Trumpets blew long, drums beat loudly, and the loud sounds echoed in the square of the holy temple.
"The auspicious time has arrived!" After Yu Bachi, who was wearing a red suit, finished speaking, Fang Yun led all the officials to offer sacrifices to the heavens.
After going through the tedious process of offering sacrifices to the heaven, Fang Yun stood up.
Then the holy temple shook slightly, forming an invisible force that surged towards the south of the city, penetrated deep into the ground, and thawed the frozen soil.
Suddenly, there was a commotion among the officials.
Chief Clerk Shen Ming suddenly shouted, "Come quickly, capture this demon fox! This is a ceremony to offer sacrifices to the heavens, and a demon fox has intruded. This is truly a rebellion against the heavens! Come quickly, kill this demon fox on the spot, and confess your sin to the heavens!"
The officials and yamen runners present turned their heads to look and found a cute white fox squatting on the edge of the square.
Everyone was stunned, because everyone knew that Fang Yun had a little fox, and many people knew the lovely Nu Nu.
Seeing that there were many people in front, Nunu didn't dare to go forward. He squatted obediently at the edge of the square waiting for Fang Yun, but he didn't expect to be suddenly scolded by the chief clerk Shen Ming.
Nunu was both afraid and angry. He took a half step back, looked at Shen Ming, and made a humming sound in his throat.
At the same time, whether due to the residual power of the holy temple or for some other reason, the sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds, and thunder appeared in the clouds, covering the sky for 30,000 miles.
Ao Huang stared with his eyes wide open and his mouth wide open, looking up at the sky stupidly, his eyes full of confusion. As a dragon who could call the wind and rain, he couldn't understand the weather changes.
The moment he saw Nunu appear, a cold light flashed in Fang Yun's eyes that seemed to be able to freeze the heaven and earth. His face turned ashen instantly but quickly recovered. Then he looked at Shen Ming with an extremely cold expression.
Shen Ming let out a sigh, then looked at Fang Yun and said, "Master Fang, how did your little fox get to the ceremony of offering sacrifice to the heaven? I'm not saying anything bad about you, but irrelevant people disrupting the ceremony of offering sacrifice to the heaven will not only reduce the harvest of the entire county, but also destroy the great ceremony and make the heaven angry! Look, dark clouds suddenly appeared in the sky, which is evidence of the anger of the heaven. According to the great ceremony, anyone who intrudes on the ceremony of offering sacrifice to the heaven should be slaughtered and offered as three animals to appease the wrath of the heaven. I beg Fang Xusheng, for the sake of the people of Ning'an County and for the great ceremony of the human race, please sacrifice the little fox!"
"Ahhh!" Nunu curled up into a ball, trembling, with more fear than anger in his eyes.
Fang Yun looked at the chief clerk Shen Ming and clenched his right fist so hard that it made a creaking sound.
All officials have guessed that someone deliberately set a trap for Fang Yun.
Most officials remained silent, but a few were extremely excited.
"Master Fang, as the magistrate of Ning'an County and a virtual saint of the human race, you should set an example. If you try to protect the little fox, I'm afraid you will be stripped of your official title and expelled from the human race!"
"A little fox actually barged into the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony. This is disrespectful to the saints and to the heaven and earth! Could it be that this fox was sent by the demon race to destroy the human race's plan?"
"Fang Xusheng. You can't sacrifice your future for a fox." County Magistrate Tao Dingnian finally spoke.
Yu Ba Chi angrily said, "Shameless! Who is it? Who tricked the innocent little fox into the heavenly sacrifice ceremony? I don't believe it came in for no reason!"
Fang Yun was stunned, then his face changed drastically, he suddenly grasped the official seal, and blinked gently. Countless images flashed through his eyes, and finally he seemed to be wandering in the sky, looking down at the entire Ning'an City from a high altitude.
At this moment, in Fang Yun's eyes, Ning'an City was as big as a round table. He blinked again, and Ning'an City quickly became larger, and soon he saw Yang Yuhuan and others at the east gate of the County Academy of Literature.
At this moment, a guard came hurriedly and shouted, "Oh no! Two women from the county magistrate's family suddenly broke into the county academy, and it is said that they want to disrupt the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heaven!"
"Ridiculous!" Shen Ming shouted suddenly, but a smug look flashed in his eyes.
"What?" Yu Bachi and several others who had joined Fang Yun screamed in surprise.
Many people showed expressions of pity on their faces after hearing this.
"This is going to be difficult." County Magistrate Tao Dingnian stroked his beard, lowered his head, and looked worried.
Shen Ming suddenly slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, the most taboo thing about the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony is that non-scholars are not allowed to come. If someone breaks into the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony, what will be the punishment?"
"Of course it's a death penalty!" said a clerk beside Shen Ming.
Shen Ming suddenly smiled and said, "Look at me, an old fool, I actually forgot about this! Right, right, those who violate the great etiquette will be killed without mercy! Even the dignified Lei family has been brought down with the three rituals of fire, how can two women and a fox be spared!"
At the same time, a sound like thunder suddenly came from the side door of the County Academy of Literature.
"Who is causing trouble at the Heavenly Sacrifice? Surrender now!"
The voice is like a loud bell, full of energy.
When Fang Yun heard this familiar voice, his face turned even worse and he turned to look at the person who spoke. However, his hand was still holding the official seal and images kept flashing through his eyes.
The person who came was none other than the highest-ranking person in Ning'an County, Director of the Transportation Department Geng Ge!
After Geng Ge was kicked unconscious by Long Ma that day, he never showed up again. This was the first time he appeared in public since then.
Including Fang Yun, everyone looked at the old Hanlin who was over seventy years old but in good health, and they all aimed at his forehead.
There was nothing there but wrinkles.
No matter how cunning Geng Ge was, a hint of anger flashed across his face when so many people were looking at his forehead.
Shen Ming hurriedly walked over and said, "Your humble servant greets Lord Geng! You are finally here. I heard that not only a little fox came, but also two women from the Fang family barged in. They simply disregarded the rituals and etiquette! The county magistrate has been slow to speak, so it seems that only you can administer justice."
Geng Ge immediately said, "I have just inspected with the official seal and found two women and a demon barbarian at the east gate! However, since they are the family members of Fang Xusheng, you must not use force. Please come over immediately!"
"Yes! I will go and invite you personally!" Shen Ming put emphasis on the word "invite", then turned his head to look at Fang Yun, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, he quickly walked towards the east gate and summoned the servants.
Geng Ge looked at Fang Yun coldly and said, "County Magistrate Fang, the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony is extremely important. It not only concerns the annual harvest of Ning'an County, but also the dignity of the human race. You actually allowed your family members to barge in. It is simply a disgrace to the civilized people! After today's incident, I will join hands with my colleagues to write a letter to the Palace of Rites to report you for "incompetent family management" and demote you to the D grade in the education department! If you can't even control a mere family, how can you educate a county, how can you educate the human race!"
Fang Yun was holding the official seal in his hand and seemed to be unable to speak, so he reacted a little slowly. Just as he was about to speak, Ao Huang flew into a rage and rushed towards Geng Ge, letting out a deafening roar.
Geng Ge was only a civil servant after all. He took three steps back in fear, his face turned pale, and he almost started to speak harshly.
Ao Huang angrily said, "Haven't you been kicked enough by Long Ma? You dog official! Zuo Xiang's dog slave! You can't beat Fang Yun in every aspect. Not only are you incompetent, but you even use dirty tricks to target his women, and even don't let go of a little fox! You beasts, your own father is a demon!"
Geng Ge was furious. The phrase "my father is a demon barbarian" was the most extreme insult in the human race. In layman's terms, it was an insult that his mother had been defiled by a demon barbarian. Someone had killed someone because of this phrase, and the local county magistrate sentenced him to manslaughter and released him after only five years in prison. This shows how serious this insult was.
As for the fact that a Hanlin was dismissed and never employed again for cursing like this in the court, it is well known to everyone... (To be continued... )