Elephant Mountain is located in the southwest of Jingmen five miles, the radius is less than ten miles, the mountain is gentle, it is an inconspicuous mountain from the appearance, but this mountain has quite a origin, more than 2,000 years ago the founder of Taoism Lao Laizi lived in seclusion in Elephant Mountain, more than 400 years ago Lu Jiuyuan, the originator of the heart of the mountain, also lectured here, called Mr. Xiangshan.

On the fifth day of the fifth month of the fifth month of the eleventh year of Chongzhen, the forest on the Elephant Mountain is lush, the sun is shining, Cao Yin crowns and belts, and he is full of spirit, taking Fang Qing, Luo Kong, Wang Shan, Hua Yu, Tang Hai and others to climb the Elephant Mountain. The group came to the Lu Fuzi Temple first, but saw the willow pine covering, which was quaint and elegant. Everyone worshiped this Mr. Xiangshan, and Luo Kong said: "Mr. Xiangshan's knowledge is admirable, but it is a pity that his disciples are all over the world, but the ancestral hall does not even have a decent couplet!" Wang Shandao: "Mr. Xiangshan is a Confucian sage, and Professor Fang is here, why not write a joint to make up for this regret!" Cao Yin was overjoyed: "Yes, please give Professor Fang a link." ”

After that, there was already an entourage that had set up paper, ink, pen and inkstone, but Fang Qing couldn't shirk it, so he had to pick up a pen and write a couplet:

Let's talk about the big husband, and the heroes are respected

Sending a message to the true gentleman, the heroes of ancient and modern times are all righteous men first

Everyone was amazed when they saw it, and Cao Yin said: "The upper and lower couplets are embedded with the words 'Analects' and 'Benevolence and Righteousness' respectively, which is wonderful! ”

Everyone continued to move forward, came to the front of Fu'an Temple, the presiding officer in the temple heard that it was the living Buddha Luo Kong who came today, so he asked to give the union, Luo Kong took the pen, and saw that there was a statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva in the main hall, so he wrote:

Contemplating at ease, contemplating at oneself, and contemplating oneself is the emptiness of the five aggregates

Relics, relics, and freedoms can be unhindered

Everyone appreciated it, and the host was overjoyed, received Baomo, and thanked the living Buddha. Everyone walked to the front of Lao Laizi Villa, and Cao Yin said: "Lao Laizi is the ancestor of Taoism, and it is time for Wang Dao to inscribe here." Wang Shan saw that Fang Qing and Luo Kong had both questions, so he didn't postpone it, and wrote a deep sigh, writing:

The avenue has no roots, giving birth to one, giving birth to two, giving birth to three, and giving birth to all things.

Our law has roots, laws, heavens, roads, and nature.

Cao Yinxi said: "The Tao is mysterious and mysterious, and this couplet can be passed down through the ages." Everyone came to the sage hall on the top of the mountain, and Luo Kong said: "Lord Cao, there have long been rumors on the rivers and lakes, saying that you have a joint inscription outside the Taihe Yamen: the law is the emperor's order, and it can be held to calm the world; The law is the god of the people, and if you ask for it, you will receive sweet rain. Today's gathering in Xiangshan is extraordinary, why don't you also make a couplet to commemorate it. Cao Yin thought, today's gathering is related to my safety tomorrow, and the master's proposal is reasonable, so he put pen to paper and inscribed on the door:

The world is chaotic, and lawlessness cannot be corrected

The suffering of the world can only be cured by the law

Everyone praised the goodness, and Wang Shan said: "The suffering of the people of my Ming Dynasty depends on Lord Cao." Fang Qing said: "This sage hall has two doors, there are couplets on the main door, and there is no on the side door, and it is not perfect." Luo Kong said: "Now you and I each have disciples, why don't you invite one of the disciples to make a connection?" Everyone said okay, please Sijing first, Sijing humbly shirked, and then invited the three demons, Ala Tai laughed and said: "We are all rough people, we don't know how to write couplets!" "Please "six ghosts" again, the six people of Liujia shook their heads and waved their hands.

As a last resort, Cao Yin had no choice but to set his eyes on Tang Hai, handed over the pen and said: "I know that you have always had ambitions, but because you went astray and fell into the world's first thief, now that you have been corrected, why not make a couplet to express your repentance and reform?" ”

Tang Hai excused himself and said: "Tang Hai is a person who is a big crime, how dare he get an axe." ”

Luo Kong and Fang Qing both asked Tang Hai to make a couplet, Tang Hai just excused himself and resolutely refused, Wang Shan said: "Since Tang Hai is unwilling to make a couplet, I think it is better to discuss matters first, and when the world is governed in the future and the country is rich and the people are safe, we will all come to Xiangshan to gather again, and then make up for this couplet, wouldn't it be beautiful!" When they heard this, they all said yes, so they entered the church of the sages and sat down as the hosts.

Cao Yin saw that there were seven out of twenty people present, all of them were full of energy, radiant, and overjoyed, and said loudly: "Today, we invite everyone to gather here for the sake of enriching the country, reassuring the people, righteousness, and the great harmony of the world. Now that Yinghuan is in turmoil, thieves are swarming, the people are hungry and cold, and they are displaced, and the emperor is worried about the suffering of the people, and intends to practice the law to be strong. However, Cao Yin is not talented, born dull, lack of wisdom and less planning, lest he mistake the world, bear the emperor's grace, you have the world, the mind of the good policy, Cao has the courage to invite all the sages to gather on the top of Xiangshan, talk about the way of governing the country, the policy of enriching the people, the law of seeking justice, today, I hope you are stingy and full of talent, you must speak freely, in order to teach Cao Yin. ”

Tang Hai looked over and saw the white-clothed man sitting on Cao Yin's right side with a long face and high nose, and white skin. Tang Hai secretly thought: Since this person writes and makes notes, he should be the secretary of Jingmen Mansion, but why does he seem familiar? Tang Hai thought carefully and searched hard, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

Tang Hai was puzzled, and suddenly heard Luo Kong speak: "Good, good!" In today's world, people are indifferent, deceitful, killing and plundering, all the time, and the old man thinks that it is all caused by the three poisons of greed, hatred, and ignorance. The people in the world, all those who fall into these three poisons, for the Son of Heaven, will not hesitate to suffer the people and squander them wantonly; as an official, he is insatiable and cruelties to the poor and weak; is the head of Qian, it is ruthless and unjust, and it is mercenary; If they are thieves, they will burn, kill, and loot, and do all kinds of evil. Therefore, if we want to realize the prosperity of the country, the peace of the people, justice, and the great harmony of the world, we must first teach people to abstain from greed, anger, and ignorance, and the three poisons are gone, the Son of Heaven loves the people, the officials are merciful, the people are loyal, and the thieves are ashamed, so why worry about the unrest of the world? ”

Fang Qing agreed with Luo Kong's words, nodded again and again, Luo Kong's voice just fell, Fang Qing said: "With Fang Qing, if you want the world to be the same, you have to let the people be stable, how can the people be stable?" Plenty of clothes and enough food. Therefore, the Son of Heaven must not compete with the people for profit, and the court must not take the people too much. Thinking of my China, the land is vast and rich, and all countries come to the court, I could have eaten and warmed my clothes, but I lack food and clothing, why not? All because the officials are unkind, collect the wealth of the world, and do not give the people a penny. The sage said: A gentleman loves money and takes it in a good way; The gentleman is lustful and asks for courtesy; A gentleman loves power and acts benevolently. Those who are officials pursue the way of a gentleman, adhere to benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, and faith, and even if they have a demand for wealth, sex, and power, they are all within the scope of "Tao", "courtesy", "benevolence", and "righteousness", and will certainly not make the people's pockets empty. Those who serve the people pursue the way of a gentleman, although they are poor, they do not fight, although they are poor, they do not lose their trust, although they are rich but not arrogant, and although they are expensive, they do not deceive. If you can be like this, where is the chaos in the world? ”

Cao Yin was overjoyed and said, "Professor Fang is really insightful. Then he turned his gaze to Wang Shan, his eyes were full of earnestness, and asked, "What does the Taoist chief say?" ”

Wang Shandao: "The poor Tao thinks that the way of heaven is good for life and evil, and if you want to seek the harmony of the world, you must follow the principles of heaven and stay away from swordsmen." In today's world, killing is the norm, lives are ruined, many people are dying, and it violates the way of heaven, how can it last long? Therefore, for the rebellion of the hungry people, the Son of Heaven should feel the suffering of the people, and should not use swords and soldiers indiscriminately. If the Son of Heaven can understand the way of heaven, follow the principles of heaven, and conform to the feelings of the people, how can there be hungry people in the world, and where can there be war in the world? Since Lord Cao intends to change the law, Wang Shan asked Lord Cao to sympathize with the suffering of the people, remember the hardships of the people, establish more laws to benefit the people, and do not make cruel punishments, so that the country is fortunate! Blessed are the people! The world is safe! ”

Cao Yin was overjoyed: "What the three sages said is that for more than ten years, Cao Yin has often thought about major events in the world, and the world is uneasy, for many reasons: above, the officials are greedy, do not love the people, do not follow the law, forget the teachings of the sages, and lack the heart of benevolence. In the future, those who seek profit for the people forget righteousness, do not abide by the law, do not respect the superior, forget the duty of good people, and lack the heart of shame. However, there are thousands of causes, but in the end, there is only one cause: the unbelief in the law. Therefore, if you want to stabilize the world, it is imperative to implement a new policy to ensure that the law must be implemented: above, when emphasizing the word 'strict', the court should affirm the law, strictly enforce the law, strictly rectify the officials, and those who violate the law should be strictly investigated and punished, and must not be tolerated. In the future, when the word "benevolence" is implemented, the people's sufferings are all due to the officials, the families of extreme poverty should be exempted from taxes, the people are small, they cannot be severely punished, the thieves rebel, and those who can change the net are open. ”

Fang Qing, Luo Kong, and Wang Shan were overjoyed when they heard Cao Yin's words, and they all said: "If this is the case, it will be the luck of the country and the happiness of all the people." ”

Wang Shan asked again: "I wonder if Lord Cao already has a draft of the new policy?" ”

Cao Yin stood up, full of energy, quite confident, and said: "Everyone, Cao Yin has three methods for the time being: one is the method of rewarding virtues. In the years of disaster and famine, for those who do not follow the thief, the government will give them a few months' rations every year, or exempt them from paying taxes for one year, so that the poor and lowly people can survive by abiding by the law, and who will rebel against the court? Second, it is called exposing the evil law. The common people have the right to report the illegal acts of others, and those who solve the case because of the report will be rewarded heavily. The third is the law of public discussion by the villagers. If the result of the public discussion is different from the verdict, the government must report the verdict and the result of the public deliberation to the Criminal Department for review, which can prevent the local officials from favoritism and ensure that the public opinion is heard. ”

When Fang Qing, Luo Kong, and Wang Shan heard this, they all praised each other, and Fang Qing said with a smile: "These three laws can ensure the selflessness of officials and officials, and they can make the people abide by the law, which is very good, very good." Luo Kongxi said: "In this way, the officials dare not be private, and the people are benevolent and not profit-seeking, good, good." Wang Shan praised: "Lord Cao's three laws, leading people to good, suppressing evil, good law, good law." ”

Cao Yin listened to the praise, his heart was full of joy and confidence, and suddenly saw Tang Hai's eyes slightly closed, and the corners of his mouth chuckled, as if he had a bad intention, so he put away his smile and asked: "Brother Tang Hai has any high opinions, you might as well say it, so that Cao Yin can be taught." ”

When everyone asked, all eyes turned to Tang Hai.

Tang Hai didn't want to speak, but when he saw Cao Yin asking, it was rude for Gou Ruo to be silent, so he had to speak: "Tang Hai and the others are people from the countryside, and they don't dare to talk about high-level things. ”

Cao Yin said with a smile: "Brother Tang Hai can't be too humble, I know that you are a person with lofty ideals, not an ordinary person, today I am like a mountain to talk about the Tao, when you speak freely, how can you let the bright moon disappear into the dark clouds, so that the red sun falls under the west mountain?" ”

Tang Hai saw that Cao Yin was so honest, so he said: "Lord Cao praises falsely, Tang Hai is afraid, even so, please forgive Tang Hai for being disrespectful." ”

Cao Yinxi said: "But it doesn't hurt to talk about it. ”

Tang Hai bowed and saluted, and Xu Yan said: "Tang Hai thinks that the world is either governed or chaotic, and people are not in the law. The people of the temple do good, and they cannot be cured, and the people of the temple are evil, and there is chaos when there is law. Now in the Ming Dynasty, people are very evil, even if there is a good law, it is in vain, to govern the chaos in the world, you can only destroy the wicked people in the court, there is no other way. ”

Cao Yin's face sank, and he said, "No." Cao Yin thinks that the world is either governing or chaotic, and the law is not in people. The law is practiced, the world is governed, the law is abolished, and the world is chaotic. Nowadays, although there are traitors in the court, as long as the law is practiced, chaos will inevitably be turned into order, and the only way to save the world is to practice the law, and there is no shortcut other than that. ”

Cao Yin and Tang Hai have different concepts, which has attracted a lot of discussion.

Xiaolong said to Duan Qi: "Lord Cao and Brother Tang see exactly the opposite. Alatai said to Shi'an: "I think what Brother Tang said is right. Liu Jia said to Zhang Chuan: "Sijing practice, Luzhou Dazhi, it seems that what Lord Cao said is not unreasonable." Fang Qing, Luo Kong, and Wang Shan looked at each other and discussed privately.

Tang Hai waited for everyone to finish their private discussion, and then said: "The sage said: 'Everything has a theorem. Buddha Cloud: "All dharmas are empty, cause and effect are not empty, everything has a cause." Taoism also says, "Good and evil are the causes, and happiness and suffering are the effects." In today's world, the north is full of wolves, wars, and the south is turbulent, and the undercurrent is stupid, and all these kinds of chaos have their own roots. With Tang Haidu, the affairs of the world are above the most important, the upper and lower are clean, the upper and lower are upright, the upper is benevolent, and the lower is benevolent, on the contrary, the upper is turbid and the lower is chaotic, the upper is greedy in private, and the upper is evil and the lower is poisonous. For example, today's chaos is because the people are miserable and unable to survive, so they have to do the opposite. The embarrassment of the people so far is caused by the excessive taxation and excessive collection of taxes by the imperial court. The reason why the imperial court is like this is because the Son of Heaven has no way and His Majesty has no way. In a word, the Son of Heaven has no way, and he will inevitably be treacherous; Once the traitor is out, the Dharma will inevitably not work; If the law does not work, it will inevitably be corrupted; Corruption will inevitably harm the people; If the people have no way to ask for help, they will rise up. From this point of view, the suffering of all the people in the world is caused by the Son of Heaven, if the Son of Heaven has no way, even if there are thousands of good laws, what is the benefit of ten thousand volumes of good laws? ”

Tang Hai pointed the finger at today, impassioned, shocked, and everyone was shocked.

Cao Yin and Si Jing's faces were gloomy, and anger floated between their eyebrows.

Allah slammed the table and shouted, "In a word, admire!" Liu Jia said: "Brother Tang's reputation is powerful, and it is really extraordinary when I see it today." Si Ren, Ye Yang, Zhang Zhou and others cheered loudly, and Xiaolong, Wolf Ba, Wang Feng, Wang Yu and others echoed the voice, all accusing the Son of Heaven and the imperial court. Seeing that the order was already chaotic, Tang Hai hurriedly waved his hands at everyone, and calm returned to the inside of the Sage Hall.

Tang Hai added: "Therefore, Tang Hai thinks that righteous people practice evil laws, evil laws are also good, evil people practice righteous laws, and righteous laws are also evil." The good and evil in the world are not in the law. ”

Cao Yin, Fang Qing, Luo Kong, and Wang Shan looked at each other and were speechless for a while.

Cao Yin's expression was solemn, and after being silent for a while, he looked at Duan Qi, Tang Xi, Shan Yong, Lin Yuan, Jin Zi, Qiu Guang, Shi An, Lu Qi and others: "Everyone else means this?" ”

One of them stood up and said, "Yes, we all mean that. Brother Tang is right, what is the use of good laws and good laws? Not only is it useless, but it harms people, don't you see those officials and officials who are quick to arrest, holding the law everywhere to harm the people, extorting money, and collecting people's wealth, Tang Xi understands this point best. Everyone saw that the speaker was none other than Lucci.

Tang Xi smiled lazily and said, "Lu Qi, are you settling old accounts with me?" ”

Tang Xi's words caused a burst of laughter, Cao Yin, Luo Kong, Fang Qing, and Wang Shan didn't know the reason, Fang Qing smiled: "You don't know, Tang Xi was originally the head catcher in Luoshan County, and Lu Qi was a habitual thief in Luoshan, and the two often have interactions!" It's an old friend. Luo Kong and Wang Shan also laughed after hearing this.

Xiaolong sighed and said, "It's also true, no matter how many laws there are, it is unfair for officials to be unfair, and it is difficult to do the law fairly." ”

Si Ren laughed for a while, and said to Xiaolong: "There are also many benefits to unfair law enforcement, if the official master and the lackey catch all enforce the law impartially, you and I will already be in prison, how can Xiao Yao be on this elephant mountain?" ”

As soon as Si Ren's words fell, Ye Yang jumped up and echoed: "What I said is, what I said is, without such an official master, how can I have today's happiness?" ”

Fang Qing smiled slightly, and said to Cao Yin, Luo Kong, and Wang Shan: "Their words are rude, but there is some truth, many officials use bandits to collect wealth and raise bandits for self-respect. ”

Luo Kong nodded and said, "Yes, only by allowing someone to break the law for the sake of officials can they profit from it, and if everyone obeys the law, they will be unprofitable." Luo Kong said to Cao Yin again: "Lord Cao implements good laws, and there should be good people, if there are no good people in the court, good laws are difficult to have good results." ”

Cao Yin smiled and said to Tang Hai: "Although Brother Tang Hai has foresight, I am afraid that his words are a little extreme. Throughout the ages, when the law is strict, the world will be governed; It was only when the law was abolished that the country was in chaos. Today, Zi Shengming is diligent in political affairs, and now he is determined to reform the law and reorganize the dynasty, which is really gratifying. Cao Yin thinks that the chaos in the world is not carried out by the law, once the laws and regulations are unimpeded, the officials dare not be corrupt, and the corrupt officials will become blue; He who serves the people does not become cunning, and the wicked thief becomes a good citizen. Therefore, the affairs of the world are not in the law, the law is the first, the people are supplemented, the law is good, and the law is good; Fa Chi, evil life. As long as good laws benefit China, why worry about the world? ”

Tang Hai smiled: "I'm afraid that Lord Cao is wishful thinking." Now the court has no love for the people, the people have no sense of respect, the court and the people are like fire and water, irreconcilable, without a life-and-death struggle, where to seek the rule of the world? Besides, in today's imperial court, traitors steal temples, even if adults have the heart to make up for the sky, I don't think they may have the power to return to the sky. If you go with the flow, after the situation in the world is settled, the adults will take out the talents of the world to serve the new king......"

"Shut up!" Before Tang Hai finished speaking, Cao Yin was already furious, and shouted loudly: "As a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, how can you say such words without a king and a father? ”

Cao Yin suddenly became angry, everyone was surprised, the atmosphere was awkward for a while, and there was silence in the Sage Hall. Ye Yang saw Cao Yin scolding his eldest brother angrily, he was about to jump up and exert his might, Tang Hai waved his hand, Xiaolong and Duan Qi were on both sides of Ye Yang, and each pressed Ye Yang's left and right shoulders to force him down.

"Hehehehe...... Lord Cao was angry, Tang Hai was not without loyalty and patriotism, but the sage said: 'The people are precious, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light.' Tang Hai thought that if the monarch and the people were harmonious, and the people were loyal to the monarch and patriotic, it was understandable, but now that the monarch and the people are incompatible, loving the monarch must despise the people, loving the people has to despise the monarch, and the monarch and the people cannot love each other, so what can be done? Tang Hai was neither humble nor arrogant, he smiled at Cao Yin's anger, and his face was relaxed, asking Cao Yin, Fang Qing, Luo Kong, and Wang Shan.

In the face of Tang Hai's "What can I do? Fang Qing, Luo Kong, and Wang Shan were speechless for a while, and they really didn't know how to answer, but Cao Yin smiled coldly and said: "You say that the monarch and the people are not mutually exclusive, is it alarmist, right?" I think that when the emperor first ascended to the great treasure, there was a famine in northern Shaanxi, the hungry people were in turmoil, and after the four kings were suppressed, the bandit leader Wang used himself to gather 36 anti-thief leaders to attack the city and rob the village, and did evil, but the emperor was merciful and ordered: 'Kou Yiwu is a child, it is advisable to appease him, not to be pure. 'Ordered the governor of the three sides, Yang He, to appease the thieves, all the anti-Kou admired the emperor's grace, and hundreds of leaders descended in the wind. A few months ago, the official army shook the crowd, the thief leader Li Zicheng fled in the wilderness, Zhang Xianzhong bowed his head to the minister, Luo Rucai disarmed and returned to the field, and now, millions of anti-people are leaderless, and a few stubborn people are like lost dogs who are panicked all day long; Many faithful people look at the wind and attach themselves to the prostrate bathing king method. Excuse me, where does the saying that there is no contradiction come from? ”

Tang Hai was about to refute, Luo Kong clasped his palms together and said: "Amitabha, all living beings have Buddha nature, also known as 'original mind', the original heart is pure, there is no birth and no destruction. The evil people in the world are obsessed with hypocritical wealth, beauty, fame, and power, and they have blinded their hearts and created boundless sin. If sentient beings can understand the impermanence of sentient beings, the impermanence of the world, the impermanence of thoughts, and the impermanence of self, then they will not do those evil things that violate the king's law, and the world will naturally be peaceful. Therefore, the old man agreed with Lord Cao's words. Tang Hai, do you think that the law cannot bring good news to the world, so what can be used to govern the world? Could it be that the hungry people rebelled, and the problem could be solved by killing? ”

Fang Qing said: "What the master said is that killing can't solve the problem, since the starving people rebelled, how many innocent people have been unjustly killed in more than ten years, it's really regrettable. ”

Wang Shan also comforted Tang Haidao: "God has the virtue of a good life, those who are willing to be compassionate to the Tao, and must not act without permission to kill, only by implementing the royal law, can we save the common people from being silent, and ruling the world from invisible. Tang Hai, remember, remember. ”

Since Wang Shan said it, Tang Hai felt that it was not good to refute Cao Yin again, so he stopped talking.

Cao Yin had already seen that Tang Hai still had something to say, and saw that although the Three Demons, Six Gui, Jiusha and others were silent, they were all dissatisfied, so he said: "I said, today Xiangshan talks about the Tao, you can speak freely, Tang Hai, what ambitions do you and your brothers have, you can say it directly, there is no need to hide it, you and I are both talking about the Tao and fighting spirit today, and who is right and wrong in the future will naturally have a time to see." ”

Tang Hai saw that Wang Shan also had the intention of persuasion, and was thinking about whether he needed to accept Cao Yin's challenge, and when he was hesitating, Si Ren shouted: "Brother Tang said that it doesn't matter, why worry? Zhang Chuan also said: "Yes, all the brothers support you." Ye Yang shouted: "My brother closed his eyes and recuperated for three years, and his eyes opened to alarm the sky, who was my brother afraid of!" ”

Wang Shan also saw that Tang Hai was not convinced in his heart, so he said: "If you have any ideas, just say it." ”

Tang Hai secretly thought, if I don't say it, Cao Yin, Luo Kong, Fang Qing, Wang Shan and others will lead everyone astray, why don't you fight with Cao Yin happily, and it is good to distinguish right from wrong in front of everyone.

Tang Hai had already made up his mind, he smiled, and said loudly: "Lord Cao wants to fight with Tang Hai, and Tang Hai is not allowed to stop talking." For this kind of chaos, the laws of the imperial court are like a spark of grass to the cold and snow in the sky, and a drop of rain and dew has no effect on the dry fields in the mountains. Tang Hai said slowly: "Lord Cao asked Tang Hai Zhizhi ......"

Before Tang Hai finished speaking, Ye Yang shouted again and said loudly: "My eldest brother's ambition is to destroy evil and establish righteousness, and not to be in vain. ”

"Okay," Xiao Long slammed the table and exclaimed, "Brother Tang is so ambitious." ”

Zhang Chuan said with a smile: "There are so many bullies in the world, how many can Brother Tang cut alone?" I'm afraid I won't be able to finish it in ten lifetimes. ”

Ye Yang said: "The eldest brother naturally can't finish cutting alone, wouldn't it be best for all of us to work together to help the eldest brother cut it?" ”

Si Ren, Lu Qi and the others all said: "Okay, Brother Tang, let's help you!" ”

Cao Yin sneered: "Hmph, what a 'one person in vain!'" 'How can you kill and kill with violence, and fight violence with violence?' The rogue goes, in the name of killing the rich and helping the poor, but the poor are not necessarily good and good, the rich are not necessarily evil and evil, the hungry people attack the city and conquer the land, and the corpses are everywhere, how many innocent and good people have died? Tang Hai, the people who exposed the chaos in the past dynasties were not bewitching the people under the banner of being well-known, and what was the final result, the people were killed and injured countless times, but the head of the chaos sat back and enjoyed the success, is this justice? ”

Tang Hai Zhengse said: "Lord Cao, the discipline of the righteous army is not clear, so that it hurts many innocent and good people when attacking the city, which is indeed regrettable. If Tang Hai can lead the troops to fight the violence, he will never allow the soldiers to hurt the innocent. Lord Cao keeps accusing us of being cruel, but I want to ask Lord Cao, how can you achieve your ambition to smooth the good law, the world is unjust, and the country is in harmony? With the 'Tongtian Wat' in your hand? ”

Cao Yin's expression was solemn, and he took out the jade plate from his arms and said, "Tang Hai, I'll let you see me in a few years!" ”

Tang Hai also looked **, took out the sword from his arms and said: "Lord Cao, Tang Hai is not talented, I am willing to fight with my lord, and let you see me break the evil and establish righteousness in a few years." ”

Cao Yin saw that although Tang Hai's sword was not long, it was extremely sharp and cold, and asked, "What kind of sword are you?" ”

Tang Hai said: "Breaking the Evil Sword." ”

Cao Yin was shocked: "But the token of the leader of the Liukou Sect Destroys the Evil Sword?" ”

Tang Haidao: "Exactly. ”

Fang Qing, Luo Kong, Wang Shan, Ala Tai, Liu Jia and others were shocked, they couldn't imagine that the token of the leader of the peasant army, which had been passed down from generation to generation, was actually in Tang Hai's hands.

Cao Yin's expression was solemn, and he said coldly: "Okay, Tang Hai, I will fight with you, everyone witnesses!" ”

Tang Hai secretly thought: I heard that the emperor is about to recruit Cao Yin into Beijing to take charge of the law, why don't I secretly plan for him to practice the law? The plan has been decided, showing a smile, arching his hand and bowing: "Although Tang Hai does not agree with the ambition of the adult, he admires the adult, and the adult really wants to rely on the law to be strong, and Tang Hai has a loyal word to admonish." ”

Cao Yin said: "Please advise!" ”

Tang Haidao: "Shang Ying changed the law, the pillar won the trust, and the adults practiced the law, why not give the people the right to violate the law and equality, so that the people of the world can know the sincerity of the court to change the law?" ”

Cao Yinwei asked, "What is the right to equality against the law?" ”

Tang Haidao: "Master Cao just said: The law is faith. If the justice fails to uphold the law, violates the law first, or ignores the violation of the law by the powerful and wicked, then the good people should also be allowed to follow suit, so that it can be regarded as fair. The people enjoy this right, that is, the right to equality against the law, and with this privilege, what official dares not to lead by example? What does Master Cao think? ”

Allah Tai applauded and said, "If the judiciary is really determined to enforce the law, he should not be afraid to give the people the right to break the law, otherwise, only the officials are allowed to break the law, but the people are not allowed to break the law, where is the justice?" ”

Before Ala Tai finished speaking, Xiaolong, Tang Xi, Ye Yang, Siren, Liu Jia, Zhang Chuan and others had already discussed in private, and they all said: "The imperial court is really determined to confess its justice, and it should give the people this right." "In the future, if the government ignores the evil deeds of the gentlemen, other people have the right to follow suit, and the government shall not punish them." "I'm afraid that the officials will not tolerate this law." "If this law is not tolerated, it means that the court only wants to oppress the people according to the law, and is unwilling to restrain the powerful, how can such a law be just?" "If the imperial court does not have such determination, it means that their practice of the law is just a trick to deceive people."

Cao Yin listened to everyone's remarks, and thought that although this move was a challenge to the imperial court, it was indeed a touchstone, which was enough to test the court's determination to rectify the evil officials and enforce the law, so he resolutely responded: "Ladies and gentlemen, the right to violate the law proposed by Tang Hai can indeed supervise the evil officials. ”

Tang Hai was secretly happy, predicting that Cao Yin would be defeated, and said with a smile: "If Lord Cao's ambition can't be extended, where will the Lord go?" ”

Cao Yin said: "Cao Yinzhi can't be stretched, what face does he have standing on the temple?" The day before yesterday, I had an appointment with Mr. Hua Yu, and if Gou Ruozhi was defeated, I would like to be accompanied by Mr. Xiongshan in Chenzhou. ”

The three saints all said: "Lord Cao is determined to succeed!" ”

Cao Yin looked at Tang Hai with a smile, leaned forward and said, "If Tang Hai's brother can't stretch his ambition, where will he go?" ”

Tang Haidao: "If Gou is defeated, he should also live in seclusion in the mountains and never ask about the affairs of the world again." ”

Cao Yin smiled and said: "Mr. Hua Yu is a master, it is a pleasure to be able to be with him, if you lose, you might as well go to Xiongshan to accompany Mr." In this way, no matter who wins or loses, Mr. has company. ”

Everyone said yes in unison.