Faced with the unanimous opposition of the entire Immortal Official System and all the gods, Fang Jian raised his voice and said: "Fellow Taoists, this is the Heavenly Court, not the human court, and the rules of monarchs and ministers do not apply here."
"The words of True Monarch Hongqing are wrong!" True Monarch Huaguang Ma Lingyao said: "All the emperors have gone through thousands of tribulations, saved all sentient beings, made great achievements in the world, and have virtues that are spread all over the heavens, only then can they achieve the current position of Daoguo Emperor. Even if the Heavenly Court does not When it comes to the rules of the human world, the king and his ministers should also respect Tao and virtue, and respect the emperor and the king."
"The words of True Monarch Huaguang are reasonable." True Monarch Yisheng Baode said: "The Emperor is the supreme and the greatest. The King is the most noble and noble. I, the Emperor of Heaven, am the example of all living things in the three realms and six realms. How can I punish him with punishment?" Plus?”
Faced with this problem, even Nezha, who has always been the thorn in the heavenly court, did not dare to support Fang Jian, but said: "Punishment of an emperor should be decided by the Great Heavenly Lord or the Great Emperor of the Five Emperors, not by the ministers. "
"Zhenjun Hongqing." Tianyou Zhidezhenjun said: "If you want to punish an emperor, what you should do is to provide evidence to the emperor of the five emperors, and the emperor of the five emperors will make the decision, instead of you, a judicial god, judging the emperor. Penalty."
Taiyin Xingjun also said to Fang Jian: "Zhenjun Hongqing, you must not offend your superiors."
Yin Xi, the real person of Wenshi, said: "The following offenses are not tolerated even by the law of heaven."
Guan Yu, the king of Xiezhen, said: "It is not advisable to offend the king with his ministers."
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Facing everyone's opposition and advice, Fang Jian stood there alone, like a lonely man.
But Fang Jian did not have any unnecessary emotions or embarrassment, but raised his voice and said: "Fellow Taoists, you have said so much, how about you listen to what I have to say?"
When the gods heard this, they did not directly deprive Fang Jian of his right to speak. Instead, they all stopped and stood in silence, wanting to hear what Fang Jian had to say.
Fang Jian looked at the gods and said slowly: "Are you becoming immortal officials to assist the Great Heavenly Lord in stabilizing the Three Realms and protecting all living beings? Or are you doing it to abuse your power for personal gain and enjoy privileges?"
This sentence stopped all the immortal officials. Of course, we are here to assist the Great Heavenly Lord in stabilizing the three realms and protecting all living beings. But there is no conflict in enjoying the power and privileges in this process, right? But you can’t say that.
So King Tota immediately said: "Of course I am assisting the Great Heavenly Lord to stabilize the three realms and protect all living beings."
"Then the problem is very clear. Since it is to assist the Great Heavenly Lord to stabilize the Three Realms, all those who violate the laws of heaven, use power for personal gain, and abuse authority violate this belief." Fang Jian said.
King Tota said: "But the emperor has great merits, is kind to all souls, and is extremely noble. How can we, the ministers, punish him?"
Fang Jian said: "You can't do it, but I can. I am the God of Justice, and I have been given the 'Jade Emperor's Calendar' by the Great Heavenly Lord."
Speaking of this, Fang Jian sacrificed the Jade Emperor's Dao Calendar, and then looked at the gods and said: "Then I would like to ask fellow Taoists, do I have the right to enforce the law against the emperor?"
Xuantan True Monarch Zhao Gongming said: "Hongqing True Monarch, even though you have the Jade Emperor's Taoist calendar, every emperor has the merits of Zepi Universe and the great deeds of saving all living beings. How can you treat me as a minister just because of a trivial matter?" Where is the sinner?"
Fang Jian said: "It is unclear what is right and what is wrong. More than 100,000 dead souls are eaten by blood. There is no distinction between right and wrong. The wrong person is killed and the right person is killed. Is this a small matter?"
Upon hearing this, the ancestor of Chen Tuan, the true king of Xiyi, immediately asked Feng Dingnan and Yun Dingtian: "I am a poor Taoist, Chen Tuan, since you two are my Taoist disciples, I would like to ask you, do you think you should be blamed for this matter?" The Ghost Emperor of the South?"
Upon hearing that it was Patriarch Chen Tuan, Feng Dingnan and Yun Dingtian quickly bowed and saluted, and then they fell into deep hesitation regarding Patriarch Chen Tuan's question.
They were saved by Fang Jian, whose majesty and decisiveness in judging those gods who were above them in their eyes was deeply imprinted in their hearts.
But now Fang Jian is going to judge the Southern Ghost Emperor. To be honest, this is far beyond their expectations, and this is not something they can or dare to participate in.
Is the Heavenly Emperor guilty or not? This is not as simple as mixing in the blood of the ghost king of Partridge Mountain and eating the souls of the dead. If they attack a heavenly emperor, if they are not careful, they will be destroyed in spirit and form, and will never be reincarnated.
Indeed, it was the Southern Ghost Emperor who ordered their execution, but the Southern Ghost Emperor's position was too high, his status was too noble, and he was too noble for them to feel any dissatisfaction.
They want to speak for Fang Jian, but they dare not, but if they are asked to oppose Fang Jian, their conscience cannot bear it.
For a time, the two brothers fell into complete confusion, entanglement and hesitation.
Seeing this scene, Fang Jian immediately said: "Feng Dingnan, Yun Dingtian, you don't have to answer any questions, and you don't have to get involved in this matter. The current matter has nothing to do with you."
Hearing Fang Jian's words, Feng Dingnan and Yun Dingtian suddenly raised their heads and looked at Fang Jian with great emotion. At this moment, they had even made a decision. No matter what the consequences, they would help Fang Jian. say.
But Fang Jian raised his hand and said, "Where is the general in front of the palace?"
The two heavenly generals responded, bowed and said, "The last general is here."
Fang Jian pointed at Feng Dingnan and Yun Dingtian and said, "Take them down, place them in the cloud room to rest, and send heavenly soldiers to guard their gates. No one is allowed to disturb them."
"Yes." The two generals bowed and chanted, accepting their orders, and then led Feng Dingnan and Yunding Tianxia to the palace.
When Feng Dingnan and Yun Dingtianxia were behind the throne, Fang Jian turned to look at Patriarch Chen Tuan and said: "Taoist and Buddhist monks are all living beings. If you can't protect them, then I, the judicial god of heaven, will protect them. "
After hearing this, Patriarch Chen Tuan looked ashamed, bowed to Fang Jian and then retreated into the Immortal Class.
Fang Jian's hand directly calmed most of the gods, and then he turned around and said: "Fellow Taoists, I have always believed that 'merit can be worth it' is wrong. Merit is indeed important, but it is not a reason to do evil. Many people think If you have great achievements, you should sit in the immortal class, use your authority to oppress others, I think this is a big mistake!"
"However, atonement with merit is the rule set by the Great Heavenly Lord." Zhengyi Zhenjun Zhang Daoling said.
Fang Jian said: "Yes, the reason why the Great Heavenly Lord set this charter is because you all have the merits of doing good to the world. It is to give you a chance to change your ways and do good, rather than giving you the privilege of relying on your merits to be proud!"
At this point, Fang Jian raised the Jade Emperor's Taoist Calendar and said: "There is still a saying in the world that 'the emperor breaks the law and is guilty of the same crime as the common people'. I don't think that heaven is inferior to the human world. If the emperor makes a mistake, he still has to judge the crime. The Jade Emperor's Taoist Calendar is here, in the south Ghost Emperor, please step down and accept the punishment of Heavenly Law!"
Fang Jian's words were like a thunder, exploding throughout the Lingxiao Palace. Everyone turned their attention to the Southern Ghost Emperor, as did the emperors of the Dao Sect and the emperors of Heaven.
Especially the other four ghost emperors used their magic power to surround their thrones around the southern ghost emperor. The meaning is self-evident.
"Fellow Taoist, don't move." The other four ghost emperors said in unison to the southern ghost emperor.
Seeing this situation, Fang Jian once again raised the Jade Emperor's Dao Li and shouted: "The Jade Emperor's Dao Li is here. The Southern Ghost Emperor, please descend and stand down to accept the punishment of heaven's law. Anyone who obstructs and disobeys the order will be punished twice as much as the same crime. If Laws and Orders!”
"Fang Jian!" Emperor Zhongyue, one of the Five Great Emperors, said, "Do you really want to embarrass an emperor in heaven like this?"
Fang Jian said calmly: "If as an emperor you can despise the laws of heaven, then what qualifications does heaven have to rule the three realms in the future?"
Emperor Nanyue said: "But by committing a crime against the emperor, the emperor of heaven has lost his majesty. From now on, all living beings in the three realms will despise heaven even more."
Fang Jiandao: "This statement is wrong. If the law of heaven is strictly enforced, even if the emperor commits a crime, he will not be exempted from punishment, then all living beings in the three realms will feel the majesty and law of heaven more. If he can trample on the law of heaven just because he is an emperor, then not only will he not be able to escape punishment, To intimidate all living beings in the three realms, Heaven will lose its majesty to govern the three realms! It is not the emperor who gives the majesty to the heaven, but the heaven that gives the emperor its majesty. The laws of heaven are the majesty of heaven. If the laws of heaven are destroyed, the heaven will be trampled on. If the law is majestic, then heaven will no longer have prestige, and the emperor will no longer have majesty."
"Fang Jian is right."
At this moment, a clear and cold voice sounded, and everyone looked up to the sky, only to see that the speaker was none other than Jiutian Xuannv, Juntian Emperor, one of the Five Emperors.
The Five Emperors who had been silent until now finally spoke, and Jiutian Xuannu's support for Fang Jian was expected after the gods were stunned for a moment and then reacted.
Fang Jian raised the Jade Emperor's Dao Calendar for the third time and said: "I will say this one last time: Ghost Emperor of the South, please step down and accept the punishment of the law of heaven. If the other emperors obstruct and disobey the order, they will be punished twice as much for the same crime, such as Laws and Orders!”
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This time, the Southern Ghost Emperor finally sighed, and then stood up in front of everyone's shocked eyes. Then he flew down on the clouds and landed in front of Fang Jian. He bowed and worshiped the Five Emperors: "I want to repay the favor. A single thought of selfishness, a wrongful execution of a rightful practitioner, or a mistaken belief in evildoers are unpardonable crimes. Please punish me, the Great Emperor of the Five Emperors."
Hearing the confession of the Southern Ghost Emperor, the emperors and gods were shocked and suddenly came to their senses. Then, they saw the Five Mountains Emperor, the Three Officials Emperor, the Five Directions Thunder Emperor, all the immortal officials in the heaven, and all the immortals below Daluo in the Tao Sect. They all got up and flew out of the Immortal Class, landed in the Lingxiao Palace, bowed and worshiped together: "Please, the Great Emperor of the Five Emperors, punish the Southern Ghost Emperor."
Yes, please ask the Five Emperors to punish you, not Fang Jian, the god of justice.
The Fifth Emperor is the deputy of the Jade Emperor. As long as the Jade Emperor is away, the Heavenly Court will be controlled by the Five Emperors. Therefore, only the Five Emperors can punish the emperor.
If the Great Emperor of the Five Emperors punishes the Southern Ghost Emperor, it will be for the above crimes. This is the most reasonable among all the gods.
Letting Fang Jian, the god of justice, punish an emperor for the following crimes. This precedent is absolutely unacceptable. It is also unreasonable and unacceptable in the hearts of all gods.
In other words, since the fact that the Southern Ghost Emperor is guilty cannot be changed, then the person who convicted him should be changed.
Seeing that all the gods unanimously requested the Five Emperors to punish the Southern Ghost Emperor, the Antarctic Immortal Emperor pondered for a moment and then said: "It seems that it is difficult to disobey the consensus."
Emperor Houtu and Emperor Gouchen also nodded, while Jiutian Xuannv still insisted: "Fang Jian is the god of justice. Besides, he holds the Jade Emperor's Dao Calendar and controls the laws of heaven. He should make the judgment."
So everyone focused their attention on Emperor Ziwei, because among all the emperors present, only Emperor Ziwei had the authority to refute the Jade Emperor's Taoist Calendar.
However, Emperor Ziwei asked Emperor Liangyi and the Taoists: "What do you fellow Taoists think should be done?"
The Duke of the East and the Queen Mother of the West were the first to express their stance: "It is difficult to disobey the wishes of all the immortal ministers. It is better for the Five Emperors to punish the Southern Ghost Emperor?"
The Daomen of the Taoist sect also expressed their opinions, believing that the Southern Ghost Emperor should be punished by the Five Emperors.
After Emperor Ziwei got the answer, he looked towards the Nine Emperors of Shenxiao. Among the Nine Emperors of Shenxiao, except Emperor Qinghua of Dongji and Emperor Yingyuan Leishengpuhua of Jiutian who voted to abstain, the other seven emperors also expressed their opinions. , please ask the Five Emperors to punish the Southern Ghost Emperor.
Finally, Emperor Ziwei looked at Fang Jian and said, "Fang Jian, have you seen the intentions of the emperors and immortals?"
Fang Jian bowed and said, "I saw it, but I insist on my opinion and enforce the laws of heaven without mercy. As a god of justice, I must firmly uphold the majesty of the laws of heaven even if I am an enemy of all the fellow Taoists present."
At the end of the sentence, Fang Jian bowed deeply and said: "My lord, in the name of the God of Justice, I must uphold the laws of heaven and punish the Southern Ghost Emperor!"
Fang Jian's voice was like thunder, and his determination made all the gods in the Lingxiao Palace change their expressions in horror.
"I support Fang Jian in fulfilling his duties as a judicial god." Jiutian Xuannv also said.
No one said a word, they all looked at Emperor Ziwei, because Emperor Ziwei was the one who could finally make the final decision.
Emperor Ziwei pondered for a few breaths, and finally said: "Everyone has a strong opinion, but Fang Jian is the god of justice, and it is his natural duty to enforce the laws of heaven, which cannot be questioned."
The faces of the gods suddenly changed, and Emperor Ziwei continued: "The Southern Ghost Emperor violated the laws of heaven and failed to behave as an emperor. He will be punished according to the laws of heaven according to the law of justice."
"Emperor Ziwei!" The gods wanted to report again, but were stopped by Emperor Ziwei. Emperor Ziwei said: "I have made up my mind, please don't say more, all the immortals."
But Fang Jian had already stepped forward and bowed to Emperor Ziwei: "Your Majesty, Fang Jian, will obey the law."
Emperor Ziwei looked at Fang Jian and said: "Fang Jian, you just said that there is a saying in the world that 'the emperor breaks the law and the common people are guilty', but I also have something to tell you."
When Fang Jian heard this, he immediately bowed and said, "I respectfully listen to the instructions of Emperor Ziwei."
Emperor Ziwei said: "However, the emperor has his own way of death, and the emperor should also have the punishment of the emperor. I hope you can decide it."
Fang Jian was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he understood. Emperor Ziwei wanted to take care of the dignity and face of the 'emperor', and not to make it too embarrassing. After all, he was an emperor in heaven.
"My minister Fang Jian, I sincerely abide by the decree of Emperor Ziwei."
Fang Jian immediately solemnly bowed and bowed.
(End of chapter)
