Chapter IX Ye Zhao on Taiping
How do you view it?
Ye Zhao looked at Cai Yong, not knowing how to answer for a moment. Telling the truth would probably make Cai Yong unhappy, but if he was perfunctory, the old man was not a fool, so he could still see it.
"While teachings guide people to be kind, they are actually deceiving people's hearts and have a lot of plans." Ye Zhao finally spoke and said carefully.
Cai Yong looked at Ye Zhao and was obviously dissatisfied with Ye Zhao's words. He frowned and said, "You can just speak freely. You have been smart since childhood and you always have unique insights on problems. Let's talk about it. This is an ordinary family banquet. Only you, I and Yan'er will not spread it."
"Then... did the teacher know the teachings of Taiping Sect?" Ye Zhao did not answer directly, but asked back.
"This is a branch of Taoism, who believes in Huangdi and Laozi." Cai Yong thought to himself. The Taiping Cult has not yet been moved out of the sky and is dead. In fact, the slogan that Huang Tian should have established should have been established, but it has not been announced to the public. It is only circulated in the small circle of the top leaders of the Taiping Cult. The current teachings are still mild.
"Since everything has a result, there must be a cause. Have the teacher ever thought about why these people brought out the ancient Huangdi and I?"
"I was a Taoist wise man and believed in me, but it was nothing wrong. It was just Huangdi..." Cai Yong was a little hesitant when he said Huangdi.
"People call the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to govern the world because there is not enough literature, so they do not understand that era. As descendants, we cannot guess ourselves. However, in the doctrine of Taiping Buddhism, we believe that during the Huangdi period, the world was peaceful, without oppression and exploitation, no hunger, cold disasters, and no fraud and stealing, and were happy in life." Ye Zhao smiled and said: "It is better to say that the Huangdi ruled the world, rather than saying that Taiping Buddhism drew a grand plan for everyone and a picture, which could only exist in the imagination. This world is difficult, and it is like this in ancient and modern times."
"Does the evil words confuse the public?" Cai Yong frowned.
"It's confusing the public, but it's not a witch." Ye Zhao sighed, looked up at Cai Yong seriously and said, "What Zhao saw and heard along the way made the students feel moved. Maybe his teacher had never seen it before, but would you like to listen to it?"
Cai Yong suddenly felt a little unwilling to hear Ye Zhao's next words. He was not blind, and he could probably guess that Ye Zhao's next words might be something he didn't want to hear.
The dim lights swayed, and in the living room, which was open for the three of them, the air settled down as if it had been stagnant. It seemed that the atmosphere became solemn. Cai Yan stood up tactfully and bowed to Cai Yong and Ye Zhao and said, "Father, senior brother, Yan'er should go and rest."
"Yeah." Cai Yong nodded, not even going to see his daughter.
With Cai Yan's retreat, Cai Yong was silent for a long time before sighing and said, "You can say it."
"Yi Zi Eat..." After thinking about it, Ye Zhao smiled and said, "It has been hard for Zhao to imagine that his cruel mother would do such a thing, but now he understands that it is not cruel, but helpless. In order to survive, they can only do this. They can't bear to eat the baby, so they can only eat the baby."
Ye Zhao looked at Cai Yong: "Although such things are rare in the world today, they are also quite a lot. The reason why the evil words can confuse the public is that the people have lost hope for the world today and can only place their hopes in the illusory legend. According to legend, during the Yellow Emperor period, everyone in this world was equal, without exploitation or oppression, no hunger, cold disasters, and no family class."
"I want to write to Your Majesty. This disaster is too deep. Once it breaks out, the Han Dynasty will be in danger!" Cai Yong's face became ugly. This was the first time he looked at the world from such a completely bystander. Compared to Ye Zhao, he obviously had a deeper understanding of the Han Dynasty.
"The teacher thinks that no one in the court can see this disaster?" Ye Zhao grabbed Cai Yong, who was about to leave, and frowned.
"Even if I fight for my life, I can't watch the Han Dynasty die here!" Cai Yong said sternly.
"Students have some ideas, my teacher might as well listen." Ye Zhao said with a wry smile.
Cai Yong turned his head and looked at Ye Zhao without saying anything, but his intention was self-evident.
"The Taiping Cult can be so popular nowadays, and there are many reasons. The top leaders of the Taiping Cult have close contacts with many important figures in the court. There are more than one in the court who hopes that the world will be in chaos. The teachings of the Taiping Cult, or this painting cake, are what the people are eager for and out of reach today. Even though they know it is a painting cake, those hungry people will rush forward like moths to the fire without hesitation. In addition, the disasters over the past year have also given this evil saying the soil for breeding." Ye Zhao looked at Cai Yong and talked happily.
"Is there a solution?" Cai Yong frowned.
"Yes." Ye Zhao nodded affirmatively.
“How to solve it?”
"Reform!" Ye Zhao affirmed.
"How to reform? But follow Shang Yang?" Cai Yong frowned.
"It's not Shang Yang." Ye Zhao shook his head and said, "Shang Yang's reforms are about strengthening the country. At this time, it is like adding fuel to the fire. It will only make the world chaotic faster. The reforms mentioned by the disciples are mainly taxes. When the students were in Macheng, they had already seen that the taxes of our dynasty were collected by various places and then handed over to the court."
"What's wrong?" Cai Yong frowned.
"Of course not right." Ye Zhao said decisively: "Can you know how many fields in this world are concentrated in the hands of scholars and officials?"
Cai Yong was silent.
"Zhao was born in Hanoi. The Ye family had 100 acres of fertile land and 1,000 acres of thin land. The Ye family was not of high status. Although he is now a scholar, his family has not had a strong family background and there are so many. When his disciples went to Youzhou, they made some estimates. The fields in Youzhou were actually in the hands of the people, but the population of the Youzhou family was less than 10%.
"You mean, in Youzhou, 90% of the population lives on 20% of the land?" Cai Yong frowned.
Chapter completed!