Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1092: Dish
“I didn’t know I could eat so much.”

[I didn't know you could eat so much.]

At about 8:30 in the evening, after finishing the small dish of mandarin fish with pine nuts in front of me, the last dish of clear soup with matsutake mushrooms was served.

This is a soup dish. The small bowl contains amber soup, the same soup used for boiling cabbage. It contains not only cabbage, but also matsutake mushrooms flown in from Yunnan, as well as soaked and hericium erinaceus and sea cucumber.

Zheng Shijie, who was sitting next to him, was drinking Dunhuang wine with Ao Zang, who was sitting opposite him. Also drinking together was the "president" who came to the table with Ao Zang after the opening, that is, the actual manager of Yiluhua Department Store. With his mustache, triangular eyes, flat nose, and hunched shoulders and stretched neck, he retained three points of the appearance of a sea turtle. At first glance, his ability to transform was much inferior to that of the Dragon King with the "Sun and Sky" next to him.

Of course, it is unknown whether this transformation is to hide one's incompetence. The Dragon Palace, a small court in the East China Sea, also has its own rules. Perhaps members of the Dragon Palace who are not members of the Dragon Clan cannot and should not transform too much like humans - Shangluo does not know what it is like elsewhere, but there are several of the Dragon King's attendants in this room who look like ordinary people, but when the Dragon King talks about the secrets of the Dragon Palace, those attendants still stand behind.

Those who know this cannot be human, because no one can go to the Dragon Palace. Those who can stay here can only be human-shaped dragons like Otohime. Maybe they are even more likely to be real dragons that can change their shapes at will.

The position of Prime Minister Turtle is obviously higher than those dragons who serve as attendants. But because of the rules of the Dragon Palace, it seems that it cannot be too human.

"You guessed wrong." Prime Minister Turtle suddenly spoke -

These words almost tripped Shangluo's train of thought - why could this old turtle guess what he was thinking?
"You look at me for a while, and then at the dragons next to me. I think you are trying to guess why I don't look like a human. The answer is, this is the rule of the Dragon Palace."

"Ah, this, I'm not very comfortable asking this, right? After all, this is the rule of the Dragon Palace?"

"The Dragon Palace has no rules, only equity, it's that simple." Prime Minister Turtle gave a straightforward answer, "The dragons own shares in the Dragon Palace and are the directors of the company. I, Old Turtle, am just a senior worker. I don't own the Dragon Palace, so I naturally won't dress like a shareholder, it's that simple. As for the shareholders~" He pointed to the dragons carrying plates behind him:
"Whether they are willing to come to work in the company is entirely based on their personal wishes. Some of them are willing to serve the Dragon King, so the company will give them a salary for serving dishes, that's all. But even if they come here to do odd jobs, they are still shareholders of our company, so they wear shareholder uniforms."

"So the reason is so simple?"

Prime Minister Turtle shook his head. "Simple, yet complex. Owning and being owned are the furthest and closest distances in this world. Who determines whether someone can 'own' a thing? All things in the world come from the universe. Who has the right to claim that the thing in front of him belongs to him? The first person who declares that he owns a piece of land, the first person who possesses a painter's painting after his death and auctions it off at a high price, is that the first crime?"

"???"

"Shang Tianjun, what do you think?"

"I say, Prime Minister Turtle, should I address you as such?"

"Hey, it's just a nickname. Lord Shang Tian called me that to show his respect. What I'm talking about is more important than the name. I wonder if Lord Shang Tian has thought about some current events after hearing what I said: for example, Donghai claimed that it owns the so-called '8231 people born out of evil'."

"I say, Lord Shang Tian." Ao Zang came out to smooth things over, "Don't take his words too seriously. I just read two more scriptures, so I like to talk to others." "But Lord, you called me here to meet Lord Shang Tian today, just to let me speak, right? Do you want me to convey some of the Dragon Palace's views to Lord Shang Tian?"

"Of course, this is your freedom." Ao Zang took a sip of Dunhuang wine. "After all, we are all ministers in the same court, and we don't have to be completely consistent in our political views. The decision of Lord Shang Tian is the final decision."

"Then can I assume that Your Majesty agrees with me to a certain extent? It is too hasty to claim that you own the lives of all the people in Japan. How can the debt of parents last for thousands of years? How can the promise of ancestors be made by descendants thousands of years later? First of all, this is illegal. The Ming Dynasty law does not allow human trafficking, and all transactions related to human beings are not recognized."

"Yes." Ao Zang looked at Shang Luo, "So, Lord Shang Tian, ​​this is what I said before - discussing strategies is more important than attacking Japan. I wonder what you think about this issue, Lord Shang Tian?"

"Ah, as expected," Shang Luo pressed his forehead, "As expected, this kind of complicated issue has to be decided by me, right?"

"I heard that the emperor was also hesitant about whether to handle the murder case. Just because it was a father killing his son, he hesitated for three whole years. So, what do you think, Lord Shang Tian?"

Everyone was silent. Phaethon, Wen Yuan, and Han Xingzhi all looked at him.

Zheng Shijie, who was standing next to him, was eating snacks with great interest, a smile on his face - he often saw Zhu Xianxin being tortured by this kind of dilemma, and now it was Shangluo's turn. Zhu Xianxin had to deal with the mortal world, but now it had directly escalated to a conflict in the extraordinary world.

"Don't think too much." Zheng Shijie put down the cup. "The two of them are willing to put the problem here, which shows that everyone thinks highly of you. Since everyone asked you, they must think you can make the decision."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Ao Zang and said, "Sir Ao Zang, do you think I'm right? Since you asked Shang Tianjun to help you two share the blame, then no matter what Shang Tianjun says, you must obey his arrangement. The reason is very simple. Either you solve it internally. If you must go to court, do as the government says."

"Of course." Ao Zang nodded immediately, "When I asked this question, I knew that everything would have to be handed over to Shang Tianjun."

"So." Shang Luo shook his head, "Since the two of you want to come to my place for a trial, I will give you a trial. First of all——"

He looked at Ao Zang and said, "Let us first emphasize one thing: there is no such thing as heavenly law for the time being. The laws of heaven do not exist at present."

"Shang Tianjun, your words are the Heavenly Law." Ao Zang replied, "When the Heavenly Law does not exist, every word you say will become part of the Heavenly Law."

"Therefore, please ask Lord Shang Tian to make the final decision on this matter." Prime Minister Turtle added.

(End of this chapter)