Su Poxian's question came out of the blue, and Chen Luo suddenly felt like there was a big hat on his head.
Chen Luo was silent for a moment, met Su Poxian's eyes, and sighed softly.
"Let's put aside the possible relationship between Cao Xueqin and me."
"Isn't it...that this book is not well-written?"
Su Poxian was stunned, twirled his beard, and nodded: "The writing is not bad."
"If this book was not written by you, I would have accepted this Cao Xueqin as a disciple!"
"But if you wrote it..."
"Things are complicated!"
Chen Luo's expression was also a little uncertain, but he still nodded.
"Yes, Cao Xueqin is me, and I wrote "Dream of Red Mansions"."
It's just a book. If the Half-Saint really wants to know the author, he can't hide it.
Su Poxian looked like he should be like this, raised his hand and pointed at Chen Luo: "You..."
"Well done!"
Chen Luo: ∑(´△｀)? !
"Don't really think that you are the only smart person in the world." Su Poxian filled a glass of wine for himself, and then motioned to Chen Luo. Chen Luo quickly picked up the wine pot, filled a glass for himself, and met Su Poxian. Touched it and drank it in one gulp.
"The taste of "A Dream of Red Mansions" has started to change since the plot of the Grand View Garden." Su Poxian finished drinking and said slowly, "If an ordinary scholar even asks for it, there may not seem to be any problem."
"But from the perspective of a semi-saint, it is clear that this book has begun to breed an aura of rise and fall, which is consistent with the way of heaven!"
"This spirit of rise and fall is different from that of historians. The rise and fall of historians is caused by time, and no one can escape it. However, the rise and fall in this book is aimed at big families!"
"But since you admitted that you wrote it, I carefully recalled that the rise and fall of this trend did not start from the Grand View Garden, but the foreshadowing was laid from the first chapter, right?"
Chen Luo nodded quickly: "Su Shenghuiyan, that's exactly what happened."
Immediately, Chen Luo asked cautiously: "Did all the half-saints see it?"
"That's not true!" Su Poxian waved his hand, "Half saints also have things to do with half saints, how can they have so many idle thoughts."
"But it can be seen that there are indeed many semi-saints."
Chen Luo thought for a while, gritted his teeth and said: "Three guillotines in the sky, all living beings are equal. But as I said before, the law is only a last resort. It is to avoid past mistakes and avoid future consequences, to treat illnesses and save people. Once used, there is no room for recovery."
"Instead of doing this, it's better to be more intimidating."
"Han Feizi said: If the shape of fire is severe, people will burn brightly; if the shape of water is cowardly, the number of people will drown!"
"Ordinary people can use the Dharma to scare them, but even today, the saints of aristocratic families still lack a sense of reverence for the Dharma."
"Some people even take the initiative to do some outrageous things in the name of the family, and take the blame afterwards."
"This kind of thing that seeks death but benefits the family cannot be stopped as long as the principle of kissing is still there!"
"But love, filial piety and brotherhood are the reason why we human beings are human, and they cannot be eliminated!"
"Therefore, we must have the ability to intimidate the very foundation of the saint family's existence in order to truly intimidate the other party. Start with family education and do not touch the power of the law!"
"That's why "Dream of Red Mansions" was written!"
Chen Luo spoke sternly, but Su Poxian just smiled. After Chen Luo finished speaking, Su Poxian nodded and said, "What you said makes sense!"
"The reason why I called you to come to this sage's world of Confucianism is because I have something to ask you."
When Chen Luo heard this, he immediately looked solemn and sat upright.
"Every half-saint is an indispensable fighting force for the human race. And every half-saint, including the Fang family's half-saint, has made numerous contributions to the human race."
"The church wants to know, will your Dream of Red Mansions affect them?"
"It's not that the Holy Church wants to interfere with your holy way, or interfere with human government affairs. It's just that if a certain half-saint is fighting in the outer world, if he is implicated because of family affairs, even if his combat power is slightly damaged, it may cause irreparable consequences. Loss!"
"The church must know this in advance!"
After hearing this, Chen Luo thought for a moment and said, "Please rest assured, Su Sheng and Shengtang."
"The punishment in "A Dream of Red Mansions" is to cut off the family's luck, or to cut off Heaven's recognition of the saint's bloodline. It does not have much impact on the saint himself."
"Besides, the Destiny Slash is not like Qingtian's three guillotines, where the sword is raised and dropped with one guillotine. According to the severity, the aristocratic family can be divided into ten levels, and the saint family can be divided into twelve levels."
"I originally planned to discuss with His Majesty that below the tenth floor, the court will decide on its own, but above the tenth floor, it must be reported to the Holy Church for disposal!"
Speaking of this, Chen Luo thought for a while and added: "The Dharma Prime Minister after me has the right to forcibly kill the saints at once!"
"If the execution of the Holy Clan is not accurate, Daxuan Dharma Minister can force a Red Tower to behead the saints. However, once this power is used, he will automatically resign as Dharma Chancellor and renounce the holy path!"
Su Poxian frowned slightly and wanted to speak, but Chen Luo explained first: "In my opinion, the Holy Church has concerns about the Holy Church, but everyone has a steelyard in their heart!"
"Leaving a path for mortals to forcibly kill the saints is also the last bottom line."
"If there is really someone among my successors who would rather renounce his holy path than carry out this punishment, it means that the world is angry and people are resentful. Even if the church has serious considerations, it must first consider the current public sentiment!"
Su Poxian slowly opened his brows, took the initiative to pour a glass of wine for Chen Luo, and said, "But if this is the case, wouldn't it be a pity for the Dharma Minister?"
"A Dharma Prime Minister must be at least a first-class person, and even a seeker. Such a person who speaks outspokenly for the world should have the status of being canonized!"
"I feel dissatisfied with dying together like this!"
Chen Luo drank the glass of wine in one gulp and said with a smile: "Perhaps one of the lords who opened the way has hidden some means that can help him block it?"
"But this matter cannot be discussed. After all, the strong wind knows the strong grass!"
When Su Dongpo heard this, he suddenly smiled: "What a state of mind... I understand! I don't know anything."
"By the way, how many more episodes of "A Dream of Red Mansions" will be completed?"
Chen Luo replied: "Twenty times..."
"That's it..." Su Dongpo thought for a while, "Just finish writing at the current pace. Don't speed up deliberately, so as not to attract the attention of interested people."
"Besides, don't you dislike the meeting gift I gave you?"
"I'll let the King of the West sort it out, and then I'll send you a noble family there, how about that?"
"Don't think I'm stingy. The Holy Clan is of great importance and cannot be given away easily!"
"Enough, enough!" Chen Luo nodded, "There is a family sacrificial flag, which is enough!"
With that said, Chen Luo poured a full glass for Su Dongpo, and the two raised their glasses again and drank to their full.
It's just that the fate of one aristocratic family was decided in this glass of wine!
…
At three o'clock in the morning, Chen Luo's face turned red and he was supported by Mastiff Lingling as he walked out of Zhenxuansi.
The semi-holy wine is truly extraordinary.
Chen Luo's body was shaken by the red dust, and he dispelled the alcohol smell in his body. Then, with a solemn expression, he walked directly towards the side of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
But when Chen Luo stood at the door of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he stopped again.
"Master?" Mastiff Lingling looked at Chen Luo in confusion. Chen Luo sighed softly, turned and left, "Go home first!"
…
Returning to Duke An's mansion, Chen Luo locked himself in the study, rubbing the jade slips in his hand that were full of records of torture by cruel officials.
To be honest, after leaving Zhenxuan Division, the first thing he did was to go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and hand the jade slips to Chen Gongbi and Hai Gangfeng so that they could start an internal rectification operation in the branch.
But when he reached the entrance of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Chen Luo gave up the idea.
A grand operation will be effective and is indeed needed, but what happens after that?
Maybe in five or ten years, or in three or two years, this trend of cruel officials will rise again!
Chen Luo is dealing with this issue today, so what if he is not the Dharma Prime Minister in the future?
What if one day in the future, such a person becomes a Dharma image?
Power is an intoxicating poison!
Setting fire to a prairie fire is not the way to solve the problem.
Wild fire, in spring.
In the final analysis, this problem needs to be solved from the root of the system.
The biggest problem in dealing with cruel officials is that if the suspect is ultimately determined to be guilty, how to characterize the cruel officials' illegal behavior during the determination process.
Was it intentional to hurt someone? Or was it over-executed?
Even if a shocking crime is eventually uncovered due to harsh punishments, is it a merit or a fault?
This is a big problem. If it is not handled well, it will chill the hearts of our own people!
So...how to solve it?
…
Night falls.
After thinking about it all afternoon, Chen Luo's last glance fell on the words "directly managing human lives" in the file on the table.
A flash of light flashed across his mind.
Chen Luo pushed all the files piled on the desk to the ground, then spread out the rice paper, picked up the brush, and wrote on it——
"dignity!"
"human rights!"
Chen Luo took a deep breath and caught the bright light in his mind.
"Personal rights!"
…
In Daxuan law, the right to personality has never been systematically summarized, and the right to life is only vaguely mentioned, such as those who hurt others will be punished, and those who kill will pay for their lives.
This is a guarantee that the person will stay alive.
The scope of personality rights should be expanded so that people can live with dignity.
Among them, it should include: right to life, body right, health right, name right, name right, reputation right, honor right, portrait right and privacy right, etc.
The so-called harsh punishments for cruel officials should be violated based on personality rights, and then extend upward to other laws.
In this way, there will be laws to follow when dealing with cruel officials!
But without supervision, the law is a useless law!
Regulation must be reintroduced.
In Chen Luo's view, the purpose of establishing the Metropolitan Procuratorate was to form effective supervision of the bias office, but judging from this incident, Chen Luo was a little disappointed.
His source of information turned out to be Zhenxuan Si.
This is not to say that Chen Gongbi and others have neglected their duties, but firstly, the powers of the Metropolitan Procuratorate are too broad and they do not have that much energy; secondly, they may have different views on the cruelty of officials within the bias office.
People always have tendencies.
But this incident also sounded the alarm for Chen Luo.
Because of his existence, today's branch office is becoming the most powerful department of Daxuan. If things go on like this, won't it become a dictatorial yamen that cannot be penetrated by needles or poured out by water?
Especially after the completion of Dream of Red Mansions, the branch still holds the fate of the saints of the aristocratic family!
Chen Luo was suddenly alert: Maybe this is what Su Poxian really wanted to say to him!
Chen Luo took a deep breath to calm his thoughts.
Then, he picked up a blank memorial and wrote on it.
"I am partial to the punishment of the Dharma Prime Minister Chen Luo. I have read the ancient books. Since ancient times, benevolent people have loved the people, either levying light taxes or reducing punishments. Those who are more benevolent live with the people, and those who are less benevolent build bridges and pave roads. This is the good way."
"However, benevolent people are rare when they appear in the world. The common people strive for survival in an endless stream. I am young and delusionally imagine that there will always be benevolent people in the county, in the government, in the state, and in the imperial court. The people will have shelter and the common people will have something to offer. Protect.”
"Today, I have an overview of the files in the bias office. Among the files involving officials, there are many words like 'grass is in charge of people's lives' and 'life is like grass.' When I first entered Dongcang, millions of people came to submit. It was really a mouthful. Daily workers are like weeds, strong but fragile."
"Tossing and turning, thinking over and over again, why do we, a great human race, behave like this?"
"Guanzi said: If you have a solid warehouse, you will know etiquette; if you have enough food and clothing, you will know honor and disgrace. I once thought this was true, but looking at it today, this is an external cause, and there is still a lack of internal causes to make up for it."
"Your Majesty trusts me and bestows upon me the position of law minister. I believe that the law should be the protection of the people and the confidence of the common people. The law has 30,000 words, which can be summed up in one sentence: benevolence!"
"Today, I am trying to complete Guanzi's strategy and add an internal factor - personality rights! Based on the law!"
"If the people are not like grass, the world will be merciful!"
"The specific measures are attached with a memorial."
"In addition, I would like to report that the victims' reports should be reported directly to the local administrative office without any bias, and will be supervised by the Zhenxuan Division. Whether the Main Hall and the Zhenxuan Division should open separate departments can be discussed by the court!"
"On the fifth day of the third month of the first year of Xuanzhang, Chen Luo reports!"
After writing the last word of the memorial, Chen Luo let out a long breath and closed the memorial.
Tomorrow morning, the memorial can be handed over.
Chen Luo stretched. The next step was to arrange internal rectification exercises at the deviation.
Thinking about it carefully, I am quite competent at this method!
However, next, many of his old subordinates will definitely come to plead with him.
Forget it, I won't go to court early and hand the memorial directly to the palace.
Close the door and lock it, retreat to write a book!
…
The next day.
The common people still listened to books, woke up early, went to work, and went to school as usual, but in Changming Palace, Chen Luo's letter detonated the entire court.
"Personal rights?" Every minister was chewing on this new term, with various thoughts passing through his mind.
Ye Heng, on the other hand, was sitting on the dragon chair, as steady as Mount Tai.
How could he not know that this memorial was a way of giving himself a boost!
Throughout the ages, which emperor can write the dignity of the people into the law!
Even he didn't expect it!
However, he didn't expect it to matter. He had Chen Luo!
You think I am a stamping tool, but I think you are a cheating device!
Anyway, once it is confirmed that he is the emperor of this dynasty, and he is the one who stamped the seal of approval, then the biggest peach of this matter is that he picked it.
The memorial said, this is Daren!
If Chen Luo drives thousands of miles in the future and this is recognized by the Taoist master, then his future temple title will probably have the word "Benevolence" in it.
Xuanrenzong!
Sounds good!
There must be a rich and colorful chapter in the history books!
Unexpectedly, I have been a monarch for forty years without success, and in the final stage, I took off!
No, no, the monarch must keep his emotions and anger invisible.
Ye Heng coughed dryly and looked at Hou An: "Hou An, why didn't Chen Aiqing go to court for such an important issue?"
You have to come. Now that you're here, I'll discuss a few more words with you, and won't there be a "Monarch and His Ministers Duplicate" that has been passed down through the ages?
You don’t have to care, since you have so many poems that will be passed down forever, but I need it!
"Back to Your Majesty, Chen Zhuguo said that he had to rush to finish the draft of "Journey to the West" and really couldn't spare the time." Hou An replied, "It was said that King Zhenxuan personally pushed for the draft yesterday."
"It's related to Netherworld, so we can't go into details."
When Ye Heng heard this, a look of disappointment flashed across his face, and he nodded: "Well, if that's the case, then so be it."
Then, he looked at the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty: "My dear friends, what do you think of Chen Aiqing's performance?"
As soon as this sentence came out of his mouth, all the civil and military officials were like running away from home, trying like crazy to be the first to speak.
Just kidding, when has Chen Luo's memorial ever been refuted?
Besides, who dares to object to this memorial and the path to perfection?
Since that's the case, it's best to grab a first prize!
Especially the officials in the main hall. Didn't they see in the memorial that the power to legislate this law rests with them?
Finally, we can win back a victory in front of the biased position!
But before they could open their mouths, a majestic pressure fell, blocking their words.
First-class official skills·keep your mouth shut!
Political Prime Minister Han Qingzhu walked out with the Prime Minister's seal and said: "I think that what the Dharma Prime Minister said is a great kindness! I will communicate with Zhenxuan Secretary again about this matter and come up with a specific charter."
"I have something to add..."
At this time, Minister of Literature Zhou Zuofeng looked at Han Qingzhu who was talking eloquently and frowned slightly. He looked at the large literary seal in his hand again and sighed.
I really want to change it back!
…
There was a lot of discussion in Changming Palace, and in the side office, there was murderous intent.
The three large Xie Zhi guillotines were awakened at the same time, and the Xie Zhi shadows were running over the leaning place.
Teams of inspection officials set out from Beijing and rushed to various parts of Daxuan; almost all serving officials were summoned to begin a blanket inspection of the files entering the warehouse; the progress of official promotions was suspended, and all the files handled were re-opened and reviewed !
"I feel ashamed to trust Chen Zhuguo!" Chen Gongbi sighed softly.
He was alerted to his dereliction of duty only after he received Chen Luo's letter early this morning and saw the Fang Jade Slip.
"Teacher, don't blame yourself too much." Kuang Zhong handed over a cup of hot tea and said, "It's not too late to make amends."
"Zhu Guo also gave a solution, we just have to implement it carefully."
Chen Gongbi nodded: "When this matter is over, I will go to Zhu Guo to apologize!"
"I hope everything we do can make this Daxuan better and better..."
…
At the same time, An Guo Gongfu.
Chen Luo ignored the disturbances from the outside world and really closed the door and started writing a book.
In the previous chapter of "Journey to the West", I have just finished writing Shituoling. After that, it is the plot of Bhikkhu Kingdom.
However, in the original work, the vixen was beaten to death and the white deer spirit was taken away by the Antarctic Immortal. The mediocre emperor received three immortal dates presented by the Antarctic Immortal to cure diseases and live forever.
This is Wu Chengen's metaphor for "the emperor is not wrong". Chen Luo slightly changed it, so that the Antarctic immortal did not give dates. The king eventually became ill and died. His soul was seduced by the netherworld and he was punished by hell. .
There is not much to say in this section of the story. It is just that the bloodline of the White Deer in the Desolate Bone Realm has been condensed. It is necessary to worship the Taoist sect to achieve this level of cultivation.
Putting the written chapter aside, Chen Luo felt that it was still early and started to write the next chapter.
If Pansi Cave is the most erotic plot in Journey to the West, then the following chapters should be the most fantasy plot in Journey to the West.
"Chapter 80: The charming girl binds the monk seeking sainthood, and Sanzang almost loses his Yang body."
wrong!
"Chapter 80: A young girl raises Yang to seek a spouse, and the monkey in the heart protects the master and recognizes evil spirits!"
It’s decided that it’s you: the golden-nosed white-haired rat spirit!
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