Fang Yun's words made the Jing officials present excited and glared at Guan Yi, while the Qing officials looked ashamed and were speechless.
Guan Yi defended himself, "My article was not meant to force the Prime Minister of Jing to give up the land. Moreover, I cannot do that. My article only proposed a possible solution to stabilize the border between the two countries. It is still a suggestion. If I am punished, I will be convicted for my words."
"Advice? Then let me tell you, as a Jing countryman, only giving advice under the premise of protecting the integrity of the country's territory can be considered advising! Forcing others to give in with losses is a bitch; forcing the country to give up its territory is a ****!"
Guan Yi shouted, "It's unfair, Governor. Since I am a Jing citizen and a member of Jing, I have the right to express my opinion on Jing's land. As you said, it's a coward to let others give in with losses. I'm not forcing everyone to give in. I'm saying that I am willing to give in! Divide the border between the two places into hundreds of millions of shares according to Jing's population. For the sake of peace between the two countries, I am willing to give my share to Qing! I'm not a coward, I'm a wise man, at worst a kind man!"
The officials present were stunned by Guan Yi's shamelessness. Even Official Qing did not expect Guan Yi to say such words. However, these words sounded very reasonable and completely refuted Fang Yun's point of view. Guan Yi cleverly transformed himself from a "bitch" into a good person.
Dong Wencong looked at Guan Yi helplessly. Before he became the editor of "Xiangzhou Dibao", Guan Yi was a famous talent in Xiangzhou. He often published articles in Xiangzhou and was quick-witted. Now he quickly seized on Fang Yun's mistake and used his own spear to attack his shield, thus resolving the embarrassment of his identity.
"Oh, so that's how it is. So you are willing to give up your land or wealth." Fang Yun nodded slightly.
Guan Yi felt something was wrong and realized that he had fallen into Fang Yun's trap.
Without waiting for Guan Yi to speak, Fang Yun slammed the table and said loudly: "Guan Yi, the right director of the Ministry of Rites, as an official of Jing State, actually made irresponsible remarks, advocating the surrender of land and other wrong remarks, which led to the demoralization of the people and set the precedent of bad customs. However, considering that Guan Yi was generous and did not force others, he should be punished lightly."
When he heard the word "but", Guan Yi felt relieved, thinking that Fang Yun would not punish him severely. But after listening to everything Fang Yun said, Guan Yi felt that a disaster was about to happen, because Fang Yun was obviously speaking in a sarcastic way at the end.
"I hereby declare that the wise man Guan Yi shall give up all his wealth, count it one by one, and distribute it to the people who were looted by the Xuanwu Army of Qing State to make up for their losses. As for Guan Yi, his house shall be demolished, leaving only three feet of space for him to live in, so that the people of Xiangzhou can learn and worship him for a period of three months. After three months, Guan Yi will be reinstated."
After Fang Yun finished speaking, all the officials were stunned.
Prefect Yan Xiao, who had been punished for scolding Guan Yi, was stunned at first, then hurriedly lowered his head, trying hard to suppress his laughter, as he almost burst into laughter.
Many officials looked at Guan Yi with pity. Even the officials of Jing who had different stances felt sorry for Guan Yi. Guan Yi argued with Fang Yun for a long time, taking every step carefully and countering every move. But in the end, they found that he had actually walked into the trap set by Fang Yun on his own initiative!
Guan Yi was stunned. Fang Yun's method of punishment would not leave a single wound on his body, but it would completely destroy his literary reputation!
For most scholars, literary reputation is their second life.
A Jinshi who is destined to be laughed at by the whole world will be cut off from literary fame from now on.
"you… "
Guan Yi only said one word and suddenly became speechless.
"Hmph! Come on, go to Yimang Street, tear down Guan Yi's house, and place a three-foot-square cage on the ruins. Put Guan Yi inside and put him on display for three months so that the people of Xiangzhou can listen to the teachings of a wise man! Also, put my seal on the cage."
As Fang Yun spoke, he took out a long strip of paper from the seashell and wrote "What's the harm in giving him three feet" in his own handwriting, which served as the seal of the cage.
Guan Yi was speechless and instinctively ran outside, but after only three steps, he fell to the ground and no matter how hard he tried, he could not stand up.
Guan Yi saw that Fang Yun was holding the seal of Prince Ji in his right hand, which was also the governor's seal.
Within the two states, Fang Yun is invincible below the level of Semi-Saint.
At this moment, even if all the great scholars of the human race came, Fang Yun could ban them as long as he had the official seal in his hand.
Dong Wencong looked at Fang Yun and then Guan Yi, and suddenly an expression of complex pity appeared on his face.
Guan Yi was also very intelligent. He dared to use the supplement of Xiangzhou Dibao to fight back against Fang Yun's misfortune in Jingguo. He was brave and resourceful. Even if he lost, he would have won a good reputation. The people of Qingguo would have used various means to put him on the altar. Unfortunately, he offended the wrong person.
Dong Wencong watched Guan Yi being dragged away by the officers, and suddenly realized that the reason behind Fang Yun's actions these days was not because of his high position or how talented he was, but because a person with such power and talent had the courage to break the rules and launch a counterattack. This was what made Fang Yun truly unique.
Dong Wencong has almost always been paying attention to Fang Yun's growth. He even had very close interactions with Fang Yun in Yuhai City and knows Fang Yun better than many people.
"After being a daughter-in-law for many years, she finally becomes a mother-in-law..." Dong Wencong looked at Fang Yun's majestic face and suddenly smiled. The little scholar who was suppressed by various forces in the past can now make great achievements in Xiangzhou.
It was not until Guan Yi was taken away that the official Qing who was present reacted.
Nie Chang, the chief minister of the Ministry of Rites of Xiangzhou, stood up, his face full of anger, and took three steps forward. He was about to defend Guan Yi with righteous words, when Fang Yun suddenly stood up, left without saying a word, and left...
Nie Changju watched Fang Yun's back as he walked out of the main hall of the provincial government through the side door. He was unable to utter a word, his eyes were dull and his expression was confused.
All the officials present were helpless. He was truly worthy of being called Fang Xu Sheng. If there were any irrelevant people here, they would surely laugh their bellies off.
Afterwards, some officials lowered their heads and chuckled.
"My eldest nephew..." Fang Shouye smiled and shook his head.
"Our governor is just playing dirty when he says he will ignore us!" Yan Xiao joked.
"Let's go and see how Guan Yi is doing." Dong Wencong made the suggestion and walked away.
Fang Shouye said as he walked: "Walk slowly, it will take a while to search the house, and it will take time to tear down the house. Let's talk about it. In the officialdom of Xiangzhou, the governor is a wise man, I, Fang Shouye, am a kind man, and Guan Yi is..."
After Fang Shouye finished speaking, the officials present chuckled together, but none of them mentioned the word "bitch".
After a long time, Dong Wencong, Fang Shouye and others arrived at the old site of Guan Yiguan Mansion. It was called the old site because the Guan Mansion had disappeared and only ruins were left.
In the middle of the ruins, there was a cage and Guan Yi was inside it, trying to break out of the cage like a madman.
However, the cage was firmly affixed with a seal written by Fang Yun himself, which drew power directly from the Holy Temple. No matter how hard Guan Yi tried, his hands could not touch the seal.
Not only officials from Baling City came here, but also people from nearby areas came to watch the fun, and people who heard the news from afar also rushed over.
.(To be continued.)