Chapter 13: The uproar
Yang Yipu's lawsuit against Guanyun Pavilion quickly caused an uproar after a few days of private spread and fermentation. Countless people who eat melons have a heated discussion in the streets, alleys, teahouses and wine shops, guessing who will win this case.
Those bigwigs with status and status, whether they were cultivators or ordinary people, although they did not participate in the discussion on the surface, they had been paying close attention to the progress of the matter. Because they have also seen the big problem hidden behind this case.
At this time, Yang Yipu threw out another remark, like a hot oil pot, poured a bucket of cold water, and the entire Xijing City immediately exploded.
The cause of the incident was a magazine called "Confidant", and it didn't know that the tendon was wrong, so it sent an editor to interview Yang Yipu.
Unlike the highly developed information in the old era, the newspapers in the old era have not been resurrected because the transportation is very inconvenient and cannot meet the timeliness of the news. Only Di Bao, as an important way for officials to understand the local situation, has been resurrected.
But the monthly magazines, which do not require much timeliness, have also been revived. The "Confidant" magazine, which interviewed Yang Yipu, often posted some inspirational chicken soup articles and hunting gossip news, and was well-known among ordinary people.
Perhaps the purpose of this "Confidant" magazine that originally planned to interview Yang Yipu was to write a hunting article to meet the gossip needs of ordinary people. After all, it was indeed an unprecedented rarity for ordinary people to sue a cultivator for being the boss of Guanyun Pavilion. Writing a gossip article that can attract the attention of ordinary people can also be regarded as a good business.
Therefore, when the editor of the magazine interviewed Yang Yipu, he didn't know whether he had a brain pump, or if he had taken the wrong medicine, or both, and asked very bluntly, "Do you want to use this lawsuit against Guanyun Pavilion to win public attention and enhance your popularity?"
When Yang Yipu heard this, he was immediately furious, and said impassionedly: "Since the new era, cultivators have relied on their abilities beyond ordinary people, and they have trampled on and despised the legitimate rights and interests of ordinary people, which has formed a de facto inequality. ”
"If nothing else, in terms of employment alone, since a practitioner has a longer lifespan, he or she can work for many years longer than ordinary people when they are employed. Therefore, employers will give preference to employing practitioners, and the rank of practitioners is generally higher than that of ordinary people. ”
"In addition, in terms of remuneration, the remuneration of practitioners is several times that of ordinary people. Moreover, practitioners are more able to resist danger, and when they encounter danger, it is often ordinary people who are more vulnerable. ”
"For a long time, all kinds of discrimination against ordinary people by practitioners have formed an unspoken rule. Cultivators look at ordinary people with arrogance and disdain. When ordinary people face cultivators, they are submissive and inferior. These phenomena seriously violate the principle of equality of all citizens in the Eastern Chu State as stipulated in the Constitution. ”
"In this case, as an entertainment venue that is open for business, Guanyun Court should allow any consumer to go and consume. What power does it have to restrict my freedom to consume? I know that before this, there were many people who had been rejected by Guanyun Pavilion. These people have chosen to swallow their anger. And the vast majority of these people are ordinary people. ”
"On the surface, Guanyun Pavilion's actions are an infringement on the freedom of consumption, but in fact, it is the cultivator's privileged thinking that is at work. It is not only a violation of human rights, but also a catalyst for violence to do whatever it wants!"
"As a lawyer, I want to uphold fairness and justice and uphold the dignity of the law. Therefore, others can swallow their anger in the face of unfairness. I can't. Because, I am a lawyer! I believe in the law, and I will use the law as a weapon to declare war on the injustice of the whole society!"
After listening to Yang Yipu's remarks, the editor immediately went back to print it in the form of a special issue, worked overtime overnight, and distributed it free of charge. And, in a special issue
They touted Yang Yipu to the height of a human rights defender and the light of the law.
After the special issue was issued, there was no more peace in Xijing. For a while, disputes and scolding battles emerged one after another, and both sides were printing their own views as leaflets and distributing them on the streets.
After Wang Xiaotian finished reading the special issue that Lin Daoqing brought, he was immediately furious, and he couldn't wait to rush to the magazine office immediately and dismantle the editor who fanned the flames.
For the first time, he felt how sinister the human heart really was!
Moreover, he began to dislike Yang Yipu from the bottom of his heart.
The remarks that Yang Yipu said seem to be fine, but in fact they are ill-intentioned and distort the facts!
First of all, the proportion of practitioners is already very small, and they are at an absolute numerical disadvantage in the whole society. If the principle of the minority obeying the majority is followed, and the will of the majority is allowed to decide the fate of the minority, the cultivators will definitely be excluded and attacked.
Secondly, ordinary people pursue money, power, glory and wealth, and cultivators pursue martial arts to the top, and they are not all the way. Forcibly linking them together is simply a chicken-to-duck story.
Thirdly, practitioners live longer and can work many years longer than ordinary people, and employers like to hire practitioners. Is it also the practitioner's fault that the practitioner works for a long time, has a lot of work experience, and naturally has a higher rank?
Does it have to be that ordinary people have to work every two years to get promoted to a rank, while a practitioner needs four years to do it? Is this fair to a practitioner who puts in the same amount of work?
Fourth, practitioners are paid more than ordinary people. For example, if you are also carrying a sack, ordinary people can only carry two at a time, but the strength of a cultivator can resist four, and the speed of going back and forth is also fast, and the remuneration of a cultivator is naturally much more than that of ordinary people.
Fifth, practitioners are more resilient to danger. Danger is fair to anyone. Whether you can resist it, or whether you can resist it or not, is entirely up to the individual. Just because a practitioner is stronger than ordinary people and reacts faster than ordinary people when encountering danger, you can't blame the cultivator for mistakes.
Furthermore, no one is born to help others. When encountering danger, it is a matter of affection for a cultivator to save ordinary people. If you don't save, it's your duty. Why is this a moral kidnapping of practitioners?
Lin Daoqing looked at Wang Xiaotian, who was pale, and said with a shameful face: "I'm really sorry, Xiaotian." I didn't expect it to come to this. ”
Wang Xiaotian waved his hand and said, "None of us thought of it. Now that this matter has begun to be put on the line, many behind-the-scenes bigwigs have begun to compete in secret. Let's not mix small shrimp like us. ”
Lin Daoqing asked, "Have you heard that there is any movement over there in Guanyun Pavilion?"
Wang Xiaotian shook his head and said, "I went to ask." Sister Yanmei has not moved. ”
Lin Daoqing asked tentatively, "Is she calm, or is she disdainful?"
Wang Xiaotian thought for a while and said, "Eighty percent is disdainful. ”
Lin Daoqing said: "If this case is a case, Guanyun Pavilion will lose ......"
Wang Xiaotian thought for a long time and said, "With Sister Yanmei's temper, even if she closes Guanyun Pavilion, she will not bow her head to Yang Yipu. ”
Lin Daoqing frowned, and said with a bitter face: "If this is the case, how can it be good?"
Wang Xiaotian comforted him and said, "It's okay. For Sister Yanmei, Guanyun Pavilion is just a pastime, nothing to do. It's okay if it's closed, she just has time to concentrate on cultivation. What worries me is that if this case is won first, someone will take the opportunity to make a non-profit claim to the property of other practitioners. ”
Although Lin Daoqing is only a fourth-level Force Intermediate Level, he is also a cultivator of the Eight Classics. If this matter becomes a big problem and all cultivators know that he is involved in this case (Yang Yipu was brought to Guanyun Pavilion by him), then how will he continue to mix in the cultivation world in the future? Even his father and family will be affected.
Therefore, Lin Dao rubbed his hands anxiously, "What should I do then?"
In fact, Wang Xiaotian didn't have no way in his heart. For example, let the industry of these practitioners be changed from an open business to a membership system. If you are not a practitioner and do not accept them as members, you will be able to avoid a lot of trouble.
However, it is too early to tell Lin Daoqing. Moreover, those cultivators were very arrogant, and even if Wang Xiaotian told them, they might not accept it.
Wang Xiaotian comforted Lin Daoqing a few words, and the two separated. Lin Daoqing went back to Lin Shaotang for help. Wang Xiaotian went to ask Dean Liu Zhongwen for advice.
Liu Zhongwen listened carefully to Wang Xiaotian's account, thought for a moment, and asked, "What do you think this matter will turn into?"
Wang Xiaotian shook his head and said, "Dean, I can't imagine it." ”
Liu Zhongwen said: "Ordinary people are water, and cultivators are oil. All along, the oil floated on the water, as if the cultivators would not pay attention to ordinary people, and ordinary people regarded the cultivators as immortals outside the world, and they did not blend with each other, and everyone was at peace. ”
However, now this case has brought this state to the table. Moreover, in accordance with the principle of equality of all persons in the Constitution, oil and water are forcibly combined. This is tantamount to disrupting the existing social order. ”
Wang Xiaotian looked at Liu Zhongwen in surprise and said, "Dean, is it so serious?"
Liu Zhongwen shook his head and said, "Of course it won't be so serious." I'm just talking about the worst-case scenario. There is a high probability that this case will be confused and will not be resolved. ”
Wang Xiaotian was puzzled and said, "Why?"
Liu Zhongwen said: "Didn't I just say? Water is water, and oil is oil. There is not too much integration between ordinary people and cultivators, and naturally there will not be too many contradictions. So, everyone can get along well. ”
"This case is just a stick on calm water, and it does not break the stable state of water and oil. The real question is whether this will attract more imitators to continue to stir up the waters. ”
"If the stirring is too strong, it is estimated that many cultivators will take the initiative to avoid the world and separate themselves from ordinary people. The society of ordinary people may re-embark on the path of development of scientific and technological civilization. ”
Wang Xiaotian was stunned for a moment and said, "If that's the case, wouldn't it be equivalent to taking a thousand years of detours?"
Liu Zhongwen nodded.
Wang Xiaotian thought for a moment and asked, "Dean, there are cultivators in the academy, and there are also ordinary people. How do you balance the two?"
Liu Zhongwen said: "Don't make a distinction. Whether it is a cultivator or an ordinary person, as long as they are students of the academy, they must abide by the discipline and regulations of the academy. ”
"However, the academy is a place of learning. Students can only stay here for a few years. Their mentality in the academy is completely different from that after they went out into society. The two are not comparable. ”
"What's more, you feel it too. In the academy, cultivators are actually subject to more constraints than ordinary people. However, the backbone of the school is still those practitioners. The power of ordinary people is still very limited. ”
Wang Xiaotian asked, "Dean, will you speak out at the right time?"
Liu Zhongwen thought about it, shook his head, and said, "No." The academy is a college shared by practitioners and ordinary people. Over the past few hundred years, the faculty and students of the college have been united and peaceful. Whether I support or disagree, it will undermine the unity of the college. ”
Wang Xiaotian still didn't give up, and asked, "What if the dispute outside spreads to the academy?"
Liu Zhongwen said resolutely: "The governance of the academy is based on all the rules of the academy. All must abide by the House Rules unconditionally. Both discussion and debate must be conducted under the rules of the court. ”
Wang Xiaotian said, "What if the outcome of the debate is not good for the cultivators?"