"Greetings to Fang Xusheng!" Gao Mo and Wu Jiu cupped their hands towards Fang Yun.
Fang Yun stood at the top of Yueyang Tower and returned the greeting, "Pavilion Elder Gao, Pavilion Elder Wu, Qiu 'an."
Without waiting for the two to introduce themselves or for Fang Yun to ask for the purpose of their visit, the Zong family head Zong Ganyu impatiently said, "Important matters are more important, everything should be done quickly. Old Man, as the pavilion elder of the Dongsheng Pavilion, summoned the two of you to Yueyang Tower because of Fang Yun's killing of Grand Scholar Lei Zhongmo and Jinshi Ge Yiming. Fang Yun is blinded by greed and arrogance, thinking that Xusheng can be lawless. He doesn't put the scholars of the world in his eyes and kills at every turn. The Notre-Dame must punish him severely. "
Without waiting for Gao Mo and Wu Jiu to speak, Fang Yun coldly said, "Governor Fang, why are you in a daze? Immediately arrest Ge Baiwan and bring him to justice!"
"As you command!" Fang Shouye immediately rushed over and grabbed Ge Baiwan's neck, dragging him on the ground towards Baling City.
Ge Baiwan's face was red and his breathing was labored. He frantically swung his body and arms in an attempt to break free from Fang Shouye, but Fang Shouye continued to drag him away.
Ge Baiwan's good friends were enraged. He was Gyeongo's number one merchant, a human scholar, but he was being dragged away by Jingguo people like a dead dog. This humiliation was even worse than the classic story of Qing dogs barking at snow.
A Juren spoke loudly, "Reporting to the Pavilion Elder of the Punishment Hall and the Pavilion Elder of the Rites Hall, Xiangzhou's Governor Fang Yun has disregarded the rules of etiquette and treated scholars like this. Will the Punishment Hall do anything about it? If the Punishment Hall and the Rites Hall don't care, then from now on, we will treat the Punishment Hall and the Rites Hall as nothing. "
"If the Punishment Hall and the Rites Hall cover up for Fang Yun, this student will immediately go to the Notre-Dame's door and commit suicide!" A young scholar shouted.
Gao Mo and Wu Jiu looked at Ge Baiwan who was being dragged away and the two of them exchanged a glance before they nodded lightly.
Gao Mo said in a clear voice, "Fang Xusheng, even if you are the chief official of Xiangzhou, even if Ge Xiucai is in the wrong, as long as his crime is not confirmed, as long as he is still a scholar, you should not arrest him in such a humiliating manner."
Fang Yun said helplessly, "I had no choice. The two of you came late and didn't see it. When you were trying to capture Ge Baiwan, not only did the Xiangzhou scholars form a human wall to obstruct you, Ge Baiwan even tried to escape. Up until the moment of capture, Ge Baiwan had shown signs of resistance rather than waiting to be captured. Therefore, Governor Fang could only use such a violent method to quickly take him away. As for humiliation … "
Fang Yun stretched out his hand and pointed in the direction of the Qing Emperor, the Zong family, and the Lei family. He continued, "If Governor Fang's actions are an insult to Ge Baiwan, then these human thieves' words and actions toward me are already subverting the Notre-Dame. Their deaths are not regrettable!"
Fang Shouye did not care about anything else. He grabbed Ge Baiwan by the neck and threw him into the carriage.
"Ouch …"
Ge Baiwan cried out in pain as his lower back slammed heavily into the carriage. He was in so much pain that he almost cried.
Gao Mo turned his head to look at the Gyeongo officials and asked, "Is what Fang Xusheng said true? Did Ge Baiwan resist arrest? "
Everyone was speechless. What happened just now was an instinctive reaction. They did not expect that Fang Yun would be able to use such a violent method against him. After all, the law clearly stated that if Ge Baiwan dared to make a move or commit a violent act, he could be killed on the spot.
The High Scholar who spoke up for Ge Baiwan said loudly, "Ge Baiwan is a merchant of Gyeongo. At the same time, he is an official appointed by the Emperor. How can the Jingguo people arrest him as they wish?"
Gao Mo nodded and said, "Indeed, they cannot arrest him as they wish. However, if it is related to a major case, the Jingguo authorities have the right to arrest him. May I ask this High Scholar what Scholar Ge is implicated in? "
The High Scholar was speechless. To put it lightly, Ge Baiwan was only trying to disrupt the order of Jingguo. To put it more seriously, Ge Baiwan was trying to overthrow the Jingguo government. Under the heavens, other than being a rebel, there were not many crimes that were more serious than this.
He did not reply and Gao Mo did not care about this matter anymore.
The Gyeongo officials could only watch as Ge Baiwan was taken away by Fang Yun's subordinates.
The Emperor of Qing was so angry that his chest heaved up and down. If this happened in Gyeongo, he would have already disregarded the dignity of the Emperor and cursed out loud. However, in this place, he could only suppress his anger.
The Emperor of Qing took a deep breath and said, "My two High Scholars, you came at the right time. The crime scene has not been touched. Please take a look. Fang Yun first killed many people from Qingjiang Trading Company here. Finally, he killed Ge Yiming, Zong Ganyu's adopted son. Please uphold justice for Ge Yiming. We cannot let the scholars of the human race die in vain! "
Gao Mo nodded and said, "Everyone, please calm down. The Old Man will investigate with all his heart. It is already late and the meeting has ended. I think everyone should return to their residences and rest. Tomorrow, we will present the preliminary results of the investigation. "
Zong Ganyu did not buy it and said, "In the Old Man's opinion, everyone should stay here and see Fang Yun's true colors."
Gao Mo looked coldly at Zong Ganyu. If it was any other time, Gao Mo would definitely reply to Zong Ganyu's disrespectful words. However, there were many things happening today. The Zong family had suffered a great loss and even alarmed the Kong family head. There was no need to care about such a small matter.
Gao Mo looked at Fang Yun and said, "Fang Xusheng, what do you think?"
"The meeting is almost over. If it is convenient for High Scholar Gao, please wait for a moment." Fang Yundao said.
Gao Mo compared the tone of the two and immediately said, "Then Old Man, please wait for a moment."
Fang Yun thanked Gao Mo and looked at the officials of Xiangzhou.
"You are all living off the salaries of the people of Jingguo. Not only do you not help the people solve their problems, you are even willing to be Gyeongo's lackeys. This is no different from committing treason. However, Bensei has killed enough people today. He does not want Yueyang Tower to be stained with blood, so he will let you all go for now. However, you cannot escape punishment. Men, detain these dog officials. When the time is right, I will interrogate them and convict them. "
"As you command!" Fang Shouye once again led his men towards the officials.
No one stopped them. The people around them even distanced themselves from them.
All of the officials frantically looked at the Qing Emperor, Zong Ganyu, and the other Gyeongo people. Although they held office in Xiangzhou, everyone knew that they had another identity. They were Gyeongo's spies. However, Jingguo had not taken over Xiangzhou for long and did not have a good way to deal with them. They could only contain them, not get rid of them.
Now, everyone could see that Fang Yun wanted to catch them all in one fell swoop and then carry out a great purge.
The Qing Emperor was about to say something when Fang Yun's gaze swept over him. He instinctively shut his mouth.
After a few breaths, the Qing Emperor finally reacted. He had actually been frightened by Fang Yun. His embarrassment turned into anger. He loudly said, "Innocent Jingguo officials, do not panic. You are all good friends of Ge Yiming and are all righteous people. Even if I am not from Jingguo, I will still make a decision for you. Go with them for the time being. It won't be long before we return your innocence! "
The officials were moved to tears and bowed to the Qing Emperor.
"Thank you, Qing Emperor. Thank you, Qing Emperor!"
"The Qing Emperor is truly a benevolent emperor. I don't want to be a Jingguo official anymore. Once this matter is settled, I will resign!"
"Yes, we will all resign. I want to see how Xiangzhou will continue!"
"Hmph, I don't believe that Fang Yun can do anything to us!"
Fang Yun looked at these officials coldly. He had long thought of a way to deal with them. Naturally, he could not kill so many scholars, but he could imprison them all. It was enough to cripple them and let everyone know the consequences of betraying the country.
At this moment, Zong Wuyuan finally woke up from his daze. When he saw this scene, his words were like spring thunder. "Everyone, there is no need to worry. The Notre-Dame has not made a ruling. The outcome has not been decided. Everything is still unknown!"
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