Martial: I Started The Technological Revolution In Ancient Times

This was also the thing His Majesty disliked the most.    

However, Xiao Yun did not care. Facing His Majesty who was about to explode in anger, he simply spread his hands and said, "Your Majesty, have you ever heard of a saint who broke the law?"    

His Majesty was stunned. He suddenly changed the topic and twisted his waist.    

"What do you mean?"    

"Have you seen him before?"    

His Majesty thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "Of course not."    

Xiao Yun said, "Does the king know the reason? Why is there no saint who broke the law? Or is it that Saints are not breaking the law? "    

" Why do you say that? "    

His Majesty's words were obviously because he couldn't figure out the reason.    

Xiao Yun smiled and said, "Then what do you think the law of a country is?"    

His Majesty frowned and said, "Naturally, it is to continue to study in the Holy Land and fill in the original law before adapting to the present situation. Modifying it is an important means to protect a country."    

Xiao Yun nodded heavily and said, "For Your Majesty to have such insight and not say that the law is the rule of the royal family, it is already very rare. Just based on this point, Your Majesty must be a wise ruler."    

His Majesty frowned and said, "It is rare for you to also know how to flatter. It is just that you pat me until I feel uncomfortable."    

Xiao Yun shook his head and said, "No, this is the truth. What His Majesty said is too one-sided."    

"Hmm?"    

"In fact, the law is the bottom line of people's morals in an era! People who have violated the law. There is no morality to speak of, and they should not be respected by others. There are even some who have committed very serious crimes and were sentenced to death. You don't even have the qualifications to be a human being, so you killed them directly."    

"The bottom line of morality?"    

The more His Majesty thought about it, the more interesting it was.    

Xiao Yun continued, "What about the saints? They naturally stand on the moral high ground, and can even set moral standards. It can be said that saints are the upper limit of morality in an era!"    

His Majesty was shocked and nodded in agreement. "That's right, that's right. They have always been talking about saints. Actually, there has never been a unified statement about the term 'saints'. What you're saying now is perfect! The upper limit of morality? That's right, as a Sage, he naturally stands at the top of morality. The kind that makes people want to emulate him, the type that is almost impossible to surpass."    

Xiao Yun nodded and said, "That's right, so Saints are the upper limit of morality, while the law is the lower limit of morality. His Majesty always felt that the peasants are breaking the law and always throw them into jail. It makes the whole world think that the peasants are breaking the law. Then... If one day, the peasants really entered the Saint realm with the Saint Grade, then the fault would be the saints' bodies. Or is it the law of Qin Country?"    

Boom!    

Xiao Yun used a very normal tone to say these words, but it was like a bolt of lightning that exploded in His Majesty's mind!    

That's right, wasn't it just like this?    

He had wanted to teach Xiao Yun a lesson, but he had never thought of what would happen after that.    

When he thought of this, His Majesty was stunned once again.    

Because he remembered a person!    

Xiao Yun had asked him if he had ever heard of a saint who had violated the law. He had said that he had not, because he had not thought of that person for a moment.    

The saint from 300 years ago had spent the first half of his life in prison. He had fought for the people for the rest of his life, until he became an old man and became a saint. In the end, it was also the time when the Northern Wei Dynasty changed and the imperial power fell.    

The saint at that time had indeed played an extremely important role in this coup!    

Now, through Xiao Yun's reminder, His Majesty suddenly realized. Perhaps that Sage had used his own actions to negate the entire law system of the North Wei! When the greatest reliance of a country disappeared, after the default world view collapsed, he would naturally face the danger of being tampered with.    

His Majesty extended his hand and subconsciously wiped the sweat from his forehead.    

At this moment, Xiao Yun sighed and said, "This Saint, I'm afraid that the peasants can't be anymore, nor can they be officials. If they aren't greedy, what will happen to the peasants of Xiao family?"    

His Majesty sighed and said, "It seems that I haven't thought of everything."    

Xiao Yun said, "That's why I want His Majesty to give the peasants this right. This way, the peasants will become one of the imperial merchants. In the future, even if the peasants are gone, the Xiao family will still be alive and at least live a good life."    

"Sigh..."    

His Majesty sighed and said, "You are so young, yet you need to consider the interests of your family. It has been hard on you."    

Xiao Yun also sighed and said, "After all, the Xiao family has too few people."    

It was not just a few, but only him.    

A family with a low population, no matter how well it developed, would soon be destroyed. Because of your instability, many people who wanted to be your vassals would hesitate a little.    

"Your Majesty, the peasants did not come this time for this matter."    

" Oh? Is there anything else important?"    

" Prime Minister Wu, His Majesty should let him go. "    

His Majesty's eyes instantly narrowed, and his gaze was sharp enough.    

His Majesty, who was originally pleasant and happy, suddenly changed.    

This kind of change in expression was extremely terrifying in Xiao Yun's eyes.    

No wonder accompanying a monarch was like accompanying a tiger. You really don't know when he will suddenly bite you to death!    

"This kind of thing is also something that you can meddle in?!"    

His Majesty very frankly said something that made him unhappy.    

Xiao Yun said, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Wu has some friendship with the peasants. In fact, in terms of foundation, if the grass people did not suggest to His Majesty, His Majesty would not put him in a position where money is everywhere. Prime Minister Wu's greed was not a secret in the Imperial Court. And even if he was so greedy, he had actually done a very good job in providing aid. It could even be said that no one in the entire court would do better than him! Now that the disaster had been controlled, it was largely due to Prime Minister Wu. It could be considered as... Now that there was a stain on the official's reputation, there was no need to only think about his bad deeds. And ignore his good side. "    

"This is your reason? Overly counteracting each other? You can ask if the people in this world will agree to it!"    

In fact, His Majesty also wanted to let him go. After all, the balance of power in the Imperial Court was very important. Once Wu Xi was punished, this balance would be reduced a little.    

Xiao Yun said, "His Majesty thinks of the people in the world. This is the blessing of all the people. But at the same time, His Majesty should also consider this disaster relief. Businessmen who play a huge role. When the peasants said something disrespectful, other than standing outside of the station, they kept shouting. What else did they do? When the disaster occurred, they were the main force that snatched the grain, even though the merchants were also stockpiling the grain. However, compared to the common people's craze, they were only a small part of it. More importantly, when the disaster appeared, what did they do? Qin Country did not have high expectations for them. They just wanted to live in peace. No matter if it was the men, women, or the refugees in the workshop, they just wanted them to live a peaceful life. They wanted to be the strongest backing of the Great Qin Country! But did they do that? There were too many panic, too many rumors. Some people even felt that if the Great Qin was like this... It would be better to be directly destroyed by the Northern Wei, completely ignoring all the efforts in the Imperial Court! Even if I am also a member of the grasslands, but what did I do? Although it is not considered to be doing my utmost, it can be considered to be doing my best, right? If that was all the commoners did, it would not be a big deal. However, the key was that they had to face a hero who had made a mistake. They didn't have the slightest intention to tolerate it, as if they were watching Wu Xi die. As for the fact that he had saved so many people, he didn't consider it at all. How cruel was that? "    

Xiao Yun kept rambling on and on, and spoke these words in a loud voice.    

This shocked the king.    

He even brought up the painstaking efforts His Majesty had put in to control the hearts of the people, and even the waste of it. All of the hard work he had put into it exploded out. He felt angry in his heart, as if he did not want to care about the voices of the people.    

This was also Xiao Yun's goal.    

Xiao Yun took a deep breath and continued, "Businessmen only care about profits, and they are even abominable. As for Wu Xi's greed for ink... Actually, they were all involved. If His Majesty punished Wu Xi... Should we punish these merchants? According to His Majesty's previous actions, he would definitely make them go to jail, right? But what about their contributions? Just based on the efforts of the Imperial Court, could they resolve this locust disaster? The peasants did not think so. Even if His Majesty did not punish them, would they think about it? This was His Majesty's plan to settle the score after the fall, but to let them off temporarily? With the constitution of a merchant who had no country in his heart, they would even bring their property overseas! Of course, this is more extreme, but we can't rule out this possibility."    

His Majesty frowned.    

He had never thought that killing Wu Xi would cause so many problems.