After listening to Du Chengfeng's answer, Li Shimin and Chu Suiliang both fell silent.

Thinking about it carefully, I found that what Du Chengfeng said was very reasonable, and it contained the way to govern the country. Li Shimin found that he couldn't understand Du Chengfeng, a demonic teenager, more and more, Li Shimin was also a person with great ambitions to govern the country, so he could know the virtuous and make good use of it, Du Chengfeng's novel remarks deeply touched him.

Li Shimin subconsciously felt that Du Chengfeng should have bolder remarks, this young man was different from others everywhere.

"Du Chengfeng, what do you think of the current Datang? And how should it be governed? Li Shimin's expression was serious, and he suddenly asked Du Chengfeng such a bold question, maybe it was a temptation.

"Does the emperor want to hear the truth?" Du Chengfeng asked rhetorically. The expression is very serious. He began to have some good feelings for Li Shimin.

"Of course it's true, no matter what you say, I can accept it." Li Shimin said solemnly.

"Good!" Du Chengfeng straightened up, took a deep breath, and his face became a little solemn. looked at Li Shimin again, and then said solemnly: "Datang looks powerful on the surface, but in fact, it is full of crises, the treasury is empty, and years of conquest have also caused the people to live in poverty. ”

"The surrounding enemies are around, and Datang is like a huge cake, and everyone wants to share and eat it. The most important thing is that because of the influence of the so-called Confucian school of thought, the country's development has stagnated, the national strength has weakened, and there are many hidden dangers. ”

When Du Chengfeng said this, he stopped, glanced at Li Shimin, and saw that Li Shimin's face was heavy, and he seemed to be on point, so he continued: "Does the emperor know that hundreds of years ago, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty deposed a hundred schools of thought and respected Confucianism, which was actually a complete scam of Confucianism. ”

To put it bluntly, it is to advocate the supremacy of the monarchy and consolidate the royal status, and Confucianism can also be better developed. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty strengthened the centralization of power and consolidated his dominance by deposing the Hundred Schools of Thought and exalting Confucianism, but it was more harmful to society. ”

"The mind is imprisoned and the development of the mind is restricted, so that the country cannot develop, and the safety of the people cannot be guaranteed, let alone happiness. For the small people at the bottom, it is already a great kindness to be able to worry about food and clothing for the rest of their lives. The emperor thinks about it, doesn't he? That's why I want to say that there is no most suitable academic school in the world, only more suitable. Confucianism naturally has the advantages of Confucianism, but it cannot deny the advantages of the hundred schools of thought. ”

It can be said that the idea of deposing the hundred schools of thought and respecting Confucianism is more authoritarian and domineering than the Qin Dynasty's book-burning and Confucianism, and there is no academic freedom from now on! It has also done serious harm to the healthy development of Chinese scholarship.

Du Chengfeng said all the dangers of his rule to the feudal dynasty in one breath, perhaps in the eyes of some old antiques of the Tang Dynasty, this time is undoubtedly a big rebellion.

But Du Chengfeng still did not shy away from saying it in front of Li Shimin, with his understanding of Li Shimin from history, Li Shimin is an emperor who is very tolerant of ideology and speech.

In modern parlance, the thinkers are very forward-thinking and very strategic, and they are often receptive to the very sharp words of the ministers. Therefore, this is the later Zhenguan rule of the Tang Dynasty.

Du Chengfeng wants to change Datang; want to improve the status of the merchant people; If we want the various academic and social technologies of the Tang Dynasty to follow a benign environment for development, we must first break the feudal autocracy that has lasted for thousands of years in the hearts of the descendants of Yan and Huang.

Only in this way can all kinds of academic flowers bloom and the people be happier.

It can be said that since he entered the palace and met Li Shimin, Du Chengfeng let it go.

There is no doubt that Du Chengfeng's profound remarks hit the nail on the head made Li Shimin's eyes light up, and no one had ever said such things to him. But at the same time, he frowned, because if these words were placed in the court, he was afraid that he would immediately be put on a hat of rebellion or rebellion by those officials and ministers.

But Li Shimin doesn't think so, he is a tolerant monarch, from Du Chengfeng's words, he can feel that Du Chengfeng's words are a good starting point, with the world and the people in mind, but it seems to be a little arrogant and unbelievable from the mouth of a twenty-eight young man.

Although I have to admit that Du Chengfeng's words have a little truth, Li Shimin still feels the need to beat this teenager, after all, not everyone has such an ability to tolerate people like him, Li Shimin, and understands the truth.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin pretended to be majestic and threatened: "Du Chengfeng, you are not very old, but your courage is not small, but you know that with these words, I can cure you for a crime of rebellion or great disrespect." ”

Hearing Li Shimin's intimidation, Du Chengfeng smiled fearlessly, and continued calmly: "Your Majesty, you can't scare me. The emperor knows very well that what I am saying is the truth, although the exclusive respect for Confucianism has strengthened the centralization of power and improved the ruling position of the royal family, but at the same time, it has also made the rule of the family more solid, and has buried a greater disaster for the royal family. ”

"The so-called famous families are like big tumors, not only controlling the government, but also making the people miserable. The emperor was also born in the Li family, and the emperor should be even clearer about how Gaozu's world came from. But now you see, Gaozu got the help of the so-called Confucian famous family and got the world, but at the same time, isn't the emperor also admitting greater bitter fruits? ”

Du Chengfeng's undisguised remarks pierced Li Shimin's heart like a needle.

"Du Chengfeng, you ......" was said by Du Chengfeng to the sore spot in his heart, Li Shimin was so angry that he flicked his sleeves, but he couldn't refute it.

Ignoring Li Shimin's anger, Du Chengfeng continued to say casually: "The emperor may not have heard a word, there is no thousand-year-old dynasty, only a thousand-year-old family. The family controlled the imperial court, controlled the monopoly of culture, and controlled the land, so that the court was restrained everywhere. ”

"What I have to tell the emperor is that in the eyes of the family, there has always been only interests, there is no world, there are no people, and the monarchy is just a tool for them to seek benefits."

"Since Qin Shi Huang unified the world, the land of China has been at war all year round, the country is divided, and the root cause of everything is the family manipulating behind the scenes, and all of this is the bitter fruit of the deposition of Confucianism in the hundred schools, the emperor thinks about it carefully, yes or no?"

Seeing that Du Chengfeng was more and more outrageous, and the more he said, the more bold he became, Chu Suiliang was so frightened that he could only gently poke Du Chengfeng's ribs with his hand, and kept glancing at Du Chengfeng to remind him.

Du Chengfeng didn't care, since he said it, he was mentally prepared, he believed that Li Shimin would not treat him well, even if it was really good, Du Chengfeng believed that with his own strength, he could come and go freely in this palace.