The time spent in the Ceremonial Hall was much shorter than Fang Yun had expected. It was obvious that although the elders in the Ceremonial Hall were conservative in their thinking, there was nothing wrong with their mindsets. They were well aware that this was a period of great change for the human race, and if they did not seize the opportunity to gamble, they would most likely be completely suppressed by the Legalists.
In fact, all the elders of the Hall of Rites are well aware that the reason why the Hall of Rites still has such a high status and power is because it has too much say in Confucianism and often represents Confucianism.
After Fang Yun finished dealing with the matters in the ceremonial hall, he went to the treasury of the Holy Academy. Before going to the treasury, he contacted the head of the Lu Sheng family and said that he would visit him in a few days.
However, the head of the Lu Sheng family had already received the news and said that there was no need to trouble Fang Yun. He would personally bring the "Lüshi Chunqiu*Zhongxia Ji" to Kongcheng, and they could meet at any time as long as Fang Yun finished his business.
In the Holy Court, there is a very ordinary place, which most people would not come to. It is officially named "Fu Ku Yuan", which is one of the three institutions of the Holy Court: pavilion, hall and courtyard. If measured by the official rank, it is one rank lower than the Four Holy Pavilions and half a rank lower than each hall.
However, since the Treasury was only responsible for storing and distributing supplies, its contribution to the human race was not particularly large, and it has always been called the Treasury.
The head of the Treasury Court is also a cabinet minister, but in fact, unless otherwise requested, the head of the Treasury Court will rarely attend normal Holy Court meetings. So whenever the host of a Holy Court meeting solemnly announces that "the cabinet minister of the Treasury Court is absent", many people will inevitably smile knowingly.
In all countries, the positions in charge of warehouse logistics are very lucrative, but in the Holy Temple, it is not only a place without any lucrative opportunities, but also a very complicated place.
This is because not many people dare to commit corruption and abuse of power under the noses of the saints. On average, only one or two such people appear every hundred years.
Although the Treasury Office has a low nominal status, it is after all a functional department of the Holy Academy. In terms of actual power, it is not as powerful as the Four Sacred Pavilions and the various palaces, but it is definitely among the top three among all the academies.
The Treasury Court does not have much money, and cannot decide whether to provide supplies or not, but it can decide what kind of supplies to provide, so some officials of the Treasury Court have great power. Except for the gang of vicious people in the War Hall who may attack the Treasury Court at any time for a trivial matter, other halls and courts are very respectful to the Treasury Court.
As for the royal families of the ten countries, they were extremely respectful to the Treasury Bureau. After all, any rewards or distributions from the Holy Court to the ten countries all went through the Treasury Bureau.
Therefore, except for the War Palace that really dares to take action, the Treasury Court is actually not afraid of any other palace.
In the Treasury Court, the highest status is the Treasury Branch, which controls the most important materials of the Holy Court.
Fang Yun did not notify the Treasury Court and the Treasure House Branch in advance. When he got closer, he saw that there were dozens of people standing in two rows at the door of the Treasury Court, as if they were welcoming someone.
The moment they saw Fang Yun, the two rows of people immediately straightened their chests, as if they had turned into a guard of honor.
After Fang Yun walked for a while, he saw a large number of officials rushing out of the gate of the treasury, from the Grand Secretary to the Juren, just like ministers welcoming the emperor who suddenly visited. Each of them held up their robes in one hand, took small steps, and had a happy look on their faces.
If you observe carefully, you will find that many people even have a flattering look in their eyes.
Fang Yun saw them clearly and was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, realizing that they had already received the news and had been waiting for a long time.
"Welcome to Saint Fang Xu!"
Fan Chuichang, the Grand Secretary of the Treasury, said loudly while jogging, and then everyone in the Treasury shouted together.
"Welcome to Saint Fang Xu!"
Fang Yun shook his head slightly, knowing very well that the treasures he brought were enough to break the records of many sacred objects stored in the Treasury. No matter how powerful the head of the Treasury was, he would not be stupid enough to put on airs in front of him.
Fang Yun smiled and said, "Master Fan, there is no need to do this. I will leave after delivering the things. However..."
Fang Yun suddenly glanced at everyone in the treasury.
"But what?" Fan Chuichang asked cautiously.
Fang Yun said: "However, I suggest that you, in the name of the head of the Treasury Court, ask the elders from the Classics Court, Guangjian Court, Four Saints Court, and various palaces to come and witness."
Fan Chuichang's expression changed slightly, and he asked in a low voice: "Does it really have to go to this extent?"
Fang Yun smiled and said, "If you can identify the holy treasures, appreciate the relics of the ancestors, as well as the ancient mechanisms, the dragon clan's magic medicine, and the divine gold of the myriad worlds, I will take back what I just said. In addition, especially for weighing, at least a great scholar of the craftsmanship holding a Lu Ban ruler can barely do it."
Fan Chuichang's face showed shock, and the members of the Treasury were also extremely surprised. Although Fang Yun had previously said that he would send valuable treasures to the Treasury, they had only heard that it might involve holy treasures, and they did not believe it. They did not expect it to be true.
They all knew the Treasury very well. In history, the Treasury had invited great engineers to weigh and calculate things, such as a mountain range.
Fan Chuichang hurriedly said in a serious tone: "Please ask Fang Xusheng to rest in the courtyard for a while. I will personally invite the most experienced master in treasure identification. No matter whether it is in Liangjie Mountain or any other place in the Ten Kingdoms, I will bring it to you as quickly as possible. Of course, the relevant palaces and courtyards should also send elders or deputies to supervise."
Fang Yun nodded and said, "Don't worry. It will take at least half a day to gather so many people. I'm a little tired. I'll take a day off and officially take over tomorrow."
"I will take you to the best accommodation in the Treasury Courtyard right now!"
So Fang Yun fell asleep peacefully in an independent courtyard in the treasury yard.
The next day, Fang Yun was full of energy. He ate the breakfast carefully prepared by the Treasury before going to the Treasury branch.
Before they could enter, Fang Yun saw from afar outside the gate that more than three hundred scholars were sitting in the square of the treasury branch.
There were more than thirty great scholars alone, with the majority being university secretaries and Hanlin scholars.
Fang Yun only took a quick glance and remembered everyone's faces. He discovered that everyone here was famous. The least famous one was an old Jinshi, who was also an expert in appreciating the collection of monster treasures.
The head of the Treasury, Fan Chuichang, ran over with a wry smile and said, "Fang Xusheng, there may be some trouble."
"Why are there so many people?"
Fan Chuichang said helplessly: "I originally only wanted to invite one master from each category, but word spread quickly, and masters from all categories knew that there were important treasures to be appreciated and identified, and they all requested to come. Others can offend these people, but we can't afford to offend our Treasury Court, so we often have to take turns to invite them to the Treasury Court to help."
Fang Yun naturally knew that storing treasures was not just a matter of moving them around. They also had to be classified, their values estimated, and their uses marked. Among them, valuation and rating were the most important, because it involved military merit and the specific distribution of materials, and could not be taken lightly.
If there is a mistake in classification or miscalculation of the value of the treasure, which leads to disaster, the dean will be fined at the least, dismissed from his post or even sentenced to prison at the worst.
There have been some incidents in history where some people thought that the treasures they donated to the Holy Academy were very valuable, but the Treasury Court rated them too low, so they gave up donating. Later, the Holy Academy discovered that the treasures were of extremely high value, so all the officials who participated in the evaluation were punished, and the worst offender was even exiled to Liangjie Mountain.
Fang Yun smiled and said, "It's fine, but do we need to ask the Semi-Saint clone to come forward and issue a gag order?"
"So serious?" Fan Chuichang didn't expect that things would once again exceed his expectations.
"Let me put it this way, if nothing unexpected happens, there are several kinds of treasures that you don't have the authority to know about." Fang Yun said.
Fan Chuichang nodded heavily and said, "You can talk to these masters first. I will go to the East Saint Pavilion and ask the ancestor saint's clone to take action."
"Okay." Fang Yun stepped into the treasure house branch.