Abolishing the kneeling salute, as soon as Liu Xing's words came out, the whole hall was completely stunned and stupid.

For thousands of years, since the reign of King Yu and the establishment of the Xia Dynasty by Xia Qi, the land of China has always been respectful and orderly, especially after the "Zhou Li", once the etiquette is settled, it is difficult to change a system.

Before the Han Dynasty, there were no formal stools and chairs, and when people were eating, discussing affairs, and reading books, they only laid a mat made of reeds and bamboo strips on the ground. People sit on mats, so they are called "sitting on the ground". If you invite guests to sit in the main seat, add an extra mat to show respect.

Even the supreme ruler of the imperial court "sat on the ground", but what he sat on was better than that of ordinary people.

For example, every time the Zhou Dynasty held a great pilgrimage, the seat where the king sat was equipped with a screen embroidered with a black and white axe-shaped, and the front of the screen was laid with a mat made of guan straw in the south, and a colorful pu mat and a peach branch bamboo mat were added to it, and the left and right were arranged with jade for the king to rely on.

Therefore, the so-called "sitting" posture in ancient times is completely different from the "sitting" in our later lives. Sit on your knees and sit with your hips on your heels with the balls of your feet facing back and out. The "sitting" of the ancients is actually the kneeling posture of the Great Song Dynasty today......

In the reception of guests, whenever they "sit" to thank the guests, they often straighten their upper body in order to show respect, that is, "pull up". As a result, sitting became a real ideological kneeling, and in the course of the millennium of development that followed, it gradually formed a kneeling ritual in daily life.

After the Han Dynasty, there were gradually high seats, stools and chairs came out one after another, and people no longer "sat on the ground", so that the original life of "kneeling and sitting" has changed a lot.

However, the prostration still exists, but it has become a sign of hierarchical distinction, and it is mainly widely used in officialdom. Such as courtiers worship the emperor. Petty officials worship big officials. Slaves worship masters, etc. Sometimes they have to bow three times and bow down nine times. In the folk. Customs, such as sacrifices and birthday celebrations, are still passed down from generation to generation......

This etiquette system has been followed for thousands of years, and the Han people of the Central Plains, both men and women, young and old, have long been accustomed to kneeling down to worship when they see honored people.

But now, Liu Xing wants to abolish this kind of bowing ceremony, and let the Han family worship their parents from now on to the sky and the earth, and no longer bow to any people in the world or strangers......

"Okay, okay, I just took a 'respect' word for you. You, you, are at once going to abandon the prostration. This, this, this ......"

In the midst of the shock, the first of the seed masters to wake up looked at Liu Xing in amazement and opened his mouth to break the silence in the hall.

Hearing the words of the seed master, Liu Xingyi turned his head, looked at him and said loudly: "Uncle Shi, I know that this gift originates from, which can be regarded as a kind of cultural consciousness and traditional inheritance of my Chinese nation. But you should know that a man has gold under his knees, and when he kneels, he loses his will like gold. In order to preserve and re-energize the bloody nature and firm will of the men of my Han family, it is necessary to abolish this ceremony. ”

Gold-like will and blood, Liu Xing's words deliberately highlighted these two points, so that after listening to it, the seed master didn't even know how to refute it.

On the contrary, Zong Ze took over after Liu Xing's words, and he also stared at Liu Xing with both eyes: "Inspire the fighting spirit and golden will of my Chinese children." This is a good thing and a thing to do. But once the bow is abolished, how can respect and humility be divided from now on? Okay. Your decision is too hasty, and I hope you can take back your fate. ”

"Humility?" Hearing the old man's words, Liu Xing sneered disdainfully: "What is humility? Respect and humility are not supported by ideology, and the respect and humility supported by ideology are illusory and meaningless. Think about it for thousands of years, respect and humility have always been, who can use respect and humility to change the change of dynasties, and who can use respect and humility to dominate the development of the times? ”

Dignity and humility are only the grading of status, and all dignity and humility have no practical effect. As Liu Xing said, for thousands of years, who has ever seen that because of the dignity of the king, the humble courtiers will stop seeking the dynasty and usurping the throne?

Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were very humble, but did they also rise up and take the lead in opposing Qin Shi Huang, the first venerable of the ages?

Liu Bang and Han Xin were very humble, but in the end, the Great Qin Dynasty collapsed, and it was not the humiliating gangster Han Xin and Han Xin who could kick their own children out of the car to Liu Bang when they escaped?

Cao Cao is a descendant of eunuchs, but who of the three monarchs of the Three Kingdoms is really his opponent? The big-eared thief was born in the royal family, but he is a "shoe seller", can he divide the world into three parts and become a generation of heroes in Xishu?

Princes and generals are more than a kind of thing, this is not just a sentence that will be shouted out when there is a rebellion. The so-called respect and inferiority, which is forcibly created by ideology, will only exacerbate social contradictions, intensify class antagonism, and eventually lead to chaos in the world.

The so-called respect and humility, which is forcibly created by ideology, will inevitably be regarded as abandonment once it encounters an era when there are many real gods, capable people, and cattle people......

Zong Ze knew this very well, so when Liu Xing's first sentence refuted him came out, he was immediately speechless and didn't know how to refute it.

"In a new era, there must be a new social order to support, which is not determined and dominated by human nature, human ability and self-attainment."

Seeing that Zong Ze was speechless, Liu Xing didn't want to stop there, and continued: "The capable should be supported and respected by all the people, and the incompetent should only do those humble things and should not be respected. In the implementation of the new law in the future, I will lead everyone to try to equalize all opportunities in society based on the school system. ”

After a slight pause in his speech, he looked around and left, and Liu Xing continued: "Whoever has the ability will come up to be a noble person." Whoever is there to fill the numbers, I find one to knock down the other, find a group to kill the other. If you want to be respected, you can only show me real skills. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Xing finally turned his gaze back to Zong Ze and asked with a strange smile: "Zong Shuai, do you think that in the era and environment where everyone strives for progress and is respected by the whole people, there is still a need for people to grovel, and who else will be willing to grovel to others?" ”

Hearing Liu Xing's words, Zong Ze was completely speechless.

Because he knows very well that it is not difficult for Liu Xing, who is a meritocracy, to lead and promote the new court system and social atmosphere that he said.

And once the world really takes on a new look, it becomes this situation and environment. Whoever you ask to kneel to someone else is humiliating. You dare to humiliate others, and people who are really capable can rebel and kill you at any time.

Wanting a new era and atmosphere, Liu Xingxian abolished the kneeling ceremony, and Zong Ze knew that it was the right choice. If we want to restore justice and equality to all people, we must first abolish kneeling and prostration, which is an inevitable prerequisite, and there is no doubt about it. (To be continued.) )