Tang Yi only has words, no number, and doing it is Tang Shunzhi's encouragement to him, everything is easier said than done.

The Confucian scholar group, for two thousand years, has been attached to the imperial power and has become a parasite of this land.

Tang Yi dared to say that there are definitely seniors with eyes like torches, but it is really difficult to change.

Taking the Ming Dynasty as an example, there are only more than 20,000 officials in the two capitals and 13 provinces, and the imperial examination is held every three years, and at most 3 or 400 people are admitted each time.

As for the inner court, known as 100,000 eunuchs, there are so many royal relatives of the clan, and the number of relatives is very amazing. If the civil official group does not cooperate, it is a big deal to release the eunuchs, and there will always be shameless literati who will bow to the emperor.

To put it bluntly, the Confucian literati is a dog raised by the emperor, how to expect the dog to be on an equal footing with the owner.

If Tang Yi had passed fifty years earlier, he would not have the idea of changing the rules for thousands of years, at most he would be a powerful minister, it would be best to kill Emperor Lao Tzu and replace him himself, and by the way, the ancestors of the wild boar skin would be wiped out, and that's it.

But with the advent of the Age of Discovery, everything took a turn for the better.

The discovery of gold and silver in the Americas, and the rapid prosperity of overseas trade, led to the industrial and commercial development of Jiangnan, which in turn promoted urbanization.

A large number of people left the countryside and went to the cities to become workers.

Urban and rural areas are completely different concepts, in a village, everyone knows each other, and almost all of them can get close to each other, and they can all speak, and if there is a contradiction, it will be resolved internally.

But cities are different, looking around, almost all strangers, and there are no relatives around, people become insecure, so citizens often hope that there are rules, laws, and officials to protect them.

The social structure of the southeast is undergoing drastic changes, almost for the first time since Qin Shi Huang. If you are still indulging in the routines of the past, Tang Yi feels that it is a pity.

Aren't there fewer literati?

In terms of education, there will soon be tens of millions of literate people in the southeast alone. No matter how many minions the emperor has, there is no comparison. These people were Tang Yi's most powerful allies.

Isn't imperial power deeply entrenched?

The more people who read, the more thoughts they have, and the spread of mental science makes it much easier to pull people out of the Three Principles and Five Constants and re-examine the imperial power.

In fact, there have been too many new things and too many deviant concepts in the southeast in recent years.

What they need most is a light to guide them!

Just like the Renaissance that happened in the West, as well as the ideological enlightenment, the East also needs a change in concepts, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, a hundred schools of thought contended, and the cultural genes constructed were two thousand years.

Nowadays, the old concept is no longer enough, and it is imperative to bring forth the new.

Obviously, Tang Yi, who is familiar with the historical context, is the best candidate.

Carry forward the study of the heart and be a sage who has surpassed Confucius for two thousand years. Tang Yi felt that this goal seemed more attractive than being an emperor and general, and a thousand years later, people may have forgotten how many emperors there were in the Tang Dynasty, but the poems of Li Bai and Du Fu have been passed down through the ages.

Let his writings become a must-read textbook for thousands of years, thinking of this, Tang Yi feels very proud and worth trying.

The pursuit is different, the realm is raised, Tang Yi's thoughts are different, he and Xu Jie said that they want to retreat to Lin Quan, it is not a lie, but a true idea.

Sages want to establish virtue, speech, and meritorious service, together called three immortals, it is said that in the past dynasties, only two people have done it, one is Confucius Laofuzi, and the other is Wang Yangming.

In Yang Minggong's hometown, there is a couplet, which is written that the three immortals of virtue and meritorious service are true, and they know that Mingjiao is a teacher of ten thousand people.

How chic, how domineering.

Sages are even rarer than emperors who create a dynasty, Tang Yi silently pondered, how far away he was from a sage?

He rebuilt the city, crossed the sea, and recruited the Japanese invaders, which was barely considered a meritorious service, but as for the other two, there was still a lot of difference, and it was not difficult to make a statement.

Tang Yi has studied the science of mind over the years, and he has some experience, combined with the popular concepts of later generations, created some disciplines, and made some concepts that are widely accepted by people, which can be regarded as a statement.

The most important thing is to be virtuous!

What is Lide?

Tang Yi felt that it was the real great merit to solve the divine authority of the monarchy and truly let the scholar group control the country, establish a life for the people, and bring peace to all generations.

It is not interesting to stick to the gains and losses of one or two official positions, this time the people of the southeast are joined by millions, which frightened Jiajing, Xu Jie, and even more shocked the world.

If Tang Yi remained in his position, whether it was Jiajing, Xu Jie, or Yang Bo and others, they would all regard Tang Yi as a thorn in their side and a thorn in their flesh, and they would do everything they could to kill him.

Without him, it's too powerful!

If Tang Yi took a step back and avoided Jiajing's attack, the emerging group in the southeast would inevitably face Jiajing's blow. With an existential crisis, they can be more aware of the situation, on the one hand, they will step up their huddles and become disillusioned with the imperial power. Disgust, hatred, on the other hand, they also need someone to act as a guiding light, tell everyone the way forward, shelter them from the wind and rain, and resist the suppression of the imperial court.

At that time, Tang Shengren is the best candidate, and everyone will return to the court with popularity and prestige, and no one will be able to stop Tang Yi's footsteps, drastic reform, and create an unprecedented prosperous era.

Of course, Tang Yi was still very restrained, and he didn't dare to boast of being a sage, but Mao Kun and Wang Yin both heard the taste, and it was indeed very tempting to be able to assist Tang Yi and open up unprecedented achievements, so they nodded without hesitation.

Only Shen Mingchen's mind slowed down a little, but he thought of another question.

"My lord, I want to learn from Wang Anshi!"

mentioned Wang Anshi, everyone pondered, and it was really similar.

Wang Anshi was respected as a Confucian, wrote books and said, founded Jinggong Xinxue, ruled in the local government for many years, made remarkable achievements, and had the hope of the world, it can be said that Wang Anshi was once the closest to the sage.

It's a pity that he presided over the reform of the law and implemented the new policy, which made the heavens angry and resentful, and opened a bad example of party strife, and the Northern Song Dynasty perished so quickly, Wang Anshi was guilty.

It is precisely because of the failure of Xining's reform that Wang Anshi not only did not become holy, but was also regarded as a demon in a chaotic country.

Not to mention, Shen Mingchen reminded Tang Yi that sages are not so easy to do, but after thinking about it carefully, there are two main reasons why Wang Anshi's reform failed, one is that the design of the new law is rough, full of loopholes, and there are many problems when it comes to implementation, and Wang Anshi has a paranoid personality and is unwilling to adjust.

Secondly, Wang Anshi has a lot of shortcomings in employing people, and all those who support the new law, regardless of ability and character, are promoted and reused, and as a result, in the new party, except for Wang Anshi, everyone else has been beaten into villains. and came up with the art of conquest, which will inevitably be criticized.

Tang Yi asked himself, Wang Anshi's mistakes could be avoided. How to reform, he has an account in his heart, as for the selection of talents, he has a large number of young talents to use, even if the talent is not enough for the time being, he still has enough time to cultivate.

What is missing is an opportunity, Wang Anshi has been looking forward to it for thirty years, and when he has waited for a good opportunity, of course he doesn't have to wait for so many years, Jiajing has no good work for a few years.

And the last few years of Jiajing have definitely not been easy.

Tang Yi could see clearly, on the one hand, after the official of the Daoist Dynasty defeated Yan Song again, he swelled rapidly and repeatedly provoked the emperor, Jiajing, he was worried about death, and he was even more obsessed with immortality, seeking the Tao earnestly, spending a huge amount of money, and not knowing moderation.

There is also a strict party and the country for many years, and the quality of officials has declined as a whole, although Xu Jie has the intention to rectify, but he is obsessed with power and tricks, and blindly gives favor.

The wind of greed for ink in officialdom has not been alleviated much compared with that of the strict party in Japan, on the contrary, there is a tendency to intensify.

Wind swords, frost swords, attacking together, plus a faint king, a bunch of chaotic officials, even if they have three heads and six arms, they can't cope with such a difficult situation.

If you try your best, you will only make more and more mistakes, and the prestige you have accumulated will be exhausted. Instead of wasting his reputation in the court, it is better to stand by and accumulate strength.

Wang Yin and Mao Kun, after careful consideration, agreed with Tang Yi's judgment, Jiajing has been ill for a long time, and he is taking pills, he can't last long, once Jiajing hangs up, King Yu is the only prince, and his accession to the throne is inevitable.

King Yu is cowardly and incompetent, Tang Yi is his master again, and the relationship with King Yu is second only to Gao Gong, King Yu became the emperor, Tang Yi is a well-deserved emperor, and then return to the court, the time and place are favorable, all of them are occupied, there is indeed no better choice!

"I don't see it that way, you guys have a bad idea!"

Shen Mingchen shook his head like a rattle, "Brother Shiyue, Brother Lumen, you can't harm adults, sail against the current, and if you don't advance, you will retreat." Let me ask you, if the adult retreats, will Xu Jie let the adult go? In case this old thing gets into trouble and the adults lose their official positions, how will they deal with it? ”

Smart people have the ideas of smart people, but they can't help but take it for granted, vulgar people also have vulgar wisdom, Shen Mingchen's question stopped Wang Yin and Mao Kun.

Including Tang Yi, he didn't know how to answer all of a sudden.

In the court and in the opposition, it is a completely different concept, Tang Yi has offended Xu Jie so many times, if he is desperate and desperately ruined, he wants to kill you, there is really no way to deal with it?

People in the rivers and lakes, involuntarily, like a little donkey pulling a mill, being put on a trap, do you still want to run?

"Why don't you take this opportunity to kill Xu Jie?" Wang Yin suggested in a low voice.

Mao Kun hurriedly shook his head, "I have analyzed it just now, the next few years will be very difficult, without Xu Jie's block, Mr. Jing Chuan will take over the first assistant, and the adults will have to take the position, there is the emperor above, there are the expectations of the people below, and the counterattack of the Xu Party, so how can the adults do it?" ”

After discussing for a long time, there was still no way, Tang Yi had no choice but to stop the discussion and fill his stomach first.

Coming out of the study, the four of them went to the kitchen, made a few small dishes, and thought about it while eating. At this time, Zhu first ran in from outside.

"My lord, I just got the news that Yan Shifan sent Luo Longwen to secretly enter Beijing with the caravan."

Yan Shifan?

I hadn't heard this name for a long time, I almost forgot him, and he popped up again, what did he want to do? (To be continued.) )