An Era of Saints Fighting, Kneeling to Give Tipped Evaluation Votes
After a simple summary of the basic information of the Zhou Dynasty, he said,"
Next was the reason for entering the rankings.
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[Reason for entering the rankings 1: The creation of a ritual system, so that the people of the world take etiquette as the first, ending the image of the wilderness.]
Reason 2: Create a household registration, marriage, tax system, etc.
Reason for entering the list: Countless famous people were born. King Wen of Zhou was the founder of the Book of Changes, King Wu of Zhou was the founder of the feudal system, Jiang Shang was the master of hundreds of schools, Jizi was the first person in Chinese culture, Duke Dan of Zhou was the pioneer of Confucianism, Ji Zai was the ancestor of the Dao family, Lao Zi was the founder of Taoism, Confucius was the founder of Confucianism, Mencius was the master of Confucianism... Wait, wait, wait.
Reason for entering the rankings: Set off a storm of academic debate. The existence of the Hundred Schools of Thought established wisdom for future generations and made the country a system.
Reason for entering the rankings 5: It has promoted the " qualitative " leap in China's productivity. The Western Zhou Dynasty implemented the well-field system. Under the situation of material scarcity," concentrating manpower and material resources to do great things " could ensure the accumulation of material wealth.
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After the five reasons for entering the rankings appeared.
To all the emperors.
What they really wanted was the third one.
let the ancients go and observe the present.
That dynasty didn't give birth to any famous people?
However, the celebrities born during the Zhou Dynasty were different.
The famous people of later generations are all famous because of what they have learned.
The famous people of the Zhou Dynasty were all founders.
For example, Li Si was someone that all civil officials admired.
But what sect did he worship?
The School of Law!
And who was the founder of the School of Law?
Zhou Dynasty, Li Kui during the Warring States Period.
He could say it responsibly.
Most of the famous people in the later dynasties were the successors of a certain school of thought.
As for those who could create their own guilds.
He was immediately granted the title of Saint.
For example, Wang Shouren, the founder of the Yangming School of Mind in the Ming Dynasty, was called the Sage of the Ming Dynasty.
But even so.
Wang Shouren was also a branch of Confucianism.
In other words, he was still a Confucianist and respected Mencius.
But even so, he was still hailed as a saint.
At this moment, he thought about how terrifying these people who appeared during the Spring and Autumn Era were.
It was no exaggeration to say that.
Under the reputation of these people.
The emperors of the Zhou Dynasty had become mediocre.
Even King Wen of Zhou, the founder of the Zhou Dynasty, had to give way to these scholars.
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If these didn't make you feel that the famous people of the Spring and Autumn Period were terrifying.
Then, a comparison would make things clear.
Wang Shouren was still an example.
Wang Shouren founded the Yangming School of Mind and was thus known as a saint born in 500 years, right?
In that case, what was the name of the founder of Confucianism, Mr. Mencius?
A quasi-saint!
What was a quasi-saint?
He was just a little weaker than the previous Saints.
From this point of comparison, it was not difficult to see that during the heyday of the Spring and Autumn Period, it was simply a monstrous talent.
It was not an exaggeration to say.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, anyone who was famous would be the most famous person in any dynasty.
For example, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Sunzi, Xunzi, Mozi, and so on.
Which one of these people would not be a Saint or a God in other dynasties?
However, they were all squeezed together.
To put it bluntly.
If Tao Yuanming, Wang Anshi, Zhang Juzheng, Lu You, Su Shi, and other famous people of later generations were placed in the Spring and Autumn Period.
If nothing unexpected happened, they might be a little famous, but no one would remember them.
It was not that they were too weak.
It was because everyone couldn't remember.
Therefore, he had no choice.
Just the birth of these scholars and famous people was enough for the Zhou Dynasty to be ranked very high.
But why did it end up in sixth place?
Producer Shen Fei's thoughts were very simple.
This was because the Zhou Dynasty had three major flaws that could not compare to the other dynasties.
First of all, the Zhou Dynasty was a dynasty with a slavery system, not a purely feudal dynasty.
Secondly, the Zhou Dynasty used a system of enfeoffment, which was still a distance away from unifying the world.
For example, the Qin Dynasty established by Qin Shihuang could be described in one sentence as the entire world was ruled by the emperor.
As for the Zhou Dynasty?
The vassals only needed to obey the emperor's orders, pay tribute regularly, provide military taxes and labor, and maintain the safety of the Zhou Dynasty.
As for the rest of the matters, they would just sweep the snow in front of their doors.
This enfeoffment system.
Its advantage was that it ensured the strength of the royal family and protected the royal family.
They would effectively control the vassal states and strengthen their rule.
It was conducive to stabilizing the political order at that time.
Through the enfeoffment system, Zhou's cultural form thus covered the entire middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. The culture had amazing stability and continuity.
At the same time, it strengthened the emperor's control over the place.
The Zhou Dynasty developed the remote areas, expanded the scope of its rule, and gradually built a national transportation network.
However, what followed was a flaw.
In the later period of the Western Zhou Dynasty, as the vassal states grew stronger, the royal power weakened and the enfeoffment system was destroyed.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, the King of Chu's ascension to the throne was an open challenge to the enfeoffment system.
During the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period.
Large countries annexed small countries, and countries with the same surname also fought with each other. The Zhou emperor could not control them. At the end of the Warring States Period, the Zhou royal family completely lost the power of enfeoffment.
To put it simply,
After hundreds of years of development, the courtiers had the ability and ideas to rebel.
With the ability to rebel, would they still listen to the emperor?
A real man stands between heaven and earth. How can he live under others for a long time?
Therefore, the emperors of Great Zhou were getting worse with each generation.
At the end of the year.
As a vassal state, Qin actually attacked the suzerain state and even asked the emperor to cede cities to him.
Under such circumstances.
None of the dukes were willing to help.
Everyone watched as if they were watching a show.
In the end, it led to the destruction of the Zhou Dynasty and the unification of the Qin country!!
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As for the final reason…
Strictly speaking, other than the founder of the Zhou Dynasty, King Wu, Ji Fa, there were no other famous emperors.
He was either mediocre or incompetent.
For this reason, in this situation.
Zhou Dynasty could only be ranked sixth.
It could be said that if it wasn't for the Hundred Schools of Philosophy, the Spring and Autumn Period would have been the first time.
The Zhou Dynasty did not even have the qualifications to enter the rankings.
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