In the liquor shop, this vigorous debate finally came to an end, and the soldiers in the audience were also eye-opening and excited today.

But under this excitement, there is a depressing atmosphere, especially those children from families, whose faces are not very good-looking.

Li Li was unscrupulous on the polemic platform, mercilessly criticizing the family's control of the place, the harm to the imperial power, and the trampling on the law.

In Li Li's view, the family is completely a tumor of the Han Dynasty and the root of the world's troubles.

If its power is not weakened, even if the world is unified again, after dozens or hundreds of years of development, the newly born and powerful empire will eventually fall into the current situation of the Han Dynasty.

Li Li not only attacked the family, but also the supreme power of the emperor.

Li Li believes that the use of human rule is not a long-term strategy, because everyone has selfish desires, and if the empire encounters a wise monarch, the rule of man can also make the country prosperous.

If the empire is mediocre and incompetent monarchs emerge in large numbers, and vainly try to rule the country with people to make the country prosperous, it is tantamount to a fool's dream.

Therefore, if you want to make the world stable for a long time, you must use the rule of law, and the law must not only be able to restrain ordinary people, but even emperors and nobles must be bound by the law.

In this way, even if there will eventually be a mediocre monarch in the empire, if there is a law to restrain it, the empire can still be maintained.

As long as there is another wise monarch, the empire will surely flourish again.

I have to say that Li Li's remarks once again shocked everyone, and people didn't expect Li Li to be so crazy.

At this time, even Dian Wei, who had always been indifferent to this, frowned tightly.

He turned his head and whispered to Chen Xu: "Lord, this person means to limit the imperial power, such remarks are so ridiculous!" ”

In Dian Wei's view, this world will eventually change the dynasty.

If Chen Xu wins the world in the future, and Li Li continues to propagate this kind of thought, wouldn't it be to restrict Chen Xu's rights?

Therefore, Dian Wei was very dissatisfied with Li Li, and even whispered: "This person is talking nonsense, do you want me to teach him a lesson?" ”

Chen Xu smiled dumbly when he heard this, and said: "When I opened a Jixia wine shop and set up this polemic platform, I wanted to give everyone a place to promote ideas. ”

"According to the Guanzhong Decree: As long as there is a polemic platform, no matter who makes any shocking remarks, he cannot be convicted for his words."

"Even if someone openly insults the Son of Heaven and insults me, they cannot be punished. If the law requires this, how can I break it? ”

Chen Xu's eyes seemed to be smiling, and then he continued: "What's more, what this person said has not tasted or made the slightest truth, if his remarks can make the scholar's thinking open up again, it is not a good thing." ”

At the beginning, in order to calm the chaos, in order to block the mouth of the world, and in order to give everyone a vent of anger, Chen Xu deliberately built a liquor shop, and issued a decree to protect those who spoke on the polemic platform.

If a person speaks on the stage, he will not be punished for any remarks.

Of course, this does not mean that those who come to power can make all kinds of remarks unscrupulously and without restraint.

It is important to know that there are many talented people gathered in the liquor shop.

These people are gathered together, and if someone talks nonsense on the stage without the slightest basis, there is no need for the government to take action, and they will be criticized by the rest of the scholars.

In this way, it also invisibly restricts everyone, so that even when they speak on the stage, they will be cautious and repeated.

It is precisely because of this that Chen Xu is so relieved to go to the wine shop.

This controversy finally ended, watching the crowd gradually disperse, Chen Xu also took Dian Wei to say goodbye to Sima Lang, and then walked out of the Jixia wine shop.

It's just that Chen Xu is not calm in his heart now.

"Li Li's thinking is so advanced, but it's a pity that he was born at the wrong time, but his remarks are limited by this era, and there are still some flaws."

Although Chen Xu is not a big figure in later generations, his understanding of the rule of law will naturally not be too bad in the general direction.

Of course, in terms of handling some details, Chen Xu is still not as good as Li Li, a person who specializes in law.

Although Li Li keeps preaching the rule of law, his thinking cannot completely get rid of the rule of man after all.

In fact, this is also a common problem of the whole society, after all, no matter how perfect the law is, it needs to be enforced by human beings.

As long as they are human beings, they contain seven emotions and six desires, and when they carry out the law, they still have some personal factors when they carry out the law.

Even in later generations, this kind of problem could not be completely solved, let alone in the Han Dynasty.

"It's just that this person is indeed a talent, and he comes from a poor background, so he doesn't have any good feelings for the family."

"I still have to take the time to meet him, and when the world is settled and politics is reformed, he may become a sharp blade in my hands."

Chen Xu walked on the street, but secretly thought about Li Li in his heart.

After thinking about it for a long time, he thought of Fang You's exposition of Confucianism, and even said to himself: "Confucianism also has a lot of merits, and it seems that I should also change some concepts." ”

Chang'an City, the streets were bustling, Chen Xu looked at the endless flow of people, and a smile appeared on his face.

His efforts over the years have not been in vain, at least in Guanzhong, reflecting a pure land for the people, so that many people can live a very good life in the troubled times.

But Chen Xu also knows that this so-called beauty is still a little flawed after all.

Many families have men who have been drafted into the army, and some have died in battle, which is devastating to a family.

"Perhaps, only when the world is unified and there is no more war, will the people completely settle down."

Chen Xu did not return directly to the Qin Palace, but walked aimlessly through the streets, which had not been experienced for a long time since he became a prince.

"Killed, killed!"

At this moment, a commotion came from a distance, mixed with the frightened screams of many women.

Chen Xu's face immediately changed when he heard this, and he shouted at Dian Wei and the armor soldier who followed him: "Follow me quickly!" ”

The group sped towards the place where the shouts were screaming, but the position became more and more chaotic, and many men and women screamed in terror.

Dian Wei's face was also pale, and he said angrily while running: "Someone dares to openly kill people in Chang'an City, it's so audacious!" ”

"Get out of the way, get out of the way!"

Chen Xu led everyone to rush over, only to see that this place was surrounded by many people, and several corpses were lying on the ground.

Because Chen Xu and the others were dressed in civilian clothes, the people didn't buy it, even if he shouted loudly, many people still didn't give way.

Seeing this, Dian Wei roared angrily: "King Qin and the Black Armor Guard are here, get out of the way quickly!" ”

"Stomp, stomp!"

As Dian Wei's roar came, the black-armored guard in civilian clothes suddenly took out his hidden bow and crossbow and stood neatly behind Chen Xu.

The people who were originally blocking the front were immediately shocked when they saw this, and they squeezed to both sides one after another, making way for Chen Xu.

Chen Xu walked in expressionlessly, and when he saw the corpses lying on the ground, his face became extremely pale.

When Dian Wei saw the face of a corpse, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Isn't that Li Li?" ”

Chen Xu didn't speak, but a pair of eyes roamed around, trying in vain to find the figure of the assassin, but found that what he did was not in vain.

Chen Xu stared at a person standing at the front, called him over, and asked, "Tell me the details of what happened." ”

The man looked at the strong bows and crossbows behind Chen Xu, and the armorers with a murderous aura, couldn't help but show a trace of fear in his eyes.

He didn't dare to slack off, so he told the matter as it was.

"The villain was walking on the street, but suddenly an assassin burst out and killed someone, and when I knew the law of Guanzhong, I naturally didn't dare to let the thief leave, and wanted to arrest him."

"I never thought that the thieves were too fierce, killed several people who stood in their way, and then fled."

Chen Xu's eyes condensed slightly, and he pointed to Li Li's corpse and said, "The first person to be killed, is this person?" ”

When the man heard this, his face was surprised, and he said, "This is the person." ”

"Quack, quack, quack."

Chen Xu was furious when he heard this, his fists were clenched together, and the sound of bones popping was endless. It was only at this time that he figured out what today's murder case was for.

Li Li's generous statement on the polemic platform today naturally offended those big families, and as soon as the polemic ended, some people deliberately sent assassins to openly assassinate Li Li in public.

This kind of behavior is also a kind of deterrent, warning the rest of those who have the same thoughts as Li Li, so that they do not want to get into trouble.

"How can this be reasonable, how can this be reasonable, it is simply unscrupulous!"

At this time, Chen Xu was furious, he didn't expect that those big families would be so unscrupulous and arrogant to such a point.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way, get out of the way!"

At this moment, Li Le, the city guard general, had already led the army over.

"Hugh is leaving!"

Li Le came to the scene of the murder on the one hand, and on the other hand, let the city guards surround the place, openly kill people in Chang'an City, and let the murderer escape, this is not a trivial matter.

As soon as Li Le came in, he saw Chen Xu and Dian Wei, and immediately felt shocked, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "The last general has added the lord, and I have seen General Dian!" ”

Chen Xu took a deep breath, tried to calm the anger in his heart, and then said with a gloomy face: "Since the thieves dare to openly attack and kill the court officials in Chang'an City, it is extremely arrogant. ”

"This matter must be investigated, strictly investigated, and the investigation will come to light. Whoever masterminded this assassination must be brought to justice! ”

Hearing Chen Xu's angry words, Li Le was immediately shocked and said, "The last general will obey the order!" ”

Chen Xu took a deep look at Li Li's corpse, then turned his head and left.

Walking on the street, the anger in Chen Xu's heart could not be calmed down no matter what, but there was also a deep helplessness.

Chen Xu was born in a civilian and also defected to the Yellow Turban.

It stands to reason that he should be hostile to the big clans, but for various reasons, he has to compromise with these big clans.

However, under this compromise, there is no taste or deep helplessness.

There are too many families in the world, and many families have famous people all over the world, even Chen Xu does not dare to act rashly.

There is another reason, that is, the family is in the dark, and Chen Xu is in the light.

If these families dared to openly provoke, Chen Xu could easily exterminate them, but they secretly made small moves, and Chen Xu was helpless.

Just like today's assassination, although Chen Xu asked Li Le to investigate it to the end, Chen Xu knew that since someone had done it, he would naturally have full certainty.

It is almost impossible to catch the assassin and find out the mastermind behind it.

"It's a pity that Li Li, a capable official, I still want to meet him, and when the situation in Guanzhong is stable and the general trend has been achieved in the future, let him participate in revising the law."

The sky was a little gloomy, just like Chen Xu's mood.

Originally, after seeing the two arguing in the Jixia wine shop, after listening to their wonderful speeches, Chen Xu still felt excited, thinking that the situation in Guanzhong was thriving in all aspects.

However, the sudden appearance of the assassin cast a haze on Chen Xu's heart.

He knew that there was still a long way to go if he wanted to completely control Guanzhong and completely suppress the arrogance of the family.

Thinking of this, Chen Xu also had a headache, these big clans were respectful and respectful on the surface, and even made a lot of contributions to Guanzhong.

However, if someone touches their interests, they will be subjected to unending retribution.

This kind of revenge is silent, and the people who take revenge are almost all dead soldiers raised by the big clans, and even if they are captured, they will not reveal the slightest information.

It is even impossible to capture these dead soldiers alive, and if they have no hope of escaping, they will kill themselves.

The more he thought about it, the more annoyed he felt in his heart, and Chen Xu's eyes flashed with coldness.

"If it is undecided today, I still have to rely on the big clans, and I can't completely tear my face with them, if I destroy the rest of the princes one day, there is no need for many families to exist."

"This world, after all, still belongs to the world of the people."

In fact, Chen Xu has always had this kind of ambition, but due to various constraints, he instead put on a polite corporal and an irreversible relationship with the family.

However, over the years, Chen Xu's actions to subtly promote the poor family and weaken the family finally attracted the vigilance of the family.

They didn't dare to go against Chen Xu with great fanfare, but they also began to make small moves, and they often hindered the implementation of Guanzhong's decrees.

It's just that Chen Xu's energy is limited, and when he is guarding against the rest of the princes, it is not easy to completely tear his face with the family, so he can only maintain this situation.

But this does not mean that Chen Xu is easy to bully.

On the contrary, there are definitely not a few big clans that have been destroyed by Chen Xu over the years, as long as they find out which families have small moves in secret, Chen Xu will definitely not show mercy.

Chen Xu's actions also made the family afraid and did not dare to go too far.

This time, Li Li's death was like a fuse, which once again intensified the contradictions between the two sides.