Extra-Legal Jurisdiction? Dream On!

"Jurisdiction over Waterways?"

Chen Luo sat in the reception hall of Duke Anguo's Mansion, listening to Hai Rui's report. His brows furrowed.

"What is this supposed to be? As the Law Minister of the Department of Deviations, how come I've never heard of it?"

Hai Rui also wore a troubled expression as he explained, "Your Excellency, I didn't know about Jurisdiction over Waterways either. Only after my teacher's guidance did I find its origin in the records of Spring and Autumn Hall."

"This doctrine came from the Treatise on the Rivers and Waterways Under Heaven of the Ren Dynasty."

Chen Luo froze. The Ren Dynasty?

That was ancient indeed.

As a seed of a famous minister, Hai Rui naturally left nothing out. By the time he came to report this matter to Chen Luo, he had already prepared all the relevant materials.

Hai Rui handed Chen Luo a jade slip. "This is the original text of the Treatise on the Rivers and Waterways Under Heaven that I found in Spring and Autumn Hall. Please take a look, Your Excellency."

Chen Luo accepted the jade slip and swept it with his Divine Sense. His expression immediately darkened.

"The world under Heaven does not belong to the human race. Humanity merely dwells here temporarily. We should contemplate benevolence rather than practice evil. The rivers, streams, lakes, and seas beneath Heaven are creations of the Heavenly Dao, formed by nature. They are not places where humans ought to dwell. We should yield them to the aquatic races, thereby displaying the human race's magnanimity and sincerely forming good friendships."

"Humans dwell upon land and aquatic races dwell in water. Why is this so? Because the Heavenly Dao has its constants. This is an act of following Heaven's will."

"Waterways are of no benefit to