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Hearing these three words coming out of Li Shimin's mouth, Xia Hongsheng's first reaction was surprise and joy. The second reaction is deep thought.

The so-called enlightenment of the people, in fact, has two concepts: broad and narrow.

In a broad sense, the opening of people's wisdom is to enable people to revitalize their minds from the world of political power that have been consolidated for a long time, and to pursue the truth, goodness, and beauty that belong to their own spiritual space. The wisdom of the people is naturally the meaning of the wisdom of the whole people, and only when everyone yearns for a kind of beauty and progress, can the society be pure and self-improving. To open the wisdom of the people, it is natural to wake up the drowsy people and tell them that maybe they can think this way and that.

It's a very, very difficult process, especially for people who have been accustomed to obedience for a long time. For thousands of years, the concept accepted by the people has been analyzed to the end, in fact, it is just two words, obedience. Obey the arrangement of the authority, and even one's own thoughts, ways of thinking, are also obedient to the established direction and way of the authority.

And there are few people with unique ideas.

Even if there are some new ideas, they are still re-created and re-developed in this shackle. And few have jumped out of this shackle. And most of those who jumped out were eventually annihilated because they violated the collective sense of obedience. Unless there is another authority to break the original authority and establish another authority.

From this point of view, even the people of the era in which Xia Hongsheng lived could not be regarded as truly opening up the wisdom of the people.

In a narrow sense, the so-called enlightenment of the people is the concept of being opposed to the foolish people. That is, to let the people have knowledge, and then wisdom, and then be able to think.

In a narrower sense, it is to eradicate illiteracy, so that the people will not at least not be bewitched, deceived and incited by some ridiculous things.

How difficult it is to really enlighten the people. Even in the later era, it was finally not possible. At best, it has only achieved enlightenment in the narrowest sense -- eradicating illiteracy. Even so, it seems that some discount will have to be made.

Therefore, Xia Hongsheng believes that the enlightenment wisdom that Li Shimin is aware of at this moment is also only the narrowest layer - let people have knowledge, and they will not associate him with Li Shimin's good and bad because of a thunder in the sky; I won't believe in the lie of destiny because of a few fox cries and a white python.

Xia Hongsheng knew that Li Shimin's starting point was very simple, that is, if there was thunder in the sky and a drought and a plague of locusts, if you told the officials, he would say that the emperor had done something wrong, and asked the emperor to issue an edict and correct it. If you tell the students at Jingyang Academy, they will say that thunder in the sky is a natural phenomenon, and that the locust plague is due to drought, and the drought is due to the later arrival of this year's monsoon.

Xia Hongsheng also knows that the induction of heaven and man, on the one hand, is really ridiculous, but on the other hand, it can also become a constraint on imperial power.

Such a big country, so many people, all must obey his orders, this power is too great, and only "heaven" can make him restrain himself and dare not abuse this power.

So Xia Hongsheng thought for a while and asked, "Forgive Weichen for his courage, Your Majesty, the minister wants to ask Your Majesty first, why do you think you want to enlighten the people." If Your Majesty's answer is that once the people are enlightened, then no one will believe in the induction of heaven and man anymore, and no matter whether the landslides and rivers are poured out, they will no longer be associated with what the emperor does, then Your Majesty, you can do whatever you want. If so, Wechen will never mention these three words again in the future. ”

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and his brows furrowed. Xia Hongsheng's words were very unkind, which made him think of someone. This person always likes to disagree with him all day long, choking on his words, quoting scriptures to satirize him, and making him restrain his hands.

"What does Xia Qing mean ......" Li Shimin frowned and asked.

"Wechen means. Although Wei Chen felt that the doctrine of heaven and man induction was ridiculous, he also felt that it was thanks to this doctrine that many emperors were able to restrain their behavior because they were afraid of God, and did not do whatever they wanted. What Weichen said is not Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you are wise and martial, so naturally you are not among them. Xia Hongsheng said expressionlessly, but anyone could hear that tone, this was for Li Shimin.

Li Shimin picked his eyes, stared at Xia Hongsheng, and asked, "What does Xia Qing want to say?" ”

Xia Hongsheng saluted and said: "Weichen wants to say that there is a sentence in "Xunzi": the monarch, the boat, the people, and the water. The water carries the boat, and the water capsits the boat. That's right. ”

Li Shimin paused, and said in a deep voice: "I understand what Xia Qing meant. Xia Qing is worried that once the people are enlightened, the people have knowledge, and they no longer believe that 'the country will have a failure to lose the way, and the sky will first have disasters to punish them, and they don't know how to introspect, and they are strange to be afraid of it, and they don't know how to change, and they are even injured. In this way, if I see the benevolence of the heart of heaven and want to stop the chaos, I will no longer have to fear any 'sins from heaven', so I will do whatever I want. ”

Xia Hongsheng nodded: "Your Majesty, you treat Weichen well, so although these words are ugly and even make Your Majesty angry, Weichen still wants Your Majesty to know." The calamities of nature are not the cause and effect of heaven and man, but rather the cause and effect of heaven and king. However, there was a cause and effect between the king and the people. The king's actions, actions, and causes will not cause the fruit of 'heaven,' but the fruit of the people. The king made wise decisions and made great efforts, and the people naturally supported and loved him, while the king was incompetent and greedy for pleasure, and the people naturally complained and complained. A king exempts a place from taxes, and the people will be grateful to that king. The king increased the servitude of this place, and the people would complain about the king, which was the most direct manifestation. Therefore, it is better to say 'everyone senses' than 'heaven and man induction'. ”

"Since Xia Qing said so, then I also told Xia Qing clearly." Li Shimin said very solemnly: "What Xia Qing said, Wei Qing often uses to talk to me. Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize a boat. Natural and man-made disasters, I feel sorry for the people, but what are I afraid of? Those who are feared are the only ones who do not know what is good or bad, and are deceived by others. I have worked hard to make every decision, all of which are well thought out and admonished, but there are still people who attack me because of a natural disaster, and all kinds of benefits are forgotten in an instant, and I am so cold! I enlighten the wisdom of the people, I don't ask for much, I only hope that the people of the world, like the students of the academy, can understand right from wrong, not be provoked, and be centrifuged by me! ”

Xia Hongsheng nodded and said, "The minister understands." Your Majesty, there is only one way to open up the wisdom of the people. ”

"Will the plan come out?" Li Shimin asked.

"Education for all." Xia Hongsheng replied: "Forced popularization! (To be continued.) )