Chapter 69 Governing the People
Compared to the turbulent waves in the Tiandu, Fangyuan City seemed too quiet, except for the huge pillars erected between the many buildings that attracted people's attention.
The events of the Heavenly Road Soaring were constantly depicted by people, like a painting being filled in with details, and now it had become quite realistic, so that most of the people in Fangyuan City already believed it. However, after all, Fangyuan City is the place of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and there are all kinds of experts in cultivation, and there are not a few people who can see through the so-called "Heavenly Road Ascension" at a glance, but they all choose to keep silent and watch from the wall. No one wants to meddle in their affairs, and they are already lucky to be able to protect themselves in Fangyuan City.
Since there were many cultivators living in Fangyuan City, and each of them was quite independent and had little contact with others, this also provided a good hunting ground for some people who practiced killing and blood. There is no need to go back far, even in the last ten years, there have been many sensational incidents, and in the end, most of them have not been resolved, and among them, there are also inscriptions of large arrays that directly sacrifice cultivators. As a result, many people speculated that this "Heavenly Road Ascension" was a great array of sacrifices.
"I think this thing is very evil, so it's better not to touch it. Think about the Blood Spirit Master back then, but slaughtered ten streets of people, and the lake was dyed red! How many people who wanted to take advantage fell into it?"
"Not necessarily! I saw with my own eyes last night that the easternmost giant pillar was connected with the bright starlight, tempered to the person sitting on the top of the pillar, and immediately helped him break through the shackles of the mountain realm, so that he could jump into the Tongxuan realm in one fell swoop.
"Is this true? Can it really help people break through to the Tongxuan Realm?" "Ninety percent of the people who are stuck in the difficult realm can already be regarded as an absolute powerhouse in cultivation, enough to dominate a region, any little thing that can help break through to the Tongxuan realm is sky-high, and spreading it will definitely cause countless people to go crazy.
"Didn't you hear the rumbling thunder last night? didn't you feel the huge fluctuation of vitality and the last long howl?"
"Yes, but we still have to see what it is to believe. "After all, Fangyuan City is full of lies and deception, and it's always good to be cautious.
"I advise you to dispel this idea as soon as possible, now that the other party has just broken through to the Tongxuan Realm, and its giant pillar is such a treasure, if it is you, can you not be wary? ”
"That's right. However, there are still other giant pillars, and there are still some that have not yet been built. ”
“......”
As more and more giant pillars were erected, the "Heavenly Road Ascension" gradually became a hot topic among people, and that particular location naturally became the object of contention, which also led to several battles one after another.
After so many days, there was no movement in Fangyuan Mansion, Bai Yishi talked about scriptures and poetry with Zhao Xincheng all day long, and lived the life of an idle literati. The original vigorous Fangyuan Mansion turned out to be a library-like place at this time.
"I lost to Lord Bai again, I can't win against Lord Bai no matter what. Zhao Xincheng shook his head with a smile and put down the chess pieces in his hand.
Lord Zhao agreed. Bai Yishi smiled and put away the chess pieces.
Zhao Xincheng turned his head to look out the window, and couldn't help but say: "When I was just transferred to Fangyuan Mansion, I still thought that I could do something to put Fangyuan Mansion in order, but now it seems that my idea is so ridiculous. Where is Fang Yuan Mansion where the imperial court can reach out to manage it, I really can't do it, and I almost lost my life. ”
"What does Lord Zhao think it means to 'govern the people'?" Bai Yishi asked.
"The night is not closed, the road is not forgotten, the people are safe and happy, and the world is the same. Zhao Xincheng thought that he had learned a lot of good ways to govern the world from the vast sea of books, but it backfired.
"If that's the case, how do you implement it?"
"Confucianism is the foundation, and the law is the constraint. ”
Bai Yishi smiled, also looked out the window, looked at the dense buildings and people, and said: "Why do you have to 'govern the people'? Could it be that you and I are born to be officials, and we are born to control others?"
"If there were no officials and no dynasty, the Ming Dynasty would have fallen apart a long time ago, wouldn't it have become a scorched earth under the iron hooves of others!"
"This is true of a country. Whether it is to establish the country or to govern the people, it is basically to enable people to have a better life, if the official system cannot make people live a good life, why not abandon it? Fangyuan City is a place that is not suitable for the official system. The governance of the people is not necessarily the governance of governance. ”
Zhao Xincheng originally wanted to continue to argue, but after glancing at Bai Yishi, he fell silent and thought silently.
"For the officials, for the people. Not for the people, not for the officials. ”
Zhao Xincheng thought about it for a long time, and understood that he was wrong, he had always regarded "official" as "official" too much, if he could still serve mediocre in a place where the official system was mature, but it was a big mistake for him to want to do this in Fangyuan Mansion, the "official" in Fangyuan City did not represent the power of controlling people, but only the power to do things for the people.
Looking at the huge pillars standing among the buildings, Zhao Xincheng still couldn't figure out what Bai Yishi was going to do, and he had never received any instructions from Gao Wenyuan, which made him a little at a loss.
In this world, not everyone is suitable for hibernation, and they cannot be dormant.
"The two adults are really leisurely and elegant. Xu Jian walked upstairs and said with a smile.
"Your Excellency. Zhao Xincheng hurriedly saluted.
"How many times have you said it, Lord Zhao?What Fang Yuan Mansion, isn't it just you and me, why bother to say those false names, doesn't it seem extraordinarily rusty?" Xu Ji smiled angrily, extremely natural.
"Yes. ”
"Anyway, the giant pillar outside is really evil, it's only been a few days, twenty-one have been erected, and the rest of the points have been occupied to death, according to this posture, within ten days to erect that 'heavenly road soaring', I really don't know what kind of fame this is. Xu Ji looked out and said.
"Yes, Fangyuan City is such a wonderful place, and it is only a matter of moments when the world is turned upside down. Zhao Xincheng also sighed.
Xu Ji looked at Bai Yishi and said, "Let's go, two adults, the meal is ready." ”
"Lord Bai, please!"
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The "pillars of heaven" erected are not allowed to be visited, but they can still be seen clearly from a distance of 100 paces, so there are still a lot of people gathered around it, causing some blockages on the road.
"Who, don't have long eyes, are they all so crowded, and they still arch forward, are they pigs?" the big man who still showed his muscles in the middle of winter roared angrily, obviously not a good stubble, he turned around and saw that it was a short man with a broken hat, and immediately became angry, and slapped him unceremoniously. Boom!
The short man with the broken hat raised his hand and blocked the big man's slap. Dahan continued to exert his strength, pressing all the strength of his body on it, but he couldn't move forward at all, and immediately realized that the other party's realm was far higher than his own, and without a moment of hesitation, he knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
"This master, the little one who has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, offended you, you don't remember the villain, don't be like the villain!"
The big man knocked his head several times, and when he looked up again, there was no one in front of him, and although he was suspicious in his heart, he immediately got up and hid in the crowd. After learning this lesson today, we must be more cautious in the future.
The short man who was wearing a broken hat was already standing on the top of a huge pillar at this time, looking at the entire Fangyuan City.
"Hey, who are you, and who made you here?" the man standing under the giant pillar immediately shouted angrily, climbed his hands, and immediately rushed to the top of the giant pillar, and shot at the other party without saying a word.
"Look, someone has come to seize the Pillar of Heaven!" I don't know who was the first to find out, and after shouting, everyone looked towards the top of the giant pillar.
"The pillar of heaven that I have exhausted my savings to build, how can I be contaminated by waiting for you!" the owner of the giant pillar slammed out his fists, and his powerful vitality rushed forward like two compressed mountains.
"It turned out to be one of the thirty-six furnaces of the Qingyin Furnace, and it was a Hongdao man who had been famous for a long time! When did he enter the Tongxuan Realm? Such a strong vitality is a 'non-injury fist'? It is said that in the same realm, under one punch, the other party is not injured, and they all die directly!" exclaimed the person under the giant pillar.
"Who is it that has such a deep hatred with the Hongdao people?"
"No, it stands to reason that few people will provoke the Instrument Pulse Master...... right"
The short man with the broken hat suddenly revealed the sword in his arms, but he did not draw it, and struck it out with a sheath, directly using the sword into a stick.
Bang!
Before Hong Daoren's fists bombarded the opponent's body, his entire body was completely distorted, and he fell directly to the ground like a piece of mud.
"How is it possible? How can it be possible to shoot the Hongdaoren directly away with a single sword?" Everyone originally thought that they would be able to see a wonderful battle, but they didn't expect that the Hongdaoren would be defeated so easily.
The Hongdaoman fell into a pile of buildings, raising a puff of smoke and dust, and did not get up again for a long time.
"There's no power to fight back with just such a blow?"
"When did the Mystery Realm become so easy to beat?"
"Why did such a ruthless person suddenly appear?"
"In Fangyuan City, the more inconspicuous it is, the more you should hide away. ”
Even from a long distance, you can see that the person standing on the top of the giant pillar is dressed very ordinary. A pair of simple straw sandals, even making people wonder if they would fall off if they took another step, the tangled leggings, the thin gray linen clothes, with many folds on it, and the hat on his head was also very old, and there was a crack on it, as if it was chopped by a sword or something. He was quite short and extremely thin, making people think that this was a boy who had escaped from the famine to earn a living.
The man standing at the top of the giant pillar didn't pay attention to the bustling people below, he raised his head slightly, and looked out with a sharp gaze like a sword against the edge of the hat.
"Xiaoyi, are you here?"