Li Hong was speechless when faced with Yang Yue's honest answer. No matter what, there was no way to refute Yang Yue's words from his standpoint.
The laws of the Tang Dynasty were greater than the pressure of officials! Yang Yue, a simple and unpretentious man, actually explained the difference between the rule of man and the rule of law in the history of five thousand years of Chinese civilization.
Faced with the threat of high-ranking officials, they adhered to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, but did not know that the abilities of high-ranking officials were greater than the laws. Is this idea right or wrong
In the five thousand years of history, the Chinese nation has always been on the track of rule by man. The rule of law is like a fig leaf. When necessary, it is used to talk openly and loudly. But when the limelight passes, rule by man still has the upper hand. .
Why has the rule of man become the mainstream "legal weapon", and why has the rule of law never been able to get on track and be carried forward in the process of five thousand years of historical civilization
So what do the people adhere to? Why has the rule of law they adhere to not become the mainstream of history because of their large numbers
It can only show that the people are willing to live and reproduce in an upright and orderly manner like Chinese characters, but officials, for their own interests, for the interests of the group, and for making huge profits, are not willing to constrain themselves by the rule of law. .
In the end, it is the people who often obey the rule of law, and it is the officials who undermine the rule of law. The long-term contradiction derived from making a living and profit is like the opposition between officials and the people, which has lasted for five thousand years.
When did the rule of man appear and become the mainstream in the five thousand years of history? The rule of law in the pre-Qin Dynasty unified China, the Han family respected Confucianism until the Jin Dynasty, the Five Husbands disrupted China, the Tang Dynasty showed military prowess to the later period, and all the heroes of the Han nationality came together, the Song Dynasty promoted Wen, there will be no China after Yashan, and steppe wolves dominate China.
No matter what, there is one "person" that cannot be avoided here, and that is the ancient man named by the previous life: Confucianism.
Where are the roots? Who is the first ancient blower? Who was the first person who wanted to return to the Jingtian system and restore the Zhou Dynasty system, and who traveled among the countries of the Spring and Autumn Period to persuade the princes
Kong sage.
Li Hong believes that whether it is the current Tang Dynasty or the civilized era more than a thousand years later, those who abide by the law are often the cornerstone of the Chinese nation and millions of people, and the law often only applies to ordinary people. People are effective and binding.
For wealthy and distinguished families, the law is like a prostitute, an object to be played with and trampled upon.
Shaking his head with a wry smile, Li Hong stopped in a pavilion and waved to Princess Dalai, gesturing for her to take Yang Laner down to freshen up.
The timid and frightened Yang Laner tightly grasped Yang Yue's skirt, looked at Li Hong with fearful eyes, and wanted to shake her head, but was frightened by the pressure of Prince Li Hong, and did not dare to shake her head. She just had a pair of bright eyes, praying secretly. He glanced at Li Hong, and then looked at Yang Yue as if asking for help.
"Don't worry Lan'er, brother is not a bad person. Look at your dirty little face and messy hair. You don't look like a little girl. Ask this sister to take you over to freshen up. Your grandpa and I are here I'll wait for you here, okay?" Li Hong took Yang Lan'er's other little hand and said softly, feeling the slight reluctance on his little arm.
Yang Lan'er did not dare to speak, but looked up at Yang Yue, but Yang Yue's face was full of excitement. His Highness the Crown Prince's words to Yang Lan'er's brother made him burst into tears. He pushed Yang Lan'er's body tremblingly and said: " Go...go Lan'er, if His Highness agrees, just obey."
Yang Lan'er, who was still a little reluctant, twisted her body. Seeing that her grandfather was still pushing her, and that beautiful sister had already stretched out his hand to hold her little hand, she had no choice but to nod timidly and fearfully, and turned around every step of the way. Looking at Yang Yue, he reluctantly followed Princess Dalai to the end of the corridor.
The maid brought this year's new tea from Hangzhou. Li Hong asked Yang Yue to sit down in the pavilion. He watched the maid make tea deftly and gracefully, and then asked, "Will your fields come back now?"
Yang Yue wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, shook his head openly and smiled bitterly: "If I go back to Your Highness, if I come back, but... the common people dare not go home and plant. If you plant today, you will be trampled on tomorrow. There is no way. So I took my granddaughter and made a living by singing in Hangzhou."
"Didn't Chen Jingzhi help you?" Li Hong asked curiously.
Since Chen Jingzhi got acquainted with Yang Yue when he was working in Hangzhou, it shouldn't be a problem to protect a small businessman in Hangzhou even after he becomes the governor of Yangzhou, right
"Yes, Mr. Chen helped. The land in the village belongs to us people, but we can't plant it. But the people heard that now someone in the village has the courage to try again, and it seems that no one has trampled or destroyed it. , Xiaomin originally planned to go back to farming, but after knowing that Mr. Chen was arrested, he wanted to go to Yangzhou, but he didn't want to sing for others. When he was a child, he met Mr. Chen's daughter, so he kept delaying. "Rough. His hands, which were like dead branches, were covered with calluses. Li Hong could not imagine that such hands could play beautiful music.
Chen Qinghan took the opportunity to escape, but by coincidence, just like the plot in the novel, when her guards were chasing her, Chen Qinghan was secretly held by Yang Laner's hand and started playing with Li Jingye's people in Hangzhou City. hide and seek.
Then in the middle of the night, Yang Lan'er carefully took her home. After some questioning, Yang Yue was surprised that this beautiful little lady turned out to be Master Chen's daughter.
So he hid Chen Qinghan in his house, but he was bumped into by the gangsters in the area. After several days of being pestered by those big men, they were finally exposed.
Li Hong nodded thoughtfully. It seemed that Chen Jingzhi was really destined to die. Even Chen Qinghan's luck seemed to be good.
Bai Chun quietly returned to Li Hong. Lawless and Chen Qinghan had already gone to Yang Yue's home, but Bai Chun's face showed a trace of solemnity and nervousness.
"Your Highness..."
"Just tell me, it doesn't matter." Li Hong raised his head and glanced at Bai Chun, and said calmly.
Bai Chun glanced at Yang Yue, then at Li Hong. After sighing silently, he handed the secret letter in his hand to Li Hong without saying a word.
Li Hong glanced at Bai Chun strangely, and then opened the secret letter, only to see it clearly written: "Car crashed and killed!"
"Really?" Li Hong raised his head and looked at Bai Chun.
"It's true. What happened last night was that I was in such a hurry that the carriage lost control and fell off the cliff. No one survived." Bai Chun said calmly.
"Where is Li Sujie now?" Li Hong suddenly asked.
"In Jinling."
"Send a letter immediately and order him to guard Jinling, Runzhou and Changzhou. The death of Princess Qianjin may cause Li Jingye to rebel in advance. Also, inform Li Chongyi and immediately lead his troops south to the junction of Huainan Road and Jiangnan West Road. Office, assist Li Shangjin in suppressing Zheng Jingxuan." Li Hong thought for a moment and said.
In history, Li Jingye was the one who prepared to continue southward after capturing Ruizhou and Changzhou. Instead, he did not go west to take the lead in capturing Jinling and establish his own rear area.
But now, who knows if Li Jingye will do this again in this life? Besides, with Lao Liu still by his side, there's no telling what they might do.
"Yes, Your Highness." After Bai Chun finished speaking, he hurriedly left.
Before Li Hong and Yang Yue could continue to say a few words, Mang Zhong hurriedly came to report that Li Chongyi was at the door asking to see him.
"Why is he here? He shouldn't lead his troops there... let him come in." Li Hong thought for a moment and let Li Chongyi come in first.
Yang Yue looked at Li Hong, who was busy with work. Sitting opposite him, he was filled with discomfort and caution. He also knew that some of these things he couldn't even hear.
Just when he was about to muster up the courage to stand up and talk to Li Hong, he saw Princess Dalai walking over with a cute and beautiful little girl, wearing a child's unique braid and wearing brand new clothes.
Yang Yue wiped his cloudy eyes repeatedly in disbelief, and then looked at the little man walking slowly along the corridor with a look of shock and disbelief.
Yang Lan'er's face was filled with shyness and coyness. She was held by Princess Dalai's hand and followed passively forward. As if she felt the gazes of Yang Yue and Li Hong looking over at her, her fair and cute little face lowered, embarrassed. I want to hide behind Princess Dai Lai.
"Don't be shy. Didn't we all agree on it just now?" Princess Dalai smiled sweetly, holding Yang Lan'er's little hand, looking at Yang Lan'er who looked completely different after washing up, and said with a relaxed smile.
"I'm embarrassed." Yang Lan'er was still disobedient and couldn't help but hide behind Princess Dalai.
"I've seen you. Don't hide. Come out quickly and let your grandpa see you and see how beautiful Lan'er is." Li Hong also said with a smile.
Two red ropes simply tied Yang Laner's two pigtails on the top of her head. Her slightly yellow hair was smooth and fit nicely. Her body was thin and frail, and her face had a hint of sallowness from malnutrition.
She hid behind the Dalai Princess in embarrassment and slowly moved out reluctantly. Seeing Yang Yue's surprised look, Yang Laner looked even more embarrassed. Coupled with her new clothes and new shoes, she felt as if she was being raped. It was as if she was trying to fit in, feeling indescribably awkward all over.
"Lan Laner, come here and show grandpa." Yang Yue stood up in surprise. It must have been two years since he had seen his granddaughter look like this. He didn't expect that he would grow so big in a blink of an eye. Not the dirty tomboy anymore.
"Lan'er, thank you, Your Highness." Yang Lan'er timidly took two steps forward, wanting to go directly to Yang Yue, but just after taking two steps, she suddenly remembered the words that her beautiful sister taught her before she came out, so she immediately faced him. He saluted Li Hong and said crisply.
"Well, she is quite beautiful, much more handsome than that tomboy." Li Hong replied with a smile.
Then seeing Yang Lan'er walking up to Yang Yue, the little man couldn't help but lean into Yang Yue's arms, but Yang Yue stretched out his hand to stop him: "Grandpa, you are dirty. Don't dirty the new clothes His Highness gave you."
Yang Yue held Yang Lan'er's shoulders with both hands and looked at the handsome Yang Lan'er in front of him as if he couldn't get enough.
(End of chapter)