In Li Ruyu's original thoughts, Chen Kedao didn't have such courage. As long as he has the courage to say it, he will definitely be able to make Chen Kedao unable to answer. As long as he can't answer his own questions, then the person is useless.

But now the question arises, how should I refute him?

Could it be that I said that this is not the case, it is because the Mandate of Heaven is in Your Majesty, and the Mandate of Heaven is in Emperor Taizu, so Emperor Taizu can dominate the world.

Does this make sense?

The key question is not whether it makes sense, but what His Majesty thinks.

If His Majesty agrees with Chen Kedao, it means that the Son of Heaven has contributed to the world, so God granted the Son of Heaven the mandate of heaven to rule over all the people.

It doesn't seem like anything, after all, anyone can make sense. And there is another advantage here, that is, it can prevent a lot of people from rebelling and preventing them from taking advantage of the mandate of heaven to do things.

You have to do great things before you can get the approval of the Mandate of Heaven. Such a great achievement must be to calm the war and stabilize the world.

But how can there be such credit for you now?

The Ming Dynasty is not in chaos, and it has not yet reached the time when the smoke is everywhere, and you have no chance to make such a contribution.

So the Mandate of Heaven is not in you, the Mandate of Heaven is in Your Majesty. Die!

As for delaying the minister's meritorious service, the same is true.

Unless you can make a contribution to the world, there is nothing else, and the only one who can get the support of this theory should be Cao Cao's family.

Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and their family was determined to rule the world, so they were destined for heaven.

But when was that?

It was troubled times. The so-called troubled times are more than whose fists are bigger, even if there is no destiny, what can they do? Didn't Cao Cao's family still take away the Han Dynasty?

When the world is in turmoil, what can be done if there is such a doctrine of destiny?

Chen Kedao didn't give Li Ruyu a chance to speak, and continued: "Your Majesty has the mandate of heaven to rule over all the people. Those who have made meritorious contributions to the country, His Majesty has raised their merits according to the mandate of heaven, and this is why you have all the princes of the country. The nobles of the imperial court are not because they are naturally noble, but because they have made meritorious contributions to the country. All people have the opportunity to contribute to the country in this way, so that all people are equal. ”

"For the generals, for the country to open up territory; For soldiers, for the country to kill the flag and capture the flag. The Son of Heaven should raise his own merits, so he can seal his wife and son and grace for a hundred generations. Even now, for the meritorious service of the country, His Majesty should make a contribution to himself. Those who are high or low in status are the level of merit in the country, not inherently noble. ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, if you want to be distinguished in front of others, you must make meritorious contributions. If you make meritorious service, Your Majesty will reward you. ”

As soon as Chen Kedao's words came out, Li Ruyu's face became even more ugly.

However, the Jinyi guards in the audience were all in command, which made Luo Sigong's expression a little strange.

Luo Sigong can be regarded as understanding, Chen Kedao should have persuaded His Majesty.

This is really a capable person.

It makes sense that God rewards Your Majesty, and Your Majesty rewards all the people.

The reason why the nobles are superior is not because they are naturally noble, but because they have meritorious service to the country. If you also want to be superior to others, then you should go and contribute to the country.

With such a statement, Xungui will be at ease.

The reason why our nobles enjoy such superior treatment is because we have made meritorious contributions to the country; You are an ordinary citizen because you have not contributed to the country. So I'm a little taller than you, what are you not convinced? If you are not convinced, then you should also go to the country.

Those who are in peace with the country, they will surely like such a statement. Because they don't have any opponents, they want to be crowned the prince of the country in this era, and they are still resting with the country, so there is basically no drama.

This theory will also be supported by the military. We are not much lower than civil officials, and we are not big bosses, but we are just learning to fight, and you are just studying to govern the country, and everyone has a different division of labor. But you all have meritorious service to the country and do things for the country, so there is nothing to say between us and you.

The theory of meritorious service to the country will inevitably be supported by the nobles and relatives as well as the military. Even if they will not show their support, they will definitely not trouble Chen Kedao, and they will try their best to stand up for Chen Kedao.

Such a theory would also be supported by businessmen, as it improved their status. Although the status of the current merchants is not low, they are basically bound to the scholar group.

There is a premise here, and that is that scholars and merchants often do business. But the merchants are not necessarily scholars, they are just pressed by the scholars and merchants, so they can't see their way out.

If this theory of merit for the state is confirmed, or used, the status of the merchant will naturally rise.

At this time, everyone's gaze at Chen Kedao was different.

Originally, everyone thought that Chen Kedao was just a person who sold his reputation and used some crooked words to coax the emperor. Now it seems that this is not the case at all, and Chen Kedao's theory will really subvert the current system.

Once this theory is pushed aside, then things get bad.

The key problem now is that Chen Kedao has solved the problem of imperial power, and at the same time, he has also solved the problem of superiority of the nobles and relatives, and at the same time he can unite the merchants, ordinary people and craftsmen.

Once this theory is pushed away, only the readers, or only a part of the readers, stand in opposition.

Because everyone else took a step forward, only the scholars were pulled down.

You must know that Shinong, industry and commerce are originally divided by scholars. Ordinary people have no ability to resist, they don't even have the right to speak. The generals are vulgar and don't understand anything, so it should be that the scholars think that everything is up to us, and the rest of the class just needs to be obedient.

If all people are truly equal, what about these naturally noble people?

It is easy for people to agree with the saying that merit is used to distinguish between high and low status. Especially the generals and the army, even the nobles and relatives, because they are originally meritorious people.

Scholars can't say that I am doing my work for the country by studying, which is like a joke.

The scene was silent.

Luo Sigong, who was standing on the side of the stage, suddenly thought of one thing, that is, this theory might be supported by the eunuchs in the palace.

In officialdom, power is one thing, status is another.

The eunuchs themselves were of low status and were looked down upon.

But if everyone is equal, then the eunuchs are naturally equal.

Divide the high and the low with merit, and the eunuch is not unable to make meritorious service. How could such a theory not be supported by eunuchs?

It's the same with the brocade guard, there's no need to be a dwarf. We are people who have made meritorious contributions to the Ming Dynasty, so we should naturally be superior.

"Nonsense! You are a heretic, and you have turned your back on the ways of the saints! Li Ruyu blushed and scolded loudly, looking extremely excited.

Many people in the audience began to shout.

All are aware of what this means, so they are in fear.

After fear, he began to be irritable.