Chapter 772

The most basic point is that cultivators may not necessarily harbor malice toward mortals, but...

To have an equal conversation with a cultivator, at the very least, one must become a cultivator.

Mortals, no matter how nicely put, are just creatures under the command of cultivators.

There is not much difference from plants and beasts.

Of course, this is the idea of the Peng bird clan. As for other spirit clans, perhaps there are gentler ones, and some more vicious ones.

But no matter how vicious, under the management of Shushan, there is always a limit.

One cannot rashly take action to do things that anger heaven and resent people; after all, there are too many mortals, and it will accumulate karmic debt.

As for the idea that cultivators and mortals are equal under the law?

That's a joke.

It's not like Shushan has to stand up for mortals just because a cultivator killed someone.

Shushan is very clear about what is more important.

As for the court officials, hearing Xuan Chen and others teaching Ying Zheng such political concepts, they immediately felt restless.

In the hearts of some, Ying Zheng was already tyrannical enough; now with such guidance, wouldn't it be...

Ying Zheng pondered for a while, came back to his senses, and looked at the many ministers and imperial princes and princesses below with a calm expression.

Especially Fusu, who was kneeling below with a pale face.

After looking for a long time, Ying Zheng didn't express anything.

After a while, he said slowly:

"My dear ministers may not know what has happened. Here, I will inform you."

"These three are from the Peng bird clan of the spirit cultivator race from the Shushan cultivation world in the Great Thousand World."

"Of course, in other words, you might be more familiar."

"The Golden-Winged Great Peng, the Miemeng clan, and the Xuan bird clan."

"This is the patriarch of the Xuan bird clan, and also the totem of the Great Jean, the Black Water Xuan bird."

"He is also the ancestor of our Great Jean imperial family, the third elder of the Peng bird clan, Elder Xuan Chen."

"In the future, seeing the three ancestors is like seeing me."

Hearing this, many princes, princesses, and members of the Ying clan were overjoyed.

The civil and military officials and members of the imperial family knelt on the ground.

"Greetings to the Immortal Master Ancestors, may the ancestors live forever!"

Xuan Chen and the others nodded slightly, not expressing anything.

Ying Zheng continued:

"The arrival of the three ancestors is to bring this world under the command of the Shushan cultivation world."

"In the future, the Great Jean will belong to the Peng bird clan. If there are people with outstanding talent, they can follow me to the Shushan cultivation world to practice."

"Members of the Ying clan, if there are those with pure bloodlines, they can also return to the Xuan bird clan."

"As for the Great Jean of this world, I will decide on the next emperor in a few days."

If it were before, hearing Ying Zheng say he was going to decide on the crown prince would definitely cause a huge uproar.

But now...

These are all small matters.

The real big event is who Ying Zheng will take to cultivate.

That is the longevity of cultivation, an existence that countless people yearn for and dream of.

In comparison, as a mortal emperor, even with overwhelming power, one will eventually turn into a handful of yellow soil after a hundred years.

What's more, Ying Zheng has already started cultivating. Who says he can't come back after going to the cultivation world?

In the end, this is still a bitter job.

Not only can you not practice, but you also have to work hard. If you don't do well, won't Ying Zheng give you a fierce beating when he comes back?

"Fusu..."

Ying Zheng looked at Fusu expressionlessly and said faintly:

"I am very disappointed in you."

Immediately, Fusu's face turned pale, and he knelt on the ground tremblingly.

"Father Emperor..."

"I let you study the Confucian way, just hoping you would implement benevolent governance. The second-generation emperor of the Great Jean cannot be a person who is constantly conquering like me."

After all, he has already started cultivating, so Ying Zheng doesn't mind speaking openly.

"The Great Jean relied on the remnants of six generations to unify the world. In your eyes, is it brutal? You keep saying it's for the world."

"Do you know if the people of the world need endless wars?"

"Re-implementing the enfeoffment system, a hundred years later, the Great Jean world will fall into the conquests of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods again, and the people will live in misery."

"I ask you, in this world, are those people meant to die? Are only the power and interests of the nobles the real interests?"

"You keep saying you want to restore the way of the ancient sage kings. If the Great Zhou was really a sage king, why would it let the world split and fall into endless war?"

"Are the people really meant to die and live such precarious lives?"

"I unified the world. How many of those who call me brutal are ordinary people, and how many are the royal nobles of the seven kingdoms?"

"Can the people really think so much? They just want to be full and live safely."

"Since the Great Jean has unified, why start the flames of division again? Let them return to the days of exchanging children for food?"

"Have you considered all of this?"

Fusu swayed, his heart exploding like thunder.

At this moment, he seemed to understand that he kept saying it was for the world, but in reality, the world he spoke of was still the world of the nobles.

He had never thought about those ordinary people.

But are ordinary people not Great Jean citizens?

Fusu gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice:

"Father Emperor, your son has disappointed you! Your son understands!"

"Please approve, your son wants to go to the folk personally to take a look and listen to the voices of the ordinary people."

Ying Zheng snorted.

"Still salvageable!"

584. The Great Jean royal family are all Xuan birds

"Ancestor, although Fusu is a bit pedantic, he is my eldest son after all. Please give him some guidance."

Ying Zheng turned his head and looked at Xuan Chen respectfully.

The latter slowly opened his eyes, looked at the somewhat dazed Fusu, and sighed.

"Forget it... after all, he has the bloodline of my Xuan bird clan."

Fusu was anxious in his heart and said urgently:

"Ancestor, Fusu knows that he has disappointed you and Father Emperor, but Fusu begs the Ancestor to point out Fusu's mistakes."

"Fusu will definitely correct them diligently!"

Xuan Chen nodded slightly and said calmly:

"In the past cultivation world, there were three schools: Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. The supreme school of Taoism is Shushan, which we spirit clans are attached to."

"The Confucian school also has a supreme one, and the supreme one of the Confucian school is extremely respected by all the people in the cultivation world. Do you know why?"

Fusu shook his head blankly.

"Because the people of the Confucian school all have a heart full of righteous energy. Those are the true sage-like people."

"The precepts of the Jixia Academy, the supreme school of Confucianism, I will teach you now."

"To establish a heart for heaven and earth, to establish a life for the people, to continue the lost teachings for the past sages, and to create peace for all generations!"

This sentence hit the hearts of Fusu and many Confucian scholars, and even many other court officials stood in awe.

Compared to the narrow understanding of the Confucian scholars, this Jixia Academy is the true Confucian school.

Fusu repeated it a few times in his heart and couldn't help but burst into tears.

He kowtowed respectfully on the ground.

"Thank you, Ancestor, for pointing out the way forward! Fusu was wrong... Fusu knows he was wrong..."

"Fusu's way was too narrow. Thank you, Ancestor, for pointing out the true way forward for Confucianism."