So Fang Congzhe and the others dispersed the courtiers, and after some discussion, the two of them cooperated with Ye Xianggao to go to face the saint.

This time, the location of the three people was neither the imperial palace nor the city government office, but a teahouse in the capital. This teahouse is located in a prosperous area, and this is also the place where Li Jiancheng met Ling Xueji for the first time, and it is the node where he witnesses the distortion of this time and space in his heart. Since then, Li Jiancheng has also been here a few times, but he likes this place.

When the three of them came here, Li Jiancheng had already ordered a table of wine and food and sat there, and the three of them came forward to salute, Li Jiancheng raised his hand to signal that they didn't need to be polite, and ordered the three of them to sit down. As soon as Fang Congzhe, Han Kuang, and Ye Xianggao sat down, Li Jiancheng said to the three of them: "Come and try it, the side dishes here are still good."

Li Jiancheng's words made the three of them not know how to interface, but the emperor ordered the three of them to taste a little bit of the side dishes here, and then Fang Congzhe spoke first: "The ministers are ashamed to Your Majesty!" ”

Li Jiancheng smiled when he heard this: "It's not that I'm ashamed, it's that I'm ashamed of the world, and I'm ashamed of myself." I knew before I did anything that it would be difficult to accept, and that there would be corresponding obstacles, so I was not surprised. ”

Li Jiancheng went on to say: "'Official, business' is a big chess game, I have a saying in China since ancient times, it is said that scholars and scholars are the most important. The scholar is put first, and the merchant is regarded as a lowly last. Why is this happening? Because businessmen are profit-seeking, they have no virtue and no character. This is driven by interests, and it is something that readers are ashamed of. Since ancient times, our Chinese thought has also been based on great goodness, beauty, and great benevolence, and we believe that loving others is the moral character and goal. So since ancient times, emperors have also said that they love the people like sons, right? ”

Li Jiancheng spoke to them like this. The three of them didn't speak, and they all knew that Li Jiancheng's words were not finished. So Li Jiancheng also continued: "Your words are right, there is no absolute justice, only a relative position. If you want to say this, you must say this thing, and this is the reason for your position. In the same way, the character and admiration of the reader are also respected by the position, so this does not mean that the reader is noble in character and the reader has lofty ideals. This is the position, and you are dark relative to me. But for you, I am relative. This is the political zhì. ”

Li Jiancheng did not block or hide the words of these three people at all, and for Li Jiancheng, his gaze was ahead of the times. And these three people are all at the center of the current political era, and their views on each other are completely different. In terms of right and wrong, it can't be limited to the present, at least these people are not pursuing the most basic glory, wealth, status and reputation, which also has Li Jiancheng's capital to talk to them about meaning and future.

There is nothing wrong with the three of them sticking to the traditional legal principles, and there is nothing wrong with the three of them thinking that the current world is a normal development, and their concepts and experiences are like this, which cannot be compared with Li Jiancheng's super-modern vision. But they have come to the present position and have the same views and actions on the future of the world as Li Jiancheng, who continued: "It has nothing to do with the position now. It has nothing to do with status, nothing to do with etiquette. Let's talk about the so-called people. ”

"Where there are people, there will be a position, there will be a status, there will be rules. This is not a society composed of people, it seems that people are inseparable from these things, so we have a variety of social composition and reasonable explanations, which has become academic! Confucianism, for example, interprets a social order. He told us what people should do and what kind of treatment people should have, which is society and people. And my problem is 'qualifications'! ”

"For example, who is qualified to be an emperor! Just like what is qualified to be 'noble' and qualified to occupy virtue. Li Jiancheng said such words lightly.

Fang Congzhe, Han Kuang, and Ye Xianggao all changed color when they heard this. The three of them wanted to interrupt, but Li Jiancheng stopped them from speaking, he raised his hand and said: "I was born in the royal family, I am a prince, but my father and emperor have experienced a lot to get my qualifications today. This makes me think about whether a qiē is not necessarily a qiē, not necessarily a qualification, not necessarily a status, not necessarily a person. The Taizu of the past, the me of today, and even the other people in the future who have the qualifications, do you understand what I am talking about? ”

Fang Congzhe, Han Kuang, and Ye Xianggao glanced at each other when they heard this, and Ye Xianggao spoke: "Your Majesty is wise and intelligent, and it is my luck to understand what mortals can't understand." But 陛xià, the social long-term lun, should be certain, and 陛xià will always be 陛xià. ”

Li Jiancheng listened to his words and smiled lightly: "The Han and Tang Dynasties can be described as the extreme, with today's collusion between officials and businessmen to smuggle Hou Jin Dazi, can Mr. Ye guarantee that the surname Zhu will be in the world for ten thousand years?" ”

Ye Xianggao was speechless all of a sudden, and Li Jiancheng continued: "If the king does not change, the people will change, and if the people do not change, the king will change." This does not depend on the history of any classics, which is the demand of the whole society. Looking at the overall situation of my Daming now, how long do the three of you think you can go without accidents, and how much power can I Daming have to solve the problem if something happens? ”

Li Jiancheng's sentences are extremely true, Ye Xianggao and the three of them have nothing to say, and the weakness of the Ming Dynasty is visible to everyone. The ability of the imperial court to solve problems has declined sharply since the time of Shenzong, and in the area of the Apocalypse, even the cultivation of mausoleums has become a problem.

Han Kuang sighed and said: "But Your Majesty, even so, what Your Majesty does has a chance of winning. ”

Li Jiancheng listened to his words, but showed a 100% smile and said: "Victory!" And this is not what I mean, this is public opinion, three of you, please look downstairs? ”

The three of them looked in the direction pointed by Li Jiancheng, but they just happened to see a large group of people coming out of the corner of the street. These people are dressed as ordinary people, but they are not ordinary, they are all with a resolution expression, and they also hold a pair of tall banners above their heads, which read, 'Petition for the people's innocence, ask for forgiveness.' ’

'Ye Congfeng, Zhou Ming, Xinlan. It's good people, beg His Majesty not to kill them'

'Please forgive Ye Congfeng, Zhou Ming Xinlan and the three of them, we are willing to take the guilt and exchange our lives. ’

All in all, all kinds of banners range from simple to connotative, all of which are made up of these

The common people walked up the street, shouting slogans, and no one knew that the emperor was here.

The same thing happened all over the city, and these people appeared in every street in all directions. They were all dressed and acted like this, marching around the city in the direction of the execution ground with banners held high.

As they walked, they shouted their purpose, demanding the release of Zhou Ming, Ye Congfeng and others, and even more cautiously saying that they were Qingtian's parents and should not be killed. At the same time, they were joined by a steady stream of street vendors, vegetable sellers, and even scholars. Sometimes when a certain mass voice comes out, most of the time the people who conform to the crowd are shouting for the sake of not being there, they are just rebelling for the sake of rebellion.

Yes, for the sake of Ye Congfeng, Xinlan, and Zhou Ming, Li Jiancheng launched the first demonstration in the history of China by a proletarian class composed of peasants against the existing aristocratic regime.

This demonstration is of great significance, and for both Li Jiancheng and the demonstrators, this is a heavy step towards independence and freedom. Whether these people realize it or not, they have fought against the ancient nobility by protecting their own rights and interests, and in the process of protecting the first political voices without political class qualifications, what has been produced in the process is not only a mutual rescue, but also a kind of creation.

Ye Xianggao, Fang Congzhe, and Han Kuang looked at the endless procession like a long dragon and sighed, they didn't expect Li Jiancheng to have such a means anyway. As the so-called public opinion is the will of heaven, and if you control the will of the people, you will have the greatest power in the world. But since ancient times, which emperor dared to drive public opinion like Li Jiancheng, and his release of public opinion is a future that several people can't see at all. Whether this is right or wrong can no longer be judged lightly.

But in any case, the emperor has respected Zhou Ming and Ye Congfeng today, and no matter who wants to move in the future, they will have to consider the influence and consequences of this public. This is like the confluence of the Donglin Party and Qi Chuzhe, both of whom represent a large number of ideas and people who have an impact on this society.

These influences are the real right to speak even if they are political capital, so in any case, after today, Li Jiancheng's system can be regarded as erected. With such a voice, they also have a say in the country. Although it is the people, isn't the official system in China always represented by the people? Who would call me a gentleman who represents that place? So fundamentally speaking, everyone relies on the people, although China has been a country that shouts the voice of the masses and speaks the words of a few people since ancient times, but this is still unchanged at all.

"How many people, the so-called qualifications are not in the presupposition of the long theory, it is only in those who really want to do it! Moral etiquette is not given by others, nor can it be possessed by reading a few books of Confucius and Mencius, it is human nature and pursuit, which is unchanging. This is my determination of the qualifications of moral law. ”

"I'm here to give a few people a low profile, I have a lot of dissatisfaction with the current country's system and officials, but I don't want to use any iron-blooded means, I intend to grope my way forward with you. But if you don't even dare to change, then I can only be embarrassed, as I said, you don't care about this country, I can't care! I don't mind using anyone, as long as he's moving forward. Well, having said all that, I believe that all of you elders can understand what I mean, and as a junior, I also hope to get your support. In the end, the bottom line of this transaction is that the crime is not as good as the relatives, and the first crime will be punished. Well, it was less than an hour before noon, and a few of them went to the execution ground, and with the current road conditions, it was better to leave immediately. (To be continued......)