Sitting immediately to the right of Fang Yun was the current head of the Yanzi family, Yan Ningshan.
According to convention, each meeting of the Holy Court would be presided over by the heads of the six sub-holy families in turn, with the presiding person sitting in the highest seat.
Now Fang Yun is sitting in the chief seat, and Yan Ningshan can only be second.
To the right of Yan Ningshan were the heads of the other five sub-saint families.
Opposite Fang Yun and the heads of the six sub-saint families sat the monarchs of ten countries.
The kings of the other nine countries were all wearing yellow robes, imperial crowns, and sitting upright. Only the young king of Jing country was sitting with a masked woman. The young king kept looking around with his pair of dark eyes, and whenever he saw Fang Yun, he showed an innocent smile.
In addition, there were the heads of the sub-sage families and great scholars of the human race sitting there. There were fruits and tea on the tables in front of these people.
Outside the seats of these people, there was a clear path separating them. Outside the path were the great scholars from all over the human race. They were also sitting in front of low tables, but the tables in front of them were empty.
These university scholars only had the right to attend the meetings as observers. Without Yan Ningshan's invitation, they were not allowed to say a word. Once they opened their mouths, they would be kicked out of the House of Representatives. From then on, unless they became great scholars, they would never be allowed to attend the meetings as observers.
Among all the non-family heads, there was one exception. There were fruits and tea on the table in front of him.
Wei Huangan, the first university scholar in the Xuemang Realm.
In just a few days, he has grown from a newly promoted Grand Secretary to a Grand Secretary of the Inquiry of Things. His talent is astonishing.
The patriarch of the Kong family was not on the list because he had the status of a semi-saint.
As soon as the main door of the hall was closed, Yan Ningshan turned his head to look at Fang Yun and said with a smile: "Fang Xusheng, you have the highest status, why don't you preside over this meeting of the Holy Court."
Some people nodded slightly, obviously Fang Yun was qualified.
Fang Yun smiled and looked at Yan Ningshan, who had a kind face and a sparse goatee on his chin. His eyes were small, but full of wisdom, as if he could see through all the ways of the world.
"I am not very knowledgeable and I don't understand public opinion, so it is difficult for me to preside over the meeting. This meeting should be presided over by Mr. Banhai." Fang Yun said.
Yan Ningshan named his study "Banhailu", so people called him Mr. Banhai.
Yan Ningshan smiled slightly and was about to speak, but Fang Yun continued: "However, before everyone discusses it, I want to do something, and I hope Mr. Banhai will agree."
"The discussion has not officially started yet. Please do as you please, Fang Xusheng." Yan Ningshan agreed without hesitation.
"Thank you, Mr. Banhai." Fang Yun said, taking out a black cloth package from the Swallowing Sea Shell.
The great scholars present all had sharp eyes, and even if only a corner of the swallowed seashell was exposed, they would have seen it.
Fang Yun picked up the black package and threw it to the head of the Gu Sheng family of Gu State.
Gu Juwu, the head of the Gusheng family, looked gloomy, and took the black package without opening it. He looked at Fang Yun with a cold gaze.
Both the Weng Sheng family and the Gu Sheng family of Gu State have close ties with the Zong family. Both families have targeted Fang Yun and are sworn enemies.
Fang Yun said: "Master Gu, it's best for you to take a look."
"Hmph!" Gu Juwu snorted. He opened the black cloth bag, looked down, and his face changed drastically. Then he immediately tied the bag tightly and put the black bag into the Yinjiangbei.
Gu Juwu lowered his head slightly, staring at the table, motionless, and never dared to look at Fang Yun again.
Everyone in the entire Council Hall looked at Gu Juwu curiously, wanting to know what was inside that made the head of a noble family so uneasy.
Fang Yun smiled and said, "This is just the first one. I will deliver the rest one by one. Mr. Banhai, please."
Yan Ningshan nodded slightly.
Fang Yun glanced at Gu Juwu and a fleeting smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
The black cloth bag contained the head of Gu Yuan, one of the Three Idiots of Xuehai. Gu Yuan disguised himself and entered the ancient land of Xuemang to assassinate Fang Yun. No matter how the Gu family argued, since Fang Yun was captured by Fang Yun, he was caught red-handed. Even the Semi-Saint family would pay a heavy price.
At that time, Fang Yun was not yet a virtual saint, because the evil king Meng Lintang was controlled by the evil dragon of prison and wanted to kill Fang Yun, forcing the head of the Mengsheng family to commit suicide. Now Fang Yun has a higher status, and the crime of assassinating Fang Yun is more serious.
The House of Representatives was very empty and the atmosphere was extremely solemn.
Yan Ningshan coughed lightly, looked around at everyone, and slowly said: "Thanks to the trust of the saints, I preside over this meeting. If there are any omissions, please forgive me. This matter is of great importance. To make a long story short, the topic of this meeting is the Blood Mang Realm. In other words, how should the Saint Academy govern the Blood Mang Realm."
After these words were spoken, Wei Huangan's expression dimmed. Yan Ningshan's words were too explicit. He did not discuss the issue of the ownership of the Blood Mang Realm at all, but directly discussed how to govern it. This also showed the attitude of the saints of the human race.
Yan Ningshan paused for a moment and continued, "You can freely talk about your plans, offer suggestions, and help the Holy Academy. Anyone who has an opinion can signal me and I will make the choice. As for the university scholars present, except for Wei Huangan, they cannot participate in the discussion for the time being."
Hearing this, some university scholars showed regretful expressions, and then their eyes became more determined.
There was a brief silence in the House of Representatives.
Although this was not the most intense discussion of the scriptures, it concerned two worlds, so every word was extremely important and no one would rashly speak immediately.
A full hundred breaths passed before a great scholar signaled Yan Ningshan.
"Lei Tingzhen, what do you want to say?" Yan Ningshan pointed out the name of the great scholar of the Lei family. This was also the rule of the public meeting, to call people by their names.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Lei Tingzhen's face. Fang Yun also looked over. He was a white-haired old man with an old face, but his eyes were extremely bright and full of energy.
"Mr. Banhai, fellow writers. The Blood Mang Realm is a well-known ancient land of traitors. The people here have tampered with Confucius' classics, annotated them arbitrarily, and are enemies of the Legalists and the Holy Academy. They are unworthy of cultivation! I think there are three strategies to govern the Blood Mang Realm. The best strategy is for all the schools to join forces and unify the Blood Mang Realm as quickly as possible, using thundering means to demonstrate the power of the Holy Academy and the saints, and then combining hardness and softness, using both luring and suppression, being soft in public and tough in secret; the middle strategy is to use pure soft means to gradually gain the hearts of the people of the Blood Mang Realm, naturalize them into the human race, and gradually integrate them; the worst strategy is to let the Blood Mang Realm govern itself, give up all power, and make the Blood Mang Realm the same as a country."
Yan Ningshan nodded slightly and said, "The three strategies Lei Tingzhen mentioned are quite insightful. Although they are too vague, they point out three directions and are good strategies. Weng Shi, please speak."
The great scholar Weng Shi bowed and said, "My opinion is closer to the truth of Lei Ting. The Blood Mang Realm has been a place outside the civilized world for many years, and our human race is in a precarious situation. If we do not make a decision, we will suffer from the chaos. I think there is no need to distinguish between the upper, middle and lower strategies. The Holy Academy will directly rush into the Blood Mang Realm and send personnel from the Hundreds of Families to govern. We will use both kindness and force, and use both soft and hard methods. We will make important use of those who surrender, and eliminate those who resist stubbornly. Other means will bring disaster rather than blessing. The opportunity is fleeting. If we cannot control the Blood Mang Realm as soon as possible and make it a reserve realm for our human race, once the Two Realms Mountain is broken, the human race will be exterminated!" (To be continued.)