Going through the Red Mansions quickly means going against the system.

Jia Zheng knew that the rules he had set still had flaws.

The laws of heaven and earth are incomplete, so artificial Nuwa can exploit loopholes. And the rules he set are still full of loopholes, because justice lies in the human heart, and human hearts are fickle.

According to existing rules, the emperor is already the highest authority. His will is justice.

If calculated according to the rules of the gods conferred by Jia Zheng, the poor people below will never be able to defeat those in high positions. And those in high positions always have good luck, victory and longevity, and are bound to always be able to control others.

There's nothing wrong with this situation, right? Doesn't this mean that we are aiding the evildoers? Jia Zheng now understands that the definition of justice is the key to "repairing the sky".

The knowledge that Jia Zheng once learned told him that any behavior that promotes the progress and development of human society and safeguards public interests and the legitimate rights and interests of others is a just behavior.

During the emperor's reign, in order to maintain the imperial rule, he had been reducing the rights of officials.

Originally, the Mu Dynasty still had a prime minister, but because the power of the prime minister restricted the imperial rule, the prime minister was abolished.

Of course, it does not mean that having a prime minister can restrain the emperor. Throughout history, the demise of a dynasty has its own differences, but the most important one is that it lost the support of the people.

Jia Zheng is not here to oppose imperialism and feudalism. The development of an era can only conform to the trend of the times and cannot encourage growth.

If you are truly selfless, you would just ask for help from the people at this time. But Jia Zheng has selfish motives, which is why he cannot win now.

He could only use sophistry to make the emperor admit his mistake, and then use his time.

After all, there really are people in the world who understand others and are selfless.

It's just that person hasn't grown up yet.

Jia Zheng risked the fire and walked to the emperor's desk. He casually picked up a book on the table to fool the people - "The Book of Shang Jun" and waved it in front of the emperor.

"Your Majesty, who do you think gave you your position? Is it the people or God?"

"Nature is given by God."

The emperor became nervous. The only one who dared to run around in the fire place now was a madman.

Originally, he thought that he was the only madman who could risk his life, but now, he saw his opponent.

"God-given..."

Jia Zheng laughed, but his smile was full of sarcasm.

"What virtues do you have that allowed God to choose you? Isn't it our careful calculation that brought us to this point?"

The emperor knew that he could not scare Jia Zheng. Jia Zheng knew all the unethical things he did outside. In response to Jia Zheng's questioning, he just lowered his head with a guilty conscience.

"Imperial power, military power, and civil rights are the most inconspicuous. The emperor let me go out on errands, but I only saw that the people outside were suffering and living in poverty. I just don't know what the secret guards the emperor put around me saw."

"Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty knew that water can carry a boat and capsize it. How come they don't know how the people are living? His Majesty governs the world with these things that fool the people, but he still has the nerve to say that rights are granted by God."

"you!"

This irony really surprised the emperor. He knew the hardships of life for all the people in the world, but no one said it to his face.

"Your Majesty, you have been up there for too long, and you don't even know how to live today's people. You only know that there are farmers rebelling, so you send General Zhen to suppress them, but you don't even consider why the farmers rebel."

"You know that Di Yi often come to invade the northern border, and a large number of troops are deployed on the border. But you have never thought about why Di Yi came to surrender before, and why do they hate us so much now?"

"You know that the south is rich and the people mostly engage in business and abandon their fields. But have you ever thought about why this is the case?"

"Why haven't I thought about it? But where did I take the initiative before? It's not like you don't know what the Emperor is doing! My own life is in dire straits, how can I control others."

"That's why, Your Majesty, you have suffered this calamity today. If your virtue is not matched, there will be disaster."

Jia Zheng silenced the emperor.

"So why does Your Majesty say depressing words at this time? You had the right to use it before, but you ended up like this. And those of us who hurriedly came in to advise His Majesty, although our behavior was a bit radical, we can't be wrong."

As soon as Jia Zheng finished speaking, he heard the roar of thunder outside. After a while, heavy rain began to fall, and soon the flames on the Mingzheng Palace were extinguished.

There were cheers outside. Jia Zheng pushed open the broken door and saw Wang Zi.

"Lord! We win!"

Wang Zizai was rarely a little excited, but he still remembered the emperor, so he quickly pushed through the happy crowd and came forward.

"Your Majesty, have you ever..."

He gestured towards his neck, wondering if the emperor was dead.

"No."

Jia Zheng shook his head and looked behind him. Sure enough, the emperor stood up and was walking this way.

"Master, don't you really want to?"

Wang Zizai made gestures on his neck again, but after seeing Jia Zheng shake his head again, his expression turned to happiness.

Jia Zheng knew that this group of people kept talking about rebellion, but their loyalty to the emperor had been integrated into their bones.

Even if Wang Zizai said that he was not a Confucian scholar but a Mohist, he would not help Jia Zheng and his subordinates commit crimes and seize the imperial power.

These idealists hope that they can educate a virtuous monarch, give in on their own, and let a virtuous person become the emperor.

They said that this was a restoration of the original abdication system of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, but in Jia Zheng's view, it already had the democratic style of later generations.

Sure enough, when everyone saw the emperor appearing alive, there was an even louder cheer.

A living emperor means stability to the people, and stability means someone who rarely dies.

No matter how bad the king is, they are still willing to give him a chance and wait for him to change.

This turmoil ended with the death of members of King Beijing's group.

The emperor was fine, and the concubines and children in the harem had been transferred long ago. In the whole accident, the only royal relative who died was King Zhongshun who was killed on the road.

In other words, everyone who is considered unjust by heaven and earth will die.

This disaster taught the emperor to recuperate and recuperate, and even the emperor's funeral was not held in a grand manner.

There were quite a few dead officials in the court, and eventually criminal officials from all over the country were admitted on a merit-based basis. While Jia Zheng was recuperating at home, he was visited by Lin Ruhai who returned to Beijing to report on his work. The person who came with him was Jia Yucun.

But this time, Jia Zheng was not afraid that he would dare to judge the Hulu case indiscriminately. The character of officials has been supervised by heaven and earth. Anyone who dares to handle cases in a muddle-headed manner or who deceives superiors and deceives will be punished by heaven and earth.

"I heard that His Majesty intends to select virtuous people from all over the world to come to Beijing and serve as officials in the near future? Isn't this going backwards? What's the use of Enke in selecting officials like this?"

Jia Yucun said dissatisfied.