In front of everyone's eyes, Guan Yan stood up and said loudly: "The prosperity of politics is in accordance with the hearts of the people; The abolition of government is against the will of the people. Whether it is the way of the king, or the way of the minister, it is based on the will of the people! ”

Guan Yan was excited, not only overshadowed Yuan Shu's theory of six righteousness and six evils, but also denied Zheng Xuan's theory. Zheng Xuan means that the political stability of the country mainly depends on the monarch and the courtiers, and the monarch's affairs cannot be decided, so we will discuss how to be a good courtier.

However, Guan Yan's sentence directly said that the stability of national rectification depends on the will of the people, and the people's obedience represents the rise and fall of politics.

As soon as he heard Guan Yan's words, Yuan Shu was furious: "Guan Wende is so presumptuous!" Zheng everyone's topic today is 'the way of the ministers of national politics', you don't discuss the topic, but also make a lot of nonsense, which is really arrogant! ”

Another person stood up in the crowd, pointed at Guan Yan and said indignantly: "What Yuan Bingcao said is very true, even if Guan Wenderu is shallow in knowledge and doesn't know what the topic is, he can't say this paradox!" National politics is the business of monarchs and ministers, and gentlemen and ministers can create a prosperous world together. And you actually said that 'the people's will is the foundation', and the sacrifice of the original tends to the end, which is really a contradictory word! ”

Guan Yan, who was still carefully watching Zheng Xuan's face, became angry when he heard this person's words, "people's hearts" turned out to be "contradictory words"?

It is said that although Guan Yan and Guan Zhong have been separated by more than 2,000 years, Guan Yan's understanding of "people's hearts" since childhood is indeed very similar to Guan Zhong's "people's hearts-oriented" proposition. In addition, Guan Yan in this life is nominally a descendant of Guan Zhong, and his ancestors are not upright, so who is it?

Guan Yan said loudly at the moment: "If you study the way of Confucius and Mencius, you should know that Mencius said: The people are the most important, the society is secondary, and the monarch is light." But now you don't practise the Hadith, what is your intention? ”

During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he deposed the hundred schools and respected Confucianism. Confucius and Mencius were one a sage and the other a sub-sage. But Confucius valued the king, and Mencius valued the people. In the late feudal Ming and Qing dynasties, some of Mencius's words were not welcomed by kings.

For example, this sentence "The people are the most important, the society is secondary, and the monarch is light." It is said that Zhu Yuanzhang was furious when he saw this sentence and said: "If this old man lives until now, I have to do him again!" ”

Now Guan Yan put forward what Mencius said, and the Tao blocked the man's face and ears, and he didn't know how to answer.

At this moment, Yuan Shao, who had been sitting and watching for a long time, spoke: "Guan Wende, Rukoukou Shengsheng said 'the people's heart', how can the people's heart be right?" ”

Yuan Shao avoided the topic just now, and wanted to give Guan Yan a problem in educating the people. This kind of empty question has been debated endlessly since Xia Qi established the feudal dynasty, and I don't know how many great sages in the past dynasties have answered this question. But the benevolent see the benevolent, the wise see the wise, and the bones in the egg can always find some faults. When the time comes, Guan Yan replied, a few people on his side, thinking of picking some thorns, won't they fight back?

Hearing Yuan Shao's question, Guan Yan was really grateful to the "Twenty-four Articles of National Policy", he had read it before when he had nothing to do, and there was a sentence in it that he thought was true. At that moment, Guan Yan replied: "If the land is declining, the people will not move; If the government does not travel to the old, the people will not steal; When the mountains and rivers are in their own time, the people are not reluctant; Lu Fuling, Jinjing, Tian and Chou Jun, the people do not regret it; When there is no seizure of the people, the people will be rich; If the sacrifice is not omitted, the cattle and sheep will be satisfied! ”

After speaking, a person behind Yuan Shao stood up and wanted to refute.

But Zheng Xuan, who hadn't spoken for a long time, changed his face, looked at Guan Yan and interrupted the man and said, "This little brother, who is his surname and where is his position?" ”

Guan Yan was suddenly stunned by the question, but when Zheng Xuan asked, he still replied respectfully: "Under Guan Yan, the word is Wende." The current Tiger Ben Zhonglang General! ”

"Surname?" Zheng Xuan frowned, as if Guan Yan said this, and was only interested in Guan Yan's surname.

After a while, Zheng Xuan looked at Guan Yan with a deep look and said: "If the country has more wealth, those who are far away will come, and if the land is opened, the people will stay, and the cangli knows the etiquette, and the food and clothing are sufficient to know the honor and disgrace!" ”

After listening to this sentence, Guan Yan's face also changed, this is the opening sentence in the "Twenty-four Articles of National Policy"! According to Guan Zhong, this "Twenty-four Articles of National Policy" is only handed down to the head of the family, so where did Zheng Xuan know? Is it a coincidence or what?

Guan Yan was suspicious in his heart, but he could only look at Zheng Xuan in a daze.

Zheng Xuan closed his eyes, smiled secretly, and said loudly: "This matter is currently on hold, let's talk about the issue again!" ”

Zheng Xuan came out to relieve the siege, and Yuan Shao naturally didn't dare to continue to ask. The people in the museum also started a different topic and started to talk about it. But Guan Yan didn't have any intention to listen to what others said. My heart was full of what Zheng Xuan said just now.

The feast lasted two hours and ended. It is customary for Zheng Xuan to reunite with the talented people who have performed well at the banquet after the feast, which is an honor and a dream for all those who participate in the feast.

Zheng Xuan's cloudy eyes swept over everyone in the hall, and everyone held their heads high, meeting Zheng Xuan's gaze with hope, hoping that this honor would fall on their heads.

After a while, Zheng Xuan closed his eyes again and said in a deep voice: "Please take care of Wende's study!" ”