The narrator said: Ye Yu, I finally discovered an illogical place in your book, that is, how could a dignified monk die in a mountain disaster? It is impossible for the real Xia Wuyan to die in a mountain disaster.
Ye Yu said: Blind student, you finally discovered this beauty. It was because this impossible thing happened that Ye Feng was certain that the real death of Xia Wuyan must be unusual, and it was likely to be closely related to the unsealing of the Heavenly Lock.
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In fact, there is one more thing to say. When faced with Yangming Academy, which had no merit but still sacrificed its third senior brother, the Great Xia Dynasty still chose rewards, but it was another secret method. The reason why it could not be made public was that This is because the Great Xia Dynasty, as the ruling body of Middle-earth, must make rewards and punishments clear, at least on the surface.
The so-called clear distinction between rewards and punishments generally means that those who have merit will be rewarded, those who have no merit will not be rewarded, those who are guilty will be punished, and those who are innocent will not be punished.
At this time, you have to speak out. Does the Emperor of Daxia privately reward Yangming Academy for non-deeds? Does this mean that rewards and punishments are clear?
First of all, do you remember what I said before? From the perspective of normal people and human nature, Yangming Academy’s three senior brothers died because of the promotion of talents. Even if Yangming Academy has no merit, it still has hard work. This is only human nature. However, due to the special circumstances of the reality, the "hard work" of Yangming Academy cannot be counted as "rewardable merit". This is entirely to prevent the vast majority of weak monks from being sold for "rewards".
You can find it when you get here, right? Because the actual actual situation, merits and sins, sometimes cannot be reflected, or cannot be fully reflected. This situation itself makes the four words "clear rewards and punishments" infinitely close to a false proposition. So you take a false proposition seriously and use chicken feathers as a sword. Don't you think it's ridiculous?
To put it simply, the Great Xia Dynasty knew that there was hard work involved in Yangming Academy, but this hard work could not shine through, so it could only reward it secretly, so it became "clear rewards for obvious merits, hidden good deeds, and open crimes" There is an open punishment, a hidden crime and a hidden punishment.” Only in this way can there be "clear rewards and punishments" in the truest sense. Therefore, the secret reward given by the Emperor of Daxia to Yangming Academy was the real clear distinction between reward and punishment.
But here’s the problem. “Explicit reward for overt merit, concealed merit for concealed good, explicit punishment for overt crime, concealed punishment for concealed crime” has too much subjectivity in it, and its enforceability is very low, so it has never been adopted by the law. . The law will only adopt the simple and easy-to-implement principle of "rewards for merit, no reward for merit, punishment for guilt, and impunity for innocence." Because the latter is more objective compared to light and dark rewards and punishments. To be honest, both methods of reward and punishment have their own advantages and disadvantages, and the law can only choose the latter. It is just that the two are harmful to each other, whichever is less.
Therefore, the law is not omnipotent. The law is only the bottom line of morality and society. It cannot solve all problems.
To be honest, anyone who claims to be a law-abiding person is basically the most immoral person.
After all, the law cannot regulate everything. For example, if the law dictates which leg I use when I walk in the door, then society will really be finished. Because these things should be restricted by morality. A matter that should be restricted by morality has been reduced to the point where it can only be maintained by the force of law. Do you think there is still morality in society at that time? If a society without morality is not finished, then what is it?
The task of social morality has always been taken over by culture. Otherwise, if you think about it, isn’t “morality” proposed by “Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism”? Confucianism emphasizes benevolence, righteousness and morality, and the fundamental book of Taoism is still the Tao Te Ching, right?
The law is only the bottom line of social morality and solves the most basic and superficial problems. The law cannot solve the fundamental problems of culture, and cultural problems can only be solved by cultural awareness itself. The cultural attributes of a nation are the moral attributes of the nation, which dominate the civilization, honor, disgrace, rise and fall of the nation. And when a nation emphasizes morality the most, it is also when the nation's morality is the most degraded.
Therefore, the law treats the symptoms and culture treats the root cause. The law is powerless against the cultural soil that breeds law, and it is powerless against behaviors that cross the law and sneak into the cultural soil to engage in greater damage and greater plunder. Law is the last line of defense to maintain social order, and it is the weakest and most helpless power. The sanctity of the law is due to the collapse of moral civilization. Paying attention to vulnerable groups and motivating the strong to build a higher moral platform and obtain greater comprehensive effects require corresponding social culture.
And this is reality, a reality we live in at all times based on the premise of human nature.
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Ye Feng and others left the academy management department and met a person on the way back, that was Ruan Feng.
When Ruan Feng saw Ye Feng, he didn't say anything. He just knelt down and kowtowed nine times to Ye Feng. However, Ye Feng, who is usually humble, did not stop Ruan Feng this time, but asked him to knock his head off. It seems that Ye Feng feels that Ruan Feng should kowtow to him.
Since ancient times, whether it is spiritual practice or ordinary life, "nine" has been used as a symbol of reaching the ultimate level. Therefore, kowtowing nine times has a special meaning, whether in traditional Chinese culture or in the prehistoric fairyland. It symbolizes supreme respect and worship. More common occasions include kowtowing to gods, ancestors, or particularly revered figures. Nine times of kowtow is a more solemn and sacred ceremony, which represents people's devout faith and awe towards each other.
Ruan Feng kowtowed to Ye Feng in order to repay Ye Feng for avenging his family's destruction, and for Ye Feng's previous life-saving grace to him. Before, because I couldn't move and was unconscious, I didn't have time to report to Ye Feng for saving my life. Therefore, adding up the two great favors, Ye Feng deserved the nine kowtows from him. If Ye Feng wanted to go up the mountain of swords and the sea of fire by himself, he would be a beast if he frowned.
Ye Feng saw through Ruan Feng's thoughts, so he could only accept Ruan Feng's kowtow to repay his kindness. Otherwise, Ye Feng really doesn't know what shocking things this top-notch idiot will do.
When Ruan Feng finished kowtowing, Ye Feng helped him up and said with a smile: "Now, you don't owe me anything. Your life is your own from now on. You have to live a good life for yourself. Do you understand?"
After saying that, Ruan Feng wanted to bow 90 degrees to Ye Feng again, but this time he was stopped by Ye Feng. Ye Feng said: "I said, you don't owe me anything, do you understand?"
"Yes, Mr. Ye." Ruan Feng said.
But it was only at this moment that the thousands of people on the side came to their senses, it turned out that it was Ye Feng who killed Song Qingshu.
"Brother Ye, why did you lie to me again?!" Ten thousand people said dissatisfied.
And Ye Feng smiled and said: "Who are you? Do I know you very well?"
