"Xunzi values courtesy. In the past, I was of ordinary status, and some members of the Xun family tried to suppress me, but they were defeated by me directly or indirectly, and could only enter the Shihan Ancient Land or the Huangcheng Ancient Land. Now that Mr. Xun is in charge, they will never embarrass me. Even if the Qingjun or Zonglei families want to do something on the border between the two states, the Xun family will oppose it."
Fang Yun thought to himself that he truly felt the benefits of his improved status, which was almost equivalent to a dignified Sub-Saint Family helping him guard the country's borders.
To the east is Fengzhou.
When Fang Yun met King Qing in Baling City, he fought back against Qing State, saying that he wanted to start a war with another country in Fengzhou and seize the land of Fengzhou. As a result, all the officials of Qing State were furious, because the Zongsheng was in Fengzhou and the Zong family was in Fengzhou.
Afterwards, Fang used a different brush to slowly outline the border between Fengzhou and Xiangzhou with red ink, and he did so seven times before stopping.
Finally, Fang Yun looked towards the west of Dongting Lake. It was also a state of Qing Kingdom, named Yongzhou, but it was separated by Dongting Lake, so nothing would happen under normal circumstances.
"However, even if we separate them, there may be problems. In that case, we will let Dongting Jiao Wang handle this matter. If he does a good job, we can trust him a little in the future. If he doesn't do a good job, then he can be used as a warning to others!"
Fang Yun's mind moved, and a drop of water appeared in front of him, condensing into the shape of a dolphin.
The little dolphin under the water chirped. Fang Yun exhaled towards it, and the water-drop dolphin immediately flew out of the study and dived into the well. After dozens of breaths, it followed the water flow into Dongting Lake and swam in front of the Dongting Dragon King. Then the water-drop dolphin opened its mouth and made Fang Yun's voice.
"Dongting Jiao King, I see that Yongzhou has been experiencing drought recently. Please go and make it rain for three days, but only to prevent flooding."
The Jiao King's Palace was magnificent. The Dongting Jiao King had green scales all over his body and black horns on his head. He said helplessly, "Xiao Long, please accept the decree of Wen Xing Long Jue."
The water drop dolphin disappeared silently.
Dongting Jiao Wang thought for a moment and said, "Ask Prime Minister Turtle to the palace."
When Prime Minister Turtle arrived, the Dongting Dragon King told him what had happened.
Without hesitation, the Turtle Prime Minister whispered, "Your Highness, the Dragon King, it is already July and some places have already finished their autumn harvest. How could Yongzhou be short of water? However, Wenxing Longjue is also committed to preventing floods. He only made it rain for three days, which would at most reduce production slightly, but would not cause any major disaster. He is probably using you to warn Yongzhou or someone else, but he is also trying his best not to hurt the people."
Dongting Jiao Wang was stunned, revealing a sinister look, and said: "Then I will simply use his trick against him, use his name to flood Yongzhou, and stir up trouble!"
Prime Minister Turtle looked at the Dongting Jiao King for a few breaths, and said, "I would like to ask, Your Majesty the Jiao Saint, is he ready to take action?"
"Ah? The Holy Father didn't say anything yet?"
"What on earth was it that made you so confused that you committed suicide?"
The Dongting Jiao King rolled his eyes and swung his tail, sweeping the Turtle Prime Minister away. The Turtle Prime Minister shrank into his shell and floated out of the palace, shouting, "I'm leaving now."
"Asshole!" Dongting Jiao Wang cursed casually and muttered to himself angrily, "I am destined to be busy. I was used as a gun by those old guys in Jiaolong Palace once, and now it has become Fang Yun's spear, but I am powerless to fight back. Forget it, whatever he says is what it is. I am not afraid of Ao Huang. I am most afraid of Ao Yuwei. When that woman heard that our Jiaosheng Palace wanted to snatch the five little Jiaolongs that jumped over the Dragon Gate, she actually took the Ancestral Dragon Sacred Fang and rushed to Jiaolong Palace. In front of Jiaosheng Daddy, she suppressed all the Jiaolongs and forced Jiaosheng Daddy to show up. Those old Jiaos persuaded her to leave by compensating her with some delicious specialties of Jiaolong Palace. So those old Jiaos were jealous and asked me to cause trouble for Fang Yun, but in the end... Fang Yun and Ao Yuwei are of the same character! It's so hard to be a Jiaolong!"
The Dongting Dragon King sighed deeply, feeling that he was about to enter the most miserable stage of his life.
Soon, the Dongting Dragon King broke out of the water and flew towards Yongzhou. He then activated his dragon talent and created clouds and rain.
Not long after, a blue-robed scholar came flying from afar on a cloud-like cloud, and said in a loud voice: "Your Highness, the Dragon King, please retract your magical powers."
"Get out! I'm already annoyed. If you keep talking nonsense, I'll flood your Yongzhou Governor's Mansion! Get out!" The Dongting Dragon King roared, and thousands of raindrops turned into water arrows and flew towards the Yongzhou Governor.
"What bad luck!" Seeing that he couldn't even reason with the governor, Yongzhou knew that he would get nothing in return, so he could only leave and look for other solutions.
In the study, Fang Yun put down the official seal and nodded slightly.
"This little dragon is quite well-behaved."
Fang Yun thought to himself and finally looked at the map of Xiangzhou.
"Jiaolong Palace, Fengzhou Zongjia, Moyao Mountain... The state is unstable and needs long-term stability maintenance, but if people's hearts need to be stabilized urgently, foreign affairs are the best. This is the strategy of shifting contradictions, which has been used by all dynasties. If used well, it will lay an immortal foundation. If used poorly, it will inevitably cause serious damage and even allow people to be slaughtered."
Finally, Fang Yun took another look at Moyao Mountain.
Next, Fang Yun did not take the initiative to deal with the affairs, but continued to understand Xiangzhou. As a large state with a population of over 100 million and a vast territory, it is impossible to master it overnight, and you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry.
Fang Yun originally thought that the incident of Yingfang Pavilion paying homage to Qing Jun would gradually calm down. After all, everyone was very busy, and even if they were angered, they would stop paying attention to it for a few days.
Three days later, the situation had not yet subsided. Some people even went to the Baling County, Prefecture and State Governments to petition, and the matter became even bigger. The main reason was that Hua Qingniang had not shown up and only asked Yingfang Pavilion to issue a misused statement, saying it was an apology, but she did not really bow her head.
The county magistrate and the prefect did not dare to make the decision, so they asked Dong Wencong for instructions. Before Dong Wencong gave the order, he arrived at Fang Yun's courtyard, and after seeing Fang Yun, he said, "I have something to ask you, sir."
"Go ahead." Fang Yun was sitting in the pavilion. He put down the book and looked at Dong Wencong.
Dong Wencong said, "I am really unsure about the matter of Yingfang Pavilion. Naturally, I cannot intervene. After all, they are just a madam and a group of actors. To be honest in front of you, they are not worthy of me to intervene."
After saying that, Dong Wencong secretly glanced at Fang Yun, who smiled and nodded.
Dong Wencong felt relieved and continued, "It would be a bit of an overreaction to ask the prefect to come forward, so I think the most we can do is send the county magistrate... In your words, call it a talk with Hua Qingniang. After all, they have admitted that they took the wrong portrait, and now the laws of the Ten Kingdoms are gradually becoming more relaxed. Misusing the portrait of Lord Qing, and in the play, it really doesn't violate the law."
Fang Yun smiled and said, "Wen Cong is right. It is already a great honor to let the county magistrate talk to her. But you only considered one side, but did not consider that we should not only deal with Hua Qingniang's problem, but also give an explanation to the people. If this matter is really just a talk by the county magistrate, it is too disregarding to the people. The incident of paying respect to Qingjun in Yingfang Pavilion is only a trivial matter in the eyes of the cabinet, even in the eyes of the governor, but the people's will is not a trivial matter. We can't learn from those perished countries and disregard the people's will. Punishing a brothel owner and winning back the hearts of millions of people, if the rulers can't even do this, they are either stupid, cowardly, or driven by interests. As a ruler, in many cases, you can't pursue interests too much. The face of Jingguo is often the people's will. This is the inside, and you have to fight for it! Especially with the discussion list, the news spreads quickly. If you use the previous method to deal with it, it will be too pedantic and rigid."
"Your Excellency's insights are profound and I admire them. What do you think we should do with Yingfang Pavilion?" Dong Wencong asked.
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