"Admit your mistakes and correct them? If you really can admit your mistakes and correct them, would there be any need for me, the Saint, to personally issue a declaration of war?" Fang Yun sneered at Chai Zhi's statement.
Unlike the Grand Secretary in the Righteous Mind State, Fang Yun, as the Grand Secretary in the Sincerity State, does not hide his emotions and intentions in many cases.
"We can naturally distinguish between state affairs and private affairs. As a scholar, I feel guilty, but as a general of Qing State, I have a clear conscience." Chai Zhi showed a hint of contempt, as if he thought Fang Yun's words were too naive. If a dignified university scholar didn't even know this truth, he would probably have cut off his path to becoming a university scholar decades ago.
"As the governor of two states in Jing State, my behavior is essentially similar to yours, but in fact, I am a little bit better than you, because I did not harm those people who were already living in hardship. As for the name of the virtual saint, it is a disgrace to the virtual saint if a dignified virtual saint is bullied and dares not speak out, and dares not to retaliate when encountering grievances! As for state affairs and private affairs, I don't care. I only know that when my people are harmed, I will stand up and seek justice for them! Maybe some people are dead, maybe some are disabled, maybe many things are irreversible, I can't do much, but I can at least let them breathe a sigh of relief!"
Fang Yun's voice was calm, but his tone was firm.
"Fang Xusheng, you are so stubborn that you might not be able to correct your mind in a hundred years!" Chai Zhi smiled slightly.
The other four grand secretaries were shocked and looked at Chai Zhi in surprise, but then said nothing. One of them even frowned, because Chai Zhi's words were too poisonous. Unless there was a deep hatred and irreconcilable enmity, few people would say such words.
It is extremely difficult to advance from a sincere state to a righteous state of mind. The slightest fluctuation in emotions or a slight problem in the heart will create a knot in the heart that cannot be untied in a lifetime, and ultimately lead to the inability to advance to a righteous state of mind forever.
In the history of the human race, there were many Grand Secretaries in the Sincerity Realm who were never able to advance to the Righteous Mind Realm, all because of trivial matters.
Fang Yun laughed dumbly and said, "Master Chai, you have been upright for many years, but you still cannot reach the peak, cannot touch the edge of the holy way and become a great scholar. Don't you understand? You are right in the wrong way!"
The other four university scholars hurriedly winked at Chai Zhi, saying that Fang Yun's method of fighting poison with poison was too powerful. It would be a loss to win a verbal battle with such a person, and they should change their strategy. Chai Zhi understood what he meant, and although his literary courage was not shaken, his heart was already wavering.
Chai Zhi suddenly sighed, bowed deeply to Fang Yun, and then straightened his chest and said, "Chai was blinded by my own selfishness and wanted to do something wrong to rob you of your military achievements. Chai once again solemnly apologizes, and please forgive me, Fang Xusheng."
The four Grand Secretaries of Qing looked at Chai Zhi with a hint of respect. He was indeed a Grand Secretaries with a righteous mind. As long as they followed their hearts and believed that their actions were beneficial to Qing, no matter what they did, they would not deviate from their righteous mind, and no matter what they did, they would not feel ashamed.
Moreover, when a well-known university scholar sincerely admitted his mistake to a young university scholar, unless the two sides had an irreconcilable hatred, the younger party should have shown courtesy.
As a virtual saint, he should pay more attention to this point than ordinary people. Otherwise, it will leave a big stain on the path of "etiquette". If Chai Zhi is too ashamed and angry and commits suicide on the spot, Fang Yun's literary reputation will plummet.
The four university scholars breathed a sigh of relief. The old man still gets the best of the tricks. Chai Zhi was indeed well versed in the art of war. This tactic of retreating to advance was not only experienced but also quite decisive. It completely blocked all of Fang Yun's paths and forced him to retreat.
Fang Yun nodded and said, "Since Grand Secretary Chai sincerely admits his mistake, I will accept your apology and will not pursue the matter of you plotting to steal my military merits."
"Thank you Fang Xusheng..." Chai Zhi showed a smile on his face, as if it was a smile of victory, but his words were interrupted by Fang Yun.
"This Saint forgives you, but the people of Xiangzhou do not! This Virtual Saint forgives you, but the governors of the two states do not! If you sincerely apologize, then cancel this competition. It will be more useful for you to lead the Xuanwu Army to apologize to the people you robbed than to apologize to me, the Virtual Saint!" Fang Yun fought back without any hesitation.
Chai Zhi's smile froze on his face. The other four university scholars were thinking in their hearts, wondering whether Fang Yun was truly dedicated to the people and spoke so righteously, or whether he was too eloquent and easily found Chai Zhi's weakness and hit him with one blow.
Fang Yun was a virtual saint. Even if the two countries were in opposition, it would not be a stigma for Chai Zhi to admit his mistakes to Fang Yun. As long as it was done properly, it would even become a famous name and a good story. However, the people of Xiangzhou were different. Once he admitted his mistakes to the people of Xiangzhou, it would be equivalent to Qingguo admitting his mistakes to Jingguo, which Chai Zhi would never do.
At this time, the four university scholars no longer dared to say that the old ones are the wisest, but instead secretly thought that the young ones are to be feared.
Chai Zhi thought about it for a long time, and finally sighed and said, "Since Fang Xusheng is unwilling to forgive me, then I have nothing to say. Killing monsters and barbarians is for the sake of the human race, regardless of you or me. Even if you take our military merits, we dare not complain. However, no matter what, the five of us will continue to kill monsters and barbarians and repay the country's kindness. As for apologizing to the people of Xiangzhou, it is easy for me. Either lose or die!"
"You do have backbone, but unfortunately, you use it in the wrong place." After Fang Yun finished speaking, he closed his eyes and sat back on Pingbu Qingyun.
Chai Zhi looked at Fang Yun for a long time before turning around.
"Brother Chai, what do you think we should do? Look, Fang Yun is still following us slowly from behind, and it seems that he doesn't want to let us go."
"I think he didn't do it for the people of Xiangzhou. He just didn't like them, so he taught them a lesson! He just got lucky and became a virtual saint, but he actually looked down on us like this. This is intolerable!"
"If it were any other Grand Secretary, we could force him to leave with verbal battles or poetry, but now it's Fang Xusheng. If we use this method, the Criminal Court will definitely come to arrest him immediately."
"We can't just watch him take away the military merit."
Chai Zhi shook his head helplessly and said, "Fang Yun's temper has always been different. He is usually very peaceful, but once he gets angry, people will suffer. It seems that our looting of the people of Xiangzhou has made him very angry. In his opinion, this matter should be more important than the traitorous remarks of Bai Qingjun and Guan Yi. For now, we only have one word, stability! If we can stabilize Fang Yun, we will win."
"How can we keep him stable? How can we prevent him from stealing our military merits?"
"There is no other way. That is to take the initiative to admit my mistakes. Since he wants to steal our military merits, let him do it. As long as we keep apologizing and admitting our mistakes, he will eventually leave. Other than that, I don't have any other way."
"All right!"
So, the five grand secretaries of the Xuanwu Army flew to the next small hill, and Fang Yun followed slowly behind them.
Soon, the five university scholars began to attack Wolf Guarding Rock. When they were about to kill a demon king, Fang Yun suddenly appeared, killed all the demon kings easily, turned around and left, extremely cool and unrestrained.
Next, the Xuanwu Army experienced a nightmare. Every time they were about to kill the Demon King, Fang Yun would quickly appear to reap the rewards, making it impossible to defend against them.
.(To be continued.)