Chapter 198: Declaring War on the Imperial Power

The student said loudly: "The essence of the three outlines and five constants proposed by Zhu Xi lies in teaching. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info there is no class to teach. It is to advocate that the people of the world act in accordance with the original meaning of the Three Principles and the Five Constants. There is no coercion in any sense. In addition, the doctrine of the Three Principles and Five Constants has two meanings. On the one hand, he is educating his courtiers, his sons, and his wives. On the other hand, it is also educating the king, the father, and the husband. ”

Chen Di said: "Mr. is very wrong! The original meaning of the three outlines may be the same as what Mr. said. Today, however, the opposite is true! The three gangs are already only binding on courtiers, sons, and wives! It has become a tool for monarchs, husbands, and fathers to maintain their authority!"

The student said, "The Metropolitan Governor's words are wrong。。。。。 ”

The student was about to make another grand speech, but Chen Di interrupted him: "What's the difference?" A courtier who is not virtuous is disloyal and unfilial, a son who is not virtuous is a father who is unfaithful and unfilial, and a wife who is not virtuous is a husband who is unfaithful and unfilial. "But what if the faint king wronged his courtiers? What if a husband has wronged his wife? What about the father who wronged his son? Is it unfaithful or unfilial? Even if a courtier, wife, or son is wronged, a monarch, a father, or a husband will not be punished in any way! Sir, am I telling the truth? ”

The student said, "This is indeed the truth... But.... ”

Chen Di said loudly: "There is nothing but! Whether it is the lord or the subordinate, whether it is a father or a son, whether it is a husband or a wife, right is right, and wrong is wrong! The monarch, the father, and the husband do the right thing, and they should have the support of their subordinates, sons, and wives. If the monarch, father, or husband does something wrong, he should be opposed by his subordinates, sons, and wives, and should be punished as he deserves! Therefore, the three outlines and five constants are complete nonsense! It is not worthy of being a moral criterion at all, and there can only be one criterion for judging secular morality! ”

The student asked, "Could the Governor please make it clear what the criteria for moral judgment should be?" ”

Chen Di replied loudly: "Da Ming Law! Because the law is the minimum morality! ”

Chen Di said again: "Whether it is a monarch, a husband or a father, as long as he violates the law of the Ming Dynasty, he should be punished as he deserves!" A courtier does not have to submit to the monarch, a son does not have to submit to the father, and a wife does not have to submit to her husband! But all must obey the law! This is called the rule of law! ”

The student asked, "What if the emperor breaks the law?" ”

Chen Di replied: "The prince broke the law and was guilty of the same crime as the common people!" In the face of the law, everyone is equal! Even if you break the law today, you will still be punished as you deserve! ”

Wang Pu's words were like throwing a boulder into a quiet backwater! In an instant, a monstrous wave was set off!

Onslaught, what a shock!

The students of Xingming Academy began to whisper.

Chen Di said: "You don't have to be so surprised! The supreme authority in this world is not the Three Platforms and Five Constants, not the sages of Confucius, Mencius and Zhu, not the emperor, not the cabinet, and not the governor of the capital! There is only one authority, and that is the Fa! It's the Great Ming Law! Of course, there are many deficiencies in today's Da Ming Law, and the Governor will definitely suggest to the cabinet and the emperor in the future to revise the Da Ming Law to make this authority perfect! ”

"The Metropolitan Governor wants to repair the Great Ming Law?"

"My God, the Great Ming Law is set by the Great Grandfather!"

Everyone started whispering again.

Wang Pu said: "When the great grandfather formulated the Great Ming Law, he must have been able to predict the situation in the next hundred years? What is right is right, and what is wrong is wrong! What is right in the Ming Law, we must keep, and what is wrong must be corrected! Because of the weight of the authority of the Great Ming Law, it is not allowed to carry any mistakes! ”

Chen Di's words have actually declared war with the old imperial power that has existed thousands of years since Qin Shi Huang!

Wang Pu said this at Xingming Academy with two meanings. The first is to establish the sacred status of "law" in the hearts of the students of Xingming Academy. When the "law" surpasses the imperial power in the hearts of these students, and when these students gradually become officials at all levels of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial power will be completely hollowed out at that time! The tragedy of the faint monarch and the misguided country will not be staged in Daming again! ”

The law of Daming is the constitution of Daming! Only by establishing the sanctity of the constitution can the Ming Empire embark on the right track of governing the country according to law!

Chen Di said loudly again: "From now on, Da Ming Law is a compulsory practice of Xingming Academy!" You have to find out the shortcomings and the preciousness of the Great Ming Law! ”

Chen Di asked the students again: "After talking about the three outlines, let's talk about the five constants!" Can any of you explain to me what benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and faith are? ”

Immediately, a student replied: "Benevolence, you can't only think about yourself in everything, you must think more for others, think for others, and do things for others." Benevolence, love Ren also! For the righteous, when others are in trouble, stretch out your hand to help those in need, which is a righteous act! Those who are courteous show people to bend, and those who have bent down are tall and polite to them, so respecting others is courtesy! A wise man who has pondered the truth in the book thoroughly is wisdom. Those who believe in it are also words, and a gentleman is a believer with a whip! ”

Chen Di said: "Wisdom is worth advocating, and I have nothing to say." Today I only talk about benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, and faith. Let's talk about this benevolence first, it is benevolence to think about others in everything! It is benevolent to think of others in all things. I'm going to say, it's all fart! ”

A student said: "Most of the governors are foul-mouthed, and the students dare not agree!" Students read poetry and books, Qin, Han, Tang, Song, Yuan, and Ming. The Han Dynasty was against the Xiongnu and Xianbei, the Tang Dynasty was against the Turks, the Eastern Ying Song Dynasty was against the Khitan, the Western Xia, and the Jin Kingdom, and the present dynasty was against the Tatars, Warats, and Wuliangha. We have always treated foreigners with courtesy! For example, if the foreigners do not have a written language, we teach them to write it. For example, if the foreigners do not have clothes, we teach them to make clothes. For example, if the foreigners have no shelter, we will give them the northern grasslands with abundant water and grass. We treat them with the best of what's good, and that's Jen! The benevolent love others! ”

Chen Di asked, "What about these alien races?" Have they ever been kind to us? They don't think about the virtue of complementing each other in the heavens, but instead treat our border people with wanton killing and looting! We give them porcelain, tea, silk, and writing, and what do they give us in return? It's a steel sword, it's a bow and arrow, it's an iron hoof! Since the Han Dynasty to the present, how many Han people have died tragically at the hands of those aliens whom we once treated with kindness? When we are strong, we love them, and when we are weak? They won't love us at all! They have never intended to be merciful to us, but they are intent on plundering our wealth and robbing us of our wives and daughters! What does charity get in exchange? It is the resentful soul of countless Han people! That's why I say, what is the so-called benevolence, it's all fart! ”