If Xuan Di had not died early, the Western Han Dynasty would not have perished. Look at the Jin Dynasty, which established the country by usurping political power. In this process, it also attracted other interest groups to levy taxes on ordinary people. Besides, Sima Yan, the father of our country, has thousands of wives. He can't sleep in a sheep car every day. At that time, important officials of the imperial court were fighting for power and profit. Shi Chong, as party member, is still carrying the goods of the robbers. Then there was the rebellion of the Eight Heavenly Kings, which fought everywhere and killed countless people.
Song dynasty was better than Jin dynasty. However, the status of the upper class was usurped. The throne was obtained through compromise with various interest groups. There is also protection from killing literati, conniving at officials and accepting bribes. I saw that the data of population structure at that time was that the agricultural population accounted for 34%, and the rest were non-agricultural population! It's a ghost In ancient times, more than a thousand faces ago, they dared to do so. Therefore, infanticide is prohibited in many parts of this country. Therefore, Jin's victory in Kaifeng will lead to the fall of the whole north of the Yangtze River.
But in fact, the Han Dynasty has always been based on the theory of Huang Lao, and the legalist thought is its institutional framework. Although Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty proposed? Waste a hundred schools of thought, only Confucianism? But until the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Taoism was still its basic thought, and the real rise of Confucianism was in the Jin Dynasty. There is a big problem in Confucianism, that is, it does not attach importance to soldiers and martial arts. Although there are some Confucian scholars, they are always corrupt and they like to seek peace. The more, the better. They are good at playing politics.
Holding three or seven swords, the military thought of contributing to the world is greatly excluded. Do you want Confucian scholars to take the stage to defend the enemy at the moment of national survival? Ten Confucian scholars, nine surrendered. In War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, only a few people will swear to the death, although they will probably withdraw their troops. The best way is to delegate power and let them rule things. In normal times, it doesn't matter. In the best case, a good general will leave no trace. But when the war comes, blind orders will inevitably lead to death. Generally speaking, reality tells people that the development of things has strong logic and iron logic. There is a saying that facts speak louder than words!