Ming Dynasty: Teaching The Prince Dragon-Slaying Skills At The Beginning

Chapter 330: The Law Of Class Solidification Leading To The Destruction Of Dynasties [Please Subscri

Silence, there was silence in the classroom.

Zhu Xiongying's big round eyes sometimes looked at his father Zhu Biao, sometimes at his imperial grandfather Zhu Yuanzhang, or at his imperial uncles such as Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di, etc. He didn't quite understand why they were silent.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting in the back, was a little confused by the curious and expectant eyes of his eldest grandson. His eyes fell on Zhu Biao and he coughed twice.

Feeling the look in his old father's eyes, Zhu Biao smiled wryly.

My old man doesn’t want to be embarrassed in front of his eldest grandson, but he also doesn’t want to be embarrassed in front of his eldest son!!!

As a father, Tu is somewhat concerned about his image in front of his children.

Immediately, Zhu Biao looked at his other brothers.

I want to see if they have discovered or thought of any new insights and understandings from the changes and development of rulers and ruling classes over thousands of years, which may lead to the future collapse of the Ming Dynasty.

As a result, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and others either avoided Zhu Biao's sight, shook their heads slightly, or smiled helplessly, etc.

Anyway, there are no new insights, understandings, or discoveries.

In the end, Zhu Biao could only sigh helplessly, then stood up and raised his hands, looked at Yan Changqing and said:

"The students and others are stupid and failed to discover the hidden dangers that may lead to the collapse of the Ming Dynasty in the future. Sir, please clarify your doubts!!!"

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang, as well as the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes, they did not discover another hidden danger of the Ming Dynasty's collapse from the changes and development of rulers and ruling classes over thousands of years.

Yan Changqing did not continue to talk about it, turned around and wrote a few big words on the blackboard behind him [The downfall of the dynasty caused by the solidification of classes], and then opened his mouth to answer the question:

"From the rise and fall of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Great Qin, the Great Han Dynasty, the Great Sui Dynasty, the Great Tang Dynasty, the Great Song Dynasty, and the Great Yuan Dynasty, as well as blood aristocrats, military aristocrats, military aristocrats, local tycoons, noble families, aristocratic families, scholar-bureaucrats, Mongolian nobles, etc. Yuan aristocracy, these changes in the ruling class.”

"Another law we can discover and conclude from this is the law of the collapse of dynasties caused by class solidification!!!"

"The so-called law of [dynasty collapse caused by class solidification] is actually that whenever a dynasty reaches the stage of class solidification, it will begin to usher in its stage of prosperity to decline, and even from decline to final destruction. Such a process!!!”

“If we want to understand the law of [the collapse of dynasties caused by class solidification], we must first understand what [class solidification] is.

"It can be broken down into two words to understand, one is [class] and the other is [solidification]."

"What is [class]?!!"

"For example, the [nine-level and eighteen-level] official hierarchy established by His Majesty does not take into account other additional reward commissions."

"The current basic salary for officials is 900 shi for the first rank, 750 shi for the first rank; 600 shi for the second rank, 500 shi for the second rank; 400 shi for the third rank, 300 shi from the third rank... .Sixty stones for the ninth grade, fifty stones for the ninth grade.”

"The salaries, powers, treatment, etc. of officials at various levels are all different."

“The difference in salary, power, and treatment among officials at each level is like a ladder, so it is called [class] or [class].

"And [solidification] is also easy to understand, it just means a simple literal meaning, fixed and does not change!!!"

"The so-called [class solidification] means that class is fixed and does not change."

"If we apply it to the [nine-level and eighteen-level] official hierarchy formulated by His Majesty, it is equivalent to being a genuine first-level official, regardless of whether he has excellent abilities or is a waste with mediocre abilities."

"As long as he is a first-class official, he will always be a first-class official!"

"It doesn't even matter whether his descendants have excellent abilities or are trash with mediocre abilities."

"His descendants will always be first-class officials and will never fall from the rank of first-class officials!!!"

"Similarly, as long as he is an official of the ninth rank, it doesn't matter whether he has the talents of Guan Zhongleyi or Zhuge Wuhou.

"He will never be able to be an official of the ninth rank, and he will not be able to be promoted to the ninth rank, the eighth rank, etc.!!!"

"Even if his descendants are talented, they will always be the lowest ninth-grade officials throughout their lives!!!"

"This situation is called [class solidification]."

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang, as well as the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes, all understood what Yan Changqing meant by "class solidification".

Isn't this the same thing as the "Nine-grade Zhongzheng System" mentioned before when talking about the ruling class of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties?

Could it be said that the trap that the Ming Dynasty stepped into this time, or the reason that may lead to the collapse of the Ming Dynasty in the future, is related to the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and the [Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System]?!

Zhu Yuanzhang, as well as the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes, were all thinking secretly and reviewing the various systems of the Ming Dynasty, trying to find out what systems the Ming Dynasty had now that were similar to those of the Wei and Jin Dynasties. It is related to the [Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System] of the Southern and Northern Dynasties.

Yan Changqing on the podium also continued to preach:

"In the previous explanation, we all know that the ruling system of the Western Zhou Dynasty was based on the bloodline enfeoffment system based on the closeness of the blood relationship between the emperors of Zhou Dynasty!"

"As long as you are a direct descendant of Emperor Zhou, if you are the eldest son, you will inherit the status of Emperor Zhou, and if you are the second son, you will become the new Zhu.

"Similarly, as long as you are the direct descendant of the princes, if you are the eldest son, you will inherit the status of the princes, and if you are the second son, you will become the new minister.

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"And if you are just a descendant of a common people, then you and your descendants will still be a common people."

"Under the blood feudal system, whether a person can become a prince, a high official, or a scholar can be said to have been determined from birth."

"The channels for people at the bottom and people from other classes to continue to advance to the upper class have been completely locked and monopolized!!!"

"And under such a solidified hierarchy, if you are a very capable prince and Emperor Zhou is a waste.

"Are you willing to continue to be a prince without having the idea of ​​replacing it?!!"

"Similarly, if you are a very capable commoner."

"But because I am not a descendant of Emperor Zhou, I cannot become a scholar or a high-ranking official, and I have to endure the guidance and leadership of those scholars and high-ranking officials who you think are useless."

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"Would you be willing to do this, or would you be angry?!!"

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang and the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Chong, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes couldn't help but nodded.

Of course not willingly!

Of course I will be angry!!

If this were their words, I am afraid that the slogan "Princes, generals, and ministers would rather live in peace" would have been shouted out on the spot!!!

Yan Changqing also nodded and continued:

"It doesn't matter if a prince is ambitious, but when most of the princes have such ideas, the world will change from the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period."

"The unwillingness and anger of the same common people are naturally nothing."

"But when thousands of people become unwilling and angry, it will be time for this dynasty to collapse."

"In this world, those who stand on the rulers and the ruling class will always be only a very small part of the world.

"When a large number of other people in the world are dissatisfied or even angry with him."

"Then those who stand in the ruling class and the position of rulers will be overthrown by their anger!"

"For example, in the Huangchao Uprising at the end of the Tang Dynasty, a group of lower-class rebels "trampled all the bones of public ministers in Tianjie and burned the inner treasury to ashes."

"Essentially, it is the ultimate anger and catharsis of the people at the bottom towards the fact that since the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, a group of noble families and aristocratic families have monopolized and blocked the channels for the people at the bottom to continue to advance upward!!!"

"And you all know the consequences. In the chaotic times of the late Tang Dynasty, almost all the five surnames and Qiwang were slaughtered. Even those who were lucky enough to survive would never return to the glory of the Qiwang period."

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