Yuan Benxi looked at Zhao Kai expectantly, hoping to see Zhao Kai nod. However, what disappointed him was that Zhao Kai remained unmoved.
"Is it possible that in His Highness' heart, the lives of ten thousand people are not worth one life?"
Zhao Kai shook his head and said:
"I don't know what other people think, but life cannot be measured by simple numbers. If you say saving one person or saving ten thousand people, then I will naturally choose to save ten thousand people. But if you want to kill one person, then
You can't be so hasty. What if the person you want to kill is a close relative of mine?"
Zhao Kai looked at the old man who was still confused and said:
"I once read a story in a book. In a world called Haotian, people believed in oracles. One day, the priests predicted that a child was about to be born who would bring great changes to the world.
A disaster.
As a result, these believers began to massacre the child who was about to be born and his family. They thought that as long as they killed him, the disaster would not happen.
However, what they didn't know was that this child survived by luck, and developed a great resentment towards the world. He began to become stronger at all costs, and finally, in order to take revenge, he became a demon and slaughtered the world, which brought huge consequences to the world.
disaster.
Those priests who thought they were doing justice for heaven would only think that the prophecies given by their gods were correct and that the child really brought disaster to the world. However, they did not expect that they were the culprits of the disaster.
In this world, those who do evil in the name of eliminating harm for the people are the most abhorrent."
In Zhao Kai's heart, life cannot be regarded as a simple multiple-choice question.
Zhao Kai's words left Yuan Benxi speechless. He also asked Yang Taisui and Li Dangxin the same question. Yang Taisui nodded when asked whether killing ten people would save ten thousand people.
The answers given by Li Dangxin and Zhao Kai were the same. Therefore, Yang Taisui has always felt guilty about Beiliang, and his realm has plummeted.
There are thousands of evil people in the world. Some do evil for survival, some do evil because of their own desires, but some do evil in the name of saving people. These are the most excessive ones, because neither law nor morality can punish them.
, their grievances may not be redressed for the rest of their lives.
"Senior, not everything can be done according to our wishes. What we can do is not to go against our heart. I don't think it is wrong to kill someone, but it is not my choice.
In this world, there is no need for prophecies. Aren’t those Qi Practitioners from Qin Tian Jian very good at calculating? Why didn’t they predict that one day I would kill them all?”
Yuan Benxi took a long sigh and said:
"You are right. Killing people and saving people are two different things. Human lives are at stake every day, so we should weigh the pros and cons."
"Your Highness is worthy of being the one who defeated Huang Sanjia. I admire him. If he could have been born thirty years later, it must have been a great blessing."
Yuan Benxi left a little lonely. From Zhao Kai's words, he clearly knew that they did not agree on some ideas. This also meant that the next generation of Liyang Chaotang might not have his place.
"This world is still a world for young people after all. We have to find a successor."
The next day, the emperor, who had not been in court for several days, finally started his morning court. This morning court was unprecedentedly grand. Even some retired senators had to participate. Everyone knew that today's court might not be that simple.
At dawn, all the civil and military officials had already arrived. First came the civil service group, Zhang Julu, the Minister of the Zhongshu Province, Huan Wen, the Zuo Jijiu of the Imperial Academy, Yao Baifeng, the great scholar, Yan Jiexi, the upstart Liyang man, Jin Lanting, etc., and then finally
It's Chen Wang, Sun Yin, these young officials.
Compared with the civil service group, the military attaché group is much thinner. The only ones who can be named are Gu Jiantang, Lu Shengxiang and some young generals. Many veterans from Liyang, such as the Yang family and his son, Yan Zhenchun and others have gone to Western Chu.
Confronted Cao Changqing.
In addition to the civil and military officials, there are also many famous scholars, three ministers and nine ministers, as well as the descendants of the Zhao family in the Zongren Mansion.
Even several princes who don't usually appear in public were also present.
The princes stood in front, lined up, even the youngest seventh prince Zhao Chun was among them.
There were over a thousand people in total. With so many people, the Hall of Supreme Harmony naturally couldn't accommodate them, and many petty officials could only stand outside.
Above the main hall, countless petty officials began to whisper and predict what would happen today. On the other hand, the leaders were still sitting still like old monks, unmoved.
The scene suddenly became quiet after the eunuch Song Tanglu spoke.
After this, the emperor's figure finally appeared, and after three cheers of long live.
The eunuch who printed the seal began to read out the imperial edict,
The first imperial edict was to confer the title of king on the remaining princes:
"The eldest prince Zhao Wu, who was brave and good at fighting, was civilized and skilled in martial arts... was granted the title of King of Liao, granted vassal status to Liaozhou, and was granted the title of General Zhenbei, commanding the army of Liaozhou.
The second prince, Zhao Wen, was gentle, courteous and thrifty. He was granted the title of King of Tang and granted vassal status to Tangzhou...
The third prince, Zhao Xiong, was granted the title of King of Chu, and the territory of Shu was conquered, Nanzhao..."
Except for Zhao Chun, who was under twelve years old, the others were granted the title of king, especially the third prince, who was granted the land of several states in Western Shu and Nanzhao. The meaning of this is quite intriguing.
Because Xishu and Nanzhao are the back gardens of Beiliang, if you go here and there, it may not be so smooth. The fourth prince Zhao Zhuan was arranged in Tai'an City and did not join the vassal outside.
After reading out the arrangements of each prince, Song Tanglu said loudly:
"Prince Xuan Liu, Zhao Kai, comes to see you!"
The civil and military ministers in the hall began to stand in two rows, leaving a wide avenue leading directly to the outside of the hall.
At the same time, Zhao Kai wore a brand new golden python robe with a sword hanging on his waist. He passed through the dense crowd of nearly a thousand civil and military ministers and walked calmly towards the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Just like he did before in Qintian Prison, Zhao Kai became
became the focus of everyone's attention.
After the salute, Song Tanglu took out another imperial edict and said loudly:
"The sixth son of the Emperor, Zhao Kai, is honest, benevolent and filial, possesses both morality and etiquette, is loyal to heroes and fruit, and respects the will of God. In response to the public sentiment in Fushun, he would like to report to the Tiandi Ancestral Temple and establish him as the Crown Prince. He will receive the treasure and be enthroned in the East Palace. He has inherited the throne for thousands of years.
Peace of mind to the world..."
After this, several more imperial edicts were read out.
"Seal Qi Yanglong in the Yin Academy as a bachelor, and also as the prince Fu, to assist the East Palace. Xuanyuan Jingcheng is the prince's Shaobao... I admire this!"
Following the imperial edicts one after another, the crown prince position that had been idle for twenty years finally took ownership, and Zhao Kai became Liyang's new successor.
I believe that it won't be long before the news that Zhao Kai becomes the Prince of Liyang will spread throughout the twelve states and sixty-three states of Liyang, and even the distant Beimang will be shocked by this.
Everyone knows clearly that this prince, who is both civilized and military, will not be willing to be a conservative king. Where the land of China will go in the future may depend on his face.
After this, all the major forces in the world began to stay up all night in their camps, discussing future countermeasures.