Seeing Ji Zhibai's expression and hearing Fang Yun's words, everyone present realized profoundly that not only had Fang Yun's standing changed, but so had his attitude toward handling affairs. At last, he carried himself like a Nation-Quelling Duke and a Void Sage.
In the past, Fang Yun would either have exchanged insincere pleasantries with Ji Zhibai or struck at him with a needle hidden in silk. Now, however, he followed his heart, paying no heed to the reaction of the Left Prime Minister's faction as he openly and forthrightly voiced his thoughts.
A Metropolitan Graduate official standing near Left Prime Minister Liu Shan said, "Void Sage Fang, making threats like this is rather too overbearing!"
"Send out someone with a higher literary rank." Fang Yun ignored the man entirely and sat down after speaking.
Everyone froze, then suddenly understood. Fang Yun wore the White-Clad Ink Plum Garment. He was already a Hanlin Academician!
Even in a Sage Aristocratic Clan, a Hanlin Academician counted among its upper ranks. Even in Wu Kingdom, where soldiers fell like rain and commanders gathered like clouds, a Hanlin Academician could command fifty thousand troops and wield authority over an entire region.
In Jing Kingdom, a Hanlin Academician was a high official of at least Subordinate Third Rank.
"How imposing you are, Void Sage Fang. What if I call you overbearing?" an old man asked in a deep voice.
Everyone looked toward the voice. The old man wore Hanlin Academician robes, and his hair and beard were grizzled. He was Gu Mingzhou, the newly appointed Minister of Personnel, a veteran Hanlin Academician. After this Wenqu Descent, some said he would become a Grand Academician within two years at most.
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