The ceremony hall was silent.
The one who ordered the two friends Qin and Qi to hide in Wu State was nominally from Qing State, but was actually Zong Sheng.
Many years ago, when Zong Sheng was a high-ranking official in Qing State, he had already begun to make plans for various countries.
Countries like Jing and Gu were controlled for a long time by people planted by Zongsheng due to their weakening national strength.
Although Fang Yun was blaming Qing Kingdom on the surface, he was actually blaming Zong Sheng!
Before the battle at the Two Realms Mountain, it was understandable for the Sage to plant a hidden chess piece, but when the human race was facing a catastrophe, it seemed too despicable for the Sage to do so.
What's even more despicable is that the Zong and Lei families actually let the human spies attack the dignified Xu Saint.
The ceremonial hall was silent for a moment, and Yun Luo angrily asked, "Zong Ganyu, Lei Ao, is this true?"
Zong Ganyu remained silent, and Lei Ao also hesitated. The person they were accusing was Xu Sheng, and the location was the Li Hall. If they really lied, Fang Yun would most likely turn against them and they would lose everything.
What's more, Yun Luo directly called the two people by their names instead of addressing them as the head of the family, which meant that the great scholar in the Hall of Rites was very dissatisfied.
The Zong and Lei families joining forces can suppress the great scholars of any hall or pavilion in the Holy Academy. Even the great scholars of the Punishment Hall and even the Four Saints Pavilion are afraid of them, but they are helpless against the great scholars of the Etiquette Hall.
In the minds of the great scholars in the Hall of Rites, these scholars are the successors of King Wen and Confucius. Apart from them, no other saints can make them bow their heads, because they represent "ritual"!
What is etiquette? The rules of the world!
Even the saints cannot let the temple bow down!
Zong Ganyu said slowly: "The juniors competed with Fang Xusheng in Xuehai to avenge their personal grudges, and did not violate any Xuehai rules."
Wu Jiu shouted, "May I ask the clan leader, what is the crime for plotting to murder Xu Sheng?"
Lei Ao retorted: "Mr. Wu Jiu, you are too serious! How can fighting in the sea of learning be considered murder?"
The two great scholars in the Hall of Rites glanced at Lei Ao.
Yun Luo said in a deep voice: "The fighting in the Sea of Learning is all because of the murderous intentions outside the Sea of Learning! The ship in the Sea of Learning hit the Void Saint, which has nothing to do with the Li Palace, but the intention to hit the Void Saint with a ship outside the Sea of Learning has a lot to do with the Li Palace! Come on, order all the Li Palaces and Punishment Palaces of Qing and Jia to go out and find the person who plotted to murder the Void Saint outside the Sea of Learning, and interrogate him strictly! The Void Saint of the human race will not be allowed to be harmed by you again and again!"
Zong Ganyu suddenly took a deep breath, continued to lower his head, and said nothing.
Lei Ao stared blankly at the six great scholars in the Hall of Rites in front of him.
Fang Yun looked at the six elders of the Li Hall in shock. He did not expect things to develop like this. He was ready to use the privileges of the Void Saint to reduce his crime, but now it seems that it is useless.
Zong Ganyu said in a deep voice: "My fellow ministers, why do we need the two palaces to join forces in a fight between the younger generation?"
"Since the two family heads can join forces to go to the Shangli Palace, why can't we join forces with the two countries?" Wu Jiu asked back.
"You..." Lei Ao only said two words and then shut up. He didn't dare to continue speaking, nor could he find any excuse to refute.
Zong Ganyu frowned slightly, and then continued to squint his eyes to rest as before, as if he didn't take what was happening in front of him seriously at all.
Yun Luo stood up and said, "Please wait a moment, all three of you. We will issue the document right away."
Lei Ao said: "Wait!"
"Master Lei, do you have anything to say?" Yun Luo asked.
Lei Ao looked at Zong Ganyu, but Zong Ganyu still lowered his head slightly and said nothing.
Lei Ao had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "My fellow ministers, I think this matter needs to be carefully considered. The charge of murder is too serious. I think some people knew that Fang Xusheng would definitely be able to catch a lot of Wenxin fish in Xuehai, and they wanted to get more Wenxin fish. That's why they did that, not to harm him."
Wu Jiu said: "Patriarch Lei's words make sense. After the two halls jointly interrogate, if it is really as Patriarch Lei said, we will consider it separately."
Lei Ao said helplessly: "Isn't the Li Palace responsible for mediating the conflict between our two families and Fang Xusheng? Why did they arrest those people?"
"It's not an arrest, just... a talk." Wu Jiu used the same words Fang Yun used in Ning'an County.
Zong Ganyu raised his head and said, "If there is an unfilial son in our two families, who hates Fang Xusheng and has bad thoughts, he should be punished. In Fang Xusheng's words, it is to 'cure the disease and save people'. However, Fang Yun, as a dignified Xusheng, sank the boats of the scholars of the Zong and Lei families during the race, causing the Zong and Lei families to have no literary fish for several generations, weakening the power of the human race. Even Fang Xusheng himself may not dare to say that he is innocent, right?"
An elder asked: "Fang Xusheng, how do you answer?"
Fang Yun smiled slightly, with a humble look, and said: "May I ask the two family heads, my friends in piano and chess bumped into me first, but I bumped them into the ground instead, am I wrong?"
The two family heads did not answer.
Fang Yun took a step forward, stared at the two men and said loudly: "If the two family heads have a clear conscience, please answer!"
Many scholars in the Li Hall were staring at the two family heads. If they really dared to say that they were not wrong, the Li Hall Elder and Fang Yun would certainly fight back without mercy.
Lei Ao said vaguely: "Although it is inappropriate, it is not wrong."
"Okay. Then next, if those fourteen ships hit me together and I fight back and sink them, is that wrong?" Fang Yun asked again.
Lei Ao said, "Fang Xusheng, I want to say two things. First, the other boats were clearly trying to escape, but you still rammed them. I remember you said that it was 'excessive defense'. Second, Lei Longkuo and the others participated in the race and did not want to ram you, but you rammed them instead. You were the one who broke the rules of the race first!"
Fang Yun said, "Then I will also say two things. First, did they apologize or kneel down to beg for mercy? None of them! At that time, how could I know whether they were running away or cheating? Second, I want to ask everyone in the world, when Lei Longkuo, Zong Shibing and other participants in the race shouted "Kill Fang Yun", what should I do? You knew that someone was throwing manure at you, but you didn't dodge or avoid it. Instead, you took it and chewed it in your mouth. After confirming that it was manure, did you accuse the other party of throwing manure? Sorry, you like to eat manure, but I, Fang Yun, don't!"
"Ridiculous! How dare you threaten to hit Xu Sheng to death? This is a heinous crime!" A great scholar slammed the handle of the chair and stood up angrily.
Just as Lei Ao was about to speak, Yun Luo stopped him with his hand and said, "Fang Xusheng, is what you said true?"
Fang Yun said: "If they weren't so crazy, how could I have collided with the three masters of the sea of learning when I saw them in the heart of the sea!"
When Fang Yun mentioned the "Three Heroes of Learning", the atmosphere in the auditorium changed subtly, and the original tension eased a lot.
The title of "Three Idiots of Learning" has become popular among the human race and has become the focus of discussion. Some scholars even wrote biographies for the three people in the style of chronicles, using the utmost irony.
The three idiots of Xuehai have become the biggest joke of the human race.
Wu Jiu said: "This matter is very serious! I suggest that we discuss with the elders of the Criminal Hall and change the 'interview' to arresting the person who shouted 'Kill Fang Yun'. I suspect that some of these people have rebellious tendencies!"
Hearing the word "traitor", Zong Ganyu looked normal, but Lei Ao was shocked and retorted loudly: "Impossible! They just shouted the wrong slogan in a hurry, and they only sank the dragon boat, not killed Fang Yun! They are definitely not traitors!"
"How ridiculous! He hates the human race so much that he threatens to kill himself in public. How can he not have a tendency to rebel? You two, please don't act rashly!" After Yun Luo finished speaking, an invisible force descended on the two people and sealed their talents.
.(To be continued..)