Chapter 66

Chapter 66: The Yang Family Is the Greatest Evil!

 

The issue with the Guanxuan Universe’s family clans and sects has long been an open secret, but no one dared to expose it so openly.

Joke aside, who would dare to do that?

If anyone did so, they would disappear from this world the next day!

But now, this woman from the ancient civilization has directly brought these issues out into the open.

Would the Guanxuan Universe dare to respond?

Naturally, they couldn’t just admit defeat.

An Yan was the first to step forward, “Monopoly, our Guanxuan Universe needs anti-monopoly measures. Things that shouldn’t be monopolized by certain families and individuals should be returned to the country and society!”

Hearing An Yan’s words, some people below looked at him with cautious gazes.

Those with vested interests naturally fear reform the most, and An Yan was no ordinary figure – he was currently the second-in-command of the White Robe Pavilion and would definitely join the council in the future.

He was a dangerous person!

An Yan naturally knew that saying these words at this moment would cause wariness and even hostility from the family clans and sects, but it didn’t matter to him.

He had to stand up!

Without hesitation!

The veiled woman looked at An Yan, “How to break the monopoly?”

“Reform the legal system!”

Nearby, Fa Zhen suddenly stepped forward as well, “Strictly govern the country according to law. Before the Guanxuan Divine Law, everyone is equal. However, our academy currently has some problems. What problems? Some people’s rights are above the law, transcending the law. Of course…”

As he spoke, he looked at the veiled woman, “A famous legal scholar in the Milky Way once said, ‘Throughout history, we have been told that no civilization or universe’s legal system is absolutely perfect. Laws should absolutely not become tools arbitrarily manipulated by rulers. Laws should pursue fairness and justice, not blindly follow the will of those in power. Laws should not only constrain the public but also constrain those with special privileges…'”

While he was speaking to the veiled woman, he was actually addressing those true powerhouses behind the scenes.

This was Fa Zhen’s ideal and ambition – to govern the Guanxuan Universe fairly and justly through law, making everyone obey and respect the law.

The veiled woman looked at Fa Zhen, her gaze calm, “The Guanxuan Divine Law is currently the fairest and most just legal system among all universes, but what’s the result? Is the law the core? The law is not the core; those who enforce the law are the core. Is the current problem in the Guanxuan Universe a problem with the laws? Monopolies have already formed, and now those sects and family clans have ten thousand ways to reasonably exercise their special privileges without breaking the law. Do you think that’s right?”

Fa Zhen’s expression became somewhat difficult.

Law?

The most frightening thing isn’t that the privileged class breaks the law, but that they have countless methods to ‘break the law’ perfectly.

At this moment, a young man suddenly stepped forward, “I think it’s an education problem.”

Everyone turned to look at the young man, whose name was Zheng Yuan, the top student of the Literary Academy.

Zheng Yuan slowly said, “The reason why the contradictions between various classes in our Guanxuan Universe are so deep now, apart from monopolized economy and legal issues, is largely because our Guanxuan Universe’s education has gradually fallen behind. Within our Guanxuan Universe, the environment is closed off, people rarely go out to interact with civilizations outside, everyone is arrogant and conceited, thinking they’re number one and others are paper tigers… What is the current education method of the academy?”

As he spoke, he shook his head slightly, “They don’t cultivate logical thinking but only standpoint views. What benefits them is praised; what doesn’t benefit them is all wrong and should disappear… Most young people are extreme. They see things as either black or white. If you tell them something isn’t white, they believe it must be black. They don’t know that this world actually has infinite shades of gray to choose from…”

Saying this, he sighed softly. Although he was speaking to the veiled woman, he was actually addressing those academy bigwigs hidden among the crowd.

This world never lacks true patriots, but unfortunately, many times they cannot voice their opinions normally. This moment was undoubtedly the best opportunity for Zheng Yuan.

Below, the old scholar quietly watched the young people on the stage, a faint smile on his face.

The veiled woman stared at Zheng Yuan, “Why is there a problem with education?”

Zheng Yuan said solemnly, “There are many, many factors…”

The veiled woman shook her head, “You actually know, but you dare not say it.”

Zheng Yuan looked at the veiled woman without speaking.

An Yan suddenly said, “The system is corrupt.”

Shocking words!

Once these words were spoken, the faces of some people from the family clans and sects immediately changed.

An Yan didn’t care about those people around him and slowly said, “System reform doesn’t mean completely denying all previous systems with one cut. Many times, the root cause of social problems lies in the current system not adapting to social development, so some changes need to be made.”

Saying this, he paused, then continued, “I’ve analyzed the current system of our Guanxuan Universe. Some systems themselves have no major flaws, but problems arise in practice because the executors don’t correctly and strictly implement the system. Second, the system is basically correct, but due to the system itself not being perfect enough, or because objective circumstances have changed, problems arise during implementation…”

As he spoke, he glanced at the crowd and continued, “Third, the system itself has serious errors, so it cannot continue to be implemented in practice. Fourth, major changes in objective circumstances occurred during the implementation of the system. Therefore, for the latter two situations, reform must be carried out…”

In the hall, those from family clans and sects looked at An Yan with eyes full of wariness. At this moment, they were certain that An Yan was a reformist, and reforms have always touched the interests of existing beneficiaries, even causing devastating blows to them.

“Since Brother An mentioned reform…”

At this time, a man stepped forward. His name was Xiao Yu, the number one of the younger generation in the Tax Academy. He slowly said, “Then let me talk about tax law. The current tax law in our Guanxuan Universe seems fair but is actually very unfair. Why? Because sects and family clans have countless methods to ‘reasonably’ avoid taxes. Currently, the overall tax revenue of our Guanxuan Universe is almost entirely dependent on the middle and lower classes, which is precisely why there is such a serious wealth gap. The rich get richer, and the poor get poorer. This is the greatest malady under heaven and should be reformed immediately…”

Outside.

“Good, good, good…”

Hearing the words of An Yan and others inside the hall, countless ordinary people watching through cloud recorders immediately applauded and felt their blood boiling with excitement.

Inside the hall.

The veiled woman glanced at An Yan and others, “Actually, whether it’s reform, education, or law, these are not the most core issues. What is the most core issue? It’s power. Power has caused these problems. Why does power cause these problems? Because power has not been supervised and restricted…”

Saying this, she slowly scanned the crowd, “Forgive my directness, but the biggest problem is the Yang family. Three generations of the Yang family have been dictators. They are above the law, transcending the law. The Yang family is the greatest evil in the Guanxuan Universe.”

The moment she mentioned the Yang family, the cloud recorders outside suddenly lost function, the screens turned black, and everyone was bewildered.

The recorders were turned off?

Inside the hall.

The entire hall was dead silent.

No one spoke!

The veiled woman glanced at the ceiling, then looked at the crowd in the hall and sneered, “The Guanxuan Universe claims to have freedom of speech, yet when the Yang family is mentioned, not a single person in the hall dares to speak. Is this your freedom?”

After speaking, she slowly turned and left.