The People's Heart Is the Sword
Chapter 1417: People's Hearts as Swords
Qin Mu walked out of Lanque Tower and looked back. Wei Yong was standing on the balcony in a daze, staring at the piece of iron.
The butcher strode over, walked side by side with him, and praised: "Your cultivation in the Dao realm is too high, which has enabled your sword skills to be improved. Even a piece of iron can be used by you to exert the power of a divine weapon."
Qin Mu was stunned and shook his head again.
This is not something worthy of praise. Compared with these ordinary people with supernatural powers, he far surpasses them in vision, knowledge, Taoism and foundation. Even if he is given a small wooden stick, he can break the magical weapon.
The butcher laughed and said, "You have realized the truth this time and have found the sword of law. It is obvious that you are trying to undermine my prestige and say that I am just showing off my courage. But I walk the world with my sword, and I am free from the constraints of your rules and regulations. Your sword of law is not better than my sword."
Qin Mu was silent for a moment, then said, "Grandpa Tu should have known about Wei Qinghe a long time ago. Why didn't he kill him with a common man's knife, but kept him waiting for me to kill him myself?"
"If I do it, it will always be a show of courage. If you do it, it represents the direction of Yankang."
The butcher smiled and said, "You have been in Heaven for these years, and I have been in Yankang. I have seen too many similar things, and I have killed many people with my bravery, but what can I do? A common man's knife can't solve these things. Yankang is so big that a common man can't investigate the right and wrong of the whole Yankang. It needs to be established by Mu Tianzun. I have been waiting for you to come back."
"In this world, there are always places that Yan Kang's sword of law cannot reach. Perhaps it still requires the anger of a common man to make blood splash five steps away."
Qin Mu thought for a moment and said, "The court needs to show its sword of law and rectify the administration, but no matter how it rectify, there are still some people like Wei Qinghe. Grandpa Tu, you are right, I am too close to the sky and too far from the earth, it is time to reflect on myself. All my skills originally originated from the secular world. After I arrived in the heavenly court, I began to study the innate way, trying to catch up with the Ten Heavenly Lords in a short period of time, so that Yankang would have a chance to breathe and develop. Over the years, I have forgotten where my skills came from."
The way of the sage is in the daily lives of the people. He always thought that he was still on this path, but when he looked back, he found that he had deviated from it. It is not too late to come back now.
"As long as your original intention remains unchanged, you are still a good boy."
The butcher patted him on the shoulder and took him to the blacksmith shop in the new city. This was a place where farm tools were made, not a place for spiritual weapons. Hoes, iron plows, kitchen knives and other items were hung in the blacksmith shop.
"A good knife."
The butcher sat down and said to the blacksmith, "I want an iron knife. Two pounds of iron for this kid."
He pointed at Qin Mu, who was also sitting on a long bench. The blacksmith brought him some rough tea and said, "We don't have wrought iron, but we do have rough iron."
"It's better if there's no iron. This kid can chop the magic weapon into pieces with just a piece of iron. Bring two pounds of coarse iron, don't use an ounce more, or he won't be able to chop people too easily. Let this kid fight himself."
The butcher drank tea. This crude tea was bland, but he drank it with gusto and said, "Pull the bellows for him and help him."
The blacksmith looked at Qin Mu suspiciously, only to see that he was dressed in extraordinary clothes. He smiled and said, "This is a nobleman. How can he do such a simple job?"
Qin Mu drank his tea and said with a smile: "I was also a blacksmith in the past. Why do you still have these farm tools in your shop? Don't you have daily spiritual weapons?"
"Eating abalone and wild delicacies all year round is good, but you should also eat some simple meals."
The blacksmith laughed and said, "Besides, the common people are not very rich. In recent years, the price of grain has been too low. Asking a supernatural being to help with the harvest or a daily spiritual soldier to harvest is too expensive. Not everyone can afford it. In recent years, those supernatural beings have money, but ordinary people don't have much money. Using these farm tools to do work can also save some expenses."
Qin Mu drank tea silently, and it took him a long time to finish the bowl of tea.
Suddenly, he raised his head and drank it all in one gulp. Then he put down the big bowl, stood up and said, "Come on, you pull the bellows and I'll forge iron."
The blacksmith selected some rough iron and helped him.
Qin Mu was practicing with the hammer. The blacksmith watched his skills and couldn't help but praise him, "You are such a good blacksmith. If you open a shop, my business will be ruined by you!"
Qin Mu forged a thick iron knife. The two pounds of thick iron was forged by him to look like black iron, shining with a cold light and exuding a chilling aura.
The butcher took the money and said, "No need for change. Mu'er, let's go. We have found our original intention. It's time to train your knife."
Qin Mu did not follow him, saying, "I still have some urgent matters to deal with."
The butcher's heart moved slightly. He stopped and looked up at the sky.
The blacksmith was delighted to see that the two of them were so generous. He looked up suddenly and suddenly saw that there were many stars in the sky.
It is a broad day in the sky, yet there are stars, and they are so dazzling. It is really bizarre!
The starlight was moving, and one big star was surrounded by hundreds of small stars. As the starlight got closer, the stars became clearer and clearer.
Swoosh——
Rays of starlight fell from the sky and landed on the new city of Jiangling. They were the civil servants of the Yankang court and the officials of the Ministry of Personnel who were in charge of civil service.
"Officials of the Ministry of Personnel, pay homage to the Imperial Master!" The hundreds of officials surrounded the Minister of Personnel, bowed in unison, and said in unison.
"No need to be so polite."
Qin Mu raised his hand, unsealed his cultivation, and said to the dumbfounded blacksmith, "I will borrow your shop for a while, and I will definitely repay you."
The blacksmith hurriedly pushed the wheel to the inner room, and Qin Mu took out the divine gold and divine materials from the ancestral temple, smelting and forging them in public. The Minister of Personnel and the gods of the Ministry of Personnel looked up, and saw lines of law words floating in the air, spreading from this small blacksmith shop to the entire Jiangling New City. The law words were accompanied by the grand sound of the Tao, constantly roaring and vibrating, as if an impartial judge was reciting the iron laws of Yankang!
In the new city of Jiangling, countless people walked into the streets, listening attentively to the voices reciting the law.
Wei Yong and the other divine men from Jiangling also did not leave. They stared in a daze at the legal texts that fell from the sky.
As Qin Mu forged and recited, the words of the law were hammered into a magic sword, turning into iron laws and the power of the magic sword.
After a long time, Qin Mu dispersed the divine fire, threw away the iron hammer, held a sword of law in his hand, and said in a deep voice, "Officials of the Ministry of Personnel, come forward and receive the sword."
The officials of the Ministry of Personnel came forward, and the Minister of Personnel bowed and raised his hands high.
"Is Yankang's law based on rule of man or rule of law? Is it a rule of law or a rule of law? Are Yankang's old laws still in line with today's era?"
"Yan Kang's Taoist magic power needs to be changed. Should Yan Kang's laws be changed?"
"Have the good laws of the past become bad laws now? How can we punish evil, promote good, and achieve justice?"
"It is impossible to completely abandon the rule of man. How can we strike a balance between the rule of man and the rule of law?"
“Is the lawgiver self-disciplined or externally disciplined or is it the law?”
"Lord of the Ministry of Personnel!"
"The law is about the will of the people!"
"The people's heart is the sword, the most powerful divine sword. It can kill one or two corrupt officials, or it can destroy a powerful country. Gentlemen, please take care of the people's heart for me."
"Today, I am handing you the sword on behalf of the imperial court. The reform of the law is entrusted to you!"
Qin Mu bowed and presented the sword of law. The Minister of Personnel stepped forward, held up the sword with both hands, bowed his head and stepped back, standing with the other officials, saying in a deep voice: "Where the law is, the Ministry of Personnel will go through fire and water and live up to the people's hearts!"
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Qin Mu followed the butcher out of Jiangling New City, following closely. This knife-giving event in the new city will cause quite a stir in Yankang, and the legal reforms will certainly be promoted, which may restore a clear political situation in Yankang.
"Grandpa Tu, where are we going next?"
"This mortal world is a great holy land, but also a great purgatory. All living beings can transcend in this holy land, but also sink in this purgatory. There are too many injustices and fights in the world, too many open and covert fights, intrigues, and countless other things. The way of the sword must be practiced in the mortal world, but also on the battlefield."
The butcher said, "I will take you to the battlefield. Although you are my apprentice, you have never been to the battlefield, and you have only had a brief taste of the war in Taihuangtian. Back then..."
He was lost in thought and shook his head again: "It's better not to say anything."
Qin Mu asked curiously, "Since Grandpa Tu has already started talking, why don't you continue?"
The butcher hesitated for a moment, and seeing that Qin Mu was not as solemn as before, he gave the knife of law to the Minister of Personnel. Qin Mu's determination to practice Taoism became stronger again, even stronger than before.
The butcher was happy for him, so he didn't hide it from him, saying, "I was a talented man back then. Although I was tall and strong, I was well-read, and my articles, poems and songs were all famous. At that time, I was a scholar, intoxicated by the life of luxury and glitz, and lingered in the streets of flowers and willows. Until the enemy invaded, the country was destroyed and my family was ruined. Seeing the tragic situation at that time, I threw away my pen and ink, drew my sword and joined the army to fight on the battlefield. There were hundreds of talented people from the south of the Yangtze River who went with me, and they returned..."
He said in a hoarse voice: "Only me."
Qin Mu patted his shoulder.
The butcher exhaled a breath of foul air and said, "The sword on the battlefield is different from the swords you normally use. The sword on the battlefield is a sword of killing, but also a sword of redemption."
Qin Mu was slightly startled and asked for his meaning.
The butcher said: "The knife kills the enemy, but it saves the country and the people living in it. The knife of a common man, blood splashes every five steps, and it is a pleasure to take revenge. The knife of the battlefield, galloping thousands of miles, blood on both hands, countless lives saved! Follow me to the battlefield, to meet my comrades!"
Qin Mu was shocked and followed him.
They traveled for dozens of days and finally arrived at the battlefield in southern border. After the Ten Heavenly Lords split off from the Yuan Realm, the pressure on Yankang increased greatly. The first wave of forces to attack Yankang was under the command of Fire Heavenly Lord in the South. Humans and demigods were mixed together to attack Yankang, seizing cities and territories.
These gods, demons and magical beings come from the South Sky. They are the human race and demigods of the South Sky.
The butcher and Qin Mu each used a pseudonym and signed up to join the army.
"The army on the opposite side are also human beings." A soldier looked at the army on the opposite side and said in a trembling voice.
"Don't think that."
An old soldier comforted him and said, "Think about what is behind you. Behind you is Yankang! It is the people of Yankang! If you treat the enemy in front of you as a human being, you will die, and the people you want to protect will also die!"
"Huff, huff..."
Some people were panting, their legs swaying, their faces turning blue with nervousness, and some were having trouble breathing: "This is my first time on the battlefield. In the past, I only followed other scholars in college to practice, but I have never really been on the battlefield..."
"Just follow me later."
An old soldier with a scar on his face smiled and said, "Do you remember what the teacher taught you in class? If you see someone waving a flag in the sky, stand up. If you hear the drum beats, move forward. If the drum beats faster, run and charge. If you hear the bell, stop. If you hear the drum beats, retreat. Furthermore, there will be people who are proficient in spiritual consciousness who can transmit it to our minds with spiritual consciousness, so there will be no mistakes."
The scarred old soldier looked at Qin Mu again, handed him the hookah, and said with a smile: "You don't seem nervous, are you an old soldier? Smoke this, it tastes good."
Qin Mu took the water pipe, took a puff, and said, "I once went to the battlefield of Taihuangtian and fought blindly for a while."
"The Taihuangtian battlefield? That was more than 20 years ago."
The scarred old soldier was in high spirits and waved his hand, saying, "Come to this brother later. All of us in this squad, come here!"
Several other supernatural powers gathered together, and the scarred old soldier chuckled and said, "Here is a veteran soldier who has been to Taihuangtian! When the fight starts later, we will charge into battle together. If we follow him, we will have a better chance of survival! Come on, everyone remember each other's faces and get to know each other."