"Alright, I won't ask any more questions. However, if there's anything I can do for you, I'll do my best. "Wei Huang 'an smiled at Meng Jingye.
Meng Jingye nodded and said, "I'll leave the Bloodlight Ancient Land to you. The Sages are different from villains. They want the Bloodlight Ancient Land to keep the human race alive, but they won't exploit the people there. However, the Bloodlight Ancient Land should still have remnants of the Bloodlight Ancient Land. Since it's a new world, the Sages can't enter. You need to pay attention to these people. "
"I'll keep that in mind." Wei Huang 'an nodded.
"I've already given the Sea Swallowing Seashell to Yang Yuhuan. I'll take my leave now, Old Man!" Meng Jingye cupped his hands and left without waiting for Wei Huang 'an's greeting.
Wei Huang 'an looked at Meng Jingye's disappearing figure and muttered to himself, "When the dust settles in the Bloodlight Ancient Land, I'll repay Fang Xusheng for saving my life again and again!"
Meng Jingye left the Chen Family and got into the carriage with the official seal in his hand.
"Jingye of the Meng Family is indebted to Fang Xusheng for teaching me and saving my life. Now that Xusheng is dead, I'm going to kill the rebels to repay his kindness. Patriarch, please allow me to borrow the power of the Meng Family's Tianren Pavilion to select the rebels. "
"Sure!"
Meng Jingye held the official seal in his hand. In the dim carriage, his eyes shone like stars.
In the back office of the Green Crow Residence.
Cai He sat on a stone bench in the courtyard and looked at the clear sky in the distance. His eyes were slightly red and swollen.
A white cloth was wrapped around Cai He's waist.
Notre-Dame had the custom of the continent. When a relative died, the descendants would wear mourning clothes and white cloth would be wrapped around the waist of the relative.
The Northern Land was cold, but Cai He's heart was colder.
Madam Cai put a cloak on Cai He's back and said softly, "Husband, everything is ready. We can leave for the capital city anytime."
"Madam, do you think Fang Xusheng is really going to leave just like that?" Cai He looked ahead blankly. His eyes seemed to be unfocused.
Madam Cai's eyes were also red. She said softly, "Just as he said in his poem, 'People have their joys and sorrows, and the moon waxes and wanes.' In the end, there would be birth, old age, sickness, and death. What's more, you said that Fang Xusheng had a slim chance of surviving there. "
"But why do I feel like I was still the county magistrate of Ji County yesterday? Why did he feel that Fang Yun had just become a Tong Sheng? Why do I feel like the scene of Fang Yun giving me an ink plum only happened yesterday? Why do I feel that the ink on the Ji County Early Departure is still wet? Why do my ears always resound with the sound of the little scholar Fang Yun reading aloud? "
Cai He looked ahead, tears silently falling from her eyes.
"My dear husband, Fang Xusheng has passed away," Lady Cai said as she wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her sleeve.
"How did he die?" Cai He asked in a low voice.
"He's also human," said Lady Cai softly.
"You're right. So he's a human, not a saint, "Cai He muttered. She stood up and said," Madam, let's go to the capital. "
"Mm." Lady Cai said as she held Cai He's arm.
The two of them walked a few steps before Cai He said angrily, "Ji Zhibai is indeed sensible. He didn't dare to take down the couplets written by Xusheng himself. Last night, he ordered people to seal up the ancestral hall on Tong Mountain with a huge rock! He didn't violate etiquette, and he also saved Mount Liu's face. In a few decades, that ancestral hall will completely disappear. No one will know the origin of the phrase, 'Green hills are blessed with the bones of the faithful, white iron is innocent and treacherous officials'. "
"Sigh, a new emperor brings in new officials. Fang Xusheng has passed away. I already expected them to do this," said Lady Cai.
Cai He said, "The Left Prime Minister's faction has already begun their counterattack. Take the Green Crow Mansion for example. Those low-ranking officials were usually respectful to me, but since last night, they've become the Left Prime Minister's loyal dogs. They've begun a strict investigation, forbidding the academy from teaching any books related to Fang Yun. No matter if it's about Fang Yun or Fang Yun's poems or essays. All books related to Fang Yun in bookstores, zhai pavilions, and other places have been smashed and confiscated. They've also sent word that everyone has three days to submit their works related to Fang Yun. After three days, everyone is allowed to report to each other. Once verified, the clan's disciples are forbidden from studying in the Green Crow Mansion, from doing business, and from becoming officials. "
"This …" The good-tempered Lady Cai's eyes flashed with anger.
Cai He continued, "Tonight, the officials of the Azure Crow Mansion will transport all the books related to Fang Yun to the north city gate and burn them outside the city gate. Not just the Green Crow Mansion, but the entire Mishou will be burning books tonight. "
"That's too much!"
"There's something even worse! Ji Zhibai arrived in Ning An County last night, and he even said that. From today onwards, if any scholar dares to support Fang Yun and still refuses to stop, they will all be executed under the name of treason! "Cai He said.
"Ah? Ji Zhibai dares to do such a thing? "
"He won't be able to do it even if he has ten times the guts. At most, he'll scare some people and then find an opportunity to punish them. Even Half-saint wouldn't dare to kill scholars, let alone him."
Lady Cai said worriedly, "Won't those people in Ning An County be in big trouble? Ji Zhibai was humiliated the most in Ning An County, and the people there respected Fang Xusheng the most. "
"Sigh, I can't even protect myself now. Luckily, I'm Master He Chuan's disciple. Otherwise, I'll definitely be imprisoned in the capital. Master rarely drinks, but he was dead drunk last night. It's obvious how much Fang Xusheng's death affected him. Some of my classmates even guessed that Master was disheartened and might give up his position as the Minister of Literature, leave Jingguo, and head to Two World Mountain. "
"Sigh …" Lady Cai could only sigh.
Cai He looked in the direction of Ning An County and said softly, "Bear with it for now. Wait for me to become a Grand Scholar."
A hint of hatred flashed across Cai He's eyes.
Ning An County.
Liu Yu's eyes were empty. He allowed the yamen runners to drag him forward.
The old man's ankles were shackled. The chains slid across the ground as he walked, making clanking sounds.
Along the way, all the neighbors stood at the door and looked at Liu Yu. Apart from a few who were gloating, most of them had grief and anger in their eyes.
Some people whispered among themselves.
"Ji Zhibai, that bastard. He's heartless!"
"Old Liu was such a good person. He was one of the top craftsmen in the county's workshops. He worked his whole life, but in the end, he didn't get any benefits. Everything was taken away by those officials. Luckily, Fang Xusheng came and gave Liu Yu a high position. He was called 'Chief Supervisor of the Ning An County Workshops', and he received dividends every year. "
"Yes. Back then, everyone said that the stubborn old man had finally met the righteous sky. We were all convinced. "
"The most important thing was that the stubborn old man, Liu Yu, was in the newspapers! There were even comments in the newspapers. They said that only the backward, ignorant, and heartless officials would publicize the hardships and poverty of the meritorious people. The truly conscientious and intelligent officials would reward these meritorious people and let them live a good life. They would publicize that they were wealthy and that they had not only used their craftsmen's skills to obtain glory, but also actual benefits! Saying that meritorious people were poor was the result of the incompetence and shamelessness of the officials! I still remember these comments. They were said to be from Fang Xusheng. "
"However, these meritorious people were taken away by Ji Zhibai."
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