The next day, early in the morning.
Vadhara came to the palace early in the morning to have an audience with the emperor. He waited for about a quarter of an hour before entering the main hall. He saw Du Qi, who had already washed up and had breakfast. Vadhara said respectfully, "Your subject, Vadhara, pays his respects to Your Majesty."
Du Qi waved his hand and said, "Sit!"
Vadhara immediately sat down. He took out a memorial from his sleeve and said, "This is the memorial that your subject drafted. It involves the people to be arranged. Your Majesty, please take a look."
Du Qi took it and looked at it. The paper of this memorial was not bad. Although the quality was not as good as the paper of the Tang dynasty, it could still be used. Moreover, the writing on it was in the language of the Central Plains.
Du Qi was a little surprised.
Vadhara saw Du Qi looking at him and explained, "Your Majesty, your subject specially asked a merchant from the Great Xia in the city to help write the memorial."
Du Qi nodded. Seeing that there were only four names on the list, he decided on their positions as well. Except for Devadatta, who was the Chief Clerk of the Provincial Governor's Office, the other three people were just ordinary assistants of the Provincial Governor's Office. They did not have any important positions.
Du Qi nodded after reading it.
Vadhara was not greedy. He was very good. If Vadhara's list was a long list of people, Du Qi would definitely not agree to all of them.
Du Qi closed the memorial and said, "Vadhara, I approve your memorial. Devadatta will be the Chief Clerk of the Provincial Governor's Office. The others will also have their own positions. I will arrange people to fill the vacancies of the other officials. "
Vadhara said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
After a pause, Vadhara said, "Your Majesty, your subject has another memorial."
Du Qi said, "Just say it!"
Vadhara said, "Your Majesty, when I was in charge of Jian Tuoluo Prefecture, other than the ten thousand to twenty thousand soldiers in the city, there were also six thousand elephant soldiers. However, this troop of elephant soldiers was located outside the city. Because he had been busy preparing for the Provincial Governor's Office and arranging the officials yesterday, he didn't have time to report. Today, I have specially come to report this matter and request Your Majesty to reorganize the elephant troops. "
Du Qi had a look of approval in his eyes. He waved his hand and said, "Summon the elephant soldiers back. I will reorganize them."
Vadhara said, "This subject obeys."
Du Qi continued, "Vadhara, I am now in charge of Jiantuo Prefecture. Since Jianghuo Province is part of Xia Xia's territory, I will treat it according to Xia Xia's laws. Right now, Jian Ke Luozhou needed to make some adjustments, abolishing the harsh laws of the past, and abolishing the previous system. I'll leave it to you. "
Vadhara said, "This subject will naturally carry out Your Majesty's arrangements. It's just that this subject is slow-witted. I implore Your Majesty not to be stingy with your guidance. What exactly do you want to abolish? "
Du Qi said solemnly, "First, abolish the transcendent status of monks. From now on, they are only Xia Xia's people, no longer transcending worldly affairs."
Vadhara's expression changed slightly.
Monks were religious figures, the spokesmen of Tianzhu's divine authority. To abolish these people's status would definitely shake the entire Jian Ke Luozhou. So much so that Du Qi would be boycotted by countless people.
Vadhara, however, kept Devadatta's suggestion in mind. He said, "This subject will naturally honor Your Majesty's arrangements."
Du Qi continued, "Second, within Xia Xia's territory, regardless of officials or commoners, everyone will be treated equally. There will be no distinction between the four Tianzhu castes, no distinction between high and low. Within Jian Ke Luozhou, the caste system will be abolished, and everyone will have the same status. The class that once occupied privilege will no longer exist. "
As soon as these words came out, Vadhara finally couldn't keep calm. His mind was in turmoil. He looked at Du Qi and said hurriedly, "Your Majesty, once such a reform is implemented, the person who is most likely to be affected is actually Your Majesty!"
"Because you are the one who has vested interests."
"Once this system is abolished, the untouchables can be promoted, and may even become officials. It may even develop to the point that it may affect your status and even the stability of the Empire."
Vadhara said, "Putting everything else aside, just from this analysis, it is not a cost-effective thing to do."
Hearing this, Du Qi couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Vadhara said, "What is Your Majesty laughing at?"
Du Qi said, "Perhaps as you said, abolishing the caste system, the countless commoners of the lower class will have more possibilities. In the future, it may even affect the stability of the Empire. But for me, I am not worried about this. "
"As long as the Xia Xia is peaceful and the people live and work in peace, the Xia Xia will naturally be stable."
"In addition, the long-term stability of the Xia Xia is not fixed by class, but by the people who are loyal to the Xia Xia and the people who are loyal to the Xia Xia. Therefore, this reform is imperative. "
"I don't want to see so many oppressed commoners in the territory of the Xia Xia."
Du Qi said, "They are born as human beings. Why should they be inferior to others? In other words, you, Vadhara, as the monarch of a country, as far as I know, you are only born with the surname of Kshatriya, not the caste of Brahmin. Why should the Brahmin caste be superior to others? "
Vadhara said, "They are superior to others."
Du Qi said, "Who made the rule that they are superior to others?"
Vadhara said, "God made the rule."
Du Qi said, "Who spoke for the divine right? Who explained the divine right? They are all people of the Brahmin caste. They explained the divine right, so it is said that God let them rule the world. All this originated from them. This point is self-contradictory. "
After a pause, Du Qi continued, "Vadhara, no one in this world can reap without sowing, and the same goes for monks. These Brahmin caste are the same. Don't you want to see what they look like after they fall into the mortal world? "
"Of course I do!"
Vadhara immediately said.
Du Qi had stirred up his heart. Because even though Vadhara was the monarch, he would be criticized in front of Brahmin caste people, especially some Brahmin monks and princes, because of his caste origin. Therefore, Vadhara had such ambition in his heart.
At this moment, it had been ignited by Du Qi.
Du Qi nodded and said, "Since you want to, then implement this reform and abolish the caste system."
Vadhara said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, once this reform is implemented, it will inevitably set off countless turbulence. Even if Your Majesty is in charge of Jiantuoluo state, there will certainly be countless people in this city who will rebel and rebel. They will target you, they will hate you. Even the other places in Jiantuoluo state will crazily set off a wave of rebellion everywhere. "
Du Qi laughed and said, "Vadhara, you have forgotten one thing. Who would benefit the most from the reform of the caste system? It will be the lowest level craftsmen, slaves, servants, and the ordinary people. "
"Henceforth, as long as they have the ability, they can be officials. If they perform meritorious deeds on the battlefield, they can be promoted and no longer be oppressed by the caste system. Under this premise, the hearts of the people will be with us, and even the soldiers will be on our side. These princes and nobles, as well as the idle monks and Brahmin people, how much power do they have? "
Du Qi said, "Perhaps by relying on strong suppression, they will be able to mobilize some power. However, more and more people's hearts would gradually turn towards them. Because we are here to rescue them. "
Vadhara's face changed slightly.
Du Qi's starting point was different, and the problem he was considering was something he had never thought of before.
But this could shake the foundation of the caste system.
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