Xuansheng wanted to build Taoism into a benchmark, but the result was unsatisfactory.
Xuansheng wanted a Taoist sect that integrated the upper and lower Taoism, but due to the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism, the integration of the three Taoism came to an abrupt halt. By the time the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism was over, the best opportunity to integrate the three Taoisms had been missed.
Xuansheng wanted to abolish many stereotypes and bad habits, such as the slave system. Although he successfully abolished the slave system on the surface, which is what Li Tianlan said, "the Taoist sect does not appreciate the personal dependence of the master-slave relationship." However, there are still a lot of problems within the Taoist sect.
These aristocratic families are rooted in the Taoist sect, but they are not completely affiliated with the Taoist sect. There are also many family members who are not disciples of the Taoist sect. This has loopholes. Therefore, many Taoist sects still call their servants internally.
Loyal servants are not uncommon.
Xuansheng wanted to ban the flesh business, but there was huge internal resistance. During the process of Xuansheng integrating the Taoist sects, the Purple Immortal Mountain lineage stood firmly on Xuansheng's side from the beginning to the end. This made it difficult for Xuansheng to make a choice.
In the end, a compromise was reached, retaining the existence of Zixian Mountain, but restricting the existence of a courtyard in Yujing.
There is also the use of torture. The Qingluan Guards of the previous dynasty were notorious, and were particularly famous for various tortures. There is another saying in Gongmen, which is called "Under three trees, what can you ask for?" The meaning is also very simple, under severe torture to extract confessions,
You can get whatever confession you want.
It is undeniable that torture to extract confessions is a double-edged sword. The advantage is that it is extremely efficient in some cases, but the disadvantage is that it can easily lead to unjust, false and wrongful convictions.
The reason why Xuan Sheng wants to restrict torture and extort confessions has nothing to do with kindness and kindness, but to do with the atmosphere.
At the beginning, the case might have been 90% clear, with only the last person's key confession remaining, so some means were forced to be used to successfully solve the case.
But people are path dependent. With this lesson learned from the past, next time the case will be 80% clear, and some methods will be used. And so on, 70%, 60%, 50%, in the end you will fall into the trap of killing good people and taking credit.
In a terrifying situation, after all, it is much more difficult to capture the demons of the secret society than to capture an ordinary person.
Xuansheng certainly understands the truth that when the water is clear, there will be no fish, and it is difficult to completely ban it, but it must be strictly prohibited in terms of principles and rules. Otherwise, once it is given legitimacy like Qingluan Guard, it will be "a last resort" very quickly
It will become "peace of mind" and "it is natural and right".
Some things should be prohibited. Even if they cannot be eliminated, the attitude must be negative. This is a righteous atmosphere.
To this end, Xuan Sheng made efforts in two aspects. One aspect was to set rules that emphasized physical evidence and devalued oral confessions. The proportion of oral confessions in closed cases has repeatedly dropped. The other aspect was to expressly prohibit all kinds of torture.
Because of this, Xu Kou tortured the prisoner to death. Even though the prisoner was a demon in a secret society and committed many evil deeds, Xu Kou was still demoted.
It's just that there are policies and countermeasures. Xuansheng really underestimated the wisdom of future generations. Xuansheng explicitly prohibited all kinds of torture and even listed an item. It mainly used various traditional methods, mainly corporal punishment, but did not prohibit all kinds of intimidation.
Methods, such as pretending to inflict torture to exert psychological pressure on prisoners, are considered normal interrogation methods and a psychological tactic, not torture to extract confessions.
So later Beichen Hall invented something like the "soul seducing whip", which bypasses the body and leaves no scars after being tortured. Naturally, it does not belong to corporal punishment. Since it is not within the forbidden range of Xuansheng, it can be used.
Because the essence of the "soul seducing whip" is an illusion, if you believe it, it will work, but if you don't believe it, it will not work. Therefore, before Mu Jin tortured him, he would talk about it for a long time, which was to constantly hint to Ye Xiu, deepen Ye Xiu's fear, and force Ye Xiu to believe that this was true.
Because illusions are deceptions and have the word "cheat" in them, so Beichen Hall classifies the "soul seducing whip" as a normal interrogation method that pretends to inflict torture. This is already the consensus within the Taoist sect, and even Zhang Yuelu is not exempt from this practice.
Xuan Sheng's incomplete work also caused the special mentality of the people in the Taoist sect. On the one hand, the people in the Taoist sect pride themselves on being civilized and regard people outside the Taoist sect as barbarians. On the other hand, the people in the Taoist sect are doing what they think
The "savages" did pretty much the same thing.
I have to say, this is really a huge irony.
Zhang Yuelu agreed with Xuan Sheng's point of view, so she did not abuse the punishment, but slowly confronted Ye Xiu. If Ye Xiu could not explain himself or remained silent, Mu Jin would be punished.
Zhang Yuelu is not a person who doesn't know how to adapt. Now it's a life-and-death fight. People are starting to kill people and silence them. If they still stick to the rules, they deserve to lose.
However, after the first show of force, Zhang Yuelu no longer tortured Ye Xiu, but only confronted her face to face.
"That's what Mr. Li said. Beggar King Ye should understand that no one will come to get you. If someone does come, they will come to silence you." Zhang Yuelu sat opposite Ye Xiu and placed a photo in front of him.
Bookcase.
This time, there was no "soul-sucking whip" on Ye Xiu's body, but Ye Xiu's eyes were even darker than when she was whipped last time, without any energy at all.
Zhang Yuelu glanced at him and continued: "Perhaps Beggar Ye's suspicion is made up by me. I won't prove anything. I will just say one sentence. Beggar Ye's character and methods should be clearer than mine.
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Beads of sweat broke out on Ye Xiu's forehead. She opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but no sound came out.
Zhang Yuelu waited for a moment and then said: "King Ye Beggar, there is only one way left for you. If you abandon the darkness and turn to the light, you will have a chance of survival."
On the other side, Qi Xuansu was outside the dungeon, leaning against a big tree, putting a cigar given to him by Pei Xiaolou under his nose and sniffing it, hesitating whether to taste it.
Although the daylight hours in summer are longer, the sky becomes completely dark after half of Wu time. A huge moon hangs in the night sky, and the moonlight is excellent. It is a more suitable day for moon-viewing.
Westerners like to have night banquets, or dinner parties. Shi Luosi wanted to hold a dinner party to entertain Lei Xiaohuan, so Lei Xiaohuan had not returned yet.
Pei Xiaolou had nothing to do for the time being, so he came to "inspect" the progress of the interrogation. Zhang Yuelu did not want Pei Xiaolou to interfere with her, so he sent Qi Xuansu to accompany Pei Xiaolou to talk. Pei Xiaolou did not intend to point fingers, and the two came to the dungeon.
In addition, when talking about various Western goods, Pei Xiaolou gave Qi Xuansu a cigar and let him try it. It was said that this cigar cost thirty peace coins.
Just as they were talking, a Taoist priest from the Wanshou Chongyang Palace came to report. They got the news that a Taoist priest in charge of Jiangnan Taoist Prefecture planned to disguise himself and abscond overseas by boat. At this time, he had already left Jinling Prefecture in the night. The key is that the Taoist priest in charge was still
Li Tianlan's subordinate Pei Xiaolou immediately became interested. He stopped chatting with Qi Xuansu and directly led people to capture the Taoist priest in charge of Jiangnan Taoist House who was planning to abscond.
So only Qi Xuansu was left alone, and the cigar. Qi Xuansu was not very interested in the interrogation, and did not want to go back to the dungeon. The moonlight was good, so he simply enjoyed the scenery here. After all, there was Zhenwu Lake not far away, and the moonlight fell on it.
On Zhenwu Lake, the waves were sparkling, and a large moon reflected in the water.
Zhenwu Lake is located in the city, and Zhenwu Temple is built with its back. The entire Zhenwu Temple facing Zhenwu Lake has no walls, only a lake embankment and some extended water pavilions, water corridors, pavilions and other buildings.
In normal times, you can also drive a boat to and from the lake, which is the elegant pleasure of "taking a boat at night".
The dungeon is built in the deepest part of Zhenwu Temple. After all, this is not a glorious place and it is not easy to build it in a conspicuous place. Zhenwu Temple is backed by Zhenwu Lake, and its deepest part is naturally on the edge of Zhenwu Lake, so half of the dungeon is ordinary.
Half of the dungeon is simply a water dungeon built under the lake.
Qi Xuansu was looking at Zhenwu Lake at this time. He suddenly had an idea. If someone attacked Zhenwu Temple, wouldn't Zhenwu Lake be undefended?
However, he soon felt that he was overly worried. Zhenwu Temple is located inside the city of Jinling Mansion, not outside the city. It does not matter whether it is fortified or not. More importantly, because the scenery near the lake is excellent, so the deputy hall masters
The residences are all close to Zhenwu Lake. If we attack from the lake, it will be much more difficult than a frontal attack.
As for killing people and silencing them.
Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu did take this into consideration, but what they focused on guarding against were the "lone wolves" that sneaked in quietly, rather than large wolf packs.
This is a misunderstanding in thinking. When it comes to silence, I subconsciously think that it should be kept secret. The fewer people who know, the better. But think about it on the other hand, why should it be kept secret? Is it still necessary to keep it secret? The key is to eliminate all evidence. There is no evidence.
, even if you know the truth, what can you do?
Although Qi Xuansu felt that it was impossible for someone to attack from the lake, he still felt that something was not quite right. Years of life and death experience gave him a natural intuition for danger.
After leaving Pei Xiaolou, he felt a little uneasy. As time went by, this uneasiness became more intense. He always felt that something was wrong with the surrounding environment, but he couldn't explain it.
After a moment, Qi Xuansu realized what was wrong.
It's too quiet.
There were no chirping insects, no chirping of birds, and no sound of frogs.
Most of the time, frogs hide quietly in the dark, making no sounds and not coming into contact with their own kind. But during the breeding season, they will move into the water in groups to reproduce and make calls, day and night.
They are very active, especially on rainy days.
It's summer, which is the breeding season for frogs.
not good!
The uneasiness in Qi Xuansu's heart finally reached a certain point, as if an invisible hand just grasped Qi Xuansu's heart, making him breathless.
At this moment, a small black spot appeared in the bright moon in the sky.
Then, the black shadow grew bigger and bigger.
Someone steps on the moon and arrives.
On the other side, a figure rose from the watery moon on the lake.
Qi Xuansu tensed up and took out the "Dragon Hand Gun".
At this time, many more shadows emerged from the water one after another, rushing toward the shore like water ghosts.