The looting and smashing in Qing State was suppressed by local yamen runners and garrison troops, and a group of people were arrested. Xiangzhou seemed to have returned to peace, but soon someone from Qing State posted a mocking post on the discussion board, sparking a war of words between the people of Jing State and Qing State.
In the Confucian literary world, which Shengyuan Continent did not pay attention to, the State of Chu began an extremely brutal purge.
Even in the Qin State with strict laws or the Yan and Zhao regions with their high regard for the spirit of chivalry, many scholars could not believe that the new King of Chu would do such a thing.
Among the royal family of the Chu State, more than 30% were expelled from the family tree and reduced from royal members to ordinary people. Most of them were people who were closest to the bloodline of the old King of Chu.
There was a major reshuffle of middle and high-level officials in the State of Chu. Some people with ulterior motives discovered that all the people or families who had pursued the Pearl River Army or the Pearl River Marquisate in those days suffered a severe blow this time. Some had their titles stripped, and some had their property confiscated.
However, those families who had offended the Pearl River Army or the Pearl River Marquisate but showed mercy were only lightly punished and were not seriously hurt.
This great purge of the Chu State directly affected 70% of the officials of the Chu State and indirectly affected all officials. Every state, every prefecture and even every county was submerged in this unprecedented wave.
Such a large-scale purge was unprecedented in the history of the literary world. Scholars from various countries did not believe that the new King of Chu would be able to achieve his wish. They thought that a large number of scholars would resist or even commit treason.
However, what surprised everyone was that, apart from a few scholars who complained, most officials remained silent, and this group of officials seemed to be extremely supportive of the new King of Chu.
As for what happened in the State of Chu, not only the scholars in other countries were puzzled, but even the scholars in the State of Chu were also confused.
Because many people saw Zhang Longxiang enter the palace, they all knew that the whole incident was related to Zhang Longxiang, and some even believed that Zhang Longxiang had launched a coup in the palace.
However, this is exactly what is difficult for scholars from all over the literary world to understand. The literary world is not a place where one can rebel at will, because the literary world belongs to the Kong family.
In history, there were also some royal children who rebelled and even joined forces with great Confucian scholars. This kind of power could have easily defeated the monarch, but in the end they were all stopped by the Kong family, and all the rebels ended up in a miserable way.
Zhang Longxiang was not even a member of the royal family of Chu, and the identity of the new King of Chu was known to everyone.
Finally, many people came to the conclusion that the Kong family was probably fed up with the various misdeeds of the previous King of Chu, so they simply used Zhang Longxiang to launch a purge.
After the Great Purge, although the State of Chu was in tatters, it was also full of vitality as never before.
The people of Chu were more confident than before because they had produced Zhang Longxiang, a great figure who could dominate the world with his literary talent.
The spiritual leader of the Chu State has changed from the King of Chu to Zhang Longxiang.
The changes in the State of Chu attracted the attention of some aristocratic families in the Shengyuan Continent, but they all believed that it was an internal behavior of the Kong family and did not think that it was led by Zhang Longxiang, so they did not continue to pay attention to it.
Instead, they have been paying attention to the changes in Xiangzhou, and many people have smelled something unusual from what has happened in Xiangzhou these days.
Fang Yun spent most of his time casting the True Dragon Writing Platform and writing "History of Ancient Demons", and the day for the completion of the first part of "History of Ancient Demons" was getting closer and closer.
Fang Yun only learned about many things that happened in Xiangzhou from the discussion list and Jingguo's report, but Xiangzhou was under the jurisdiction of local officials, so Fang Yun was not too worried. What Fang Yun was really worried about was Ning'an City. Officials from Ning'an County often sent him letters, reports or consultations. Fang Yun was like the emperor of Ning'an County.
The students of the Fang family in Ji County would occasionally write letters, which would be selected by the head of the Fang family and sent to Fang Yun. Most of these letters were asking for advice on how to study, and sometimes they were confused and hoped that Fang Yun would be a guiding light. Since there were not many letters, Fang Yun would reply to them one by one.
Shortly after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Fang Yun was exhausted after having failed many times in his attempts to build the Real Dragon Platform, so he went to the yard, where he walked and thought.
The little fox Nunu immediately jumped into Fang Yun's arms, without making any noise to disturb Fang Yun, but just enjoying the time with Fang Yun.
Yang Yuhuan also sat in the yard, slowly doing needlework and occasionally glancing at Fang Yun. The courtyard became even more warm and cozy.
Fang Yun was walking slowly and saw Fang Daniu out of the corner of his eye. He didn't take it seriously at first, but as a university scholar at the level of Zhizhi, Fang Yun instinctively used his ability to study things to notice that Fang Daniu was in a bad mood, and even his breathing and blood flow rate had changed. He quickly guessed that Fang Daniu was in trouble and wanted to ask for help but was too embarrassed to do so.
Fang Yun smiled and walked towards Fang Daniu and said, "Brother Daniu, what are you thinking about?"
Fang Daniu was startled, then smiled awkwardly and said, "Nothing, nothing."
"Tell me, you can't hide it from me." Fang Yun said.
Fang Daniu showed an embarrassment and said, "You are indeed a false saint. Nothing can be hidden from you. You also know that my parents are used to living in Ji County and don't want to go to the capital. They have been living in the old house at home. The old house has been in disrepair for a long time, and I have sent a lot of money back home over the years, so my parents simply rebuilt the house. But as soon as they rebuilt it, they started to have conflicts with the Lu family to the west. There was originally a narrow open space between the two families, and my parents occupied it and built a wall, but the Lu family was unhappy and said that the Lu family also had a share."
Fang Daniu hesitated for a moment and continued, "It's hard to say who is right or wrong in this matter, but the two families refused to give in, so they quarreled and my mother became sick from anger. My father felt sorry for my mother, so he wrote me a letter and asked me to find the magistrate of Ji County to punish the Lu family. I naturally knew that I couldn't do that. If I did, wouldn't I have followed you for nothing for all these years? However, it would be unreasonable if I didn't help my parents."
Fang Yun recalled and said, "The Lu family in the west? It can't be Lu Zhan's family, right?"
Fang Daniu smiled bitterly and said, "It's Lu Zhan's family. Let me be frank. With my relationship with you, not to mention the people in Ji County, even the Jinshi in the capital and even the Hanlin masters would give in. But Lu Zhan is your childhood classmate and friend. His parents have always felt that their son's relationship with you is not inferior to mine. I guess they suspect that my parents are bullying their Lu family, so they started a fight."
Fang Yun smiled calmly. He naturally understood that both Fang Daniu's family and Lu Zhan's family had a close relationship with him. Relying on this relationship, both families dared to control ordinary juren or even jinshi. They probably also did some things to bully others. However, at least they had no bad deeds at present, otherwise it would have caused a lot of trouble.
Fang Daniu blushed and said, "I wanted to ask you for help, but I felt that asking you for such a small matter would be an insult to a great saint, so I decided to forget it."
"Although it's a small matter, since I have come across it and both families have close connections with me, I will try to solve it." Fang Yun said.
Fang Daniu felt even more embarrassed and said, "I think you should just stop interfering. If word gets out and the great Xu Sheng is asked to deal with our two families' trivial matters, I'm afraid I won't be able to face people in the future."
"It's okay." Fang Yun said and took out a pen and paper.
.(To be continued.)