Zong Ganyu stretched out his hand and stroked his silver beard, saying, "I only want to ask one question. With the decree of the Western Sea Dragon Saint, can you identify Fang Yun as the murderer of the Lei family's patriarch?"
"The words of the Dragon Saint of the West Sea are the laws of heaven, and we should obey them. However, since His Majesty the Dragon Saint of the West Sea said so, there must be evidence. Is there any evidence in this decree?" Gao Mo asked.
Lei Tingzhen said angrily: "The Dragon Saint of the West Sea is the supreme ruler of the dragon race and the master of the West Sea. Since he has issued a sacred decree, it is the greatest evidence! Elder Gao, are you questioning His Majesty the Dragon Saint of the West Sea?"
Gao Mo said: "As scholars, we can denounce all the monsters and doubt Confucius. Why can't we question the Dragon Saint of the West Sea?"
Gao Mo's words left Lei Ting speechless. In fact, the human race has had the spirit and tradition of "doubting the ancients" for a long time, but everyone only criticized Confucius indirectly. On the contrary, there have always been great Confucian scholars who criticized their predecessors who were semi-saints. Criticizing the saints is one of the important means for the great Confucian scholars of the human race to make further progress.
"The Dragon Saint's decree is almost equivalent to the human race's decree. Once it is approved by all the saints, this decree will take effect. Elder Gao, I think this matter should be handled by my East Saint Pavilion." Zong Ganyu said.
Gao Mo glanced at Zong Ganyu and knew that the Zong family wanted to seize the right to handle the whole matter.
Currently, among the human race, only the Criminal Court and the Eastern Saint Pavilion are most likely to obtain the power related to this matter.
Gao Mo is an ordinary-looking old man with a stern and even somewhat old-fashioned face. Many readers know that he is as his name suggests, taciturn, decisive, but also very cautious.
Many people in the Criminal Hall looked at Gao Mo and Zong Ganyu with anxiety in their hearts. At the moment, Gao Mo was the only elder in the Criminal Hall. In terms of Confucian talent and literary reputation, Gao Mo and Zong Ganyu were equally matched, but in terms of overall status, the elder of the East Saint Pavilion was superior to the elder of the Criminal Hall, and Zong Ganyu was the head of a semi-saint family, which also suppressed Gao Mo.
The most terrifying thing is that Zong Ganyu’s visit is most likely related to Zong Sheng. An elder of the Criminal Hall cannot possibly contend with this mighty force.
After a few breaths, Gao Mo slowly raised his head and said, "Xu Sheng is of noble status, so he should be dealt with by the Four Saints of the Saint Academy. Wen Xing Long Jue is of noble status, so he should be dealt with by the Four Seas Dragon Saints. Neither the Criminal Hall nor the East Saint Pavilion has the right to deal with this matter. Elder Zong, what do you think?"
The legalists in the Criminal Hall secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As expected of a great scholar, he pointed out the crux of the matter in one sentence, which was Fang Yun's identity! Even the Dragon Saint of the West Sea did not have the power to decide the life and death of Wen Xing Longjue with a single sacred decree.
Zong Ganyu and Lei Tingzhen looked at each other and saw disgust for Gao Mo in each other's eyes.
Zong Ganyu glanced at the dense crowd of Saint Academy scholars on the square, a hint of helplessness flashed in his eyes, and then nodded, saying: "Indeed, neither the Criminal Palace nor the East Saint Pavilion has the right to decide. However, since the East Saint Pavilion is the internal affairs of the master family, then this case will be handled by our East Saint Pavilion."
"What the clan leader said is wrong. If this matter is against the law, the investigation should be led by the Criminal Hall. If this matter is against etiquette, the investigation should be led by the Etiquette Hall. The East Saint Pavilion has the right to decide whether the investigation is correct or not, but it does not have the right to investigate. Of course, when it comes to the Void Saint, the Four Saint Pavilions should send people to monitor the investigators." Gao Mo said.
Lei Tingzhen said: "Fang Yun is in charge of the legal code, and is also half a legal family member. He has close ties with the Criminal Court, so this case should not be investigated by the Criminal Court, but should be handed over to the East Saint Pavilion."
Gao Mo nodded and said, "What Elder Lei said makes sense."
Many people were stunned, and their first thought was that Gao Mo had been secretly colluding with the Zong and Lei families.
However, Gao Mo then said: "Everyone knows about the grievances between the Zong family and Fang Yun, so this matter should not be handed over to the East Saint Pavilion for investigation. I think we should choose one of the other three Saint Pavilions to lead the investigation. Oh, right..."
Gao Mo suddenly kept the secret, shut his mouth, and glanced calmly at Zong Ganyu and Lei Tingzhen.
Zong Ganyu and Lei Tingzhen's faces remained calm and composed as usual.
"Since this matter involves the dragon clan, I have already sent a letter to the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea. I will probably get news from the Dragon Palace soon." Gao Mo said slowly.
"You" Lei Ting was really angry.
Gao Mo smiled coldly and said, "You used the sacred edict of a foreign race to persecute the virtual saint of the human race. Why can't I, a half-saint of a foreign race, protect the great sage of the human race? Don't be so pitiful and beat your drum to complain. I only have one thing to say at this moment. If it was really Fang Xusheng who killed Lei Chongmo, then Lei Chongmo must have deserved to be killed! I will leave this sentence here, and wait and see how your Lei family will overturn the verdict in the future!"
"How dare you! As an elder of the Criminal Hall, how can you attack the deceased of the Lei family like this?" Lei Tingzhen's face changed terribly, and the vitality throughout his body shook.
"Not all dead people are worthy of respect." Gao Mo said coldly.
“I will go to Dongsheng Pavilion to report today’s events to you!” Lei Tingzhen’s hair and beard stood on end, and all the Lei family members behind him glared at him.
"It's okay. I seldom leave the Holy Academy, so I'm not afraid of your Lei family." Gao Mo said nonchalantly.
After Gao Mo finished speaking, everyone in the Lei family turned pale, but a few scholars in the distance laughed out loud, thinking that this Elder Gao was usually taciturn, but at this time he was very sharp-tongued. He even ridiculed the Lei family for assassinating the human race's Xu Sheng in public. There were not many scholars in the world who had the courage to do this.
The appearance of Gao Mo made it difficult for the Lei family and the Zong family to continue dealing with the matter. Zong Ganyu and Lei Tingzhen could only stay where they were for a while, communicating secretly through voice transmission, and sending letters to ask people from various families for advice.
Less than half an hour later, a young man in green clothes with two small horns on his head came from a distance with a smile on his face. As he walked, he asked, "It's so lively here. Is there any happy event?"
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was the Green Dragon King Ao Qingyue, who is currently in charge of the connection between the East China Sea Dragon Palace and the human race. Although he is only a Dragon King, his power is higher than that of some great Dragon Kings.
Many scholars shook their heads slightly, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. This Ao Qingyue was a remarkable figure when he traveled in Shengyuan Continent. Now he even said that Lei Chongmo's death was a happy event, which clearly showed his support for Fang Yun.
Gao Mo nodded slightly and said, "Qingyue, what is your attitude towards this matter at the East China Sea Dragon Palace?"
Ao Qingyue smiled slightly, opened his mouth, and spit out a clear light. Then a green dragon scale flew out, with crooked dragon characters written on it. The vast dragon power rippled around the dragon scale. Everyone could feel the power of the characters, but no one felt pressured.
Although both were imperial edicts, after comparing them, many scholars immediately realized that the imperial edict from the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea was more powerful than the one from the East China Sea.
The few scholars present smiled strangely when they saw the crooked dragon characters, because only a very few people knew that the characters written by the Dragon Saint of the East China Sea were very ugly. This sacred decree was absolutely authentic, because no one could write such ugly characters.
Ao Qingyue said: "The attitude of our East Sea Dragon Palace, the sacred decree says that His Majesty the East Sea Dragon Saint once sent his divine thoughts to the battlefield between Fang Xusheng and Lei Chongmo. It was Lei Chongmo who wanted to kill Fang Xusheng, and Fang Xusheng fought back in anger. This matter was not the fault of Wenxing Longjue Fang Yun, but it was the people of the Lei family who wanted to kill Fang Xusheng. Therefore, from today on, the East Sea Dragon Saint cuts off all ties with the Lei family and begins to track down the mastermind behind this case!"
.To be continued. ..