The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 1617 The great scholar pleads for mercy

"I once said that mistakes can be forgiven because everyone makes mistakes." Fang Yun said as he walked.

When King Chu heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief.

The four bachelors also came out of the desperate situation like being strangled by a rope and relaxed their breathing.

Fang Yun continued: "I have always believed that people must be given a chance to correct their mistakes. People are not saints, so how can they be without faults? However, mistakes are mistakes, which are different from major sins! Mistakes can be forgiven, but major sins cannot be forgiven!"

Fang Yun's resolute voice made the five people's faces freeze.

King Chu knelt there, not knowing what to say.

Fang Yun continued to walk forward and walked in front of the four bachelors.

The four bachelors were stunned, looked at each other, hesitated for a moment, and then retreated.

The King of Chu was furious. Unexpectedly, the four bachelors stood by and watched.

"Bastard! Bastard! Trash! You beast, how dare you turn your back on me and ask for glory! How dare you betray me! How dare you refuse to save me!" King Chu was furious and vented all his fear, depression and anger on the four On the bachelor's body.

The four bachelors looked ashamed, but remained motionless.

Fang Yun walked between the four bachelors, stepped onto the stairs, and walked slowly towards the high platform where the throne was.

At this moment, there was a sudden thunder and lightning at the entrance of the palace. A spider web of thunder and lightning intertwined with each other, making a crackling sound. It was a hundred feet high and illuminated the entire capital as if it were daytime.

Faced with such a big change, the soldiers in the palace were shocked and helpless.

A few scholars recognized that this was not a natural thunder and lightning, but a rare major movement of the temple.

Even a great Confucian can only use the Holy Temple Movement once in his life without the permission of the Holy Court. He can move people near the Holy Temple directly to any Holy Temple in the human race.

The great movement of the holy temple consumed a lot of energy.

Thunder and lightning opened a door, and a great scholar in purple walked out.

Tu Zhaofeng, a great scholar from Chu State.

"Fang Xusheng, show mercy!" Tu Zhaofeng flashed and turned into a series of afterimages, flying to King Chu's side.

King Chu immediately stood up and hid behind Tu Zhaofeng.

Fang Yun looked up at Tu Zhaofeng. This man was clearly over ninety years old, but he had no wrinkles on his skin or a beard. His hair was slightly white. If you didn't look at the vicissitudes of his eyes, you would just mistake him for four or five years old. A ten-year-old middle-aged man.

Tu Zhaofeng bent down and bowed, with his upper body parallel to the ground, completing the standard ninety degrees.

The importance of this etiquette is enough to shock the whole world. Tu Zhaofeng has not performed such a grand ceremony in decades.

Fang Yun just watched quietly, with no expression on his face.

After Tu Zhaofeng bowed, he sighed softly and said: "What the King of Chu did was indeed heinous and heinous. If it were an old man, he would also have murderous intentions. However, the King of Chu is the soul of the Chu country after all. He May abdication have shaken the foundation of the country, If the whole world knows that you killed the King of Chu, it will be a very heavy blow to the Chu State. Fang Xusheng has lived in the Chu State under the pseudonym Zhang Longxiang. He must still hope that you can serve the Chu State in his heart. The people considered it and agreed that the King of Chu should abdicate."

Fang Yun smiled slightly and said: "I admire Mr. Zhaofeng very much, but he is wrong in one thing. The soul of Chu country has never been one person, not the King of Chu, not you, nor me, but the soul that can make this country The people have the power to stand tall and not be humiliated by foreign enemies ! Those farmers who keep people fed, those workers who keep people warm, those soldiers who defend the frontiers, those scholars who work in research institutions...the power created by so many people of Chu is the soul of Chu! It can’t be done, I can’t do it, and the King of Chu can’t do it.”

Tu Zhaofeng said: "Even if the King of Chu is not the soul of Chu State, he should be regarded as the head of Chu State."

"When the leader of the Chu State murders innocent students, innocent peasant women, and colludes with the barbarians, then someone needs to behead him and someone to replace his head. I will bear the responsibility of beheading, and I will leave the responsibility of replacing the head to Mr. Zhaofeng." Fang Yun said. .

"If the King of Chu abdicates, you will be beheaded." Tu Zhaofeng said.

"When I say beheading, I mean killing, both mentally and physically!" Fang Yun said.

King Chu's whole body stiffened, and the four academicians showed helpless expressions. This Saint Fang Xu was more maverick than rumored. How could someone like him say to his face that he wanted to kill King Chu.

Tu Zhaofeng smiled bitterly and said: "Fang Xusheng, why are you doing this? You are the Xusheng of the entire human race after all, and this literary world is only the literary world after all. Before you entered the literary world, all literary worlds were like hiding in the shadows. Not many people pay attention to it. I think it will be the greatest benefit to the world of Confucius and Saints if King Chu abdicates and you leave peacefully."

"No, just abdicating the throne cannot make the monarchs of various countries truly fearful. Only by killing the King of Chu and setting an example can it be of greatest benefit to the Confucian literary world. Indeed, to me, the literary world is not important, and even all the Confucian literary circles everyone Death will not affect me. I should have left freely and not let the stench of the literary world stain my clothes. Unfortunately, hundreds of millions of people in the literary world are reaching out to grab my clothes, both living and dead! ! I can’t walk!”

Fang Yun finished speaking slowly, and the four bachelors were shocked both physically and mentally.

Tu Zhaofeng sighed again and said: "Fang Xusheng, even if you add Zhang Longxiang's contribution, it will be difficult for you to fight against the Zong family and other aristocratic families in the human race. What you have to do now is to keep a low profile and prepare for the attack on the semi-sage to avoid any problems. You must know in your heart that once you kill King Chu, the Zong family and other families will definitely take action and convict you! This is not what I want."

"Indeed, when doing something, people should consider the consequences. But Mr. Zhaofeng miscalculated. On the one hand, killing the King of Chu may lead to siege, and on the other hand, not killing the King of Chu will make me unhappy. I can only choose the former! Sometimes, if I encounter a dilemma, I will only say to myself, choose whichever one can make me truly happy! The life of the King of Chu is important, but my mood is more important!"

Tu Zhaofeng looked at Fang Yun helplessly. Perhaps only the saints and Fang Yun in the world dared to say that the life of the king of a country is not as important as their mood.

"Mr. Zhaofeng, please get out of the way." Fang Yun said.

Tu Zhaofeng said helplessly: "I once promised the King of Chu that if the King of Chu is in trouble, I will do my best to help him. I can't get out of the way, and I can't get out of the way."

"Oh?" Fang Yun glanced at Tu Zhaofeng coldly, and then continued to walk upwards, getting closer and closer to Tu Zhaofeng and the King of Chu.

When the two sides were three steps apart, Tu Zhaofeng sighed softly, raised his fist to the sky, and said: "Brother Kong, I have the audacity to invite you. I hope you can come down and persuade Fang Xusheng to spare the King of Chu."

"Alas..." An old figure appeared beside Tu Zhaofeng.

Fang Yun looked closely and saw that this person was Kong Qingnan, a great scholar of the Kong family. He was in charge of all matters in the Kong Shengwen world and was the most powerful person in the Kong Shengwen world.

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