Li Zhi waved his hand to make the frightened Han Jinxin stand up, nodded and said, "Indeed, this time we forced the Son of Heaven to be a little ruthless. The ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty was forcibly abolished by us all of a sudden, and the heart of the Son of Heaven must be very angry. The relationship between our Tianjin town and the imperial court has also dropped to a freezing point. ”

"The civil officials in the court did not commit a crime, but they were all so frightened that they all ran away, as if I, Li Zhi, wanted to kill all the civil officials in the world."

"There is a lot of discussion among the people, and they all say that I, Li Zhi, want to be a powerful minister and Cao Cao."

"Back then, Cao Cao put the Son of Heaven in Xudu, lived in Yecheng himself, and controlled the imperial court with absolute strength, and the situation is indeed somewhat similar to today's situation."

However, what people all over the world have ignored is that I govern the country with public morality and law, and I must pay attention to reason and rules in everything. The widow builds a court in one town and nine provinces to talk about public morality, and what he seeks is a rule and an order. “

Although the Son of Heaven was a little dissatisfied and angry in private, he always maintained a pace of innovation in the name of righteousness. Today, the Ming Dynasty not only equalized the fields and established courts, but also abolished the Confucian imperial examinations and began to take public morality as the standard. “

"Because of the Son of Heaven's judgment of the situation, now the entire Ming Dynasty is showing vigor and vitality."

"The Son of Heaven is virtuous and without fault, and a widow cannot do things for his own selfish interests. If I do that, I'm breaking the rules of the game for the sake of personal power. The widow has worked hard for more than ten years to establish a culture of respecting rules in everything in one town and nine provinces, and he cannot break such rules by himself at such a critical moment and destroy the culture supported by the widow. ”

After Li Zhi said these words, he looked at his subordinates.

After listening to Li Zhi's words, these subordinate officials all fell into deep thought.

Before the Son of Heaven made a mistake, Li Zhi was not prepared to do anything unfavorable to the Son of Heaven. In doing so, Li Zhi wanted to establish absolute rules in the world, and set an example to show the culture of one town and nine provinces where "the sage lived".

Since the Son of Heaven is "virtuous", Li Zhi cannot but be "loyal". Otherwise, it is to tell the world that everyone can break the rules for personal gain.

Zheng Kaicheng admired Li Zhi's bearing very much, and arched his hand and said: "The magnificent pattern of the prince is so admired that he throws himself to the ground!" ”

Gao Ligong suddenly stood up and arched his hand and said, "The minister has a sentence, I don't know whether to say it or not." ”

Li Zhi said: "Governor Gao said it. ”

Gao Ligong said: "Now the scholars of Beizhili say that the prince forcibly abolished the policy of supporting public morality in the imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty, which is actually laying the groundwork for the future rise and abolition. The Ming Dynasty has maintained the country with Confucianism since Emperor Taizu Gao, and the system up and down is all determined by Confucian culture. The reason why the Son of Heaven is loyally supported by hundreds of millions of people is precisely because of the Confucian culture in the world. ”

"And the prince is wise and martial, rising on the shore of the Haihe River, and Rong Ma is brave and conquers the north to make achievements that the ancients did not have. Governing impartially, we have established a paradise on earth where the people are prosperous and everyone lives and works in peace and contentment in one town and nine provinces. If you talk about public morality and public welfare, the most prestigious person in this Ming Dynasty is undoubtedly the prince. ”

Therefore, the scholars of Beizhili all said that the reason why the prince forcibly abolished the imperial examination and promoted public morality was actually to let the culture that was beneficial to himself gradually penetrate into every corner of the Ming Dynasty and destroy the people's prestige of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty has been a dynasty for more than 200 years, and it has a solid foundation in the hearts of the people. The prince slowly figured it out, in order to change the dynasty in the future, in one go, and everyone expected it. ”

Hearing Gao Ligong's words, the people in the hall frowned.

The things that Li Zhi did to stand up for the common people in the world were all laid out for personal gain in the eyes of Confucianism. In the eyes of Confucianism, others did good things for him, but also for the ulterior motive of seizing his property.

Zheng Kaicheng said unhappily: "These Confucian scholars spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, and spread rumors and slander, which is really indignant and sighing. ”

Hearing Gao Ligong's words, Li Zhi sneered. He flicked his sleeves and did not speak, as if the Confucian rumors spoken by Gao Ligong were not worth refuting at all.

There is no need to refute either.

The officials pondered for a while, thinking carefully about Li Zhi's words.

Li Zhi made the truth clear. But after all, the Son of Heaven trained an army of 200,000, and there were still many people in the hall who couldn't turn around.

Zhong Feng frowned and said, "Lord Wang, but things have the right to change. Although we are doing things that are beneficial to the people of the world, in the eyes of the Son of Heaven, we are repeatedly committing crimes. Although we uphold the culture of the sage dwelling in the Son of Heaven everywhere, if the Son of Heaven gains power, he may not treat us the same. ”

"Lord Wang, once our Tianjin Town loses its momentum, it may face the punishment of the Son of Heaven."

Zhong Feng has always been quick to speak and do, and at this critical moment, he has already spoken straightforwardly. This remark is a bit rebellious, but it is the truth of the present.

Listening to Zhong Feng's words, everyone's expressions were grim.

Li Zhi smiled and said, "The 200,000 soldiers and horses of the Son of Heaven have not been taken into account by the widows. “

"The strength of one town and nine provinces today is no longer something that the new army of the Son of Heaven can challenge. Even the widows themselves are sometimes amazed by the blossoming of industry and commerce. Now, under the protection of the patent system, the technology confidentiality licensing system and the strict rule of law, craftsmen are desperately innovating in every process in all walks of life. The scientific and technological level of our one town and nine provinces is hundreds of years ahead of this era, and our weapons have exceeded the imagination of our opponents. “

"For example, the Mughal army of 200,000 was also armed with muskets and cannons, but it was defeated in the face of the technology and efficiency of one town and nine provinces. The Jiangbei army gathered 200,000 people, but was completely annihilated by tens of thousands of tiger troops. “

"Don't say that the Son of Heaven trains 200,000 new troops, even if he trains 300,000, he doesn't care."

"If you don't have absolute strength, how can you dare to challenge the Son of Heaven and force the Son of Heaven to abolish the imperial examination system set by the Ming Taizu?"

Li Zhi smiled and said, "If the Son of Heaven wants to train his troops, let him practice." If he is not allowed to practice, he must think that we are suppressing the imperial court with a temporary force, and we are full of fire. When the Son of Heaven comes out and finds the gap, he will understand what the general trend is and what is the majestic royal road, and he will be convinced. “

The officials in the palace are not in charge of industrial affairs, they do not have first-hand data, and their understanding of the strength of one town and nine provinces is not as profound as Li Zhi. Hearing Li Zhi's confident words, all the officials were a little surprised.

But soon, they were convinced by Li Zhi's words.

Li Zhi's judgment ability has been repeatedly confirmed by one victory after another over the years.

Li Zhi thought for a while, took out a design drawing from the drawer, and said with a smile: "You see, this is the design of the rear-loading gun designed by the craftsmen of the arsenal to imitate the rear-loading rifle. Nowadays, many inventions and creations no longer need to be designed by few people. “

The officials in the hall glanced at the complicated drawings, shook their heads and sighed in unison.

They threw up their hands and shouted: "The prince is wise and powerful! “

"Lord Wang! One town and nine provinces are very fortunate! Da Ming is very lucky! “