"Brother Ren, please tell me."

Sitting down in the main hall, Ge Yiren personally added some tea for the responsibilities and looked at the scrutiny of his ears.

After gently stroking his beard, Ren He said: "After so long research, I found that compared with Confucianism, New Confucianism is just apart from the three pillars and five constants, and it also negates the theory of gods and ghosts that are opposite to technology. Overall, the main purpose of this New Confucianism is to allow the people of the empire to accept technology, popularize technology, and at the same time, it is no longer bound by Confucian dogma. From then on, they can do whatever they want within the scope of the empire's laws."

Ge Yiren nodded, Ren He analyzed well.

"But Xiao Ming personally overthrew Confucianism and denied the theory of gods and ghosts, which was equivalent to denying the authority of the king and heaven. In this way, he, the emperor, is no longer the emperor. In this way, from the emperor to the common people, is the same. Why does he have the final say in the world alone?"

"Yes, since he is not the emperor, why does this empire fear him like a god?" Ge Yiren's eyes narrowed.

But when he thought of something, he said dejectedly: "But that, so what? Even if he is not the emperor, isn't the power of this empire in his hands? Who can oppose him!"

"Hahaha..." Ren He's smile was filled with a hint of mystery. He stood up and walked back and forth a few steps, and said in a pondering manner: "Yes, no one can object to him now. The reason for this is that everyone is afraid of the supreme power in his hands. The nobles just dare not speak out, but this matter must have planted resentment in their hearts. As long as the time is ripe, this resentment opportunity burst out."

After pausing, he continued, "According to my observation, in addition to the nobles, many giant merchants are actually quite dissatisfied with Xiao Ming. Although the empire has been booming in industry and commerce over the years, most of the market dividends obtained through war were taken away by the Qingzhou Chamber of Commerce. Merchants can only follow the chamber of commerce and eat some leftover rice. You and I know that merchants are profit-seeking and can do anything for profit. If they promise to divide the market in the future, do you think they will support our actions to limit the imperial power?"

"Of course I'll be happy." Ge Yiren said without hesitation. "The emperor himself said that if there is a three-fold profit, merchants will take risks to do anything, not to mention that this profit is more than three times. If they promised them to have several positions in the seats that restrict the imperial power, they would probably flock to it."

Ren He clapped his hands, "It seems that Brother Ge is enlightened, this is the reason, but these are the ideas of you and me, and they cannot be realized yet. After all, Xiao Ming is powerful and no one has the courage to do so."

"Yes, I guess the businessman's council has caused many people to think about this, but Xiao Ming's status is too stable, and these thoughts can only be hidden in his heart. If he wants to think about this, he may have to wait until the next generation of kings ascends the throne."

"This is not necessarily the case. Mr. Ge just needs to fully promote New Confucianism so that the people of the empire can fully accept the ideas of New Confucianism and make the people's wisdom open. Maybe we still have a chance. After all, the people in this world are very easy to fool. We just need to add some private goods to this New Confucianism."

"What private goods?" Ge Yiren asked.

"Of course, freedom and equality, humanistic spirit. Didn't Xiao Ming ask scholars, peasants, industry and commerce to be on par? We use this to instill these ideas into the people. Even if we are discovered, we are just acting according to his ideas. It's just a little too much, and he can't hold us accountable." Ren He smiled wickedly, "And once the people generally accept these ideas, we bewitch the nobles and merchants under the banner of these uprightness and openness, and then use the people who believe in this way, so that our goal can be achieved."

"Well, it's good, it's good." Ge Yiren suddenly realized, "The guns and cannons are indeed in the hands of Xiao Ming, but as a former great scholar, we still have a strong influence among the people. Since he is not kind, don't blame us for being unrighteous."

"Old Ge's words are serious. We are not going to rebel, but for the long-term stability of the empire. Although the emperor is a talented person, sometimes he will make mistakes. What we want is the right to stop him from making mistakes when he makes mistakes."

Ge Yiren nodded slowly, "Listen to you, it is better to read ten years of reading. Since that's the case, I will now give a memorandum to the emperor. If nothing unexpected happens, I will be able to restore my post."

"Brother Ge is indeed smart. As the saying goes, water drops through stones and sand gathers into towers. If you want to achieve our goals, you have to take your time." Ren He said.

Ge Yiren's brows stretched out. At this time, he called the housekeeper to pick up the pen and ink, and immediately wrote a memorial and submitted it.

...

In the Imperial Study Room, Li San was feedbacking Xiao Ming about the reactions of the nobles in Qingzhou City after the newspaper was published.

"Our people say that Princess Pingyang seems to have little reaction to this government order. It is like facing ordinary government orders. Duke Song complained a little, but did not strongly oppose it. Duke Tang was blamed by the emperor for participating in the private school and dared not criticize him. Among the three kings of Huainan, King Yong and King Ruyang, the king of Huainan said that he had been joking for a long time after watching it, and King Yong and King Ruyang also had complaints... "

The reactions of the nobles were fed back to Xiao Ming, and he had a scheming in his mind. Now Wang Xuan is responsible for overseas intelligence systems, while Li San is responsible for domestic intelligence systems.

Like emperors of all dynasties, Xiao Ming could not be 100% at ease with his ministers. After all, human hearts are full of flesh, and everyone has their own ideas, especially now that various theories of the empire are booming.

Therefore, if he wants to see clearly the world, he needs to have a pair of eyes and ears in the empire. This is the responsibility of Li San. Otherwise, what his empire will be like can only be reflected in the memorials, but he cannot get a glimpse of the whole picture.

"It seems that most people are dissatisfied." After hearing Li San's words, Xiao Ming frowned. The resources of the Secret Guards were limited. He could not monitor all the nobles, but could only supervise some important nobles. Now the people Li San feedbacks are all important people.

"Although this is the case, they finally accepted the complaints. It can be seen that they still dare not conflict with the emperor in this matter." Li San said with a smile.

Then his face changed and he suddenly said, "But now more and more people realize the existence of the Secret Guards, and they are much more careful in their actions. Many times, Secret Guards cannot spy on what they are doing. For example, in the morning, Ge Yiren sent all the servants away, which made us unable to know his reaction."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qian Dafu walked in and handed a memorial to Xiao Ming.
Chapter completed!