Chapter 979 (2/2)

”Punishment does not go up to the senior officials, but etiquette does not go down to the common people. As for this, I think these old guys should have something to do with slavery when they choose to come to me at this time. Because this does not conform to their so-called rule of virtue or rule of rites. The rule of virtue and propriety is just as strict as punishing the senior officials and not lowering the etiquette to the common people. People are divided into three or six grades. The officials are superior, and the common people are as humble as ants, aren't they? ”

”Well It seems that you have read the book of sages and sages since you were a child. It is so specious and far fetched. What's the difference between you and those who don't know the true Confucianism and cheat on the pretext of Confucianism? It seems that after returning to the palace, I have to ask Wan'er to give it to you... ”

”No, I can't learn because I'm so old. Now I can't learn from the Imperial College with Li Mei? ” Li Hong's face is a little puffy, but suddenly his heart is tight. If Li Mei doesn't understand in this respect, what should she do when she asks her? Tell her you won't?

Li Hong was sitting in the car, full of thoughts, but no matter what he said, he still felt that Confucianism sometimes seemed hypocritical and lofty. Compared with the punishment of the officials and the common people, the prince committed the law and committed the same crime as the common people. At least, it seems that the aim of the two schools of Confucianism and Legalism is that Legalists can make people in the world happy and submit.

In any case, in the last life opened by the wisdom of the people, even if the officials were top-notch, in terms of crime and punishment, at least on the surface, the procedures were the same as those of ordinary people, and they also needed to plead guilty in court.

But the Confucian saying that punishment does not go up to the senior officials, why should we give the Confucians and scholar officials face after committing crimes? Why can't we follow the same procedure as ordinary people?

Is it really the class system that makes them superior?

Deep in thought, Li Hong didn't notice Wu Mei's funny look. In Wu Mei's opinion, Li Hong was good at everything. He made few mistakes in the national policy of the Tang Dynasty and basically did not miss it.

But these are unpredictable, but when borrowing from Emperor Taizong's words and learning from history, Li Hong's intelligence quotient is not enough.

Especially when it comes to the policy of governing the country and making the country peaceful, in the eyes of Li Hong, Li Hong is obviously a admirer of Legalists. He seems to have a kind of inexplicable resistance and hostility towards Confucianism.

From his childhood in the palace, he became a minister of Hubu at the age of 10 and went out to fight at the age of 14. After returning, a series of measures taken by the Court seemed to be in the process of reform. But in the final analysis, Li Hong's starting point and purpose seemed to be against the Confucianists, and seemed to abandon the Confucian thought of governing the country and making the country safe.

Legalists, in Wu Mei's view, Li Hong is a firm supporter of today's nakedness. Today, the most important thing for courtiers and even a sentence published in ”the world in the street” is to praise the people in the world, but also a naked challenge to Confucianism: everyone is equal before the law.

This is consistent with his concept of equality born, but runs counter to hierarchy and class. No one knows why he is so indifferent to Confucianism.

”If you want the world to be equal, I'm afraid it's too difficult. I'm afraid you can't see any hope on this road.”

”What? How could it be. ” Li Hong was stunned and immersed in his own thoughts. He did not expect that even his mother felt that the road was too difficult.

”Do you know fan Chi asked Jia?” Wu Mei looks at Li Hong and suddenly asks.

”Fan Chi asked Jia? Wait a minute. I feel a little bit impressed. Let me think about it... ”

”It's also called fan Xu. The word is zichi. Lu people, one of the seventy-two sages, can study hard and can also work in the fields. He once asked Confucius about the crops, and after he left, Confucius said, ”villains, fan Xu.”

”Oh, I remember what you said. It seems that there is such a thing. There seems to be a record in the Analects of Confucius.”

”A few days ago, Li Zhe and Li Dan were scolded for being incompetent. These are facts that people in the world have already recognized. How do you want to change them? The common people in the world believe in the class of scholars, peasants and businessmen. You have broken it, and the status of businessmen has risen. Now you have to change the slavery system. The empress mother is afraid that even if you have changed, you will still be a slave, and your nature will not change. You have wasted all your efforts. ”

”Well Should I mourn for his misfortune and be angry with him? ” Li Hong gave a bitter smile, and what the empress mother said was exactly what he was worried about.There are so many people kneeling and licking foreigners in the last life. What's more, even if the people of this era have released their shackles, they may not be able to adapt for a while?

But in any case, what should we do?