Fang Yun looked at Qing Jun calmly.
Qing Jun also looked at Fang Yun, with a strange look in his eyes.
During these days, Qing's spies have already discovered a lot of intelligence related to Fang Yun. Qing Jun thought he knew Fang Yun well, but when he saw Fang Yun now, he felt that Fang Yun's eyes seemed to contain an endless ocean, reflecting the sky, deep and mysterious.
Qing Jun gritted his teeth, he didn't expect that after not seeing him for a few years, Fang Yun had grown to such a level. Some people named this pair of eyes "Eyes of Law", which could only be manifested by at least a top-level university scholar. However, Fang Yun was only at the sincerity level now, which meant that Fang Yun's power had broken through the limitations of his literary rank.
The words "legal principles" have nothing to do with the Legalists. Law includes the rules and regulations of hundreds of schools of thought, while principles refer to the principles of the saints' classics. To achieve this kind of power, two conditions are required. One is to have a deep enough understanding of the saints' classics that one has practiced, and the other is that the power of the Wen Palace must be strong enough so that the internal power begins to spread outward and interweave.
The eyes of jurisprudence are not obvious, but once one is promoted to a great scholar and has a profound understanding of the holy way, clearer visions will appear in the eyes.
When Fang Yun looked at him, Qingjun felt as if his whole body was seen through. His left hand subconsciously rested on a bright yellow purse embroidered with a dragon on his left waist.
Most people did not pay attention to Qingjun's action, but a few educated people were shocked, because only a few people knew that the jade seals of various countries were too large and inconvenient for the monarchs to carry. Generally, the monarchs would put the jade seals in a Hanhu shell, and then put the Hanhu shell in a decorative purse, so that they could mobilize the power of the holy temple through the jade seals at any time.
These scholars were very surprised and didn't understand what had happened that caused Qing Jun to feel threatened. Could it be that Fang Yun secretly sent a message to Qing Jun
Fang Yun was also looking at Qing Jun. Compared with the past, Qing Jun looked unchanged at first glance. He was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and a black flat crown on his head. There were bead-like tassels hanging in front and back of the flat crown, with three white jade beads in front and back respectively, making it a three-tassel crown.
Seeing Qing Jun's actions, Fang Yun thought that although Qing Jun had dark circles under his eyes and a pale complexion, and his energy and spirit were only okay due to excessive indulgence, he still had his insight and it seemed that he was aware of his own power.
Finally, Fang Yun's gaze fell on Qing Jun's three-tassel crown.
This kind of crown with tassels is commonly known as the Pingtian crown, which is part of the highest level of human ceremonial dress for the emperor. Originally, the emperor and the dukes and ministers could wear it. After Qin Shihuang became emperor, it became the exclusive ceremonial crown for the emperor.
The highest level of Pingtian crown has twelve strings of beads, each inlaid with twelve pearls and jades, and can only be worn in the most grand ceremonies, such as the king's enthronement, sacrifice to heaven or sacrifice to Confucius. Depending on the importance of the occasion, the number of beads on the Pingtian crown will be reduced, and the minimum is the three-bead Pingtian crown worn by Qing Jun now.
Logically speaking, when a monarch visits other countries or meets other monarchs, he should at least use a six-tassel flat crown, but now he is only wearing a three-tassel flat crown, which shows that the level of this meeting is very low.
Many people also noticed what Qingjun was wearing. If Qingjun was not wearing the Pingtian crown, perhaps they could report to the Lidian and punish him slightly. However, since Qingjun was wearing the Pingtian crown, it could be said that he was just attending a literary gathering in a small state, which had nothing to do with Fang Xusheng and Jingguo. Wearing the three-tassel Pingtian crown was not against etiquette, making it difficult for the scholars of Jingguo to fight back.
One after another, people noticed that Fang Yun's eyes were on Qing Jun's Pingtian crown, and chaotic discussions were heard outside the East City and on the city walls.
"Is Lord Qing here to participate in the literary gathering, or to humiliate Fang Xusheng and the Kingdom of Jing? It is despicable that a ruler of a country would resort to such petty tricks."
"After all, the two countries are hostile to each other, so it's harmless to do some small actions against each other."
"It's not the same as it was back then. The demons and barbarians are stationed outside the two mountains. There's no need to confront each other."
"Look at this Qing Jun, he seems to be overindulging in alcohol and sex. People used to say that he had sex with all the palace maids, at least 800 if not a thousand, and he liked to practice calligraphy on women the most. I didn't believe it before, but now I believe it a little."
"Qing Jun is probably the weakest monarch of the human race. As a monarch, he must be able to take divine nourishment. Even so, he is still like this. It is obvious what he does every day."
"Look at Gu Jun next to him. Although he is also considered mediocre and incompetent, he has a good reputation and has always been diligent in studying. He is very kind to scholars in Gu Country. Gu Jun is ten years older than Qing Jun, but his complexion is ten times better than Qing Jun's."
"It's a pity for Fang Xusheng. Such a great figure was humiliated by Qing Jun with the Three-Tassel Flat Crown."
"Look at those Qing officials. They are so pretentious. They must be secretly proud of themselves."
"The most despicable thing is those Qing officials. They are obviously Jing people, but they stand on the side of Qing Jun. They are not ashamed, but proud."
"Plus, Qingjiang Commercial Bank went to Qing Jun to complain, so Fang Xusheng will have a hard time getting through this stage."
Many people looked at Fang Yun helplessly.
Fang Yun just glanced at the Pingtian crown and didn't care. His impression of Qing Jun became even worse. Wu Jun came here in casual clothes, a typical incognito visit, and everything he did was only on his personal behalf. But Qing Jun came here in an official capacity, but played such a trick. He was really petty.
The two sides looked at each other, Fang Yun didn't speak, and Qing Jun didn't speak either.
In terms of status, Xu Sheng is equivalent to the monarch, but in terms of the actual sequence in the Holy Academy, Fang Yun is still above Qing Jun. After all, Fang Yun not only entered the Xu Sheng Garden, his position in the military merit book was also far higher than Qing Jun. What's more, Fang Yun is now the Lord of Blood Mang, and his actual status has exceeded that of a monarch.
Nie Changju, the head of the Xiangzhou Lisi Department who was standing next to Qing Jun, showed displeasure, cupped his hands, and said in a thunderous tone: "Governor Fang, why don't the governors of the two states greet the monarch of a friendly country when they see him?"
Not only Fang Yun's friends and the people of Jing were angry, but people from other countries also looked at Nie Changju with annoyance. As an official of Jing, he actually used the power of King Qing to suppress his own officials, which was tantamount to treason and disgusting.
The scholars from Jiangzhou who crossed the river could not help but yell and curse. If they were not afraid of disrupting the order, they would have yelled and cursed. Those scholars from Jiangzhou suddenly missed Zhang Poyue very much. If Zhang Poyue was here, he would probably have yelled and cursed.
Some neutral Xiangzhou scholars shook their heads slightly, thinking that Nie Changju had gone too far, but in the end they could only look at Fang Yun helplessly, wondering how Fang Yun would resolve this humiliation.
Afterwards, everyone heard Fang Yun's eloquent reply: "How can the King of Three Pagodas let this Saint speak first?"
"Liu" is pronounced the same as "liu" in Chinese, so "three-tassel king" is obviously a pun, implying that Qing Jun is a third-rate king. It not only cleverly answers Nie Changju, but also makes a strong counterattack against Qing Jun for only wearing a three-tassel flat crown.
Laughter rang out everywhere in East City. The officials of Qing State were furious. Nie Changju's face turned pale and blue. He didn't expect that Fang Yun could counterattack so quickly after his sudden question. Now no one would think that Qing Jun wearing a three-tassel flat crown would humiliate Fang Yun and Jing State. Instead, they would think that he did not wear a normal flat crown, but wore a three-tassel flat crown, which was a disgrace to his own identity and he was only fit to be a third-rate monarch, which was a humiliation to himself.
.(To be continued.)