Becoming a Saint by Leisure Reading Chapter 731: Simple boy, he succeeded in throwing the blame
Chapter 731 Simple boy, he succeeded in throwing the blame
A few days ago, Chen Luo received a letter from Cheng Nansong, recommending him a great scholar: Chen Xiliang.
Chen Xiliang, courtesy name Gongbi, together with Song Ci and Cheng Nansong, studied at Buren College in Lingzhou in his early years. According to what Cheng Nansong said in his letter, the three of them met in the high mountains on the way to study, and together they worshiped under Mr. Sushui, the old mountain leader of Buren College.
Among the three, Chen Xiliang was the oldest, but the least talented, and took the lead in becoming an official, working in a biased office.
Decades ago, Chen Xiliang had entered the realm of seeking and was in the position of deputy prime minister. At that time, the minister of law, Di Renjie, was about to become a saint. He planned to recommend Chen Xiliang to succeed the minister of law. Di Xiang.
Subsequently, Mr. Sushui and Chen Xiliang had a long talk all night. After sunrise, Mr. Sushui returned to the church, while Chen Xiliang handed in his resignation letter, resigned from office and retired to seclusion, and returned to Qingshenfu Buren Academy to start preaching and teaching again. This once became an undiscussed anecdote in the bias.
I have never seen a teacher favoring a student, but never one who hinders a student's future like Mr. Su Shui.
But in the letter, Cheng Nansong revealed the truth about Mr. Su Shui's obstruction of Di Xiang and Chen Xiliang's resignation——
What Chen Xiliang pursues in his holy way is "no punishment"!
The saints of the aristocratic family broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people!
Legalism is an important part of Confucianism. It was founded by Xunzi and carried forward by Shang Yang, Shen Buhai, and Han Feizi.
But in the end, due to the backlash of human luck, Lord Shang ended up dying.
Chen Xiliang, on the other hand, practiced the holy way, but it was Shangjun's way of "no punishment".
Cheng Nansong told Chen Luo that Chen Xiliang's talent was not good. Mr. Su Shui once said that he could reach the second rank at most in his life, but by chance, Chen Xiliang got half of Shang Jun's "Lixin Log". "Lixin log" is engraved with the half-volume "Book of Shang Jun" that has been lost for a long time!
Perhaps it is because Shang Jun's way fits too well with Chen Xiliang, who is not favored, and with half a volume of "Shang Jun Shu", he has made rapid progress in Legalism, breaking through the realm one after another, until he broke through to the realm of seeking, and became a famous scholar at that time. A key figure in Confucianism.
But Chen Xiliang succeeded in "Book of Shang Jun", and failed in "Book of Shang Jun".
If you continue on this holy path, you are destined to end up like Lord Shang!
So, Mr. Su Shui made a move.
He blocked Chen Xiliang's promotion to become Minister of Law, and then asked Chen Xiliang to return to the academy, stay away from officialdom, and look for a way to crack it.
However, not only did Chen Xiliang fail to find a way to break it, but his mood was damaged.
That's why Cheng Nansong wrote to Chen Luo. He thought that maybe Chen Luo could help his ill-fated senior brother find the direction of the holy way again.
Before, Chen Luo was thinking about when he would spare a day or two to go to Buren Academy, meet this Mr. Chen, and invite him to come out of the mountain. He only knew about Chen Gongbi in this world from Cheng Nansong, but the Chen Gongbi in Blue Star's history was someone Chen Luo admired.
Unexpectedly, the other party delivered it to the door by himself.
Not only that, but also brought two great gods!
Chen Luo's eyes fell on the two young men behind Chen Gongbi.
If you're not mistaken, these are two pieces of blue sky...
"Sir, you are polite." Chen Luo hurriedly saluted Chen Xiliang and the two pieces of blue sky, greeted them to sit down, and ordered the servants to serve tea. I wanted to pay a visit, but I was too busy with business to travel far. I am very happy to see you and your two disciples today. I don’t know why you are here today?"
Looking at Chen Luo's enthusiastic face, Chen Xiliang was also slightly taken aback.
Chen Luo, the master of martial arts, is a character whose ears can hear cocoons in the past two years. I also know that the other party is young, but when we met for the first time today, I realized that the other party is too young.
No wonder Junior Brother Cheng is so worried, after all, he is still a child.
Looking at Chen Luo's youthful face, and listening to Chen Luo's immature but pretending to be mature words, Chen Xiliang couldn't help but feel a little distressed.
Those old fellows couldn't solve the legalist problem by themselves, so they pushed such a kid up to take the blame?
No matter how heroic he is, it is also a battle with sharp swords and sharp guns. This is the officialdom, and it is a place where you can wrestle even if you walk on a flat road.
At his age, no matter how smart he is, how much thought can he have? How much resistance is there to deal with those conspiracy calculations?
You just pushed him to the position of Faxiang, and then ignored each of them?
It has long been heard that his parents died since he was a child, and only his elder sister has entered the Taoist door and closed the life and death gate. Although the bamboo forest of the master's school is strong, the bamboo sage is far away, and several senior brothers guard the bamboo forest, and no one is by his side.
This child is lonely and unaccompanied!
Chen Xiliang, the Sima Daru of the Spring and Autumn Hall, had read the records about Chen Luo in detail on the way here.
What a good boy, he has gone through so many dangers, made so many contributions to our human race, and his smile is still so sincere!
Okay, you don't care about him, the old man will take care of it!
Thinking of this, Chen Xiliang quickly showed a kind smile, and said softly: "The old man was invited by his junior brother Nansong to help Zhuguo take charge of the bias."
"Although the old man has not made any achievements, he still knows a little about the relationships and personnel in various places, and he must be able to help a little."
"In addition..." Chen Xiliang turned his head, looked at Kuang Zhong and Hai Rui, and said to Chen Luo, "The two villains have passed the imperial examination a few years ago, and now they have reached the age of becoming an official. They entered the official position in a biased place and exercised."
"That's great." Although he had already guessed the intention of the other party, Chen Luo patted his thigh cooperatively and said, "Qingqing Zijin, you have a long time in my heart, but for the sake of you, I have been thinking about it until now! I have to Sir, there is no need to worry about bias!"
Listening to Chen Luona's excited nonsense, Chen Xiliang shook his head with a smile, and even Hai Rui and Kuang Zhong showed a smile.
I didn't expect the dignified Master Zhuguo to be so cute.
"To be honest, I have a headache and want to consult my husband." Chen Luo spoke directly in the spirit of "leading the team well".
Then Chen Xiliang didn't take a sip of hot tea, so he quickly put down his cup and asked, "What's the matter?"
Chen Luo hurriedly brought the roster he had just written, handed it to Chen Xiliang, and said, "Mr. Chen knows about the Metropolitan Procuratorate."
Chen Xiliang squeezed his beard and nodded: "Of course."
In fact, Chen Xiliang originally wanted to investigate Chen Luo, but after watching "The Injustice of Dou E" and "The Metropolitan Procuratorate", he decided to come directly to meet Chen Luo.
Seeing Chen Xiliang's expression of admiration, Chen Luo hurriedly continued, "It's easy for me to set up the procuratorate, but it's a headache for me to recruit candidates."
"The Metropolitan Procuratorate is responsible for turning the case around. If it uses inhumane people, I'm afraid it will cause even greater grievances. But I really can't find so many people..."
Hearing Chen Luo's distress, not only Chen Xiliang, but also Kuang Zhong and Hai Rui laughed.
Chen Xiliang put down his teacup and said: "Zhu Guo has good concerns. This is a very good procuratorate, but if someone with a heart is playing a game of vacating cages and changing birds, and filling them with people, then Zhu Guo is doing it for others. Wedding dress."
"Based on my understanding of those aristocratic and holy clans, they will not come up and seize key positions, they will only slowly infiltrate, and spend ten, twenty, thirty years, through assistance, marriage, bribery, etc. This is a way to slowly take the initiative."
"Then what should I do?" Chen Luo didn't bother to use his brain at this time, and sat directly beside Chen Xiliang, opening his mouth to ask.
Hearing Chen Luo's "helpless" question, Chen Xiliang couldn't help but secretly sighed that he came in time, otherwise the child would have stepped into a trap.
"The first step, of course, is to use the right people. Grassroots officials can first select from the people who have been in office in the past three years. If there is no problem for a while, it is worth focusing on training."
"This old man does not shy away from relatives. If Zhu Guo agrees, we can let Kuang Zhong and Hai Rui participate in this work. They are upright and selfless."
Chen Luo nodded quickly.
I can't wait to ask for it.
Chen Luo cupped his hands towards Kuang Zhong and Hai Rui, and they quickly returned the salute. Then Chen Luo looked at Chen Xiliang again: "What about the second step?"
"The second step is naturally to initially build an effective official structure, but here we need fifth-rank officials, fourth-rank officials, and even third-rank officials."
"In recent years, there have been quite a few officials in the biased offices who have been sent back because they were dissatisfied or offended by the family and the holy family. These people, I have contacts."
"The old man thinks that they can all be called back. It just so happens that the Metropolitan Procuratorate is newly established, so there is no need to add additional positions. What does Zhu Guo think?"
Chen Luo's eyes lit up.
Yes, if you are not upright, how can you be disappointed, how can you be excluded, and how can you leave?
If this group of people is allowed to come back and be responsible for overturning unjust cases and arresting corrupt officials, it would not be too pleasant.
"Yeah." Chen Luo nodded again, as expected of the person recommended by Lao Cheng, it's reliable!
"The third step is to improve the legal system." Seeing Chen Luo's appearance, Chen Xiliang was even more open-minded, knowing everything he said, "I believe that all officials should declare their property. We can start the trial with the Metropolitan Procuratorate. "
"Then, systems such as cross-changing of guards, evidence-based orders, and life-long accountability must be established first."
At the end, Chen Xiliang was silent for a moment, and said: "There is one last thing that requires Prime Minister Zhu's approval."
"What is it?"
Chen Xiliang said: "High salary raises honesty!"
"Officials are also human beings, and they also have wives and children. If too much emphasis is placed on honesty and poverty, it will inevitably be embarrassing."
Hearing this, Chen Luo nodded, and couldn't help but glance at Hai Rui who was standing behind Chen Xiliang.
In Chen Luo's memories of the period of history, if it is said that officials have less salary, the Ming Dynasty is the most; but if it is said that officials are more greedy, the Ming Dynasty is also among the top three. And it's still aboveboard, and it's greedy to list names.
"If you increase your salary, I can pay it, but this breaks the rules. But the court's salary has its own system, so it's not good to increase it without authorization." Chen Luo thought for a while, and said, "Let's do this. Newspaper" and "People's Legal System Newspaper", I give up a part of it to the bias department, which is regarded as the authorization fee. The welfare of the officials of the bias department should be allocated from this part."
Chen Xiliang was startled when he heard this, and looked at Chen Luo in surprise.
Although he knew that "People's Legal News" hadn't been published yet, he could know that this newspaper was another gold mine just by relying on Chen Luo's reputation and those legal stories.
Ah!
Chen Xiliang looked at Chen Luo, this time, he felt more and more the sincerity of the child in front of him. It's just that, being so unintentional, it's better to remind him.
"President Zhu, the old man thinks that this amount cannot be given at once, otherwise it will inevitably attract people's envy. You can cooperate with some officials' incorruptible deeds, and then reward them with great fanfare, so as to silence everyone's mouths."
Chen Luo thought about it, and it made sense.
It's just that he originally wanted to give one by one, but finally gave three.
But Chen Xiliang said so, so let's listen to his old man.
"Mr. Chen, you have served as the Deputy Prime Minister of the Biological Department, and you are suitable in terms of qualifications and abilities. The Prime Minister wants to appoint you as the first Governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. What do you think?"
"Shake the Pot"!
Chen Xiliang frowned slightly: "The old man has not entered the officialdom for many years, so he hastily took on this important task, I am afraid that the court..."
"I'll take care of the court affairs!" Chen Luo waved his hand and said confidently.
Isn't it just to let His Majesty show his face a few more times and get his seal stamped a few more times?
Little things!
Chen Xiliang hesitated for a moment, then looked at Chen Luo again.
Forget it, since the procuratorate has just been established, there must be many ghosts and ghosts.
Let this old man stand in the way for you!
"Since this is the case, the old man should be more respectful than obedient. Within three days, the old man will prepare the detailed rules of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and report them to Zhu Guo."
"Well..." Chen Luo nodded, and said seriously, "Today is a bit late, and tomorrow I will grant the seal to Mr."
"The matter of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, I will leave it to you, sir."
Chen Xiliang got up and saluted, "Gong Bi will do his best."
Chen Luo: ヽ(￣▽￣)
Successful rejection!
Looking at Chen Luo's relaxed look, Chen Xiliang sighed in his heart: This child seems to be omnipotent on the surface, but in fact there is still a sense of anxiety and tension hidden in his heart!
…
Just when Daxuan set off a legalist upsurge in the whole territory because of Chen Luo's appointment as law minister and the establishment of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, a small incident also happened in Nanhuang.
The Tiger Clan, the Lion Clan, rebelled.
It is not appropriate to call it a rebellion. The main reason is that Shi Wei, the young master of the Lion Clan, beheaded the envoy of the Tiger Clan. There was a fierce battle in one vein.
As a result of the battle, more than half of the 800 green lion guards died in the battle, and all three great sages of the lion clan died in battle. Shi Wei, the young master of the lion clan, was captured alive by the Yihu.
It is rumored that Shi Qi, the ancestor demon of the Lion Clan, tried to make a move, but was suppressed by Feng Bugui.
Weihu Mountain.
"Your Majesty, my son did not intend to rebel!" Shi Li, the patriarch of the Lion Clan, stood in the hall, saluted respectfully, and said with grief and indignation, "The winged tiger lineage has suddenly increased the share of my clan's handover recently. My son is angry. However, reason with the envoy. Unexpectedly, the envoy would take my grandson as a hostage, and my son had no choice but to kill him."
"Your Majesty, please be careful."
Feng Nanzhi sat upright on the soft bed, listened to Shi Li's narration, frowned slightly, and said: "The document submitted by the Yihu Department said that you have raised troops?"
Shi Li was stunned for a moment, and said, "That's my son's personal guards, and the three guardian saints."
"Then it's time to raise troops!" Feng Nanzhi said coldly, "Go back and replace your son with a clear mind as the young master."
"Next time, the Lion Clan will become the lion king with a clear mind."
Shi Li opened his mouth and was about to turn around when Feng Nanzhi suddenly looked impatient and said, "Come here."
The figure of the secret guard immediately appeared in the hall.
"Accompany the Lion King to the Winged Tiger Division. If Shi Wei is still alive, let him take him away."
Shi Li was taken aback for a moment, then looked at Feng Nanzhi in surprise.
"Don't thank you yet?" the secret guard said coldly.
It was only then that Shi Li came to his senses, and quickly said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty."
After finishing speaking, he followed the secret guard out of the hall.
Seeing Shi Li's back going away, Feng Nanzhi frowned slightly, patted his abdomen gently with one hand, and muttered to himself: "The wind does not return... What are you doing?"
…
Zhongjing, Anguo Gongfu.
"Sir, this is the humble house." The carriage stopped, and Chen Luo stepped out of the carriage, along with Chen Xiliang and the little boy.
During the conversation at Biyi, Chen Luocai learned that Chen Xiliang and the others were still staying in the inn, so he took the initiative to invite them to stay in Anguo Gongfu temporarily. Chen Xiliang thought that the official residence of the Metropolitan Procuratorate would be arranged in a few days anyway, so he agreed. But Kuang Zhong and Hai Rui were driven by him to find a house to live in.
After all, they will soon join the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and they will not be assigned to the official residence according to their grades, and everything must be done by themselves.
So Chen Luo watched the two pieces of blue sky drift away like this...
Looking at the silver taels Chen Xiliang gave them, it is estimated that they will find a farmer outside the city to share the rent.
Welcome to college graduation season.
Led Chen Xiliang into the Duke's Mansion, arranged for Lu Tong to arrange the guest room and dinner, the little boy was taken to play by the gourd girls, Chen Luo and Chen Xiliang sat in the flower hall and continued to chat about the Metropolitan Procuratorate things.
"By the way, sir, there is something I don't understand." Chen Luo seemed to have suddenly thought of something and asked.
Chen Xiliang smiled faintly: "Please tell Zhu Guo."
Chen Luo considered his language for a while, and then said: "I heard from Cheng Xiang that before, the family cannot be punished, and the holy family cannot be punished by the law. The reason is that their luck is entangled with the luck of the human race. If so Dealing with the aristocratic family and the saints will be backlashed by the luck of the human race, and Lord Shang will also die under the backlash."
"But I don't understand what is the essence of this."
"Why is it considered that the luck of the human race is hurt as long as the holy family is punished? Can't the human race correct themselves?"
"My bamboo forest has a feud with the Fang family. My master, senior brother, senior sister, and even me have all attacked the Fang family. Why is there no problem?"
Listening to Chen Luo's continuous questions, Chen Xiliang first smiled and then sighed.
"Has Cheng Xiang told Zhu Guo that the main body of the luck of the human race is the luck of the holy clan?"
Chen Luo nodded.
Chen Xiliang continued: "How does the luck of the human race come from?"
"There are sages who walked out of the Wanli Avenue, ascended to heaven and became holy, connected with the way of heaven with the holy way, and came here."
"The so-called Dao of Heaven's bell, to put it bluntly, is to see who has the most connections to the Dao of Heaven, and whoever connects to the Dao of Heaven has more luck."
"There are more monsters than witches, so the monsters have become the protagonists of heaven; I have more human races than monsters, so now I dominate Kyushu."
"To put it simply, the luck of the human race is the luck of the heavens they took from the heavens and absorbed by our human race. The imperial court is the easiest way to increase luck way."
"So you can understand?"
Chen Luo nodded: "Understood, it is equivalent to the saint getting the first sum of money from Tiandao. Then my human race will manage it, and finally get the total amount."
"If you make a profit, you will be a prosperous dynasty; if you lose, you will be in turmoil. Right?"
Chen Xiliang was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "That's right, that's what it means."
"Using your analogy, the saints of the noble family are the continuation of the blood of the saints, and to some extent, they are the owners of the money."
"If the owner is damaged, it will naturally have to make up for it. The way to make up for it is to take back the money that he released, but the money that was released has already been turned into the property of various places. If they are taken back, relying on these Those who eat in the industry will suffer.”
"In this way, backlash is born."
After listening to Chen Xiliang's answer, Chen Luo finally understood, in the final analysis, there is a lack of financial isolation.
"You ask why you have an enmity with the Fang family and nothing happened, but we will be backlashed while we are enforcing the law?"
"It's very simple. Take the Fang family as an example. As long as the Fang family's holy way is still there, even if the Fang family is dead, it's not called damage. Someone will inherit it."
"The law is different. The law is appointed by the imperial court and promulgated all over the world, with the will of all people."
"Using the law to punish the family and the saints is tantamount to denying the family and the saints with the will of all people. It is nothing more than negating how much."
"In this way, the luck of the family and saints will naturally be damaged."
"That's why the aristocratic family is more willing to punish their disciples themselves than to be punished by the court."
Chen Luo frowned slightly: "It's not even for individuals?"
"As long as you are not expelled from the family tree, and you have the blood of saints and semi-saints on your body, you are one with the family. If you are prosperous, you will be prosperous, and if you are damaged, you will be damaged."
Chen Luo let out a long breath: "Understood."
Chen Xiliang nodded with a smile: "This is the hurdle, stuck in the old man's Jiazi years."
"Many legalist half-sages finally took the concept of 'human race first', crossed the natural barrier of this law, and immediately became a saint; but the old man took the road of 'no punishment', which cannot be bypassed!"
Chen Luo smiled softly: "There will be a way~IndoMTL.com~ From the source, everything is because of the power of the heaven, so let's work hard from the power of the heaven.
This is what I am best at as a Taoist master.
Thinking of this, Chen Luo was about to say a few more words of comfort to Chen Xiliang, when his expression suddenly changed and he was stunned.
"Zhu Guo, what's the matter with you?" Chen Xiliang also noticed Chen Luo's strangeness and asked with concern.
Chen Luo waved his hand: "It's nothing, I just thought of something." After finishing speaking, he stood up, "Mr. Chen, I have some private matters in practice to deal with first, so I won't accompany you."
Chen Xiliang hastily waved his hand: "Don't worry about me, you can practice yourself."
"Yeah!" Chen Luo cupped his hands, hurriedly ran back to the study, sat cross-legged in meditation, and his mind fell into the sea of spirit and soul.
Just now, it seems that something rushed into the flower forest of my dream!
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival.