Yao Chen shattered his kneecap, becoming completely disabled and confined to bed for the rest of his life.
Yao Cong witnessed firsthand what it meant for words to become law and for karma to come in this life. This was far more powerful than fortune telling.
The Yao family members also looked shocked, staring at Jiang Shumiao as if she were a ghost.
"you…"
The Yao family head was horrified. Then he looked at the 'God of War Bai Xiao' that his family worshipped. With the protection of the gods, how could the heavenly lightning fall on the Yao family?
"Looking at me won't help."
Jiang Shumiao said innocently, "The ancestors of the Yao family must have been people with great merit, so they protected their descendants and made them rich and powerful. But you have abandoned your original intention of worshipping the gods and used it to amass wealth and do evil, which has exhausted all your fortune. Yao Cong is just the beginning. If you do not cultivate goodness in the future, bad luck will follow one after another."
"impossible!"
Old Master Yao couldn't accept this fact. "You're lying! You must have used some evil magic to harm Ah Chen! You're not a goddess, you're a witch!"
This was said very loudly.
Jiang Zhixu and Xiao Yitang, who were waiting outside, couldn't stand it anymore and, disregarding the fact that this was someone else's ancestral hall, walked straight in.
"Your own grandson is a good-for-nothing, blinded by lust, and has been punished by heaven. Instead of repenting, he comes here to slander my daughter. What, does your Yao family think you can ascend to heaven just because you worship a broken statue of a god?"
Jiang Zhixu had been getting a headache from all the noise from those aristocratic families these past few days, and he wanted to argue with everyone he met. Old Master Yao just walked right into his line of fire.
Xiao Yitang held her daughter's hand, her face also cold.
“My daughter came to save people out of kindness and also gave you some pointers. Since you are so stubborn, then you can wait for your retribution.”
"Miaomiao, let's go home."
Yao Cong quickly stepped forward and saw them out.
"Princess..."
He hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
Jiang Shumiao guessed what he wanted to say, "The Yao family used the guise of worshipping gods to amass wealth, and the backlash has already begun. Yao Chen is just the beginning; others will suffer even more. Brother Yao Cong, although you haven't done anything evil, you enjoyed wealth and honor because you were born into the Yao family, which is why your lifespan was so short. Fate has been decided and cannot be defied. If you don't want to implicate your descendants any further, you'd better smash the statues, distribute your wealth, do good deeds, and accumulate merit. Otherwise, within three years, everyone in the Yao family will die a tragic death."
Yao Chen won't live much longer either.
Yao Cong was greatly alarmed.
"really?"
Jiang Shumiao nodded solemnly, “Bai Xiao has long since died and his soul has been scattered, so he is no longer able to protect the Yao family. His statue has become the source of the Yao family’s evil deeds, and it must be destroyed. Only by sincerely repenting can they accumulate virtue for their descendants.”
Yao Cong paused for a moment, then respectfully said, "Thank you for informing me, Princess."
After getting into the carriage, Xiao Yitang asked, "Miaomiao, you just said that the merits of ancestors can protect their descendants. Does that mean that if ancestors have accumulated good deeds, even if their descendants do evil, they can still protect themselves?"
No.
Jiang Shumiao shook her head and explained, "Behind every prosperous family, there are several people who have performed great deeds. Their descendants can continue their wealth and status thanks to the blessings and efforts of their ancestors. If those who do evil have performed good deeds, the Heavenly Dao can make a partial offset. For example, the powerful families of today are greedy and exploit the common people, but they are also the ones who uphold the country. In such cases, the Heavenly Dao will not interfere. Purely evil people, even if they escape retribution through some means, will still be judged in the underworld after death, and it will be a terrible ordeal."
Xiao Yitang understood. "The Yao family, where the entire clan uses their faith in deities as an excuse to engage in fraud and deception, is that not tolerated by the laws of Heaven?"
Jiang Shumiao nodded.
"Yes, all members of the Yao family who have received the family's protection, regardless of their good or evil deeds, will suffer the consequences once they turn against them."
The so-called "great way is without emotion" is exactly this principle.
The existence of the Way of Heaven is to maintain balance; right and wrong are determined by the laws.
Yao Cong had not done any evil, but he had enjoyed the wealth that came from the Yao family's evil deeds. Therefore, when the Yao family fell into misfortune, he could not escape it either.
If the Yao family can repent in time, the next generation can still be preserved.
However, judging from the Yao family's attitude just now, they probably won't turn back even after hitting a brick wall.
Some things are better left unsaid if you've never possessed them. But who would willingly relinquish the wealth and power they hold in their hands?
Xiao Yitang then asked, "So, if that's the case, wouldn't it be very difficult for your uncle, the emperor, to weaken the powerful families?"
There were some snacks in the carriage. As Jiang Shumiao ate, she said, "The laws of human survival are the most complex system in the Six Realms. The development of historical civilization is a long process. The aristocratic families have existed for too long and have taken root in this land. It will be difficult to eradicate them without a major purge."
Even Heaven fears that striking them one by one would cause unrest in the human world, so it doesn't interfere.
In the original timeline, Wen Zhixuan also used the simplest and most brutal method to massacre the aristocratic families, thus causing them to withdraw from the historical stage.
That evening, Xiao Yitang discussed the matter with Jiang Zhixu.
Jiang Zhixu said, "His Majesty has recently implemented the equal land distribution decree, and those powerful families have been nagging me every day, even trying to use Miaomiao to deal with Wen Zhixuan. They all don't want to be the first to speak out, so they just want to deceive my daughter. Regardless of Wen's character, he is certainly capable. No wonder Miaomiao has shown him mercy several times; she probably left him to deal with the powerful families."
Xiao Yitang also noticed it.
According to his daughter, Wen Zhixuan should also have some merits, since both the imperial examination system and the land equalization policy were good policies that benefited the country and the people.
His past attempts at evil were unsuccessful, so his merits should outweigh his demerits.
It's the same principle as the imperial law, which considers kinship and social standing.
**
Jiang Shumiao was right. The Yao family would not give up all their wealth to appease the so-called 'divine wrath,' much less overthrow their beliefs and destroy the reputation they had built up over thousands of years.
Yao Cong's suggestion was rejected, and he was even removed from the family genealogy and expelled from the family on the grounds of disrespecting the gods and ancestors.
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