The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 1652 Xiangzhou Thief

Fang Yun had the habit of reading the treatises every morning. After dinner, he lay lazily on the recliner in the spring garden, planning to stay in the capital for a few days, teach the monarch for a few days, and then go to Baling Mansion to take care of Xiangzhou affairs.

Yang Yuhuan and Nunu are both in the Holy Courtyard, and they will be picked up after Fang Yun is settled in Baling.

Fang Yun quickly browsed the discussion list and read the ones he was interested in or thought were worth reading. He skipped the ones he was not interested in.

Soon, Fang Yun found three articles talking about what happened in Taihe Mansion today.

The first article was about a scholar from Mingxin Academy who wrote an article accusing the Taihe prefecture of arresting members of the Fuxing Society who were protesting Qingguo people without strict investigation.

The first reply under the article ridiculed the members of the Fuxing Society, pointing out that all members of the Fuxing Society participated in vandalism, looting, and even burned down an academy. They do not deserve to be called patriots, but only Xiangzhou thieves.

Later, scholars from all over the world were influenced by the first reply, and started mocking the members of the Fuxing Society. They believed that they could protest and publicize, but they should not destroy, smash, and loot because the people who were harmed were their compatriots in Xiangzhou. This kind of behavior in the name of defending Xiangzhou was actually a disaster. Those from Xiangzhou are all Xiangzhou thieves.

Fang Yunben felt that the first reply was a bit strange, because the reply was very quick, as if he was waiting for this article.

Fang Yun looked at the name of the person carefully and suddenly showed a look of surprise. Fang Yun clearly remembered that this person was there when he attacked him, and this person was also there when he praised Zhang Longxiang.

The second article about Taihe Mansion was written by a Xiangzhou native. He angrily cursed members of the Fuxing Society and counted how many shops were damaged, how many people were injured, and how many people were yelling at the incident.

Only a few people below the article are sober and think that this is just a scum among Xiangzhou people. The people who beat up may not be lofty ideals, but may be some local hooligans who take the opportunity to cause trouble to vent their dissatisfaction. We cannot deny all Xiangzhou people who oppose Qingguo.

However, those few sober voices were quickly drowned out by a wave of ridicule and attacks. Most people were satirizing Xiangzhou patriots, and even deliberately slandered all those who opposed Qingguo and supported Jingguo as Xiangzhou thieves.

As soon as the word Xiangzhou thieves came out, some people who were originally neutral and sober suddenly stopped defending Xiangzhou people, for fear that they would be called Xiangzhou thieves.

In the replies in these two articles, the word "Xiangzhou thieves" appeared repeatedly. Fang Yun had a vague feeling that ordinary scholars would be affected. They gradually believed that all Xiangzhou patriots were Xiangzhou thieves and no longer dared to speak for Jingguo. It even made more people hate Jing Guo.

This is not the first time that Xiangzhou thieves appeared today. As early as a few days ago, after the vandalism, smashing and looting incidents occurred in Xiangzhou, some people called the anti-Qing people like this.

The third article called on the people of Xiangzhou not to fight with barbaric means. At the same time, it called for a strict investigation of the identities of those who committed vandalism, smashing, and looting, and to seize the masterminds behind the scenes. Since this article has neither extreme views nor sensational incidents, it is full of reason. It's peaceful, but not many people see it. No one responded, and the article slowly sank.

"There is nothing new under the sun." Fang Yun smiled coldly.

Fang Yun waited for another quarter of an hour, but finally couldn't sit still and didn't even plan to go to the palace. He directly sent a letter to Dong Wencong, the pastor of Xiangzhou, who was also his teacher and friend, and he sent the letter urgently.

"Dong Zhoumu, I thought you would send me an urgent letter this morning."

Just three breaths later, a message from Dong Wencong flew over.

"I am in panic at my humble position. I don't know what happened to disturb the governor." Dong Wencong's words were full of doubts and uneasiness. After all, Fang Yun actually addressed his official position and called himself "my official". Based on the relationship between the two people, something very important must have happened.

"Have you heard about what happened in Taihe Mansion?" Fang Yun asked.

"The prefect Yan Wu and the county magistrate Lu Ming reported one after another. Yan Wu said that a few days ago, Xiangzhou arrested a group of people who smashed, smashed and looted. Today, the Fuxing Society retaliated for the arrests by the government, so they repeated their old tricks. Lu Ming's report was a bit vague. , his words seemed to say that he did not know the inside story, and it was Yan Wu who asked him to handle the case. He said that the case was not a major case, and I did not think it was necessary to send you a letter, let alone an urgent letter. "

Fang Yun snorted coldly and continued to pass the letter.

"I will use "Water Melody Song Tou" to meet you at the Moon Gate, and you will reject others."

"Just a moment."

Not long after, Fang Yun wrote "Shui Tiao Ge Tou". After writing "Share the Chanjuan from thousands of miles away", he changed the original "Jian Huai Yuhuan" to "Jian Huai Wen Cong".

I saw a transparent crescent moon door appeared in front of me, and Dong Wencong was bending down to bow inside.

"I have met the Governor in my humble position."

Fang Yun didn't say anything, and stepped into the Moon Gate. His body turned into a translucent moonlight body, and he instantly traveled tens of thousands of miles and arrived at the back hall of the Mu Yamen in Baling Prefecture, Xiangzhou.

Fang Yun looked around the empty room, stood in front of Dong Wencong, and asked expressionlessly: "A few days ago, due to border and irrigation issues between Xiangzhou and Xizhou, villagers in several villages fought for water with weapons, resulting in murders and affecting the relationship between the two states. Nervous. How did you and Governor Fang handle the sudden increase of troops stationed at the border of Xiangzhou?

Governor Fang is Governor Fang Shouye of Xiangzhou, who is in charge of military affairs in Xiangzhou.

Dong Wencong did not dare to raise his head, and lowered his head slightly. After a while, he raised his head and said seriously: "You were in retreat at that time, and Mr. Zuo Xiang sent three letters in a row, asking the officers and soldiers of Xiangzhou to stay calm and not to provoke. In order to avoid causing disputes between the two countries, Governor Fang and I stood still. However, several generals in the army were dissatisfied. In desperation, I discussed with Governor Fang that since we couldn't get it directly, we would ask for it in the song. So we arranged for some officials to secretly summon some people to gather in Baling Mansion. , creating an exciting scene and putting pressure on Qingguo.”

"Then what?" Fang Yun asked.

"The purpose of exerting pressure has been achieved, and the Qing State has withdrawn its troops." Dong Wencong said.

"Oh? That's not what I heard. I heard that when the people gathered, some people suddenly went crazy and smashed Qingguo's shops and goods."

Dong Wencong thought quickly and said: "You said this, it's harmless. Those who smashed, smashed and looted were idle hooligans. We arrested some and the matter calmed down."

Fang Yun's face suddenly turned livid, and he said coldly: "Prefect Dong, you are very lucky. If I had not arrived here through the Moon Gate but was in Xiangzhou, I would have smashed the inkstone on your face!"

The inkstone on the table outside the Moon Gate ran away and fell from the table to the ground with a thud.

Dong Wencong looked at Fang Yun in astonishment. He knew Fang Yun's temper very well. He almost never got angry with his acquaintances and friends. Even if he got angry, it was because of evil, leftist or opposing people.

A shadow flashed in Dong Wencong's eyes. Could it be that Fang Yun wanted to suppress the prestige of his subordinates and enhance his own authority after becoming the governor, so he was trying to find fault?

"My Lord Governor, this is a humble position... I don't understand." Dong Wencong bent down slightly and lowered his head with a sincere attitude.

Fang Yun's expression softened and he asked: "You have been an official for many years, can't you see that those gangsters were not summoned by your subordinates, but someone got the news and deliberately mixed sand into them!"

Dong Wencong said hurriedly: "I have also discussed this matter with Governor Fang, but it is difficult to verify the matter and it is not an important matter. In addition, the leftist party members and the Qing officials in Xiangzhou are obstructing it, so we will leave it alone."

"You guys are so confused..." Fang Yun sighed.

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