Ning Zhuo felt confused at first, but gradually his eyes brightened. When Zhao Xin finished speaking, he was already stunned.
When Zhao Xin asked him, he still stared at Zhao Xin in a daze.
Zhao Xin frowned upon seeing this. "Why, Mr. Ning, do you think there's something wrong?"
Ning Zhuo finally came back to his senses and quickly shook his head, saying, "No, I'm just surprised, Your Majesty, how did you come up with these ideas..."
This is too much.
But it seems to make sense.
"But I still have a question."
"Speaking."
“Since everything has substance, reason, good and evil, what about heaven?
Does heaven have substance? Is there good and evil?
If Heaven also has good and evil, then does Heaven know good and evil, or does it not know good and evil?
If Heaven is like all things and humans, then…"
Ning Zhuo hesitated for a moment, and finally asked, "Then Your Majesty...I will die for you."
Ning Zhuo bowed and apologized halfway through his speech.
Zhao Xin didn't care and waved his hand to indicate that it was okay.
Then he thought for a moment and said, "Heaven has no substance, because Heaven is the virtue of all things, carrying all things, and responding to all things and all living beings.
What all living beings desire is the will of heaven. In the past, Emperor Sui drilled wood to make fire so that all living beings could cook food. Therefore, he carried the will of heaven and became the emperor.
Emperor Yu controlled the floods and saved all living beings from catastrophic disasters, thus carrying the Mandate of Heaven. Emperor Yu ruled the country for hundreds of years, but his descendants were lacking in virtue and could not carry on the Mandate of Heaven, thus the country was lost.
Afterwards, our Taizu united all the Chinese people and educated them. Because he carried the Mandate of Heaven, our dynasty has survived to this day."
"Your Majesty, this..."
The more Ning Zhuo listened, the more confused he became. He felt sweat on his forehead and thought to himself, "Your Majesty, your thoughts are very dangerous. If you say that, as long as the world thinks you are immoral and unable to bear the destiny, then you are doomed..."
But Zhao Xin didn't care. He smiled and continued, "In fact, it's not just the emperor. Everyone is the same. For example, the aristocratic families have survived to this day because their ancestors made great contributions to all living beings. Therefore, they have been worshipped by all living beings until now.
However, if their descendants do not cultivate virtue, their virtue will decline and eventually they will be destroyed.
If anyone tries to defy Heaven's will, they are committing a treasonous act and will be condemned by the whole world."
Ning Zhuo didn't say anything, but he always felt in his heart that Zhao Xin's theory might become the theoretical basis for some people to rebel.
Zhao Xin also knew what he was thinking. He smiled slightly and said confidently, "Don't worry, sir. Since ancient times, those who win the hearts of the people have won the world. Even if the emperor cannot benefit the people, then it is only right to change the dynasty.
Therefore, everything I do from now on will be to seek the welfare of the people of my Great Qin. This is both my destiny and my mission."
Ning Zhuo opened his eyes wide upon hearing this, then bowed to the ground and said loudly: "Your Majesty is wise!"
"Ha ha."
Zhao Xin laughed heartily, of course not taking this so-called wisdom seriously. He simply turned around and asked, "Sir, do you have any questions?"
"Well, not for now."
Ning Zhuo pondered and said, "However, I feel that all current schools of thought are based on the classics. For example, the Gongyang School is based on the Gongyang Commentary, and the Guliang School is based on the Guliang Commentary. Then my school of thought..."
“No need.”
Zhao Xin smiled slightly, then turned to look at him and said, "You can choose to heal a sutra, but don't force yourself."
Seeing his confusion, he couldn't help but laugh again and said, "Do you know why I asked you to explain this theory, and why I didn't promote it myself?"
Ning Zhuo was stunned when he heard this, then shook his head.
This is what puzzled him the most.
In his opinion, if the emperor himself is the leader of a school of thought, it would be a very honorable thing, and it would be unprecedented to be recorded in history.
Even in history, there were emperors who knew nothing but took the academic achievements of scholars of the time for themselves.
However, the current emperor, although this set of academic knowledge was clearly his own, refused to accept it and instead wanted him to carry it.
This is what makes him uneasy.
Zhao Xin's lips curled slightly when he heard this, and he said meaningfully, "Because only if I don't leave, then I am the final judge."
Why do the various schools of thought in the world have to compete with each other? Besides competing for followers among the people, isn't the main purpose to be used by the rulers?
Dong Zhongshu of the Gongyang School in another time and space was even more open about it, describing his own doctrine as a young girl to be given to the emperor as a concubine.
Now, this concubine has become powerful and begins to want to surpass her master. She starts to give orders to the emperor and even wants to sideline the emperor and rule the country without any assistance.
I want to share the world with the emperor, and I am your uncle.
Why did Zhao Xin push Ning Zhuo out instead of going up himself? Isn’t this simple?
He is obviously a referee but he ran off to be a player. Isn't that stupid?
If you do that, it would be equivalent to standing in opposition to all schools of thought in the world, making everyone in the world your enemy.
Ning Zhuo always felt that there was something wrong with this theory. That was because he felt that this theory belonged to the emperor and was one with the emperor.
Little did he know that although this theory was concocted by the emperor, in fact, once it was introduced, it was separated from the emperor.
It becomes one with whoever advocates it, and they prosper and suffer together.
But Zhao Xin’s real purpose is to provide checks and balances.
Checks and balances, competition, and refereeing are all important.
The stupidity of some people in later generations lies in that they helped to raise a champion but killed all the other contestants.
What is the use of a referee in a game with only one player left?
Therefore, Ning Zhuo does not understand whether it is the study of the mind or the study of principles.
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