Dao Fruit

Amidst the rapid changes of light and shadow, Qiu Yan's consciousness gradually became immersed in that world.

This is not a real world, it is just an illusory memory pieced together from time to time by the spirit and insights of the sages.

However, the scene presented in the memory was so real that Qiu Yan felt as if he had traveled upstream through history and arrived at the era of "temporary punishment and no premeditated law"——

A hundred countries contend and a hundred schools of thought contend.

His consciousness is mixed in the world composed of illusory memories, like a small boat in the strong wind, moving with it, experiencing various things, and receiving a large amount of information.

This is an era of division, but also an era of shining light.

People in today's world can only understand that era from the records of previous generations, which is far less straightforward and clear than Qiu Yan at this time - he is traveling in this world of memory.

Here, he saw a scene not mentioned in history books——

Use etiquette instead of law!

Each country has a ruling class based on blood ties. Rulers, royal families, nobles, and nobles occupy and monopolize power. When they coordinate relationships with each other and deal with subordinates and national affairs, they also "kill" and "kill". There are "punishment", "praise" and "reward", but the criteria are based on personal knowledge and experience.

Temporary punishment, without pre-emptive law.

When encountering a problem, the criminal law is enacted temporarily without any criteria set in advance, and after it is implemented, it is only used as experience and can be used as a reference, and it is not a final rule.

Taking personal will as the criterion makes the authority of the ruler unfathomable - if the punishment is not known, the power is unfathomable, because you can rely on your own will to make arbitrary judgments on others. This kind of power is awe-inspiring. But it’s also easy to lose control.

With this authority, noble people can do whatever they want. Turning guilt into innocence, innocence into guilt, even matters involving human life, often depends on the mood of the rulers.

One thought of life, one thought of death, rain or shine comes from the heart.

This unfathomable power shrouded that era, like a shadow, everywhere.

But one day, a flash of lightning broke through the shadow fog.

The people of Zheng built the punishment cauldron. Cast all the laws of the country on the tripod and make them public so that everyone in the world can know.

This move gives the criminal law a standard and lets everyone in the world know that not only ordinary people must abide by it, but also nobles who are bound by blood must also be restricted!

Once this tripod is erected, it will be like a bolt from the blue!

Soon China was in turmoil. It caused countless waves, after all, it shook the authority of the nobility, whether it was rulers or several schools. All responded, including the later Xianxue——

Confucianism.

Even the most holy master reprimanded him, believing that this move violated the ancient system and undermined "rituals".

Confucianism at that time. It has not been perfected for more than a thousand years, and its content is relatively simple. It advocates using ancient etiquette, righteousness, morality, and trust as examples. Guide the people and the people abide by these, society will not be chaotic, and the world will be governed.

When some sages of the time discussed the punishment tripod, they said, "The noble and the lowly should not be guilty. That is the so-called salvation." Many scholars believe that if the law is made known to the world, anyone can see it. People who know the legal provisions will be more responsible for those in high positions. Officials will have no scruples and dare to argue with officials based on legal provisions. In this way, it will be impossible to govern the country well.

"How can a country be made without order between the noble and the lowly?"

Seeing this comment, Qiu Yan burst out laughing, guessing Han Yi's little thoughts.

"Even if they are sages, their teachings are highly praised by later generations and inspire countless people; their thoughts bloom in ancient and modern times, showing the way forward for those who come after them; their ideas fill the world and entrust the wishes of all people, but at that time, they still had to be influenced by The limitations of the times.”

In his previous life, Qiu Yan often met people who criticized the ancients for their "foolish loyalty" and "conservatism", but they never thought about what they could do if they were placed in that era. What?

A master who studies information technology can make all the difference on the Internet. But if he were placed a few decades ago, when the Internet had not yet emerged, and even the corresponding concepts had not been produced, then the knowledge he possessed, the vision he possessed, and How effective can understanding be?

After all, people are limited by the times. It is unfair and imprudent to use today's standards to laugh at and evaluate the ancients.

In the era when the sages lived, not to mention the imperial examinations, even the understanding of legal provisions was not established. There were only high and low - the rulers, nobles, and nobles of various countries, and their bloodlines can be traced back to ancient times. In the battle of kings, in the eyes of others, he is in a high position, and of course he has legal rationality.

In the minds of people at that time, there was no such concept as "official examination". To them, there was a distinction between the noble and the humble.

In the face of this kind of knowledge among all people, even if a person is a scholar of heaven and knows everything about astronomy and geography, what can he do?

However, Xingding broke the rules.

Its emergence caused chaos in the order of that era, which required a new order system to restrain this chaos. This caused hundreds of schools of thought to contend and show off their magical powers. The theories of each school changed with the times, urging scholars at the time Constantly improving and trying, this creates a world of sages.

Of course, Xingding was only one of the reasons that led to the age of great strife. In addition, there were many other factors.

Looking at that turbulent era, Qiu Yan, as a bystander, also felt agitation in his chest, and a realization emerged in his heart——

"Destroy and then build up again, the history of humanity is in this cycle, constantly moving forward..."

While comprehending, he also gained a deeper understanding of the sages' propositions, and there was a faint tendency to look beyond the Confucian perspective and examine it from other aspects, which gradually changed his Taoist heart.

In this way, Qiu Yan was immersed in the memories of the world of memory, comprehending the profound meaning of this Legalist saying, feeling the opinions of the Legalist who wrote these words, and soon gained a deeper understanding.

"It turns out that the law is made public for another purpose. It is to prevent people from making mistakes unintentionally. If they are forgiven at that time, it will damage the majesty of the law. If it is strictly enforced, others will be killed in vain. For this reason, it should be made public, and the words should be as simple as possible without using rhetoric, so that people can understand the meaning at a glance. "

After thinking about it, the meaning of this passage became completely clear——

"The law is not meant to disrupt order, nor is it meant to punish and oppress others. On the contrary, when it is made public, it makes people fearful and prevents them from breaking the law!"

As soon as this thought came out, the entire memory world shook, and those images dissipated and turned into seal characters, flying and circling, gathering around Qiu Yan's soul, but the spirit inside became more and more similar to his soul. , and finally blend into it.

Immediately afterwards, Qiu Yan's spiritual soul surged and transformed into the form of a bookshelf. He condensed the Legalist spirit into a scroll of bamboo slips and put it in it - once the divine soul was completed, the functions of the earth soul were integrated into it, becoming the foundation of supernatural powers.

Afterwards, his spirit visibly grew stronger and his inner fire became even stronger.

"I have first condensed my soul. The next step is to strengthen my soul and try to connect with flesh and blood. Once my soul can withstand the flow of energy and blood, and connect with the heart fire, I can advance to the second level of Guiyi Realm to nourish the soul."

After thinking about it, his mind turned and returned to his body again. Qiu Yan shuddered, opened his eyes, lowered his head and looked at the bamboo slips on the table.

"Compared with the previous two times, this time I collected the manuscripts of the sages without spending much effort or experiencing many incidents. I naturally integrated my spirit and watched my memories. This is not only because I have accumulated enough knowledge, but also condensed my soul. With the experience of controlling the inner demon's clone, you can achieve more precise control of your feelings in one fell swoop."

While Qiu Yan was thinking about it, he glanced at the words on the bamboo slips to understand the spirit. When he saw the content of "Mind Technique", his heart moved.

"In this manuscript, the content about manifesting the law can be consistent with the order of heaven and earth, but the part related to the mind is just a perception. It can be seen that although Legalism is divided into 'magic potential', it is in line with the development of humanity and can unite the people. But there is only the 'Dharma' part. This will need to be studied in depth in the future."

With this thought, Qiu Yan set a general direction for his academic research, rolled up the bamboo slips, put them back into the box, and covered them again.

At this time, it was getting late, and it took some time for him to immerse himself in the text and comprehend the world of memory. Fortunately, Hu Qi and Dai Guo knew the importance, and even though it was past dinner time, they did not come to disturb him.

"Before, in the study of Old Prime Minister Han, I benefited a lot from his advice. Now I have obtained a volume of the spirit of saints, which not only increases my cultivation, but also gives me a new understanding of human nature. It is not a small favor. If there is an opportunity in the future, I will still return the favor to the Han family.”

Thinking like this, Qiu Yan walked and paced around the room seemingly carelessly, and slowly approached the window.

Sudden!

Snap!

When he moved his feet, the entire soles of his feet swelled! shrink! With an astonishing burst of strength, the whole person disappeared on the spot, appeared at the window, raised his hand and pushed!

call!

The window was pushed open by him, and there was a soft sound from outside!

I saw a palm-sized sparrow flapping its wings, ready to fly.

"In the middle of winter, there is a sparrow standing outside the window. Do you really think Qiu can't figure out the reason behind it?" As he said this, Qiu Yan's hand pushing the window forward grabbed hold, and the power of suction erupted from his palm. The flying sparrow immediately lost its height, spinning and falling towards Qiu Yan's hand!

However, when the sparrow was about to land on the hand, with a "pop" sound, the whole sparrow actually scattered, disintegrated, divided into several parts, and then vibrated separately, broken into powder, and would be dispersed by the wind. !

A wave of divine power floated out from the powder.

"Huh? What a good idea!" Qiu Yan sneered, and without moving his hands, the powerful energy gathered in his palms, and his suction power suddenly increased!

call!

The scattered powder instantly reversed itself and was pulled into the palm of the hand! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!

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