Even the scholars who usually supported Fang Yun felt like they were in a dream. ¤,
He became a second-rank official right after the palace examination? Even the ministers of the six departments were only second-rank!
It was simply too surreal. Even if the Sages of the human race passed the palace examination, it was impossible for them to become a second-rank official.
Zhang Poyue was only a second-rank general even after working so hard.
Before Li Wenying became a great scholar, he was only a third-rank official in the prefectural court because he was too young.
Even though Mount Liu was a genius, he was already over forty years old when he became a second-rank official.
Fang Yun was not even eighteen years old yet, but his position was second only to the four ministers. What about the other officials?
"Why don't we just kill ourselves?" One of the officials from the Ministry of War didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"I want to find a hole and hide in it!"
All the officials from the Left Minister's party were silent.
The consequences of suppressing Fang Yun back then had finally appeared.
There were only a dozen second-rank positions in Jingguo, and there were only a dozen of them. Besides, all of them were occupied and there was no way that Fang Yun would be free.
However, by giving Fang Yun the title of "Crown Prince's Junior Tutor", it confirmed that Fang Yun was a second-rank official. However, the imperial edict did not specify what position Fang Yun would hold.
In addition to the title of Crown Prince's Junior Tutor, Cao Dean also announced that Fang Yun would be given the title of "King Ji" instead of "King Zhen" as everyone had previously guessed. However, a single king had a higher status than a two-word king.
In order to commend Fang Yun, the imperial edict gave Fang Yun an additional piece of land.
One of them was Zhengde County of Xiangzhou, which Fang Yun had chosen before the palace examination. It was his hometown, Ji County.
When Cao Dean announced that Ji County would also be Fang Yun's fiefdom, many people were in disbelief.
It was unprecedented for a king to have two fiefdoms.
"What?" Ji Zhibai cried out softly, then hurriedly shut his mouth. He looked at his master, Mount Liu, in astonishment.
Ji Zhibai's change made many people suspicious. They observed Mount Liu again and found that Mount Liu's expression had changed again.
The scholars present immediately guessed that the imperial edict had given Fang Yun an additional fief. He actually hid it from Mount Liu!
If it were when Mount Liu was in power, the Empress Dowager's actions would inevitably lead to a backlash from the officials. But now, Fang Yun was at the peak of his power. If Mount Liu objected at this time, it was very likely that the Empress Dowager and Fang Yun would join forces to expel him from the Imperial Court and completely lose his power.
Right now, Mount Liu could not afford to make any mistakes!
Many people looked at the Empress Dowager, but they could not see her face clearly. Obviously, the second fiefdom was not as simple as a reward, but rather, it seemed to be making up for something. Fang Yun had suffered too much.
Giving Fang Yun's hometown as his fiefdom was no longer as simple as an ordinary trust.
Ji Zhibai sat at the table in a daze with a pained expression on his face. He then lowered his head and clenched his fists.
Some people looked at Ji Zhibai with derision. In the face of such a degree of trust. All the attempts to sow discord were just like throwing eggs at a rock.
Today, the crowd saw nothing except Ji Zhibai's incompetent and childish side.
A wisp of blood flowed from the corner of Ji Zhibai's mouth, even though he quickly wiped it away. It was still discovered by some people.
After Cao Dean announced the imperial edict, Fang Yun stepped forward and received it.
Cao Dean's words were like spring thunder. "After today, Fang Xusheng will travel the sea of learning. Then, he will go to Notre-Dame to participate in the competition for the head of state. After that, he will cultivate in Notre-Dame or study abroad. When Fang Xusheng returns from his study abroad, his specific position will be decided. "
The Left Prime Minister's party let out a long sigh of relief. If Fang Yun really did not care about his future and became an official in the imperial court, the Left Prime Minister's party would be in constant fear.
Ji Zhibai wiped the corner of his mouth again. Fang Yun did not choose to become an official directly after the court examination, which meant that Fang Yun did not care about his official career and was only focused on the Divine Path. Naturally, it was impossible for him to usurp the throne. His attempt to sow discord was once again crushed.
Ji Zhibai finally could not hold it in any longer. He covered his mouth with his hand and coughed lightly. Blood flowed from between his fingers.
Fang Yun looked at Ji Zhibai coldly.
If Ji Zhibai still had the courage to speak, this would not be a big deal. But now, Ji Zhibai's courage had almost completely collapsed. He would not be able to handle today's events. The problem of his courage and palace would definitely be exacerbated.
Fang Yun was very satisfied with the title of Prince Ji. As for giving him Ji County as his second fief, it could not be described as satisfaction.
In the future, there would be another Prince Ji Residence in Ji County.
Fiefs were actually independent kingdoms for the princes. Although their actions in the fief had to abide by the laws of Jingguo, as long as the princes did not commit any serious crimes, the imperial court would turn a blind eye.
Ji County and Zhengde County were both lower counties and could not be compared to upper counties. But with Fang Yun around, it would not be a problem for them to develop into a large county or even a prefectural city.
After the imperial edict was read out, there was a period of leisure. People nearby came over to toast and address him as Prince Ji.
When Fang Yun heard 'Prince Ji', he was a bit stunned. He never thought that he would sit in this position so quickly.
For a country, a prince with a different surname was already the highest position. Above that was the ruler.
As for Half-saint, it was already beyond the scope of a country. It was not a country that ruled over Half-saint, but rather Half-saint that ruled over a country.
Fang Yun could not help thinking of the princes in dramas and the princes in history. Compared to them, he was too young to reach this position.
However, Fang Yun did not feel that his process of being named king was easy. There were many things that he had experienced that some princes would never experience in their entire lives.
In front of Heavenly Worship Hall, Fang Yun was entertaining people, but he was still thinking about other things.
Hearing Zhengde County again, Fang Yun could not stop himself from thinking about that place.
After Wen Zhan and Gyeongo won back Elephant State, Fang Yun had the chance to choose a fief in Elephant State. At that time, Fang Yun did not know what to choose, but the power that Di Luo left him made him choose Zhengde County.
Fang Yun had collected quite a bit of information on Zhengde County over the past few days. Even if he had never been there before, he understood that place better than anyone else.
However, Fang Yun still could not find any clues. He did not know why Di Luo's power would choose that place.
"I'll go take a look when I have time."
After another hour, the celebration of Fang Yun being conferred the title of King gradually died down.
All the high ranking officials toasted Fang Yun, only Left Prime Minister Mount Liu sat there without moving.
Some imperial censors did not touch the wine at all as they stared right at Mount Liu. Once the banquet ended and Mount Liu still did not toast, they would definitely impeach him.
Although Fang Yun was Xusheng before, his position in Jingguo was not high enough. Others could make a fuss about this, but now they could not.
Fang Yun was now King Ji!
In court from now on, Fang Yun would stand in front of the Left Prime Minister!
If Mount Liu did not toast Fang Yun, it would be against etiquette.
Time slowly passed and finally Mount Liu picked up the wine cup on the table. He slowly stood up and walked towards Fang Yun.
Fang Yun was still sitting in his chair, not standing up even when Mount Liu came to his side.
The crowd was silent.
The entire royal palace fell into a deathly silence.
Fang Yun drank by himself in a carefree manner.
The little ruler had been a bit sleepy, but seeing this scene, he was so scared that he hid in the Empress Dowager's embrace. He nervously looked at Fang Yun and Mount Liu.
Ji Zhibai tightly gritted his teeth. He never thought that Fang Yun would humiliate his respected master like this!
Mount Liu stood beside Fang Yun for a while before revealing a very natural smile and saying, "After not seeing you for a while, King Ji's style is even better than before."
"Oh? So it's sir Liu. "Fang Yun turned his head and carefully looked at Mount Liu before slowly standing up.
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