Fang Yun's eyes flashed with a strange look. If it was a small matter, Wang Tongfu, as the elder of the Dongsheng Pavilion, would never mention it. But he mentioned it. He said it was neither big nor small at the beginning, but then said that it must not ruin his future. It was contradictory and definitely not something a great scholar could say. Perhaps because it involved the palace examination, Wang Tongfu could not say more and could only use this method to remind him.
Fang Yun naturally would not make things difficult for Wang Tongfu, nor did he mention the matter. Instead, he stood up and said with a smile, "I have the palace examination to take, so I cannot stay in the Holy Academy. I will say goodbye now."
"Well, Fang Xusheng, hold the official seal in your hand and silently recite "return to the capital of Jingguo", and you can go directly to the capital. Once you get there, relevant followers will take you back to Ning'an City."
After Fang Yun left, several great scholars stood in the war hall.
"He is neither arrogant when he wins nor discouraged when he loses. He is much calmer and more experienced than the rumors say. He doesn't look like a teenager at all."
"He didn't even ask a single question about what Brother Tongfu said just now. It shows that he is a shrewd person who can keep his composure."
"Let's stop celebrating the victory in Mitani's consecutive battles."
"We can't let Fang Xusheng feel disappointed. He won't care about this honor."
"He... if possible, is willing to give up these honors in exchange for those people being alive..."
Fang Yun returned to the Ban family through the Confucius Literary World without any stop. Under the protection of the people in the Criminal Hall and the War Hall, he rode the great scholar's carriage to Ning'an City.
On the way, Fang Yun read the books he had accumulated over the past few days one by one.
A considerable number of them were encouraging him, a small number were sent today, some were asking about Mitani Lianzhan's battle situation, and some already knew that he had won and successfully destroyed the Shadow Void Divine Fluid.
Those who were best informed felt sorry for him, thinking that giving two drops to the families of the other scholars who died in the battle would be enough, and there was no need to give them so much.
Fang Yun naturally did not say much. The stalactites and stone pools that produced the Shadow Void Divine Liquid were all in the strange book world, and they were slowly condensing the Shadow Void Divine Liquid. Due to the many years of blood sacrifice by the demon barbarians, this stalactite could also produce ten years of high-quality Shadow Void Divine Liquid, with a total amount of more than a thousand drops.
When the power of the demon blood sacrifice is exhausted, the stalactites can only produce ordinary shadow void divine fluid unless they are supplemented with other powers.
Soon, Fang Yun saw the letters sent by the Ning'an County magistrate and his staff, and learned what the great scholar Wang Tongfu was doing.
Just this morning, more than a dozen villagers from Changxi Village arrived at Ning'an County and beat drums to complain, saying that two Ning'an County yamen runners failed to rob a woman and killed her. The villagers of Changxi Village could not bear to see this and beat the two to death. Now those villagers have come to the county yamen to seek justice. They want the families of the two county yamen runners to pay for their lives and money.
The actual situation was that a 17-year-old girl named Wang Xiaocui from Ning'an City was trafficked to Changxi Village. When the yamen runners went to rescue her, they were not only beaten to death by the villagers, but Wang Xiaocui was also hanged at the entrance of the village.
This morning, the entire Ning'an City and even the entire Mizhou were shaken. As the palace examination received the attention of the whole world, this matter was also spread by interested people and even put on the discussion board.
"Long Creek Village..."
Everything about Changxi Village quickly appeared in Fang Yun’s mind.
Changxi Village is located at the junction of Ning'an County, Tong County and Hu County. The three counties have been arguing over this place for many years. At first, they all claimed that it was their own territory and refused to give in to each other. Later, they let go and no one cared about it. Over time, it became a famous no-man's land, full of smoke and miasma. It was too late for the counties to take charge, so they could only give up.
Changxi Village was originally a well-known poor village. Without the management of the three counties, it became even more rude and lawless.
Changxi Village was very poor and had a bad reputation. The men in the village could not find wives, so they had to seek help from human traffickers. Later, many people in Changxi Village started the human trafficker business. Over time, Changxi Village became a famous human trafficker village.
Those who did not like the culture of Changxi Village left the village one after another.
The laws of Shengyuan Continent allow a certain degree of human trafficking, for example, parents can sell their daughters to other families, but human trafficking is prohibited.
A long time ago, there was a magistrate of Ning'an County who wanted to govern Changxi Village. However, not only were the officials who went there beaten back, but Changxi Village also sent hundreds of old, young, sick and disabled people to sit outside the county government office. As a result, the magistrate lost all his authority and face, and had to pay a sum of money and be transferred out of Ning'an County.
From then on, the chaos in Changxi Village became more and more rampant.
With the lesson learned from that county magistrate, the magistrates of the three counties turned a blind eye to Changxi Village.
Some time ago, because some people from Ning'an County were abducted and sold by people from Changxi Village, Fang Yun ordered his officers to investigate, and the final target was Changxi Village.
Fang Yun knew that the village had a lot of problems and was a powder keg, but as the county magistrate, he had to send people to handle the case. After the two officers arrived at Changxi Village, they returned in vain.
Fang Yun was very busy at the time, so he asked the government to investigate the buyer first and put the matter of Changxi Village on hold for the time being.
Just a few days before going to the Holy Court, Fang Yun made an explanation of the case and planned to go to Changxi Village after interviewing the buyer.
Just yesterday, two yamen runners, eager to make a contribution, entered Changxi Village again.
The bailiff had thought that after Fang Yun summoned the Yellow Dragon of Destruction and killed the Dragon King, the people of Changxi Village would be more obedient. However, Changxi Village was closed to the public, and except for a few educated people, most people did not know about this incident. Even if they knew about it, most of them just treated it as a story.
When the villagers of Changxi saw that the two yamen runners dared to come, they arrested them and imprisoned them.
Early this morning, the abducted woman Wang Xiaocui knew that the yamen runner was trying to save her, so she knocked out the man who bought her, tried to find the place where the yamen runner was imprisoned, and escaped with him.
However, the three were discovered before they could escape from the village, and were beaten to death by villagers who came to inquire about the matter.
After buying Wang Xiaocui's property, her family arrived at Ning'an County overnight to sue the yamen runners.
Fang Yingwu and other aides wrote it clearly in the letter.
After reading it, Fang Yun sat on the flying page boat, tapped the paper lightly with his index finger, his face grim.
On the afternoon of October 9th, Feiye Kongzhou arrived at Ning'an County and went directly to the back government office.
Fang Yun was not in a hurry to handle the case. He first chatted with Yang Yuhuan and other family members for a full hour before he changed into the Hanlin uniform bestowed by the Holy Court and walked towards the main hall of the county government.
Jinshi and Hanlin both wore white robes, but the collar of Jinshi was embroidered with a sword, while the collar of Hanlin was embroidered with plum blossoms.
As soon as Fang Yun walked out of the back court, many officials from Ning'an County had already gathered there, rushing to greet and congratulate him.
Fang Yun first accepted their congratulations, and then asked them to leave on the pretext of trying a case, but Tao Dingnian said, "Sir, you defeated nine monsters alone and defeated three valleys in a row. This is a blessing for the human race. Today, your subordinates will set up a banquet to celebrate your triumphant return."
"Let's talk about it after the seventh day." Fang Yun glanced at Tao Dingnian coldly and walked straight to the main hall of the county government.
All the officials present were extremely embarrassed and stood there for a long time without daring to speak.
An old clerk complained, "I told you not to congratulate me randomly. Fang Xusheng hates banquets the most."
"This isn't about the banquet at all! Didn't you hear what Lord Fang said? We have to celebrate the seventh day. So many people died in the battle of Sangulian. Who would want to celebrate?"
"They say it's the seventh day of celebration, but they're just giving us face by not saying he doesn't want to celebrate it. Alas, I'd rather he scold us. We can't help Fang Xusheng, but we're actually causing trouble for him."
"The people of the Holy Court are smart. Sangu has won all the battles, so even if many people died, they should have congratulated them and let the world know about it to inspire the human race. But it was Magistrate Fang who did it, and they are afraid that he will be unhappy, so they won't celebrate."
"Fang Xusheng is indeed different from other people. He is probably the only one in the world who will not take credit for his bloody achievements and be proud of them, nor will he use them as a stepping stone to promotion and wealth."
"He may not be a perfect man, but he is a truly good man."
"By the way, let's go to the main court quickly. Today's case is very important. County Magistrate Tao, have you reminded the county magistrate?" Wucuo Novel Network does not skip words.
"I have reminded you to explain the matter of Changxi Village to the people clearly. Don't worry, the county magistrate will definitely not miss the palace examination!"
"What do you think? Was it the left prime minister who did this?"
Many officials' faces changed. Although Fang Yun had already purged the officials of Ning'an County, half of them were still former followers of Zuo Xiang. This showed how deeply rooted Zuo Xiang's power was in Mizhou.
"Impossible. Although Lord Zuo Xiang is an enemy of Fang Xu Sheng, he would never do such a thing when Fang Xu Sheng goes to Sangu to fight. Ji Zhibai might do it, but he is not as good as before. If he did such a thing, we would not be unaware of it!" said an old scholar.
Many of the left prime minister's former followers expressed support.
Fang Yingwu, who was standing by, thought about it for a moment and realized that what the old scholar said was right. If Ji Zhibai still dared to stay in Ning'an County, he would have been reported long ago.
The Ning'an County of today is no longer the Ning'an County of half a year ago. The former cronies of Zuo Xiang have been convinced by the other party.
"This case is complicated, and the palace examination is about to end. Fang Xusheng should delay it for a while. After the results of the palace examination come out, he will either hand it over to the next county magistrate, or handle it himself during the handover." Tao Dingnian said.
"As it should be. Let's go and watch Magistrate Fang try a case."
Fang Yingwu followed everyone, but he was worried. He found that Fang Yun's temperament had changed just after he left Ning'an County for a few days. In addition to a slight sadness, Fang Yun now had a more decisiveness that he had never had before!
Fang Yingwu suspected that if it were a few months ago, Fang Yun might have used gentle means, but now, he would definitely not compromise!
As an experienced legal advisor, Fang Yingwu believed in his own judgment.
Not long after, Fang Yun went to the court.
Fang Yun sat on the county magistrate's chair and, as he did in the past, called all the victims to the court and listened to them wail about their cases.
Among them, a man named Diao Nengchen cried the most miserably.
"Xiao Cui and I have been married for just one year. She just gave birth to a baby for me. Before she was even weaned, she was beaten to death by two officers! Lord Qingtian, I heard that you can slay dragons with one hand, but you must help me."
There were no tears in Diao Nengchen's eyes. He held the child while speaking and secretly pinched the child until he cried loudly.
"Look at my poor son, he lost his mother at such a young age. How are we going to live in the future..."
"My Lord, you must avenge my daughter-in-law!" An old woman sat cross-legged on the ground, crying loudly, her tears flowing.
(To be continued…)