Seeing that the assassin was about to attack, a loud shout rang out.
"Stop! Ji Xian's Constable is here, how dare these scoundrels be impudent! "Constable Lu shouted from afar and threw out his Wen Bao waist token.
A person's voice appeared out of thin air. The voice was reciting the battle poem of Jingguo Half-saint Chen Guanhai, "Surging Waves". Following the recitation of the poem, the sound of waves crashing against the shore could be heard. The token transformed into a thirty foot tall blue wave that stood between Fang Yun and Liu Zicheng. It covered the sky and was ready to strike at any time.
Liu Zicheng instinctively stopped writing and took three steps back. He gripped the brush in his hand tightly as it began to glow. It was also a token.
Liu Zicheng turned his head and said, "Constable Lu, I am Liu Zicheng of the Da Yuan Liu family. My brother is Jiang Zhou's Top Scorer. My uncle is the Minister of the Left. If you leave immediately, I will pretend that nothing happened today."
Constable Lu said righteously, "You tried to assassinate a Saint on the streets. I am the Ji County Constable. How can I just stand by and watch? The token has already been activated. The County Magistrate's seal must have responded. Put down the token and wait for the County Magistrate to deal with you! "
In the Wen Courtyard, County Magistrate Cai had changed into his casual clothes and was about to attend a banquet at Auspicious Restaurant. Behind him was an extremely muscular man.
The muscular man's neck was no different from a normal person's. However, he did not have a human head. Instead, he had the head of a bull.
A High Scholar could raise two private soldiers.
A Grand Scholar could raise four private soldiers, regardless of whether they were demons or barbarians.
The Barbarian Bull carried a small yellow silk package in his hands. Inside the package was the official seal. The County Magistrate had to carry it with him.
The yellow silk package suddenly moved slightly.
County Magistrate Cai's expression changed. His entire body was filled with energy as he reached out to take the official seal.
His eyes flashed as if he was looking down on the entire county. Then, through the official seal and Constable Lu's token, he saw what happened at Fang Yun's house. He saw the half of the "Jing Ke Pierces Qin Song" and saw that Fang Yun was trapped.
County Magistrate Cai was so angry that his beard trembled. Ji County had finally produced a Saint whose name could shake the world. The Liu family actually dared to kill him.
"How dare you!"
County Magistrate Cai shouted. A white light flew out of his mouth and condensed into an ancient sword of white light in front of him.
Barbarian Niu wasn't afraid of the indescribable killing intent emitted by the Ancient Qi Sword. However, he couldn't help but squint his eyes and shrink his neck when the Ancient Qi Sword appeared, for fear of being killed.
County Magistrate Cai was too far away from Fang Yun. Even a Jinshi would not be able to reach him. However, the entire county was under the influence of the Academy of Literature. County Magistrate Cai gripped his official seal tightly and used the power that the Academy of Literature had accumulated over hundreds of years to activate the ancient sword.
With a swoosh, the ancient sword cut through the sky with an ear-piercing sound and arrived above Fang Yun's house in the span of two breaths.
The Talent Qi Ancient Sword emitted a powerful pressure, and Liu Zicheng's hand that was holding the brush actually started to tremble.
Liu Zicheng was so scared that his face turned pale. He knew how terrifying a Jinshi was. He also knew that the Academy of Literature wanted to protect Fang Yun. If he dared to make a move, he would definitely die.
Liu Zicheng immediately shouted, "County Magistrate Cai, please investigate. I am Liu Zicheng, an Elementary Scholar of the Great Source House. I was ranked ninth in the provincial examination three years ago. I didn't know that Fang Yun was a scholar before the Sage. Now that I know, I definitely won't make a move!"
County Magistrate Cai's voice came from the Talent Qi Ancient Sword, "Attacking a scholar in broad daylight is a heinous crime!"
The Talent Qi Ancient Sword suddenly disappeared. It swept past the neck of a servant at a speed that couldn't be seen with the naked eye, and then returned to the air.
"Ugh …" The servant suddenly covered his neck with both hands. Blood gushed out from between his fingers and mouth, and then he slowly fell to the ground.
The pungent smell of blood spread in the air, and the sand on the ground was gradually dyed red.
The other three servants were terrified. They hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "Sir, please spare our lives! Sir, please spare our lives! "
"Constable Lu, take the three of them to the prison and interrogate them later. As for Liu Zicheng, he is not allowed to leave the territory of the Great Source House before this case is over. Otherwise, he will be considered a fugitive. "
Liu Zicheng hurriedly bowed and said, "I know my mistake." With that, he hurriedly got into the carriage and left in a sorry state.
"Little Yun." Yang Yuhuan cried as she threw herself into Fang Yun's arms. Fang Yun gently patted her back to comfort her.
Fang Yun was extremely grateful to County Magistrate Cai. He was just about to thank him when he realized that it was too vulgar and carried no weight. After all, he was the top scholar, and the other party was a county magistrate who had passed the imperial examination.
Fang Yun pondered for a moment, and then recited a poem in a clear voice, "The trees by the Cai family's inkstone pool, blooming flowers with a faint ink stain; I don't want people to praise me for the color, only leaving behind a clear aura that fills the universe! Student Fang Yun writes a poem to thank County Magistrate Cai He. "
Constable Lu was startled. As expected of a double-armored desk chief, this poem was at least at the county magistrate's level. He didn't say how good County Magistrate Cai was, and only wrote about the flowers in his house, yet he praised County Magistrate Cai to the heavens. A scholar must take into account the influence of a Literary Name. This kind of silent flattery was considered brilliant. Moreover, he didn't forget to name the poem "Thank County Magistrate Cai He".
Constable Lu was even more determined to climb up to Fang Yun. Having talent didn't mean much, but being able to conduct oneself at such a young age was too rare. His future was bound to be limitless.
"Good poem! Good poem! What a clear aura that fills the universe, only County Magistrate Cai can be called that. "Constable Lu praised loudly.
As soon as the poem was recited, the ancient sword of talent moved and then slowly dissipated. County Magistrate Cai didn't say anything.
Constable Lu looked at the place where the ancient sword of talent had disappeared in reverence. He put away his constable token and handed the invitation card to Fang Yun with both hands. "This is the invitation card that the county magistrate asked me to send to you. He invites you to attend the literary meeting at Auspicious Restaurant."
Fang Yun also received it with both hands and said, "Thank you, Constable Lu."
Constable Lu smiled and said, "You're welcome. Since Young Master Fang is the head of the case, I originally wanted to go in and ask for a cup of tea. However, I still have to work on the case, so I won't go in. This is my monetary gift to congratulate Young Master Fang. You also know that our government doesn't have much money. You must kindly accept these five taels of silver. In the future, if you have any problems, you can directly look for me. I won't hesitate to go through water and tread on fire for you. "Constable Lu took out a five taels silver ingot.
Yang Yuhuan didn't expect Constable Lu's gift to be so heavy. Normally, the gift for a happy occasion was only a hundred copper coins. These five taels of silver were equivalent to five thousand copper coins. She also didn't expect someone to call Fang Yun "Young Master Fang".
Fang Yun declined and said, "Constable Lu, you're too polite. I still haven't thanked you for saving me. How can I accept your gift?"
"These are two different matters. These two matters can't be mixed together. Take it, I'll immediately let them leave. "
Constable Lu said as he stuffed the silver ingot into Fang Yun's hands. He ordered the three servants to carry the corpse and leave.
Fang Yun looked at Constable Lu's departing figure. In his heart, he was thinking about the literary treasure waist token.
The so-called literary treasure was a treasure formed when a scholar or above who was on the verge of death poured his talent into an object using poetry and literature as a medium. Depending on the type of poetry and literature that was poured into it, the effects would be different.
The sages were different. The sages formed a world of talent. As long as it was an object that was commonly used by the sages and could bear the talent, most of it would naturally become a literary treasure.
One had to be at least a County Scholar to be able to use the most basic literary treasure of a High Scholar. Therefore, when a High Scholar or above realized that their descendants were not able to be trained, they would choose to create a literary treasure according to the requirements of the imperial court in exchange for the wealth of their descendants.
Constable Lu's waist token was a High Scholar's literary treasure. It was created by a High Scholar who, before his death, used the famous poem by Half-saint Chen Guanhai of Jingguo as a medium. He poured his talent into the token and offered it to Jingguo in exchange for the promotion of one of his sons from a Tong Scholar to a "Guan Xiucai". His grandson was also bestowed the title of a "County Marquis".
The "Guan Xiucai" referred to the treatment of a High Scholar in Jingguo. However, they were not recognized by the Academy of Literature and had to be recorded in the Academy of Literature.
The higher the literary rank, the stronger the literary treasure, and the higher the status of the descendant.
If a scholar or even a Half-saint offered a literary treasure before his death, it would be a great achievement. It was equivalent to a military achievement, and their descendants would be able to inherit a very high noble title.
In every country, there were people who relied on their ancestors' military achievements or literary treasures to obtain a noble title. These people were known as "Nobles". Their status in other countries was not high, but in their own country, they were very high and received a lot of preferential treatment.
Fang Yun saw the bloodstains from the corner of his eyes. He did not have time to be envious of the people who had literary treasures. He went to find something to deal with the bloodstains, but Yang Yuhuan said that she would do it.
"You're not afraid of human blood?" Fang Yun asked.
"I've killed chickens and pigs before. What's a mere bloodstain? I'm just afraid that I haven't killed enough!" Yang Yuhuan hated the people who hurt Fang Yun.
Fang Yundao said, "If you killed them all, wouldn't you be helping Liu Zicheng destroy the evidence? If he killed one, it would prove his determination. If he left three alive, it would mean that he would pursue the matter in the future. "
Yang Yuhuan suddenly understood and asked, "Why didn't you arrest that bastard Liu Zicheng as well?"
"He is a scholar and is the son of a famous family. He is also a relative of the Left Prime Minister. Even if we arrested him, without conclusive evidence, we could only let him go. In fact, it would help him to clear his name. If we were careless or if Liu Zicheng played the trick of injuring himself, the other officials would definitely impeach County Magistrate Cai and ignore us. Now that County Magistrate Cai has detained three servants, Liu Zicheng will be suspected of murder. Not only will the Liu family not beg Left Prime Minister Mount Liu, but they will also cover it up. With those three retainers, County Magistrate Cai will be able to attack and defend at will. "
Yang Yuhuan stared at Fang Yun, her eyes shining brightly. She said softly, "Little Yun, you've really become powerful. You even understand these things. No wonder you were able to become a Double Armor Scholar."
Fang Yundao said, "Actually, after reading a lot of books, I've become enlightened and understand."
"En, in any case, our family's Little Yun is very powerful! Constable Lu gave five taels of silver. Who knows how much more the other people who came to congratulate us will give. You really did not disappoint us! "Yang Yuhuan raised her head and felt that Fang Yun had grown up.
"No matter what I do, half of the credit goes to Sister Yuhuan." Fang Yun smiled, his eyes filled with warmth.
"I'll go get busy." Yang Yuhuan suddenly realized that she did not dare to look into Fang Yun's eyes. She gently lifted her skirt and quickly left.
Fang Yun looked in the direction that Liu Zicheng had disappeared in, his eyes cold.
"Those three servants will not confess. If they do, their entire family will be in trouble. Even if they do confess, I'm afraid that they will only say that Liu Zicheng ordered them to teach me a lesson and not kill me. The point is, at that time I wasn't a scholar and he was a scholar. He will not be severely punished. There have been similar cases before. County Magistrate Cai killing a servant is already the limit. This Liu Zicheng knew that I was an Imperial Scholar and still dared to kill me. In the future, he will not let me go. I cannot sit and wait for death. The day that I become a scholar will be the day that Liu Zicheng dies! "
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