The Mythical Version of the Three Kingdoms: The Evil God Arrives

Chapter 275 The Great Harmony World Described by the Ancient Sages

Yuan Shu put aside his worries and asked Yang Ji directly, "May I ask, Lord Bushan, how can my father and I meet the two great doctors Hua and Zhang?"

"Actually, you can just go and make an appointment with doctors Hua and Zhang. You don't need to report to us and keep your record." Yang Ji shook his head.

Although most people outside believe that Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing were officials under Liu Bei's rule.

However, just like how Cookie was treated by Liu Bei, Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing cannot be considered as Liu Bei's true subjects.

Yuan Shu was stunned for a moment. What did it mean that there was no need to report to the Fenggao Government Affairs Office for record keeping?
In Yuan Shu's imagination, if ordinary people went to Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing for medical treatment, they certainly didn't need to report or keep a record.

But who is Yuan Shu? Is he the same as ordinary people in their eyes?
However, Yuan Shu soon realized that there was another meaning to Yang Ji's words.

The Fenggao Government Affairs Office did not restrict who Zhang Zhongjing and Hua Tuo treated, as that was their freedom.

After realizing what Yang Ji meant, Yuan Shu opened his mouth but ultimately said nothing.

Yuan Shu asked himself, if there was such a miracle doctor under his rule, would he be able to do what Liu Bei did and not impose any restrictions on the patients that the miracle doctor could treat?
The answer is no.

Since both sides are enemies, why should I let the doctors in my own camp treat me?

Isn't this aiding the enemy?
However, Liu Bei dared to do so. Not only did he dare to do so, he would also open up the resources of the miracle doctor to the people at the bottom of society.

"Thank you, Marquis Bushan, for your report." Yuan Shu bowed to Yang Ji, then stood quietly aside and watched the ceremony in the Jingling Hall.

But, in fact, anyone could see that Yuan Shu's attention at this time was not on the sacrificial ceremony, but on his mind wandering in the sky.

Ji Ling stood quietly behind Yuan Shu, and although Yuan Yao was a little excited, he had already controlled his emotions.

[Yuan Shu's son has a good character. He was able to control his emotions so quickly.] Looking at Yuan Yao who quickly adjusted his emotions, Yang Ji nodded secretly.

[By the way, I remember that Yuan Shu took action against the Guandong noble families only after Yuan Yao died.

If Yuan Yao hadn't died in this life, would Yuan Shu still attack the noble families? Yang Ji remembered that Yuan Shu had pointed his knife at the noble families.

[Forget it, let's leave it to Zichuan. He will always find a way to deal with these things.] After finding a task for Chen Xi to do, Yang Ji clapped his hands and left the crime scene.

Liu Bei took the incense stick handed to him by Zuo Ci and solemnly inserted it into the incense burner.

The civil and military officials behind Liu Bei followed Liu Bei's movements and inserted incense sticks into the incense burner.

In the solemn and silent Jingling Hall, the only sound could be heard was the rubbing of soldiers' armor.

The air was filled with incense and the solemn, sacred atmosphere affected everyone, including the people on the platform outside the Jingling Hall.

If before this, Ju Shou and other envoys of princes and envoys of other forces did not care much about this sacrificial ceremony.

The solemn expressions on their faces at this moment truly showed the impact of this sacrifice on them.

Everyone looked silently at the black memorial tablet in the Jingling Hall, which was shrouded in incense.

"Today, the world is in chaos and the Han court is in decline. As a member of the royal family of Han, I, Liu Xuande, am willing to govern and protect the Han court and keep it safe!
Soldiers are the tools of development, the power of defense, and the cornerstone of the country! The stability of the Han Dynasty and the prosperity of the country are all protected by you.

The peace of the world and the prosperity of the people all come from your hard work!"

After Liu Bei finished speaking, he bowed in the direction of the huge monument without words, then turned around and saluted all the soldiers under the altar.

"Hua La La~" The moment Liu Bei bowed, all the soldiers knelt down in unison.

"My words, Liu Xuande, are binding. The dead will enjoy the honor, and the living will benefit from it.

Anyone who dares to deprive the living of their interests will die; anyone who dares to exploit the glory of the dead will die!

I will offer sacrifices at this time every year as long as I am still alive. If I am not here, I will also offer sacrifices!

I will never allow the surviving family members of these brave men who shed their last drop of blood for the Han family to be bullied!
What I said today is witnessed by heaven, earth, people and gods! "

Liu Bei said calmly that no matter how great the difficulties were, he would overcome them.

"I hope that those under my rule will have houses to live in, doctors to treat the sick, jobs to earn, rewards to work for, education to teach the young, and support for the elderly. I, Liu Xuande, am willing to work tirelessly for this!"

Liu Bei shouted loudly, "From today on, all school-age children in Taishan and Qingzhou can enroll in school.

I, Liu Xuande, would like to thank the Zhen family of Jizhou and the Mi family of Xuzhou for providing the money and food needed for this project for my rule!"

"My lord is benevolent!" The chaotic roars from the audience finally turned into this sentence.

All the soldiers had seen the relevant welfare notice on the notice board in the barracks.

However, what they fear most is that these promised benefits will ultimately be in vain.

And today, Liu Bei stood on the altar and swore to the heaven, earth, and gods that he would keep his word!
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The grand ceremony at Jingling Hall was over, but the storm stirred up by Liu Bei’s oath witnessed by the gods and heaven in Jingling Hall would not end easily.

Zhuge Liang's resolve became even stronger as he watched Liu Bei swear an oath in the presence of the gods and heaven.

[The dream of having someone to rely on when old and someone to take care of when young, this is the ideal world of great harmony that the sages and wise men dreamed of!

Lord Xuande, I firmly believe that you will create it! 】Zhuge Liang felt his heartbeat.

Sima Yi covered his heart and listened to Liu Bei's oath. How could he not feel any excitement in his heart?

[The world cannot be conquered by virtue alone. There must be darkness under light.] Sima Yi looked at Liu Bei who swore solemnly, [Let me sweep away the darkness under light for you!]

If Sima Yi had not already joined Liu Bei's army, he probably would not have agreed to Liu Bei's oath.

Perhaps Sima Yi would be attracted by Liu Bei's pure brilliance, but he would not think that Liu Bei could do something that even a saint could not do.

Emotionally, Sima Yi was willing to believe that Liu Bei could do such a thing.

But from a rational point of view, Sima Yi did not think that Liu Bei could accomplish such a grand cause.

However, since he has already joined Liu Bei's army, Sima Yi can only believe that Liu Bei can create such a world.

"I am so lucky to be able to participate in such a grand and magnificent cause." Sima Yi only felt that his will was burning.

It was different from the scenes in other viewing stands where the blood was boiling and the will was burning.

The air on the viewing platform where Yang Ji was located was almost stagnant, because most of the people gathered here were representatives of aristocratic families.

"You are putting yourselves on the opposing side of the aristocratic families." Xun Shuang said with a wry smile.

His knuckles had turned white as he gripped the railing, and there was a hint of shock in his pupils.

How could they not yearn for the world of great harmony described by the ancient sages? However, when ideals collide with real interests, who can stick to the ideals and give up the immediate interests?
Maybe a saint can do it, but other people can’t, not even Xun Shuang.

Yang Ji chuckled, "What does it matter? We dreamed the dreams you didn't want to dream, and we plan to drag the dreams into reality.

Is it wrong for us to want to create the world of great harmony described by our ancestors?" Yang Ji glanced around and said calmly.

Xun Shuang looked at the smiling young man in front of him and was silent for a long time.

"You know, that's not what I'm talking about." Xun Shuang sighed.

The world of great harmony, he also wanted to know what the world described by the ancient sages was like.

But dreams are just dreams after all. They cannot break through the boundaries between reality and illusion, virtuality and reality, and come into the world.

"Your intention to pass on knowledge to the lower classes will offend all the families.

This is digging at the foundation of the family's survival, they will not support you." Xun Shuang restrained his facial expression and said earnestly.

"Does it matter? What share do you think those aristocratic families occupy under the rule of Lord Xuande?" Yang Ji still had a smile on his face.

"Or do you think those noble families will unite and send troops to destroy us?" The smile on Yang Ji's face faded.

Xun Shuang was silent. The aristocratic families of the Han Dynasty united to send troops to attack and destroy Liu Bei?

Stop joking. Let’s not even talk about whether the united aristocratic families can destroy the forces under Liu Bei’s rule. Let’s unite the aristocratic families first.

"What's more, isn't the Yingchuan Academy you founded also doing things like spreading knowledge to lower levels?" Yang Ji said to Xun Shuang.

"So, it's not us who pushed the noble families to the opposite side, but the noble families took the initiative to stand against us."

"You see, Lu Zhonglang and Cai Zhonglang didn't say such things. The Xun family still holds too much weight in your heart.

No wonder Lu Zhonglang and his team didn't invite you to join a research project." A hint of smile reappeared on Yang Ji's face.

Xun Shuang was stunned for a moment. Wow, no wonder he often couldn't find Lu Zhi and others in Taishan Academy. It turned out that they were doing scientific research.

Then Xun Shuang smiled bitterly. No wonder Lu Zhi and the others avoided him.

Just as Yang Ji said, compared with people like Lu Zhi, the Xun family holds too much weight in his heart.

Even if we join their research project, can we really ignore the interests of the Xun family and spread knowledge to the people of the world?

Yang Ji glanced at Liu Bei and others who had already started to retreat from the Jingling Hall, said goodbye to Xun Shuang, Yuan Shu and others, and hurriedly walked down the viewing platform.

As for what Xun Shuang and others would think, that was beyond Yang Ji's control.

After all, the fact that Lu Zhi and his colleagues compiled textbooks for popular education at Taishan Academy did have an impact on the people of the world and the Han royal families.

Moreover, the popular teaching materials compiled for the common people must not be influenced by certain ideas of the aristocratic families.

Although the textbooks used for popular education are based on the ones Chen Xi came up with, it is highly unlikely that the aristocratic families would add any water to them.

However, this did not prevent Lu Zhi and others from using this excuse to fool Xun Shuang.

Just when Yang Ji was about to go to the Government Affairs Hall, Yuan Shu caught up with Yang Ji.

"I wonder if Marquis Bushan could take us to meet Doctor Hua and Doctor Zhang?" Yuan Shu stopped Yang Ji and asked him.

Yang Ji glanced at Yuan Shu from head to toe. "With Lord Yuan's status, are you afraid that you won't be able to see Doctor Hua and Doctor Zhang?"

"That's not the case," Yuan Shu shook his head, "I just want to ask Bushan Hou for some advice."

"Mr. Yuan is older, so you should just call me by my courtesy name Zi Yu." Yang Ji smiled, probably knowing why Yuan Shu stopped him.

"Good!" Yuan Shu laughed, "Zi Yu, maybe you can guess why I want to stop you?"

"It's probably because of what the aristocratic families said just now." Yang Ji said to Yuan Shu as he led Yuan Shu and others to Fenggao Medical College.

"Well, Zi Yu guessed right." Yuan Shu nodded and walked side by side with Yang Ji.

"So, in your eyes, what impression do aristocratic families have?" Yuan Shu asked Yang Ji solemnly.

Unlike other aristocratic families, Yuan Shu saw not the collapse of the aristocratic family in Liu Bei's oath, but the inherent responsibilities of the aristocratic families.

There is food to eat, a house to live in, medical care to treat the sick, work to be done, rewards to labor, education to be given to the young, and support to the elderly.

In Yuan Shu's view, the world of great harmony that Liu Bei vowed to create was just a variation of the arduous efforts of the ancient sages to open up the mountains and forests.

It’s just that our ancestors opened up the land we live in, while Liu Bei is going to open up a world of great harmony where knowledge flows downward and the people live and work in peace and contentment.

In that case, then I, Yuan Gonglu, and you, Liu Xuande, will have something to talk about.

Yang Ji looked at Yuan Shu steadily, and Yuan Shu just looked back at Yang Ji calmly.

It was worth it that Yuan Gonglu waited alone for so long, and finally he found a fellow traveler who was walking the same way with him.

"In my eyes, aristocratic families are rulers. In the eyes of the common people, aristocratic families are exploiters. In the eyes of the Han court, aristocratic families are parasites." Yang Ji said lightly.

In Yang Ji's eyes, there is nothing wrong with aristocratic families. The only bad thing is that they do not leave a way for the lower class people to move up, and do not leave them with enough living materials.

This is the main reason why people from the lower classes have continued to stand up and try to break the monopoly of the upper class over the past thousands of years.

If life is not really difficult, who would care who the ruler is?

In the old days, being unable to survive meant being unable to live. Nowadays, it probably means not being able to get the life you desire.

When I was studying, I was very concerned about national affairs. After I started working, when I saw current affairs news, I would probably just skip over it.

Life is filled with the daily necessities of life, so how can we have the energy to care about current political affairs?

"What about you? In your eyes, what is an aristocratic family?" Yang Ji turned to Yuan Shu and asked.

Yuan Shu sighed and said in a low voice: "Leader, undertaker."

According to the education Yuan Shu received, the reason why the aristocratic families have their current status and glory is that they were developed bit by bit by their ancestors.

However, the aristocratic family today is no longer the one he saw on the bamboo slips.

"Then, in your eyes, are the current aristocratic families capable of being leaders?" Yang Ji asked.

Yuan Shu shook his head. "Just like you said, the noble families have now become dregs that can only rely on exploitation to maintain their former glory."

(End of this chapter)