The court of Shao State was in complete silence, as everyone was waiting for the explanation of the Grand Master. To be the Grand Master, he must not be a person who speaks nonsense, and there must be a basis and reason for what he said.
Grand Tutor Ma Jianqi looked around and saw that he seemed to have attracted everyone's attention, so he slowly said: "Your Majesty, let me make a metaphor. Our past ruling method is like locking a bird in a cage. The bird has no freedom at all and can only be manipulated by the bird breeder. But now the ruling method of the Shang Dynasty is to open the cage and let the bird fly; but the Shang Dynasty did not let the birds fly randomly, but painted a phoenix, and all the birds formed a posture of 'a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix'. The phoenix is a dream; and Li Xian is the one who painted the phoenix! Your Majesty, what kind of life do birds like?"
Everyone was silent. Although Taishi Ma Jianqi said it was a metaphor, he actually clearly described the traditional imperial rule and the ruling foundation of the Shang Dynasty! As for the ideological liberation movement, it was to "open the birdcage" and draw a phoenix.
There is no need for further explanation; everyone can understand the danger involved.
After a while, Emperor Shao came back to his senses, "Grandmaster, what do you think we can do to avoid the crisis?"
"We should also start a thought liberation movement!" Grand Tutor Ma Jianqi's eyes lit up. "Your Majesty, we can't wait for the people of the Shang Kingdom to open our bird cage and put their phoenix in front of us. We must take the initiative to open the bird cage and draw a phoenix that belongs to us!"
The Emperor of Shao immediately frowned, "Grandmaster, it's easy to open the birdcage. We can completely copy the system of the Shang Kingdom. But this phoenix is not easy to draw."
You can't draw a phoenix whenever you want. The Shang Kingdom is completely under the control of Li Xian, and Li Xian has a very high prestige. In addition, Li Xian himself is the source of planning all of this, so Li Xian can plan the development of the Shang Kingdom with ease.
But the Shao Kingdom could not just be a bystander. First of all, the complicated vested interests in the country were enough to make it difficult for the emperor of the Shao Kingdom to take any action.
This is a difficult problem that any old country must face - the country needs the support of these vested interests, otherwise the empire will collapse; but at the same time, these vested interests are the biggest obstacle to the country's progress.
"The people are like water, and the emperor is like a boat; but the vested interest groups are the dams!" Emperor Shao felt helpless, "The country needs dams to function properly; but if the country wants to develop, the dams will restrict the river!"
The hall was calm and silent. Everyone even held their breath temporarily, as if pretending to be dead so as not to be discovered.
Draw a phoenix? That's easy to say! Don't draw a drought demon instead of a phoenix, and burn the whole Shao Kingdom to ashes.
The ideological liberation movement is never a simple issue! Sometimes, it takes hundreds of years of struggle, and countless people have to be roasted, purified, heretical, and anti-human...
The Emperor of Shao hesitated for a long time, but finally couldn't help asking, "Can the Grand Master paint?"
"He is slightly good at landscape painting, but he will need to find a prime minister to paint flowers and birds." (It is still possible to maintain the status quo and sort out the operation of the country, but to plan for the future of the country, you still need to find a prime minister.)