At first, there were only Scholars blocking the entrance of the Ning An County Yamen. Gradually, the citizens of Ning An City began to arrive.
Those who arrived first were empty-handed. They were just there to watch the show.
However, as the sound of spring thunder rang out, the entire city resonated. A portion of people came forward with tools that could be used as weapons.
Those who were empty-handed immediately left to look for tools.
In less than two hours, tens of thousands of people from Ning An City surrounded the yamen with all kinds of tools.
These people did not say a word. They just surrounded the yamen.
The yamen runners at the entrance finally panicked. They repeatedly entered the yamen to report.
When it was close to noon, a group of Scholars appeared in the yamen. Fei Chang, the Prefect of the Green Crow Prefecture, did not walk at the front. Instead, a white-robed Grand Scholar took the lead. If he applied some makeup on his face, he would be extremely handsome. However, his face was pale and did not have a healthy glow.
"Ji Zhibai, the scum, is here!"
"He still has the face to come out. He is indeed the weirdo in the world. He is a pig-like teammate. No, he is our pig-like opponent!"
"This person is notorious. Everyone, be careful. Don't let his lackeys use their official seals to suppress us!"
"How dare he!"
"There's nothing he doesn't dare to do. He is the disciple of Mount Liu. He can be considered as the disciple of Half-saint! With such a status, even the Prefecture Overseer has to treat him with respect, let alone the prefect. Even if Fang Xusheng was alive, he wouldn't dare to kill him! "
"That's right. If not for the fact that he is the disciple of Half-saint, he would not dare to act so arrogantly."
"Ji Zhibai and Fei Chang are not idiots. We Scholars surround them every year. However, the citizens of Ning An City are surrounding the yamen with weapons. The situation is very different. Ji Zhibai, on the other hand, was fine. He was a dead pig that wasn't afraid of boiling water. Fei Chang will definitely not sit still. If this matter gets out of hand, he will never be able to become an official in Jingguo! "
"Now we can see the people's hearts. If Ji Zhibai does not give us an explanation, we will not be able to leave." Don't even think about leaving Ning An City! "
"Hmph, if I didn't have a family and a business …"
Everyone was mocking Ji Zhibai, but they were soon stunned.
A small group of people in front of the county yamen were the first to see Ji Zhibai. They were also the first to be stunned. After that, Ji Zhibai walked out of the gate and stood with the bailiff. People on both sides of the street could see him.
Then, someone burst into laughter, and everyone burst into laughter. His laughter could almost lift the entire county government into the sky.
Beside Ji Zhibai floated Fei Chang's prefectural seal. The seal emitted a faint glow, guiding the Qi of the Divine Temple to form a thin, pale orange shield that enveloped the two of them.
"You cowardly rat! You're just a stinking bug!"
"Horizontal scroll: All are scourges!"
"You're a disgrace to all the students! In the future, I won't dare to call myself a Jingguo person when I go out! "
"You're all as timid as a mouse in front of us. If you meet a demon barbarian, you'll definitely cover your crotch with one hand and your ass with the other!"
Everyone who read the book cursed and scolded.
Fei Chang's face was ashen, but he knew that this was not a normal situation. He did not say a word.
The Ning An City officials behind him were extremely embarrassed. They did not know whether to open their mouths or not.
Ji Zhibai, on the other hand, was the calmest. A faint smile appeared on his face as he said, "May I ask my literary friends?"
"Who the hell is your literary friend? Don't sully our Literary Name! "someone shouted.
Everyone looked at that person. Most of them recognized him.
Back when Ning An City was besieged by the Water Tribe, Gu Country's General Yang Xuanye went to Ning An City alone. The next day, his cousin Yang Xuantong also went out.
After the war ended, Grand Secretary Yang Xuanye returned, while Hanlin Yang Xuantong stayed in Ning An County. He spent his days in Ning An City interacting with students from all over the human race. He liked literary gatherings and was quite famous in Ning An City.
However, he was straightforward and carefree. He also offended some people.
Yang Xuantong liked to say that his name and his elder brother's name originated from Meng Zizhong's "Pioneering Chuantong". Since his elder brother had become a Grand Secretary, he would definitely be able to do the same and create his own achievements.
Gu Country had always been on good terms with Gyeongo. The entire country was controlled by the Miscellaneous School of Scholars, and the other countries either minded their own business. They would either compromise or leave.
The two Yang brothers disliked the Miscellaneous School of Scholars, so they came to Jingguo to help. It was said that after Yang Xuanye returned to Gu Country, his position was changed. He was transferred from a powerful general guarding the border to Gu Country's capital. His official position was one rank higher, but his real power was pitifully small.
Yang Xuantong's words caused many people to cheer.
"Yes, don't call us literary friends. We can't afford to lose face!"
Many people followed suit.
Ji Zhibai had no choice but to speak loudly. His voice could be heard for three miles.
"Everyone, it is a serious crime to gather people to surround the county government without permission! This is not only Ning An County, but also the territory of the Rear Protector. If you insist on attacking local officials, you will be regarded as Jingguo's enemy. If you surround Ning An County when the Barbarians are invading, I can sentence you as traitors! "
"Then sentence us! Come on! "Yang Xuantong shouted without holding back.
Many people almost burst out laughing. As the saying went, "A scholar can't reason with a soldier." It meant that scholars from the School of War were straightforward in their actions. Ordinary scholars would not be able to reason with a soldier. Unless it was a top scholar, scholars from other families could only rely on absolute power to subdue a soldier from the School of War. Otherwise, it would be very difficult to convince a soldier from the School of War.
Ji Zhibai was actually intimidating the crowd before he tried to reason with them. However, Yang Xuantong came out of nowhere and made it impossible for him to continue.
Ji Zhibai could not say, "So be it." He ignored Yang Xuantong and continued, "The burning incident was due to Deputy District Magistrate Tao Dingnian's lack of consideration. I have already asked him to write a confession. Tomorrow, he will write two copies. One will be handed to the Notre-Dame's Hall of Rites and the other to the Ministry of Personnel. In the future, this kind of situation will not happen in Ning An County. As for the rumor of killing a Reader, that's absolute nonsense. I've never said anything like that before. There must be some despicable bastards who started this rumor. I'll immediately report this to the Eastern Sage Pavilion and the Punishment Hall, and have them arrested! "
Hearing the words "Dongsheng Pavilion", many scholars felt their blood run cold. Behind Mount Liu and Ji Zhibai was the Dongsheng Pavilion.
The Dongsheng Pavilion was in charge of the affairs of the Notre-Dame and the entire Shengyuan Continent. As long as it was in the Shengyuan Continent, it could bypass any other pavilion except the Dongsheng Pavilion.
Everyone understood that although Ji Zhibai did not admit his mistake, he had already taken a big step back and made a compromise. He admitted that the burning was wrong and made the Deputy District Magistrate the scapegoat.
From now on, Ji Zhibai would at least not weaken Fang Yun's influence in Ning An City.
"Then write a contract. Write that if you do anything against Fang Xusheng in the future, you will be killed!" Yang Xuantong's voice sounded.
Many people laughed out loud. This kind of person was simply a pain in the neck. Anyone who went against him would be unlucky.
"Yang Xuantong, do you think I am easy to bully?!" Ji Zhibai's voice suddenly exploded. It was as powerful as a tidal wave, suppressing all other noises.
Before Yang Xuantong could say anything, a voice sounded from the crowd.
"Ji Zhibai, long time no see. You are so bold. You dare to join forces with Mount Liu and burn the Keng Confucians! Bensei will not let you go! "
The air in Ning An City seemed to have frozen.
Many people felt that the words "burn the Keng Confucians" were really cruel. From now on, Mount Liu and Ji Zhibai would be cursed for eternity. Then, they were shocked by the words "Bensei".
(To be continued.)
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