Originally, according to Li Hong's words, after two or three days, he would be able to set off for Qianling, but because of his affairs, everyone was delayed in Chang'an for nearly eight days before they began to leave for Xianyang.

Originally, it was enough for Empress Pei Wanying to accompany her, but for some reason, the Tang Emperor still called Shangguan Wan'er who came in a hurry at the last moment.

Wu Mei has long learned to simplify the complex under the influence of Li Hong over the years, although this time to Qianling, the scale and number of people are quite vast because of Li Hong's joining, but it is also streamlined and streamlined, and the number of people is nearly 500 people who follow in addition to the 500 people of the Central Army who accompanied them.

In this way, from the palace out of the city, it is also a mighty thousand people began to go from Chang'an to Qianling.

Li Hong, Li Xian, Li Zhe, Li Dan, including Li Lingyue, Princess Li Xiayu of Yiyang, Princess Li Suyu of Gao'an, plus Queen Pei Wanying, and Princess Shangguan Wan'er, looking at these people, Wu Mei was still quite pleased, after all, except for Queen Pei Wanying and Shangguan Wan'er, they were all Li Zhi's heirs.

According to Li Hong, who came to his carriage after getting on the car, Li Shangjin, the king of Ze, and Li Sujie, the king of Xu, had also set off from the fiefdom early and would arrive at Qianling in the next few days.

The queen, the emperor, and the imperial concubine were supposed to sit in the same car, but because of Li Lingyue's relationship, they had to squeeze in the car between the queen and Shangguan Wan'er, so the Tang Emperor had no choice but to walk to Wu Mei's car again and ride in the same car with Wu Mei.

The rest of the people were Li Xian, Li Zhe, and Li Dan riding together, and Yiyang was naturally riding in the same car with Gao An, and the vacated carriage could not be disbanded and returned to the palace on the spot, so it could only be followed by an empty car to Qianling.

Looking at Li Hong, who was sitting in his carriage, sitting opposite his desk, looking left and right, looking extremely fresh, and sighed from time to time: "The queen mother is now out of the palace for a few years, and even the sons and daughters have not been in the queen mother's car for a long time, and they still look so beautiful." ”

"Taichang Temple and so on, there are no officials who say that only the queen can be brought alone? You bring Shangguan Wan'er, and no one will have any objections? Wu Mei didn't bother to pay attention to his left and right, sat across the desk, and flipped through the memorial recitals arranged by Pei Wanying herself.

"Yes, why not. But if you don't bring it, you can't bring it, those old guys have not moved since they left the Xuanzheng Hall last time, and it was as if they went back to die collectively, which made me feel unsteady, so the ministers stayed in the palace for two more days, and the intention was to wait for them, but they didn't come to ....... Li Hong motioned to the palace maid standing next to him, closed the curtain of the car window, and the sunlight that had just risen shone in from the window, which was very dazzling.

"Are you afraid that those people will stop you on the way? So you brought Shangguan Wan'er? Wu Mei's tone was a little surprised.

"Yes, taking Shangguan Wan'er with you is for self-defense. Now that Erchen is around, Wu has gentleness and Shangguan, to say something unpleasant, even if he does not bring Hua Meng and other guards, including the Central Army, as long as Erchen has gentleness and Shangguan Wan'er by his side, oh, by the way, you have to add a Bai Chun, and Erchen can go all over the world without being afraid. Li Hongtian said shamelessly, not feeling ashamed that he was an emperor and that both civil and military forces needed the protection of others.

"Yes, one article and one martial arts, plus Bai Chun's money bag, in the whole world, I'm afraid I can't find anyone who can embarrass the three of them, protected by our women, you, the emperor, are embarrassed to say it." Wu Mei sighed and looked at the sunlight outside the car window that was mostly blocked by the curtain.

"Do you believe it or not? When we get out of Chang'an City, or near Baqiao, it is very likely that we will encounter those old antiques to stop us. After all, the favorite thing that these self-proclaimed Confucian sages like to do is to challenge authority in front of the people, saying that it is to understand the righteousness, but in fact, heh, the little ninety-nine in my heart is not for a posthumous name. ”

"But after all, they are not afraid of death, they dare to speak out about the court, and even you, the emperor, are not, can you say that they are not for the people of the world, for the sake of my Tang Dynasty?" Wu Mei personally lit the incense on the table, looked at the curling green smoke and said.

"The people of the world? If it was really for the sake of the people of Limin, they would not have chosen this juncture. Queen Mother, I have been thinking about it for the past few days, and I am wondering why they chose to come to me at this time, but I have been thinking about ......it for a long time. ”

Wu Mei easily and leisurely swayed with the carriage slightly, her upper body swayed slightly, and she lightly interrupted Li Hong's words and said: "Do you want to say that their best chance should be the most anxious time when you fought with the five surnamed Qiwang and other wealthy nobles a year ago?" At that time, they came forward, so that the people of the world could admire their righteousness? And it can also prevent the decline of the five surnames and seven hopes, so as to step on the shoulders of the five surnames and seven hopes, go to the next level, and become the worship of the world's corporal and the hearts of the people? ”

"Doesn't the queen mother think so?" Li Hong was not surprised that Long Ma could think that this was not a complicated issue.

"I thought so, but wouldn't it be better if the five surnames and seven looks fell, and then they would debate with you, so as to save you worries? In this way, the five surnames and seven hopes are gone, and they are the only ones in the world who can look at the horses? It also saves the chance of the five surnames and seven hopes to make a comeback and surpass them. Wu Mei raised her eyebrows, glanced at Li Hong and said.

"Then the queen mother didn't think that these people were coming to me to argue, and it had something to do with the slavery reform?"

"The heart of a villain is the belly of a gentleman, everyone is a famous sage, Confucianism has always paid attention to education without class, and your slavery reform is quite similar. "Sexual similarity" shows that everyone has the possibility of becoming virtuous, and "Xi Xiangyuan" illustrates the importance of implementing education. What's more, Emperor Taizong also admired him, and successively named him the first saint and the father of Xuan, and your father also named him the Taishi, is it possible that you really think that Confucianism is all wrong. ”

Li Hong couldn't help but snort, and hurriedly said: "How dare I, I'm just thinking about why they chose this time." I always think that it is still related to slavery, if not all, but it should have something to do with it. ”

"Why?" Wu Mei subconsciously took out a copy of the Analects and asked in front of her.

"You can't punish a doctor, and you can't be a courtesy. Just this sentence, I think these old guys, choosing to find me at this time, should have something to do with slavery. Because this does not conform to their so-called rule of virtue or etiquette, the rule of virtue and propriety, just like the punishment of the doctor, the courtesy of the people, the strict hierarchy of the people in the world, people are divided into three, six, nine and so on, the doctor is high, and the common people are as humble as ants, isn't it? ”

"Alas...... It seems that since you were a child, you have really read the sage book into the belly of a dog, and it is plausible and far-fetched, what is the difference between you and those who do not know the true Confucianism and deceive under the pretense of Confucianism? It seems that after returning to the palace, you have to let Wan'er give you ....... ”

"Don't, Erchen is so old that he can't learn. Now let me and Li Mei study together in the country? Li Hong's face twitched a little, but suddenly his heart tightened, if Li Mei didn't understand this aspect in the future, what should he do when he asked himself? Tell her yourself that it won't?

Li Hong sat in the car, thinking a lot, but no matter what he said, he still felt that Confucianism sometimes seemed a little hypocritical and noble, compared with the punishment of the doctor, the courtesy of the people, the prince broke the law and the common people are guilty, the purpose of the two schools of Confucianism and law, at least it seems, is that the Legalists can make the people of the world happy and submit.

In any case, in the previous life when the people's wisdom was opened, even if it was an official and a good person, in terms of crime and punishment, at least on the surface, the procedures followed by ordinary people were the same, and they also needed to confess their guilt in court.

But with the Confucian saying that you can't punish doctors, why should you save face for Confucianism and scholars after committing crimes? Why can't they just go through the same procedures as ordinary people?

Is it really the work of the class system that makes them appear superior?

Li Hong, who was in deep thought, didn't notice Wu Mei's somewhat playful eyes looking at him, in Wu Mei's opinion, Li Hong was good at everything, and he rarely made mistakes in the national policy of the Tang Dynasty, so he basically didn't miss it.

But these are unpredictable, but when borrowing the words of Emperor Taizong and taking history as a mirror, Li Hong's IQ seems to be a little insufficient.

Especially when it comes to the policy of governing the country and securing the state, in Li Hong's view, it is obvious that Li Hong is an admirer of Legalism, and he seems to be born with an inexplicable resistance and hostility towards Confucianism.

Since he was a child in the palace, various ceremonial words and deeds were provoked, and then he was appointed as the head of the household department at the age of ten, and he went on an expedition at the age of fourteen, and a series of measures above the court after he returned, which seemed to be reforming, but in the final analysis, Li Hong, whether it was the starting point or his purpose, seemed to be against Confucianism, and it seemed that he had to abandon the Confucian idea of governing the country and securing the country from the root.

Legalism, in Wu Mei's view, Li Hong is a naked and staunch supporter today, and now the most popular sentence published by courtiers and even in "The World" is praised by the people of the world, and it is also a naked provocation to Confucianism: before the law, everyone is equal.

This is consistent with his concept of equality by birth, but it is contrary to rank and class, and no one knows why he is so dismissive of Confucianism.

"You want all people in the world to be equal, I'm afraid it's too difficult, I'm afraid you can't see the slightest hope on this road."

"What? How so. Li Hong was stunned, immersed in his own thoughts, but he didn't expect that even the queen mother felt that this road was too difficult.

"Fan Chi asked Jia, do you know?" Wu Mei looked at Li Hong and asked suddenly.

"Fan Chi asked? Wait, I seem to have an impression, I want to think about it....... ”

"Also called Fan Xu, word: Zi Chi. A native of Lu, one of the seventy-two sages, can study hard and farm in the field. Confucius was asked about crops, and then Confucius said after he left: "Villain, Fan Xuye." ”

"Oh, when you say that, I remember, it seems that there is such a thing, and it seems to be recorded in the Analects."

"A few days ago, Li Zhe and Li Dan were also scolded for being ungentlemanly, and these are facts that people in the world have long recognized, how do you want to change them? The people of the world believe in the class of Shinong industry and commerce, you have broken, the status of businessmen has risen, and now you have to change the slavery, the queen mother is afraid, even if it is changed, the slave is still a slave, and the nature will not change, but it is a waste of your hard work. ”

"That'...... Shouldn't I mourn his misfortune and be angry with him? Li Hong smiled bitterly, what the queen mother said was exactly what he was worried about.

In the previous life, there were still so many people kneeling and licking foreigners, not to mention the people of this era, even if they were unshackled, I am afraid it would be difficult to adapt for a while, right?

But no matter what, shouldn't you still have to do it?