fantasy novels Chapter 318: The Demise Of One Ruling Class And The Rise Of Another [Please Subscribe, Please Subscr
Chapter 318: The Demise Of One Ruling Class And The Rise Of Another [Please Subscribe, Please Subscr
Then Yan Changqing shook his head and put aside the military merit system.
No matter how big the sinkhole is in the military merit system, for now, the military merit system in the Qin and Han Dynasties has become a thing of the past.
So there is no need to think about whether there are any sinkholes waiting for the military merit system to reach the top.
Yan Changqing looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, as well as the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes, and continued:
"Although the military merit and title system can break the shackles of blood origin, even through the military merit and title system, one's identity and status can be elevated to the level of a great nobleman, or even to the level of a feudal prince.
"But as long as the King of Qin speaks a word, he can be instantly deprived of his identity, status, and power, and completely reduced to dust!"
"For example, Lord Shang and Lord Wu'an are typical examples!"
So what if Shang Yang achieves the title of Marquis?!!
After the death of Duke Xiao of Qin, Shang Yang was framed by Prince Qian for treason, was defeated and died in Tongdi, and his body was transported to Xianyang and torn apart by carts, and his whole family was killed!!!
So what if Bai Qi kills the Six Nations and is terrified?!!
His great achievements shocked the lord, offended the princes, and he was demoted one after another. In the fiftieth year of King Zhaoxiang of Qin (257 BC), he was ordered to die in Duyou!!!
In the final analysis, everything about the military merit aristocracy depends on the military merit title system and the gifts from the king and the emperor.
Since it can be given, it can naturally be easily taken back!!!
But if it were the military aristocrats of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it would be very difficult to take it back once the king had given it to him.
Like the Duke of Jin in the "Three Families Divide Jin", doesn't the Duke of Jin want to take back the power of the three families of Zhao, Han and Wei?!!
But the question is can he take it back?!! Does he dare to take it back?!!
Once the Duke of Jin says that he wants to take back the power of the three families of Zhao, Han, and Wei, then the three families of Zhao, Han, and Wei will never let the Duke of Jin survive the next day!!!
Either kill the current Duke of Jin, and then replace him with an obedient and sensible Duke of Jin.
Either start the division of Jin among the three families in advance, and directly divide the Jin country into trouble.
The difference between military aristocrats and military aristocrats is like one having shares in a company and being a shareholder of the company, while the other is just a worker.
If the boss wants to expel shareholders, he may not be kicked out by the shareholders.
But if the boss wants to fire a migrant worker, then he really means to fire him immediately, without even choosing a date!
"Although the military merit title system is not as good as the original military nobility for military merit aristocrats."
"But it is precisely because of the military merit and nobility system that no distinction is made between relatives, high or low, or origin, so those who are humbled and humble have a real chance to stand out."
"For example, Sun Bin was born as a prisoner, Wu Qi was an official, Bai Qi was a commoner, Wang Jian was a commoner, Zhao She was a field official, Lin Xiangru was an eunuch, and Li Si was a county official.
"Others, such as Su Qin, Zhang Yi, Chen Zhen, Fan Ju, Cai Ze, etc., are either me or others."
"It can be said that it is precisely because of the military merit and title system that the 'situation of civilian generals and prime ministers' after the Qin and Han Dynasties came into existence!!.`!"
"However, everything has advantages and disadvantages. The rise of any class will inevitably damage the interests of the original class!!!"
"The military meritocracy system has allowed a large number of military aristocrats to rise, which naturally squeezed and suppressed the existing space of the original military aristocrats, and is bound to be counterattacked by the military aristocrats.
"For example, after the Qin Emperor unified the world, the rebellion of the nobles of the Six Kingdoms that was unstoppable was actually the counterattack of the remaining military nobles of the Six Kingdoms."
"For example, Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, was the representative of the military aristocracy of the Chu Kingdom among the original Six Kingdoms."
"If Qin Huangzheng could live another twenty years, or if Fusu was clearly established as the successor in advance, Zhao Gao and Li Si would not be given the opportunity to make Hu Hai the second emperor of Qin."
"Then maybe we can completely suppress the counterattack of the remaining military nobles of the six countries!"
"However, there is no if. Qin Huangzheng's death was too sudden, and there was no successor established."
"In addition, Zhao Gao had evil intentions and colluded with Li Si to correct the edict, which eventually led to widespread resentment among the Qin people and inspired the people to revolt led by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang."
"In the end, a group of remaining military nobles from the Six Kingdoms took advantage of the situation and took the opportunity to completely overthrow the Qin State."
"The Second Emperor of Great Qin died!!!"
Yan Changqing wrote down the rulers and ruling class of the Qin Dynasty on the blackboard and sighed lightly.
In essence, the fall of the Qin State can be said to be a counterattack by the old military aristocratic ruling class.
Normally speaking, as long as the First Emperor Ying Zheng can live a few more years, he can slowly wipe out the counterattack of this group of old military nobles simply by relying on hard work!!!
Or maybe the First Emperor Ying Zheng established a more reliable successor in advance. Although Fusu was weak, it was still okay to say that he was a conservative king.
As long as Fusu succeeds to the throne, he can implement benevolent policies to reduce the pressure on the people of Daqin and avoid the spread of public resentment in Daqin.
So even if the original military nobles of the Six Kingdoms wanted to cause turmoil, they could not coerce the people of Qin.
Facing the endless stream of millions of cavalry from the Qin Dynasty, even Xiang Yu only has one word of death!
After all, it is impossible to coerce the people, which means that it is impossible to mobilize large-scale and continuous forces to resist.
On the premise that the people cannot be coerced into forming a large-scale force, it is a question whether the remaining military aristocrats of the Six Kingdoms alone can mobilize 100,000 people.
Even if it can attract 10,000 people, it will only take 10,000 people with the help of sourceless water.
How many times could Xiang Yu, the most brave man in history, be able to repel the Qin army's attacks?!
The Qin State, which has no complaints from the people, can still launch the 101st attack even if it is repulsed by Xiang Yu a hundred times.
As long as Xiang Yu loses once, he will lose everything.
There is no need for Xiang Yu to lose even once. Even if Xiang Yu wins every time, after winning a hundred times, all of his 100,000 soldiers will have died in ten battles.
This is the so-called situation of winning in the end but losing.
However, without if, Qin was eventually overthrown by the counterattack of the old military aristocracy.
"After the Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, obviously learned the lessons of the Qin Dynasty. He did not directly suppress other military nobles who helped him win the world from the beginning, but made the meritorious ministers the king."
"After the world became stable, Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, would cut off other kings with different surnames one by one."
"Then during the period of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms broke out. Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty quelled the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, and completely wiped out the military aristocracy, leaving them without the slightest ability to resist."
"When a ruling class dies, a new ruling class will inevitably arise again!!!"
"So at this time, the world's rulers and ruling classes have changed again."
"The ruler was naturally the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, and the ruling class became the local wealthy families and noble families."
“In local areas, powerful families rely on the strength of their clans to arbitrarily control rural areas, annex land, make the poor poor, and have their own private armed forces.
"The quality of such a wealthy family is far inferior to that of the military aristocrats of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period."
"After all, the military aristocrats of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period could have tens of thousands of troops if they were weak, but if they were strong, they could penetrate the north with the strength of their family."
"The wealthy families of the Western Han and Eastern Han Dynasties could only dominate towns and cities."
"So at most they can only be called a wealthy family, not the military aristocrats of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period."
"But in terms of quantity, the number of wealthy families in the Western Han and Eastern Han Dynasties far exceeded the military aristocrats in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period."
"For example, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty Liu Xiu received the support of a large number of local wealthy families, and finally successfully swept the world and ascended the throne as emperor."
Yan Changqing stood sideways under the ruling class of the Han Dynasty on the blackboard, and while writing [Local Rich Family], he looked sideways at Zhu Yuanzhang, and the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes to explain.
Zhu Yuanzhang, as well as the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes listened to Yan Changqing's explanation, with thoughtful looks on their faces.
They vaguely felt that what Yan Changqing wanted to say was more than that.
In other words, these contents are not the essential contents that Yan Changqing really wants to say.
It's just that there is too little content mentioned now, and they cannot deduce the essence behind it based on the existing content.
Fortunately, Yan Changqing continued:
"."In addition, the official selection system of the Han Dynasty was the inspection and examination system, which means promoting filial piety and integrity. Only through promotion of filial piety and integrity can one become an official."
"The so-called filial piety and integrity means filial piety and honesty, so who will be promoted becomes the key."
"If the recommender is selfless, then it will be good."
"But how many people can be selfless?"
"Thus, those who promote filial piety and honesty will mostly recommend people who are their descendants, and let their descendants serve as officials."
"Although it is said that virtuous people should not avoid relatives, but directly recommending one's own descendants is still a bit too blatant."
"So these officials who promoted filial piety and integrity changed their approach, that is, you recommend my son, I recommend his son, and he recommends your son."
"After turning around in this way, on the surface they all have a selfless image, but in fact they all become profiteers.'
"In this way, they have monopolized the promotion channels of the imperial court for a long time, allowing their family's many ministers to use their talent and money to form a so-called clan!"
"For example, in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the Yuan family of the fourth generation and the third Duke was one of the representatives."
"However, whether it is a wealthy family or a noble family, they are essentially relying on the patriarchal system, and the family exists in two different forms above the central court and the local government."
"The former is a local clan force, and the latter is a central political clan force."
“The boundary between the two is not obvious, and local clan forces can further transform into central political clan forces if conditions are suitable.
"And after the central political clan power becomes stronger, it can also radiate to the local areas and further strengthen the political clan influence!!!"
"For example, when the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, the Han Dynasty war broke out, the world was in chaos, and the princes were separatist, the princes in the world were either attached to the Yuan family, Yuan Shao, or attached to the Yuan family, Yuan Shu!!!"
"This shows how terrifying the power and influence of the Yuan family, which had four generations and three princes, and countless ministers at that time!!!"
"If the two Yuan Dynasties hadn't been fighting at that time, I'm afraid there wouldn't have been the establishment of the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu, and Wu in the future."
Yan Changqing once again wrote "Aristocratic Family" under the Han ruling class on the blackboard, next to "Local Rich Family".
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