The neat fields are boundless, and the breeze blows, and a wave of wheat is like the waves of the sea, magnificent. The two sides of the Yellow River are full of such magnificent scenes.

The horse team walked between the ridges for an hour or two, looking around, as if they were still moving.

Zhu Cilang was deeply shocked when he looked at such a vast world.

"Ministers often say that all the kings under the world are kings, and all the kings are kings and ministers. The emperor is rich in all the world, but after all, how many emperors of the Ming Dynasty have truly had such a vast world. A Forbidden City locked the emperor tightly. If the King of Liao had not suggested that I lead the army personally, I would have no chance to leave the capital!"

Gu Zhenhua smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, if you want to rule the world, you must not be ignorant of the sufferings of the people. If you don't work hard, you will understand the difficulties of living for the people! Let's talk about farming. After working hard for half a year, the amount of land collected is only more than one stone. After half of the land is handed over, the remaining ones can be eaten by the family. At most, some salt can be exchanged for at least some salt. By the end of the year, you can buy a piece of meat and a meal of dumplings. This is a good harvest!"

Zhu Cilang frowned and said, "King of Liao, I remember that the Ming Dynasty's taxes were only one bulldoz of land, which was only one tenth. Why can half of the people be secure? Once the wife and children are separated, the family is destroyed, and even become a thief?"

"Your Majesty wants to hear the truth, or is it a lie?"

Zhu Cilang smiled and said, "Of course it's the truth. Only the King of Liao dares to tell me the truth in the world!"

"Two words, ancestral system!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Cilang's facial features twisted together and he was puzzled.

"The ancestors of Liao. The ancestors founded the Ming Dynasty and the ancestral system was established with all their efforts. I thought they were far inferior to those of Taizu Chengzu. I personally thought that it was his ministers who were unfaithful, which led to the abandonment of national affairs."

"Hahaha, Your Majesty, if Taizu lived to this day, he would have probably put the ancestral system aside and let you let the reform! The ancestral system is to maintain the country, but the country is gone. Isn't it a pity to still adhere to the ancestral system? Isn't it a waste of the foundation and the end? I'm brave enough to say, no one can understand the vicissitudes of the world for two or three hundred years. No one can set rules for two thousand years in the future. It is not advisable to hold the ancestral system and hold the saint's subtle words and righteousness, which is even more absurd. These two absurdities are added together, and they have turned into a glass of bitter wine, which just fell into His Majesty's mouth!"

He openly questioned Lao Zhu, questioned Confucius, rebellious and rebellious. This is what Gu Zhenhua can say, even Zhu Cixuan does not have the courage to do so.

After hearing this, Zhu Cilang felt more and more interesting and couldn't help but say, "King Liao, tell me carefully, I'm going to be a blow now!"

Gu Zhenhua looked over at a glance and saw a willow tree in front of him. Several huge bluestones below were just enough to rest.

"Your Majesty. Please here."

The guard carefully checked around the willow tree, and Zhu Cixuan and Gu Zhenhua sat down.

"Your Majesty, Confucianism has produced many, many, gangsters and rogue logics after so many years!"

Zhu Cilang sprayed out a mouthful of water. He didn't bother to wipe it, staring at Gu Zhenhua in amazement, and couldn't help but say, "King Liao, this is the first time in my life that I have heard someone say that!"

"Hahaha, Your Majesty doesn't want to listen, so I won't say it!"

"I think, why don't I think? I want to implement a new policy and save the Ming Dynasty. Of course, I have to figure out where the Ming Dynasty is sick first. King Liao, just say it boldly!"

"Okay, Your Majesty Confucianism has grasped the weakness of human nature. No one in this world will admit that the ancestors are wrong, and they will only beautify the ancestors continuously. In this way, the ancestral system will become sacred and inviolable. I am not saying that what the ancestors said is wrong, but everything has to be discussed at the right time. How can there be something unchanging? Whose wisdom is limited after all, and it may be perfect to deal with the affairs of the world, but what will happen one or two hundred years later? Take the royal family for example. When it was founded, there was only 58 people. After more than two hundred years of reproduction, it has reached hundreds of thousands. There may be no pressure to supply the vassals during the founding of the country, but two hundred years later, most of the local savings will be consumed on the vassal kings in various places."

Zhu Cilang listened and pulled his hair in pain.

"What the King of Liao said is right, but the relationship between blood and flesh is the same. Emperors of all dynasties also wanted to reform, but the royal family had obstacles, and even the ministers in the court opposed it and were unable to implement it for a long time. It was said that the descendants of the Zhu family took it upon themselves!"

"Your Majesty, have you ever thought about it? In fact, the words of Confucius and Mencius are also a kind of ancestral teaching! Respecting ancestors and respecting Confucius Saints are things of the same lineage. They will not dig their own graves and say that they defend the ancestral system. To put it bluntly, they are defending their scholars' right to speak, so as to restrain His Majesty!"

These words didn't matter, and Zhu Cilang was stunned and leaned against the tree trunk, unable to say a word.

It seems that there is nothing wrong with Jingzu, but turning this thing into a religion and a kind of paranoia is a disease! It’s just that no one dares to say this disease.

This is the cleverness of Confucianism in kidnapping public opinion! It is also a rogue! You can't say that your ancestors have problems! As long as everyone doesn't say it, the emperor's new clothes will never be poked.

Zhu Cilang sighed for a while, "King of Liao, I really didn't expect that there was such selfishness in this place, which made people dare not look at it directly! It seems that if we want to change the ancestral system and implement reforms, we must change the Confucian rules?"

"That's right, Shang Yang's reform was successful. When it came to Wang Anshi and Zhang Juzheng of our dynasty, their reforms all failed. The reason is that it is the Confucian theory. As long as it is not broken, it will face backlash. What's more, their reforms dare not touch the core, it is just a minor repair and a minor remedy, which is useless!"

"What does the Liao King think are the core?"

"Everyone is equal, work hard to get rich!"

Gu Zhenhua spit out eight words without hesitation. Gu Zhenhua looked up at the sky and spit out the turbid air in his chest.

"Your Majesty, after more than ten generations of people, does blood relationship still exist? But the royal family can get it without work and become a country's borer. What's the special thing about scholars? Why can they enjoy privileges, not serve or pay grain. Instead, they encroach on land and annex land, forcing the people to rebel. They said they were loyal to the king Yao and Shun, saying that they were loyal to the emperor, patriotism, but in fact they were gravediggers of the Ming Dynasty! Your Majesty asked just now why the imperial court only collected one bucket, but the people could not survive. This is the reason. When Taizu formulated the grain collection method, he adopted the grain chief system, and transported grain from the big households to the two capitals and trafficked thousands of miles. How could the common people bear it? The big households were still honest at first, but in the future they pushed the chores to ordinary well-off families. The grain chief system had actually collapsed long ago."

Gu Zhenhua pointed to the land in front of him and said, "Your Majesty, this land was originally half of King Fu and half of the big households. They occupied so many lands, but did not pay grain from the court, and all the taxes fell on the rise and fight against the little people. The little people went bankrupt and had to be tenants under their command. They had to pay more than half of the rent per acre of land, and there were all kinds of labor. The big households took advantage of natural disasters and used usury to exploit them. After scraping them down one layer, how could the little people not be poor.

! Although I have collected a lot in Henan, the people have no other burdens. The banks provide low-interest loans, and the convoys that collect grain can transport grain directly from their doorsteps to avoid the hardship of running around. Although I have to build road water conservancy projects, it is also used by the people for the people. Don’t worry about poverty but unevenness. I will add another sentence, don’t worry about unevenness but without hope. The privileges of scholars have been broken. The people see the first day, and naturally have infinite power. It’s no problem to change the day another day!"

After a while, Zhu Cilang not only saw the crux of the Ming Dynasty, but also saw hope for change. He was filled with a surge of energy and clenched his fists and said, "When the King of Liao is saying something, I will benefit a lot from the sun. The royal family, officials and gentry, these are all borers of the court. I will not be ruthless and must deal with it hard!"

Gu Zhenhua smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, don't be busy. I have some more extraordinary words. I wonder if you want to hear it?"

"Ah!" Zhu Cilang was shocked and thought to himself that Zhu Yuanzhang and Confucius were scolded by this person, what else could he say!

"King of Liao, you know everything, I just listen!"

"Your Majesty, Sangang, monarch and minister, father and son, husband and wife, only one person is not under control. That is the supreme emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and the general root of all privileges in the world. Your Majesty is supreme for one day, and there will inevitably be an alternation of rise, decline, rule and chaos!"

Zhu Cixuan suddenly took a few steps back and sat on the bluestone.
Chapter completed!