Originally, according to Li Hong's words, they could set off for Qianling in two or three days, but also because of his matter, everyone was delayed in Chang'an for nearly eight days before starting to go. Xianyang.
Originally, it was enough for Queen Pei Wanying to accompany her alone, but for some unknown reason, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty still called Shangguan Wan'er who rushed over at the last moment.
Under the influence of Li Hong over the years, Wu Mei has long learned to simplify the complex. Although the number of people heading to Qianling this time was quite large because of Li Hong's participation, it was also streamlined and streamlined, and the number of people was reduced. In addition to the 500 people from the Central Army who were accompanying him, there were nearly 500 people who followed.
As a result, a thousand people left the city from the palace and began to go from Chang'an to Qianling.
Li Hong, Li Xian, Li Zhe, Li Dan, including Li Lingyue, Princess Li Xiayu of Yiyang, Princess Li Suyu of Gao'an, plus Queen Pei Wanying, and Princess Shangguan Wan'er. Looking at these people, Wu Mei felt quite pleased. After all, except for Queen Pei Wanying and Guan Wan'er, these are all the heirs of Li Zhi.
According to Li Hong, who came to his carriage after getting on the carriage, Ze Wang Li Shangjin and Xu Wang Li Sujie had also set off from their fiefdom early and would arrive at Qianling in the next few days.
The empress, the emperor, and the imperial concubine were supposed to ride in the same car, but because of Li Lingyue's relationship, they had to squeeze into the empress and Shangguan Wan'er's car. So the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty had no choice but to walk to Wu Mei's car again. In front of the car, Wu Mei was riding in the same car.
For the rest, Li Xian rode with Li Zhe and Li Dan. Naturally, Yiyang and Gao An rode in the same carriage. The empty carriage could not be disbanded and returned to the palace. It could only be empty. Follow him towards Qianling.
Looking at Li Hong who got into his carriage, he sat opposite his desk, looking left and right, with a very fresh look, and sighed from time to time: "Mother, now that you are out of the palace, even your children and ministers have been here for a long time." I have never ridden in the Queen Mother’s car, but it still looks so beautiful.”
"Waiting in Taichang Temple, there are no officials who say it's okay to bring only the Queen? You bring Shangguan Wan'er, no one has any objections?" Wu Mei was too lazy to pay attention to his looking around, and sat across from the desk, flipping through the books compiled by Pei Wanying herself. Memorial memorial.
"Yes, why not. But it's not possible without them. Those old guys have been silent since they left Xuanzheng Hall last time. It's as if they went back and died together. It makes me feel uneasy, so I I only stayed in the palace for two more days. I intended to wait for them, but unexpectedly they didn't come..." Li Hong motioned to the palace maid standing next to him and closed the curtains of the car window. The sunlight that had just risen happened to shine through. The light coming in from the window was very dazzling.
"Are you afraid that those people would block your way on the way? So you took Shangguan Wan'er with you?" Wu Mei's tone was a little surprised.
"Yes, bringing Shangguan Wan'er is for self-defense. Today, I have Wu Wenwen and Shangguan beside me. To put it bluntly, even without Hua Meng and other guards, including the Central Army, as long as I With Wen Wen and Guan Wan'er by his side, oh, by the way, and with Bai Chun, I can travel all over the world without fear," Li Hongtian said shamelessly, not feeling at all that he was a dignified emperor, both civil and military. There is shame in needing protection from others.
"Yes, with both civil and military skills, and Bai Chun's money bag, I'm afraid there won't be anyone in the world who can make things difficult for the three of them. Being protected by us women, you, the emperor, have the nerve to speak out. "Wu Mei sighed and looked at the sunlight outside the car window, which was mostly blocked by the gauze curtain.
"Do you believe it or not? When we leave Chang'an City or near Baqiao, we will most likely encounter those old antiques to stop us. After all, what these self-proclaimed Confucians and sages like to do most is It's just to challenge authority in front of the common people, saying it's to understand the righteousness, but actually, the little Jiujiu in my heart is not just for a posthumous reputation. "
"But after all, they are not afraid of death. They dare to speak out about the faults of the court and even you, the emperor. How can you say that they are not doing it for the common people of this world and for the country of the Tang Dynasty?" Wu Mei personally lit the incense on the table. He said while looking at the curling green smoke.
"The people of the world? If it was really for the people of the world, they wouldn't have chosen this moment. Mother, I've been thinking about it these past few days, and I'm wondering why they chose this time to find trouble with me. Son, I thought about it for a long time..."
Wu Mei relaxed and leisurely followed the small sway of the carriage, her upper body swaying slightly, and lightly interrupted Li Hong and said: "Do you want to say that their best chance should be a year ago, when you and Wu When the nobles of the surnamed Qiwang are at their most anxious? At that time, can they come forward to make the world respect their righteousness, and can they stop the decline of the surnamed Qiwang, and thus step on the shoulders of the surnamed Qiwang? To reach a higher level and become the worship of scholars and people all over the world? "
"Then Queen Mother doesn't think so?" Li Hong was not surprised that Mother Long could think of it. This is not a complicated issue.
"I thought so, but if the Five Surnames and the Seven Hopes are defeated, wouldn't it be better to let them argue with you and save you worries? In this way, the Five Surnames and the Seven Hopes are gone, and the only thing that the scholars in the world can do is act with a straight head. Aren't they the only ones? It also saves the opportunity for Wu Xing and Qi Wang to make a comeback and surpass them." Wu Mei raised her eyebrows and glanced at Li Hong.
"Then the queen mother doesn't think that these people coming to me to argue has something to do with the reform of slavery?"
"The heart of a villain will judge the heart of a gentleman. After all, they are all famous sages. Confucianism has always emphasized education without distinction. It is quite similar to your slavery reform. Confucius said: Nature is similar, habits are far apart, "nature is similar." It shows that everyone has the possibility of becoming talented and virtuous, and "Xi Xiangyuan" also shows the importance of implementing enlightenment. What's more, Emperor Taizong also highly praised him, and he was named Xiansheng, Xuanfu, and your father was also named. As a Grand Master, it’s possible that you really think that Confucianism is all wrong.”
Li Hong couldn't help but trembled, and said quickly: "How dare I, I just want to think about why they chose this time. I always feel that it is related to slavery, even if it is not all, there should be a certain relationship."
"Why?" Wu Mei subconsciously took out an Analects of Confucius and asked in front of her.
"The punishment is not as good as that of a doctor, and the courtesy is not as good as that of a common man. Regarding this sentence, I think that these old guys chose this time to come to me because it must be related to slavery. Because this is not in line with their so-called rule of virtue or rule by etiquette. The rule of virtue and etiquette is just like punishing officials but not treating common people with courtesy. It tightens the hierarchy of people in the world and divides people into three, six or nine grades. The officials are superior, and the common people are as humble as ants, right? "
"Sigh... It seems that you have really read this sage's book into a dog's belly since you were a child. You are rambling here and there, and it is so far-fetched. What is the difference between you and those people who don't know the true Confucianism and use Confucianism to deceive? It seems that after returning to the palace, , I have to ask Wan'er to give it to you..."
"No, my son is too old to study. Now let Li Mei and I study together at the Imperial College?" Li Hong's face twitched, but suddenly his heart tightened. If Li Mei has any success in this regard in the future, If you don’t understand, what should you do when you ask yourself? Wouldn't you tell her yourself
Li Hong was sitting in the car, thinking a lot, but no matter what he said, he still felt that Confucianism sometimes seemed a bit hypocritical and noble. Compared with the punishment of officials who could not be punished and the courtesy of common people, the princes who broke the law were equally guilty as the common people. This The purpose of Confucianism and Legalism, at least it seems, is that Legalism can make people in the world willing to surrender.
No matter what, in the previous life when people's wisdom was opened, even if they were officials to the first rank, the crime and punishment were at least superficially the same as ordinary people's procedures, and they also needed to plead guilty in court.
But according to the Confucian view that punishment cannot bring justice to the officials, why should we still give Confucians and scholar-officials face after committing a crime? Why can't we follow the same procedures as ordinary people
Is it really the class system that makes them, the scholar-bureaucrats, look superior
Li Hong, who was deep in thought, did not notice the playful look in Wu Mei's eyes. In Wu Mei's view, Li Hong was good at everything and rarely made mistakes in the national policies of the Tang Dynasty. Basically, he never missed anything.
But these are unpredictable, but when borrowing the words of Emperor Taizong and taking history as a guide, Li Hong's IQ seems to be somewhat insufficient.
Especially when it comes to strategies for governing the country and ensuring peace of the country, in Li Hong's view, Li Hong is obviously a admirer of Legalism and seems to have an inexplicable resistance and hostility towards Confucianism.
From being in the palace since childhood, he was provocative in all kinds of etiquette, and then he was appointed as the Minister of Household Affairs at the age of ten, and went to war at the age of fourteen. After returning, a series of measures at the court seemed to be reforming, but in the final analysis, whether Li Hong Both the starting point and the purpose seem to be to oppose Confucianism, and to fundamentally abandon the Confucian idea of governing the country and ensuring peace.
In Wu Mei's view, Li Hong is a naked and staunch supporter of Legalism. Nowadays, the sentence most praised by courtiers and even published in "Fangjian Tianxia" is praised by people all over the world, and it is a naked provocation to Confucianism: Before the law, everyone is equal.
This is consistent with his concept of all-created equality, but runs counter to hierarchy and class. No one knows why he dislikes Confucianism so much.
"If you want all people in the world to be created equal, I'm afraid it's too difficult. I'm afraid there's no hope at all on this road."
"What? How could it be possible?" Li Hong was stunned for a moment, immersed in his own thoughts. Unexpectedly, even his mother felt that this road was too difficult.
"Do you know about Fan Chi Wenjia?" Wu Mei looked at Li Hong and asked suddenly.
"Fan Chi Wenjia? Wait a minute. I seem to have some impression. Let me think about it..."
"Also called Fan Xu, courtesy name: Zi Chi. A native of Lu, one of the seventy-two sages, he could study hard and work in the fields. He once asked Confucius about crops, and after Confucius left, he said: What a villain! Fan Xuye."
"Oh, when you said that, I remembered it. It seems that there is such a thing. It seems to be recorded in the Analects of Confucius."
"A few days ago, Li Zhe and Li Dan were also scolded as gentlemen, and these are facts that people all over the world have long recognized. How do you want to change it? People all over the world believe in the class of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, and you have broken it , The status of merchants has increased, and now you have to change the slavery system. Queen Mother is afraid that even if it is changed, the slave will still be a slave, and the nature will not change, but your hard work will be in vain. "
"Then...should I be sad for his misfortune and angry for his inability to fight?" Li Hong smiled bitterly. What his mother said was exactly what he was worried about.
In the previous life, there were so many people kneeling down and licking foreigners, let alone the common people of this era. Even if the shackles are removed, I am afraid it will be difficult for them to adapt for a while, right
But no matter what, don’t we still have to do what we should sit down
(End of chapter)