The Shizu ritual begins with the transformation of the sacred treasure into stars and ends with the fall of three stars. Many people know this, but only those who are unaware still watch the sky, wondering what new visions will appear.
After a few breaths, the strange vision disappeared. Many people stopped looking up at the sky and lowered their heads, rubbing their sore necks.
In a corner of the square, students from Mingzhi Academy were rubbing their necks and chatting, and only a few were still looking up at the sky.
"As expected of Fang Zhenguo, he has taken another step forward and become the ancestor of poetry, the ancestor of poetry for Juren scholars!"
"You don't know yet? Fang Wenhou has already taken a step forward and become a Saintly Scholar!"
"Ah? That's double happiness! Before he received the personal teachings of Confucius, he was the greatest genius in history!"
"Hehe, our dean is really a cunning old man... He is very shrewd and has been promoting the poem given by Fang Wenhou to Brother Zhengying who studied in our academy these days. He even invited an old Hanlin from the capital to write 'My clothes are getting looser but I will never regret it, I am exhausted for her' and put it in the academy, turning the love poem into an inspirational poem and 'woman' into 'knowledge', so that we can study until we lose weight. It's really wonderful."
"Now that Fang Wenhou has become the ancestor of poetry, the dean will definitely promote it again, so that our Mingzhi Academy will be among the top ten academies in the capital..."
One person suddenly shouted: "Look, it seems that there are many people who are rising to prominence."
When everyone looked up, they saw eight great scholars and more than ten university officials coming in through the air, their clothes fluttering, and some were gentle and elegant, some were graceful, some were handsome, and some were well-mannered.
Just over twenty people seemed to occupy the entire sky, each one their own world, with a huge momentum.
These great scholars and university scholars flew over the sky above the holy temple and slowly descended. The whole place was silent. With Ye Hongyu, there were a total of nine great scholars here. This was a rare occasion in ten years. Even the grandson of the Chen Sheng family could not invite so many great scholars to their wedding.
"Great scholar in the Hall of Punishment. Something big is going to happen." After some sharp-eyed people noticed it, they warned in a low voice, trembling with fear.
The status of the Criminal Hall is extremely high in the Ten Kingdoms. Once it appears, something big is bound to happen, and the severity of the situation is closely related to the literary status of the people in the Criminal Hall.
If the great scholar from the Hall of Justice comes in person, then at least he has to deal with major matters like the Grand Secretary's treason.
Many people in Jingguo knew that they had no traitors, but they were still uneasy when they saw the great scholar from the Criminal Palace coming. Every time the great scholar from the Criminal Palace came out, there would be a bloody storm, and at least one state would experience a major shock. For a small country like Jingguo, it would hurt the vitality of the country.
Jiang Hechuan said: "On behalf of the hundreds of millions of people in Jing State, I respectfully welcome the special envoy from the Criminal Palace."
"Welcome the special envoy from the Palace of Justice!" All the scholars bowed to the great scholar from the Palace of Justice together.
Lei Tingyu's eyes moved, and he was about to speak, but out of the corner of his eye he noticed that Jiang Hechuan suddenly reached out and grabbed the official seal.
Lei Tingyu's face darkened instantly. He knew Jiang Hechuan's temper. He would not play tricks, but if anyone did something excessive in front of him, Jiang Hechuan would dare to use the right method to defeat the unorthodox. Let's talk about it after a literary battle.
Jiang Hechuan's reputation is not earned by being a good guy, but by being willing to engage in verbal battles with others at any time.
A considerable number of great Confucian scholars of the Ten Kingdoms were like this: they could be defeated, but they could not allow their ideals and aspirations of the holy way to be damaged.
At this time, Lei Tingyu announced Fang Yun's situation with a eloquent voice. Jiang Hechuan dared to use the seal of the prime minister to mobilize the talents of the Holy Temple and imprison him directly.
The great scholar of the Criminal Hall seemed to have seen nothing. He glanced at everyone and bowed slightly. He said with a tongue that burst into spring thunder: "Xu Changjing, the head of the Criminal Hall Inspection Office, greets everyone in Jingguo. The Holy Court recently received a joint petition from the Holy Court Jinshi Zong Ji and Sima He, accusing Fang Yun of not saving Lei Jiu from death when the human race and the monsters were fighting on Denglongtai. As a result, Lei Jiu was poisoned and died. Lei Jiu is a human genius and an elite of the Holy Court. The Criminal Hall attaches great importance to him, so I will investigate this case personally."
Xu Changjing's voice only spread around the Holy Temple and did not expand to the entire Jingguo Academy, nor did it spread to other places in the capital.
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone started talking about it. When many people heard Lei Jiu, they immediately thought of Fang Yun's "Smoke-locked Willow in the Pond".
Most people in Jing country disagreed. They believed that Fang Yun just watched the person in danger without rescuing him, and did not kill anyone. Besides, the conflict between the Lei family and Fang Yun was well known to everyone.
Some people frowned. It was not a big deal if Fang Yun did not come to the rescue under normal circumstances, but it would be a big trouble indeed if he did not come to the rescue when the human race was fighting the monsters to death.
At least one name of "unjust" can be realized.
But this is a stigma, not a serious crime, and it is not worthy of the great scholar to come in person. However, Fang Yun has a special identity, so it is understandable that the great scholar would come.
Many older scholars realized the Lei family's purpose.
"This is to prevent Fang Yun from participating in the Jinshi examination!"
"So that's it." Many people suddenly realized.
This kind of investigation would take at least half a month to complete, and it would take at least a month to wait for the verdict of the Holy Court, because all matters of the Holy Court had to go through procedures, and even if it was handled urgently, it would be impossible to complete it by the time of the Jinshi examination on the first day of December.
If you do not participate in the Jinshi examination, you are not a genuine Jinshi and are not eligible to enter the Holy Academy, because the Holy Academy clearly stipulates that only Jinshi who participate in the palace examination can enter.
Even though Fang Yun was a Jinshi, he was not a Jinshi in terms of national etiquette and was restricted everywhere. Once Zuo Xiang and others got in the way, he would be stuck in politics or the military because of his background.
One person said worriedly, "What I'm most afraid of is not that they delay Fang Wenhou's imperial examination, but that they will forever deprive Fang Wenhou of the qualification to take the imperial examination."
Everyone nearby was moved. If Fang Yun’s qualification for the imperial examination was permanently revoked, it would be bad news for the people of Jing.
Not having gone through the Jinshi examination is extremely detrimental to one's future development. At the very least, one's literary courage will be tarnished and the holy path will be cut off. At worst, one will give up on oneself and make no further progress.
"No, the Criminal Court will not be so confused about right and wrong. Let's hear what Fang Yun has to say."
Xu Changjing, a great scholar from the Criminal Hall, looked at Fang Yun and said, "Fang Yun, is this true?"
Fang Yun smiled calmly and said, "There were more than ten people who participated in the demonic movement that day. Why didn't the others sign a joint letter, but Zong Ji and Sima He signed a joint letter to accuse them?"
A senior scholar from the Criminal Court said in a cold voice: "When the Criminal Court asks questions, you just answer them."
Fang Yun uttered an "oh" and said with a tongue that burst into spring thunder: "Then I will tell you the details. The Lei family, the Zong family and Sima He have always been at odds with me. In the altar hall, the demon clan's Saint Son Shi Wang, Gu Jiao Hou, Xiong Jun and others wanted to kill me together. Lei Jiu, Zong Ji and Sima He saw me dying and did not help. They retreated to a distance. Fortunately, the other scholars of the Saint Academy were righteous and blocked the enemy for me."
Lei Tingyu, the great scholar of the Lei family, said: "It's just a lie..."
Xu Changjing, a great scholar in the Criminal Hall, suddenly turned his head and looked at Lei Tingyu without saying a word, his eyes cold.
Lei Tingyu's voice suddenly stopped, he shut his mouth and said no more.
Xu Changjing looked at Fang Yun, nodded slightly and said, "Continue."
"Afterwards, the evil king Menglintang threw out the poisonous dragon ball. At that time, two people were injured by the poisonous dragon ball. One was Zhang Zhixing from the Zhang Heng family of Jingguo, who was very close to me. The other was Lei Jiu, who retreated to a place far away from me because he did not save the dying. After I learned that the two were poisoned, I remembered Confucius' words, 'there are differences between relatives and strangers', not to mention that it is common sense to save those who are close first and those who are far away later, so I saved Zhang Zhixing. Then I went to save Lei Jiu, but it was too late." (To be continued...)