The words in Han Yu's mouth are "Law is justice".

The law is by no means produced by the Son of Heaven alone, but by the Son of Heaven and the sages discussed together, this is the "public" and "common", first of all, "the world is the public", and then "the republic of the world", the two are complementary to each other, and abide by each other.

As for the Son of Heaven himself, it is by no means unquestionable and inviolable, his origin should be the agent of the Mandate of Heaven in the world, as long as he violates the "public" law, it is a violation of the Mandate of Heaven, then according to Meng Ke, the Son of Heaven will be reduced to a single husband.

How can the Son of Heaven not be regarded as a single husband, and how can he rule by hanging the arch? Han Yu said to Gao Yue that the Son of Heaven used "Shijue" and "Shilu" to raise a sage with a high temperament, and the sage repaid for the Son of Heaven's management of the world and the Baozong Temple. And so on, the sages with a high-quality temperament go down to select middle-class and upper-grade people, serve as doctors and followers, to share the power of governance, maintain local states and counties, and then go down to the middle-grade Li Yuan people: the relationship between the people and the high-grade sages, Han Yu believes that it is a relationship of "mutual birth and nourishment", the people contribute and pay taxes to support the sages, and the sages work hard to educate the people, the people cannot shirk their responsibilities, and the sages cannot harm the people. Among the people, Han Yu believes that it is also a relationship of "mutual birth and nourishment", farmers want to produce crops, workers want to make utensils, and merchants are responsible for communicating with each other, they all contribute to the birth and support of others, so they have the right to be protected and treated well, so Han Yu divides people into "six people": the people include the Son of Heaven, the sages, as well as farmers, workers and merchants, and the scholars live in the people, belonging to the laborers; The other three peoples belong to the laborers, but they should be equal to each other; In addition, there are two people, that is, the monks and Taoists mentioned by Han Yu, these two people do not work hard or labor, nor do they give birth to others, they do not work hard, they are the rotten parasitic class, and the same as the crumbs of the lower grades, they must be "punished" (Han Yue has a saying of punishing the people, and later generations Tan Sitong and Yan Fu both severely criticized it, but Han Yu is actually wronged, what Han Yu said about punishing the people, only for the monks and Taoist people, for other working people, Han Yue advocates to love)!

In other words, now Han Yu is no longer against industry and commerce, Han Yu believes that as long as industry and commerce can produce benefits, can give birth to the world, and the means are in line with moral regulations, it is right and worthy of encouragement.

"The theory of retreat is becoming more and more sophisticated, I remember that I once said to Master Yan that from now on, I will enter the realm of self-sacrifice, from this point of view, I will give up my self, is to hope to achieve the point where the world is public......" Gao Yue has been more keenly grasped by Han Yu's whole set of theories, that is, a simple contract theory.

Society can be divided into classes, but there must be order among them, and the basis of this order is that each class can achieve a balance of interests, can live in peace, and have considerable circulation, if so, it can maintain stability and prosperity at the same time, but also maintain forward vitality.

The people made a contract with the ruling class in the form of paying taxes, and what they demanded was the protection and kindness of the ruling class; However, once the ruling class is reduced to the point of extorting and tyrannizing the people, but the purpose is only to raise the 'ministers of defense' and the 'army of minions' for their exclusive use, then this contract is automatically destroyed: according to Han Yu's philosophy, the people can choose another promising sage, instead of waiting rigidly for the cycle.

This is Han Yu's biggest revision of his previous circular theory - the introduction of a dynamic evaluation mechanism.

"Wei Gong, the concept of the world for the public is indeed contrary to the concept of the world. Since my Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong can be regarded as a sage-level figure who 'opens the heavens and advocates alone', but he still thinks of feudalism in his heart, not for other reasons, but Emperor Taizong has the heart of 'public world', this is the place where Emperor Taizong is truly superb, even if there is an act of killing his brothers, but the successive generations of the Son of Heaven, where can he be worthy of Emperor Taizong? It's just relying on Emperor Taizong's blessings, but blessings are like fields and money, which will not only increase or decrease, according to Yue's view, until now, the Son of Heaven rules the world, neither virtuous nor powerless, and must be shared with sages and princes. ”

"What about the hearts of Yuan Yuan's people?" Gao Yue continued to ask Han Yu.

Han Yu replied more calmly: "Xichuan has been in constant war with Japan, the northwest has been invaded by Xibo for many years, Heshuo has been divided to resist the king's order, Jianghuai bandits are rampant, and the people of the whole world have been poisoned by the military revolution and are in pain, how can this be solved by the Son of Heaven alone?" It is precisely by building a tooth to establish a new position, so that Wei Ling (Wei Gao Guanju Zhongshu Ling) town Xichuan and Dongchuan, Wei Guogong, you first town Xingyuan, Fengxiang, and then Huainan, that there is today's Zhongxing situation, the people's desire, the hope of the Holy Lord, just to let the sage take power. And the sage, unlike the 'defense minister' appointed by the Son of Heaven, the sage's heart is that the world is the common people, and the Son of Heaven's 'defense minister' only does what he does to cater to the monarch, how can he have true compassion for the people? The virtuous man is the hope of the world; And the ministers of defense, who are all poor between the private likes and dislikes of the Son of Heaven, how can they talk about the same day. ”

Hearing this, Gao Yue groaned, and after a long time, he said to Han Yu: "In my opinion, whether it is a county or a feudal, there are good and bad things, and you can't talk about them all together. However, the retreat from the concept of the world for the public really pierced my heart. Lingnan Pingman is now finished, and Fengchan Xiyue is also close at hand, then I, Wei Gao, Du You, and other Fangzhen marshals will all go to Jingshi, and the dispute between this county and feudalism must have a result. ”

At this time, the crickets in the courtyard cried continuously, Gao Yue looked at Han Yu, and invited very sincerely, "Retreat to participate in the celebration of Zen with me......"

Han Yu immediately understood that Wei Guogong's meaning was to use himself as a "mouthpiece" to truly explore the direction of the country and the concept of the future.

He also knew that the current thoughts of Chang'an City, the light and dark torrent of forces from all sides, would inevitably revolve around the dispute between counties and feudalism, setting off a battle that was far more fierce than the battlefield.

Moreover, Gao Yue personally said to him: "Retreat, saying that I have a heart of disobedience, there are not a few. If you go with me to the Zen celebration and act as my mouthpiece, then I am afraid that my reputation will not be shaken off. ”

"With the defense of the country for the party, fortunately!"

At this moment, Han Yu was absolutely not afraid, he only had gratitude and excitement.

Thankfully, Gao Yue gave himself this opportunity to speak up for the world.

It is exciting that he will exhaust what he has learned in his life, and leave his voice in this torrential age, which may reverberate for generations to come.

Han Yu's tears flowed unconsciously, and he took a deep look at Wei Guogong, who was dressed in snow-white summer clothes.

What my generation has learned, how can I sink into the silence of basil.

If you don't make a sound, it's a blockbuster.

Late at night, after Han Yu rode back to the house, he still couldn't sleep, his thoughts were as uncontrollable as the water that burst the embankment, and he immediately went around the bookcase in the bedroom, trembling all over.

He had to put his ideas into articles, not only for the great controversy to come, but also for posterity.

This kind of excitement that breaks out of the cocoon is by no means something that can be suppressed by sleepiness!

A candle was lit, and Xue Tao, who was dressed and bed, appeared beside him, and then said to him gently: "Write whatever you have to retreat, I will go and make tea for you......"