Chapter 215 The Emperor is No Better Than the Son of Heaven
When talking about Dong Zhongshu, we have to mention the predecessor of the Wei Dynasty, the Han Dynasty.
After Dong Zhongshu founded Confucianism, he was not satisfied with the status quo and wanted to expand the influence of Confucianism. He contacted the Han Emperor at that time and said that the Han Emperor's ancestor killed a white snake with a sword, which was the establishment of the Han Dynasty in accordance with the will of heaven. It can be called Tianhan. Tianhan must not be limited to one state, and its territory should be the entire Kyushu.
At that time, the Han Dynasty was powerful and had a tendency to surpass the Zhou Dynasty, ranking first in the Nine Provinces. The Han Emperor himself was a genius monk who had cultivated to the tribulation period. The Zhou Emperor at that time was no match for the Han Emperor.
The combination of these two factors made the Han emperor unprecedentedly arrogant and gave rise to the ambition to conquer all the states.
But the ladder to becoming an immortal has not been broken. There is no force without an immortal behind it, and their Han ancestor was just one of many immortals.
In this situation, a good theory was needed to establish the orthodox status of the Han Dynasty and give the Han Dynasty a legitimate reason to start its war. Dong Zhongshu's theory of the correspondence between heaven and man was exactly what the Han emperor wanted.
So what if he is an immortal? The big man has the sky behind him.
The Emperor of Han has already made up his mind. He will not wipe out all the forces with immortals behind them. He will leave behind their inheritance and tradition. He only needs to make those forces recognize the status of the Han Dynasty.
If you leave some room for yourself when doing things, the immortals will turn a blind eye and will not come down to the mortal world to cause trouble for the big man.
In the end, the Han Dynasty failed and failed to overthrow all other states and establish only the Han Dynasty.
However, it demonstrated the powerful national strength of the Han Dynasty, which made other forces envious. The Han Dynasty was still honorable even though it was defeated.
This war that encompassed the nine provinces did not shake the foundation of the Han Dynasty, and the establishment of the Wei Dynasty was not due to this war.
This war also spread Confucian thought and established the status of Confucianism, making Confucianism one of the most powerful forces in the Kyushu region, with an influence so wide that it could rival Buddhism.
Therefore, Dong Zhongshu's goal was achieved.
Jiang Li felt that Dong Wuwei wanted to restore the glory of his ancestors.
You’re dreaming.
"Dong Wuwei, you knew that the Human Emperor Palace would recruit commanders, but you didn't know whether it would be decades or hundreds of years later, so you made preparations early and waited for my arrival."
"First, you must leave Confucianism and show that you do not belong to any force and are neutral. This is a prerequisite for joining the Human Emperor Palace. Of course, I believe you really want to leave Confucianism. After all, Confucianism now listens to Dong Zhongren."
"I..." Dong Wuwei wanted to explain, but was interrupted by Jiang Li.
"To become a leader, you also need to have good moral character and not steal or rob. This is difficult for other fusion-stage disciples, but it is indeed easy for you to do. After all, this is the most basic thing for Confucian disciples."
Although the five commanders all have their own minor flaws, overall their conduct is acceptable.
The quality of Kyushu's fusion period is uneven.
Some people become strong in order not to be oppressed by the strong.
Some people want to oppress the weak and become strong.
There are also people who, in order to avoid being oppressed, become strong and then change their original intentions, become vested interests, collude with other strong people, and oppress other weak people.
The latter two are the ones that the Human Emperor Palace absolutely cannot accept, and the Fearless Alliance of the Great Sui Dynasty consists of the latter two types.
"But you think that just because you have good character, you are not competitive and may not be able to win over other candidates for the position of commander, so you live in seclusion here, teach students, and prove yourself to be a good and respectable gentleman."
This is easy to understand. Dong Wuwei is committed to restoring the glory of his ancestors. How could he be depressed after losing the duel with Dong Zhongren and become a teacher here? He teaches to prove to Jiang Li that he is a good teacher with the virtue of education.
"Of course, judging by your deeds and not your heart, no matter what your purpose is, you have indeed taught several batches of outstanding children. No one can deny that."
"But in order to show your loyalty to me, you actually forbade my son to practice, and used his future in exchange for some bullshit opportunity for other mortals to become monks!"
"Do you want to learn how to cook like Yi Ya?"
In ancient times, a king half-jokingly told a chef named Yi Ya that he was tired of eating all kinds of delicacies from land and sea but had never eaten a baby. The chef then cooked a three-year-old child and presented it to the king. The king thought that the chef was loyal and trusted the chef even more.
"I want to increase the number of monks, but I never said that those with better talents should give opportunities to those with lesser talents!"
"In your opinion, those with better talents should give way to those with lesser talents, right? Becoming your son is really the most unfortunate thing that has ever happened to him in his life!"
"Why don't you let your son practice? Why don't you disperse your power and pass on your cultivation to others!"
Jiang Li was furious. Others let their sons start practicing at the age of eight, but Dong Wuwei stopped his son from practicing at the age of eight. This ruined his son's life!
At the age of eighteen, he was at the fifth level of Qi training, the same as when he had just traveled through time.
Could it be that everyone is like him, and can rise and flourish? Dong Wuwei was silent, with nothing to say. Every word Jiang Li said was true.
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In order to spread his ideas, he had to get close to Jiang Li, and the position closest to Jiang Li was the commander.
There would always be a time when the leader of the Human Emperor Palace would be changed, so he would prepare in advance and create an image of being upright, a role model, and someone who worships the Human Emperor, so that the Human Emperor Jiang would look up to him.
Now it seems that the image he created was too strong, which caused dissatisfaction from Emperor Jiang.
Dong Wuwei said hurriedly: "My son's problem is my fault. I can change it. But I am loyal to you."
"As the emperor of mankind and the strongest person in Kyushu, don't you have the idea of ruling the world? My Three Principles of Order and Theory of the Correlation between Heaven and Man are all preparations for you to rule the world."
Jiang Li sneered: "Rule the world? For whom? Is it to make Jiuzhou stronger, or to satisfy my selfish desires?"
"Cultivators need to fight, so the Human Emperor Palace chose to allow the Nine Provinces to have many forces, competing with each other and promoting each other."
"We didn't choose to unify the Nine Provinces when there were extraterritorial demons, not to mention that now that the extraterritorial demons are no longer a threat, the Nine Provinces will become lax without external troubles. With the pressure from other forces, there is still motivation to move forward. Do you want to unify the Nine Provinces at this time and turn them into a stagnant pool?"
"The Three Principles of Order. Is any of these three principles correct?"
"The king is the leader of his subjects. The king's orders are absolute. If the king makes a mistake, it must be the fault of his subjects. Do you think that all kings are saints and will not make mistakes?"
"A father is the guide for his son. You are the most typical example. Your son listened to you, and ended up ruining his life!"
"The wife is the head of the husband. You discriminate against female cultivators. As fellow cultivators, the wife regards her husband as the heaven? How can the husband be so shameless? A woman cannot live without a man? Ask those in the secular world or Buddhist nuns. Do any of them agree with your point of view?"
"The theory of the correspondence between heaven and man is even more ridiculous. The Human Emperor is the leader of the human race, but in your mouth he has become the Son of Heaven. You think the Son of Heaven is worse than the Human Emperor? How can the Human Emperor be inferior to the Son of Heaven?"
"Being loyal to me and doing this for my own good is ridiculous. It's obviously all for your own good!"
After Yi Ya cooked his son, a minister said to the king, "How can he be loyal to the king since he didn't even love his own son?"
The king didn't care.
Later, Yi Ya really rebelled.
(End of this chapter)