"Didn't the Marquis also say that we should establish our mind for the heaven and earth, establish our destiny for the people, inherit the lost knowledge of the ancient sages, and bring peace to the world for all eternity? This is exactly what I am going to do now."
Fang Zheng couldn't help but laugh out loud when he heard this.
Li Zhi frowned and asked, "Why are you laughing, Lord? Am I wrong?"
Fang Zhengyi stopped laughing and said, "I am laughing at your ignorance, but do you know why I said those words?"
“Isn’t it from the heart?”
"Of course not. When I first entered the court, I just said it casually to win the court's favor."
"......"
Fang Zhengyi said slowly, "Since you believe in equality for all, how can you say these nonsense I said? You establish a destiny for the people, why should you help them establish it? Can't they establish it themselves? You look down on the saints, but you want to inherit their unique skills. Isn't this contradictory? You talk about justice, but in fact you belittle all living beings. I think what you really want in your heart is just to ride on the heads of others."
Li Zhi immediately took two steps back, his face looking a little ugly.
It seems to be a contradiction!
But isn't this what Jianye Hou said himself? He even hit himself in the face?
After thinking for a moment, Li Zhi said, "Your Majesty is right, but that is not what I meant. What I want to say is that all people are born equal, and the people of the world are not enlightened. I want to spread this concept to the world. With time, the world's situation can be handed over to the people, rather than one person making the decision and causing disasters."
It’s not over yet!
Fang Zheng said angrily, "How ridiculous! You are so self-righteous! There are so many elites in the court, who are not smarter than you? Only you know how to govern a country?"
“I think they are not as smart as I am.”
Damn! He is such a nitpicker!
Fang Zheng said angrily, "All together they are smarter than you, right? Where do you get so much confidence from?"
"I opened the history books and saw that most of them were full of mistakes."
"......"
"If you just want to persuade me, there is no need. Students are naturally free and undisciplined, and they hate being disciplined and lectured. Let's say goodbye now."
Before Fang Zheng could react, Li Zhi raised his foot and walked away again!
"stop!"
Fang Zhengyi shouted, and Li Zhi stopped again and looked at Fang Zhengyi intently.
Then he said thoughtfully, "My Lord, you called me over again and again. Did you agree with what I said in your heart, but had to object because of your status?"
"Don't talk for now..." Fang Zheng rubbed his brows, looking like he had a headache.
This guy is smart but also very stubborn. If he said this in front of others, he would have been dragged to the vegetable market and fed to dogs.
We must not let him go now no matter what, we must keep him here.
After a long pause, Fang Zheng said, "Li Zhi, I do not agree with you. If your words are spread to the outside world, it will only bring you death and cause ridicule."
"There are countless common people in the streets, construction sites, and taverns of the capital discussing how to govern the country, and many of them are right. Are you fundamentally different from them? Those big, empty words are meaningless. The truly powerful only care about details."
"You have nothing more ridiculous than trying to build a castle in the air with nothing more than a simple idea and no complete theory that can stand the test of time to put it into practice."
"You must be unconvinced, right? Well, you said you advocate freedom, then tell me what freedom is?"
Li Zhi said without hesitation: "Self-control, no longer bound by constraints."
"Ridiculous!" Fang Zheng kept saying bluntly, "What's the difference between that and a beast? It's even worse than a beast!"
“Freedom is the right to do anything that does not harm others. The limits of others’ freedom are the limits of my freedom.”
"What is harmful and what is harmless? Have you ever thought about how to divide the rights of the public and the private? If you haven't figured this out, how dare you say that everything cannot be dependent on one person?"
The boundary between the rights of the group and the individual?
Li Zhi froze in place, with countless complicated thoughts flooding into his mind.
Indeed, Fang Zhengyi was right about one thing: he really didn't have a complete theory.
He only had a rough idea, but if he didn't speak it out or put it into practice, there would always be an urge that made him crazy.
When these four words "the boundary between the public and the individual" were uttered, it was like a bucket of cold water poured over one's head.
If you can't figure out this problem, your ideas will be meaningless.
Seeing him lost in thought, Fang Zhengyi took the opportunity to say, "The world is flourishing nowadays, and your unorthodox ideas can only confuse people."
"Being ahead by half a step makes you an advanced person, and being ahead by three steps makes you a martyr. Eat your food one bite at a time, and walk your path one step at a time."
Hearing this, Li Zhi quickly came to his senses and said in surprise: "I knew that the Marquis of Jianye agreed with my idea, otherwise why would you say that?"
"No, I don't agree!" Fang Zheng said with a straight face, "But what you said is not completely without merit. Order and chaos go hand in hand, and dynasties come and go, but most of them are ruined by incompetent rulers and corrupt officials. If you want to break the rules, you must take advantage of the chaos to tie their hands."
"But this is not applicable to the current wise rulers and wise ministers who rule the world. What you want to change is a dead end, so it is better to slowly study and perfect your theory and leave it to future generations."
"If you are willing, I can let you go to Taoyuan County and arrange a house for you. I will send someone to your hometown to verify your situation.
"If the situation is true, you can stay in the county and study peacefully. When you have results, bring them back to me. If I think they are qualified, I will allow you to enter Dongjiao University. If your theory can win the hearts of the people at Dongjiao University, I can guarantee that it will be brought to the court for discussion. What do you think?"
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