Fang Yun had a habit of reading the Discourse Ranking every morning. After breakfast, he lounged lazily on a reclining chair in Spring Garden, planning to stay in the capital for a few days, teach the sovereign while he was there, then head to Baling Prefecture to take charge of Xiang Prefecture's affairs.
Yang Yuhuan and Nunu were both at the Sacred Academy. Once Fang Yun had settled in Baling, he would bring them over.
Fang Yun quickly browsed the Discourse Ranking, reading anything that interested him or seemed worthwhile to the end and skipping the rest.
Soon, Fang Yun found three articles discussing what had happened in Taihe Prefecture that day.
The first reply beneath an article mocked the members of the Revival Society, claiming that every one of them had participated in smashing and looting, and had even burned down an academy. They did not deserve to be called patriots, only Xiang Bandits.
The scholars from various kingdoms who replied afterward were all influenced by that first reply. They joined in mocking the Revival Society's members, arguing that protests and advocacy were acceptable, but smashing and looting were not, because the victims were their fellow people of Xiang Prefecture. Anyone who harmed the people of Xiang Prefecture under the banner of defending it was a Xiang Bandit.
Fang Yun instinctively felt something was odd about that first reply. It had appeared so quickly that the writer seemed to have been waiting for the article.
Fang Yun took a closer look at the person's name, and realization immediately dawned on his face. He clearly remembered this person among those who had attacked him back then, and among those who had heaped praise on Zhang Longxiang.
Only a few people beneath the article kept clear heads. They argued that these