Chapter 889: Dao Heart Shaken
Chapter 889: Dao Heart Shaken
Wen Zhong's expression froze. Wen Rui asked this question even though he knew the answer. Even if the Jade Emperor could be deceived - in fact, this old man was often deceived and had done too many things to wrongly accuse others.
Wen Zhong, who has a vertical pupil between his eyebrows that can distinguish between loyalty and treachery, can see through people like seeing through fire, and can tell who is a good person and who is a bad person at a glance.
This wonderful metaphysical ability cannot accurately determine the nature of a target, nor can it tell why a target is good or bad, but the general direction of the judgment made will never be wrong.
Otherwise, the old man wouldn't have disliked Wen Rui since he was a child, calling him "evil creature" and "evil son" all the time. In other words, when he curses the evil beast, he would curse himself as well, otherwise he would have to keep calling himself the evil beast.
"How did you tell which of the twenty sinners were pure and which were turbid?" Wen Zhong
"I said it's hereditary, do you believe it?"
Wen Rui shrugged and responded casually: "Back in the Shang Dynasty, my ability to distinguish between the loyal, the treacherous, the mediocre and the virtuous was no worse than yours. For example, I reminded you countless times that Shen Gongbao was an undercover agent of the Chan Sect who pretended to be loyal, but you still believed that he was working for the Jie Sect. What was the result?"
Of course, Wen Rui is talking nonsense. He has not yet opened his eyes. How can he use metaphysics to distinguish between good and evil, loyalty and treachery?
Moreover, the degree of match between his genes after he transformed himself into a demon body and Wen Zhong's was enough to make Wen Zhong seriously suspect that he was cuckolded by his deceased wife, confirming his suspicion for many years that Wen Rui was a bastard sent from heaven.
The reason why they were able to quickly investigate whether the chickens that the Jade Emperor wanted to kill were innocent was because Wen Rui had installed backdoors and spy eavesdropping and secret filming equipment on the computer operating system when he was dumping smuggled tablets before.
This is the so-called "Prism Project". Jarvis is responsible for summarizing and organizing the information collected from countless tablet computers every day, and screening out evidence files similar to "Biographies of Officials".
This is a magical power that uses scientific and technological means to distinguish between loyalty and treachery. Its precision is much higher than Wen Zhong's metaphysical third eye. It can also produce evidence at any time to threaten the monitored person and force the other party to serve you.
"Okay, okay..."
Wen Zhong was successfully distracted by Wen Rui's rambling. He no longer brooded over why Wen Rui had the ability to distinguish between loyalty and treachery. He waved his hand impatiently to interrupt him from continuing to talk about the past, and said in a serious tone: "I don't know what method you used to distinguish, but you are right. Even the number of pure and turbid immortal officials is all correct. Naturally, your father already knows the truth."
"And then? Just acquiesce? Say nothing, do nothing?"
Wen Rui tilted his head and insisted, "You were not like this back then. In the court of the Shang Dynasty, you used the golden whips to beat the tyrant emperor and the treacherous ministers. It was so majestic."
"After ascending to heaven and being deified, how come you are still becoming more and more timid as you age, and have become a clay puppet who speaks up? I don't ask you to beat the Jade Emperor with a golden whip, but can't you even uphold justice and give a few honest words in the court?"
These few words were full of sarcasm, which hit Wen Zhong right in the lungs and made his face turn pale.
"The Jade Emperor makes a holy judgment. How can a minister overturn it and refute him in person?"
After a long silence, Wen Zhong slowly spoke: "Do you really think that Your Majesty is unaware that there may be innocent people among the sinners?"
"The punishment method I have decided on leaves room for maneuver. The lightning that struck those ten innocent immortals was the Xuanxiao Holy Thunder that cleanses the marrow and cuts the meridians. Those who committed minor crimes will be punished with ordinary Yang Thunder. Those who deserved the punishment will be struck with Jiutian Yin Thunder. Those who committed crimes that cannot be punished will be struck with Soul-Slaying Tribulation Thunder. I have my own way of teaching. Why do you need a little brat like you to come out and teach me a lesson?"
"whispering sound……"
Wen Rui sneered disdainfully and said, "Just try to make amends for the Jade Emperor. I bet that old man will just pick up a few unlucky guys and punish them. He doesn't care if he wrongly accuses good people."
The Jade Emperor had a "future dynasty", and in a fit of rage, he took his anger out on the people of Fengxian County.
How many of them suffered innocently? How many of them deserved it?
The Jade Emperor was incapable of judging. He only cared whether there was enough flour for the dogs to eat and rice for the chickens to peck, whether this method of torturing mortals had a high creative score, and whether it could scare more monkeys. "As the saying goes, 'the power of heaven is unpredictable', Your Majesty has his reasons for doing this... As a minister... we should abide by our duties and do our best to assist."
Although Wen Zhong said this, his tone was not firm and his momentum was a little weaker.
Wen Rui looked at him coldly with dead eyes, and after a long silence, he said slowly: "To punish traitors and traitors, and to judge good and evil, is the duty of you, the Nine Heavens Yingyuan Leisheng Puhua Tianzun. The justice system in the Heavenly Court has become like this. If you have a clear conscience and a clear mind, then this Creation Tianzun has nothing to say."
"But, think about your own conscience. Have you become like those ministers you hated the most in the court of the Shang Dynasty?"
Wen Zhong really held his chest and staggered back a few steps, only to be supported by Huo Linxian before he could stand firm.
It is natural that Tianzun would not suffer a heart attack, but the damage caused by an unstable mind and a shaken will is much more serious than a heart attack in an ordinary person.
"Kid, are you trying to piss your dad off to death?"
Huo Linxian supported Wen Zhong, who looked ashen, with a distressed look on his face. He said angrily, "Your father is just a celestial being. What can he do to the Jade Emperor? You are such a capable brat. Why don't you go and teach the Jade Emperor a lesson? Why bother your father?"
"Aunt Huo, this is not embarrassing for my father. If he were a catfish spirit named Benboerba, and I asked him to reform the judicial system of the Heavenly Court, that would be embarrassing for him."
Wen Rui said seriously, "There is a saying that goes 'one should govern according to one's position'. What's wrong with the Jade Emperor? The Jade Emperor is not above the law of heaven! If I were to take over as the Lord of Thunder Palace, the Jade Emperor would not be above the law. I would rule the heaven according to the law! I would clean up this foul and chaotic heaven!"
As he spoke, he took out a book from his bag, threw it on the ground, and said, "This is a collection of essays compiled by Master Tongtian on the principles of heavenly law. Father seems to be quite free recently, so you can read it to relieve your boredom when you have time."
After saying this, Wen Rui turned around and walked out of the courtyard, just like that.
Wen Zhong took a deep breath, calmed himself down a little, walked forward curiously, and picked up the book that Wen Rui had dropped. He saw that the title on the cover of the book read: "The Spirit of Law".
"Brother Wen, don't take Xiao Rui'er's nonsense seriously. When he was taking refuge in Lishan, he liked to say some weird things that no one could understand, and spread some evil books in the name of the master."
Seeing that Wen Zhong was in a state of anxiety and staring at the book in a daze, Huo Linxian hurriedly tried to comfort him.
"Lin'er, I can't accompany you recently."
"Do you really believe what Xiao Rui'er said? He must have come up with this book on his own and published it under the name of the leader. Don't take it seriously."
Wen Zhong sighed deeply and said, "My wicked son has been naughty and vicious since childhood. If it weren't for the fact that he is the only male heir in the Wen family for three generations, I would have killed him long ago for the sake of justice."
A painful look appeared on his face, as if he was recalling the past that he couldn't bear to look back on. After a long pause, Wen Zhong continued, "But you also know that the child has been smart since he was young. It's not an exaggeration to say that he is a genius. Even if he fabricated this book under the name of the founder, there must be something good in it."
As he spoke, Wen Zhong took out another book from his arms, the pages of which were torn a little, and on it was written: "Basic Principles of Electromagnetism".
"The book he compiled contains all the truths about thunder. At least in terms of the knowledge and understanding of natural thunder and lightning, I, the Thunder Palace Celestial Lord, am not as good as him."
(End of this chapter)