Chapter 352: One Person Was Carried Away in Court
Chapter 352: One is taken away in court
"Words are not enough, you need to prove your innocence!"
Wen Rui was unyielding: "All the good marriages are your credit. Those bad marriages of adultery, cuckoldry, and tragic love have nothing to do with you, right? You take advantage when there is an advantage, and run away when there is a disadvantage. You have made a good plan!"
He pointed at Yue Lao's nose and angrily scolded: "If you can't prove what you did to make a good marriage, and what you did to avoid ruining a marriage, then you must be responsible for all the marriages in the underworld, in heaven, and on earth."
"Some marriages are purely predetermined by fate, and I, an old minister, cannot interfere."
Yue Lao Mo was unable to explain and said anxiously: "Marriage is a very complicated matter. It is possible that life is very good at the beginning, but it will gradually deteriorate as time goes by, and the hearts of old friends will change easily..."
He said helplessly, "The human heart is unpredictable. Even though I have tied the red thread, I cannot guarantee that we will be together for life, a match made in heaven that will last forever."
"Do you admit that the red string you tied was inaccurate?"
Wen Rui sneered, "Did you pull the red string that tied the Jade Emperor's sister to a mortal? What was your purpose in pulling that red string? Who do you want to harm?"
Yue Lao tried his best to defend himself: "I... I didn't mean to harm anyone. Some bad fates are just the calamities of love sent down by heaven..."
"Then please bring out the proof that the Heaven has sent down a love calamity to test the immortals."
Wen Rui was relentless and kept asking questions: "Don't say that you just had a flash of inspiration, a divine connection, and suddenly thought that fate was determined and accepted those bad relationships. You can't even produce any documents or evidence, right?"
"We are all gods. If the heavens show us something, isn't it just a matter of intuition, counting with fingers, and acting on impulse?"
Yue Lao said with a bitter face: "Everyone, please believe me. I really got the information from the heaven, and I felt something in the dark."
In his haste, Yue Lao did not even bother to address the immortals, and spoke without restraint, trying his best to prove himself and begging the immortals to believe him.
Wen Rui said in a sinister tone: "Is there a possibility that what you sensed was not the Way of Heaven, but the whisper of the evil god of the Way of Demon?"
Yue Lao's face turned pale, and he felt that Wen Rui's words were getting more and more outrageous. He said, "How is it possible? I am a god, how can I be deceived by demons!"
"Even the Tathagata Buddha had his own calamities. Before he became a Buddha, he almost fell into the hands of the devil under the Saṃsāra tree. He was also helpless against the descendants of the devil king, Poxun."
Wen Rui folded his arms and watched him like an ant on the hot pot, still speaking confidently: "Your little ability can compare with Tathagata Buddha? I'm afraid you were cursed by the devil king of the desire world, and mistook the devil's words for the initiation of heaven. You were deceived but still didn't know it, so you were tied to countless evil red lines, harming the sentient beings in the three realms, and causing them to have yin and yang reversed. They suffered from sadomasochism, and you still think it is a natural love tribulation, and you are comforting yourself and moving yourself there!"
"Well, this, seems... not impossible..."
Yue Lao was completely stunned, speechless, unable to utter a word in defense.
It looked like he was beginning to doubt himself.
There are great demons that even the Buddha Tathagata cannot deal with, so a mere matchmaker like him is nothing. The possibility of him becoming the demon's plaything or puppet without knowing it is very low, but it is definitely not zero.
If what Wen Rui said is the truth, it would provide a reasonable explanation for the constant occurrence of bad karma in the three realms.
It stands to reason that the harmony of yin and yang is the right way, but why, with this matchmaker in charge in heaven, there are still so many sadomasochistic and illicit relationships?
Why are there still so many lovers forced to separate?
Why are there so few couples who love each other and stay together forever, while so many infatuated men and women separate?
Why is love always remembered by the world for its tragic ending?
Some great demons, even the Buddha Tathagata, cannot guarantee victory. How can a small god like him guarantee that he is the absolute authority on love? Seeing that Yue Lao was confused and stammering, Wen Rui turned to the Jade Emperor and said, "Your Majesty, if that's what you see, Yue Lao has a big problem. I suggest you investigate him thoroughly. Don't believe his accusations or testimonies. You can take him away now so I can deal with the next one."
The Jade Emperor was speechless for a moment and did not respond.
The immortals in the Lingxiao Palace all looked doubtful and could not determine whether what Wen Rui said was true or false.
Wen Rui himself actually didn't know. He just set a self-proving trap and then put forward a conspiracy theory.
The world's great wonders.
In this magical world, Taoism says that everything is extraordinary, and Buddhism says that everything is impermanent. Any outrageous speculation may come true.
Is it that the devil is one foot higher than the Tao, or that the Tao is one foot higher than the devil? Even the Buddha could not make a definite conclusion and covered his mouth and said, "It cannot be said."
What if I guessed it right?
Even if he guessed wrong, not only would Yue Lao be unable to prove it himself, even if the Buddha came, it would be difficult for him to testify for him.
The Jade Emperor's Taoism is slightly inferior to that of the Buddha. Unless he disregards the principles of heaven and shamelessly lies in public to deceive people, he cannot deny Wen Rui's reasonable suspicion.
After thinking for a long time, the Jade Emperor reluctantly gave the order: "Come here, help Yue Lao down from the palace, keep him under temporary custody, escort him to Si Cao for careful questioning, find out the truth, and then clear his name."
Even Yue Lao began to doubt himself, and the Jade Emperor could not easily let go of the doubts raised by Wen Rui.
It is better to be safe than sorry. If there really is a demon king invading Yue Lao's consciousness and pretending to be the way of heaven, this little god in charge of marriage may not hold a high position and his magic power is not strong, but the destructive power caused by his random matchmaking to the heaven and even the three realms will definitely not be small.
The most appropriate way to deal with him is to suspend him from his post and allow him to be investigated.
However, it is hard to say whether the truth can be uncovered, how many years it will take, and whether he can be cleared of all charges in the end.
Watching the Grand Marshal of Lingxiao Palace, Wang Mo, and the two generals, Yang Sen, dragging the pale-faced Yue Lao out of the palace, Wen Rui's cold gaze fell on Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao.
The two gods looked at each other and saw a bit of panic in each other's eyes.
It was obviously Yue Lao who jumped out first to put the blame on Wen Rui, but he was counter-accused with an even bigger accusation. He was dragged away on the spot and sent to detention and interrogation. He had no way to refute it.
This ability to frame and confuse people and confuse right and wrong in the court is almost like a dimensionality reduction attack.
Wen Rui, however, was calm inside and had a composed expression, as if he had just casually crushed a stink bug.
Who did he deal with his political enemies in the past?
The first tyrant in history, King Zhou; the first evil queen in history, Daji; the first and second treacherous ministers in history, Fei Zhong and You Hun...
As for the group of wild monks that Li Jing had found, who had been hiding in some mountain valley before being deified and had come into contact with more monkeys than people, their level of factionalism was really not worth mentioning.
"It's your turn now!" Wen Rui showed his sharp white teeth and grinned, "You two fools, you were just helping others back then, you were sold out and still counted money for them. Now you are being used by others with just a few words, using your position to frame loyal people, showing your low intelligence, incompetence and stupidity."
(End of this chapter)