Becoming a Saint by Leisure Reading - Chapter 756

[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 Confucian: 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 Mr. Sushui, the old mountain leader of Buren College.

Among the three, Chen Xiliang was the oldest, but the least talented.

Decades ago, Chen Xiliang had already entered the realm of searching, and was in the position of deputy prime minister. At that time, the prime minister Di Renjie was about to become holy. He planned to recommend Chen Xiliang to succeed the prime minister. .

Afterwards, 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 and went back 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 I have never seen someone like Mr. Su Shui obstructing the student’s future.

But in the letter, Cheng Nansong revealed the truth about Mr. Sushui’s blocking of Di Xiang and Chen Xiliang’s resignation——

Chen Xiliang’s pursuit of the holy way is “no punishment”!

The holy clan 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. Among them, Shang Jun was the first to propose “there is no punishment”.

But in the end, due to the backlash of human luck, Lord Shang ended up dead.

But Chen Xiliang, the holy way of practice, is exactly Shangjun’s way of “no punishment”.

Cheng Nansong told Chen Luo that Chen Xiliang’s talent was not good. Mr. Sushui once said that he could reach the second rank at most in his life, but by chance, Chen Xiliang got half of the “Lixin log” of Shangjun back then. This half of “Lixin log” There is a half-volume “Shang Jun Shu” engraved on it 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, with half a volume of “Shang Jun Shu”, he has made rapid progress in Legalism, breaking through realms one after another, until he broke through to the realm of seeking, and became a Confucianist at that time. Big spotlight.

But Chen Xiliang succeeded in “Shang Jun Shu”, and failed in “Shang Jun Shu”.

If he continues on this holy path, he is destined to end up in the same fate as Lord Shang!

So, Mr. Su Shui made a move.

He blocked Chen Xiliang’s chances of being promoted to 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 crack it, but his mood was damaged, he retreated again and again on the holy way, and fell from the seeking state to the second-rank state.

That’s why Cheng Nansong wrote to Chen Luo. He thought that perhaps Chen Luo could help his ill-fated senior brother find the direction of the holy way again.

Before that, Chen Luo was thinking about when to 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 are 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 Chen Xiliang and the two pieces of blue sky, greeted them to sit down, and ordered the little official to serve tea, and then asked knowingly, ” I heard Cheng Xiang and Song Sheng mention Mr., and I wanted to pay a visit, but I was busy with business and could not travel far. I am very happy to see Mr. and two outstanding disciples today. I don’t know why Mr. came here today?”

Chen Xiliang looked Looking at Chen Luo’s enthusiastic face, he was also slightly taken aback.

Martial arts master Chen Luo, this 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 feeling a little distressed.

Those old guys 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 had read all the records about Chen Luo by Sima Daru of the Spring and Autumn Hall in detail on the way here.

What a good boy, who has gone through so many dangers, made so many contributions to our human race, and still smiles so sincerely!

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: “I was invited by

my junior brother Nansong to help Zhuguo take charge of the side.” It must be of some help.”

“Besides…” 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 are entering the official position. The old man wants them to become officials in a biased place and exercise a bit.”

“Great.” Although he had already guessed the intention of the other party, Chen Luo patted his thigh cooperatively and said, “Qingqing Zijin , caress my heart, but for the sake of the king, I have pondered it until now! My husband, I have no worries in the sidelines!”

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.

Unexpectedly, the dignified Master Zhuguo is so cute.

“To be honest, I’m having a headache and want to consult my husband.” Chen Luo said directly in the spirit of “leading the team well”.

Before Chen Xiliang took a sip of hot tea, he quickly put down his teacup and asked, “What’s the matter?”

Chen Luo hurriedly brought the register he had just written, handed it to Chen Xiliang, and said, “Mr. Chen, does he know the Metropolitan Procuratorate?”

Chen Xiliang He 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 go directly to Come meet Chen Luo.

Seeing the admiration on Chen Xiliang’s face, Chen Luo continued, “It’s easy for me to set up the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but it’s a headache for me to recruit candidates.”

“The Metropolitan Procuratorate is charged with turning the case around. I’m afraid it will cause more 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 considerations. The procuratorate is very good, 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 making wedding dresses for people.” ”

“Based on my understanding of those aristocratic and holy clans, they won’t come up and seize key positions, they will only infiltrate slowly, and spend ten, twenty, thirty years, through assistance, marriage, bribery, etc. The method is 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 and asking.

Hearing Chen Luo’s “helpless” question, Chen Xiliang couldn’t help sighing secretly 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. This group of people has just entered the official career and their temperament is uncertain. It is also the most dangerous period when they are facing corruption. If there are any problems, they are all worth cultivating.”

“The old man does not shy away from relatives. If Zhu Guo agrees, he can let Kuang Zhong and Hai Rui participate in this work. They are upright and selfless.”

Chen Luo nodded hastily.

I wish 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: “Then 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.”

“Over the past few years, many officials from partial offices have been sent back with seals because they were dissatisfied or offended the aristocratic family. I have contacts with these people.”

“I thought that they could all be recalled. , there is no need to add additional positions. What does Zhu Guo think?”

Chen Luo’s eyes lit up.

That’s right, if you weren’t upright, how could you be disappointed, how could you be excluded, and how could you leave?

If this group of people were allowed to come back and be responsible for overturning unjust cases and arresting corrupt officials, it would be a great pleasure.

“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 think all officials should declare their property. We can start with the Metropolitan Procuratorate.”

“Then , Cross-changing of guards, evidence-based orders, life-long accountability and other systems must be established first.” At the

end, Chen Xiliang was silent for a moment, and said: “There is one last thing that needs to be approved by Prime Minister Zhu.”

“What is it?” ?”

Chen Xiliang said, “A high salary keeps you honest!”

“Officials are human beings, and they have wives and children. If you overemphasize honesty and honesty, it will inevitably make people feel embarrassed.”

Chen Luo nodded upon hearing this, and couldn’t help but cast a glance at Hai Rui standing behind Chen Xiliang.

In the period of history in Chen Luo’s memory, 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, Ming Dynasty is also in the top three. And it’s still aboveboard, and it’s greedy to list names.

“I can pay the salary if I increase it, but this breaks the rules. But the court salary has its own system, and it is not good to raise it without authorization.” Chen Luo thought for a while, and said, “Let’s do it. The bias is to cooperate with “Da Xuan Min Bao”. “People’s Legal System Daily”, I give up a part of it to the biased department, which is regarded as the authorization fee. The welfare of the officials of the biased department should be allocated from this part.”

Chen Xiliang was surprised when he heard the words, and he was a little surprised Looking at Chen Luo.

Although he knew that the “People’s Legal News” hadn’t been published yet, but just relying on Chen Luo’s reputation and those legal stories, he knew that this newspaper was another gold mine.

One component!

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 should not be given all 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.”

Chen Luo thought for a while. , it makes sense.

It’s just that he originally thought of giving one share, but finally gave three shares.

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 bias department, and you are suitable in terms of qualifications and abilities. The truth wants to appoint you as the first governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. What do you think?”

“Shake the Pot”!

Chen Xiliang frowned slightly: “I haven’t been in the officialdom for many years, so I’m afraid I’m in charge of the court…”

“I’ll take care of the affairs of the court!” 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 a few more seals!

trifle!

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 the old man, this old bone, stand in the way for you!

“In that case, I’d rather be respectful than obedient. Within three days, I 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 , Tomorrow I will grant the seal to Mr..”

“I will leave it to Mr.

Chen Xiliang to stand up and salute, “Mr. Bi will do his best.”

Chen Luo: ヽ(￣▽￣)

success in throwing the blame away!

Seeing 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 Minister of Law and the establishment of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, a small incident also happened in Nanhuang.

The Tiger Clan’s offspring, the Lion Clan, rebelled.

It is not appropriate to say that it is a rebellion. The main reason is that Shi Wei, the young master of the Lion Clan, beheaded the envoy of the Tiger Clan, and then brought his 800 Blue Lion Guards and three Great Sages of the Lion Clan to fight against the Winged Tiger who came to ask for responsibility. There was a fierce battle.

As a result of the battle, more than half of the 800 green lion guards died in battle, all three great sages of the lion clan died in battle, and Shi Wei, the young master of the lion clan, was captured alive by the winged tiger.

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 Yihu lineage has suddenly increased the share of my clan’s handover recently. My son can’t be angry. The envoy reasoned. Unexpectedly, the envoy wanted to take my grandson as a hostage, and my son had no choice but to kill him.”

“Your Majesty, please be careful.”

Feng Nanzhi sat on the soft bed and listened to Shi Li’s words Said, frowning slightly, and said: “The document submitted by the Yihu Department said, have you raised your troops?”

Shi Li was stunned for a moment, and said: “That is my son’s personal guard and the three guardian saints.”

” That is to raise troops!” Feng Nanzhi said coldly, “Go back, and replace a son with a clear mind as the young master.”

“Next time, the Lion Clan will change to a son with a clear mind to be the lion king.”

Shi Li Opened his mouth, and was about to turn around, Feng Nanzhi suddenly looked a little impatient, and said, “Come here.”

The figure of the secret guard immediately appeared in the hall.

“Accompany the Lion King to the Yihu Department. If Shi Wei is still alive, let him take him away.”

Shi Li was taken aback, then looked at Feng Nanzhi in surprise.

“Don’t thank you yet?” the secret guard said coldly.

Only then did Shi Li come to his senses, and quickly said: “Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty.”

After 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 came out of the carriage, along with Chen Xiliang and the little boy.

When talking at the Biyi place before, Chen Luocai learned that Chen Xiliang and the others were still living in the inn, so he took the initiative to invite them to stay in the Anguo mansion 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 are about to join the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and they will not be assigned to the official residence according to their grades, and everything depends on themselves.

So Chen Luo watched helplessly as the two pieces of blue sky drifted away…

Looking at the silver taels Chen Xiliang gave them, they probably had to 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 guest rooms and dinner, the little boy was taken to play by the gourd girls, and Chen Luo and Chen Xiliang sat in the flower hall and continued to chat about the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

“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 speak to the Zhu Kingdom.”

Chen Luo considered his words, and then said: “Before I heard Cheng Xiang say that the punishment cannot be punished by the aristocratic family, and the law does not punish the holy family. The reason is that their luck and Because of the entanglement of the luck of the human race. If you deal with the noble family and the saints, you 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 the essence is.”

“Why As long as you punish the saints of the noble family, it will be considered as hurting the luck of the human race? Can’t the human race correct themselves?”

“My bamboo forest has enmity with the Fang family. My master, senior brother, senior sister, and even me belong to the Fang family. How can there be no problem?”

Hearing 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, and used the holy way to connect with the way of heaven, and then led them here.

” There are more.”

“There are more monsters than witches, so the monsters have become the protagonists of the heaven; I have more humans than the monsters, so now I dominate Kyushu.”

“Simply put, the luck of the human race is that they took it from the heaven. The heavenly luck is the luck transformed after being absorbed by our human race. And the imperial court is the easiest way to increase the luck.”

“So you can understand?”

Chen Luo nodded: “Understood, It is equivalent to a saint getting the first sum of money from Tiandao. Then I, the human race, manage it, and finally get the total amount.” “If you make a profit, it will be a prosperous dynasty; if you lose, it will be a   precarious

one. Isn’t that right?”

Nodded: “That’s right, that’s what it means.”

“Using your analogy, the holy family of the family is the continuation of the saint’s blood, to a certain extent, it is the owner of the money.”

“If the owner is damaged, Naturally, it has to be made up. The way to make up is to take back the silver that he gave out, but the money that was released has already been turned into the property of various places. If they are taken back, the people who depend on these properties for food will suffer. ”

“In this way, backlash will be born.”

After listening to Chen Xiliang’s answer, Chen Luo finally understood that in the final analysis, there was a lack of financial isolation.

“You ask why you have enmity with the Fang family and nothing happened, but I will be backlashed while we are enforcing the law?

” It’s not called damage, someone can inherit it.”

“The law is different, the law is appointed by the imperial court, promulgated the world, with the will of all people.”

“Punishing the holy family with the law is tantamount to denying the family with the will of all people . Saints, nothing more than negating how much.”

“In this way, the luck of the noble clan will naturally be damaged.”

“So the noble clan is more willing to punish their disciples themselves, rather than the court to punish them.”

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, you are one with the family. Everyone is prosperous, and everyone is hurt.”

Chen Luo let out a long breath: “Understood.”

Chen Xiliang nodded with a smile Head: “This is the hurdle that stuck me in Jiazi’s time.”

“Many legalist half-sages finally took the concept of ‘human race first’, crossed the natural barrier of the law, and immediately became holy; but the old man went There is no way around the road of ‘Punishment without Waiting’!”

Chen Luo smiled lightly: “There will be a way.”

From the source, everything is due to the power of the heaven, so it is better to work hard from the power of the heaven.

This, as a Daoist, is what I am best at.

Thinking of this, Chen Luo was about to say a few more words of comfort to Chen Xiliang, but suddenly his expression 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 quickly waved his hand: “No Old man Guan, you go and practice yourself.”

“Yeah!” Chen Luo cupped his hands, hurried back to the study, sat cross-legged in meditation, and his mind fell into the sea of spirits and souls.

Just now, it seemed that something rushed into the flower forest of my dream!

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

(end of this chapter)