After all, 'Garden of Spring' was only a Jinshi poem. It was of some use to the Hanlin Academy, but not to Fang Yun, who was a peak-level Grand Scholar.
Fang Yun needed to be at least at the third level of 'Garden of Spring' to be able to give him enough talent. This poem had only been around for a few years, and every time it was used, it would exhaust one's talent. It was impossible to practice at all, and so far, no one had reached the second level.
When Jingguo's army retreated, the Notre-Dame on Mount Fufeng held an emergency meeting. The meeting was initiated by the Battle Hall and the Engineering Hall, and as usual, it was hosted by the Dongsheng Pavilion.
In a magnificent meeting hall, the Dongsheng Pavilion's elder and the head of the Zong Family, Zong Ganyu, sat in the main seat while the elders of the other halls sat around.
"Why did the Battle Hall and the Engineering Hall call for this meeting?" Zong Ganyu's gaze was indifferent, as if she was in a trance and didn't care about the meeting.
The elder of the Battle Hall, Ye Hongyu, said, "Fang Xusheng went north to rescue Zhang Poyue and returned with his army. The Barbarian Race is hot on his heels, and the Notre-Dame should lend a helping hand."
Zong Ganyu was expressionless as she said, "When the Ten Nations were established, the Sages and the ancestors of each nation made a promise to use the three barbarians and the Water Clan as whetstones to sharpen the human army, lest the humans lose their drive and follow in the footsteps of the Ancient Demon Race. If there are demons and barbarians from the outside world causing trouble, the nations will join forces. If it's only the barbarians, the nations will solve it independently. If they can't solve it, they will either cede their land to the neighboring countries or abdicate their throne and give the human territory to the neighboring countries. The capable ones will be promoted, and the incapable ones will be demoted. There is no nation in the world that cannot be replaced. "
"Back then, the Sages and the ancestors of each nation had such a verbal agreement, but the premise was that the Ten Nations were prosperous and the Two World Mountain was not threatened by the Demon Realm. Now that there is the Demon Realm outside and the three barbarians internally, the agreement back then can't be fully applied today. If Jingguo is destroyed and Xusheng is captured, the morale of the human race will be greatly damaged, and it will be extremely disadvantageous for the upcoming battle of the Two World Mountain. In order to fight against the Demon Realm, we have to amend the agreement back then and save Jingguo! "
"The teachings of our ancestors cannot be discarded." Zong Ganyu said indifferently.
"Oh? Are you mocking our Dharma Hall for changing the laws of our ancestors, or are you mocking the Hall of Rites for being incompetent and causing the laws of our ancestors to change over and over again? "asked Gao Mo, the Grand Scholar of the Dharma Hall.
The elders of the Hall of Rites glanced at Gao Mo unhappily, but they did not support Zong Ganyu.
Zong Ganyu said, "If you really want to change the laws of the Ten Nations, the Old Man has no right to stop you. In that case, please follow the rules of the Notre-Dame and hold a meeting to discuss the draft first. If there are any disputes, please let the Saints decide."
"Desperate times call for desperate measures," Gao Mo said.
"How can the gains and losses of one prefecture be considered extraordinary times?"
"Xusheng's life or death is extremely urgent."
Zong Ganyu said, "Notre-Dame is already secretly protecting Fang Xusheng. Even if the Demon Overlord were to launch a sneak attack, it might not succeed. Besides, Fang Xusheng is not an ordinary person. He will naturally be able to avoid all calamities. "
"If it were during normal times, the Old Man naturally wouldn't do that, but now, the three barbarians are acting strangely, and the undercurrents of the Water race are surging. The South Ocean Dragon Palace is even sealing the treasures at this juncture. In my opinion, Fang Xusheng's return journey is fraught with danger."
Zong Ganyu argued, "Xusheng's body is more important than the millions of soldiers in Jingguo. If he doesn't return despite knowing the danger, he's courting death. He can't blame others."
"Fighting the demons is courting death? Saving a good friend is courting death? Keeping the promise made back then is courting death? Fang Yun saving Zhang Poyue is a righteous act. Saving millions of soldiers is a benevolent act. This is the sacred path of the Confucians! If Fang Yun doesn't save him, how can he be worthy of studying the Confucian classics? How can he be conferred the title of Xusheng? "Gao Mo glowered at Zong Ganyu.
Many righteous Confucians looked at Zong Ganyu, especially the great Confucian of the Hall of Rites. There was even a trace of murderous intent in his eyes.
Sacrificing one's life for righteousness.
"Overestimating one's strength is courting death! Is the millions of Jingguo soldiers more important, or is the human race more important? If Fang Yun doesn't know what's important, he'll die like a feather. He's not worth saving! "Zong Ganyu glanced at the great Confucian of the Hall of Rites. Her eyes were filled with caution.
"Xusheng is a treasure of the human race. We have to save him." Wu Jiu of the Hall of Rites said.
"If the Notre-Dame makes an exception and intervenes, then the rules that the two races followed before will be completely broken. At that time, the Great Barbarian King can travel thousands of miles and slaughter millions of humans. Even the Half-saint will directly intervene and destroy several states! This responsibility is not something that the Old Man can bear, nor can anyone here! "
"The Great Barbarian Wolf Army has already appeared. Then why can't the Notre-Dame help Fang Yun?"
"As long as the Great Barbarian Half-saint doesn't attack Fang Yun, the Notre-Dame can't intervene!" Zong Ganyu said.
Gao Mo took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart. He said, "The Great Barbarian King and the Great Barbarian King have already secretly sent their kings to the north. Their intentions are clear. They want to join forces with the Grassland Barbarians to destroy Ning 'an and destroy Fang Yun's Divine Path. They even want to kill Fang Yun. The Notre-Dame is supposed to protect Fang Yun, but now that he's a Grand Scholar, the great Confucian protecting him has already left. With the current strength, it's not enough to let Fang Xusheng rest easy. If the Barbarians use a powerful treasure to cut off the Notre-Dame's power, they only need a breath to kill Fang Xusheng! "
"The Old Man isn't a Barbarian, so I don't know what the Barbarians are planning. However, the Old Man can confirm one thing. The leader of the Nu Zhi Tribe, Niu Shan, led his army out of the city without the approval of the War Temple and the Dongsheng Pavilion. He turned the human army into Fang Yun's private army. According to the law, he should be executed! As for Fang Yun, without the Notre-Dame's order, he led Niu Shan. It's very likely that he destroyed the Nu Zhi Tribe and destroyed the human's thousand-year plan to tame the Barbarians. He's suspected to be a traitor. When he returns to Ning 'an City, he must be captured and interrogated! "Zong Ganyu's tone was filled with killing intent.
Gao Mo slammed the table and stood up. He said angrily, "Zong Ganyu, what did you do?"
The great Confucian scholars all changed their expressions.
Zong Ganyu's expression didn't change. She said slowly, "The Old Man sent the Dongsheng Pavilion's Grand Scholar to capture Niu Shan according to the law!"
"You …"
Gao Mo pointed at Zong Ganyu. He was so angry that he couldn't speak.
The great Confucian scholars looked at Zong Ganyu in disbelief.
Occasionally, Zong Ganyu couldn't take care of the Notre-Dame. In order to avoid any accidents, the Half-saint of the Four Saints Pavilion would leave behind a blank edict with his name. In an emergency, the Pavilion Elder of the Four Saints Pavilion could write the specific content on behalf of the Half-saint.
Once used, such an edict was no different from a personal edict written by the Eastern Sage!
Such an edict had appeared twice in the history of the human race. The first time was at the end of the Han Dynasty, when the edict stopped Dong Zhuo from burning Luoyang. The second time was at the beginning of the Ten Kingdoms, when Wu Guo wanted to massacre the entire city of Gyeongo.
This was the third time that the human race had used a blank edict. However, it was to cut off the right-hand man of the first generation, Xusheng!
"Zong Ganyu, you put the human Xusheng in danger for your own desires. You should be killed!" Gao Mo was furious. His long robe fluttered, and his killing intent filled the sky.
The Pavilion Elders of the Hall of Rites were infuriated, but they all looked powerless.
The Hall of Rites valued rules the most. Zong Ganyu didn't stop Fang Yun and only used the edict to capture the Great Barbarian King, Niu Shan. Her methods were upright, and it was an open and aboveboard scheme. Even the Hall of Rites couldn't stop her.
Zong Ganyu looked indifferent and said, "Pavilion Elder Gao, don't be agitated. Fang Xusheng is a good person, and he will be fine. As for Niu Shan, he ignored the Notre-Dame's strict order and secretly sent troops to help Fang Yun. Next time, he will dare to seek refuge with the Barbarian Demons. This kind of unhealthy trend must be stopped! "
"I advise you to take back the edict immediately. Otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable!" A strange look flashed in Gao Mo's eyes.
Zong Ganyu was high above and didn't care at all.
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