pjbooks Chapter 502 Why not eat minced meat
Chapter 502 Why not eat minced meat
Meanwhile, on the other side of the screen, Lin Ke continued.
"On the other hand, the Jin Dynasty's method of seeking talent, in layman's terms, was the Nine-Rank System for selecting officials. Even if a person from a poor family was virtuous and talented, it was difficult for them to rise to prominence."
To sum it up in one sentence: "The highest ranks are not for the poor, and the lowest ranks are not for the nobles."
"After all, the Sima family's rise to power was partly due to their assistance."
"At the core of this system, it is about the importance of being born into the right family. You should know that when Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang and others were looking for talent, they focused on meritocracy and did not value the background of aristocratic families."
"Unexpectedly, after Cao Pi came to power, he adopted Chen Qun's suggestion and adopted the Nine-Rank System, which continued into the Western Jin Dynasty and had a great influence."
“Since most of my family members are officials, then I can also become an official, so who’s afraid of being pulled down? However, the second generation of Wei, Shu, and Wu seems to have gradually leaned towards the gentry.”
"What was the Song Dynasty's policy of sharing the world with scholar-officials? This is what it means to share the world with the aristocratic clans. Sima Yan promoted a commoner, and it was like he had stirred up a hornet's nest. Those officials treated him like he owed them something!"
"Therefore, the selection of officials by powerful families largely monopolized the official system. These people, to a certain extent, crossed moral boundaries, indulged in pleasure, and even treated money and people as worthless!"
"And with such extravagance and debauchery surrounding Luoyang, the world will sooner or later descend into chaos."
Upon hearing this, Qin Shi Huang, Liu Che, and others were incredulous. With such power in the hands of the aristocratic families, could they still be considered loyal to the court and the emperor?
The Nine-Rank System was even worse than that of the Qin and Han dynasties. At least during their time, officials were loyal to the court and protected the national interest. But what did the Jin dynasty become?!
"In addition, after Sima Yan ascended the throne, he decided to learn from the lesson of Cao Wei's defense against the imperial clan, which left the emperor isolated and helpless. He then appointed twenty to fifty people as kings in one go."
"Including the ministers who had helped the Sima family, that guy treated them all like family. Why treat them as ministers? He directly enfeoffed them as dukes and marquises of different surnames! According to records, the number of people who were enfeoffed reached more than 500."
"This step of enfeoffment directly triggered the later War of the Eight Princes!!!"
"Sima Yan's implementation of this enfeoffment system—isn't that a step backward in history?!"
At this moment, not only were Sima Yi and Sima Fang speechless, but even Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and others did not expect that Sima Yan would grant a general amnesty and bestow titles upon so many people!
He was truly unafraid; no one followed the Sima family's example!
Or do they really think the Sima family has a good reputation? What was he thinking when he reinstated the fiefdoms?!
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"Friends who have a throne in their family must know very well that the choice of successor is very important, as it affects whether the family will prosper in the future."
"Everyone knows that a spendthrift son can be very powerful, and a dynasty can be destroyed in the blink of an eye. However, on this issue, Sima Yan still left a problem for the Jin Dynasty."
"The reason is that the successor he chose, Sima Zhong, was a fool!"
People from the Qin and Han dynasties: ...Wow! They've heard that a fool became emperor!!
"Specifically, when there was a nationwide famine and people couldn't get enough to eat, Sima Zhong asked: 'Why aren't you drinking meat porridge? Is it because you don't like it?'"
"This is the origin of the idiom 'Why not eat meat porridge?' I ask you, which emperor in power could be so mentally deficient? Did the people not eat meat porridge because they didn't want to?"
People in Wanchao: (?_??)……