Fang Yun smiled calmly and said, "Director Bi, you have quite a sense of humor. You and I both attended school and studied in our day. Schools teach a bewildering array of subjects, and the Metropolitan Graduate Examination tests ten of them. Even those Zhuangyuan, and even those who later became Great Scholars and Half-Sages, favored certain subjects or hated particular ones as students. Getting students to enjoy a subject is indeed a great achievement. The problem is that students often don't know what they themselves like, and they also lack the right to truly choose what they like."
"Governor-General Fang, your understanding of students surpasses that of most teachers. If you became a teacher, your name would surely be known throughout the world," Bi Yuan said.
"You flatter me, Director Bi. When it comes to teaching students, I fall far short of genuine teachers. But I at least know this: deliberately making the students of an entire prefecture admire people from another kingdom and look down on those of their own, under the pretext of introducing selected readings, is a crime tantamount to treason," Fang Yun said slowly.
The map had unrolled to its end, revealing the dagger.
Bi Yuan's expression did not change in the slightest. Even the candlelight reflected in his eyes did not waver.
Feigning bewilderment, Bi Yuan asked, "May I ask, Governor-General Fang, who is this person? If he is in the Prefectural Academy, I will certainly submit a memorial impeaching him and show him no mercy."
Fang Yun smiled faintly and said, "Oh? Do you wish to resign, Director Bi?"
"What do you mean by that, Governor-General Fang? I'm confused," Bi Yuan said hurriedly.
"You cannot even understand what I say, and you call yourself confused. It seems you truly are unsuited to serve