It was not until they discovered that Xun Ye's courage was shattered that everyone suddenly realized what was going on.
Fang Yun not only used this motto to warn himself, but also connected the words and deeds of Confucius and the intentions of Xunzi in "Xunzi Chapter 28". In the original chapter of "Xunzi", the reference to the Temple of Duke Huan of Lu and Shao Zhengmao was a turning point. Fang Yun also made the final turning point in this motto and found a way to maintain sincerity, respect, loyalty and forgiveness.
Xun Ye held his head and slowly backed away, blood slowly flowing from his nose and eyes.
Finally, he couldn't hold it in any longer, he screamed, and then rolled on the ground holding his head.
"Xun Ye is still overestimating his own abilities. If he were a university scholar and had a strong literary advisor, it would be fine. But as a mere juren, he determined that Fang Yun had betrayed the words of the sage Xunzi and was the archenemy of the Xun family. He even obstructed him many times, wanting to get rid of him as soon as possible. It turned out that Fang Yun was not only proficient in Xunzi, but had also grasped the ideas of Xunzi and was almost close to the level of the sound of the saint, far surpassing him, a descendant of Xunzi. How could his literary advisor tolerate this? Alas, although I have severed my ties with him, I still feel sorry for him..." Han Shoulu said.
"Fortunately, he is a descendant of a sub-sage family with a solid foundation. If it were any other candidate, even the Palace of Literature would collapse."
"I don't want to say anything sarcastic, but... he really has himself to blame. Fang Yun wrote this article to guard against villains instead of gentlemen. We all saw this article with our own eyes and heard the long sound of the singing instrument, but all of them were refined and benefited greatly from it. But Xun Ye's literary courage was shattered. Why? He wanted to kill Fang Yun too much!"
Everyone felt sorry.
"He has a solid foundation. At most, he is just a broken literary coward. He can't die."
"Forget it, send him back to the Xun family quickly. I will write a letter to explain the whole story. We can't let Fang Yun take the blame." Kong Delun said, and ordered the Kong family to take Xun Ye away.
The tour of Duke Huan of Lu Temple ended here. Everyone left Lu Temple Street and got on the carriage back to Kongcheng.
When the car arrived in Kongcheng, it was already late at night.
After coming out of the Holy Ruins, everyone went straight to the Temple of Duke Huan of Lu. They were extremely tired and on the way back, there was snoring in the car.
As soon as the car arrived at the edge of Kongcheng, Fang Yun felt the official seal in Yinjiangbei move slightly, so he opened it to look at the letters sent by carrier pigeons. The first one he saw was from Li Wenying.
"Be careful. The Xun family came to my house and asked me what happened. I didn't know the truth, so I just brushed it off. I'll be waiting for you at the Confucius Academy. I'll send you back to Yuhai City right after we meet."
After reading Li Wenying's pigeon letter, Fang Yun immediately realized that even though the Sub-Sage Family would not allow Xun Ye to act too recklessly, if something happened to Xun Ye, the Xun family would definitely take action at all costs, for the sake of their own children and grandchildren, and for the reputation of the Sub-Sage Family!
Li Fanming suddenly said: "Fang Yun, the Xun family is looking for you!"
"Did you also receive the letter via carrier pigeon?" Fang Yun looked at the official seal in Li Fanming's hand.
"Yes, I just received it. You have read "Xunzi". You know the temper of Saint Xun. He criticized all the saints except Confucius. The Xun family has always liked to point fingers at others, but they basically still follow etiquette. This time the Xun family suffered such a big loss, I'm afraid they will not let it go." Li Fanming said.
"To what extent can the Xun family help Xun Ye?" Fang Yun asked.
"Xun Ye's literary courage was shattered. It is not only a loss for the Xun family, but also a huge family shame. No matter what, the Xun family will try every means to wash away this family shame. Only when they are sure that they are powerless will they swallow their anger. For nearly a thousand years, only the Xun family has bullied others. How can it be the turn of others to bully the Xun family? What's more, Xun Ye is the direct descendant of the Xun family and the grandson of the current patriarch."
“With my current strength and influence, it is indeed not enough to make a sub-saint family think that they are powerless.” Fang Yun said.
"So, be prepared. Alas, the reason why the Weng family didn't provoke Xun Ye, but came directly to you, is actually largely because the Xun family is too powerful."
"I don't have a clear understanding of the strength of the Saint families. I do know that the Kong family occupies an ancient land, the six sub-saint families share an ancient land, and all the semi-saint families share an ancient land. Apart from this, what other power do the sub-saint families have?"
Li Fanming said, "Not all ancient lands are as small as the Holy Ruins. Some ancient lands are even larger than the Holy Yuan Continent. Of course, there are not many useful places. The ancient lands of the Sub-Saint Family are richer in resources than the Holy Ruins! The Sub-Saint Family not only has fiefdoms, ancient lands, and treasures, but most importantly, the potential power of the entire family. Think about it, they have a Sub-Saint ancestor, and they have been multiplying and growing. How many people would there be in the past thousand years? At least hundreds of thousands! And everything they have learned and used since childhood is more than ordinary people. Just think about it and you will know how terrifying it is."
"I understand. There must be quite a few people from the Xun family during every imperial examination in Qing Kingdom." Fang Yun said.
"More than a few. I remember a strange thing that happened several decades ago. There were a hundred places for Xizhou's provincial examination. When the list was finally announced, eighty of the candidates were surnamed Xun. A careful check of the other twenty showed that their elders had married into the Xun family within three generations. It can be said that half of Xizhou is from the Xun family. If it weren't for the fact that many children of the Xun family were scattered in Liangjie Mountain, the ancient land of the sub-sage, and some other places, and only returned home during the imperial examination, at least half of the officials in Qing would have the surname Xun."
"I actually overlooked this point." Fang Yun got a headache when he thought of a behemoth like the Xun family. The accumulation of nearly a thousand years was really terrifying. Except for the Kong family, no other family could suppress the Xun family. Even a living semi-saint could not do anything to the Xun family.
"However, you don't have to worry too much. The Xun family is in the process of splitting up right now. The current head of the Xun family was seriously injured in the ancient land, and his body, palace of literature and literary courage cannot be cured. He is bedridden and will not live long. Now his sons are competing for the position of the next head of the family, so they should not do anything extreme towards you." Li Fanming said.
Zong Wude on the side said: "Those who are capable of competing for the position of family head will naturally not do anything radical, but it is hard to say for the others."
"Brother, you are also from Qing and have known the Xunzi family for a long time. What do you think?" Fang Yun asked.
"Opinion? There are good and bad families in every family. There's nothing I can do except praying that you meet a good family. Besides, it's really not appropriate for me to say too much about this kind of thing. Alas..." Zong Wude said.
"I understand." Fang Yun said.
Yan Yukong said: "I am also a Qing countryman. I will try my best to mediate this matter. I am afraid that someone will take the opportunity to fan the flames and cause you to suffer greater losses."
Fang Yun nodded and said, "I will be careful."
"The main reason is that you have risen too fast, and you are of low rank now, so naturally those people are not too afraid of you. However, no matter what they do, you must keep your composure and never let a few people succeed."
At this moment, the carriage slowed down and prepared to enter Kongcheng.
But the driver suddenly whispered, "Master, there are people blocking the city gate and won't let us in. They are coming!"
"Speak of Cao Cao, and he will appear." Fang Yun looked forward. (To be continued...)