At this time, no one spoke, and everyone looked at what was in front of them. Some were curious, some were ready to watch the show. But Linghu Shaohua seemed very happy.
Liu Jie looked at Meng Chang, his expression was ugly, but also full of expectation. He had hit a wall one after another, but why was this happening? Liu Jie himself was also confused.
Meng Chang turned to look at Liu Jie and said, "Daoyou Liu, first of all, I have to say that your ideas are very good, and even I have to admire them. Your ideas are different, but they almost explain the truth of heaven, earth and man. If we only talk about the ideas themselves, your ideas are excellent, even better than most ideas. However, your ideas are useless. Really, it's not just me who said this, but many people said so. I think Daoyou should have had this experience many times: when discussing with the king, everyone is very welcoming and the talk goes well; but when it comes to specific implementation, all the kings will reject Daoyou's ideas. There are even many kings who want to drive Daoyou away immediately, and almost send soldiers to escort you away. There should be many such examples, right?"
Liu Jie took a deep breath, his face showing a hint of sadness: "Not just a few, I encounter it almost all the time!"
"That's right!" As soon as Meng Chang said this, even He Zhiguo rolled his eyes - how can you talk like this? This is just rubbing salt into the wound.
However, before anyone could speak, Meng Chang began to explain: "In fact, the reason is very simple, it is because of what you said, 'human nature is evil'. It is not because of your thoughts, but because of the slogans."
"Slogan?" Liu Jie was stunned.
However, He Zhiguo suddenly realized something and said, "I seem to understand a little bit."
As a politician, He Zhiguo was just shocked by Liu Jie's thoughts before, but he didn't think deeply about it. Now that he was reminded, He Zhiguo immediately reacted.
But then, He Zhiguo gave Liu Jie a smile, but did not speak, instead waiting for Meng Chang's explanation.
Meng Chang looked at He Zhiguo, Liu Jie, and the surroundings, and said slowly: "There are actually two reasons. The first point is superficial. It is the slogan of 'human nature is evil'. We are all masters and scholars, and we all have enough knowledge to understand the saying and core of human nature is evil. But ordinary people can't do that! You can't expect ordinary people to understand such a deep meaning. To educate ordinary people, we need easy-to-understand, even the most straightforward language and doctrines, the kind that there is no disagreement. Obviously, Liu Jie's ideas cannot be used to govern the country for this reason alone. Moreover, because the people's understanding is limited, they will really take 'human nature is evil' as a purpose, which will cause great unrest in society!"
He Zhiguo nodded slowly. Everyone around him nodded slowly.
However, Liu Jie's body shook. It turned out that the biggest problem was here; but "human nature is evil" was one of the core of his thoughts and could not be changed at all. Could it be that his thoughts were destined to be unable to be implemented and unable to govern the country
Deep in his heart, Liu Jie was roaring! Is this the way to die after adhering to the thought for hundreds of years
But Meng Chang did not stop there, but continued: "In addition, there is a second point. The second point involves the issue of ruling itself. For the king, what they need are obedient and submissive people, not alert, sharp and smart people. In fact, we all know that the saying that human nature is good is the biggest lie. This saying can guarantee that all the people become obedient people to the greatest extent, and make them more likely to accept the idea of loyalty to the king and patriotism. And this idea is likely to be implemented throughout a person's life, and he will believe in his own ideas until his death! On the contrary, the saying that human nature is evil will stimulate the people to think and awaken. And this is obviously not acceptable to the king. Moreover, your doctrine itself is connected to heaven and earth, and can make people practice quickly, which deepens the danger. Let me put it this way: your doctrine is born with the potential to incite the people to rebel. Do you understand this?"