Lu Ji, a writer in the Western Jin Dynasty, once recorded in his article "On the Five Classes of Princes" that "On the National Day, we only enjoy its benefits, and we should not worry about its harm". The relevant content is as follows:
1. National Day is about enjoying its own benefits and not worrying about its harm. It means that if the country has good things worth celebrating, the emperor will exclusively enjoy the benefits. Then when the emperor has Worry, the minister will feel that it has nothing to do with him, so he will not care. "On the Five Classes of Princes" is a prose written by the Western Jin Dynasty writer Lu Ji. It is an important work among the top three works that discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the feudal system and the county system.
2. The Theory of the Five Classes of Princes begins by talking about the origin and necessity of feudalism. This is a series of beautiful parallel prose, which means that the work of governing the world is too arduous and the world is too big; the world is too big. , so one person cannot manage it; if one person is not competent, he must rely on the strength of others; if one person cannot manage it, he must manage it with others.
3. Officials should be set up to assign responsibilities to reduce their burdens, and princes should be enfeoffed to form a complete management system. The five levels of princes refer to the dukes, marquises, uncles, sons, and sons of the Zhou Dynasty. The article in the title discusses the origin and necessity of the feudal system, as well as the benefits of the feudal system.
4. The article admits that the feudal system will destroy the country, but compared with the county system, the feudal system has many advantages. The biggest advantage of the feudal system is that it can concentrate efforts to do big things. The administrative efficiency of the feudal system was too low, and it was difficult for the emperor's decrees to be implemented in local areas.
Related content about Lu Ji
1. Lu Ji, courtesy name Shiheng, was born in Wu County, Wu County (now Suzhou, Jiangsu Province). His grandfather Lu Xun was first named Huatinghou, also known as Huating ( Today's Songjiang, Shanghai) people. Official, writer and calligrapher of the Western Jin Dynasty. Lu Ji was born in the Lu family of Wu County, a wealthy family in the south of the Yangtze River. He was the grandson of Sun Wu Prime Minister Lu Xun and the fourth son of Grand Sima Lu Kang.
2. Together with his younger brother Lu Yun, he is known as the "Er Lu", and together with Gu Rong and Lu Yun, he is also known as the "Three Talents of Luoyang". He served as the general of Yamen during the reign of Sun Wu, and after the death of Wu, he served as an official in the Western Jin Dynasty. In the tenth year of Taikang (289), the Lu Ji brothers came to Luoyang. They showed their literary talent for a while and were appreciated by Taichang Zhang Hua. Since then, their reputation has greatly increased. There is a saying from time to time that "when two mainlands enter Luo, the price of three will be reduced".
3. He successively held the posts of Taifu Jijiujiu, Wu Guolang Zhongling, Zuo Lang, etc., and became the "Twenty-Four Friends of Lu Gong" with Jia Mi and others. When King Sima Lun of Zhao came to power, he was invited to join the army as prime minister and granted the title of Marquis of Guanzhong. When he usurped the throne, he received a false post. After Sima Lun was executed, he almost escaped execution, but was saved by Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu. From then on, he devoted himself to him and became the internal history of Pingyuan, known as "Lu Pingyuan" in the world.
4. In the second year of Tai'an (303), he served as the general and the governor of Hebei. He led the army to attack Sima Yi, the king of Changsha, but was defeated at Qilijian. He was eventually slandered and killed. He was killed by the Yi tribe. . Lu Ji is "a rare genius, and his writing is the best in the world". His poems are rich in details and paintings, and he is also good in parallel prose. Together with his younger brother Lu Yun, he was a famous writer in the Western Jin Dynasty and was known as the "Hero of Taikang".