Fang Yun shook his head slightly. There were too many similar things.
The most disgusting news for Fang Yun was that in the 187th year of the new calendar, a man from Xiangzhou visited Bianjiang Prefecture in Xizhou, Qingguo, and touched the little girl's head while praising her. The custom in Bianjiang Prefecture was that married men could not touch the heads of little girls, so he angered the locals and was beaten.
When the Xiangzhou Dibao published this news, it believed that people from Xiangzhou should abide by the local customs and habits when traveling to other places.
But just recently, a person from Taihe Prefecture in Xiangzhou went to Dayuan Prefecture in Jiangzhou, Jingguo. The people from Dayuan Prefecture welcomed them and presented them with gifts wrapped in white silk according to local customs. As a result, the person from Taihe Prefecture became furious and immediately returned to Xiangzhou, because the custom of Taihe Prefecture was that gifts should not be wrapped in white.
The Xiangzhou Gazette frantically attacked the Jing people for their ignorance of etiquette, believing that when treating guests, one should respect their customs and habits, and should not impose local customs on outsiders.
Whenever Fang Yun thought of these two pieces of news, he felt nauseous.
The people who write the official reports in Xiangzhou are so shameless and despicable that it is not enough to describe them.
Fang Yun was about to become a Grand Scholar of the Sincerity Realm, so he did not hide his inner emotional fluctuations. He admitted that he hated this kind of thing and even suspected that even if he became a half-saint, he would probably frown when he heard such disgusting things.
"There's nothing new under the sun!" Fang Yun's eyes were slightly cold.
Fang Yun was flying very fast. When he crossed the Yangtze River, the water suddenly surged up, and waves of tremendous power rushed upward. But at the same time when Fang Yun sensed it, an invisible and powerful force instantly suppressed the power in the river.
The river water rose only ten feet high before being pressed down. Afterwards, the surface of the river for hundreds of miles was dyed red and green by the blood of countless monsters.
Fang Yun remained calm, because the monsters had attacked him more than once in the Shengyuan Continent, but were easily stopped by the Saints or Semi-Saints.
Fang Yun lowered his head and glanced calmly at the river surface, his eyes swept across the body parts and remains under the river, then raised his head again and looked towards a city on the south bank of the Yangtze River.
That is Baling City, the capital of Xiangzhou.
Fang Yun looked southeast again, and saw an endless lake that looked like a sapphire between heaven and earth. That was the 800-li Dongting Lake. In Dongting Lake, there was even a palace for the Yangtze River Flood Sage. Every time the Flood Sage patrolled the river, he would enter the palace in Dongting Lake to rest and taste the famous Dongting Lake whitebait and Junshan Silver Needle Tea.
The north gate of Baling City was opened, and both sides of the road were filled with soldiers wearing armor and holding flags, stretching for ten miles.
At the Baling Wharf on the bank of the Yangtze River, there was not a single ship; all ships, large and small, were staying at a smaller wharf in the distance.
Fang Yun took a quick glance and suddenly stopped a mile away from Baling Wharf. He stepped on the cloud and said, "Go and get the scattered boats back to Baling Wharf. We came to Xiangzhou to let the people of Xiangzhou live a better life, not to disturb their livelihood! When Baling Wharf returns to normal, I will set foot on the land of Xiangzhou."
Fang Yun's voice spread throughout Baling Prefecture.
The officials present were stunned, and different officials reacted differently.
Some of the Xiangzhou officials who supported the Qing Kingdom were surprised, some sneered, some frowned, and some felt panicked.
Those officials were more annoyed or anxious.
The governor Dong Wencong hurriedly said: "Please rest assured, Fang Xusheng, I will correct my mistakes and will never disturb the people again!" After saying that, Dong Wencong swept an extremely angry look at the officials, and then hurriedly went with the governor Fang Shouye to ask the ships to return.
Fang Shouye nodded slightly to Fang Yun, and when he found that Fang Yun responded, he breathed a sigh of relief and hurried to deal with it.
When the people in Baling City heard the thundering words, they were stunned at first, and then became very happy. Many people put down what they were doing and trotted towards the big dock outside the city.
Some old scholars in the city nodded slightly.
Those who were driven to distant ships were deeply moved after hearing Fang Yun's words.
"Fang Xusheng is still the best. Those officials in Xiangzhou don't even treat us as human beings! They chased us away without hesitation. How many hours have passed? What should we do if the fish in the cabin rots?"
"My mother is waiting for me to sell the fish and pay her back for medicine. Now we can't go to the big dock, and no one comes here to collect fish."
"No wonder he can become a virtual saint. Not to mention his talent and knowledge, just the fact that he cares about us ordinary people makes me admire him!"
"Think about the high officials of Qing State in the past, including the Lord of Qing. Whenever they came, they would block the road to Qingjiang River and complain. Who can compare to Fang Xusheng?"
“No wonder so many people from Qing went to Ning’an County to help Fang Xusheng fight against the monsters!”
"I recognize this kind of false saint, but I don't recognize those bandits of Qing country!"
"Let's go, start the boat and meet Saint Fang Xu! With Saint Fang Xu here, our children can all pass the imperial examinations and our cabins can be filled with fish!"
Thousands of large and small ships set sail for the Baling Wharf.
Some passenger ships were carrying passengers from various countries, who were whispering and praising the event.
Many people on the boat bowed to Fang Yun, and some others knelt on the deck and kowtowed to Fang Yun from a distance.
Dong Wencong whispered to Fang Shouye, "Fang Xusheng is indeed extraordinary. We almost fell into the trap of the Qing officials! We are used to receiving our superiors in grand occasions, but those Qing officials can bring disgrace to Fang Xusheng with just a few words."
Fang Shouye nodded gently and said, "My nephew is really better than his master. We have been in the officialdom and the military for so many years, but we are not as good as a little kid like him. It's embarrassing. Just now I understand why he didn't even give me the face to speak directly. Qingguan is likely to create some unexpected events, such as letting those fishermen beat drums to complain that the fish died because of welcoming Fang Xusheng, or simply let the people on the boat die of illness or drown, and then point the spearhead at Fang Xusheng, so that he will get into trouble as soon as he arrives."
"Yes, Fang Xusheng saw this at a glance, so he simply stopped in mid-air. We can't blame him for being heartless, it's us who didn't do it."
"How can this be considered heartless? If he were heartless, he would have just scolded you and me by name."
"I suddenly feel very happy. I will definitely learn a lot by working under him," said Dong Wencong.
"He is different from us." Fang Shouye looked at Fang Yun in the distant sky, feeling filled with emotion.
"When you first met him, you didn't expect this day to come, right?" Dong Wencong said.
"When I went to see him in person that year, it was probably the most correct and most important thing I have ever done in my life." Fang Shouye was even more emotional.
Dong Wencong smiled and said, "I wonder how many people in Panorama Country... no, in the entire human race envy you."
"So, as his uncle, I can't embarrass him. Now, I've gotten him into trouble."
"Do you think he has practiced Zengzi's Three Self-Examinations? He can 'examine himself three times a day' and find all the problems related to himself. Otherwise, how could he find problems as soon as he arrived here?"
Fang Shouye said: "It's hard to say. I believe that he did not do this because he discovered Qingguan's conspiracy first, but he did not look down on ordinary people like boatmen from the bottom of his heart. He really didn't want to disturb the people by welcoming him, so as to make Qingguan's evil plan ineffective."
"This... doesn't it mean that his realm is even higher than the 'Three-Self-Reflection Saint Way', and has reached the realm of a saint who 'can predict the future with the utmost sincerity'?"
"It's hard to say, it's hard to say..."
.(To be continued.)