People who were familiar with Fang Yun came rushing over, and the students in the academy, led by Qiao Juze, had red faces.
"I knew you would be able to get out of prison safely!" said Qiao Juze.
"How can such a lowly person be a match for Fang Zhenguo!"
"We will never let this matter go. We will make that traitor Yuan Su pay for it."
Fang Yun had a smile on his face, but a hint of tiredness appeared on his face.
Qiao Juze saw this and said with a thunderous tongue: "Everyone! Fang Wenhou has been in prison for many days, he is exhausted both physically and mentally. He has to take part in the imperial examination tomorrow. Please don't make things difficult for him, let him go home and have a good rest."
"Of course, of course!" Everyone agreed and made way for Fang Yun.
Fang Yun bowed and said, "Although I don't know what happened outside the prison, I can guess a little. Fang Yun would like to thank you all. The backbone of the scholars in Jingguo cannot be bent by anyone!"
"Yes!" many students shouted excitedly.
Qiao Juze looked at Fang Yun, his eyes moved slightly, and he already understood in his heart that Fang Yun's influence on the country and the people was deepening at this moment, and his every move could move the hearts of the people of Jing State. Anyone whose literary rank was lower than Fang Yun would be involuntarily attracted by Fang Yun's charm.
Wherever the fate lies, the people will follow!
"Let's go, get on the carriage and go back to Shangshe together." Qiao Juze took Fang Yun to his carriage, then pulled down the curtains. The carriage accelerated forward, and the sound of horse hooves became louder and louder.
"How are you doing in prison?" Qiao Juze asked with concern.
"Everything is fine. After all, I am a Saint-Advanced Scholar. A few days in jail is nothing." Fang Yun said.
Qiao Juze nodded and said, "I expected so. The Tiger Prison cannot be a problem for you. The three articles you wrote in prison shocked the whole country. They spread all over the country and helped protect the country. It is unprecedented."
"It was luck." Fang Yun didn't show any arrogance at all.
"You don't have to be so modest. The most urgent matter is not the obstruction of the Zong family and others, nor even the Jinshi examination. It doesn't matter even if you fail. The most important thing is the Moon Tree Divine Punishment. According to the news from the demon world, in three or four days, the Moon Tree Divine Punishment will have accumulated all its strength and will break the world's divine punishment! Do you have a plan to deal with it?" Qiao Juze asked.
Fang Yun sighed helplessly and shook his head gently, his eyes full of confusion and a hint of unwillingness.
"Originally, entering the Void Saint Garden would allow you to gain more help from the saints. The saints have the right to use the treasures in the Saint Garden, and may even use the most powerful thing, the Spring and Autumn Book. But you have not been officially crowned as a Void Saint. Even if the Kong family proposed to use the Spring and Autumn Book to save you, the Zongsheng and others could stop it. In order to prevent you from becoming a Void Saint, they have used almost all their strength."
"Well, since it is impossible to become a Virtual Saint before the Moon Tree Divine Punishment, then don't consider this factor and forget about it. Let's see if there is any other way to save yourself."
Qiao Juze shook his head and said, "Impossible. As long as one semi-saint disagrees, the other saints cannot use the treasures of the Saint Academy. The key is that during the previous battle of Liangjie Mountain, 90% of the saintly treasures had been used, and some of the power has not been restored. If they were used to save you, the Liangjie Mountain would be likely to be lost if it encountered a powerful enemy again. In addition to Liangjie Mountain, the other ancient places also need saintly treasures to suppress and defend. Otherwise, Dongsheng would not have given up the saintly meeting every twenty years and forced the saints to protect you."
Fang Yun asked, "How is the Holy Council going?"
"The Eastern Saint is afraid that the Zong Sheng will use some means on you again after he leaves the Holy Academy, so it seems that he has been stalling until you start the examination. The Zong Sheng cannot force you out, and by then, the Holy Council will probably have a result."
"What will be the result?"
Qiao Juze thought for a moment and said, "Someone in the Saint Academy has speculated that both sides have compromised. Zongsheng and others may not save you, but they will take revenge on the demons. As for the other semi-saints and noble families, they will definitely lend you a hand. Before you were imprisoned, many noble families closed their doors to visitors, fasted and bathed, and formally offered sacrifices to their ancestors, just to help you in the end. Don't think that they don't care about your imprisonment. In fact, they are all preparing for the Moon Tree God's punishment. Imprisonment is not worth their rescue. For these noble families, whether you officially become a virtual saint or not, they will do their best!"
Fang Yun smiled and said, "Of course I know about this, so I have never complained."
“It’s just… you have to understand that the saintly families will probably use up a drop of saintly blood, or activate the power of a saintly treasure. As for more power, they can’t use it. After all, that power is to be used to deal with the monsters and barbarians, to prepare for the last… the last battle. We humans no longer have saints, but the monsters still have the Ancestral Emperor.” Qiao Juze’s eyes were extremely dim.
"I understand that there will eventually be a world-shaking battle between humans and monsters. If we win, we will survive, and if we lose, we will die. The final battle is indeed far more important than my life."
"It's good that you are so open-minded. If the human race had infinite power, there would be no such troubles. We can just resist the Moon Tree Divine Punishment. The demons are too strong. The Moon Tree was created by the demon race's first emperor, Luan Mang. It is said that the power of the ancestor emperor Luan Mang is even greater than that of Confucius. If there is no human barrier to stop it, and the full Moon Tree Divine Punishment is brought down, the consequences will be disastrous."
Fang Yun nodded and said nothing. In fact, he knew more than Qiao Juze. After all, he had read Xing Yaoman's collection of books and inherited the ancient demons. He thought of many ways to save himself, but just like he couldn't talk about the holy way, his literary position was too low and his strength was insufficient, so he couldn't use those methods at all.
Becoming Xu Sheng could be said to be the last straw, but he was falsely accused by the Zong, Meng, Sima and Lei families, which resulted in him being unable to gain the more powerful protection of the Holy Academy by virtue of his status as Xu Sheng.
The car fell into silence.
Qiao Juze said: "There is a way... Forget it, that method is almost impossible, after all, there are only three or four days left. Think about it carefully, the Moon Tree Divine Punishment has nothing to do with you, after all, your own strength is insignificant, what you have to do now is to participate in the examination well, for the last time... Sorry, I won't say anything more."
"Thank you for your consolation, Brother Qiao. I know what's going on."
"Oh, right, Yang Yuhuan and my wife have invited all the ladies to beat drums in front of the palace to protest their grievances. The Queen Mother has summoned them. They should be meeting with the Queen Mother now. It would have been a big fight, but now that you are out of prison, things will be much easier. As far as I know, the cabinet's memorials impeaching the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Yuan Su, and the Left Prime Minister have already piled up half a room. With Yang Yuhuan beating drums to protest her grievances, if nothing unexpected happens, the officials and the Queen Mother will definitely attack Yuan Su at the morning court tomorrow."
"Yuan Su is insignificant. Have you heard anything from the Left Prime Minister?" Fang Yun asked.
"Oh? Something happened in Liushan?" Qiao Juze was puzzled.
Fang Yun nodded and said, "I used "Bamboo and Rock" as an excuse to mobilize the fate of the country and the people to attack him. He must be feeling bad right now."
"Ah? You... you, a Jinshi, are using the fate of the country and the people's hearts to attack the Grand Secretary? You... you are not hurt?" Qiao Juze was shocked.
"Do I look injured to you?"
Qiao Juze then clapped his hands and laughed: "If you are not injured, it must be the left prime minister who is injured! Well, that old traitor must be suffering! I will spread this matter and force him not to dare to go to court. If he dares to go to court with an injured literary courage, those officials have a hundred ways to make him more injured. As long as he is not in the temple, the other ministers can slowly plot and take the opportunity to clip his wings! Jingguo, we still have to rely on you." (To be continued...)