Hell Emperor.

Chapter 372 Ye Jie - Resistance
[Bookkeeping of life and death:]

[In the autumn of the 639th year of the Moro calendar, Shura Jie spent 10 million Yin De and 5 million soul rhymes to modify the administrative options of the Golden Wheel Palace.]

【Tian Gong Wo Gong has been added to the administrative agenda.】

Under Ye Jie's instruction, Tian Gong Wo Gong was quickly placed at the top of the administrative agenda of the Wenshu Palace, and the new judge in the palace, Su Miao, was responsible for its promotion.

The aspects covered by Tian Gong Wo Gong are quite broad, and it is much more troublesome to promote than the general administrative options. What Su Miao has to do is to let all the ghosts in the hall know and accept this administrative option.

However, it is easy to know, but it is undoubtedly quite troublesome to make the ghosts in the temple accept it. Not all ghosts have the ambition to covet the credit of heaven. Even if they have such an idea, it is a kind of disrespect to heaven, which means going against heaven and will be punished by heaven!
Su Miao was not surprised by this. After agreeing to Ye Jie, she conscientiously performed her duties as the judge of the palace. Notices filled with the palace master's decision were soon posted on notice boards throughout the Golden Wheel Palace. The ghosts passing by looked at the contents of the notices in bewilderment. Their intuition told them that the Golden Wheel Palace was likely to undergo earth-shaking changes.

There were also a few ghosts who fiercely opposed it and refused to accept anything that was coveted for the Heavenly Power. They even threatened that doing so would destroy the entire Golden Wheel Palace. They kept complaining about this and the entire palace was in chaos.

In the Document Hall, Su Miao held a piece of torn paper and reported to Ye Jie with a helpless look on her face:

"The agenda is not going smoothly. The ghosts in the palace do not accept this administrative option at all. Dongsheng Shenzhou is disliked by the heavens because it gave birth to the king of all monsters in the past. It often suffers punishment from the heavens. The ghosts here are quite afraid of the heavens, so how dare they covet the heavens' merits?"

Ye Jie frowned: "If Tian Gong Wo Gong cannot be implemented, the subsequent series of administrative agendas related to Yangshou Trade will have to be shelved. How long will it take you to push this agenda forward?"

Su Miao thought for a while and replied, "The change of concepts cannot be achieved in a short time. It requires the joint efforts of the human world and the underworld. If we change the concepts in the hearts of ghosts little by little, it may take several years to complete the agenda."

Ye Jie shook his head: "Isn't there any way to force the administrative agenda if we can't wait that long?"

Su Miao said helplessly: "It is possible, but if we force the agenda forward without giving the ghosts in the hall time to accept it, it will cause complaints in the hall, and even lead to a large-scale rebellion of the ghosts. Just like now..."

As he spoke, Su Miao glanced at the door of the Document Hall, and Ye Jie also looked over.

There, noisy noises could be heard constantly. Ghosts who opposed Tian Gong Wo Gong lined up in long queues outside the Document Hall, protesting one after another, saying they would do anything to make the Hall Master change his mind and cancel the agenda.

"Where is the Palace Master? We want to see the Palace Master!"

"The power of heaven is so great that even the Lord of Yama Palace should not covet the power of heaven..."

"The Palace Master must have been deceived by that group of shady businessmen. They are not good people. As long as we meet the Palace Master, we will definitely make him change his mind!"

Ye Jie relaxed his perception slightly, and when he heard the mixed voices of opposition from the outside world, he couldn't help but frowned.

He thought that with his good deeds and soul charm, promoting Tiangong Wogong should be a natural thing. However, the reality was far beyond his expectations. It was not so easy to promote it at all. Resources were only one aspect. As the master of the hall, he also had to make all the ghosts in the hall accept the content of the agenda.

"You should have expected what kind of troubles you would encounter. Why do you look so sad now that you have really encountered them?"

Seeing Ye Jie's troubled expression, Su Miao couldn't help but find it a little funny and couldn't help but teasing him.

Ye Jie sighed, unable to make up his mind, and looked to Su Miao for help: "I heard that Fairy Miaorou once served as the chief clerk elder in the Nether Spirit Palace. I think she should be familiar with such things. How should I deal with it?"

Su Miao touched her chin, her arrogant eyes seemed to be saying that you should have asked me a long time ago:
"You don't have to show up now. There are so many ghosts opposing the movement outside the palace that it would take forever for each of them to say a word. Moreover, at present, their internal demands are also inconsistent. I will tell them to elect a leader ghost to represent them. You only need to communicate with the leader ghost and negotiate with him. Once you meet his demands, you can continue to promote Tiangong Wogong."

Ye Jie nodded first, then shook his head: "No, as the Palace Master, of course I have to go meet them. I will convince them and make them understand my ideas, just like I convinced you before."

Su Miao was furious at Ye Jie's decision: "What? Didn't I tell you not to go? Why are you going now? Did you listen to me? If you go now, not only will you fail to convince them, but it will make them even more impulsive and think that fierce opposition is effective. It will not help to resolve the situation at all!"

After a pause, Su Miao continued to complain: "Besides, when did you convince me? The reason why I served as a judge was to correct your mistakes and to see you fail in the end. I don't agree with your ideas, but you didn't convince me!"

Ye Jie took a deep breath and said, "Fairy Miao Rou, I have my own judgment on this matter. Just wait here for a while."

After saying that, Ye Jie walked past Su Miao and came to the outside of the Document Hall alone. Su Miao, who was left there, twitched her eyes and didn't know what to say.

Seeing Ye Jie coming outside the temple, the ghosts nearby became excited and shouted one after another:
"It's the Palace Master! The Palace Master is coming out!"

"Palace Master, please cancel the agenda of Tiangong and my Gong, and continue to punish those who covet Tiangong. This Tiangong cannot be coveted!"

"That is to say, coveting Heavenly Merit is going against Heaven. This is a taboo. The only outcome is death. You must never do this!"

"It's all the fault of those shady merchants. Everything was fine before they came. Now that they're here, not only are they coveting Heavenly Merit, they're also trying to trade in human life spans. This is truly disrespectful to God. We must drive all of the shady merchants out of the palace!"

"You can't say that. The Yin merchants brought a lot of good things here. The new magic weapon I have was bought from them. In my opinion, it is enough to abolish Tiangong and Wogong. There is no need to drive them away. They are here to do business as well."

Surrounded by hundreds of ghosts, hearing the ghosts' chattering, even Ye Jie felt a little dizzy. He opened his mouth, but didn't know which ghost's question to answer first. Then he remembered Su Miao's previous solution.

Seeing the ghosts chattering again, Ye Jie no longer suppressed the divine dragon energy in his body, and the strong dragon essence emanated from his body. The majestic power immediately frightened the nearby ghosts. Seeing that the palace master was about to speak, the ghosts immediately shut up, and the scene fell into silence. Even a pin drop could be heard, but their eyes were always on Ye Jie.

Finally, everything quieted down, and Ye Jie spoke slowly: "Everyone, the promotion of Tiangong Wogong, and even the subsequent Yangshou trade, are all for the benefit of all living beings. Why are you opposing this? You even gather together to obstruct the advancement of the agenda?" The ghosts all disagreed with this, and their voices emerged one after another.

"Palace Master, if you only covet the merits of heaven, how can you talk about benefiting the sentient beings in the world?"

"Those who covet heavenly merits will inevitably be punished by heaven. Even if their souls fly away and are torn apart, it would be a relief. Can this be considered as benefiting all living beings?"

"The lives of all living beings are granted by God. Treating them as one's own property, or even trading them as resources, is truly a heinous act. How can this be continued?"

Listening to the ghosts' words, Ye Jie replied slowly: "Practice is to steal the good fortune of heaven and earth and achieve oneself. If all living beings accept everything, why do we need to practice? We just need to accept everything arranged by heaven. Why do you need to stay in Yama Palace to earn good karma and create an advantage for your next life? You might as well go and reincarnate now. Anyway, you have to accept everything arranged by heaven, right?"

Ye Jie's words made the ghosts look at each other in silence.

Just as Ye Jie said, the reason why they gathered in the Golden Wheel Hall was to work in the hall, gain more merit, and be reborn into a good family in the next life. If they completely followed the will of heaven and accepted the arrangement of fate, why would they need to do all this? Wouldn't it be better to just go and reincarnate?
"This is different... We are just striving for a better future for ourselves. How can we compare it with the Greedy Heavenly Merit? Only the Greedy Heavenly Merit is not allowed!"

"That's right. Even if you don't accept it, it doesn't mean you have to take credit for it. What's wrong with just fighting for yourself?"

As he was speaking, Ye Jie caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of his eye. The person was petite with a bright red bead on her head. It was none other than Shan Yao, the ghost messenger he had appointed. Among all the opposing ghosts, she was undoubtedly the one who opposed the most.

Seeing that he could not persuade the ghosts from this aspect, Ye Jie thought about it, then changed the aspect and said:

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"Are you worried that after implementing these administrative agendas, the world will change, or even be punished by God? Don't worry. Even if there is a punishment from God, I will bear it all. It has nothing to do with you."

The ghosts were still afraid and kept talking:
"How can an egg survive when the nest is overturned? When the heavenly soldiers come, who among us can escape?"

"We are all ghosts of the Golden Wheel Palace. If something really happens, where can we run to?"

"Even if we want to get away, I'm afraid we don't have a chance. The world has undergone drastic changes. If we reincarnate now, we may die at any time."

Listening to the discussions of the crowd, Ye Jie felt helpless. No matter what he said, the ghosts could always find reasons to refute it. They were not willing to accept it at all and could not understand him at all. How could he convince everyone?
At the side, Shan Yao stared at Ye Jie and said slowly: "Palace Master, the reason why we don't agree with this is not only because of greed for heavenly merit, but more importantly, all living beings in the world will suffer because of it, and even suffer inhuman treatment because of their life span!"

Ye Jie raised his eyebrows: "Why do you think so?"

Shan Yao puffed his lips and spoke without thinking: "Of course this is obvious. In the small village where I used to live, no matter who had any treasure, it would be snatched away by the village bullies. If the lifespan trade is really implemented, people's lifespan will be snatched away by stronger people!"

Ye Jie nodded, understanding Shan Yao's concerns, and said, "The Yangshou trade must be agreed upon by both parties before it can be carried out. There is no way it can be snatched away by others."

Shan Yao didn't think so at all, and shook his head like a rattle: "That's what I said, but what if the robbers use the lives of relatives as a threat to force the weak to give up their lives? In this case, can the consent be considered voluntary on both sides?"

Ye Jie was stunned. After thinking carefully, he realized that there was indeed such a possibility: "In theory...it is indeed possible."

The ghosts nearby heard what was said and their voices also became louder:
"What the ghost messenger Shan Yao said is correct. The world will be in chaos by then. Of course, we cannot agree to such a thing."

"The Palace Master must have been bewitched by those shady merchants. Otherwise, how could he agree to something that would subvert the order of the human world?"

The voices of ghosts' discussions came to his ears. At this moment, Ye Jie couldn't help but miss the Golden Wheel Palace in the past when there was no ghost at all. If there were only a few ghosts in the Yama Palace, no matter what administrative option was implemented, it could be maintained at the most efficient level, and no other ghosts would object at all.

However, as the number of ghosts in the hall increased, various voices began to emerge one after another. Even if it was the same thing, when the number of ghosts in the hall increased, dozens of different opinions would arise. In this case, it would not be so smooth to continue to implement the administrative option.

Facing everyone's doubts, Ye Jie slowly said, "Everyone will die. Forcing people to trade their lives like this is a serious crime. Even if those thieves can be arrogant in the world, they won't be arrogant for long. When they die and enter the Golden Wheel Palace, they will still be severely punished. They can't escape."

Shan Yao pursed his lips and said in disbelief, "But...what if those thieves robbed a lot of life? So much that they could live for tens of thousands of years, or even longer. By then, it's hard to say whether the Golden Wheel Palace will still exist. Who will punish them?"

Ye Jie pondered for a moment, then took out the seven stitched pages, browsed through them, and soon found the answer he wanted, and said:

"In this case, the next step is to implement the administrative option of "disasters follow life span". Even if they have a long life span, they cannot escape the disasters that are destined to happen."

On the seven stitched pages, neatly written text presented another administrative option:

【Kills follow longevity: To unlock, you need to enter the system of approaching death. This system introduces the system of kills following longevity. After the lifespan of all living beings in the jurisdiction of the Yama Palace exceeds their predetermined lifespan, the probability of encountering a killing kill increases significantly each year. The longer the lifespan of a living being, the more fierce the killing kill will be, and it will not stop until death. To unlock, you need 20 million Yin De and 10 million Soul Rhymes.】

With the law of increasing calamities as lifespan increases, even if people have a long lifespan, if they cannot survive the calamities that come one after another, they will not be able to live to the end of their lifespan. This is enough to prevent people from escaping punishment by relying on their longevity.

However, Shan Yao and other ghosts were not satisfied with Ye Jie's decision.

Seeing that he couldn't convince everyone, Ye Jie sighed, said no more, waved his hand, and returned to the document hall.

(End of this chapter)