"Excuse me, Immortal, has the Great Celestial Venerable come out of retreat?" In front of the Taixuan Palace, Fang Jian asked this question to Yin Xi, the Immortal of Wenshi.
Wenshi Zhenren said, "If the Great Celestial Venerable were to come out of seclusion, there would surely be an imperial decree conveyed to the Thirty-three Heavens."
Fang Jian nodded when he heard this. What this sentence meant was that without the imperial edict being conveyed to the Thirty-three Heavens, the Great Heavenly Venerable would not come out of seclusion.
The Demon-Slaying Captain's Division of Northern Juluzhou, including Yan Jingyao and four others, eighty-three golden immortal heavenly generals, and three hundred thousand heavenly soldiers, were all arranged in the Demon-Slaying Captain's training ground at the North Heaven Gate. They would later receive the imperial edict awarded by the Heavenly Court, and then the Grand Envoy would personally come to the Demon-Slaying Captain's training ground at the North Heaven Gate to review them.
Those who could personally go to Taixuan Palace and receive rewards from the Queen Mother of the West in person had made great or special contributions, and Fang Jian had always done so without exception.
"Reporting to the great envoy, Master Hongqing Fang Jian has arrived outside the Taixuan Palace." Master Wenshi entered the Taixuan Palace and reported to the Queen Mother of the West.
The Lady of the Nine Heavens nodded slightly and said, "Please invite Fangjian to the palace to see you."
The Qingyan boy immediately stepped forward, stood on the steps, and sang, "The great master has decreed that Master Hongqing Fangjian be summoned to the palace for an audience."
Fang Jian bowed solemnly, straightened his clothes and appearance, then walked into the Taixuan Hall.
"Your servant Fang Jian, the Minister of Taixuan and the God of Justice of the Heavenly Court, is here to pay his respects to the Grand Envoy." After Fang Jian stepped into the central courtyard of the main hall, he bowed and kowtowed to the Lady of the Nine Heavens.
The Lady of the Nine Heavens did not ask Fang Jian to stand up, but instead asked, "Fang Jian, why did you tamper with the imperial edict of the Taixuan Metropolitan Province?"
Fang Jian was not surprised to hear this. Instead, he bowed and replied, "My Lord, I did not tamper with it. I simply simplified it. Every word I read is exactly as it is in the imperial edict. I simply simplified it."
The Lady of the Nine Heavens asked again, "Why did you simplify it? Wasn't the edict well written?"
Fang Jian said, "My Lord, the edict is very well written, but precisely because it is so well written, I am simplifying it."
Upon hearing this, Lady Jiu Tian Xuan Nu immediately said, "Oh? Tell me your reasons. If you can't come up with a reason that will convince everyone, today we will judge both the merits and the crimes."
Fang Jian replied respectfully, "Yes."
Then he said, "Your Majesty, the purpose of the imperial edict is to condemn sins, punish rebellion and chaos, and proclaim the majesty of heaven. Therefore, it should be concise and to the point. If you only seek to use gorgeous words and praise merits, but ignore the most important
If this were to happen, it would fail to demonstrate the power and virtue of Heaven, and instead would undermine the majesty of Heaven. In my opinion, the imperial edict should be direct and clear, declaring punishment and eliminating rebellion with swift and decisive action. Only then can it deter the villains of the Three Realms and instill fear in those with ulterior motives. Therefore... I have simplified it."
After saying this, Fang Jian bowed again and said, "However, I have abbreviated the imperial edict of the Taixuan Metropolitan Province without reporting to the emperor. I ask the Grand Master to punish me. However, I have absolutely not tampered with the imperial edict. Please understand this."
After Fang Jian finished speaking, he bowed and waited for the decision of the Queen Mother of the West.
After hearing Fang Jian's words, Lady Jiu Tian Xuan Nu turned to True Man You Yuan, True Man Li Ye, and True Man Guang Ting and asked, "What do you think of what Fang Jian said?"
Upon hearing this, Master Youyuan immediately stepped forward and reported, "Your Excellency, Master Hongqing is correct. He indeed simplified the imperial edict without any permission. However, Master Hongqing arbitrarily simplified the imperial edict without permission. This is a blatant disregard for the authority of the Taixuan Province. If he is not punished, others will inevitably imitate him in the future..."
Immortal Li Ye and Immortal Guang Ting also stepped forward and said, "Great Master, we agree with Immortal Youyuan's words."
The Lady of the Nine Heavens nodded, then said to Fang Jian, "Fang Jian, there's nothing wrong with simplifying the imperial edict, but your mistake is acting without reporting to the emperor. Although this is a minor offense, it must be punished."
After saying this, the Lady of the Nine Heavens turned to Xun Kuang and said, "Chator, you were once the head of the Heavenly Court, and now you are the head of the Wenlin Immortal Officials of Taixuan Province. How to punish Fang Jian is up to you."
Xun Kuang was startled when he heard this, but he quickly bowed and said, "I obey the order."
Afterwards, Xunzi addressed Fang Jian directly, "Fang Jian, you have abbreviated the imperial edict without permission, which has offended the authority of the Taixuan Province. Today, I will punish you with three hundred lashes of thunder. What else do you have to say?"
Upon hearing this, Fang Jian immediately bowed and said, "Thank you, Great Lord, and thank you, Grand Procurator of the Imperial Province. I am willing to accept the punishment."
Xunzi nodded, then bowed respectfully to the Queen Mother of the West and retreated.
The three people including Master Youyuan looked at each other with some doubt in their eyes. Three hundred thunder whips, that's not light.
The Thunder Department's Thunder Whip is a legitimate Thunder Whip bestowed by the Nine Heavens Thunder God, which is specially used to punish and correct the conduct of immortal officials. Not to mention Fang Jian, a Taiyi Xuanxian, even the giant spirit would scream in pain three times after being whipped.
The Nine-Sky Mysterious Lady tightened her grip on the whisk slightly, and glanced downward at Xun Kuang, who was observing his nose with his eyes, his mouth with his nose, and his heart with his mouth.
Then, the Lady of the Nine Heavens calmly cast her gaze on Fang Jian and said, "Fang Jian, please stand up."
"Thank you, Master." Fang Jian bowed in thanks, then slowly stood up straight.
The Queen Mother of the Nine Heavens said, "Merits are merits, faults are faults. Now it's time to judge the merits."
After the Queen Mother of the West finished speaking, the chief accountant of the Taixuan Department immediately stepped forward as ordered, unfolded the merit book and began to read it out.
The main content of the merit book is to list Fang Jian's achievements and praise his diligence, diligence, bravery and decisiveness...
Finally, the main content of the reward: "... Fang Jian is hereby promoted to the rank of 'Three Realms Inspector' of the Heavenly Court, a third-rank official. He will also serve as the Heavenly Court's Judicial God. He will wield the 'Purple Star Mysterious Talisman' to inspect the Three Realms on behalf of Heaven, punish evil and promote good, supervise the immortal officials, enforce Heavenly Law, and stabilize the Three Realms. He is also granted one 'Dragon Blood Heavenly Gold', one 'Phoenix Blood Jade Marrow', and '10 Million Merits', as ordered."
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