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Yang Gengai looked at the place where Kong Yinzhi disappeared in a daze.

Xu Guangqi's gaze was also blurred, and the focus of his gaze did not seem to be here.

The people in the room seem to have something on their minds.

…… Long.

Yang Reform finally moved, seemed to come back to his senses, looked at Xu Guangqi again, and thought for a long time, as if he was thinking about how to express what was in his heart, or how to make Xu Guangqi understand and make his words more organized.

“…… Ahem......" Yang Gai coughed, and saw that Xu Guangqi hadn't come back to his senses for a long time, so he had to remind him.

Xu Guangqi immediately came back to his senses and hurriedly confessed: "Your Majesty forgives your sins, but the minister is rude." ”

"It doesn't matter, there are indeed a lot of things I said today, and it is really very troublesome...... By the way, I want to know, what does Master Xu think about the people's livelihood and civil rights that I and Kong Yinzhi talked about just now? Yang asked reform.

Xu Guangqi thought for a while, and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the so-called people's livelihood naturally refers to the people's clothing, food, housing and transportation,...... As for civil rights, the minister thinks ......" Xu Guangqi hesitated when he said this question, obviously, this issue cannot be clarified at once.

“…… Minsheng is right, as for civil rights, Master Xu might as well associate this word with the fact that everyone in the world reads......" Yang Gengai saw that Xu Guangqi was a little hesitant and interrupted.

Xu Guangqi's eyes lit up, and he said, "...... Your Majesty means that this civil power will be accompanied by more and more ...... of scholars, and ......, in the end, ......, this ......" said and said that there was no follow-up.

"Yes, there are more and more people who read, not to mention that there are people who read all over the world, as long as it reaches a certain level, such as forty percent, fifty percent, it will be a great thing, and at that time, this civil rights will be interesting to say, and it will definitely be very different from today......" Yang Gai said with a smile.

“…… What His Majesty said was very ......, but the minister still didn't understand His Majesty's intentions......" Xu Guangqi nodded, but there were also greater doubts, even greater confusion, engaging in civil rights looks good, it sounds very good, but these things are often like a mirror, very empty, all face-saving efforts. Xu Guangqi knew that the emperor would not engage in those illusory things for the sake of a false name, obviously, the emperor's purpose was not just to let everyone read, and then make something like the prosperity of the heavenly kingdom.

"Hehe, that's a good question...... To tell the truth, I asked Kong Yinzhi to experience the people's livelihood and civil rights, but not all, and there is one more, does Master Xu know what this last one is? Yang Gengai asked with a smile.

"Back to Your Majesty, I don't know ......," Xu Guangqi replied.

Yang Gai didn't say it directly, but said to Wang Chengen: "...... Big companion, I and Master Xu have important things to discuss, you go and clear the scene, don't stand in the door or outside the window, this matter is not trivial, and it will be a big problem if you listen to a few words...... "Yang Reform cleared the field first, this kind of thing can only be said to Xu Guangqi, and when others listen to it, it is definitely troublesome."

"Slave Command!" Wang Chengen agreed.

After Wang Chengen finished clearing the field, he came back to report and went out again, he knew that the emperor meant to clear the field, including himself.

After Yang Gengai saw Wang Chengen go out, he smiled but didn't say anything, picked up a pen and wrote on the paper, and after writing, picked it up for Xu Guangqi to see.

Xu Guangqi was just about to read it out. Yang Reform said: "It's good that Master Xu knows this word, don't say it for the time being, it's still a little early to say this......" Yang Reform said with a smile.

Xu Guangqi looked at the emperor in a daze, looking at the paper in the emperor's hand. It can be said that it is very shocking! The things in the emperor's hands are a little hard to believe.

Yang Gengai lit a candle and then placed paper on top of the candle, burning the paper to ashes.

Xu Guangqi looked at the emperor's burned paper, his face was shocked, and he couldn't believe his eyes. It's hard to understand why the emperor wrote such words.

"Master Xu, but I'm curious why I wrote this word?" Yang Gengai said with a smile.

Xu Guangqi really swallowed hard, and then replied with difficulty: "...... Back to Your Majesty, the minister really doesn't know. Xu Guangqi really can't imagine why the emperor thought of this word, and he is still ready to give it to Kong Yinzhi, if this word is said, the world is simply turned upside down, and the courtiers take this as an example, it can also be said that it is an invitation to clear the name or something, but the emperor himself took out this word, and the meaning is completely different, especially now the emperor who is ready to change...... "Hehe, don't say this word first, let's talk about what the people are?" Yang asked Gengai.

“…… What is Minmin? Xu Guangqi couldn't resist the emperor's jumping thinking, he was shocked and half dead just now, and now he has to talk about another thing.

"To put it simply, the people are the people, and they are the people under my rule." Yang Gai himself gave the answer first.

“…… What Your Majesty said is very ......," Xu Guangqi replied with a confused mind.

"Then to put it simply, the people's livelihood is naturally the survival and life of the people under my rule?" Yang Reform said again.

“…… Returning to Your Majesty, yes......" Xu Guangqi didn't think much about it, and felt that although the emperor did not quote scriptures and said it simply, it was also the truth.

“…… Then the civil rights are naturally the rights of the common people under my rule......" Yang said again.

“…… Back to Your Majesty, yes......" Xu Guangqi's mind was already confused, and he couldn't catch up with the emperor's thinking jump, so he could only follow the emperor's train of thought.

“…… Then we have to think about what kind of rights and how many rights I want to give to the people under my rule, right? Yang Gai said again.

“…… Back to Your Majesty, this ...... "Xu Guangqi's brain can't come back to his senses, since ancient times, attaching importance to the people's livelihood is absolute, what people can carry the boat, can also overturn the boat There are definitely a few baskets, but to say how many rights the people have, this is a little difficult to say, if it is in the Han Dynasty, the official name can carry a pastoral word, it can be seen that the attitude towards the people, although the Ming Dynasty is not the Han Dynasty, but the essence has not changed, and now there is a saying that the shepherd guards the side, now the emperor said to give the people rights, Xu Guangqi thinking for a while is a little short-circuited, Since ancient times, only the emperor has continuously centralized power, where is there an emperor who has delegated power?

“…… Master Xu might as well think about the fact that everyone in the world reads, and naturally understand what this word is about......" Yang Gengai looked at Xu Guangqi with an incomprehensible face and reminded.

After being reminded by the emperor, Xu Guangqi seemed to react and said, "...... Yes, His Majesty advocates reading for all, so naturally, since the world is full of readers, this ...... Naturally, there has to be a saying......" Xu Guangqi's eyes lit up, and he immediately came to his senses. However, I am even more puzzled, although there is only one word in this statement, the content and meaning contained in it are definitely not clear at once, and it is estimated that it has something to do with the great change that the emperor said.

"Yes, all the people are readers, so naturally, everyone will have the rights that readers should have, and this issue cannot be discussed or assumed before, but now that I support the whole people to read, this issue naturally has to ......surface," Yang said.

“…… Your Majesty is right, but, in this way, the rights of the people of the world, or the rights of scholars, will be greatly changed, including taxes, interpersonal relationships, ethics and morals, and so on,...... If everyone is a scholar, then who will serve? Who pays the taxes? …… Your Majesty, if the minister is right, what does Your Majesty mean that everyone is studying now, and everyone will have to pay taxes in the future, and from then on completely change the privilege of exempting scholars from military service, not paying taxes, and paying less taxes? ......" Xu Guangqi said this problem thoroughly, about the matter of reading, everyone talked about it in private, and the result of the discussion was that everyone is a scholar, who will serve, who will pay taxes is a big problem, and everyone can't not serve and pay taxes,...... Many people have come to the conclusion that the emperor is now investing a lot of money in education, in essence, it is to find everyone to collect money in the future, and to collect money from everyone in a reasonable way, although this deal, although it seems that the current emperor has lost a lot of money, a little stupid, but if it really comes to the time when everyone is a "scholar", it is by no means the emperor is stupid, and at that time, everyone will only be dumbfounded, which is in line with the characteristics of the emperor's consistent long-term layout. Of course, there is another problem that is even more serious, to deny that everyone can read is to deny the sages, to shake Confucianism, and to completely deny them, including the legal surname of the emperor's rule, this problem is more acute and headache than military service and paying taxes. This problem, as long as you have read the book, it is not difficult to imagine that the IQ is normal, but the problem is that you can think of the consequences and deny it? This problem has directly split Shilin into several parts, such as those who have taken money and are dedicated to education, and those who are bent on pushing the cause of saints to the extreme; Naturally, their own privileges have been greatly weakened, and many old-fashioned people are unwilling to share power; There are also those who vacillate between supporting the saint or supporting their own centrists. After Xu Guangqi said this, the whole person was a lot more relaxed, and these words were very uncomfortable in his heart.

“…… It is not difficult to speculate this, as long as you have the heart, you can come to this conclusion, which is also the reason why I said to Zhang Xianyong about the people's livelihood and civil rights......" Yang Gai said, after speaking, he picked up the teacup and drank the tea, and his mouth was a little thirsty.

After a moment of silence, Xu Guangqi sorted out his thoughts. In a more confused tone, he asked, "...... Dare to ask Your Majesty, what is the meaning of the ...... of the people, which is the word shown by Your Majesty? Understanding the meaning of the words "people's livelihood" and civil rights spoken by the emperor, Xu Guangqi began to ask the last word, Ming Cook, this word, if this word is said by courtiers, it is said in the past, it can be seen as inviting Qing Ming, Zheng Chen and the like, it can be seen as calling the emperor to the board, because everyone knows what is the "people" thing, maybe everyone can applaud, but the emperor himself said this word, it seems that he is still ready to implement, this meaning is very different...... what do you want the emperor to do if it is boiled?

“…… In fact, this question still comes back to the question of who are the people,...... In my eyes, people who have always said, have always flaunted, and have always thought that they are the people are actually scholars and scholars, not ordinary people in the ordinary sense, and their representatives are those big bureaucrats, big landlords, and big businessmen, no matter what they do, they first advertise themselves as very righteous, and they actually have little to do with the real people, so I don't know if Master Xu can agree? ......" Yang Reform's face, which was still very sunny just now, became a little depressed, or rather, a little gloomy.

"The minister is terrified......" Xu Guangqi was shocked enough by this kind of direct words, the emperor is too straightforward, even him, this heart is beating wildly, he is also a scholar, and he is also a big official, everyone can not hide the little bit of cat that everyone plays, naturally can't hide him, most of the people in the world use the people as an excuse, in essence, they reap benefits for themselves, how many people can really serve the people? This trick has always been played like this.

The topic fell silent.

Yang Reform's face also changed several times, and finally calmed down again.

“…… Actually, this word, compared with the first two, is very empty, the first two, are real, you can understand the meaning when you look at the words, but this is not ......" Yang Reform thought about it, tried to organize the language, and said in a clear language that he could explain.

“…… Returning to His Majesty, the minister was confused...... "Xu Guangqi's heart is also tight, even if it is him, it is not easy to talk to the emperor so bluntly.

“…… This word, to understand, should be the people themselves to decide, but is it actually possible? There are tens of thousands of people under my rule, and the territory is thousands of miles, and it will be expanded in the future, can you imagine that the war in the Wa Kingdom needs an old woodcutter far away in the deep mountains of Yunnan and Guizhou to command and call the shots? Yang Reform said with some disdain, this is not that Yang Reform despises the old woodcutter, but despises the hypocritical surname of Ming Cook.

“…… Back to Your Majesty, I can't ......" Xu Guangqi replied as briefly as possible, these questions are really difficult to answer, and he can only talk as little as possible.

“…… Oh, yes! Impossible, in this era, the material base can't support it at all, and even if the material foundation can support it, everyone has to call the shots, which is obviously not realistic......" Yang Reform's voice became smaller and smaller, and in the end, it was almost inaudible.

Xu Guangqi could only pretend not to hear, although he really wanted to ask what the emperor said.

“…… Therefore, the actual meaning of this word should be how to be the master of the people...... and who is the master of the people......" Yang Gai said with disdain and disdain.

"......" Xu Guangqi's brain is no longer enough, the emperor's words are too much, the content is too complicated, and he doesn't know how to answer the emperor's words.

The topic was too heavy and fell into stiffness again.

Silent.

Yang Reform was silent, although the word Ming Cook looks very beautiful, but in fact, it is not like that, it is very empty. The question of who is the master of the people and how to make the decision for the people, Yang Reform has the answer.

“…… There is also a reason why I am ready to give this word to Kong Yinzhi in the future, and there is a big question about who is in charge of the people and how to make decisions for the people, but it is a big question about this change......" Yang Gai said with disdain and disdain.

“…… Please also ask Your Majesty to make it clear......" Xu Guangqi felt that he was becoming more and more unable to keep up with the emperor's festivals.

“…… Well, if we want to talk about who is in charge of the people and how to make decisions for the people, one of the prerequisites is to clarify who benefits from the change, who supports the reform, and who promotes the reform,...... My purpose is to hope that the change will succeed, and naturally we need someone to support it, and whoever supports it will naturally let someone be the master of the people,...... Isn't it? Or, in other words, to be a person who can make decisions for himself......" Yang said in a somewhat ethereal tone.

“…… To put it bluntly, whoever supports the change, whoever is my supporter, I will let whoever is the one who makes decisions for the people......" Yang Reform's thoughts were also a little confused, and he spoke intermittently, the more he spoke, the quieter his voice became, and in the end, he was almost inaudible.

Xu Guangqi listened to it thrillingly, he has always had the feeling that he can't see through the emperor, but now when he talked to the emperor, he realized that what the emperor planned, what the emperor thought, and what the emperor considered were deeper than he imagined, and the content was even more thrilling.

Who are the beneficiaries of the Emperor's transformation? Who supports change? Who is driving change? This problem, Xu Guangqi is very clear, the emperor hopes to rise the second industry of industry and commerce, the industry can be a sharp weapon, business can enrich the country, a good tool can be peaceful, with business can receive more taxes, in order to support the operation of the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, it is these two industries that benefit the most, and they are willing to support the change, that is to say, according to the emperor's ideas, the future industry and commerce, including those who assist the emperor to promote the change, are the people who "make decisions for the people", and what do the people who "make decisions for the people" represent, naturally needless to say, and what is the status of the two industries of commerce and industry now? The emperor's change, he has almost touched some edges, just touching some edges, and he feels the pressure of the sky.

The subject stiffened again.

Silence again.

“…… Forget it, let's leave this topic aside for the time being......" Yang Reform suddenly stopped the topic. Yang Gai knew that now that he was telling Xu Guangqi this, Xu Guangqi was afraid that he would not understand what this was for, what the purpose and reason were. This topic has to be postponed, at least until Xu Guangqi listens to all his words, he will probably understand.

Xu Guangqi breathed a sigh of relief, this topic is too heavy, he is not easy to interject at all, and he can't interject anything, it has always been the emperor who wants to do everything possible to centralize power and maintain his rule, but now the emperor is ready to delegate power, he really can't say anything, and he really doesn't understand what the emperor thinks, and the second industry of industry and commerce has become a "people...... who are the masters of the people...... This, let's talk about Confucianism, or in other words, talk about the new interpretation of Confucianism, people need Confucianism......" Yang Reform changed another topic, these topics involved all aspects of change, Yang Reform had to be taken out one by one, although these topics seem to be unrelated.

Speaking of this topic, Xu Guangqi was a lot more relaxed, the question just now was too depressing.

“…… Please give your Majesty instructions......" Xu Guangqi asked.

“…… I want to know, how does Master Xu understand this Confucian character, and what do you think of this new interpretation of Confucianism proposed by me, people need Confucianism......" Yang Reform asked, the change must involve Confucianism, because Confucianism has penetrated into all aspects of the whole society, Yang Reform must redefine Confucianism, and people need Confucianism, which is the introduction of Yang Reform's reform to Confucian reform.

"Returning to Your Majesty, Confucianism, Rouye, the name of the warlock......" Xu Guangqi began to explain the Confucian characters, from the source of Confucianism to the formation, to the development, to the exclusive respect for Confucianism to the governance of the country, as well as Confucian etiquette, benevolence, loyalty, moderation, rule of virtue, benevolence, ethical relations, etc., and ......so on, he said a long atmosphere, mostly to explain Confucianism and Confucian thoughts, and there was no too much interpretation of the emperor's need for Confucianism, Xu Guangqi also felt that the emperor already had his own ideas, and he said these things today, there will be big things, It is not appropriate for him to get entangled with the emperor on these issues, or should he see what the emperor says first.

Yang Gengai listened with a smile.

“…… I know what Master Xu said, do you know how I look at Confucianism? Yang Gai said with a smile.

"Back to Your Majesty, I don't know, please show your Majesty ......," Xu Guangqi asked. Xu Guangqi wanted to know what the emperor would think.

“…… Confucianism is the need of people, I advocate that people need Confucianism, maybe Master Xu doesn't quite understand, why is this happening, Confucianism should be ethics and morality, should be the theoretical basis for governing the country and security, should be the charter for the operation of the world, why should he be separated, divided into this irrelevant person needs two words......" Yang Reform said.

Xu Guangqi listened silently, the emperor said so many things to him, although the number of things had already made him dizzy, but he also knew that the emperor had bigger things to say, these were just appearances, and he had to listen seriously.

“…… My view of Confucianism and Confucianism is that it is just a tool to maintain imperial rule...... "Yang said.

"......" Xu Guangqi hurriedly lowered his head, very shocked, originally thought that this topic would be more relaxed, but he didn't expect that this topic was even more "terrifying", and he didn't know who taught the emperor, the emperor actually understood Confucianism so thoroughly.

“…… Master Xu may not understand this, or he may not agree with it, let alone argue with me about this issue......" Yang Gai looked at Xu Guangqi and lowered his head, and said again.

"Back to Your Majesty, this is really not for the ministers to say, please forgive Your Majesty......" Xu Guangqi had to say so, even if his relationship with the emperor is not ordinary, but this issue, it is better not to discuss it, it is too straightforward, even if you want to say it, you must remind it vaguely, you should not say it so bluntly.

“…… It doesn't matter, Master Xu is my master, and it's okay to talk about this question......" Yang said.

"......" Xu Guangqi could only be speechless.

“…… As for saying this, I thought, maybe the ancient sages, or rather, the sages who made the word have already integrated Confucianism into this word very well......" Yang Gai saw that Xu Guangqi had nothing to say, and said it himself.

“…… ......Xu Guangqi saw that the emperor had already explained Confucian characters thoroughly when he said that the person who made the characters had already explained Confucianism, and he was also interested, so he put aside some taboos as a courtier, and concentrated on discussing this issue with the emperor.

“…… This Confucianism, and the era when Confucianism was born, does Master Xu know? Yang Gengai asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister knows a thing or two, if it is said in the "Shuowen Jie Zi", Confucianism itself can be traced back to the late Yin Shang period, and it is specifically responsible for weddings and funerals, referring to warlocks, and the appearance of specific Confucian characters can be based on the great seal of the Zhou Dynasty......" Xu Guangqi said suspiciously, his face was a little unnatural. Obviously, the predecessor of this Confucianism was not very bright, and those who have studied this aspect know that the status of the people who engaged in these things at that time was not high.

"Since Confucianism can be tested to the Zhou Dynasty, and the big seal is also a person who needs to be Confucian, right? Then I asked Master Xu, who is the so-called 'person' in the Zhou Dynasty? Yang asked with some mysterious smiles and some contempt. [The Confucianism of the big seal is also the way people need to write]

“…… This ......" Xu Guangqi was a little confused, who did the "person" of the Zhou Dynasty refer to? Could it be that there were people in the Zhou Dynasty who were not "people". The more Xu Guangqi thought about it, the more he felt that there was a problem, but where the problem was, and he couldn't find anything specific, the more he thought about it, the more he felt puzzled, he could think of it, he could figure it out, but he couldn't grasp the most critical aura. After thinking about it for a while, he still couldn't catch the light, Xu Guangqi could only give up and said, "...... Returning to Your Majesty, the minister is stupid, and I ask Your Majesty to advise......"

“…… I simply divided the people of the Zhou Dynasty into two kinds, one kind of slave, one kind of slave owner, in the Zhou Dynasty, these two kinds of people, slaves accounted for the vast majority, ruled by a small number of slave owners, at that time the so-called 'human needs', it is very clear, that is, the needs of slave owners, the so-called 'people', refers to slave owners, Master Xu does not think that those in the Zhou Dynasty can be killed at will, bought and sold, bullied, injured, and even buried alive, and the slaves who are just a humanoid animal are 'people'? At that time, would the 'people' regard slaves as 'people'? And to interpret Confucianism as sincere and benevolent, it is very clear that Confucianism is to serve 'people', and what 'people' need, 'Confucianism' is,...... So I said, Confucianism is the need of people, Confucianism is to serve the ruler, or to put it bluntly, Confucianism at that time, the status was not high, not even sitting on the guest, can only be regarded as the slave owner's dog legs, and Confucianism is cowardly, cowardly cowardice, Confucianism at that time, in fact, refers to those cowardly dogs who have no strength and force, if the Confucian side is replaced by a worm, it refers to a wriggling worm, taken together, at that time, Confucianism is a kind of only know how to eat rice or other things, win the weak specifically for ' From the moment the word Confucian......ism was born, the person who created the character may have integrated the essence of Confucianism into the character, which is also the magic of my Chinese characters...... Yang Gai said.

Listening to what the emperor said, Xu Guangqi only felt chills all over his body, the emperor's words, but the analysis of Confucianism is thorough enough, vicious enough, although Xu Guangqi entered the Yijiao, but he still regards himself as a Confucian disciple, but now the emperor said Confucianism so bluntly, Xu Guangqi in addition to chills, is sweating, cold sweat.

Xu Guangqi was indeed frightened by the emperor's astonishing remarks, and stood up from the chair in fright, what squirming, cowardly, only knows how to eat rice, only knows how to cater to the master's dog......legs, to say that the emperor and Confucianism have no hatred is unreasonable, Xu Guangqi doesn't know why the emperor said Confucianism so badly, the emperor really has such a big hatred with Confucianism? According to the emperor, today's "man" seems to be the emperor himself, and Confucianism is now serving the emperor as a "person".

Exhaustion, coupled with these remarks, hit the elderly Xu Guangqi to a staggering and shaking body.

Seeing that Xu Guangqi was a little shaky, Yang Reform hurriedly went over to help him, and said, "Master Xu, sit down quickly......"

Yang Gaiai helped the rickety Xu Guangqi to sit down, and took a sip of tea, Xu Guangqi was better.

Looking at the exhausted Xu Guangqi, Yang Gai blamed himself a little, maybe he shouldn't have said Confucianism so unbearable. But if Xu Guangqi knew that there was 200 years of ignorance and backwardness in the Qing Dynasty, that Confucianism was a worm who only knew how to cater to the rulers, and that there was a century of humiliation in China, he would probably understand why he criticized Confucianism so much.

“…… Later, the success of Confucianism and Confucianism is a good illustration of my point of view, because Dong Zhongshu caters to the view of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, so he can respect Confucianism alone,...... At this time, the 'people' and 'people's needs', I think Master Xu should also understand what he means......" Yang Gai said again when he saw that Xu Guangqi was better.

Xu Guang started to move his mouth and didn't say anything, the "people" at that time naturally referred to the emperor and the imperial power, and the "human needs" naturally referred to the supremacy of the imperial power, including the Confucian theory that Dong Zhongshu and many other people made to cater to the imperial power, in fact, it really has nothing to do with the Confucian sage, although the emperor's point of view, although it seems strange, but it is indeed very unique, very vicious, and criticizes Confucianism to the point.

“…… Let's talk about it again, why did Sage Confucius have no ambition in his life, could not be favored by the rulers of that era, and could not serve the 'people' of that era well,...... Because according to my theory, since Confucianism serves 'people' and lives according to the needs of 'people', why did there be a later book burning and pit Confucianism? What is it that did not become a prominent scholar at that time, and could not respect Confucianism alone? On the contrary, it is only one of the hundred families, but it is not very popular, is it because the Confucianism of Confucius is not up to the standard? ......," Yang said.

After sitting for a while and drinking tea, Xu Guangqi felt much better.

This question is also one of Xu Guangqi's questions, hearing the emperor say this, he put aside other thoughts in his heart and asked: "...... I would like to listen to Your Majesty's teachings......"

“…… The reason is also very simple, the Confucianism at that time, that is, the Confucian sage, did not figure out who was the 'person', did not figure out who was the 'person', and served the wrong object, so naturally he would be discouraged and naturally unable to succeed...... Yang Gai explained.

“…… The minister is stupid, please explain ......" Xu Guangqi hurriedly asked.

"This involves the definition of 'human', the definition of 'human' in different eras is different, which involves the transition of the two eras, the era of Confucius and the era of the Qin and Han dynasties, are two completely different eras, and the definition of 'human' has changed greatly,...... Confucius Sage lived and the previous era, is a slave society, 'people' refers to the slave owner, the slave owner has the right to kill the slave, can be disposed of at will, the slave at that time, can not be called a person, therefore, to serve the slave owner, is the definition of Confucianism at that time, but by the time of the Confucian Sage, the form has changed, because of the need for competition between countries, the need for war, etc., the slave is no longer a slave who can be killed at will, the slave is in the direction of ' The evolution of human beings in this aspect, and even the transformation from slaves to 'humans' by virtue of military merits is the reason for the success of the Shang Dynasty Legalists...... Master Xu said, when you arrive in the Qin and Han dynasties, what is the matter of killing people at will and burying people in a pit? At this time, social relations have undergone tremendous changes, 'people' are no longer slave owners, but kings, feudal lords, landlords, landlords are landlords headed by the emperor, slaves are no longer slaves who can be killed at will, they are already called ordinary people, and killing people is also to pay for their lives, therefore, the 'people' of Confucius's era not only refers to the previous slave owners, but also the needs of slaves who are about to become ordinary people...... Sage Confucius obviously did not understand what a real 'person' was at that time, and how could it be accepted by the times? It was only in the later period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty that Confucianism readjusted its direction, not only catering to the ruling needs of 'people', but also catering to part of the needs of the common people, which gave rise to the scenery of Confucianism in later generations, because by this time, the people of Pingming also had some of the rights of 'people'......" Yang Gai tried his best to explain.

This novel theory kept bombarding Xu Guangqi's mind, and Xu Guangqi was already there.

“…… Now this change I promote, speaking of which, is somewhat similar to the era of Confucius Sage, similar in the expansion of the scope of 'people', the scope of 'people' was changed from slaves to common people, and the common people had some rights as 'people', this change in the scope completely changed that era, and from then on the era from the slave era to the era of separation, because the Confucianism of that year did not adjust this in time Now, the reform led by me also needs to expand the scope of 'people' again, and the common people may gain more rights, or in other words, from the basic common people to the 'people' who can do some of their own masters, and the scope of Confucianism's 'people' needs also needs to be adjusted and expanded, otherwise, they will also be abandoned by the times, which is also a key ...... of my reform," Yang said earnestly.

Xu Guangqi was speechless, after listening to what the emperor had said for so long, in addition to physical fatigue, there was also a mental impact, which made him mentally exhausted and confused.

“…… Returning to Your Majesty, if the minister understands correctly, in this change, the scope of 'people' has expanded, which means that everyone reads......" Xu Guangqi was silent for a while, and finally picked up such a sentence.

“…… Well, yes, it's basically this, as an emperor, although I despise Confucianism, it is impossible to really abandon Confucianism, Confucianism is still maintaining the imperial power itself, I am the most important 'person' in this era, as the most important 'human need' that Confucianism serves, I have benefited the most, so it is impossible to put Confucianism to death,...... In short, the relationship between today's imperial power and Confucianism is too deep, Confucianism and the whole society are too deeply involved, and it is impossible to completely abandon Confucianism, unless there is a change of dynasty, and I am precisely the one who is most unwilling to change the dynasty......" Yang Reform said a little lonely, if he crossed over and was not an emperor, but an ordinary person, then it is estimated that he would not take this reformist path, and it is estimated that he would not spend so much effort to reform any Confucianism, but the beacon fire will burn the prairie and change the dynasty, everything speaks with a knife, Whoever disagrees will cut whom, everything is much simpler and clearer, there is like now, take one step and see ten steps, be restrained everywhere, be careful everywhere. Of course, there are pros and cons to this, and we can't just say that rebellion is easy.

“…… Only in this way will the category of this 'person' have a way, reasonable, and expanded in a more peaceful way, and only in this way can Confucianism be continued and inherited to the greatest extent without cutting off Confucianism, so as to achieve a relatively smooth transition, not to make the society too turbulent, and to avoid the robbery of China? Xu Guangqi said with emotion, he understood what the emperor meant.

“…… Sort of, since I can't sever the relationship with Confucianism, nor can I overthrow Confucianism, after all, this Confucianism itself serves me and the class I represent, so I can only take the road of improvement, so I set a wish for Kong Yinzhi to be canonized, as long as he is willing to assist me, I will fulfill his wish for canonization,...... Actually, speaking of which, this should have been his family's responsibility, but unfortunately he didn't have such awareness, and it was impossible for him to have this kind of insight, and there was no such courageous person in Confucianism, so I could only force him little by little, which is why I said that Master Xu would help Kong Yinzhi......" Yang Reform said a little silently. On the road from the feudal agrarian society to capitalist industrialization, there are too few people who can see clearly, and they are also standing at the height of history to get a glimpse of some contexts.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister understands a little, but the minister is stupid, and he really doesn't know how to help Yan Shenggong, even if His Majesty's theories can convince the minister, but how to convince the ministers of the world? Convince the world? …… Your Majesty, forgive your boldness, these words cannot be passed on, and if they are spread, they must be a monstrous disaster, and if they are inappropriate, they must be in turmoil in the world,...... At least, now is not the right time......" Xu Guangqi gradually understood some of the emperor's meaning, and began to analyze things for the emperor.

"Master Xu is right, these things, at present, can never be said, said out must be the world's people panic, if it is used by people with a heart, I will have a turmoil in China, at this time to release this word, in this change is too intense, I mean, this change, must be carried out in a relatively stable, peaceful, controllable way, that is to say, this kind of remarks, at least after the beneficiary has been reading for decades, by that time, everyone has read has initially had a certain effect, There is also a certain basis of support, so that this remark can be thrown out, and it can be easily accepted by the people of the world......," Yang said.

"What Your Majesty said is also reasonable, talking about this topic at this time is too violent, it is not beneficial to change, and it can only be mentioned after those who benefit everyone to study grow up, maybe you can mention it......" Xu Guangqi sighed, the emperor's change is too complicated, and it is too difficult to grasp, if you are not careful, there will be big problems, and exhaustion is Xu Guangqi's biggest feeling.

"Well, this is also the reason why I asked Master Xu to help Kong Yinzhi, Confucianism now has no ability to innovate theories on its own, and it lacks the necessary practice to support new theories, so I pinned my hopes on Master Xu." Yang Gai said.

“…… Returning to Your Majesty, forgive the minister's words, although His Majesty can persuade the minister, and the minister is willing to do his best to help His Majesty, but I have to say that the minister is ......at a loss for this matter" Xu Guangqi sighed and said, to be honest, he didn't understand too much, how to help others, this matter is too complicated, too huge, if you can't see this matter from the height of the overall situation, you can't see through this matter, you can't see through and control this matter, if you want to succeed in the change, this is almost a dream, and what he wants to do, he himself doesn't have a bottom at all.

(To be continued)