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There is no doubt that loyalty is a very beautiful and noble quality......

But the quality of loyalty itself, in some certain circumstances, can be considered a foolish act......

That's what the so-called foolish loyalty is......

The relationship between people is always relative, not absolute!

Just like since ancient times, the relationship between emperors and courtiers has also been the same......

If the emperor is wise and generous enough and trusts his courtiers enough, then the courtiers should also maintain their loyalty, which can be regarded as a reward for the emperor's trust......

However, if the emperor is not wise enough, but very incompetent or even stupid, then the courtier's loyalty to the emperor will be considered an unreasonable loyalty......

And if the emperor himself is not only incompetent and stupid, but will even listen to slander to harm his courtiers who are extremely loyal to him, then in such a situation, the person who still maintains his loyalty is actually very, very stupid, that is, the so-called foolish loyalty!

Loyalty and disloyalty are largely determined by the attitude of the superiors!

The so-called king regards his ministers as siblings, and his ministers regard him as his heart; The monarch regards the minister as a dog and a horse, and the minister regards the monarch as a countryman; The monarch regards his ministers as mustard, and the ministers regard the monarch as enemies......

The attitude of the emperor towards the courtiers will often determine the attitude of the courtiers towards the emperor!

If the emperor has enough respect and trust for his courtiers, then the courtiers will naturally be loyal to the emperor......

The relationship itself is mutual!

Of course, this exchange of mutual respect and loyalty is actually based on the actual capabilities of both parties!

The emperor can gain most of the loyalty of his courtiers by paying a little respect, and the maintenance of such a relationship between the emperor and the minister is more based on the fact that the actual abilities of both parties are in a state of relative equilibrium......

In this case, the emperor is not absolutely strong, the courtiers are not absolutely weak, the existence of the two sides is a complementary relationship, although the emperor has power, but the power is not big enough to say a word, and the courtiers are under the control of the emperor, but they have a certain degree of autonomy, and can even refute the emperor's suggestions at some times, put forward their own suggestions......

This kind of relationship between monarchs and ministers is also a model of monarchs and ministers in the eyes of the vast majority of people throughout the ages......

However, in some cases, the relationship between people can change irreversibly!

For example, the relationship between the monarch and the minister......

Sometimes, even if the emperor is disrespectful to his courtiers, and even insults them at every turn, and kills them in a fit of rage, in such a situation, the vast majority of courtiers still maintain a high degree of loyalty to the emperor......

In this case, in fact, in the final analysis, it is that the emperor has been strong to a certain point, and an absolute suppressive relationship has been formed between him and his courtiers, and such an emperor, even if he is called a tyrant, is often a reflection of the strength of a king and a country......

On the contrary, in some dynasties, the king is weak, and the ministers are forming a party for personal gain, controlling the government, in this situation, even if the emperor has enough respect for the courtiers, even if the emperor puts his posture low enough, the courtiers still do not have much respect for the emperor, after all, for those ministers, such an emperor is essentially just a puppet, even if he is humble, in essence, he is just a puppet......

is like the emperor of the late Han Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period, several in a row are puppets, and the court is always controlled by princes like Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao, which is also a typical strong minister and weak master, and the alternation of dynasties comes from this!

In this case, there is no concept of loyalty or betrayal between the monarch and the minister!

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Loyalty or betrayal, in essence, is relative, not absolute......

And the virtue of loyalty, in essence, is just a kind of due response from the servant when the master gives enough kindness in a relatively reasonable master-slave relationship......

At the end of the day, it's not so much a virtue as a reasonable behavioral feedback......

To put it simply, loyalty itself has a price......

Loyalty in the absolute sense does not exist in itself and should not exist......

Loyalty in the absolute sense is not a virtue in itself!

Just like in reality, a wife who has been abused by her husband's domestic violence, but is still unwilling to break with her husband, and chooses to endure the pain silently, such a woman will not make people feel admired, but will only make people feel helpless, mourn their misfortune, and be angry with them!

In the same way, just like the famous national hero Yue Fei, knowing that going back is a dead end, he still chooses to follow the order, in a sense, it is a manifestation of foolish loyalty, and such an act will only let the hero die at the hands of traitors in the end......

Loyalty or betrayal, most of the time, is more or less related to human nature itself, loyal people will rarely choose to betray their camp, and those cunning, in the face of unfavorable situations, will almost immediately choose to leave, or even simply choose to join the enemy......

Of course, when something develops to a certain extreme, it often goes beyond the scope of human character......

To give you a simple example......

Among the idioms, there is a word called Gong Gao Gai Lord!

What does it mean to be a master of merit? It is to be a courtier, to gain a higher prestige than the object of allegiance, and in this case, it is almost impossible to maintain the good relationship between the monarch and the courtier!

No matter how good the relationship between the monarch and the minister, the high merit will be an unsolvable dead end!

For the emperor, the courtiers have gained a higher prestige than themselves, so the courtiers must be cleaned up, because such a courtier with a higher prestige than himself, in a sense, if he chooses to rebel, it is often easy to produce a response effect!

To put it simply, from the emperor's point of view, each of the guys with high merit has the basic conditions for theoretical rebellion, and there is a certain possibility of successful rebellion!

This situation in itself is intolerable to the emperor!

Even if the courtiers themselves have no idea of rebelling, the mere fact that they have the potential to rebel is enough to make the emperor disgusted with them or even kill them!

This is also a very easy thing to understand, for the emperors, the most intolerable behavior they can't tolerate, is those rebellion, history, almost all the laws, rebellion is the most serious crime, the lightest and lightest crime, but also a long prison life, and it is often the kind of person who cannot be released even when he encounters the world's amnesty, the so-called type of pardon or not!

As for the punishments other than imprisonment, they are basically all death, and most of them are very painful punishments such as Ling Chi, and in addition, there are often situations where the three or even the nine clans are wiped out......

For the rulers, all the crimes committed by the offenders are tolerated, but the crimes of trying to overthrow their rulers and emperors must be the most serious of the felonies, and the punishment must be the harshest of the dead!

When exterminating traitors to the country, the attitude of the vast majority of emperors will be that they would rather kill by mistake than never let go!

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Yes, it is better to kill by mistake than to let go!

Even, in ancient times, there would even be some emperors who simply destroyed the rebel party in reality because they dreamed of some family rebellions!

After all, the emperors' enthusiasm for ruling power will not change no matter what!

Any slightest hint of rebellion will naturally suffer from the emperor's attention and strangulation!

And this is the most embarrassing place for the courtiers when they are high-ranking masters!

The vast majority of courtiers know very well that when they are high-ranking and dominant, the most reasonable behavior is to simply choose to rebel directly!

Yes, rebellion!

Even if they didn't want to do this in their hearts, the courtiers knew very well that once their merits exceeded the majesty of the emperor, then for the emperor, they would be mortal enemies in the true sense!

Even if you don't have any thoughts of rebellion in your heart, such a situation will objectively exist!

This antagonism itself is the contradiction between the two sides in the natural sense, which is almost impossible to resolve, and must end with the elimination of one of the two sides!

It's like Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin's yellow robe, no matter what he thinks, once the yellow robe is added, he has no choice at all, and rebellion will become the only way for him to survive!

Whether it is loyalty or trust, in essence, it is all based on the premise that the status and ability of both parties are relatively equal!

If there is a huge difference in the status of the two parties, then the so-called trust and the so-called loyalty will cease to exist!

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It's like an emperor can never trust a suspicious courtier, and a courtier can never be loyal to an incompetent king!

When the gap between the monarch and the minister is large to a certain extent, the so-called emotional bond is almost impossible to restrict the judgment of both parties!

Just like the alternation of imperial power in all dynasties, it is always achieved with blood, and between brothers, fathers and sons, they will still fight each other because of power, not to mention the weak relationship between ordinary people!

In a sense, whether it is for the king or for the courtiers, the merit of the lord is something that neither side wants to happen, and once it happens, there will inevitably be a huge conflict between the two sides!

It's almost inevitable!

However, between the emperor and the courtiers, in the final analysis, it is just a relationship between ordinary people and ordinary people, and there will still be conflicts between ordinary people because of differences in reputation and ability......

Between the awakened and ordinary people, it is naturally not much less!

In fact, almost all countries that have tried to study the secrets of the awakened and established the National Awakened Research Institute have more or less organized betrayal, in the final analysis, the reason is very simple, it is nothing more than that after obtaining extraordinary abilities, they subconsciously ignore the existence of ordinary people, and subconsciously ignore the orders of those who are superior......

(To be continued.) )