RPAGF Chapter 7187 Do you understand what it means to be knowledgeable about everything?
Chapter 7187 Do you understand what it means to be knowledgeable about everything?
Chapter 7187 Do you understand what it means to be knowledgeable about everything?
By this time, Liu Bei had some understanding of the internal problems of the Han Dynasty. However, with the rapid economic growth, many problems had been mitigated, and even some major issues that were once considered heinous crimes could now be suppressed.
But that's looking at the problem from the perspective of economic growth. But times have changed too fast. Many elderly people who lived in the previous era still hold power. Their judgment of society and the times is still the same old thing, which is the so-called "kill if you should be killed!"
Therefore, when Liu Bei met Yuan Shu and Liu Zhang, two street thugs, he couldn't help but warn them that even if they discovered any criminals, they should follow the legal procedures as much as possible, rather than resorting to vigilante justice, because times had changed drastically and these issues could not be viewed with the same perspective as before.
"Don't worry, if the two of us discover anything in private, we'll definitely have the Court of Justice bring it over to see for ourselves first. We won't do anything reckless," Yuan Shu said with a somewhat enigmatic smile. Back then, Yuan Shu's favorite thing was to deal with certain bad things in front of a crowd. That way, he could satisfy his desire to show off and let the onlookers understand what had happened. When dealing with the matter, the will of the onlookers could also be reflected. After all, most people may not understand the law, but they understand public order and good morals.
This is also why one of Yuan Shu's leaders ran two companies: one that hired people and sent them abroad, and the other that was engaged in construction and withheld wages. At the end of the year, he dissolved the former and ran away. When Yuan Shu found out, he ordered his own leader to be arrested and hanged in front of everyone.
Frankly speaking, this operation was completely illegal, but sometimes, the significance of legality is not as important as maintaining social stability. And clearly, Yuan Shu's actions at the time completely deterred those who wanted to do the same thing later. After that, Yuan Shu and Liu Zhang went to various construction units to investigate this matter, and the investigation revealed that many places had such situations.
Many people died, and Yuan Shu's attitude was, "Even your father didn't do this. You bunch of scoundrels are bullying the weak, aren't you? Fine, since you're playing this game, then your father will show you what to do when someone in a higher position personally kills you!"
Hang them all!
This unhealthy trend was immediately stopped, but Chen Xi thought it was too extreme. He later specifically warned Yuan Shu, saying that when money is involved, as long as no one dies, you can kill the first person you find out, but in subsequent cases, arrest as many people as possible and don't kill indiscriminately.
Whether Yuan Shu listened to the advice or not, Chen Xi didn't pay much attention, but Liu Bei knew about it, so before he went abroad, he had to give these two street urchins a heads-up.
To reiterate, Yuan Shu and Liu Zhang may not seem to have a high profile, but if they were to go mad, there are very few people in the Han court who can control them. Those who are qualified to control them won't bother to do so, and those who aren't qualified can only watch helplessly, which is very difficult. This is a combination of imperial power and top-tier aristocratic families, which has the ability to directly impact the organizational structure.
In other words, if Liu Bei wasn't around, and these two saw something they didn't like, they could just kill it, and there wouldn't be much anyone else could do. Even if they were supposedly captured, they would just be thrown into prison and wouldn't actually be punished.
This was, after all, a feudal era, where human rights were out of the question. Yuan Shu and Liu Zhang were truly superior people, and the kind of superior people who discriminated against all commoners on an equal footing.
One claimed to be acting on behalf of the emperor to govern a region, while the other called himself a door-guarding dog directly below the imperial steps. Neither of them considered themselves human, so you couldn't expect them to treat others like human beings when they went crazy. Therefore, Liu Bei was somewhat worried.
"That's good. I'm planning to go to the Ganges later. You guys keep an eye on things back home. If anything goes wrong, lend a hand," Liu Bei said to Yuan Shu and Liu Zhang with a smile.
Although these two don't have the authority to mobilize troops, they don't care about going to jail. When necessary, they have the ability to mobilize troops outside Chang'an, including but not limited to using forged edicts. Although these two unlucky guys will go to jail every time they use this ability, as long as what they do is legitimate, the edicts and resources they use to mobilize troops will be replaced.
"Your Majesty, you can rest assured. As long as I, Liu Zhang, am still alive, I will never allow anyone to bring disaster to this land," Liu Zhang said, patting his chest. Liu Bei nodded in satisfaction.
"Don't cause me any more trouble." After Liu Bei left with his wine cup, Chen Xi glared at Yuan Shu. "I heard you've hanged two more people recently?"
"I don't believe you don't know what those two beasts did." Yuan Shu said unhappily, "Damn it, where did you find such trashy bureaucrats? I didn't skin him alive, I just tied him to a stone and threw him into the river to drown him, which is already giving them face."
Chen Xi looked at Yuan Shu speechlessly. It was winter, especially since the Han Dynasty was currently experiencing the Little Ice Age and abnormal weather phenomena. The temperature in the north could probably drop to minus 20 or 30 degrees Celsius. Yet Yuan Shu had tied a person to a big rock and thrown him into the river. This was worse than hanging.
“Those were bureaucrats. If you find something wrong with them, remember to report it and let the Court of Justice handle it, instead of the two of you taking matters into your own hands. If you do this, we’ll have to clean up your mess later.” Chen Xi said helplessly. He didn’t care about the two bureaucrats who died, because a very detailed report had been submitted, and Chen Xi knew what those two had done.
To be honest, they deserved to be drowned, but Yuan Shu and Liu Zhang shouldn't have done that. You two overstepped your authority, and it wasn't just a matter of overstepping authority; you directly drowned bureaucrats who weren't even on the same level. Didn't you two have any idea how much of an impact this had on the organizational structure? This completely ignored organizational procedures.
"I feel aggrieved if those two bastards live even one more day. Well then, if you're not satisfied, cut off my fiefdom of a thousand households, and that'll settle the matter." Yuan Shu said indignantly. I, Yuan Shu, didn't see it, so I won't say anything. But I did see it, and he's even more of a beast than me. What else is there to say? Of course, I have to kill him. I, Yuan Shu, will not allow anyone on earth to be more of a beast than myself.
"I'm really fed up. So you didn't listen to a single word I said?" Chen Xi was exhausted. Then she looked at Liu Zhang and said, "Anyway, if you find this kind of beast in the future, don't take action directly. You must follow the organization's procedures. If you need to be tried, then try him. If you need to be executed, then execute him. You absolutely cannot skip the procedures. You can expedite it, but you can't skip them."
"Two county-level officials, I killed countless of them with my sword back in the day," Yuan Shu muttered unhappily. His logic in doing things was more about enjoying the act of upholding justice and getting revenge, rather than dealing with organizational procedures or anything like that.
"To be honest, I share the same opinion as Gonglu on this matter. These are just two county-level officials. If they were to kowtow to us normally, we wouldn't even bother with them. But they've committed such a serious offense, and we're expected to refrain from killing them?" Liu Zhang chimed in from the side. The reason he could sit at the same table as Yuan Shu was, frankly, that they were now acting as righteous saviors of heaven.
"Damn, I'll arrange for you two to have someone accompany you," Chen Xi said, sounding somewhat weary.
"No, the people you've prepared for us might not like us," Yuan Shu decisively refused. He genuinely disliked the so-called entourage.
"Prefect Liu Yi of Runan said he didn't want to continue. After he entered the immortal register, I brought him back to accompany you two. He has already learned all of this, and you don't need to doubt his values, especially regarding Gonglu, whom you know best." Chen Xi said to Yuan Shu very seriously.
Chen Xi is determined to eliminate these two bugs in the organizational process. Normal entourage members can't stop these two guys and are easily ignored, so he needs to find someone who won't be ignored by them. Of course, a big shot is out of the question; hiring a big shot as an entourage member would be a loss. But the absence of a big shot doesn't mean there aren't suitable people.
Liu Yi, who resigned from his position as governor of Runan, was very suitable to be an attendant of Liu Zhang and Yuan Shu. In terms of ability, Liu Yi was not lacking, and in terms of personality, he was compatible with Yuan Shu. This not only completely solved the problem, but more importantly, Liu Yi was now a person without a job.
As for why you still have to work after being registered as an immortal, well, there's no way around it. Even if you're a true immortal, if you fall into Li You's hands, you still have to work.
"Liu Yi?" Yuan Shu was taken aback. Wasn't this one of his buddies? The two had a decent relationship, but wasn't Liu Yi someone who disliked worldly affairs and dreamed of becoming an immortal all day long?
"Yes, we also realized that he didn't want to be an official, but only wanted to become an immortal, so we gave him a chance." Chen Xi said calmly, "We registered him as an immortal, which solved the problem that had been bothering him. In exchange, he now needs to work for us for eighty years."
"Can he really live that long?" Yuan Shu asked with a strange expression.
"It's alright, didn't he enter the ranks of immortals? Maybe he can live to see the end." Chen Xi said casually. To be honest, Chen Xi really found this matter abstract. He didn't understand how Li You had fooled Liu Yi, but Liu Yi actually believed it. So he brought him over to be an attendant for Yuan Shu and Liu Zhang. This person had the ability, the morality, and more importantly, he could mingle with dogs without affecting his humanity at all.
That's amazing!
Well, to be honest, it's like having Liu Yi leading two overly energetic dogs. Anyway, Chen Xi has now realized that Yuan Shu and Liu Zhang do indeed have some scoundrel-like qualities.
"Alright then, forget about the other attendants, this one is alright." Yuan Shu accepted it when he heard it was Liu Yi, after all, the two of them were quite familiar with each other, and they would tease each other every time they met. In Yuan Shu's eyes, Liu Yi was a beast he could communicate with on equal terms.
"There's one more thing. You two, at the beginning of the year, go to Xuzhou and check out the situation there. Try your best not to arrest anyone," Chen Xi said seriously. "Record everything you see. By the way, do you two think you can be bribed?"
"What a joke, trying to bribe me, Yuan Shu/Liu Zhang," the two said in unison.
“That’s true. You two do things based on your own conscience, so you really can’t be bribed.” Chen Xi nodded and said, “So when you get there, take a good look and make sure to record what needs to be recorded.”
“No problem.” Yuan Shu and Liu Zhang assumed that Chen Xi had discovered some hidden dangers in Xuzhou and needed the two of them to check it out, so they accepted the task without any questions.
"Alright, that's all. Just try to follow the organization's procedures as much as possible and don't act rashly. Even if it's the right thing to do, your actions will cause a lot of trouble." Chen Xi said solemnly to Yuan Shu and Liu Zhang, then clinked glasses with them and left with his wine cup.
At this time, Liu Bei had already reached the position of a mid-level general in the Han Dynasty, surrounded by a large group of generals and officers, which showed that he was indeed deeply loved and respected.
"Zichuan, Zichuan, I have a question for you." Before Chen Xi could even walk over, Wan Zhen, who was hanging out with a group of veterans, stood up and raised his glass to greet him.
"What's the problem?" Chen Xi asked Wan Zhen, her heart heavy with weariness.
"Is there a connection between these four talents: Oath Talent, Defense Accumulation, Talent Stripping, and Heavenly Demon Disintegration?" Wan Zhen asked, getting straight to the heart of the matter.
"Well, what I need right now is for you to shut up, or I'll bring you under General Huangfu's control as well." After being held in check for several seconds, Chen Xi said to Wan Zhen with a dark face, "It hasn't been long, and you've already discovered that these things have a core connection? Are you even human?"
"Is there something wrong with this thing?" Wan Zhen looked at Chen Xi, whose face was turning red and blue, with some curiosity. "I've been in contact with a lot of veterans lately, and I've discovered that many types of talents seem to have a common component, and this component is strongly related to these four things?"
"Don't say that, you can't talk about this stuff." Chen Xi quickly stopped Wan Zhen and cut off all of Wan Zhen's voice, switching to telepathy instead.
"What's wrong?" Wan Zhen asked Chen Xi, puzzled.
“Your judgment is correct, but how exactly did you arrive at this conclusion?” Chen Xi looked utterly devastated. “The most crucial point cannot be mentioned. Everyone who knows about this must be brought under control. You’ve already stepped into a forbidden zone.”
"Oh, really? I think the talents of the Ruishi lineage are all related to this, and some of them clearly show signs of mutation." Wan Zhen said to Chen Xi, puzzled.
“I advise you to know less about this kind of thing,” Chen Xi said with a hint of lament. However, she then realized that Wan Zhen’s thirst for knowledge was very strong, and that her words would not work. So she quickly changed her approach, “Let me tell you, the reason why the variants exist is because they are too bizarre. So there must be variants. If you want to study this, I can’t stop you, because once knowledge enters your mind, there is no way to stop you from thinking about it. But you can’t pass it on to others.”
"Is there a problem with this? I feel that several veterans have actually guessed that there is a connection between them. In fact, the old man I met a while ago even hinted to me that the missing talent among the four talents is the Hidden God of the Warrior." Wan Zhen said with some confusion. If even veterans can analyze this, how can I, Wan Zhen, not know it? Are you looking down on me, Wan Zhen?
Upon hearing this, Chen Xi's face fell. What exactly was going on? Why would a veteran analyze things to this extent? Which veteran had included him in their management?
"First, tell me why you noticed this." Chen Xi took a deep breath. Since things had come to this point, she needed to calm down before discussing anything else.
"Because of my spiritual talent, the underlying logic is to extend from one piece of knowledge to another. There are commonalities between pieces of knowledge, so they will naturally extend. These four things are obviously related, but one piece is missing," Wan Zhen said matter-of-factly.
"It's a headache. There's really nothing I can do in your situation," Chen Xi said helplessly.
"Fine, to be honest, this stuff is very dangerous. If you can avoid learning about it, then don't. But I see you have such a strong thirst for knowledge. Even if I don't let you learn about it, you'll figure it out on your own after a while. After all, there are so many veterans; sooner or later you'll understand it by analogy." Chen Xi frowned, but there really wasn't a good way, so he could only tell Wan Zhen the relevant information.
"No, aren't there talents with transfer and sacrifice properties? First, refine the transfer or sacrifice properties, then activate this one, not as a talent, but as a constant buff." Wan Zhen asked with some doubt, "Wouldn't that solve the problem?"
“Someone has already tried it, but failed.” Chen Xi said helplessly. Wan Zhen immediately thought of a solution, but unfortunately, Sun Wu had already tried it.
“Talent forging is the manifestation of one’s own will within the essence of heaven and earth. Oh, I understand now. The original talent has been eroded and taken over. In addition to its own combat power, the Demon God will also mutate the talent it originally possessed.” Wan Zhen understood in an instant.
“A demon god who possesses this talent would be ridiculously powerful,” Chen Xi nodded and said.
"But thinking about it carefully, we just need to solve the problem of the demon god himself, right?" Wan Zhen said with a hint of seriousness. "I feel like this doesn't seem too difficult."
In terms of the depth of knowledge, Wan Zhen may not rank first, but in terms of the breadth of knowledge, Wan Zhen is undoubtedly second to none after Chen Xi. Moreover, Wan Zhen's knowledge structure is self-constructed, and in terms of stability and pioneering spirit, it far surpasses Chen Xi's.
Therefore, when Wan Zhen encounters a problem, he easily comes up with some bizarre solutions. For example, Wan Zhen thinks that it is not possible to use the demon god as part of the sacrificial offering to the deceased. That is, when the talent is activated, the seed of "I" is planted in the demon god, and then the demon god eats the former me, and the present me eats the demon god, and so on.
I'm keeping quiet. It's the last day. I'll cast my vote. The author is probably doomed.
(End of this chapter)