Under the bright moonlight, Fang Yun gently pushed Yang Yuhuan away, reached out to wipe the tears from her face, kissed her forehead lightly, then leaned over and touched the little fox, finally glanced at Ao Huang, nodded, and walked towards the door.
A breeze blew, and his clothes fluttered, but Fang Yun's steps remained steady.
Yang Yuhuan looked at Fang Yun's back and gently wiped away her tears.
Fang Yun opened the door, his eyes as sharp as swords, and scanned the front.
Outside the Fang family's gate, there were soldiers with swords and shining armor. A large group of two hundred people, fully armed, stood outside the gate.
In front of these soldiers was a wooden prisoner car, which looked like a large square cage.
In front of the prison car were people from the Ministry of Justice and the Palace of Punishment.
Except for Yuan Su, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, who was the leader, everyone else, whether they were ordinary servants or Jinshi officials, even the staff and soldiers in the Criminal Hall, all instinctively stepped back half a step and narrowed their eyes, fearing that they would be hurt by Fang Yun's gaze.
Yuan Su was nearly fifty years old and had been a Hanlin for many years, but when he looked at Fang Yun, his eyes still narrowed and then opened.
Yuan Su smiled and bowed, saying, "Marquis Fang Wen, I have long admired you. However, a country has its own laws, and a family has its own rules. Since you have violated the laws of the Holy Academy and have not saved Lei Jiu of the Xusheng family from death, we can only enforce the law impartially."
Fang Yun looked at the prison cart, then looked directly at Yuan Su and said, "I am a scholar of the Holy Imperial Academy, a third-rank official, and a member of the Cabinet. Unless I have committed a serious crime of treason, I shall not be put in shackles, leg irons, or a prison cart!"
Yuan Su said with a smile, "Marquis Fang Wen doesn't know that just now, the Holy Court sent a document stating that you have not become a virtual saint, but have been listed as an enemy of the aristocratic families by the Meng family. The head of the Meng family has accused you of killing the evil king and robbing the Meng family's property. All your privileges have been revoked!"
Fang Yun was silent.
In the Ten Kingdoms, the aristocratic family is the king.
Yuan Su smiled and said, "You and I are both Jing people, and I don't want to impose a heavy sentence. It's just that the situation forces me to do so. I hope Fang Zhenguo will forgive me."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Su's expression suddenly changed to a ferocious one. He waved his hand and shouted, "Catch the serious criminal Fang Yun from the Holy Court! This man is extremely vicious and has killed people like crazy. We must not be careless. Anyone who colludes with him will be executed immediately!"
The officers came up with bitter faces and carefully put shackles and fetters on Fang Yun.
Suddenly, a scholar wearing the uniform of a seventh-rank official jumped out and fiercely kicked the head of the officer who was carefully putting shackles on Fang Yun.
“Ah…” The officer screamed, his head hit the ground, and blood gushed out.
"You bastard! Are you putting on shackles or doing embroidery? Do you think Fang Yun is a royal branch and jade leaf or a lady from a noble family? Someone, come here, this person is colluding with the serious criminals in the Holy Court, drag him out and give him forty lashes of the cane and exile him a thousand miles away!" The scholar shouted angrily.
"How dare you!" Fang Yun shouted, and the breath from his mouth seemed to turn into a sharp sword, and the clothes on the scholar's body suddenly broke into pieces and flew away. He became naked.
"You..." The scholar covered his crotch and hurriedly retreated, then stripped his clothes from the officer behind him, looking at Fang Yun in embarrassment and anger.
"Master Yuan, look at Fang Yun! He is already a prisoner, but he still wants to kill me! Please help me and avenge my student!"
Yuan Su smiled coldly and said, "Blowing air into a sword is something I can only do with my strength. Fang Zhenguo is indeed Fang Zhenguo. However, you intended to harm the officials of the Ministry of Justice, what crime should you be charged with!"
"Well. I hurt them, and then what?" Fang Yun smiled coldly. He knew that these people were deliberately provoking him, but with the Moon Tree Divine Punishment hanging over his head, there was no need to worry about anything.
You will die anyway, so instead of living in fear, you might as well live your life with passion.
Yuan Su was about to make trouble when he heard someone shouting not far away: "Who dares to imprison Fang Zhenguo?"
Fang Yun turned his head and saw that it was Qiao Juze who was rushing over with a group of Jingguo students. Some students in the distance also noticed that the situation here was not good and hurried over.
Yuan Su said sternly: "The Holy Court Criminal Court and the Jing State Criminal Department are jointly handling the case. Those who have nothing to do with it should retreat immediately!"
Qiao Juze sneered and said, "Fang Yun is an enemy of the aristocratic family and has no privileges, but we are students of Jingguo. How could we let you humiliate your classmates like this!"
Yuan Su was stunned. Although Fang Yun no longer had any special privileges, he was still a student of Jingguo Academy. It was natural for Qiao Juze and others to stand up for him.
"Qiao Juze, you are the son-in-law of the Chen Sheng family. As a member of a noble family, you cannot protect the enemies of the noble family!" Yuan Su said.
Qiao Juze smiled calmly and said, "You can ask the Holy Court to arrest me!"
Yuan Su suddenly felt a headache. The Holy Court was too lazy to intervene in such matters. It was unknown when they would send someone to investigate. Even if the investigation was completed, it was unknown when the final verdict would be made. Even if a verdict was made, it might just be a fine of some silver, confinement for a month, or some other mild punishment.
The real problem with Qiao Juze helping Fang Yun against the enemies of his family is that he might be hated by other families. But now Fang Yun has not aroused public outrage among the families. To all the holy families, Fang Yun is more worthy of friendship than the evil king and the Meng family. Qiao Juze has no worries at all in doing so.
Yuan Su was a Hanlin and the second in command of the Ministry of Justice. If an ordinary Jinshi dared to obstruct him, he would definitely scold him. But now Qiao Juze was not only a Shangshe Jinshi, but also the son-in-law of an aristocratic family. He would definitely become a Jinshi of the Shengyuan in the future. He was not someone that a Hanlin could suppress.
What's more, Qiao Juze was followed by a large number of students, including some from wealthy families.
Yuan Su glanced coldly at the officer who had stopped beside Fang Yun and said, "What are you looking at! Keep putting on the shackles!"
Just as Qiao Juze was about to stop him, Fang Yun said, "Brother Qiao, don't worry, they won't dare to embarrass me. I still have a tongue sword in my mouth!"
A clear and crisp sound of sword rang out from Fang Yun's Wen Palace, forming an invisible pressure. The ordinary servants and students did not feel it, but those who were engaged in verbal battles were all stunned.
The sword chant silenced all the verbal battles and it took a split second for them to return to normal. However, such a short period of time was enough to determine the winner.
Yuan Su finally took half a step back and moved away from Fang Yun.
Yuan Su was a Hanlin. If he had fought with Fang Yun in a literary battle from a distance, he might have won with his inspiration. But now that they were so close, and Fang Yun's literary courage was far stronger than his, Yuan Su would surely die as long as he attacked with his literary courage first and then used verbal sparring.
"That's good." Qiao Juze sighed. He didn't know what to do. The whole thing was too complicated and it involved the dispute over the holy way.
Students from a distance kept gathering around and looked at Fang Yun silently.
No one scolded the officers, as everyone knew they were just following orders. However, the look they gave to Yuan Su, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, was full of contempt.
Yuan Su pretended not to see it and stood there motionless.
After being put into shackles and anklets, Fang Yun was put into the prison van with his head hanging above the van.
"Snap..." the groom whipped.
"Xi Yuyu..." The two horses neighed at the same time, prancing with their hooves, pulling the prison cart forward.
Yuan Su, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, rode a tall horse and walked in the middle.
In front of Yuan Su, there were many officers holding ceremonial badges with black characters on a red background. Some of them had "Keep Away" written on them, some had "Silence" written on them, and there were also nine ceremonial badges in total, including "Hanlin", "Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice", "Jinshi", "County Earl", "Jieyuan", etc.
The more ceremonial badges a person has, the greater his status and influence.
Behind Yuan Su was the prison cart carrying Fang Yun, and a large number of officers, soldiers, and yamen runners were escorting the prison cart slowly forward.
In the prison van, Fang Yun looked calm and composed, his hair was not disheveled and his clothes were not tattered. He did not look like a prisoner at all. The officers and soldiers around him were cautious, making them look more like prisoners.
Fang Yun was on the prison van, which was shaking slightly with the ups and downs of the van. He looked up at the night sky, and moved his lips, reciting the Book of Rites silently.
He doesn't take the Ministry of Justice seriously at all!
Qiao Juze led a large number of students and followed the prison van more than ten feet away.
After leaving the Jingguo Academy, thousands of students still did not disperse.
Yuan Su turned his head to look behind him, stretched out his hand to stop the convoy, turned his horse around and came in front of the students.
"This place is no longer the academy, why are you still following me? As students of the academy, you don't study hard and only know how to form cliques for personal gain. Are you gathering together to rebel?" Yuan Su scolded.
Fang Yun frowned. From the very beginning when they met, Yuan Su had deliberately acted in a bureaucratic manner. It was obvious that he wanted to anger everyone and make a big deal out of it. If something happened, it would be extremely disadvantageous to him.
Qiao Juze laughed and said, "Minister Yuan is worrying too much. We are just showing our friendship to Fang Yun. Don't tell me that people are not allowed to walk behind the motorcade of the Ministry of Justice?"
Yuan Su glared at everyone fiercely, but found that these people were not easy to anger, so he had to order them to move on.
Soon, the criminal team arrived at a crowded neighborhood.
Some people recognized Fang Yun immediately.
"Why was Fang Wenhou arrested?"
"Ah? That's Fang Wenhou? Yes, that's right, it's really Fang Wenhou. During the Ten Nations Competition, he was on the screen of the academy!"
"Whoever dares to arrest Fang Zhenguo is going too far!"
People on the street were talking about it, and many people followed the Criminal Division team, shouting Fang Yun's name loudly.
Yuan Su sneered. It was a great shame for a dignified scholar to be paraded through the streets. Moreover, if he was questioned by the public, he might lose his literary talent and leave a shadow in his heart, which would be very detrimental to his future. Moreover, Fang Yun was very young. Even if he was a genius, his will might not be so firm. This method of humiliation was most effective for young and energetic people.
Yuan Su turned his head to look at Fang Yun and found that Fang Yun was calm as usual. He snorted and thought that this was just the beginning. When the number of people reached a certain level, Fang Yun would inevitably become flustered and his determination would waver.
A quarter of an hour later, a large number of people from the capital gathered on both sides and behind the Ministry of Justice team. Some of them were just watching out of curiosity, but most of them were very angry and wanted to know what big mistake Fang Yun had made.
At that time, only people near the Holy Temple Square knew that the Lei family had sued Fang Yun for not rescuing someone from death, but people far away did not know about it.
As more and more people were involved, the story became more and more different, and multiple versions were formed. However, all versions had one thing in common, that is, the Left Prime Minister colluded with the enemy country to kill Fang Yun, and the former Minister was a running dog.
"I didn't expect that there would be a beast in Jing Country!"
"Riding a horse like a human being is nothing short of a beast in human clothing!"
"You actually put Fang Zhenguo in shackles. You're worse than pigs and dogs!"
Yuan Su was stunned; the situation seemed to be different from what he had imagined.
.(To be continued..)