Sheng Shi Merciful Light

Fang Shanwu explained the words of the King of Chu in the court hall.Most of the court officials were upright officials, and they all seconded their proposals.Moreover, Emperor Deguang also unconditionally supported any decision of the ninth brother, so he asked Lu Dingguo of the household department to approve, and the new compensation amount was approved by a high vote.

At the same time, Fang Shanwu also implored Emperor Deguang to amend the law.

The last time the law was overhauled was the virtuous government of Emperor Yonghe 60 years ago. After that, Emperor Tianshou only made some minor revisions, and many clauses are no longer suitable for current use.

If the law is well cultivated, and one does not hesitate to expand the territory, Emperor Deguang will naturally agree.However, amending the law is a huge project, and if you are not careful, it will have a great impact, so you should not be impatient.

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The compensation for death is set high, and the corresponding compensation for the injured is medical expenses, nutrition and compensation, and the total amount is also set extremely high.In addition to the twelve civilians who died, the assassin's intention was to drive away the civilians and disperse King Yiwei of the Chu King, so they selected young and strong people to attack. There was also an eight-year-old child who could not escape and was trampled on.

In the past, the life of a child was worthless, but now the king of Chu subverted the traditional concept and said: "The hope and future of a country are children, and they must be the most valuable." Everyone's mouths were blocked, and the child's family was compensated. the maximum amount.

At the same time, someone proposed to pay a hundred times the compensation to the injured King Chu. After all, he is a vassal with a fief and real power.But Mu Ci refused, and subverted the traditional concept again: "The emperor broke the law and the common people are the same crime. In the same way, the victims are compensated, and there is no difference between the emperor and the common people."

This is saying...

This is the reason, but not the emotion...

Concubine Xie immediately whispered in Emperor Deguang's ear: "Look at your brother, in his eyes, your life is worth as much as the wine and vegetable sellers in Taihe Building."

Although Emperor Deguang knew in his heart that in the eyes of his ninth younger brother, there was only reason, not human feelings.But he still felt uncomfortable, because everyone wanted to be a VIP, and felt that he was the most special and magical existence in the world. Once he was equal to ordinary people, he would be unhappy, not to mention that Emperor Deguang had already become an emperor.

Emperor Deguang was far from being in the mood of "neither happy for things nor sad for himself". He was already saddened by the unexpected death of his little daughter, and his gloomy mood was magnified. He just felt that he was nothing special in the eyes of the ninth brother. There is no anger, but sadness is real.

Of course, Emperor Deguang didn't want to think about it, Mu Ci didn't even treat himself as a VIP, so he didn't make a special case.

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Such compensation, adding one to the total, is naturally an astronomical figure.

However, due to the very bad impact of this assassination, the whole country is watching the development of the situation.Now that the verdict is handed down, everyone applauds.Regardless of whether it is for the sake of justice or justice, or gloating at the sight of the superior finally falling down.In short, the judgment must be implemented, otherwise it will be a dead letter, which will affect the credibility of the country.

The Sanfa Division sent people to go to Qi Wangfu every day to press for debts.

Qi Wang fainted, diagnosed as a stroke, and remained unconscious.

Mu Heng sent his seriously ill old father to become a monk, so he stayed to preside over the affairs.He has always been capable and has a clear understanding of the current situation, otherwise he would not have reused him when King Qi favored the eldest son.

He knew that this time he had no choice but to admit punishment, so he readily lost money and lost everything.Except for the mansion bestowed by the imperial court, which cannot be sold, the accumulation of King Qi's hard work for half a century was wiped out.

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At the same time, Mu Ci suggested that the compensation should be paid in installments.

If the indemnity was given to the families of the victims all at once, such a big bet would surely attract thieves to covet it, which would not be beautiful.So the Sanfa Division cooperated with "Tianbao Bank", the largest bank in Tianjing City under King Guangling, to issue compensation on an annual basis.

Because of the foresight of the King of Chu, since then, anyone who commits crimes has more or less scruples about committing crimes, and dare not kill innocent people at will. This is a later story.

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Just when Mu Ci thought the matter was settled, Qi Feng came back from Xishan camp in a hurry and came to him to intercede.

"There will be a sub-altar master called Fire Wolf in Zhongyi, whose real name is Qi Yan, and he is my cousin." Qi Feng knelt down on his knees and begged, "My uncle and aunt died early, so I left him as a single successor. Now he is still alive. No marriage, no children. If I kill him, my uncle and aunt will be extinct. I really can't bear it..."

Mu Ci waved to Qi Feng: "It's useless if you can't bear it, and it's useless to beg me. Although he didn't participate in the assassination, the Zhongyi Society did a lot of crimes in private. He was detained and is under investigation. If he is involved in the case, he should No matter how the trial is judged, it will be dealt with by the three courts according to the criminal law. I will not ask for favors."

Qi Feng smiled: "Although I haven't seen this cousin for many years, I still understand his nature. If I say that he is not at fault at all, I am exaggerating, otherwise he would not have anything to do with Zhongyi. But if It is said that he is treacherous and evil, but he will definitely not, I know what he is like."

"Since that's the case, you can rest assured," Mu Ci said, "I will send someone to inquire, and I won't wrong him and let someone push him out to take the blame."

As one of his confidantes, Qi Feng knows Mu Ci very well, and Qi Feng is extremely grateful for Mu Ci's ability to do this.Knowing that Mu Ci kept his word, he would definitely pay attention to Qi Yan, which was the greatest guarantee, so he happily returned to the Xishan Camp.

In the end, because he left in a hurry and didn't ask for leave in time, he was severely punished by General Lengmianyu (the nickname given to Mu Ruosong by the Sixth Army of the Guards).

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As soon as Mu Ci paid attention to the nearly overcrowded Loyalty Society, he discovered a theory——with a big scar on his head, he will be a hero again after 18 years.

Mu Ci: "..." It's so familiar, it has the visual sense of Huaguo TV series.

However, this is true—the ancients believed in reincarnation, and did not think that death was the end, so they were not too afraid of death.But it was obviously hard for Mu Ci, so he called Wei Zhong over and said, "Bring me the monks and Taoists from the palace."

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Master Ji En, one of the great priests in the palace, after saving the soul of the little princess who died in water, obeyed Emperor Deguang's order and went out of the palace at the invitation of the King of Chu.

Wei finally was ordered to pick him up.

Ji En clasped his palms together: "Amitabha, how is Donor Wei?"

"Tofu, excellent!" Wei Zhong also made a bow, and said, "I need to make sacrifices for some things, please come with me." He led Ji En into the car and drove towards Lijing Gate, the gate of the imperial city.

Ji En's beard and hair are white, and he is not impetuous in his old age, and he is very calm.All the way in the car, we got close to Wei Zhong, and only talked about some daily topics. By the way, I thought about the value of friendship in the past, and didn't ask the king of Chu what he asked him to do.Anyway, when you get to the place, you will know it naturally.

When the car stopped and Ji En got out of the car, he discovered that his old friend and enemy, a representative of Taoism, and another priest in the palace—Zheng Tianshi was also there.

What made Ji En squint was that the Master Zheng had already shaken off his two beards and opened the altar to practice.

Ji En asked: "Master Wei, this is..."

Wei Zhongdao: "That's it. Today we are going to execute the principal criminal in the case of treason and assassination of the King of Chu. Who knows that those things are too rampant. They walked around the street laughing all the way, saying: 'Put your head out and have a big scar. 18 years later, he is a hero again...' Such an unrepentant, vicious person, everyone hates him. His Highness asked for an order, and invited two people from the palace. You are the most powerful worshipers. Open the altar. It doesn’t matter whether it is purified by Buddhism, in short, this group of inhumane and unrepentant evil spirits must be scattered. If they can’t be dispersed, at least they will be informed in front of Lord Yama, and these people will be sent to the eighteenth level of hell. They will never be reborn. Reincarnation, let go of their delusions of wanting to be a good man after 18 years and harming others."

Ji En: "..."

So cruel!

So, not only him, but everyone must realize that it's okay to offend a gentleman or a villain, but in short, don't offend the King of Chu.

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Jean, however, was delighted.

That king of Chu...everything is good, but he doesn't believe in the sky, doesn't ask ghosts and gods, doesn't pay attention to the Buddha, and has no Tathagata.

Ji En never dared to approach the King of Chu casually, because as a cultivator, his sensory ability was better than ordinary people, and he could feel a huge righteousness in the King of Chu, which made people dare not talk nonsense in front of him①.

Of course Ji En is not a liar, he still has some morals, and the Dharma is also profound, but he is far from being refined like a worldly master, otherwise he would not have gone to the palace to make offerings.Therefore, under the eyes of the King of Chu who seemed to be able to see everything, he felt apprehensive, unable to put on the posture of a master of Taoism, so he didn't dare to approach him.

He was worried that he couldn't get close, and now it's really easy to put on a ritual and recite sutras.Instead, you can take the opportunity to sell Chu Wang a favor and make a good impression on him.I'm afraid Master Zhengyi also has the same idea, so he is more active than him. It will probably take ninety-nine and 81 days to induce the scourge to come to the world.

Oh, I also want to set up a [-]-day water and land dojo, and I don't recite the Sutra of Rebirth, but only recite the mantra of subduing demons.

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Let's talk about Mu Heng.

I was supported by hatred in my heart, thinking that I would die as soon as I closed my eyes, and the pain would not last.

When he was dragged to the temporary execution ground - he besieged the Lijing Gate where King Chu was assassinated.

A dense crowd of people has already surrounded the surrounding area.Because of the cruel execution, the palace issued an edict that minors under the age of 16 were not allowed to watch the execution, and only adults came. Occasionally, a few naughty children sneaked up the tree and were sent home by the "green skin army" who maintained order. .

Aiwujiwu, now the common people affectionately call the Sixth Guards Army under the charge of the King of Chu the "Qingpi Army".

Closer to home.

After the prison officer read out Mu Hengguo's crimes, he announced the death sentence, which scared Mu Hengguo half to death.The pain of beheading with one knife will not last long, but it will be tortured slowly for three days and three nights.

As the execution began, so did the monks enshrined in the palace. One chanted scriptures and practiced rituals, and the other opened the altar and danced to the gods.

Mu Hengguo thought that his father had invited him to save him, so he felt much comforted, and the fear of being hacked into pieces was lessened.Later... I slowly realized that something was wrong.

Amidst the fear and pain, Mu Hengguo had already heard the malicious intentions in the scriptures and rituals, and looked at the hatred and gloating eyes in the crowd, all based on his pain, he gradually had Not a good feeling...

To survive three days of execution, one needs to eat.It was his mother and sixth brother who came to bring him meals at home, and let him have a full meal on the road.Because the sixth brother was a little weak, Mu Hengguo also knew that the assassination of the king of Chu was very important, so he didn't tell the sixth brother, but he accidentally saved the sixth brother's life.

The sixth younger brother cried, saying that his biological mother, who was a concubine at home, had committed suicide.He even cried and said that it is so difficult to be a human being, and the offering in the palace will surely make him no longer suffer from reincarnation...

Mu Heng Guocai, with hatred and panic, suffered for three days in extreme pain, and was punished.

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Is it too cruel?

Leave no leeway?

Yes, cruel, relentless, and inhumane are the true portrayal of Mu Heng's past, and now he treats him in his own way, which is also considered retribution.

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Because the punishment was too overbearing and hurt the peace of heaven, the voices praising the king of Chu for his compassion gradually weakened, but more and more people slandered the king of Chu for his means of thunderbolt.

Mu Ci didn't care about her merits and demerits, she never caught her eye or cared about her reputation.Sitting high in the Taihe Tower, he could see the crowd watching the execution, and listening to people's comments on his merits and demerits, his heart was like a moonlight on a quiet lake, without a single ripple.

Seeing him like this, Mou Yu knew that Mu Ci didn't need to be relieved, nor did he need to comfort him—Mu Ci was always awake and knew what he wanted!What are you doing!

Mou Yu buried himself in his own lunch, and only when he ate something good, he used serving chopsticks to put some in Mu Ci's bowl... Shi Zhi commented that he lacked heart and lungs.

But Shi Zhi knew best that it was really a blessing for his subordinates to be so heartless in front of his master.

He himself had only been down the mountain for a few days, and he was able to let go of his guard and relax and sit beside Mu Ci to have a meal together—this was a scene that Shi Zhi couldn't even imagine during the time of Emperor Tianshou.

Shi Zhi has been working as Lu Wu for seven years, and the things carved into his bones are still there. He is not in a hurry to taste the Taihelou stir-fried dishes taught by the legendary King of Chu. Now, Feng Luo and I brought people back to Weiqiu, and left Yinghe behind, they are very skilled and will definitely protect you well."

Feng Luo looked at Mu Ci and looked at him, and the smile that always hung on the corner of his mouth deepened a bit, because he was tall and slender, with a fair face and a delicate face, and he seemed to have a bookish air all over his body, and when he smiled again, he looked very gentle and harmless. (Hey, this time it's really harmless, okay, I'm in front of a master who needs to curry favor.)

Mu Ci nodded: "I will gradually improve your training plan, improve training efficiency, and reduce training mortality." Waving his hand to stop Shi Zhi from speaking, he continued, "I know that the Weiqiu Army has been established for more than 30 years and has its own training methods. But training children like that, if the situation is good, five out of ten will die, and if it's not... more."

Back then, Emperor Tianshou cultivated the Huqiu army, following the path of the dead warriors, and conducted brutal internal combat. The Huqiu army had high military strength, and even unsharp weapons could easily cause death. Besides... the Huqiu army all Daily training with the most powerful military weapons...

After a long time, the Huqiu army has become accustomed to killing each other, all of them are lonely ghosts crawling out of the blood sea hell, cold and cruel.

The army trained in this way is just a killing machine and cannot be called a soldier.

Shi Zhi's concept since he was a child was that he could not refute his master, but only quietly obeyed his orders.The meaning of the existence of the entire Weiqiu Army is "everything for the master".

"The training requirements are strict and even harsh, as it should be, but it does not mean cruelty. You are all flesh and blood children who will be hurt and sad..." Mu Ci sighed, "You are all obedient and good children..."

Shi Zhi: "..." I am an old man in his 30s, and he is called a "child" by a teenager, but he doesn't feel offended. Instead, he feels hurt and hurt by his elders. Wronged.

Is it an illusion?

Mu Ci has lived for too many years and has gone through too many things. It is not an exaggeration to call Shi Zhi a child. His expression is calm and natural, but there is a lot of warmth and kindness hidden in his light tone: "My child hurts by himself, don't act like a child." Gu usually causes children to kill each other. Although the individual combat power has improved, one person's strength is limited after all, and ultimately requires teamwork. But in this kind of training, the companions are all people who may take their lives. How to cultivate comrades in arms? The trust between them? How to make the children trust their chief?"

Shi Zhi: "..."

Because of the sharp question he asked, Shi Zhi raised his defense subconsciously, and the cold and cruel aura on his body was still dignified as if it were real.But Mu Ci completely ignored it, and was very relaxed. This kind of calmness of strolling in the courtyard among thousands of troops gradually softened Shi Zhi's hardness, and asked with some helplessness: "If there is no bloody battle, and there is no evil spirit against the enemy, then it will be just a matter of time." It's not the Weiqiu army, it's not the elite of a hundred battles."

"What's so difficult about this? Put the children on the battlefield in batches to practice, and there should be all kinds of bloody battles. I'm not unprincipled kindness. If it's for the enemy, as long as necessary, I won't kill them all." Blink. Because if you are afraid of the child's death and protect the child in a safe place, sooner or later the whole army will be wiped out."

Shi Zhi agreed deeply and nodded.

Mu Ci hooked his finger to Shi Zhi, Shi Zhi understood instantly, and leaned over with his head down.

Mu Ci stretched out her hand, inserted into his short stubble, and stroked gently... The needle-like touch made Mu Ci feel familiar and at ease.

"Stone, you are going to die. You can only die in the hands of the enemy. You shouldn't die in the hands of your own people, understand?" Mu Ci patted Shi Zhi on the head. You, Lu Wu, retire early."

Shi Zhi didn't even furrow his brows, he just said: "Master, I'm not afraid of death, but the mortality rate can't be controlled in a day or two." The power of habit is too strong, so we have to take it slowly.

Mu Ci patted him on the head hard: "When did I say to let you die?"

Shi Zhi said: "Lu Wu didn't retire." One is that he knows too many secrets, and it is impossible to let go of the mountain; the other is that those who are useless will be abandoned, so not only Lu Wu has to be killed, but all old people who are useless The Huqiu army will be killed by the young latecomers as training targets.

Mu Ci said: "Have developed a strong combat power, but lost the most basic humanity. This disrespect for life and belittle life, what is the difference between you and Mu Hengguo?"

Shi Zhi was dissatisfied with Mu Ci comparing him with that guy, but he was never used to rebuttal.

"I know, you don't even care about your own lives." Mu Ci stopped patting Shi Zhi, stroked his blue-skinned head very gently, and then gently pulled his ears, "But... I care!"

Shi Zhi's heart trembled slightly.

"I care!" Mu Ci stared seriously into Shi Zhi's eyes, "I care! As long as the Heqiu army is in my hands for a day, I will not abandon or abandon anyone. From now on, the children will only die on the battlefield Yes, they were not killed by their own people. Lu Wu also only retired from his prime, and will never be killed because of 'secret', 'liwei'... and other stupid reasons. Remember !"

"But……"

At this moment, what Shi Zhi first felt was not grievance or gratitude, but confusion and bewilderment.

He is an orphan, he was adopted into Huqiu since he was a child, and then trained...he stood out from the blood of his companions and became the most powerful Lu Wu...he was taught: to be firm and ruthless, to be fearless, to obey orders and kill , No personal thoughts are allowed, and you must be ready to give your life for the master at any time.

Now, the concepts that have been instilled for 30 to [-] years once collapsed, even though Shi Zhi was tough and cold-hearted, he also felt a little bit at a loss.

After all, Shi Zhi is proficient in all fighting and killing techniques, he is the most fearless dead soldier.But in other aspects, such as feelings and humanity, they are missing, and he doesn't understand.

"What's the meaning of killing?" Mu Ci climbed up Shi Zhi's head again with his hand, stroking his scalp, but looked into the distance, into the crowd, with an unfathomable deep abyss in his eyes, calm and dust-free.

It is more like transcending the world, standing at a very high distance, becoming some kind of eternal existence.

Compassionate and broad.

"If a nation wants to gain true civilization, it must understand the meaning of killing." Mu Ci said softly, bringing the conversation back to the starting point, but rising to a higher level.

Shi Zhi was at a loss and had many questions: "Master, what is the meaning of killing?"

He had killed countless people, and he had never thought about it, but at this moment, the faces of those people he killed vividly appeared in his mind.

The first one was his childhood playmate who entered the Weiqiu Army with him. Because the two had a good relationship, they were ordered by the officer to be thrown into the cave, and only one person was allowed to come out.

The second one was a teammate who gave him half a pie, but tried to kill him and snatch the water bag while he was devouring it.

And then a third, countless...

Until...he killed his master, the previous Lu Wu, he never did it himself, but there were more people who died under his orders, and he didn't even know the names of those people.

It turned out that I never forgot!

He never thought about the meaning of killing people... At this moment, he really wanted to know why he had killed so many people.

"Killing is cruel, but you can't kill for the sake of destruction." Mu Ci said softly.

"Killing people should be the mercy of the God of Death."

"For protection!"

"For the new life!"

"Kill the one who deserves to be killed!"