In Li Ruyu's original thought, Chen Kedao was not so bold. As long as he had the courage to say it, he would definitely be able to make Chen Kedao unable to answer. As long as he could not answer his question, then this person would be useless.

But now the question arises, how should I refute him?

Don't you think it's not like this? It's because the destiny lies with Your Majesty and the destiny belongs to Emperor Taizu, so Emperor Taizu was able to unify the world.

Does this statement make sense?

The key question is not whether it makes sense, but what His Majesty thinks.

If Your Majesty agrees with Chen Kedao, it means that the Emperor has made great contributions to the world, so God has granted the Emperor the mandate to rule all peoples.

This seems to be nothing, after all, everyone can explain it. And there is another advantage here, that is, it can prevent many people from rebelling and prevent them from taking advantage of destiny to cause trouble.

You must first have great achievements, and then you can get the recognition of destiny. Such great achievements must be to quell wars and stabilize the world.

But how can I give you such credit now?

The Ming Dynasty has not yet been in chaos, and wars have not yet broken out everywhere. If you want to make such a contribution, you have no chance.

So destiny does not belong to you, but to His Majesty. Go and die!

As for delaying the minister's meritorious service, the same principle applies.

Unless you can make a contribution to the rule of the world, there is nothing else. The only one who can get the support of this theory should be Cao Cao and his family.

Cao Cao coerced the emperor to order the princes, and their family determined the world, so they were destined by fate.

But when was that?

Those were troubled times. The so-called troubled times were all about who had the bigger fist. So what if he didn't have his destiny? Didn't Cao Cao's family still seize the throne of the Han Dynasty?

When the world is in chaos, what will happen if we don’t have this theory of destiny?

Chen Kedao did not give Li Ruyu a chance to speak, and continued: "Your Majesty has the destiny to rule all the people. Those who have made meritorious service to the country, your Majesty will apportion their contributions according to the destiny. This is how you have all the princes. The nobles of the imperial court are not born to be noble.

, but because they have made meritorious service to the country. Everyone has the opportunity to make meritorious service to the country, so all people are equal."

"As a general, you open up territory for the country; as a soldier, you kill the generals and capture the flag for the country. The emperor should make contributions to his country, so he can make his wife and his son a favor for generations to come. Even now, he has made meritorious service to the country.

Your Majesty, your Majesty, should make all the contributions. The high or low of your status is the result of your merits in the country, not your innate dignity."

"Everyone, if you want to be distinguished in front of others, you must make meritorious service. If you make meritorious service, Your Majesty will reward you."

As soon as Chen Kedao said these words, Li Ruyu's face became even more ugly.

On the other hand, the commander of the Imperial Guards in the audience made Luo Sigong look a little strange.

Luo Sigong finally understood, and Chen Kedao must have convinced His Majesty.

This is really a capable person.

It makes sense that God rewards your Majesty and your Majesty rewards all people.

The reason why nobles are superior to others is not because they are born noble, but because they have made meritorious service to the country. If you also want to be superior to others, then you should make meritorious service to the country.

With such an explanation, Xungui will feel at ease.

The reason why we nobles enjoy such superior treatment is because we have made meritorious service to the country; you are an ordinary citizen because you have not made meritorious service to the country. So I am a little higher than you, what do you have to be dissatisfied with? If you don't

If you are convinced, then you will go and make meritorious service to the country.

Those dukes who divorced with the country will definitely like this statement. Because they have no opponents. In this era, if you want to make the prince a prince, and you still divorce with the country, there is basically no chance.

This theory will also be supported by the military. We are not much lower than the civil servants, and we are not rough and tumble. It is just that we learned to fight, and you just studied and governed the country. We all have different divisions of labor. But we and you all have made contributions to the country.

, serving the country, so there is no hierarchy between us and you.

The theory of Yu Guo's meritorious service will definitely get the support of nobles, relatives and the military. Even if they will not express their support, they will never cause trouble for Chen Kedao, and they will try their best to support Chen Kedao.

Such a theory will also be supported by businessmen, because it improves their status. Although the status of businessmen today is not low, they are basically bound to the scholar group.

There is a premise here, that is, scholars and merchants often do business. But merchants are not necessarily scholars. They are just suppressed by scholars and merchants, so they cannot be seen to come forward.

If this theory of meritorious service to the country is confirmed or used, the businessman's status will naturally rise.

At this time, everyone looked at Chen Kedao differently.

Originally, everyone thought that Chen Kedao was just a person seeking fame and reputation, who used some fallacious words to fool the emperor. Now it seems that this is not the case at all. Chen Kedao's theory will really subvert the current system.

Once this theory is pushed aside, things get ugly.

The key issue now is that Chen Kedao solved the problem of imperial power and heavenly right, and also solved the problem of the superiority of nobles, relatives, and relatives. At the same time, he was able to unite businessmen, ordinary people, and craftsmen.

Once this theory is pushed aside, only scholars, or only some scholars, stand in opposition.

Because everyone else took a step forward, only the scholars were pulled back.

You must know that scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are originally divided by scholars. Ordinary people have no ability to resist, they don't even have the right to speak. Military generals are vulgar and don't understand anything, so it should be that scholars think that we have the final say in everything, and others

The class only needs to obey.

If all people are truly equal, what about these naturally noble people?

It is easy for people to agree with the statement that merit is used to distinguish high and low status. This is especially true for generals and the army, and even nobles and relatives, because they are inherently meritorious people.

Scholars can never say that by studying, I have made meritorious service to the country. This is like a joke.

The scene was completely silent.

Luo Sigong, the commander of the Jinyi Guards who was standing on the side of the stage, suddenly thought of something, that is, this theory might be supported by the eunuchs in the palace.

In officialdom, power is one thing, status is another.

Eunuchs themselves have a low status and are looked down upon by others.

But if everyone is equal, then eunuchs are also equal.

Eunuchs are distinguished by merit, and eunuchs are not incapable of making meritorious deeds. How could such a theory not be supported by eunuchs?

The same goes for Jinyiwei. There is no need to be inferior. We are people who have made contributions to the Ming Dynasty, so we should naturally be superior to others.

"Nonsense! You are a heretic and have abandoned the way of a saint!" Li Ruyu shouted loudly with a blushing face, looking extremely excited.

Many people in the audience started shouting.

Everyone realizes what this means, so they are afraid.
Chapter completed!