In the South Garden, on the east side stood a group headed by Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel Cha Wenyi and Fang Li, on the west side stood Yang Yuhuan, Su Xiaoxiao, Fang Daniu and others, and Wei Huangan, Meng Jingye and others suddenly joined in and became the third party.
Yang Yuhuan and others didn't recognize these newcomers and just stood there in a daze.
Cha Wenyi had received the news a long time ago. He snorted coldly and said, "Everyone, do you know that you have violated the laws of our Jing Kingdom and the prohibition of the East Saint Pavilion? I can use the talents of the Holy Temple to suppress you at any time!"
Meng Jingye said: "The laws of Jingguo are governed by the king and the three judicial officials. It is not your turn as a minister of the Ministry of Personnel to make a final decision. As for the ban of the East Saint Pavilion, bring out the document. If there is no document, I will sue you for fabricating the document of the Saint Court!"
“Uh…” Cha Wenyi stood there in a daze, thinking that one should be cautious in dealing with such a scholar from an aristocratic family, especially an important figure from a sub-sage family.
There are many documents in the Dongsheng Pavilion, but those that can truly be considered "bans" must be personally approved by the current Dongsheng. Documents personally approved by the current Dongsheng generally have a unique name, called "legal edicts."
The decrees of the Four Saints all have clear scopes. For example, the East Saint would not issue decrees related to the demon world, as that is the responsibility of the North Saint. Under normal circumstances, the North Saint would not issue decrees to deal with the internal affairs of the human race.
Once the Four Saints issue an edict, whether it is right or wrong, it represents the Holy Court and must not be overturned.
To overturn the decree is equivalent to overthrowing the status of the Four Saints, which is more extreme than the dispute over the Saintly Path.
However, if there is a big problem with the decree and it is overturned, then no matter who it is, even Confucius, they must permanently withdraw from the position of the Four Saints and will never be allowed to serve in the Holy Court.
It is precisely because of this that the Four Sages rarely issue controversial decrees, and no one else will overturn the decrees of the Four Sages unless there is an extreme need.
Except for the "legal edict", all documents of the East Saint Pavilion are "commands". The strength of the orders varies according to the status of the signatories and the content. For example, the documents of criticism and accusation are the most serious, enough to make a country nervous, while some advisory documents are of little use.
Most scholars would think twice before they acted when the left prime minister and his party used the documents of the East Saint Pavilion to bluff people, but Meng Jingye, who was born in the Meng family, knew this set of rules better than the Zong family who had just taken over the East Saint Pavilion.
Meng Jingye knew very well that the left prime minister and his party could not produce such a document at all. Even if they did, it was not a decree personally approved by the emperor, and it was impossible for it to be signed by the great Confucian scholar of the Eastern Saint Pavilion. At most, it was a suggestion document issued by a certain university scholar.
No disciple from an aristocratic family with any status would take such a document seriously.
Cha Wenyi was speechless. He was not pretending, but to the Hanlin of Jing State, any document from the Dongsheng Pavilion was not much different from a legal decree.
"And these cats and dogs, all get out of Quanyuan." Wei Huangan looked at Fang Li and others with disgust.
Fang Li chuckled and said, "My dear scholars, my lords, and my masters. I know that you are more knowledgeable than me. But I want to say that this is a dispute within our family. Anyone who dares to interfere in the affairs of our family, please be prepared to go to the Li Hall for trial!"
Wei Huangan said: "In that case, that old man Liu Shan will be the first to go to the ceremony hall."
"How dare you! Judging from your official title, you should be a Grand Secretary from the Ancient Land of Xuemang. It's really strange that a Grand Secretary from such a traitorous land dares to show off his power in the Shengyuan Continent!" Cha Wenyi immediately pointed his finger at Wei Huangan.
Wei Huangan nodded and said, "I am indeed just an ordinary university scholar. In other places, I can only shrink like a turtle. I know myself well. But here, in the capital of Jingguo, in front of Liu Shan, I can show off my power, because there are too many turtles here!"
No matter which camp the scholars of Jing State were in, they were all helpless. Wei Huangan called the left prime minister and his party shameless bastards, but he also called the scholars of Jing State cowards. They did not stand up to defend Fang Yun and his family.
A young man beside Fang Li whispered, "Father, let's go back to Ji County. Even I can see that we are just ghostwriters for the left prime minister. In the end, we will not get any benefits, but will be cursed. What's more, Fang Xusheng gave me another chance to be a man, and made me truly understand that I should calm down and study hard. Even if I die, I can't seize his property."
"Shut up, there's nothing happening here!" Fang Li glared at Fang Zhongyong and raised his hand to hit him, but Fang Zhongyong did not dodge or evade, and his eyes did not even flicker.
"Little bastard!" Fang Li was furious. Because Fang Li had been criticized by Fang Yun, whenever he wanted to hit Fang Zhongyong, he would be stopped by the power of the criticism until Fang Zhongyong became a Jinshi.
Fang Zhongyong lowered his head slightly to express his apology, but did not give in!
"You are such a good Fang Zhongyong. You were attacked by Fang Yun in an article and will be infamous for eternity. Not only do you not hate him, but you are grateful to him. You even treat me, your own father, as your enemy!" Fang Li was furious.
Fang Zhongyong still kept his head down and said nothing, but silence was his best weapon.
Fang Li did not look at his son and said, "Everyone, you should know that the Prince Ji's Palace is under construction. This Quan Garden was awarded to Fang Xusheng by the royal family. Now Fang Xusheng has passed away, and the royal family wants to take Quan Garden away. If I hadn't shamelessly asked the Left Prime Minister, Yang Yuhuan's family would have been driven away long ago, and I don't know what dilapidated old house they live in. Yuhuan, it's not about me, but for the Fang family, we can only sacrifice you. You can choose, whether to recognize Zhongyong as your son, or force our Fang family to break off all ties with you!"
Yang Yuhuan raised her chin, forming an almost perfect outline with her white neck, with a faint sneer on the corner of her mouth.
Her eyes were red and swollen, but she was still as graceful as ever.
"Yuhuan has been literate for less than two years, so she doesn't understand the big principles. But I remember every bowl of rice and every penny given to Xiaoyun and I when we were in trouble. I also remember every person and every family who helped us. During last year's New Year and this year's New Year, I recited them one by one, wrote them down one by one, and asked Daniu and the others to prepare generous gifts and send them one by one. But... Fang Li, and all the Fang family members present here, I, Yang Yuhuan, recognize you, but I will never remember you! Anyone who has any gratitude to Xiaoyun and me will not be standing here today! How can there be a severance without gratitude and loyalty?"
Yang Yuhuan's tone was very calm, and her words were simple yet powerful.
Yang Yuhuan was not good at speaking eloquently, nor could she transmit sounds, but her words were extremely powerful.
Several members of the Fang family looked at Yang Yuhuan in astonishment, and suddenly realized that Yang Yuhuan was no longer the illiterate girl, but the wife of a dignified sage, a woman in charge of a large family's internal affairs, and an important figure who interacted with the empress dowager, princesses, women from aristocratic families, and female scholars.
Living in a place changes your energy, and nourishing your body changes your body.
Environment and status can change a person's temperament, while being well-fed can change a person's body.
Fang Li said: "Yuhuan, since you are so ignorant of the current situation, I will immediately use my power as the clan leader to ask Jingguo and Shengyuan to return the wealth of the Fang family! Don't worry, we are all nostalgic people. I will leave you the name of Fang Yun's child bride. If you continue to oppose our Fang family, we can only remove you from the Fang family tree!"
.(To be continued.)