The Heaven Temple was furious over the death of Grand National Teacher Yu Zhen!
In the name of the sacred land Sun Moon Heaven, the Heaven Temple demanded that Great Zhou provide an explanation for the death of Yu Zhen, Master of the Hall of Scholarship. Otherwise, the Heaven Temple would never let the matter rest.
But in truth, from the moment the Heaven Temple merely sent envoys in Sun Moon Heaven's name over this matter, it was destined to become nothing more than a war of words.
Great Zhou's response was equally hardline.
The Master of the Heaven Temple's Hall of Scholarship?
Sorry, never heard of him!
They only knew Great Zhou's Grand National Teacher Yu Zhen. They knew nothing of any Master of the Heaven Temple's Hall of Scholarship.
And Great Zhou's Grand National Teacher Yu Zhen had died under the law of the land. His death was justified and deserved; he had brought it upon himself.
Naturally, the Heaven Temple refused to accept this. Even if he was Great Zhou's Grand National Teacher, Yu Zhen was still one of the Heaven Temple's people.
What gave Great Zhou the right to kill him whenever it pleased?
Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long's reply was even simpler: every subject of Great Zhou fell under the jurisdiction of Great Zhou's national laws.
When Yu Zhen took up the post of Grand National Teacher, he should have been prepared to submit to the Great Zhou Law.
Great Zhou was killing its own subject. Why should it owe the Heaven Temple an explanation?
Who the hell did the Heaven Temple think it was?
Both sides went at this verbal battle with great gusto, but there was no actual action whatsoever.
Of course, this could also be considered the Heaven Temple's sole consolation for the