The Sorrowmender

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After the three left, Xu Qingzhou sat back down at his desk, looking at the Six Ministries' laws he had drafted, and rubbed his tired eyes.

Plans were plans, but reality was reality. Cangyue had too much to change, and naturally, there were many things to do, which couldn't be completed in a short time.

The myriad of tangled issues was like a mess of threads—how to untangle them? That was a question.

To cut through them, or—

Having a knife was one thing, but you also needed a ruler to measure, and that was the law—

Society needed order, needed laws, to restrain the evil that morality couldn't.

"Someone come."

At the sound, a guard jogged into the hall.

He bowed respectfully.

"What are the National Teacher's orders?"

"Have the officials of the Six Ministries arrived?"

"Reporting to the National Teacher, most of them have arrived and are dining in the backyard as per your instructions."

Xu Qingzhou nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over the six wooden plaques before him.

Finally, his eyes settled on the one labeled "Ministry of Justice," and he reached out to take it, playing with it in his hand.

"Let's start with the Ministry of Justice."

"Go, summon all the officials from the Secretariat and the Ministry of Justice."

The guard clasped his fists and bowed.

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