Fang Yun glanced at Zong Wuyuan. Instead of being angry, he showed a faint smile.
Zong Wuyuan was both ashamed and angry because he understood Fang Yun's smile.
Before Fang Yun revealed his identity, Zong Wuyuan wanted to worship Zhang Longxiang as his master, but Fang Yun said with certainty that Zhang Longxiang would not accept him as a disciple. Fang Yun smiled at this moment, as if he was telling Zong Wuyuan this.
Fang Yun raised his head, glanced at the millions of people under the Yueyang Tower, and his words burst into thunder.
"This literary gathering has gone through many twists and turns and has finally come to an end. Thinking about it carefully, I realize that the Lei family, the main clan, and the Qing Kingdom actually invited the Dragon Saint to target me. I am so flattered and humbled. Fortunately, I seem to have better luck. With the help of Li Saint and the head of the Kong family, I was able to drive away the Dragon Saint. I did not set a precedent for the human race's virtual saint to be humiliated by foreign races due to collusion between internal and external forces. I have done my best for all the saints and sages, and for all our ancestors." Fang Yun smiled slightly when he said this.
Many people outside the city also laughed.
"I will wait for a few moments. There is no need to rush to say that the literary conference is officially over. Perhaps someone who will bring me greater honor will come. I have to admit that I have run out of tricks. If the half-saint from the Dragon Palace in the West Sea or the demon world shows up, I can only surrender." Fang Yun said, looking around, as if he was really waiting for the enemy.
Many people laughed when they heard the words "庆驴技巧穷", and the people of Qing were extremely embarrassed. Needless to say, from today on, this idiom will inevitably be widely circulated.
Some scholars were also laughing, not only because Qing was at his wit's end, but also because Fang Yun was implicitly criticizing the Zong and Lei families and Qing Jun at this time, implying that if they dared to collude with the Jiao Saint today, they would be able to collude with the saints in the demon world in the future.
After a few breaths, Fang Yun spread his hands and said, "It seems that I have waited in vain. Well, the Yueyang Tower Literary Gathering is officially over!"
There was thunderous applause and cheers.
Regardless of the results of the investigation in the Criminal Hall and the Li Hall, Fang Yun had presented a literary gathering that would go down in history to the scholars of the world.
"Congratulations to Fang Xusheng for becoming the first of the four great talents!"
"Thank you Fang Xusheng for your poem today. It is worth the trip!"
"Don't be happy with things, don't be sad with yourself. From now on, this is the highest way of life for me!"
Scholars from all over the country expressed their congratulations on each other's fortunes and literary gatherings in eloquent speeches.
According to the usual practice, there would be some excitement after the literary gathering, but Zong Ganyu's eloquent voice suppressed everyone else's voices.
"The East Saint Pavilion, the Criminal Court, and the Li Palace are jointly investigating the case. No one who is not involved is allowed to make any noise! Please ask Gao Mo, the elder of the Criminal Court, to investigate the scene!"
Listening to Zong Ganyu's words, many people sighed softly. The literary meeting was over, but the issues surrounding it were not completely resolved.
Gao Mo did not hide his dissatisfaction. He glanced at Zong Ganyu, then coughed lightly and said to him, "Fang Xusheng, I want to know why you killed Ge Yiming?"
Fang Yun said calmly: "Traitors, traitors, how can they not be killed!"
"What nonsense! How dare you say he is a traitor before the Holy Court makes a ruling? Millions of people witnessed what happened here. How could my son Yiming be a traitor?" Zong Ganyu was furious.
Li Fanming said loudly: "Li Fanming, a Jinshi from Qiguo, thinks that Ge Yiming is a traitor!"
Before Li Fanming finished speaking, Fang Yun's classmate in Jiangzhou followed up with a thunderous voice: "Ma Yuan, a candidate from Jingguo, thinks that Ge Yiming is a traitor!"
"Kong Cheng and Kong Delun have determined that Ge Yiming is a traitor!" Kong Delun's tone was extremely cold.
"Sun Naiyong of Wu State thinks Ge Yiming is a traitor!"
At first, only a few people spoke up, but soon, thousands of people shouted in unison, declaring Ge Yiming a traitor.
Finally, millions of Jingguo people shouted together.
"Ge Yiming is a rebel!"
"Ge Yiming is a rebel!"
Zong Ganyu's face turned purple.
Many scholars laughed secretly. If you go against Fang Yun under his rule, you must be prepared to become the enemy of all the people.
Gao Mo did nothing to stop them. When everyone was tired of shouting, he coughed lightly, which spread throughout the venue and suppressed everyone's voices.
"Ge Yiming's words and deeds have been recorded on the discussion list, and the records of many members of the Shi family are consistent. According to the rules of the Holy Academy, they can be used as evidence in court. In order to save time, I will not ask Fang Xusheng any more. According to the records of the Shi family, it is difficult to conclude that Ge Yiming is a traitor, but it is true that he hates Fang Xusheng and is an enemy of Fang Xusheng. Master Zong, am I right?" Gao Mo asked.
Zong Ganyu guessed what Gao Mo would say next, but the Criminal Court had its own set of rules, and even though he was the son of a semi-saint, he could not interfere with the Criminal Court.
Zong Ganyu said: "Ge Yiming and Fang Yun do have conflicts, but Ge Yiming will never collude with foreign tribes because of this, and it is even more impossible for the other party to have murderous intentions."
The many scholars present immediately understood the intentions of the two men. Gao Mo seemed to want to confirm that Ge Yiming had the intention to kill, but Zong Ganyu resolved this in advance.
Gao Mo said indifferently: "The head of the clan is really good at telling jokes. Among the people present, Ge Yiming is not the only one who has murderous intentions towards Fang Xusheng. Why bother to quibble? It is nothing for a dignified Jinshi to have murderous intentions towards Xusheng. Even if he attacks Fang Xusheng with words, it is not a serious crime. However, when Jiao Sheng turned the Yangtze River into a dragon, endangering the lives of hundreds of millions of people on both sides of the strait, as a scholar of the human race, even if he does not agree with the outside world, he should remain neutral. But Ge Yiming continued to attack Fang Xusheng at that time, and regarded himself as an accomplice of Jiao Sheng. I think that his heart is not against the race, but his actions are like those of the rebellious race!"
Many scholars looked at Gao Mo in surprise and fell into deep thought. As a great scholar of the Criminal Court, he would never express his position and opinion so quickly. Moreover, Gao Mo was obviously not like an absolutely neutral elder of the Criminal Court today. He was a little biased towards Fang Yun. It seemed that what happened today also affected this great scholar. Perhaps he also wanted to enforce the law impartially, but was disgusted by the Zong and Lei families.
The people of Qing were extremely anxious. Gao Mo's words had a huge impact on everyone in the Criminal Hall, because there was a certain tacit understanding among the elders of the Criminal Hall. Unless it involved a dispute over the holy way or a family dispute, the others would not overturn the ruling of the first elder. At most, they would put forward different opinions or directly avoid it and record it in the file. Once the case was overturned or something happened, these great scholars could get away.
Without waiting for others to interrupt, Wu Jiu, the old man in the Hall of Etiquette, said, "The Hall of Etiquette does not abide by the law. I think that Ge Yiming, as a scholar in Xiangzhou, maliciously slandered and attacked the governor of Xiangzhou; as a Jinshi in Jingguo, he offended the Grand Secretary of the human race; as a member of the human race, he wanted to kill Xusheng. He has completely lost sight of the hierarchy and reversed the moral principles. In ancient times, the Hall of Etiquette would have killed him without waiting for Fang Xusheng to take action. However, as times change, etiquette should also change. Ge Yiming made mistakes, Fang Xusheng can punish him, but killing him directly is too severe. Therefore, I think that Ge Yiming's continuous violations of etiquette do not deserve death; Fang Xusheng's actions were too severe, and the Hall of Etiquette should punish him a little."
Many people nodded. Wu Jiu's words were indeed fair. Although the result was biased towards Fang Yun, many of his words were correct. Ge Yiming was too arrogant. If Fang Yun did not take drastic measures, it would be considered a loss of dignity. But killing someone in public was not wrong at all, but it was not good.
Gao Mo nodded and said, "What Elder Wu said is correct. Ge Yiming should have been handed over to the Palace of Rites and the Palace of Punishment for punishment. Fang Xusheng used private punishment and should be punished."
"How can you judge the case like this!" Zong Ganyu immediately objected. The punishment for lynching and killing a clan scholar was very different.
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