great Confucians in the Imperial Academy are far behind,

Therefore, as soon as Song Zan said the five virtues, Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da immediately searched for them in their minds.

The five virtues always say that after Yingzheng ruled the world, in order to legitimize the succession of the throne, he borrowed the theory of Yin Yang School,

The yin and yang family Zou Yan said that Zhou got the virtue of fire, and Qin got the virtue of water,

water overcomes fire,

Therefore, the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty in the Qin Dynasty was the destiny of heaven.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly. The five virtues always said that they depend on the changes of the five elements.

It can be said that after the Han Dynasty, few dynasties used this theory to prove the legitimacy of their throne.

Moreover, the content of the five virtues is always said to be superficial, nothing more than the mutual generation and restraint of the five elements,

And Liu Xiu's historical cycle law is obviously more compelling.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Song Zan and motioned him not to interrupt Liu Xiu, Song Zan immediately nodded and shut up.

Liu Xiu shook her head, "That's not true. The law of historical cycles, to put it simply, the general trend of the world, long-term division must unite, long-term unity must divide."

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes flashed, and he kept muttering what Liu Xiu said,

Although it is extremely simple to choose words and make sentences, but it is very ingenious, and the content in it is indeed more and more profound.

At this time, although the Romance of the Three Kingdoms written by Luo Guanzhong was written in the Hongwu period, it has not yet been published in a collection.

So naturally, everyone here has never heard of this sentence.

"Major events in the world must be united for a long time, and divided for a long time." Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were full of contemplation. He asked Liu Xiu and himself, "Why is this?"

Xu Da and Xu Da also looked to seek knowledge, looked at Liu Xiu,

When Zhu Yuanzhang discussed the matter with his officials, the questions he raised were similar. They were nothing more than the rise and fall of dynasties, and countless officials under him had countless answers.

Some of those answers surprised Zhu Yuanzhang, some shocked Zhu Yuanzhang, some made Zhu Yuanzhang angry, and some made Zhu Yuanzhang ecstatic...

But no one has ever said something like Liu Xiu, which made Zhu Yuanzhang fall into deep confusion.

Liu Xiu said,

"The people, the army, the imperial power, etc. are just a part, not the root cause.

The reason why the Huaxia Dynasty has been divided and reunited without falling, causing it to repeatedly fall into historical cycles is nothing more than one...

That is...

land. "

"land?"

A flash of understanding flashed in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, but he was still puzzled.

Liu Xiu continued,

"The history of the development of ancient feudal dynasties is a long history of land annexation.

The first stage is the establishment of the feudal dynasty.

Your Majesty was born in the grasslands at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, so he must know more about the extent of land annexation at the end of the Yuan Dynasty than anyone else.

The Yuan Dynasty implemented a four-class system. Mongols were the most superior race and enjoyed the most superior attitude. However, with the rapid expansion of the number of Mongols,

The original inherent land in the Central Plains is obviously not enough. They have divided it up, and the Mongolian interior has also begun to be divided, and it has gradually been divided into Mongolian nobles and Mongolian ordinary people.

Most of the land in Huaxia was also annexed by Mongolian nobles. "

Old Zhu couldn't help retracting his legs when he heard the words, and tilted his body a lot in Liu Xiu's direction, looking like a student who was listening to the class seriously.

Xu Da and Song Zan did not give in too much,

Just because what Liu Xiu said is profound and simple, people can listen to it unconsciously,

"So the downfall of the dynasty didn't happen suddenly, and it had nothing to do with the emperor's stupidity.

The kings of subjugation are not all faint kings, there are also talented and wise kings. However, their ending is only one way of subjugation.

Just because at the end of the dynasty, the emperor alone could not control history, the wheels rolled forward,

Land, only the land is the most critical reason, the people have no land to grow, and the emperor's officials are also the main body of the annexation of the land.

On the one hand, they manage the affairs of the whole world, and on the other hand, they suppress the common people.

Emperor, how can a single person control this outcome?

Therefore, death is inevitable.

Because land annexation has reached its limit! "

Snapped!

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang could no longer suppress the anger in his heart, slapped his thigh fiercely, and said angrily,

"Xiu'er, what you said really hit our hearts,

All the officials of Ming Dynasty should come to listen to what you said!

If these moths are allowed to develop, sooner or later, Daming will die in the mouths of these moths! "

Then, Zhu Yuanzhang changed the subject and asked for advice.

"You continue to say that we don't understand much about the land."

Liu Xiu continued,

"The land has been merged to the limit, the entire dynasty is under high pressure, and its demise is unstoppable,

And at this time, a new force will emerge, and under an extremely capable leader, a brand new dynasty will be created under extremely favorable conditions of time, place and people! "

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help puffing out his chest, his expression seemed to say,

It's us!

"This new dynasty will overthrow the old power, and in the process,

The land in the entire Huaxia region has also changed from an all-round merger to a state of no owner.

And the founding and new dynasty came out of the ruins of war, and the founding emperors were mostly Mingjun,

They often adopt the method of recuperation and redistribution of land through policies that encourage farming and tax exemptions.

All wastes are being prospered, the economy is thriving, and the divided territories are being reintegrated step by step.

Often this era is the most prosperous era in a dynasty. "

"hiss!"

The three of Zhu Yuanzhang gasped,

It can be said that Liu Xiu's few short sentences have summed up how Daming walked over step by step.

And it's an extremely novel angle,

Can discuss the rise and fall of dynasties from an extremely novel perspective, and finally be able to justify itself and convince everyone,

Its theory is enough to establish a sect!

"continue!"

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help urging how long he hadn't felt this way,

It's like being hungry for a few days, and suddenly there is a delicious delicacy in front of you,

Let Zhu Yuanzhang want to eat it one bite at a time, without any pause!