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Chapter 645 Heaven's Principle

The emperor and the prince agreed, and even some princesses thought they could participate and the princess could go to the county. When the Li family raised an army, Princess Pingyang supported an army of tens of thousands of people, known as the "Deputy of Women" and was not inferior to men in battles in the south and north.

The women of the Li family have such a glorious history, so the princesses will naturally be eager to try it out.

However, this is not a feudal. The prince also has a direct boss in the county, and he will be criticized if he doesn't do well.

This is also a reason why the ministers opposed the prince's retreat to the county, that is, the prince's retreat to the county. At that time, will he listen to the prince or the superior?

According to etiquette, superiors must listen to the prince. It is like in the royal family, how the emperor's daughter and the emperor's sisters should ritual. According to patriarchal etiquette, the aunt should tribute to the niece, because the emperor's daughter is more noble than the aunt. During sacrifices, the emperor's daughter stands next to the emperor, and the aunt should stay away.

When the Western Zhou Dynasty was divided into feudal areas, the monarch of Chu was just a person who watched the fire, so no one looked down on him.

Nobles distinguish their status through etiquette. Whoever stands close to the emperor will be more noble. So if the prince goes to the county, then everyone should listen to the prince, including his superiors.

At this time, Li Shimin said directly: "If you don't listen to the prince, you will follow the laws of heaven. Everyone should be loyal to the emperor and patriotism and love the people. This is the laws of heaven. If the emperor does not love the people, he will be overthrown. If the prince does not love the people, he should be criticized." Just as he was short of saying that he wanted to preserve the laws of heaven and destroy human desires, Li Shimin also took this opportunity to introduce the standards of behavior of scholars, so that scholars do not have to stand in the altar of aristocratic people and create a new altar, an altar of heaven.

The principles of heaven replaced rituals and music, and the scholars replaced the nobles. A very historic turning point began. Unfortunately, the scholars still had too little power now, but the emperor personally proposed the concept of laws of heaven, which supported the scholars.

But the nobles are ignorant of this. If they follow the laws of nature and do not follow the position, then wouldn’t anyone be able to point fingers at the nobles?

It is indeed possible, because to preserve the laws of nature and destroy human desires, the extravagant life of the nobles is obviously human desires, and the poor life of scholars is full of laws of nature.

In fact, many people oppose the preservation of the laws of nature to destroy human desires because after the Industrial Revolution, material life was higher and they could eat delicacies. However, when this sentence appeared, the vast majority of scholars could not eat delicacies, and could only stare at the aristocrats' dining tables and drool. Therefore, they proposed this slogan to restrict the nobles and strengthen their rationality. The principles of nature did not deny eating, sleeping, marrying wives and having children, but only opposed the extravagant life like aristocrats, opposing three wives and four concubines, and delicious food.

This is the struggle between scholars and nobles. From pseudo-learning to orthodoxy, Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism means that scholars finally won the victory. From then on, the altar of the nobles withdrew from the stage, and the rules of the game of scholars move towards the future.

Therefore, the opposition of the Tang officials made sense, because the altars of the nobles are now very solid, and the princes are in the county, so it is difficult for everyone to ensure that the military, political and financial resources in various places can be separated, rather than being caught by the prince.

The emperor proposed the laws of nature and asked everyone to follow the laws of nature instead of the altar position. It was a shocking moment. However, at this time, Confucianism declined, and Confucian scholars were at a loss when facing the destructive blow against rituals and music.

Yun Yao said that at this time, the female princess should be allowed to continue to improve the principles of nature. The female princess can replace Zhu Xi's position in the future, and maybe she can become a female saint of Confucianism.

"I'm optimistic about you." Yunyao said that this is considered a diary of the female prince consort's cultivation? It's really interesting. Isn't it just a cultivation to shape the female prince consort into a famous minister step by step?

The nobles have not reacted yet and do not know the power of the laws of nature.

Taking advantage of the present, Yun Yao asked the female princess to perfect the laws of nature, and then he could kill all directions. Since he talked about the laws of nature, how can he prove that the laws of nature exist? What is the specific laws of nature? All these need to be answered.

The altar stand can be seen clearly. In the middle of the emperor, the people around him lined up in sequence. The further he was, the lower his status was, and it was clear at a glance and clearly.

What is the law of heaven? Can you see, touch, and hear? How to prove the existence of the law of heaven and what does the law of heaven look like? You can't just say it, but you have to let everyone know it. Also, why is loyalty to the emperor and patriotism the law of heaven, and why is loving the people the law of heaven? All these questions must be answered.

To break the simple altar of the nobles, some people tried it in the Spring and Autumn Period, and even broke it in the Han Dynasty, but in the end the nobles were rekindled because the altar of the nobles was very practical and simple to build.

If a scholar wants to break the altar of aristocratic people and build his own rules, he must be persuasive. He can't just talk casually, right?

This requires a detailed theory. As Yun Yao's recorder, the female princess recorded various laws of nature. What later generations thought were taken for granted were the sky collapsed at the beginning of its birth, and Pangu opened up a piece of turbidity and clearness.

It represents the collapse of the old order and the rise of the new order.

The prince went to the county and the prince was selected for the first time. In order to increase the rationality and operability of this policy, various norms and various restrictions must be added.

In order to solve the problem of who is the main and who is the auxiliary of the prince in the county, it is necessary to solve the constraints of rituals and music and implement the glory of the laws of nature. Fortunately, Li Shimin's determination is huge. Although killing his son is the easiest and most cost-saving method to stabilize his position, as his father, he chose a more difficult and more complex solution.

Of course, if the conflict between the emperor and the prince can be resolved once and for all, Li Shimin can add more glory to his resume. This is his confidence in himself and his trust in Yunyao, because Yunyao was promoting it later, which is also the main reason why Li Shimin believes that this plan is feasible.

After all, Yun Yao turned it into a possible existence. If someone else had suggested this, Li Shimin would have cut him down.

So there is Li Shimin's trust in Yunyao. For Yunyao, this is a good opportunity to accelerate reform, accelerate the demise of the nobles, and avoid the transformation of the Tang and Song dynasties. By the way, he can also cultivate a female princess, kill three birds with one stone, and it is impossible not to work hard.

As for the collusion between the prince and the merchants in actual operations, as well as the prince's dragging his back, they can all be solved through a special regulatory and rating department. Li Shimin serves as the highest leader of the rating department and controls the highest interpretation power of rating and supervision.

Finally, after two years of fierce discussions, under Li Shimin's insistence, the prince went to the county to go to the backward county for three years to manage and rule. There will be assessments every year, which are divided into people's livelihood, prisons, education, infrastructure and other aspects for evaluation. The prince with the most scores in the end is the prince.

Princes who want to participate in the selection of the prince can register. The former crown prince Li Chengqian temporarily retains the title of prince. If the assessment fails for three consecutive years, the title of prince will be deprived of it and the new crown prince will be selected as the best choice.
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