Golden Principles

"You're all forcing me to make a decision! You're all trying to stop the reform!" Ying Yiren's hand was already on her sword.

"I will not compromise!" Ying Yiren's eyes were filled with determination. Even if this would damage a portion of Kingdom Qin's national destiny, she would still kill this brat!

She was the empress of Kingdom Qin. If she compromised today, she would be completely reduced to a puppet of the old clans! Kingdom Qin would then rapidly head towards destruction!

"The evil of Kingdom Qin - the chaos of the land system... the evil of Kingdom Qin - private fights are common," Gongliang Huai'an was still reciting his words.

"The evil of Kingdom Qin - a poor environment! The people of Qin don't learn etiquette and don't read the words of the sages. Their behavior is vulgar and barbaric, no different from barbarians!"

When Gongliang Huai'an finished his last evil words, the black bird cried out and fell from the sky.

At the same time, the vegetation in Liyang City rapidly withered and yellow, and the rivers dried up. It was as if it was about to become a city of death!

On the other hand, Gongliang Huai'an used demonic arts to absorb a large amount of fate from Kingdom Qin. The power of fate flew into his body through the black chains of Qi, condensing his Dao seed and body.

"Gongliang Huai'an has sacrificed the fate of Kingdom Qin and is about to break through the third realm, the Dao-seed realm, and reach the fourth realm, the Dharmakaya realm!" The scholars looked at this scene in shock.

"Not only that, but today is only the beginning. When "Opinion on Evil Qin" is spread throughout the world and the reputation of Kingdom Qin is ruined, his fate and literary fortune will soar and he will reach an even higher realm!"

"This man is so vicious. He's actually using this method to cultivate Confucianism!"

"How can Her Highness tolerate him?"

"Zhang Beichen's "Political Reform National Policy" can't suppress him at all. It seems like we can only restore Kingdom Qin's ancestral system!"

"Our glorious Kingdom Qin, is there not a single person who can break his law?" Some of the scholars of Kingdom Qin wailed.

"How do we break it? Although we are people of the Qin, we also know that what this kid said is indeed the accumulated evil of Kingdom Qin. We are powerless!"

"Ridiculous!" When everyone was at a loss, Zhang Beichen stood up.

"When you encounter demons and evil, you want to restore the ancestral system," he shouted at the courtiers. "If you encounter the enemy, are you going to kneel and surrender?"

"Zhang Beichen, you still have the nerve to say that?" Xi Qiming pointed at him and scolded, "You're the one who attracted this evil. If we had established the national policy from the start, how would this demon have found an opportunity?"

"The demon is wreaking havoc, but instead of dealing with them, you're blaming me. You're really furious yet incompetent!" Zhang Beichen said sarcastically.

"Don't try to win with your words," Bai Jiayi scolded, "Zhang Beichen, if the kingdom's national destiny is damaged because of you, you should be sentenced to death!

"Shut up!" Ying Yiren berated Xi Qiming and Bai Jiayi, "As senior officials of Kingdom Qin, you are not thinking about how to break this demon, but are busy convicting and accusing Zhang Beichen. You are really disgracing me!"

"Your Highness, please make a decision!" Meng Yuan urged.

Ying Yiren pulled out her sword and was prepared to kill Gongliang Huai'an. As the empress, she would never allow this demon to absorb the power of the Kingdom Qin's national destiny and have a breakthrough in the Qin Palace's main hall!

"Your Highness, you don't need to do anything to such a traitor. I will break his spell and let him die without a burial place!" Zhang Beichen said.

All the officials and scholars looked at him.

"How are you going to break it?" Someone asked, "Your "Political Reform National Policy" has already been dragged through the mud by him!"

In the main hall, Zhang Beichen's national policy book was already covered in black Qi, and each word became blurry.

If this continued, Zhang Beichen's spell would be broken as well.

Gongliang Huai'an opened his eyes and looked at him mockingly. He said, "Zhang Beichen, what I said about the evil of Kingdom Qin is true. How can you break my spell?"

Zhang Beichen's tone was calm as he said, "The evil that you mentioned is the accumulated evil of Kingdom Qin! However, ever since Her Highness ascended the throne, she reorganized the officials, educated the people, and changed the ways of the kingdom. Kingdom Qin is no longer the Kingdom Qin of the past!"

Gongliang Huai'an laughed, "Zhang Beichen, although you've issued the 'order to cultivate grass', can it really be used to govern Kingdom Qin? Kingdom Qin had a long history of bad practices, its legal system is chaotic, and its bad habits are hard to change! The 'order to cultivate grass' can't be executed at all. If you cultivate the path of legalism in Kingdom Qin, you will only be seeking your own destruction!"

After saying that, the shadow of the Dharmakaya realm behind him became more and more intense, and the black bird was still wailing in pain.

"The chaotic laws of Kingdom Qin will end today!" Zhang Beichen turned to look at Ying Yiren and said, "Your Highness, I have a "Cannon of Laws" that can govern Kingdom Qin!"

"Please speak, beloved subject!" Although Ying Yiren didn't know what Zhang Beichen was up to, she trusted him unconditionally.

Seeing this, Zhang Beichen took out his own Pen of Spring and Autumn and wrote on the bamboo scroll. As he wrote, Jing Ping who was beside him read it out at the same time.

"For the way of the country, one must work hard for food and gain merits. One will be rewarded if one is capable and will be punished when one should be punished!"

After Zhang Beichen finished his first sentence, a bolt of lightning struck down from the sky. It passed through the hall and struck the black bird, breaking a chain of black Qi.

"One sentence was enough to trigger such a phenomenon. What is he trying to write?" The scholars opened their eyes wide and looked at Zhang Beichen's writing carefully.

"Those who rule by law will enforce the law fairly regardless of relations and status!"

"Boom boom boom!" With another thunderclap, the second black chain of Qi on the black bird was broken.

Seeing this, Gongliang Huai'an felt uneasy and shouted, "It's just empty talk, nothing but empty words!"

Zhang Beichen was still writing. He had already started writing the first chapter of the "Cannon of Laws".

"Cannon of Laws" was the first systematic, complete written law in the history of China in a parallel time and space. It was written during the Warring States period.

After Zhang Beichen transmigrated, he realized that the "Cannon of Laws" that had been around for a long time had not appeared. This caused the laws of this world to be in chaos. There was no classic legalist work to refer to.

He wanted to continue writing, but he found that the spiritual energy in his body was flowing out very quickly, and it was difficult to write. There were some classics from the Hundred Schools of Thought in his memory, but it was difficult for him to complete them when he was not strong enough.

Zhang Beichen had no choice but to use his [Martyrdom] skin, burn his essence, and moved his brush again.

"The first chapter of "Cannon of Laws" - "Theft and Robbery Law". In the king's governance, the most urgent task is to punish thieves. Therefore, the law starts with 'robbery' and 'treason'.

Zhang Beichen read the book as he wrote. When he finished writing "Theft and Robbery Law", the wind in the sky of Liyang City blew away the dark clouds!

"The second chapter of "Cannon of Laws" - "Treason Law"..."

"The third chapter of "Cannon of Laws" - "Extent of Justice Law"..."

As Zhang Beichen wrote, lightning bolts struck down and shattered all the black chains of Qi that bound the black bird!

Not only that, the words that Zhang Beichen wrote turned golden, and the bamboo scroll that he wrote on turned into beautiful jade!

Seeing this, Jing Ping shouted, "Golden Principles! This will be a code of law that would be passed down from generation to generation. Heaven and earth would congratulate it, and words would turn into gold and stone, and bamboo scrolls into jade! Countless legalism cultivators wanted to write a code of law, and Zhang Beichen did it!"

"What?" When everyone heard his explanation, they were even more dumbfounded!

"The golden principles! Even the great cultivators of legalism dream of writing these laws!"

"His code of law has already been recognized by this world. No wonder the heavens sent down fate and helped the totem of Kingdom Qin, the black bird, to escape from danger!"

"Unbelievable! Zhang Beichen is only a second-realm cultivator, but his understanding of the law has completely surpassed us!"

"Golden Principles, this is impossible!" Gongliang Huai'an was about to form his Dharmakaya and advance to the fourth realm. However, he found that he could no longer extract any spiritual energy or fate from the black bird!

The dark clouds in the sky had long since dissipated, and what replaced them was a thundercloud!

"Lord Beichen!" Ying Yiren's eyebrows relaxed. At this moment, there was only Zhang Beichen in her eyes!

Seeing this, Jing Ping became excited and his voice became louder, "The fourth chapter of "Cannon of Laws" - "Law of Arrest"..."

"The fifth chapter of "Cannon of Laws" - "Miscellaneous Law"!"

The strange phenomenon was still happening, and it had lasted for a long time, far longer than any other strange phenomenon caused by anyone earlier!

Rain fell from the sky, and the rain contained spiritual energy. When it fell on the ground, withered trees were revived, flowers bloomed, and water appeared in the dry river again.

The Qin people outside cheered in surprise, "The auspicious rain has fallen. I feel like all the injuries in my body have been cured!"

"A great talent wrote the "Cannon of Laws" for Kingdom Qin. Heaven and earth are celebrating this. When he finishes writing, Kingdom Qin's fate will surely rise!"

"Woo!"