"It's so satisfying!"

Li Jibo patted his thighs and laughed.

"Your Highness, for thousands of years, no one except Jixia Academy in that year dared to argue like this!"

Wu Kaijie shook his head and said, "Even the Jixia Academy does not have this courage. Don't forget that we are scolding you in front of the emperor. This courage has never been seen in the ages, so happy!"

They said proudly, but their eyes fell on Gu Zhenhua, but found that the prince seemed indifferent and didn't care at all.

"Prince, don't you think the scolding is not ruthless enough, right? Just based on Huang Zongxi's words, if you go too far, you will just pull the emperor out and use the knife!"

Gu Zhenhua put down the tea bowl in his hand and smiled slightly: "After all, it's just a monkey show, can't you take it seriously?"

Li Jibo's goatee shook back and forth and said angrily: "If this is a monkey show, I don't know what can be seen by the prince!"

"Hahaha, Mr. Li, what's the use of the emperor's scolding him no matter how cruel he is? Isn't this dynasty also a Haigang Peak? It's no longer interesting to repair it. What we must reflect on is the national system that started with Qin Shihuang! It's not difficult to see that a person is sick, but it's not easy to cure this disease!"

Li Jibo and Wu Kaijie looked at each other. To be honest, they thought Gu Zhenhua released Huang Zongxi just to attack the imperial power, and naturally they replaced it. However, the meaning of Gu Zhenhua's words was not the case at all, which is too puzzling!

"The prince, since the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, there have always been emperors. Just like the stars in the sky, it's natural!"

"Mr. Li, the stars are constantly changing. It's just that we are too far away and cannot see them!" Gu Zhenhua said: "If you are determined to usurp the throne and attack the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, why should you aim your firepower at the imperial power of all dynasties!"

Wu Kaijie nodded: "Prince, do you really have a prescription for curing the disease?"

"Well, after all, it is just a power constraint. Speaking of which, since the Qin and Han Dynasties, there have been checks and balances in the court. Take this dynasty for example. There are internal and external constraints, including cabinets, literati supervisors, Jinyiwei, and Dongchang, which are linked together. Basically, the possibility of powerful ministers is eliminated, even if they are as powerful as Zhang Juzheng. It is just a use of the power of Empress Dowager Li and the inner court. After all, the empress dowager and eunuchs are all variants of imperial power. In this restraining system, only the imperial power falls outside. With a final verdict who can determine life and death, the so-called checks and balances have no value."

Li Jibo listened carefully and said, "Yes, the ministers of the Ming Dynasty are just fighting for the saints. With this incorporation, even a small official can do everything. The rules of the court have been frequently destroyed, and the so-called laws are just the thoughts of the king!"

Yan Yingyuan, who was sitting in the last throne, frowned and said, "Prince. Speaking of which, the court officials were not the emperor's pawns. How many iron-clad censors were there in the Ming Dynasty. For example, Hai Rui, who stabbed the king directly, and some were beaten and even died. The world is so big that it is not the king who can decide the final decision. They have always been literati and officials and kings rule the world together!"

Gu Zhenhua smiled slightly: "It's just a trick of deceiving people. The scholar group and imperial power are against each other, but they are in the same group. The emperor has the privilege of being unrestrained, and the gentry also has privileges. Just like a pagoda, the emperor stood at the top, unrestrained, and the courtiers crawled at the feet of the emperor. Under them, there are hundreds of millions of people! The advice of the scholars and censors is just to prevent this system from collapsing, and they can continue to enjoy privileges!"

After hearing such shocking remarks, the few people present were stunned.

Thinking about it carefully, it is indeed reasonable, but no matter how you think about it, you feel a little uncomfortable. Wu Kaijie first broke the silence and thought, "Prince, do you mean the scholar group, do you mean the package of us?"

"Including, I want to take your dog head to sacrifice the flag!"

"ah!"

Wu Kaijie's legs became weak and almost lay on the ground.

"Prince, I am loyal to you. When Huang Zongxi wrote the book, I did my best. You can't..."

"It's done, let's talk about the main topic!" Gu Zhenhua said: "I just got the information that eight Mongolian princes and princes entered the capital and conspired with Dorgon. According to my calculations, the decisive battle between the Tatars and ours is about to come. I am confident that I will restore the old capital, but after the war is over, what should the system of the state be? Should we return to the original track of the Ming Dynasty, be a loyal minister, or should we usurp the throne and become the founding emperor of the dynasty?"

Gu Zhenhua walked gently and said with a wry smile: "I really don't want my descendants to be bullied like this! Start the discussion from now on, come up with a truly feasible plan, break out of the vicious circle of rise, decline, and chaos, and truly allow China to prosper forever!"

Being an emperor is probably the limit that can be imagined! But Gu Zhenhua actually thought further and wanted to create an event that has lasted forever, and these officials were also excited.

Li Jibo smiled and said, "The prince is planning a big deal. Although I am a dull person, I am willing to do my best for the prince!"

Yan Yingyuan thought for a while and asked, "Prince, what do you think the future court should be like?"

“Equality, rule of law!”

Gu Zhenhua spoke out these four words without hesitation: "Only by eliminating privileges, including the emperor's privileges and the scholars' privileges, can everyone be equal and inspire the talents of the people. Strictly enforce the law, from the lord of a country to ordinary people, everyone is equal before the law. The various departments of the court divide power, check and balance, and cooperate with each other. With the cabinet as the core, officials from the border will be dispatched to form the cabinet, discuss together when encountering problems, raise hands to vote, and the minority will obey the majority. The decision-making made by the emperor cannot deny it!"

After hearing this, several people understood why Gu Zhenhua said that the debate just now was just a monkey show! It turned out that this person had to completely reverse what was taken for thousands of years, and scolding the emperor was nothing. Even the Confucian patriarchal system had to be completely abandoned. This was the real big deal!

Wu Kaijie couldn't help asking: "Prince, the cabinet has such heavy authority. What if they destroy the law?"

"That's what everyone needs to discuss! Anyway, we have some time."

Gu Zhenhua suddenly had a lazy smile on his face and said, "A special forum is set up in front of the Academy of Sciences to welcome knowledgeable people from all over the world to debate. No matter what he says, even if he scolds me, he will never pursue it. I don't believe it. If I exhaust the wisdom of the world, can't find a suitable way yet!"

There were not many lectures and debates in the Ming Dynasty, but they were almost all academic, such as the dispute between mind and Neo-Confucianism, the mysterious and mysterious things such as saints having heart but not mind, good nature and evil nature.

Scholars are all intoxicated, but no one dares to face the real problems in this country. Gu Zhenhua's order completely changed the situation. More and more scholars gathered in Kaifeng, and there were traditional scholars who were determined to defend the way of saints. They quickly gathered under the disciples of Fan Keqin and others.

The other side of the rebellious young people gathered around Huang Zongxi and formed two major tit-for-tat factions. In addition to them, a group of bureaucrats also participated, which was mainly instructed by Gu Zhenhua, and they talked more about various disadvantages from practice.

In addition, Song Yingxing, Tang Ruowang, Wu Youke and others also frequently appeared on the stage. Their main task is to popularize new knowledge and crack nonsense like the induction of heaven and man!

This super lecture activity is also called Zhongzhou Forum. Every day, specialists have newspapers to organize their speeches and spread them to the whole country. It lasted for twenty years, completely laying the blueprint for the Chinese political system and the rule of law. Some Westerners even introduced them to the West and set off their enlightenment movement.

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"Great companion, the civil and military officials in the court are as the King of Liao said. They are not concerned about me, but about themselves! For the so-called saints' words, they can continue to do so. But when my Ming Dynasty was in danger, why didn't they come out? Did the barbarians respect the holy path and were their saint king?"

Dai Ying looked sad and said, "What the master said is very much, but those scholars criticized the emperor. The old slave looked heartbroken. The King of Liao was the driving force behind him. The old slave thought that the master should go back to Beijing, and it was safer there..."

"Hahaha, my great companion, I will not go anywhere. The King of Liao said that I would let me restrain my power and not be the lord of the Nine Five. In fact, the one who really needs to resist the temptation is himself. Why should I give him the opportunity to usurp the throne!"
Chapter completed!