Fang Yun thought for a moment and realized that the power of the Zong family and the Lei family was too great and he could not take it lightly. As long as an elder in the Li Hall opposed it, things would develop in an unpredictable direction.
Fang Yun asked as he walked: "What do the other elders say?"
Wu Jiu said: "Brother Yunluo believes that the Zong and Lei families had ill intentions first and are thieves. It is not a violation of etiquette to bump into them. Several other elders did not say much, but just said that this matter should be resolved from a big matter to a small matter."
"Mr. Yun Luo is indeed a man of righteousness." Fang Yun knew that Yun Luo was a man of great righteousness and had a very high prestige in the Yun Kingdom.
The holy temple was neither small nor too small, and it took the group a quarter of an hour to reach the main gate of the ceremonial hall.
Wu Jiu, the elder of the Ceremonial Hall, led Fang Yun into the main gate of the Ceremonial Hall, walked across the Ceremonial Hall square, and arrived at the main hall.
Fang Yun glanced at the ceremony hall. It was tall and spacious, with huge stones as its body and round columns as its pillars. It was simple and majestic. People under the ceremony hall seemed as small as ants.
At the deepest part of the ceremonial hall, sat five great scholars dressed in purple robes, with tall hats and wide belts, and their faces were solemn.
Before entering the ceremonial hall, Wu Jiu also put on his crown.
There were three steps under the feet of the five great scholars. Two people were standing at the bottom of the steps, and many people from the ceremonial hall were standing on both sides.
The two people standing at the bottom of the stairs were both old men.
A man dressed in a blue university scholar's robe turned his head and looked at Fang Yun. His eyes were as sharp as swords, and he did not hide his coldness at all.
The old man next to him was wearing a purple Confucian robe, his face was covered with age spots, his eyes were squinted, and his head was drooped. He seemed to have fallen asleep before Fang Yun came in. When Fang Yun approached the main door, he slowly turned his head to look over. His eyes were still squinted into a slit, and he looked half-dead.
The five great scholars in the Hall of Rites stood up, bowed and said, "We respectfully welcome Saint Fang Xu."
Fang Yun immediately returned the greeting and said, "Greetings to all the elders."
After a while, the two people at the bottom of the stairs bowed to Fang Yun together. The great scholar bowed lazily, his movements were slow, but very proper. There was nothing wrong with it.
"Zong Ganyu has met Fang Xusheng."
Fang Yun bowed as a gesture of greeting without saying anything, and took a deep look at Zong Ganyu.
The son of the Zongsheng, the head of the Zong family, his name comes from "Lüshi Chunqiu", he is highly regarded by the Zongsheng, and is also one of the most powerful Confucian scholars in the Miscellaneous School. Not only is he proficient in the sacred way of the Miscellaneous School, he has even practiced the seal of the Diplomatic School to the level of the Six Kingdoms. It is said that his greatest battle record is encountering two great demon kings alone. He used the Diplomatic School and the power of the Miscellaneous School to make the two great demon kings kill each other.
The university scholar bowed quickly, very impatiently, and said: "Lei Ao greets Fang Xusheng."
Fang Yun knew Lei Ao, the new head of the family. He was ambitious and had a bad temper, but was loyal to the Lei family. Therefore, he was promoted to be a puppet head of the family by the great scholars of the Lei family.
Fang Yun bowed and said, "You are... the third patriarch?"
Lei Ao's face flushed with anger at Fang Yun's words. He wanted to fight back loudly, but he didn't say anything in the end. This was the ceremonial hall. The status of the Void Saint was high, and the slightest mistake would backfire.
Some scholars in the ritual hall laughed secretly. Two heads of the Lei family had already had to give up their positions because of Fang Yun, so Lei Ao was naturally the third head.
Wu Jiu walked to the deepest part of the ceremonial hall and stood with the other five ceremonial hall elders.
"Please take a seat, everyone." said Yun Luo, a great scholar among the six ministers.
Fang Yun sat down first, followed by the six elders of the Hall of Etiquette, and finally it was Zong Ganyu and Lei Ao's turn.
Zong Ganyu looked drowsy, but Lei Ao was full of energy.
The great scholar Yun Luo looked at Fang Yun and said, "First of all, congratulations to Fang Xusheng for winning the title of the leader of the ten countries. Official business is the most important thing, so I will not be polite. I invited Fang Xusheng to come here to mediate the collision of the ship in Xuehai."
Zong Ganyu raised his head slightly, squinted his eyes, and said slowly: "I think it should be 'a violation of etiquette in the sea of learning'."
Lei Ao immediately said: "Mr. Gan Yu is right."
"No problem." Yun Luo said, "The head of the Zong family and the head of the Lei family have determined that you have violated the rules of the sea of learning. As a virtual saint, you cannot set an example and cannot serve as a role model. You should be punished more severely. Not only should you be punished with a conscience, but you should also be imprisoned for a year immediately. What do you think?"
Fang Yun's eyes turned cold as he glanced at Zong Ganyu and Lei Ao. He even suspected that the Zong and Lei families were in collusion with the Dragon Clan. The Dragon Clan forced him to enter the Blood Mang Ancient Land, and the Zong and Lei families forced him to be confined. If he couldn't enter the Blood Mang Ancient Land, he would naturally be deprived of the title of Wenxing Dragon. If he wanted to enter, he would probably have to pay a huge price.
Fang Yun said slowly: "I was indeed too reckless at the time and made a big mistake. Every time I think about it, I regret it very much. My opinion is that if I could start over, I would make up for my mistakes..."
Zong Ganyu opened his eyes wide, Lei Ao looked surprised, and even the two elders showed curiosity.
"... Just ram and sink them at the seashore." Fang Yun said seriously.
"You!" Lei Ao's face changed color furiously.
Zong Ganyu continued to narrow his eyes.
Several young people in the ceremonial hall almost laughed out loud. Fang Yun was completely playing tricks on the two family heads. He was worthy of being Fang Wenba. He didn't even take the two family heads seriously in the ceremonial hall.
The expressions of the six elders in the Hall of Rites changed slightly, and the corners of their mouths curled up slightly before they quickly returned to their seriousness.
Lei Ao said angrily: "You all have seen that Fang Yun is stubborn and refuses to change his ways. He not only disgraces the position of the Void Saint, but also shows contempt for the Hall of Ceremony!"
Wu Jiu couldn't help but ask, "Why do you say he despises the Palace of Rites?"
"What he said just now was just a joke on the six ministers!" Lei Ao said righteously.
The six elders looked at Lei Ao with strange eyes, and Wu Jiu said slowly: "Master Lei, you misunderstood."
"How could this be a misunderstanding?" Lei Ao asked.
"He's just teasing you!" Wu Jiu added helplessly, with a look of "I don't want to say that you forced me to do this."
Lei Ao's face suddenly turned as red as pig liver.
The young people in the ceremonial hall lowered their heads and laughed. It was the first time they had seen such a different kind of interrogation in the ceremonial hall after entering it for so long.
Yun Luo asked: "Fang Xusheng, why did you violate the rules of Xuehai and crash into them?"
Fang Yun said: "I dare to agree to the competition in the sea of learning. Even if I lose, I will definitely abide by the rules. However, I never expected that the Zong and Lei families were so despicable that they actually joined forces to plot against me before I entered the sea of learning. They arranged for the two spies, the Grand Secretary Qinqi and the two friends, who were placed by the Zong family in Wu State, to pretend to help me and then approach me, and finally suddenly attacked me. Fortunately, I wrote the poem 'There will be a time to ride the wind and waves, and set sail to cross the vast ocean'. When I wrote this poem, I felt deeply sad and angry. I clearly wanted to study for the rise of the human race, but I 'drew my sword and looked around with a confused heart'. I lamented that the holy way was difficult, and the villains blocked it..."
Fang Yun began to analyze his grief and indignation at the time, with every word and sentence filled with emotion and anger, as well as implicit praise and criticism.
The six ministers remained indifferent, but the emotions of the other scholars in the ritual hall fluctuated with Fang Yun's words.
"Stop! The elder wants you to answer why you were so cruel to ram into our Zong Lei fleet. It has nothing to do with poetry!" Lei Ao hurriedly stopped him.
Fang Yun was stunned, sighed softly, and said: "Thank you for reminding me, Master Lei, otherwise I would not be able to extricate myself from my anger. When the barbarians invaded the south and the demons stationed their troops at the foot of the two worlds, how despicable must a few people be to sacrifice two university scholars or even two future great scholars to collect intelligence from the friendly forces? And how much hatred do they have for the human race to sink the ship of a virtual saint?"
(To be continued…)