Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, founded the "Rule of Zhenguan" in the Great Peace and Prosperity. Knowing people and being good at their duties is one of the conditions for success. When discussing the strategy of governing the country, Wei Zhi and Emperor Taizong put forward a wise conclusion that "water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it", and expounded a profound truth of governing the country and keeping the country safe.
"Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it." The water here refers to the "people", and the ship here refers to the "imperial power", which refers to whether the people can maintain or overthrow the feudal regime, and whether the key rulers conform to the public opinion and win the hearts of the people.
We can learn a lot from the history of the rise and fall of feudal dynasties.
Ying Zheng, the first Qin Emperor, established the Qin Dynasty by opposing swords, destroying six countries, swallowing barren land and covering the whole world. He is also a brilliant historical figure. However, after the establishment of the Qin Dynasty, they did not know how to cultivate and develop production. Instead, they promoted tyranny, built houses, repaired the Great Wall, burned books to bury Confucianism, and harmed the people, resulting in widespread indignation and resentment. Chen Sheng and Guangwu, as defenders, climbed high and shouted, and the world responded. Become a powerful and short-lived dynasty in the history of China. (Ying Zheng reigned for 27 years, while his son Qin Ershi Hu Hai reigned for only 3 years. How profound the lessons here are. The demise of the Qin Dynasty was the result of his tyranny and the great victory of the people against tyranny.
When it comes to the modern history of China, it is a history of the Chinese nation's blood and tears, and it is also a history of China people's struggle against imperialist aggression, from which we have learned a lot.
"It is difficult to know the sky in the long night in Chixian County, and the monster dances for a hundred years." From the Opium War, western imperialism broke with gunboats.
In the late Qing Dynasty, China gradually became a semi-feudal and semi-colonial country, and the three mountains above the head of the suffering China people were struggling in dire straits.
The October Revolution brought Marxism–Leninism to China. Since then, the people of China have hope. The historical trend is vast, those who follow it prosper, and those who go against it perish. From1921July1July when the China * * * production party was established to1949 June10/0. We established the Northern Expedition, Agrarian Revolution, War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and Liberation War. Countless revolutionary martyrs gave their lives for the benefit of the people. Under the leadership of the China * * * Production Party, the people of China finally overthrew the semi-feudal and semi-colonial old China and established the new China under the people's democratic dictatorship.
Mao Zedong, the great revolutionary leader, said: "The people, only the people, are the real driving force for creating history." The founding of New China ended the history of China people being arbitrarily bullied by imperialist powers since the Opium War, and the Chinese nation stood proudly in the east of the world. The mystery of upside down lies in that the producer party in China represents the fundamental interests of the broad masses of China people and the revolutionary cause led by the Party.
"Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it." The establishment of New China fully proved the wise judgment of this period of history. The Kuomintang reactionaries represent the interests of imperialism, bureaucratic capitalism and the feudal landlord class and will be overthrown by the people. * * * Producers represent the interests of workers, peasants and the masses, and will surely win great victories.
Looking forward to the future, we are full of lofty sentiments, and the future of socialist revolution and construction is extremely brilliant!