If Shen Yichen wants to achieve personality equality, he is using a subtle way to challenge the imperial power that has been high above for thousands of years, then refuting Yang Hongze's impeachment of "competing with the people" is Shen Yichen's card to exploit the interests of the scholar class!

When it comes to the "competition for profit with the people" that the Song Mingshi class often opposes, then we must first understand who this "people" represents.

Ordinary people at the bottom? Or is it the gentry class? All this has to start from the essence of the class division of the feudal dynasty.

The initial order of "Shinong Industry and Commerce" actually has a certain scientific truth, and there is no suspense that the scholar class and the Son of Heaven rule the world together, and their natural status as rulers is higher than that of other classes.

The reason why "agriculture" ranks second is that under the condition of backward productive forces, the small-scale peasant economy determines the fate of the country, but if there is any accident in the harvest of the land, the country will be in turmoil at least and the precursor of national ruin will appear at worst.

As for "industry and commerce", both belong to the marginal category until the productive forces reach a certain level, and they are insignificant to the rulers, and they really cannot degenerate into primitive barter, but they can also maintain the stability of the country.

However, after the development of the feudal dynasty for thousands of years, especially in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the germ of capitalism appeared in the handicraft economy in the south of the Yangtze River, so the order of "Shinong Industry and Commerce" has hindered social progress and even evolved into a shackle.

The vast majority of the common people were "imprisoned" in the land, and could only be old peasants for the rest of their lives, and the means of production and tools were completely controlled by the more powerful gentry class, and they actually became the interests of "merchants" and evolved into a "merchant and merchant" group.

The "people" who compete with the people for profit are never the people, but on the contrary, they are the vested interests of the entire scholarly class. They monopolized the entire market and made a lot of money, and ordinary people at the bottom had no ability to compete with them at all.

So at the end of the Ming Dynasty, there was an extremely strange scene, that is, the emergence of capitalism in the developed places in the south of the Yangtze River, the birth of various handicraft factories and commercial cities, the extremely developed overseas smuggling trade, and the crazy influx of silver from the whole world into the Ming Dynasty.

But on the other side, most of the people at the bottom are still in the most primitive stage of "bartering" under the blows of various natural and man-made disasters.

The gentry class and the common people seem to have been born in two different worlds.

To tell the truth, this kind of polarization scene, the emperor and the high-ranking officials of the court are not unaware, otherwise there would be no reform and change in all dynasties, and the change itself means the redistribution of interests.

It's just that whenever the Ming court wants to develop the commercial market and has the idea of taxation, such as opening the sea and banning the construction of customs, the scholars and doctors of the government and the opposition will oppose it, saying that the emperor is competing with the people for profit, and vainly trying to exploit the people's fat and people's cream, which is simply the reincarnation of Xia Wei Shangxuan!

Most of the time, the right to speak is in the hands of the gentry class, and once their opposition is aroused, even the emperor cannot contend with it, which can be seen from the fact that Chongzhen's decree in the late Ming Dynasty could not be issued in the Forbidden City.

Shen Yichen's "Public Servant Shu" is to fundamentally reverse the discourse power of the gentry class, so that the people at the bottom realize that officials and even the emperor are not a high-ranking group, they should be servants.

Or in modern terms, a servant of the people!

Among them, the concept that the people are greater than the rulers has long appeared in ancient times, such as what the people are noble and the king is light, the people are the water and the king is the boat, and so on. But this thing is a nice thing to say, but it does not limit the power of the ruler and cause a qualitative change, and in the end, even the common people themselves do not believe it, and only exist in the mouths of some scholars who raise their arms and shout.

After a lot of hard work, thousands of words jumped on the rice paper, Shen Yichen looked at the ink that had not dried, and there was an indescribable sense of pleasure in his heart.

Just as he said to Ni Qian before, in fact, he was unhappy with the group of "hypocrites" of literati and doctors in his heart for a long time, but because he was in a high position and had to consider the stability of the government and the opposition, many words could only be buried in his heart.

Now that the other party has launched an impeachment, Shen Yichen can finally express his inner words in the form of an article, how can he be unhappy?

After writing this "Public Servant", Shen Yichen got up and walked towards the outside of the palace, and the destination was the newspaper headquarters of "Wen Bao".

The "Wen Bao" edited by He Wendao, after years of development and Shen Yichen's deliberate support, has basically replaced the inefficient Di Bao of the imperial court in the past and has become the most powerful propaganda organization in the Ming Dynasty.

Every state capital, county and county in the Ming Dynasty, and even many villages and towns ancestral halls, have scholars who believe in the Shen Party to publicize and explain this newspaper. Let those low-level people really stay at home, and they can understand the big things that have happened in the government and the opposition, as well as the various changes in the current Ming Dynasty.

Shen Yichen's rejection of Xu Youzhen's idea of "going to war" does not mean that he chooses to compromise with the attack of the civilian clique, on the contrary, he wants to use an unprecedented public opinion offensive and the general trend of the people in the world to defeat the privileges of the entire gentry class!

Among all the ways, only Wenbao can do this.

He Wendao, Peng Shi, Yue Zheng and several other young Shen Party officials in the editorial department of the newspaper are discussing Yang Hongze's impeachment of Shen Yichen's "seven deadly sins" with righteous indignation.

They regard Shen Yichen as the leader of the school, and even their own spiritual idol, how can they tolerate the "slander" of traditional civil and theorists. If it is said that the officialdom has capable people to live in it, and it is wrong to be in power to forge ahead, then the Ming Dynasty will be reduced to a country that is about to die, and Wen Tian and Wu Huan will no longer be able to prosper!

"The teacher is obviously saving Daming, but he was slandered by the villain for personal gain, which is unbearable!"

Yue Zheng clenched his fists and shouted angrily, he had originally awarded the post of Hanlin editor in the imperial examination in the first year of Jingtai, which can be described as a promising future.

However, he was deeply influenced by the thinking of "applying it to the world", thinking that repairing books in the Hanlin Academy was equivalent to talking about righteousness, and if he wanted to take the world as his own responsibility, he had to do practical things, so he angrily jumped to the sixth department during the period of observing the government, and is now serving as the head of the household.

When he heard the news of impeachment, he came to the newspaper as soon as he heard the news, hoping to use the influence of "Wen Bao" to help the teacher speak out, and Peng Shi, who was next to him, also had the same idea as him.

"That's right, the teacher has been in charge of the government all these years, and he has been quite tolerant of these corrupt civil officials, if he wants the party to fight against differences, why wait until today?"

Peng Shi echoed a sentence, as the first year of Jingtai, he made an exception to grant the position of Hanlin Revision with the same specifications as the champion, which was also the position at the beginning of Shen Yichen's career back then.

Originally, Peng Shi thought the same as Yue Zheng, thinking that it was meaningless to study hard in the Hanlin Academy, and only by going to a practical position could he give full play to what he had learned all his life.

However, he was persuaded by Shen Yichen, he knew very well that he could not change the rules of Hanlin entering the cabinet in a short period of time, if Peng Shi left the Hanlin Academy, then the next generation of cabinet ministers was likely to be led by Tao Zhongxuan, the successor of the civil official group.

According to Shen Yichen's plan, the cabinet will become the decision-making center, and every cabinet minister will decide the future direction of the Ming Dynasty.

"Hearing this, as disciples of the sect, we must speak for the teacher, so let's write an article and publish it now!"

After Yue Zheng got Peng Shi's approval, he looked at He Wendao on the side, he was the editor-in-chief of "Wen Bao" and controlled the voice channel, and now he must not be silent.

In the face of the indignation of the two of them in the same year, He Wendao, who was the most enthusiastic and impulsive in the past, was very calm at this time. The reason is that at the beginning of the establishment of Wenbao, his teacher warned himself that the power of public opinion would have a decisive role, and every article published must be cautious.

Now that Yang Hongze's impeachment of the "Seven Deadly Sins" has just fermented, the teacher Shen Yichen has not responded or instructed him, and blindly publishing a counterattack may be self-defeating.

It can only be said that He Wendao is worthy of being the deepest student in the study of "Shen Xue", and he has gradually explored and comprehended Shen Yichen's thoughts, that is, he does not want to rashly start the party struggle and internal friction of the Ming Dynasty.

If Shen Yichen really had no scruples about wanting power to tilt towards the government and the opposition, then there would not be such a civil official group with such a momentum of impeachment today, and it would have used various means to suppress and divide it a long time ago, forming a de facto monopoly of power!

"Peng Shi, Yue Zheng, don't be impatient, why don't I go to visit my teacher first and listen to his opinion before making a decision?"

He Wendao's response made Peng Shi and Yue Zheng subconsciously frown, especially Yue Zheng, who had a relatively hot personality, and immediately asked: "Hearing this, the group of rotten Confucians in the imperial court have already ridden to their heads, do we still have to stand by and wait for the teacher to speak in person?" ”

"When we meet our mentor and write an article again, I'm afraid we won't be able to catch up with tomorrow's release, and the dominance of public opinion will be controlled by the civilian clique."

"Smell it, it's not time for me!"

Peng Shi also urged, they can accept other things calmly, but they can't bear the attack of the teacher Shen Yichen for a moment.

In the face of the radical persuasion of the two of them in the same year, He Wendao was a little shaken in his heart, and just when he hesitated, a familiar voice came from outside the house: "Do you want to be a teacher who has no power to resist, and you still need a few of your disciples to come forward?" ”

Accompanied by the voice, it was Shen Yichen's face with a playful smile, and he could hear the fierce dispute between several people in the room just now, which he could hear clearly in front of the door.

To be honest, there was an indescribable sense of relief and emotion in his heart, at this moment Shen Yichen finally realized the state of mind of his teacher Li Tingxiu, and he was a teacher who did not teach such a group of protégés and disciples in vain.

"The student has seen the teacher!"

Seeing Shen Yichen coming, several people were stunned in surprise for a few seconds, and then hurriedly bowed and saluted.

"No need to be polite, the conversation just now is in the ears of the teacher, how can you stabilize your breath, it is really a matter of being impressed by the three days."

Shen Yichen first praised He Wendao, he is a Shenxue fanatic, the kind of person who thinks and acts more radically. As a result, I didn't expect that these didn't act rashly, and they could still think of discussing with themselves first, which can be called teachable.

"Students are ashamed to be ashamed, in fact, in the past few years, as the editor-in-chief of "Wenbao", they have become more and more cautious because of their heavy responsibilities."

He Wendao replied with surprise and joy, it is not easy to get the teacher's praise.

"Yes, the greater the responsibility, the more thoughtful everything you do, I heard that you have indeed matured a lot."

Shen Yichen nodded, then looked at Yue Zheng and Peng Shi and said, "When you two are officials in the court, you should pay more attention to the family and the country, rather than the reputation and interests of the teacher. ”

"It's very gratifying to have this heart as a teacher, but I need to be more cautious in the future."

"Students follow the teacher's teachings!"

Peng Shi and Yue Zheng bowed their heads and said yes, and at the same time, they admired Shen Yichen more and more in their hearts, this is the difference between him and those previous masters, no matter how many disciples there are, how huge the power he has cultivated.

He has never called on this group of students to wave their flags and shout for their own selfish interests, and to fight against the party and disagree.

In a sense, Peng Shi and Yue Zheng were so excited when they learned of Yang Hongze's impeachment. It's just that no one knows Shen Yichen's personality better than them, if even such a selfless and selfless ruler has to be smeared, then is there still justice in this world?

"Don't be so restrained, being a teacher doesn't mean that you are wrong, on the contrary, who has never been arrogant when you were young, even if you are a teacher, can you still call a young man if you are not angry?"

Shen Yichen's words came out, and the tense atmosphere after the "criticism" in the room was instantly eased. In fact, seriously speaking, Shen Yichen really doesn't have to be a few years older than his student, but the experiences of the two sides are different, and the stability given by Shen Yichen over the years of officialdom is far beyond his age.

"Well, the teacher came this time, in fact, to publish an article in the newspaper. It's just that it is not to refute Yang Zhongtang's impeachment, but to explain the essential relationship between the government and the people. ”

"Only by making the people realize that they are not slaves, but the masters of this world, can they fundamentally deny the label of power and ministers on the teacher."

"Even if you are the head of the cabinet, you are essentially just a servant of the people!"

When Shen Yichen said this, he put away the relaxed playful smile on his face, and his expression looked extremely serious and serious.

The reason why the civilian clique is so jealous and opposed to itself is that in addition to the conflict of interests between the two sides, there is also the instinctive suspicion of the ministers who control the power after thousands of years of feudal dynastic system.

It is suspected that such a minister will have unspeakable ambitions and threaten the emperor's rule and cause chaos in the world!

Now Shen Yichen just wants to tell the world that he doesn't have any idea of being superior, let alone being above the emperor and hundreds of officials, even the ordinary people at the bottom are not inferior to themselves.

On the contrary, as an official, he should serve the country and the people, and calling him a "public servant" is the most accurate definition.

At the same time, as the concept of "servant of the people" was propagated, the entire noble class of scholars and scholars would crumble, and they would no longer have the privileges that naturally overrode the common people.

It is easy to push the law of the executive order, but it is difficult to change the concept of people's hearts, what Shen Yichen wants to do is to change people's hearts first, and then implement the integration of the gentry to pay for food!