The king is the guide for the ministers, and the father is the guide for the son. A minister should be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, and should serve his country till death. If the king tells his subjects to die, they must die... When I saw these concepts, I once thought they were the dregs of feudal cynicism. It was only recently that I discovered that they were not what the textbooks said they were. It's not their problem, it's education's problem.
The father is the guide for the son, but "if the father is not kind, the son must participate in business." When a person does the things of a parent, he is the "father" or "mother". Not in that position, he/she is really a "father"/"mother". But no matter what, you should be filial to your parents and listen to your parents. At the same time, we as children must understand the truth and know what we can do and what we cannot do. If parents do something wrong, their children should advise them to correct it. Your parents told you to kill someone, are you going to kill them? If you go, you are a murderer, and your parents are accomplices. It is extremely unfilial to put parents in a place of injustice. You can't do this. We must persuade our parents in a pleasant manner, with a sincere attitude and a soft voice, and strive to prevent such things from happening.
If parents do not listen to the advice, we should look for an appropriate opportunity to continue persuading them, begging them not to do so, even if they are beaten, we will not regret it. But if the parents still insist on killing people and refuse to listen to advice, then the only choice is to kill the family members out of justice. "If the father is unkind, the son will be involved in business." If the parents are unkind, the son will be involved in business.
The king is the guide for the ministers, and the father is the guide for the son. The relationship between monarch, minister and father is very similar. The world is not the world of one person, but the world of everyone. The reason why a person is called a king is not because he is in that position, but because he has the world in mind and does things for the people of the world. He did what a king does, so we call him our king and treat him as we would a king. God will also entrust him with the destiny of governing the people of the world, which is called "God's will."
Destiny is impermanent, only family members are virtuous. If one day, he abandons his past beliefs and stops doing things for the people of the world (not acting as a king), he will only have himself in his heart. Then from the day when virtue is no longer worthy of the throne, he is no longer our king. God will also take away the destiny given to him and choose another wise master. Therefore, destiny is impermanent. King Zhou was dissolute and no longer behaved as a king. Although he was the emperor, he no longer had the destiny. King Wen Jichang was benevolent and loved the people. Although he has not been officially canonized, "Fengming Qishan, the Holy Lord has been born in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty". However, it should also be noted that if Ji Chang later abandons his own beliefs and starts to indulge in sexual indulgence, God may take away his destiny again at some point.
When the king is dissolute and immoral and forgets his responsibilities and mission, his ministers should remonstrate with him. With soft words and gentle words, he tried his best to persuade the monarch. If the emperor refuses to listen and suppresses cruelly, the officials should not be dumbfounded out of fear. They should remonstrate with Yan Ji and directly remonstrate with the emperor, even if they die. In the past, I thought that if a person or a minister saw something unfair and pointed it out, changed the unreasonable thing, and found something to do for himself, it meant that he had a conscience. Like Mei Bo who was burned by King Zhou, Shang Rong who committed suicide by jumping from the star-catching platform, Yang Ren who had his eyes gouged out... they just did their own thing and turned a blind eye to the darkness of the country. Yes, it's understandable to "keep your nose up when things don't concern you", and it's not a big mistake
But now I don't think so. Because I discovered that when tyranny occurs in a country, no one can be immune. If you have the ability to change, then do it. If you don't have the ability to change, or if you choose to eat in a corpse position to save your life, you won't survive. You are part of this regime, and you do not correct problems when they arise. You are ignorant and incompetent, do not distinguish between right and wrong, are powerless, and are unable to change the general trend... You cannot escape the fate of being killed and destroyed together with this dynasty. Destiny is what it is. Those days when I lived too long, I was just a walking corpse.
Death after admonishment, firstly, it shows loyalty, secondly, it shows that the king is tyrannical and cruel, and thirdly, it also shows that the minister is not wise enough and has no ability to persuade the master to change everything. Since he has no ability to change the fact of tyranny, he can only die in the face of disaster. You can change the bad side of this dynasty, and your destiny will change for the better along with it.
"The Empress Dowager Zhao" is so dangerous, she will lose her head at the slightest disagreement. If you don't remonstrate, if you don't hand over the prince as a hostage, the country will not be protected; if the city gate catches fire, the fish in the pond will be affected, and they will all die. If you don't give advice, your life will be in danger. In this constrained situation, Chulong used his own wisdom to gradually convince the Queen Mother Zhao, change the situation, and escape the disaster. Military ministers "died in a hundred battles", and civil servants were actually the same. Officialdom is like a battlefield, each has its own battlefield.
If the king is not upright, the ministers will become traitors; if the king is not upright, the ministers will defect to foreign countries; if the king is not upright, the loyal and good people will retreat; if the king is not upright, the wise will abdicate; if the king is not upright, the capable will leave the country; if the king is not upright, the capable ones will leave the country; , then the loyal will die.
To realize loyalty and righteousness, one does not have to die. As the saying goes, "If the king breaks the rules of his ministers, they will surrender to foreign countries.", "Good birds choose trees to live in, and good ministers choose their masters to serve." If If you think this king is no longer worthy of being your king, you can leave him.
But when you no longer regard him as a king and no longer restrain yourself according to the duties of a minister, you can no longer take a penny from the country. It is unfaithful to eat the emperor's salary and serve others. If you eat your salary, you can serve the country well. But if you no longer live on your salary, you can do whatever you want.
Whether it is a minister or a king, the emergence of every political power is to make people's lives better, so that people can live and work in peace and contentment, and avoid the disaster of massacre. The world is not a world for one person, but a world for everyone. Each of us exists to make the world a better place. A good bird chooses a tree to roost in. Seeing that the old dynasty is destined to decline, it chooses to help the righteous king to make it strong as soon as possible. The righteous conquers the unrighteous to end the suffering of the people's tyranny as soon as possible. This is also the loyalty of a minister. way. Or because some people see the future direction, in order to reduce war casualties, they choose to respond internally and cooperate internally and externally to accelerate the demise of the tyrannical dynasty. For this reason, they are willing to accept the suffering of reputation and double life. This is also loyalty, because loyalty is not loyalty to a certain person, but loyalty to everyone in the world. The ministers swear to protect the people of the world forever, and the king is just the spokesperson of the people of the world.
The king is the guide for the ministers, and the father is the guide for the son. It's not blind loyalty and filial piety, it's a stick to the righteousness of the world. Everyone is responsible for themselves, each in his own way, each seeking his destiny, and each fulfilling his responsibilities. We want good fathers, kind and capable political leaders, lovely children, responsible and efficient governments... We want the whole world to run energetically and in an orderly manner. The Way of the King, the Way of the Minister, the Way of the Father, and the Way of the Son all originate from the yearning and desire for kindness, justice, and love deep in the human heart. They themselves are the most beautiful, upright, warm and kind part of people's hearts.
Chinese culture has a long history, and the long historical water system that passes through modern metropolises will inevitably encounter water pollution. What we have to do now is to manage this water of life and restore its original appearance of beautiful mountains and clear waters.