Faced with Cheng Yanjin's questioning, Wei Zheng responded coldly: "If we only focus on our own interests, we will not risk being killed by Your Majesty here and stand up and speak up for this matter." ”

"What's more, Lord Cheng himself said that if His Majesty wants to prove the idea that all people are equal, he will be coerced by us to cancel the new policy; If Your Majesty enforces the decree and we fight to the death, it will prove that Your Majesty's idea that all people are equal is a fallacy, and that the decree itself is full of contradictions that cannot be verified. ”

Cheng Yanjin was about to continue to put pressure on Wei Zheng, but Qin Huaidao had already spoken.

"Oh? What does Lord Goshidai mean is that if this matter can be verified or made sense, it can be implemented? Qin Huaidao did not call Wei Zheng Aiqing, nor did he call Lord Wei, but called him Lord Yushitai to show his dissatisfaction with his performance in the court.

Wei Zheng didn't care, and saluted Qin Huaidao: "That's nature." ”

He swept over the rest of the officials: "That's what you mean?" ”

The officials replied in unison: "That's exactly what I mean." ”

"Okay," Qin Huaidao drank coldly, the Taiji Hall was not too big, and his shout was like a bell, shocking the hundred officials: "Since you all have this intention, then I will discuss it with you." ”

"Let me ask you, what does it mean that all people are equal? Does equality mean that everyone can do whatever they want? ”

He stared at the officials below, knowing that although they were dissatisfied, the holy driver did not dare to act too recklessly, and then said: "No, if everyone is equal, if they can do whatever they want, the world will be in chaos, the so-called equality of everyone not only refers to status, but also refers to the respect between people. ”

"Wei Zheng, the Lord of the Imperial Historical Observatory, dares to accuse me in the court within the scope of the law without worrying about being killed, this is equality, the people dare to criticize the deficiencies of officials within the scope of the law without worrying about retaliation, this is equality, with equality, people can speak freely within the scope of the law, only in this way, free ideas can sprout, only in this way, science and technology can develop, only in this way, society can continue to develop and progress, at that time, human beings can still meet although thousands of miles away, Chang'an to the East China Sea only a few hours, everyone can afford to marry, If you can afford to eat and read, then everyone in the Han Dynasty will be rich, and the real prosperity will come. ”

"If I am as you think, even if there is an adventure in the pre-Qin Warlock Cave Mansion, how can those novel technologies, unique strategies and ideas really be created to benefit the people of the Han Dynasty?"

Wei Zheng also wanted to refute: "But the difference between this monarch and the minister ......"

When Qin Huaidao heard this, he looked at Xue Rengui, he asked him in the Ganlu Hall a few days ago, and Xue Rengui also gave an answer.

The distinction between kings and ministers cannot be abolished.

Sure enough, in the hearts of these officials, the obsession of the monarch and the minister is deeply rooted in the bone marrow.

If there is no king or courtier, to whom should they be allegiated?

If there is no king and no minister, to whom should they serve?

The answer is actually very simple, when a famous great man shouted that sentence, the thoughts and atmosphere at that time were similar to those now, the people's wisdom was not open, the thought was traditional, and the greatest belief in people's hearts was imperial power.

Until that phrase came along.

It subverts the ideas that everyone once believed in for a lifetime, breaks the shackles of the old system, and at the same time lays an unbreakable foundation for the birth of a new kingdom and ideas.

That phrase is: serve the people.

Qin Huaidao, who wanted to understand everything, said this sentence lightly, and after finishing speaking, all the officials in the court were shocked, as if they had heard something terrible.

Lu Yannian's face stiffened, he didn't expect His Majesty to unexpectedly solve the logical dilemma they had carefully arranged.

Serve?

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there was a stunning Confucian scholar Mencius who once proposed that the people are precious, the courtiers are secondary, and the monarch is light.

Now, His Majesty is proposing to serve the people again?

A trace of incomprehension flashed in Wei Zheng's eyes, he didn't understand the true meaning of this sentence.

Seeing countless eyes staring at him, Qin Huaidao knew that this sentence had worked, the era when this sentence was produced was the most desperate era, and the power contained in the thoughts that burst out of the desperate situation could not be compared to the ancients who had not been exposed to modern concepts?

"That's right, to serve the people, all the people in the world are for the people, and all officials are for the people, including me, what Lu Yannian said If there is no distinction between kings and ministers, and there is no distinction between subjects, the people will not obey the law and the will, in fact, the cart is turned upside down."

"If a decree is good for the people, how can the people not obey it? If the will is good for the people, how can the people not obey it? On the contrary, it is precisely because the decree and the will are not only unhelpful but harmful to the people, that it is necessary to oppress by power and restrain the sword, Lord Wei, do you say yes or no? ”

These words exploded in the minds of the officials.

Lu Yannian's face became extremely pale, and his eyes looked at His Majesty the Emperor, who had just ascended the throne, in shock, a little stunned.

When Wei Zheng looked at Qin Huaidao, his eyes flashed with a sense of understanding.

"Everyone is equal, not absolutely equal, the people are precious, and all officials and authorities are secondary, including me, are all public servants of the people, serving the people."

"I want to make the superior no longer be powerful, so that the people no longer fear officials and soldiers, and I also want to make this world no longer the world of individuals or a few people, but the world of the whole world."

The words fell, and there was no objection in the court, Wei Zheng finally fully understood what Qin Huaidao meant at this moment, and even understood the meaning of what Qin Huaidao said-he wanted to be a real saint!

After Lu Yannian returned to his residence, he quickly spread the matter of Chang'an's ideological change to the area of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, which was where his family lived, and if His Majesty insisted on implementing this policy, they would also make plans as soon as possible.

This matter spread all over Chang'an overnight, and the people were happy and the people's hearts were boiling.

"Serving the people? Is Your Majesty really saying that? "Some people were skeptical at first, but later they found that more and more people were talking, and when His Majesty promulgated some time ago the decree of equality for all farmers, businessmen and entrepreneurs, they no longer doubted it.

In addition to the excitement, the people are more curious about whether this initiative can really be implemented.

Not to mention whether state and highway officials at all levels will do one thing in front of them and one thing behind their backs, it is difficult for those families and wealthy families who are entrenched in various places to obey this measure.

The rights that come with identity and wealth cannot be easily abandoned.

In the Ganlu Palace, Qin Huaidao was brewing a big event.

At the beginning of the new dynasty, the people with meritorious deeds were canonized, and the Weijia sea was in the sea, shocking all directions!