The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 1413 Blessings

"Lei Chongmo will come to apologize in a few days. He will not only bring some of the treasures in the bet, but also a batch of divine objects, including three great Confucian treasures, as compensation. He seems very sincere." Fang Yun said with a smile.

Kong Delun sneered: "How can they be sincere? I think they just think you can't live for more than two years, so they will wait for two years. This is a bit harsh, but they must think so."

"Fang Yun, what do you think of the Lei family's apology this time?" Yan Yukong asked.

Fang Yun smiled and said: "I will listen to what they say. Whether you believe it or not, I believe it anyway."

Yan Yukong and Kong Delun smiled and understood what Fang Yun meant.

Fang Yun smiled and said, "But anyway, I have a bad reputation in the eyes of the Lei family, so I added some interest to the compensation this time."

"Oh? What's the request?"

"You will know later."

After Fang Yun finished speaking, he took out the official seal and contacted Ao Qingyue.

"Wen Xing Longjue's decree! Gather the power of the East China Sea Dragon Palace to find the location of the Lei family's secret place, and do not disclose it to outsiders!"

"Yes!"

Ao Qingyue replied seriously at first, and then said, "It's just that... the Lei family is the descendant of Lei Zu, and what we do is somewhat against the laws of the dragon clan. Of course, it is your decree, and the county magistrate is better off managing it now, but in the future, if the Great Supervisory Office imposes a punishment or a blessing, everything will be on you."

"The blessing in this matter will all be on me." Fang Yun said.

The so-called blessing theory means that blessings and rewards will come, and what you do will have a response. It originated from the theory of the five blessings and six extremes in the Book of History, which can be seen in the "Yi Zhuan" written by Confucius, "A family that accumulates good will surely have more blessings; a family that accumulates evil will surely have more grievances." Later, the historian Sima Qian, a semi-sage, used it in the "Records of the Grand Historian".

"Since you say so, you must have a plan in mind. Let's do our best to find it." Ao Qingyue said.

Fang Yun said: "Let's go and continue to visit the Holy Courtyard. After visiting the Holy Courtyard, take Yuhuan to other places."

Yan Yukong and Kong Delun nodded lightly. It was useless for Yang Yuhuan to visit the Holy Courtyard, but if she was taken by Fang Yun to Kongcheng to visit the head of the Kong family or other important figures, it would definitely be equivalent to helping Yang Yuhuan open up a network of contacts, so that Fang Yun would be able to take care of her in the future.

Time passed in a flash, and in a blink of an eye, it was the day when the Lei family apologized for their crimes.

At dawn, countless scholars gathered in front of the main gate of the Holy Courtyard.

Almost all the people in Kongcheng who were qualified to enter the Holy Court came, and even a few elderly people who were too old to walk sat in wheelchairs and watched. Some relatively free scholars from various countries also rushed here for days, just to come to the Holy Court to see the Lei family apologize.

There were also historians who posted news on the discussion board, constantly recording the situation of the day, so that people who could not come to the Holy Court could understand this grand occasion.

"Before the sun rises, the Holy Court is already bustling with people."

"There are more than 10,000 people who like to gossip."

"Correction, they are not people who like to gossip, they are all people with aspirations."

"The sun rises, the breeze blows, and the number of people with aspirations increases."

"There is a great scholar who said that he stood here without even eating breakfast, just because he had nothing to do. After saying this, the great scholar left. For the sake of respecting the venerable, I will not mention his name."

"The sun is getting higher, but there is still no sign of the Lei family, and people are talking about it."

"They are so bored that a few young scholars have started a 'Fujing Literary Meeting', writing poems to mock and ridicule, and later they will select some poems and lyrics to be published on the discussion list."

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"The great scholar finished his breakfast and came back..."

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The main gate of the Holy Court was unprecedentedly grand, with a huge crowd of people. Even some scholars who worked in the Holy Court could not help but stand not far away, looking at the main gate, waiting to watch the excitement.

Seeing that the time for Lei Chongmo to come was getting closer and closer, the people from the East Saint Pavilion repeatedly persuaded everyone to leave, but basically no one paid attention. Instead, they were scolded by several straightforward scholars and university scholars and left in embarrassment.

Some people from Jingguo gathered together and kept talking about this matter.

"Do you think that the Lei family really admits their mistakes, or are they enduring humiliation and waiting for an opportunity?"

"It is a great improvement to know one's mistakes. This is what the saints said. Of course, the Lei family can make the same mistake again after they have changed."

"Don't think that the Lei family is so bad. The Lei family is also human. If they are human, they may make the same mistake again and again and never repent."

The scene was originally full of discussions and the environment was noisy. Suddenly, some places became quiet one after another.

Everyone immediately realized something and looked at the main gate of the Holy Court.

More than ten people appeared at the main gate. One of them was an old man wearing dark blue coarse cloth trousers, his upper body was naked, and he carried a thorn on his back. Many people behind him were dressed similarly, and no one wore a civil official's uniform.

Everyone looked carefully and found that they had seen it wrong. The man was not an old man, but his hair and beard were white. If you don't look at his hair and beard, he is only in his forties. He is the current head of the Lei family, Lei Chongmo.

Those who knew Lei Chongmo were shocked and felt a little sympathetic, but then they sighed in their hearts that there must be something hateful about pitiful people.

More than ten people from the Lei family looked straight ahead and walked towards Chongwenyuan under the leadership of Lei Chongmo.

Except for Lei Chongmo, who was a university scholar, the others were not of high rank. Most of them were Hanlin and Jinshi, and only Lei Yigu was a scholar.

The faces of these more than ten people were either solemn or ashamed. No one was arrogant, and they seemed to be truly repentant.

More than ten people from the Lei family walked in front, and tens of thousands of "people with lofty ideals" followed behind them.

Some of the Kong family members had strange expressions, but otherwise, everything was normal.

Not long after, Lei Chongmo came to Fang Yun's residence in Chongwenyuan, and the door of the Fang family was closed.

Lei Chongmo didn't care. He took out a bramble from his back, held it horizontally in front of him, and then bowed deeply to the gate. The rest of the Lei family also bowed with the bramble in their hands.

"The sinner Lei Chongmo, carrying the bramble, came to the door to apologize. I hope that Fang Xusheng will punish him severely." Lei Chongmo was full of energy and spoke sincerely.

Some people in the ceremonial hall nodded slightly. The Lei family did this, which was considered to show the demeanor of a wealthy family and fulfilled their courtesy.

The door of the Fang family was wide open, and Fang Daniu walked out with a smile. He bowed to Lei Chongmo first, then bowed to the others, and said, "I, Fang Daniu, meet the head of the Lei family. It's a coincidence that my master and his wife stayed at the Kong family last night. I'm afraid they can't come back until they have breakfast at the Kong family. Please wait."

The people present were stunned, but they were relieved after thinking carefully. Yesterday, there was news that Fang Yun brought Yang Yuhuan to meet the head of the Kong family, which aroused the envy of many scholars. Although the head of the Kong family did not have the foundation of the saintly way and was not a true half-saint, he had the power and might of a half-saint. With the treasures of the Kong family, he could definitely fight against any half-saint.

However, many people also saw clearly that Fang Yun was leaving the Lei family alone.

The rest of the Lei family were older and their faces did not change. Only the young Lei Yigu gritted his teeth, lowered his head, and was full of shame and anger. He knew that Fang Yun was taking revenge. The Lei family delayed handing over the treasures on the pretext that they could not open the Lei family's secret place, while Fang Yun delayed the meeting on the pretext that he wanted to meet the head of the Kong family. It was obvious that he was using his own methods to treat the person in the same way.

It was extremely humiliating to ask for forgiveness by carrying a thorn stick on one's back. Now Fang Yun left the Lei family alone, which further increased the humiliation suffered by the Lei family. It will surely be recorded in the history books and become a topic of conversation for many scholars. It is not an exaggeration to say that they will be infamous for thousands of years.

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