Chapter Forty-Eight: The First Confrontation, Partnership (4)

After talking with the Wu family's father and son, Zhu Jian walked straight towards Zheng Zhilong and his party who were kneeling on the ground on the other side.

"Your Majesty!"

Seeing this, Han Yi and the Wu family's father and son couldn't help but call softly, after all, in their opinion, this Zheng Zhilong was full of gangsters. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

In this regard, Zhu Jian turned around and smiled to indicate that it was okay.

When he walked to the encirclement, the patrol officers of the patrol battalion gave way one after another, but at this moment, Zhu Jian was gently picked up by Zheng Damu, who was forcibly asked by Zheng Zhilong to kneel on the ground.

"Uncle!"

At this moment, seeing Zhu Jian picking himself up, Zheng Damu called softly.

Hearing this, Zhu Jian looked at him, but at this moment, Zheng Zhilong was a little panicked when his son actually called the current saint 'uncle', and was busy scolding his son.

"Damu, Hugh is presumptuous!"

Hearing this, Zhu Jian smiled and said as if he were understatement.

"It doesn't matter."

"Uncle is the son of today?"

At this moment, Zheng Damu asked with some curiosity.

Hearing this, Zhu Jian laughed and laughed.

"What? Da Mu doesn't look like Uncle is an emperor? ”

Hearing this, Zheng Damu drooped his head and thought for a long time before he was the way.

"Hmm....... The emperor in Damu's heart is all high, but he is not as approachable as Uncle. ”

Regarding Zheng Damu's words, Zhu Jian laughed loudly.

"Da Mu, Fei Ye, Fei Ye, although the Son of Heaven gathered the faith of all the people came into being, but man is not God, once the people are disgusted, the king will also be abandoned by the people, and the king is a man, why can't he go deep into the people and be happy with the people? What's more, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty once said that the king is the boat and the people are the water, and the water can overturn the boat and carry the boat! As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, how can I not know that the boat and water are already one? As a king, how can he do it if he takes all the people of the world as his own business, and he is high? ”

Regarding what Zhu Jian said, Zheng Damu nodded, but he seemed to understand whether he understood or not.

At this moment, Zhu Jian's words were listened to, and everyone present was a little surprised, you must know that since ancient times, what the emperor has propagated is the divine right of the monarch.

Since the Han Dynasty, Dong Zhongshu put forward the concepts of "Providence" and "Heaven's Will", and put forward the theory of "Heaven and Man are in harmony", believing that Heaven and the world are connected, Heaven has a will, is the highest personality God, is the supreme master of nature and human society, Heaven created man according to his own face, and man should act according to the will of Heaven.

Starting from the theological teleology of "harmony between heaven and man", Dong Zhongshu put forward the proposition of "divine authority of kings". It is believed that the emperor is the son of heaven and rules the world by the order of heaven, and the people should obey them absolutely, and the people should do everything that the monarch likes, and the people should do it unconditionally. The theory of the divine right of kings emphasizes the natural rationality and sacrosanctity of monarchy.

As Zhu Jian, who has the memory of later generations, this kind of thinking is conducive to maintaining the so-called monarch's authority in a short period of time, but everything has advantages and disadvantages, not to mention that this 'divine authority of the monarch' itself is a double-edged sword.

That's because not only the emperors of the past dynasties, but also the rebellious peasant leaders can also pretend to be the mandate of heaven, claiming to be "carrying by heaven", or "doing the right thing for heaven", and shouting "The red sky is dead, and the yellow sky should stand!" "Describe your activities as being directed by the Divines to deify yourself.

It is precisely because of this understanding that Zhu Jian took this opportunity to expound on the 'people-oriented' thought, in fact, to say that the people-oriented thought, China has also had it since ancient times.

The people are people-oriented, and the people are the foundation, only then can the country sit firmly, the reform can work, and the rectification can win the hearts of the people in the world!

And just when everyone was immersed in the emperor's previous words, Zhu Jian had already stepped forward, but he put Zheng Damu down and helped Zheng Zhilong with both hands.

"Master Zheng, I have finally met you!"

"Ahh

Hearing what the emperor said, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but open his mouth wide for a while, but he was a little surprised, and this meeting between the two, in the eyes of everyone, seemed to be a reunion of old friends after a long absence.

Seeing that Zheng Zhilong was a little surprised, Zhu Jian said with a smile.

"Lord Zheng doesn't have to be like this, Lord Zheng was born in a maritime businessman, and has been crisscrossing the sea for many years, and he once made the imperial army fearful, but I have been a great name for a long time!"

For what Zhu Jian said, Zheng Zhilong was a little blushing for a while, after all, as a former pirate, this was a past he did not want to uncover, otherwise he Zheng Zhilong would not want to belong to the Ming Dynasty as an official.

Seeing this, Zhu Jian said with a smile.

"Lord Zheng, I just praise Lord Zheng's extraordinary means, if there are some gaffes, I am here to make amends to Lord Zheng!"

Regarding Zhu Jian's words, Zheng Zhilong was busy.

"The sinner doesn't dare, what His Majesty said is all the fault of the sinner back then, fortunately by the grace of God, but the sinner has the opportunity to atone for his sins!"

"Haha, no, no, you can change your mistakes, you are good, I and you are not saints, not to mention that saints are not without faults, why should you and I be entangled, this matter is like a passing cloud, and now Lord Zheng is not a general of my empire? By the way, Lord Zheng, if I expected it to be true, Lord Zheng is here for the sake of my own future! ”

For what Zhu Jian said, Zheng Zhilong seemed a little flustered again for a while, to say that he had worked hard for so many years, he had never seen that kind of scene, but today, when he met the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he was a little unable to figure it out, but at this moment he finally realized the depth of the king's heart.

"Lord Zheng, why don't you let these guys go back first, and I will eat and chat with the restaurant in front of you?"

Regarding what the emperor said, Zheng Zhilong was not easy to refuse, so he agreed to the matter.

At this moment, Zhu Jian saw that Zheng Zhilong agreed, but he turned around and said.

"Lord Wu, regarding the matter of Zheng Zhihu, you will interrogate him, and he should strictly follow the imperial criminal law!"

Speaking of this, Zhu Jian said in a deep voice, but he couldn't tolerate any sloppiness.

"Obey the order!"

"Lord Zheng, Brother Ling broke the law in Beijing, and I handed it over to Lord Wu for personal interrogation, Lord Zheng will not have any doubts in his mind!"

"Your Majesty, where do you say, the so-called state has national laws, the family has family rules, and the younger brother violates the law first, and he must be punished!"

Regarding Zheng Zhilong's statement, Zhu Jian nodded, and then said to Han Yi on the side.

"Lord Han, I invited Lord Zheng to drink today, why don't Lord Han accompany you?"

Hearing this, Han Yi nodded yes.

And just when Zhu Jian turned around and was about to leave, he seemed to remember something, and said to Wu Xiang's father and son, who were waiting for him to leave.

"Lord Wu, today is the joy of the Mansion, I should have gone to congratulate in person, it seems that there is some inconvenience here, so I will send the Inner Mansion to represent my heart later!"

"Wechen has thanked the Holy Grace!"

And at this moment, Zheng Zhilong, who witnessed everything, couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"It's really an emperor's posture!"