Chapter 799
799 Clear sky
As he watched elder li and elder Guo leave, Xia Pingan put away the realm Pearl, then called the shopkeeper he had summoned earlier over. He took out an array disc that was exactly the same as the one he had summoned earlier and gave it to the shopkeeper. He asked the shopkeeper to set up a stall in the market to see if he could exchange it for more realm pearls.
As for Xia ping ‘an, he quickly flew back to his cultivation Pagoda. After summoning Xia Lai Fu and the Child of Fortune, he used the array disc to protect the cultivation room and took out the realm bead that he had just obtained.
it seems like today is really my Harvest Day. I can merge so many realm beads! Xia Pingan, who was holding the pitch-black realm Pearl, smiled. Then, he looked at the realm Pearl and sighed.
The “book of dirty officials for begging without using” was a Memorial that Bao ao had written to Song Renzong when he was the Imperial censor.
During the era of the Ren Zong, the atmosphere of the officialdom was getting worse by the day. Officials of all levels in the song Dynasty took bribes and became more and more popular. The corrupt officials were not punished. Even if they were occasionally exposed, they were either lightly sentenced for serious crimes or removed from their positions overnight. They bribed and found a new backer, changed positions to hide from the limelight, or clung to their classmates and friends from the same hometown. Those corrupt officials had all kinds of tricks and did not fear the laws of the court. The people under heaven saw this, but they did not dare to speak out. They were increasingly disappointed in the court. The resentment grew.
In response to this situation, Bao Li, who hated evil and was just and outspoken, saw that the atmosphere of the court was so corrupt, so he wrote this famous “Memorial” to Emperor Renzong, demanding that the court severely punish the corrupt officials and never hire the “dirty officials” with stains on their reputation.
When Bao Cheng had submitted the memorial, he had single-handedly fought against the entire great song’s officialdom. Once the memorial was submitted, Bao Cheng had become a thorn in the eyes of all the “dirty officials” and those who used the “dirty officials.” However, Bao Cheng was not afraid at all and continued to do things forcefully. He was worthy of his reputation.
However, a rotten imperial court could not be saved by an honest and upright official, even if the honest and upright official was Bao Xiao. Sixty-four years after Song Renzong’s death, the most humiliating scene in the history of China, the Humiliation of Jingkang, exploded. This was the reason why Xia Pingan sighed.
Suppressing the emotions in his heart, Xia Pingan dripped a drop of blood on the realm Pearl. In the blink of an eye, it was wrapped in a light cocoon.
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Opening his eyes, Xia ping ‘an found himself in front of a desk. He was holding a brush in his hand and was in a simple study. Outside the study, the sun was shining brightly and the chirping of birds could be heard. On the table in front of him, a piece of white paper was laid out. On the right side of the white paper, there were the words ” begging, do not use dirty officials “.
A middle-aged advisor with a long beard stood beside the desk. He pressed one hand on the inkstone, preventing Xia Pingan’s brush from dipping into the ink. He looked at him anxiously and advised him earnestly, ” please think twice, my Lord. The officialdom is getting worse by the day, and the atmosphere in various places is like this. In that Yamen, which state has no dirty officials? all the officials in the court have a tacit understanding. A dirty official will be protected, promoted, employed, and covered up by someone. Someone is helping them to unite with each other. Behind a dirty official is a large group of people and even a Yamen. Sir, you will make countless enemies if you do this. It is too dangerous, not a wise man!”
“It’s precisely because of this that I want to write out this Memorial and present it to the sage!” Xia Pingan looked at the words on the table and quickly got into character. With a serious face, he said, ” honest officials are the role models of the people, and corrupt officials are the thieves of the people. How can a country rule its people with thieves? By appointing traitors as officials, the court is slaughtering and trampling on the hearts of the people, causing them to lose their peace and harmony both internally and externally. At this moment, the world seems to be at peace, and the harm of the corrupt officials is not obvious. However, once the traitors invade in the future and something unexpected happens, the people will not be willing to be driven away by the traitors and do their best for them. Because of these traitors, the great song is like a sand tower that can be toppled overnight. If I do not read this report well, I will not be at ease!”
“Your Excellency’s words are naturally reasonable, but this imperial court is not a place where you can be completely reasonable!” The advisor shook his head and smiled bitterly. once this Memorial is submitted, it’s equivalent to risking universal condemnation. I’m afraid that you’ll have to bear the consequences of that mishap first!
Xia ping ‘an said generously, ” during the Han Dynasty, corrupt officials who committed crimes for their personal gain were never allowed to speak to each other, and their descendants were not allowed to be officials. During Taizong’s time, corrupt officials had to perform labor. Even if they were granted Amnesty by the court, they had to be sent back to their original places and never be hired again. This is the etiquette of the court and the expectations of the people. Why would my Memorial defy the world’s condemnation? The ones who are truly going against the world are those dirty officials who have been used. Teacher, please don’t stop me. I’ve taken the emperor’s fortune and am loyal to the Emperor. For the sake of the great song Dynasty and the people of the world, I can give up my head at any time. If you have the ability, take it!”
Seeing Xia Pingan’s firm attitude, the advisor could only sigh. He looked at Xia Pingan with admiration and helplessness. Finally, he removed his hand from the inkstone, bowed to Xia Pingan, and left the study.
Xia Pingan was the only one left in the study. After a moment of silence, he looked at the writing on the paper, dipped the brush in ink, and began to write …
I’ve heard that honest people are the exterior of the people, and greedy people are the thieves of the people. There were many counties and officials in the world, and there was always corruption. On the case, he would either give a loan to complete his life or reject kindness to get rid of trouble. Although there were strict laws, they were only the same as Kong Wen. Greedy and obscene people were fearless. In the past, the two han men who committed crimes with private property imprisoned their descendants and punished themselves! In the Taizong dynasty, there had been several officials who had committed crimes and were assigned to be in charge of slave labor.”Since this generation has committed a crime, they can only be exiled and can not be given an official rank.” His responsibility was to be greedy and be careful of the reputation tool! They could follow the court orders. [ I hope that in the future, when Ying chenmin commits crimes, he will not be lightly loaned and will be executed according to the rules. Even if he is pardoned, he will not be hired. ] If they committed a minor crime, they could only be appointed as an assistant. In this way, the honest officials would know what to advise, and the greedy husband would know what to fear.
Xia ping ‘an finished writing the’ book on dirty officials who don’t use begging ‘in one go. Before the ink dried, the’ book on dirty officials who don’t use begging ‘on the table began to glow, and the world of the realm Pearl shattered.
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In the secret room, Xia Pingan opened his eyes. It had been less than ten minutes since he had fused with the realm Pearl, and the upper limit of the secret mandala’s divine power had increased by a little.
After fusing with this realm Pearl, Xia Pingan did not have any realm pearls to fuse with for the time being. He simply took out the materials he had used to make the mechanical puppets and began to make them in the cultivation tower.
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Xia Pingan was in the cultivation Pagoda, not concerned about the outside world. In fact, on the night that Xia Pingan arrived at the bloody blade base, a piece of news had spread throughout the entire base-Mei Zheng, the mine owner of heyunshan, had resigned from his position as mine owner and was about to head to the giant abyss realm to take a look at the world.