"Wait, I really pissed off Gu this time!"
Looking at the altar below and the corpses of three thousand children around Chongxuan, Zong Shou felt a sting in his eyes and a more violent aura on his sword.
"Although these three thousand children were not alone, they died because of it!"
With a flick of his sleeves, Xiaori rushed down from mid-air and pounced towards the Zhongxuan Zhenren.
The latter's color changed slightly, and he immediately made a finger seal and held out a magical sword. Circles of ripples visible to the naked eye spread in all directions.
But as soon as this spiritual method was activated, the injury was already affected.
Although he had reached the holy level years ago, the Yin-Yang Nail Heart Curse was inherently harmful to the harmony of youth and would cost him a thousand years of life. At this time, Yao Di's righteous energy backfired, almost devouring all his life essence. Within the body, the chakras are broken, and there is very little power that can be mobilized at this moment.
The magic sword was smashed to pieces by Xiao Ri, and then he rushed to his side. With one claw strike, Zhongxuan's head and body immediately turned into minced meat.
Seeing Chongxuan die, Zong Shou felt that the evil in his chest could be vented a little.
I really wanted to kill this Chongxuan Lingchi, but at this moment, that was all I could do.
Then he looked at the Xuezhai layman opposite, with a mocking look in his eyes: "Is this what your Confucian sect does? If you are dissatisfied with acting alone, you will regard being a Confucian scholar as the enemy of evil spirits. You can fight openly and honestly! Even It's okay to carry out assassinations. Why do you need to use the lives of these three thousand children to use this evil forbidden technique? Why should these children be treated as ants by you and despise their lives? "
Xuezhai layman Liu Li frowned slightly and wanted to say that this was the work of Yin Yu Zhongxuan and his ministers, and they had nothing to do with him. Then I thought, he was present at the time and knew about it. Then he shook his head slightly and said, "It's all the fault of the children. They deserve to die, and there is no need for pity."
"Is he worthy of death? Even if he deserves to be executed according to law, he can still be dealt with according to the laws of the country. Why use such evil magic to destroy his soul and not even be reincarnated?"
Zong Shou shook his head and looked incredulous: "You Confucians have a saying, don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you! Is this how you, Liu Li, practice the words of the saint? This foolish king does such an unethical thing and performs such evil magic. As one of the Confucian scholars, you don’t want to dissuade me, but you still agree with it?”
Liu Li felt his face turn red and snorted coldly: "What on earth do you want to say? There is no evil or correct method in this world, evil only enters the heart. If I can kill you, I can use any magic method." !”
"Does that mean you have to do whatever it takes to get rid of the orphans?"
Zong Shou sneered with ridicule in his eyes: "I know that the core of Confucian teachings is the word benevolence! The Book of Rites and the interpretation of the scriptures say that the relationship between the superior and the lower is called benevolence! The Book of Rites and Confucianism say that gentleness is the foundation of benevolence. !”
Liu Li's heart tightened, and he felt that Zong Shou's words were like whips hitting him one after another.
"-The Book of Rites. The Four Systems of Mourning Clothes. It says that a benevolent person can be judged by his love. The Analects of Confucius. Yong Yezhong also said that a benevolent person will establish himself if he wants to stand up, and if he wants to reach himself, he will reach it. That is your ancestor. It is said that complaining only when shouting is followed by sadness and benevolence, is even more absurd!"
"Also, the Book of Rites. Doctrine of the Mean, says that the benevolent person is the enter! Note: The benevolent person is the enter! Note: The benevolent person is the same as the beast. Different? Ask yourself seriously, is what you are doing in line with this sage’s learning? What face does it have to be worthy of joining the Confucian sect? Can it be worthy of the Confucian sect’s ancestors?”
With every word he said, Liu Li's complexion became paler. The blood in the chest was deficient, the throat was slightly sweet, and he almost felt like vomiting blood.
Only then did he realize that his Taoist base was already floating.
I suddenly understood in my heart, knowing that I had seen this living saint with my own eyes, and being questioned by these words shocked my soul. It made him start to doubt himself and the way he practiced it!
This guy in front of me is really vicious!
But he saw Zong Shou stroking his sword again, and said with a slight smile: "Mr. Liu, do you know that after today's victory, five major edicts will be handed down to Yaoxia?"
Liu Li was confused, why did Zong Shou tell him this at this time? But he successfully aroused his curiosity and listened quietly and solemnly.
"The first edict is to reorganize the three law divisions and the law department, and to keep the poisonous Li outside the jurisdiction of the prime minister. All the ministers and nobles of my great cadre are subject to their jurisdiction. If necessary, or if you violate the national law alone, then you will be alone. You can also inquire, and you can also punish! From now on, all corporal punishments will be abolished! The only remaining one is killing to pay for it with your life—"
Liu Lileng stood there, listening to what this Zongshou meant, he was clearly a king under the law!
It is a true king who breaks the law and is guilty of the same crime as the common people!
As for corporal punishment, Confucianism has been pursuing it for thousands of years, but it cannot be achieved!
The king is worried about the rebellion of his subordinates and the greed of his officials. Therefore, we set up a warning of torture such as killing the nine tribes and beheading Ling Chi. Confucianism is not tolerated at all, and there is no room for comment.
A powerful landowner wants his slaves to obey his orders and worries about the ants stealing his property. Therefore, there are punishments such as whipping, ink, shackles, slaying, palace, and big punishment.
Although Confucianism pursues benevolence and forgiveness, what it does is often compromised by the Tao.
Now, are these ideas going to be completed in the hands of this foolish king in front of me
How unreasonable! How can this foolish king truly pity all the people
"Corporeal punishment is cruel and injures labor even more! If the country's laws are strict and all the people are healthy, why do the people need to break the law with their own bodies? Why do they need to use cruel laws as a warning? All corporal punishments in Gudaqian's country can be replaced by hard labor!"
Loss of labor? Labor instead? It turns out that it is not really about showing mercy to the people.
Thinking this in his heart, Liu Li bit his lip and his face turned purple.
"Second edict! Use national taxes to subsidize young peasants. You Confucians secretly say that our great cadres emphasize business and neglect agriculture, and sooner or later they will collapse? In fact, this is not the case. Our great cadres should pay equal attention to workers, peasants, scholars, and merchants. In the battle of farming Zong Shou still understands the truth. The income of farmers is meager, and they often work early or late. This is a serious problem. If this is the case, then just subsidize money so that farmers can farm with peace of mind!" Liu Li snorted coldly, thinking in his heart But he was shocked. In private, he secretly mocked Zong Shou and Daqian's national policy more than once.
It is said that even if the merchants do not go on a conquest this time, it will not take long before the whole country collapses.
But he never expected that this Zongshou would actually have such a way to use national taxes to subsidize farmers' income. It was simply unimaginable - but in this way, this problem of farming grain could not be a flaw in the Qian Kingdom.
Workers, peasants, scholars, and merchants. In the eyes of this monarch, are workers and peasants still above scholars and merchants
"The third edict! All servants must set a salary standard and limit the working hours. There is also the national tax. Since it is taken from the people, it naturally needs to be used for the people. The lonely general ordered the cabinet to promote pensions. The money will make it possible for workers and peasants to die young, so that they will not be left alone in old age and can enjoy peace and tranquility!"
Liu Li was once again stunned, why is this such a strange strategy for the country
"It's nothing more than buying people's hearts and consuming the country's children!"
But within Zong Shou's pure white Qi pillar, a trace of golden aura suddenly emerged. It is still pure and pure, but it is even more majestic and upright. As soon as one looks at it, it makes people willing to surrender and kneel down.
Above, dragons and phoenixes chirped again, the dragons roared loudly and the phoenixes chirped clear and refreshing!
Holy Emperor!
Liu Li's eyes narrowed again. The previous Zong Shou was just a king, a sage king. Only at this moment can he truly be compared to the three ancient Holy Emperors!
But what kind of mystery is there in Zongshou's national policy, which caused such a big change in his destiny
To make this land so happy? To make this country so prosperous
Zong Shouze shook his head. It is really difficult for people of this era to understand the concept of 'consumption'.
Only when they are old and carefree will all the people in the cloud world be willing to spend money, instead of being frugal and hiding their hard-earned money in pots in their cellars to grow moldy.
Confucianism always says that we should hide wealth among the people, but what is the benefit of hiding wealth in this way
Rather than hoarding the wealth in the treasury, it would be better to return it to the people.
"The fourth edict is to sort out the acres of land owned by Yaoxia, and the officials and gentry will pay for it together. After today, the transaction of acres of land owned by Yaoxia will be prohibited. The Daqian court will finance the purchase, and sell it to the landless people on loan at a fair price! To equalize the land from Yaoxia's fields!"
At this time, not only Liu Li, but also the Yuntai Zhen entered was shocked.
Isn't this Zong Shou afraid of offending all the powerful people in his country? Aren't you afraid of rebellion
No, what does this sect guard have to fear? He commanded three million undefeated troops and even defeated Dashang! He was respected by the people of Yaoxia and had unparalleled prestige in Daqian.
Such a national policy has benefited everyone in the world. Even if the powerful families are dissatisfied, they cannot resist this surging trend!
Furthermore, due to Confucianism, most of the powerful children in Daqian who had been educated by the Holy Spirit broke away from the Daqian court, and even secretly connected with the great merchants.
Even if you want to stop it at this time, you can't. After today's war, we must guard against Zong Shou, settle accounts after the fall, and liquidate the crime of treason and treason!
Junyaoxiazhitian, I remember that Taizu of the Great Shang also mentioned it when he raised his army.
Later, after the unification was over, nothing happened.
Zong Shou's method is obviously milder and more feasible, or it may actually be successful by him.
Liu Lize's eyes were about to burst, he had already figured out that as soon as these four edicts came out, nearly 90% of the people's hearts in Yaoxia would be wiped out in one sweep!
How should Confucians deal with this
Although this is not about burning books to enslave scholars, it is ten times more vicious than what Emperor Qin did back then!
How can Confucianism still claim to be the only orthodox religion when we are utterly devastated!
Looking at it with his eyes, he saw the golden aura above Zong Shou's head, but quietly, it increased by another ten feet!
"And Gu's fifth edict is to recruit scholars who have died and comment on Confucian scholars. Discuss the merits of Confucianism and criticize Confucianism's faults! Review Confucianism!"
After a pause in his voice, a cruel smile appeared on Zong Shou's lips: "Of course today, Yin Yu ordered this demon to perform this evil magic with three thousand boys. You, the layman of Xuezhai, stood by and turned a blind eye. But you don't know this. How will the common people evaluate you when you die?"
Yin Yu was shocked and clenched his fists. Does this Zongshou want to make the great Shang, Yin Yu, despised by all the people in the future
A trace of black blood overflowed from the corner of Liu Li's lips, and he let out a miserable laugh for the last time in despair.
"What a holy king! He is really heart-breaking in every word. I, Liu Li, am really guilty of Confucianism! It is indeed wrong, a big mistake-"
Instead, Jing kissed his neck with his sword, and the sword light flashed. Liu Li's head fell down in the blood.