Fang Yun's stay at the Ritual Hall was far shorter than he had expected. Clearly, although its elders were conservative in their beliefs, there was nothing wrong with their thinking. They understood perfectly well that the human race was undergoing a great transformation. If they failed to seize this opportunity and stake everything on a gamble, they might well find themselves completely suppressed by the Legalist School.
In truth, all the Ritual Hall's elders knew very well that the reason their hall still enjoyed such lofty status and authority was its overwhelming influence within the Confucian School. On many occasions, the Ritual Hall spoke for the Confucian School itself.
After settling matters at the Ritual Hall, Fang Yun headed for the Sacred Academy's treasury. Before going there, he contacted the head of the Lü Saint House and said he would pay a visit in a few days.
Unexpectedly, the head of the Lü Saint House had already received word. He said there was no need to trouble Fang Yun; he would personally bring the Mid-Summer Annals of The Lüshi Chunqiu to Kong City. Once Fang Yun had finished his business, they could meet at any time.
Within the Sacred Academy was a very unremarkable place that ordinary people rarely visited. Its official name was the Treasury Court, one of the academy's three types of institution: pavilions, halls, and courts or institutes. Measured by government ranks, it stood one rank below the Four Saints Pavilion and half a rank below the various halls.
However, since the Treasury Court was responsible only for storing and distributing supplies, its contribution to the human race was not particularly great, and it had always been referred to simply as the treasury.
The head of the Treasury Court himself held the rank of an elder, but