The Great Seminary

Chapter 2: Lawyers in Another World

The entrance of Laotai Cave looks like a gourd mouth embedded in the ground.

After walking a few feet along the corridor, the space suddenly opens up and becomes so vast that you can't see the end of it.

The ceiling of the cave is inlaid with natural fluorite, reflecting the emerald green water pool on the ground, as if it is another world.

Even a knowledgeable time traveler like Zhang Gui had his eyes wide open and was stunned.

However, no matter how wonderful the scenery is, it will become the same after seeing it dozens or hundreds of times.

The old guys in the caravan started to light a bonfire, fetch water, cook, and prepare to rest in a calm manner.

Zhang Gui's friend was also ignorant and excitedly said to him, "What are you talking about?"
"There is a cave where the winding path leads to, rich and noble.

This trip to Yanya was not in vain."

Zhang Gui came back to his senses, nodded and whispered, "Indeed.

Jiujiang, you are the one who is in charge, so you can rest here and enjoy the scenery. I will find a place to take a shit and fetch some water.

"It's snowing so hard outside that my hands and feet are numb. If you want to go take a shit, just go ahead and take a shit. Why bother fetching water?"

"You are the manager, and I am a clerk. We have different identities, so how can we be the same? I can't ruin your reputation."

After hearing this, Zhang Jiujiang felt a strange feeling in his heart and was speechless for a moment.

Zhang Gui found a soft leather water bag and carried it, then walked away.

Although it was his first time in Laotai Cave, he had already carefully inquired about the route.

After walking west for a while, we followed the underground river and turned into another corridor.

After walking a dozen more steps, a square ancient stone platform appeared in front of Zhang Gui.

When they arrived at the destination, Zhang Gui's heart was in turmoil. Even though he showed no emotion, he clenched his fists excitedly.

On the surface, he was an unrecognized illegitimate son of an official family that had inherited farming and studying.

Under the surface, he was still personally conferred the title by Zhao Zhusha, the founding emperor of the Ming-Song Dynasty, over two hundred years ago. He was one of the 148 rulers who controlled the prefectures and counties, and the successor of the Stone Corpse King.

Although the enfeoffment of the leaders of the barbarian tribes at that time was just a stopgap measure for Emperor Zhao Zhu to seize the world, it was completely an act of putting together a makeshift team.

This can be seen from the name "Stone Corpse King".

Even the leader of a rebellion would not give himself such an inhuman name.

But as long as the Ming-Song Dynasty still existed, the emperor did not issue an edict to abolish the fiefdom of the "Stone Corpse King".

According to the laws of the mysterious realm, Zhang Gui is the crown prince of a country.

Even now, time flies and the world changes.

Even Zhao Zhusha's own descendants, hundreds of thousands of princes, founding generals, and royal family members were almost unable to get enough food and drink.

He walked onto the platform with fluorescent lights on his head.

Zhang Gui opened his arms and murmured softly:
"I am the future and sole ruler of my homeland, 'Stone Corpse,' according to the legal system passed down from generation to generation.

We are willing to practice new civilized rules here.”

As soon as the words fell, a slight tremor came from under his feet.

After a moment, a voice, indistinguishable between male and female, rang out in Zhang Gui's mind:
"Young 'patriots,' what do you think a country is?"

"law."

"What is law?"

"The rules governing all public and private relations among all persons in a country.

And when such rules emerge, civilization is born.”

"Is this the foundation of the civilization you hope to practice?" the voice in his heart asked again.

“Three o’clock.

1. Everyone born in this country has the right to walk freely, gather, hunt, and live in dignity, without interfering with the rights of others.

2. Citizens' private property is absolutely inviolable, and laws stipulating tax details cannot be retroactive.

3. When a legal conflict arises between the superiors and subordinates of a country, the superiors must absolutely and must provide evidence to prove their innocence.

When the two warrants are equal, the inferior party must absolutely and necessarily obtain judicial victory.

To sum up, the administrative, tax and military structures of a civilized country are all created by laws.

and should always be subject to judicial control.”

The obstruction of knowledge and perception may seem to be just a change of thought, but in reality it is the difference between monkeys and humans in their cognition of things.

Even though Zhang Gui said this short sentence, even junior high school students can understand it in modern society.

However, in this alien world where royal power is greater than the law and even slavery is prevalent, it points out the idea of ​​the prototype of a new civilization.

It is a brand new path. Even if it is extremely sloppy and simple, it is still a brand new beginning!
Then the praise that had been silent for a thousand years sounded again:
"When humans ate raw meat and drank blood, they used grass to weave ropes to record laws and organize tribes. This was called 'knotting ropes to punish.'"

Then clear scenes emerged in Zhang Gui's mind.

At night, a group of primitive people with thick black hair on their skin, hunched bodies like apes, long chins and prominent brow bones, sat around the campfire.

An old man with a white beard and a solemn face was stroking a long rope with knots of various sizes in his hand with great care.

He pointed at the angry-looking middle-aged ape-man opposite him and roared loudly.

The ape-man next to him subdued the middle-aged ape-man and threw him into the fire, where he turned into a charred corpse amidst the burning aroma.

Hence the punishment.

Then the picture entered the next stage.

"Warfare led to the increase of slavery and the formation of classes, while also giving rise to the emergence of primitive writing.

The victors erected stone tablets in the streets to engrave laws.

And from this the nation was formed.”

On the muddy road, a huge stone tablet stands out in the middle of the tree house.

Several warriors holding hammers smashed the skulls of several slaves and smeared their blood on the stone tablet.

The inscribed law appeared, and a scholar beside him began to read it aloud to the people...

Then, scenes such as the Golden Code, the territorial regulations, etc. flashed through Zhang Gui's mind.

Finally, "The king is under the law, the people's rights are born, the powers are separated, the citizens are supreme, a new path has been enlightened, praise you, praise your great new king.

The land promised by order and reason is given to us, so please write a new chapter of glory!"

As soon as the words fell, the whole earth began to tremble slightly.

A mysterious power surged into Zhang Gui's body, nourishing his soul and causing it to transform.

"Ignite the soul, use the power of the ancient order as material, and forge new authority.

I have received revelation from your words that the three ‘authorities’ of justice, administration, and military are necessary for the path you have created…”

"Do not."

Zhang Gui interrupted the mysterious speech, "There is only one core element in creating our civilization, and that is 'capital', which symbolizes all material wealth.

The only 'power' that can properly protect capital is the law."

(End of this chapter)