Chapter 685 Order
Emperor Shun said sincerely: "Emperor Jiang Ren, I have often observed the various aspects of the world and the attitudes of the strong in the long river of time. You are the strongest and most special one among the strong people I have ever seen."
"The strong have one characteristic, that is, they think they are the greatest, what they say is the truth, and what they do is right. They make a set of rules and let others follow them, but they themselves think that these are the rules they made and they don't need to follow them."
"Some people even say that this world is a world where the strong prey on the weak, and that my behavior is in line with the laws of nature, and that they ignore rules and regulations."
Jiang Li had a strange expression on his face. Emperor Shun's words reminded him of Emperor Chu and Xianren, both of whom had said similar things.
I don’t know what’s happening to the First Emperor and the idler now.
"The order I'm talking about doesn't mean just any order."
"For example, the Immortal Realm has Heavenly Laws. All the purposes of Heavenly Laws are to maintain the rule of the Immortal Emperor. The Immortal Emperor himself will certainly not violate them, but what about other people? Many people obey Heavenly Laws on the surface, but are unwilling to obey them in their hearts."
"I have secretly done statistics, Immortal Emperor, only 20% of the immortals in the immortal world agree with your heavenly rules, and the immortal cultivators in the immortal world basically oppose your heavenly rules."
"If the gap between the inside and outside is too big, there will be no order."
"Order has two characteristics. The first is that most people agree and recognize it."
“Second, everyone complies.”
"It's easier said than done."
"This first point is difficult, because most people are weak, and the strong will not care about the power of the weak. The rules made by the strong are all to protect their own interests."
“The second point is harder than the first.”
“After all, in the tech world, the rules they set seem pretty perfect, but do everyone really follow them?”
"Take the Observer World as an example. Their technology is extremely advanced and the laws they have enacted are so perfect that they do not need to be revised. However, the fact is that there are still people who violate the law in the Observer World."
"Who are they? The members of parliament, the privileged class."
"Emperor Jiang, do you remember the son of the congressman you met during the march?"
"He held demonstrations many times without reporting them. According to the laws of the Observer World, he will be arrested."
“And you can see that the MP’s son is unharmed and the government has no intention of caring about the MP’s son.”
"The councillor's son has reached the Nascent Soul stage, and the Nascent Soul stage requires money. The councillor's income is not enough to allow his son to reach the Nascent Soul stage."
"The congressman's son reached the Nascent Soul stage thanks to a gift from the president of Meteorite Group."
"According to local laws, MPs cannot accept such large gifts."
"Everyone knows that the congressman's son's cultivation is problematic, but the congressman's political opponents did not bring it up and used it as evidence to bring down their opponents. Why?"
"Because all MPs have dirty butts."
"The congressman and the president of Meteorite Group are friends. Did they really hit it off at first sight? No, they became friends out of interest."
“I can guarantee that the son of a congressman is likely to be the next congressman because the connections are here.”
"Members of parliament are supposedly elected by citizens, but in reality, there are too many tricks involved."
"If citizens don't know any of the parliamentary candidates, how can they vote?"
"It is human nature to seek connections and gain favors, but it is also difficult to require everyone to act in accordance with the rules."
"Do the three masters know about these things? They know. They think that this is the bad nature of human beings and is part of the observation content. There is no need to correct it."
"When I founded the Great Zhou, I once said that the life of the law lies not in its formulation but in its execution."
"It is difficult to enforce the law because there are always people who feel they are privileged and are not subject to any constraints. This has been the case in every world, throughout the ages."
"In the world of immortal cultivation, order is made for a certain person, and it is difficult to satisfy the majority of people."
"So I say, Emperor Jiang, you are the most special."
"As the strongest person, the top of Kyushu, everything you do is not for your own consideration, but for the people of the world."
“The order you set can be agreed upon by most people, because most people are mortals.”
"At first, the senior monks didn't understand your approach. Later, under your influence, they gradually changed and became what they are now."
"My establishment of the Great Zhou was a similar process. I used laws to bring monks and mortals onto the same page, requiring them to obey the laws. The monks disagreed, so I enforced the laws by force. If the monks did not follow the laws, they would be punished according to the laws."
"Gradually, the monks were forced to try to enforce the law, and then they found that with the law in place, they could stop burning, killing, looting, and living in fear of losing their lives, and become rewarded for their efforts. The monks' safety and resources were guaranteed, and they could slowly become stronger."
"The success of the Great Zhou has proven that cultivators can also abide by the law. When the Great Zhou fully reaches the standard of 'order', it will be the time for you, Emperor Jiang Ren, to ascend the throne and choose to respect and support the Great Zhou."
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"Of course, the success of the Great Zhou Dynasty was also helped by the Confucian Sage."
Emperor Shun looked at the Confucian sage, clasped his fists and thanked him, leaving the Confucian sage confused.
"Me?" The Confucian sage didn't know how this matter had anything to do with him.
"Maintaining order depends not only on laws but also on morality."
"If you hadn't preached to the heavens, spread Confucianism, and given people moral concepts, the implementation of the laws of the Great Zhou would have encountered more twists and turns."
"Before you became a Taoist, you asked the Taoist master, is that right?"
The Confucian sage nodded, this matter was not a secret, even the Hunyuan Wuji Immortal knew it.
"Yes, I asked Daozu how to become a Hunyuan Wuji Immortal. Daozu said that I could study the law of the jungle and spread Confucian teachings throughout the heavens and myriad worlds, so that all living beings would no longer be dominated by the jungle and the strong would be respected. I would also let all living beings know that in addition to strength, there is also morality."
"After that, I preached in the heavens and myriad worlds, felt the myriad phenomena of all living beings, and finally realized the truth and attained the Hunyuan Wuji position."
Emperor Shun told the story behind this incident: "Actually, it was me who asked Daozu to let you preach."
"Originally, Daozu wanted you to comprehend the rules of mass-energy conversion, but I went back in time and said it would be better for you to preach."
"Daozu agrees with me."
The Confucian Sage frowned: "Since you know the second way to solve the rule of destruction, why don't you tell your ancestors and me?"
The Confucian sage and the Buddha have been fighting for nine thousand years, and he has been tormented in his heart all the time. He knows that the Venerable Shenzang and the Buddha are right, but he still refuses to admit defeat.
If he had known there was a second way, he and the Buddha would never have fought.
Emperor Shun shook his head and pointed at Venerable Shenzang.
"If Daozu and you knew the second method, Heaven would never let you two live. Your death is inevitable, and Daozu wouldn't even have the chance to reincarnate."
"Now I dare to say the second method because Jiang Li is here, so we don't have to worry about the Heavenly Dao attacking us."
(End of this chapter)