In the sky above the capital, there was an invisible force surging. It was like an undercurrent in the sea. It was invisible, unknown, and unpredictable.
These three shocking and even shocking words of the Human Race knocked on everyone's minds.
Most people were dumbfounded. They could not understand and could not imagine that someone would say such disgraceful words.
However, a minority of people reacted in two different ways.
Some people were obviously conflicted. They thought that Fang Yun was trying to please the crowd.
On the other hand, the other group of people looked excited as they agreed with Fang Yun's words.
This was a classic example of a great scholar annotating the contents of the Sacred Scriptures.
However, this was the Saint Dao Literary Gathering and not an ordinary one. Therefore, there would not be any strange phenomena during the gathering. Only after the gathering was over would the Saint Dao power and strange phenomena be formed according to the contents of the gathering.
Every time the Saint Dao Runic Gathering was held, it would condense into a unique sacred object.
After the shock, everyone pondered the profound meaning behind these three sentences.
It was not difficult to understand the literal meaning of these three sentences.
The literal meaning was that natural disasters or the Heavenly Dao were not enough to make the Human Race fear them. In other words, humans could change the world. This could be treated as normal heroic words. It was not shocking.
The meaning was even more extreme than the previous sentence. The rules, customs, laws, and so on of the Human Race's ancestors could not be completely followed by the Human Race. In other words, the current Human Race could completely change the rules set by their ancestors.
This meaning was not completely negative. It meant that they could not completely. The ancestors had good things to learn and bad things to change. This was the original meaning of this sentence.
The words of others were not enough to make one worry. The criticism and opposition of others were not enough to make one worry. This was for those who wanted to change the rules. If one thought about it carefully, the third sentence was actually saying that many people were wrong. They did not know what was right or wrong. They should not let their words affect them.
The change of the world was not enough to make one fearless. The change of the world was targeted at the Human Race's environment.
The meaning of the ancestors was to break through the restraints and advance courageously. It was targeted at inheritance and conservatism.
The words of others were not enough to make one's heart firm and unwavering. It was targeted at the present. At the same time, it was a kind of contempt for enemies and opponents.
Those who had entered earlier were better off. Those who had entered when Fang Yun made these three sentences were so frightened that they stood rooted to the ground. Their legs trembled. They did not understand why Fang Yun would say such bold words. They were shocked by this powerful aura.
After everyone understood these three sentences, Fang Yun spoke again.
"Although these three sentences are enough to explain everything, to prevent those with ulterior motives from making a fuss, I have to emphasize that the 'lack' here is not 'not at all'. it is not denying the Heavens, earth, ancestors, and others...... What I want to say is that if you believe that you are right and that what you are doing is of great significance to the Human Race.......................
"This is what Saint Han of Legalism taught us. It can also be said that in Saint Han's eyes, even his own Divine Path could change with the changes of time and be surpassed by others. If one day, no one in the Human Race wants to surpass the ancestors, it means that the Human Race is about to be destroyed!
"Since Legalism's Saint Han allows us to overthrow him and all the Saints, including the Legalism, then everyone can become a Saint in this Legalism Saint Dao Conference.
"Because this is the right given to us by the Saints!"
The expressions of many Legalism scholars changed. They had not expected Fang Yun to make a subversive statement.
The stubborn Legalism scholars who did not have high positions felt like they were sitting on pins and needles. They hoped that Fang Yun would shut up.
However, all the Legalism scholars present had expectant expressions.
Even if it went against their own Saint Dao, even if they could not understand it or even be suppressed by Fang Yun's Saint Dao, if they could see and hear the new Saint Dao with their own eyes, their lives would not be in vain.
If they heard the Dao in the morning, they could die in the evening.
Fang Yundao said, "Let's go back to my previous question. Who can make the laws, and who makes the laws? In the "Book of the Lord of Shang" written by the late Sage Shang Shang, there was a sentence that answered the first question: "Arbitrary power is the ruler's authority." This sentence meant that the ruler would only be able to command the respect of the people and control the country if the ruler himself held the power and the law. Therefore, in the ancient Legalism theory, the laws should be made by the ruler.
"However, before this sentence, there's another sentence, which is' don't rule by private interests. 'This sentence is very simple. One cannot affect the laws of a country because of one's personal interests or desires. In other words, if it's fair and just, the country will be stable. Then, if we compare Saint Han, we will find that in the eyes of the Saints today, Saint Han's Saint Dao is not completely correct. Then, how many human rulers have reached the level of Saint Han? One-tenth? Or one-hundredth?
"Let's not talk about those few smart and capable rulers. Let's talk about ordinary rulers. How did they get power? Rulers are just lucky to inherit power, but scholars and officials like us have to work our way up step by step. We know everything from the bottom to the top like the back of our hands. Therefore, even if the power of the past is dictatorial, they will still do many correct things. Even if we look back at history, the number of reforms and reforms in human countries are far more often initiated by officials than by rulers. And the closer it is to modern times, the more so.
"Not counting the rulers in the early days of the country's founding, what kind of environment do most rulers live in? They live in the palace where they don't have to worry about food and clothing since they were young. They rarely go out. Even if there's a glorified name of incognito travel, it's actually just for fun. Only in folk operas, there are rulers who travel incognito for the country.
"Letting a ruler who may not even be as good as a scholar decide the law, is this looking down on all scholars in the world, or is it denying the wisdom of the past generations? This kind of ruler, once the power is dictatorial, will inevitably harm the law, and will inevitably lead the whole country to harm the law! Therefore, in order to assist the ruler, for the stability of the country, for the well-being of the people, the law should not be made by the ruler. It should be collectively controlled by the most advanced representatives of the human race! Scholars! "
Fang Yun did not continue speaking. Instead, he quietly looked at the crowd.
In the hall, there was immediately a commotion.
Some sighed, some snorted, and some whispered.
Fang Yun's words were too bold. It was completely beyond the level that the current human race could accept.
In the VIP seats where the people of the Fang family were, Han Shoulv held his forehead and complained in a low voice, "I already knew that Fang Yun would say something shocking at this literary meeting. I didn't expect that he would throw out a large-scale war poem at the beginning. I can't tell north from south."
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