She Song

Chapter 326 The Ups and Downs of the Heart Journey

The theory of the emperor originated in the Xia Dynasty. In the Shang Dynasty, sages asked the will of heaven through "divination" and determined that the emperor was "established by the mandate of heaven" and became the common master of the world.

By the Zhou Dynasty, the concept that the emperor was "ordered by heaven" had been firmly established. However, in order to establish the legitimacy of the emperor, Zhou Gong added "mingde" as a necessary condition, that is, to win the people's support. Simply put, it is a person who obeys the will of heaven and obeys the people's support. He is the legitimate emperor.

Qin Wang Yingzheng destroyed the six kingdoms, and added "Emperor" as the exclusive title of the Son of Heaven.

In the Han Dynasty, because the status of the "Yellow Emperor" changed from a god of heaven to a human emperor, the lineage theory was no longer consistent with the actual situation, so the theory of the Gansheng Emperor was born.

Therefore, the myth that Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, was the son of a god and the "son of the red emperor" killed the white snake came into being. From then on, the birth of an emperor was accompanied by auspicious omens, proving that he became the legitimate emperor.

Until the later Jin Dynasty, all the powerful vassal commanders were ambitious. Among them, Jiedu Envoy An Chongrong publicly told the truth in order to legalize the rebellion.

"He who has strong soldiers and strong horses should do it, rather have the kind!"

Of course, people who tell the truth often have no good results. An Chongrong, who fantasized about becoming an emperor, was immediately beheaded by the more powerful Shi Jingtang and dedicated to the Khitans.

In the Song Dynasty, the great thinker Zhang Zai improved the theory of the emperor and believed that all people in the world were born from heaven and earth. In this way, there was no need for the theory of induction and the emperor also had a legal status.

Li Gang naturally knew very well "what is the emperor"?
Therefore, Zhao Song, who had lost his "Ming De", was overthrown by the Jurchens by force. Now Han Xiaoyao not only has strong soldiers and horses, but also has the "Ming De" to maintain Tokyo and the world. Legally speaking, he is also the son of "Heaven and Earth". Why can't he become the legitimate emperor?
Of course, Han Xiaoyao was not obsessed with how "Zhao Song" colluded with the Jin army to conquer Yan. It was just that Zhao Song had passed away, so it was better to devote his energy to more important aspects such as the establishment of a new dynasty.

Just after the "Tianzi No. [-] lawsuit" by the Provisional State Council, the royal family and dignitaries who were disabled and abandoned by the Jin army were transported back to Tokyo.

After receiving the news, Zhao Huan left the courtyard for the first time and went out of the city to meet his father, Zhao Ji, the deposed emperor of Hui.

The moment he saw Zhao Ji, Zhao Huan couldn't help but shed tears.

The tyrannical Jin army actually cut off Zhao Ji's legs at the knee joints. The former romantic emperor who had always been well-maintained was now gray-haired and haggard, almost like a homeless beggar.

And these more than a thousand royal dignitaries, like Zhao Ji, all lost their arms and legs and became disabled. Outside the west gate of Tokyo, when their relatives who survived the disaster met, they cried loudly.

Zhao Huan, the son of man, could not hate him any more at this moment, and escorted his father to the No. [-] courtyard with the help of the car, which was next door to Zhao Huan's residence.

What needs to be explained here is that the Jin army robbed the Song Palace, and there were more than a thousand female concubines in the harem alone. However, hundreds of people died from bullying, torture and killing along the way. In the end, many concubines and female officials were killed with one knife in order to vent their anger. There were only dozens of concubines and female officials who were lucky enough to survive, and most of them were disabled.

Because Zhao Ji was, after all, the former emperor of China, and was also the biological father of the right princess Zhao Fujin in terms of blood relationship, the Provisional State Council tacitly allocated a larger courtyard as the place where the deposed Emperor Hui would be placed, and the security specifications were slightly reduced. Higher than Zhao Huan.

On the way back to Tokyo after being treated, Zhao Ji also learned from rumors that Han Xiaoyao controlled Tokyo and promoted the establishment of a new dynasty.

The return trip of more than half a month gave Zhao Ji, who was lying in the car, enough time to reflect on the past.

The former mere refugees are now about to establish a country and proclaim themselves emperor. How can one not feel sad that he has been reduced from the supreme status of the [-] to a disabled waste?

Over the past few years, the imperial court has repeatedly suppressed Han Xiaoyao and the Zhenguo Army. This time, they foolishly joined forces with the Jurchens to invade Yanyun. This account will definitely be recorded on their own heads!

But it is said that Maode became the right princess and was favored by Han Xiaoyao the most. The only flaw was that she gave birth to a daughter. If she was the eldest son, maybe she could still look out for her daughter's favor and should be able to give herself a decent way out.

However, he looked at the people who came to greet him, including Zhao Huan and some old ministers. Not only did he not see his most distinguished son-in-law, even Maode did not appear. He lowered the door curtain with a lonely expression and signaled to enter the city.

The deposed Emperor Hui's return to Beijing only caused a slight stir in Tokyo, but it soon calmed down. Most of the hot discussions in the streets were about the new policies of Han Xiaoyao, the Zhenguo Army and the Provisional State Council, as well as interesting gossip.

After all, this world is still realistic, and people in the market have always "only listen to the laughter of new people, but not the crying of old people."Li Gang, holding the household registration book in hand, watched Zhao Ji's vehicle drive by on the roadside, silently bowed down in his heart for the last time, and then went to the target's house to knock on the door and register the household registration.

"The name of the head of the family?"

"Liu Dafeng."

"How many people are there in the family?"

"My mother, a humble wife, has one son and two daughters, a total of six people."

"Is there any way to make a living?"

"I make soup cakes and flat food and sell them, and my wife sews them and washes them."

“Is this residence owned or rented?”

"It's an ancestral home passed down from the family, and it's backed by a land deed!"

"Did the Jin army encounter any looting after they broke through the city?"

"My family's money and food were all robbed, and my father was seriously injured for trying to stop the golden dog. His treatment was not as good as it was a few days ago and he died. It's really hard to live this life..."

While registering, Li Gang looked at the small house with bare walls and sighed.

Over the past few days, at least half of the families he registered had been robbed after the Jin army broke through the city. Many of them were local rogues who took advantage of the situation, which made many families' lives unsustainable.

The bloody reality made Li Gang both shocked and ashamed. Are the people suffering so much?And it’s the prosperous and prosperous city of Tokyo at the feet of the Emperor!What about the world?How many people are homeless and without food or clothing?
The source of pain almost always points to the ruling class, and the emperor who acts as a substitute for the herdsmen has become the most obvious target.

After registering according to the household registration, Li Gang told the family that they could apply for relief grains from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and some could apply for a small low-interest loan at Hanji Bank to restart their business.

"The days will get better gradually!"

After saying that, Li Gang left and moved to the next house to continue his "labor service". Of course, he gradually realized that this "labor service" was probably intentional by Han Xiaoyao.

The more he learned about the difficult lives of ordinary people, the heavier he felt. If it hadn't been for the Zhenguo Army's forceful restoration of order, there would have been countless tragedies in which families were destroyed and people died.

At the same time, he gradually gained a new understanding of "what is an emperor", so when he saw Zhao Ji, he knelt down in his heart and was no longer a royalist.

Therefore, when interested people continued to promote the "restoration of Zhao and Song Dynasty" in the name of paying homage to Zhao Ji, Li Gang did not respond directly.

"Thank you for your kindness, but Mr. Li is still serving his sentence, so I apologize for not being able to go."

Those people curled their lips and said: "The Provisional State Council is Han Xiaoyao's puppet, why should we care about him? Master Li has failed the world, please think of the common people!"

Suddenly Li Gang patted the household registration book in his hand and said with a smile: "This is Li's thoughts in life!"

Everyone was stunned.

(End of this chapter)