Wang Shichong twisted the content of these middle school political textbooks in later generations, but Wei Zheng listened to it like a fantasy, even if he was as wise as him, it was impossible to have thoughts and insights beyond this era, he nodded and said: "This, the so-called dragon gives birth to nine sons, each is different, even if it is the same group of people, there are also high and low abilities, I think, just like those barbarian tribes on the grassland, capable, strong, and intelligent people will always stand out, be supported by everyone, and finally become the leader of the tribe." ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "That's right, Xuancheng, so the earliest power is not a bullshit and deceitful monarchy, but pure ability, who can unite and organize everyone, hunt a lot and fight well, so that the big guy can eat enough, who is the leader." ”

Wei Zheng said with a smile: "Yes, just like the initial nomadic tribes on the grassland, it is not by blood and inheritance, but by seeing who has the most ability and can best feed and clothe everyone, then it can be embraced, this is the early, the most primitive military leadership system, but this system will soon become a system of passing on children and grandchildren." In the grassland, the weak eat the strong, and the life span of people is short, often only thirty or forty years old when they die, and their sons have not yet grown up, so many of them let the adult, strong younger brother to be the leader, which is the difference between them and the customs of the Central Plains. Therefore, the people of the Central Plains say that they are the Huns, and the Turks are beast-hearted, rude, righteous and shameful. ”

Wang Shichong said with a smile: "But at the time of the earliest three emperors and five emperors in our Central Plains, the mythological period of ancient times, that is, there was no difference from these Turkic people now, living is to survive, and survival is to live." Asked for every day. It's nothing more than a full stomach. There are not many thoughts about power, the men and women in the tribe only want to follow a powerful leader and have meat to eat, so from the Three Emperors to the Five Emperors, all these tribes are not a hereditary system of passing on children and grandchildren or brothers, but the capable. It's all about strength. ”

The corners of Wei Zheng's mouth hooked: "These can only appear in the prehistoric era when people's hearts are still ancient, kind and simple, my lord, I feel that your idea is a bit unrealistic, the so-called ancient sages, the ancient sages, the ancient sages, are just pedantic Confucian teachings, and they are not suitable for this era, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, these so-called royal and domineering disputes." The results have already been obtained. ：

"Your lord, you are very talented, you should know the hearts of the people at the moment. I have long been accustomed to the death of the father and the succession of the son, no matter how bad it is, it is the brother to the end of the brother, with the family as the core unit, and filial piety as the basic code of conduct of the whole society, on this basis, it will slowly expand to the family, and finally the country. If you really want to go back and play the ancient Zen style, I'm afraid it won't be allowed in this era. ”

Wang Shichong shook his head: "Xuancheng, don't worry, let's talk about how this father died and son succeeded him." As far as I know, until the time of Shun and Yu, they were still engaged in this Zen concession system, rather than the father dying and the son succeeding. ”

Wei Zheng immediately said: "No, in fact, when I was in Yao, I was no longer the kind of lord said, but I was the only one who said. The ancient books make it clear that Yao has declined and is driven by Shun, and Shun lost power in his later years, and will be replaced by Dayu. ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "Yes, but Xuancheng, you have to make one thing clear, Yao and Shun at that time had power in their old age, if they intended to cultivate their sons and did not give Shun and Yu these opportunities to make contributions, then they might not end up in such a tragic ending." In my opinion, Yao and Shun are just greedy for power and refuse to let go, rather than wanting to pass on their children and grandchildren, but the old monarch is old, so he is naturally physically and energetically inferior to the young people, so forcibly replacing them with a younger and more talented generation of newcomers is also an inevitable result. ”

Wei Zheng nodded thoughtfully: "Yes, my lord, it is true that as you said, these ancient saints are still much more noble than many kings nowadays. It's just that the ancient tribes are always developing, the population is getting bigger and bigger, and the tribes are getting bigger and bigger, and later the five grains were invented, so that human beings can settle down and farm, and no longer have to fish, hunt and herd like before, and have no fixed residence. ”

"So our ancestors, from the ancient mythological era, into the era of dynasties, Yu's son Qi, but do not want his father to leave the power to others, he is the first person to create the father's death and son succession system, but also established the first Xia Dynasty, this is to blood inheritance, not to Zen to inherit a major historical change, from today there are three or four thousand years. Lord, with all due respect, that set of mythological things from ancient times, sounds good, but it is no longer realistic. ”

Wang Shichong shook his head gently: "Xuancheng, I said so much, I just sorted out the previous ideas, why didn't the ancient ancestors engage in the succession of father to son, brother to brother, to put it bluntly, it is because of blood inheritance, it cannot guarantee that the heir still has the ability of his father and brother, and he can also lead the entire tribe to survive and develop." This is the ancient times, the inheritance of the military leader is completely based on ability, and he himself will not have too many privileges, and there is no fundamental reason for the life and death of later kings. ”

Wei Zheng said with a smile: "The lord is high, but that is in ancient times, in ancient times, it was not easy to survive, only to move, otherwise, all the people who fell would starve to death, but now that there is farming and a country, there is no need for the monarch to have such an ability, the founding emperor or the dragon and phoenix among the people, but most of the kings of later generations only need the talent of the people, the lord of the city, and they don't need to be so powerful, so everyone wants to pass on the children and grandchildren, rather than giving this power to outsiders." ”

"Besides, even in ancient times, the power of military leaders is getting bigger and bigger, and by the time Shun and Yu arrived, they could already directly kill the leaders of other tribes, in other words, they could decide the life and death of people, far from the situation where everyone shared the flesh and skin of the beast together and was completely equal in the Three Emperors period. With power, especially the power of life and death, how many people can not be moved? ”

Wang Shichong said with a smile: "Xuancheng said it well, it is precisely because this power makes people selfish, and it is easier and easier to hunt or farm, hungry, less when you can't eat, and even have a surplus of food, you can save it if you can't eat enough, the surplus of these foods brings the power of distribution, and most of this distribution power is concentrated in the leader." (To be continued......)