Fang Yun, Dong Wencong, and Governor Fang Shouye rode in the same carriage, heading towards the provincial overseer's office.
Along the way, the three of them covered the carriage with letters and discussed Xiang Province's secrets in detail.
After talking for a while, Dong Wencong and Fang Shouye noticed that Fang Yun was constantly rubbing his official seal. However, this didn't affect Fang Yun's speech, so the two of them didn't say much.
Fang Yun felt rather helpless. He had originally wanted to focus on talking to Dong Wencong and Fang Shouye about Xiang Province, but now he had no choice but to multitask.
Many Legalist scholars, including Elder Gao Mo of the Disciplinary Court, sent letters asking if Fang Yun was telling the truth. This was because Fang Yun hadn't revealed anything before.
Not only were there Legalist scholars, but even Fang Yun's good friends were asking questions.
"I say, Fang Gexin, Xiang Province isn't Ning An County. A single county is as clear as the lines on your palm. You can easily control it. However, Xiang Province has over eighty counties, a population of over a hundred million, and officials numbering in the thousands. There's also competition between Qing and Ming officials. If you want to reform, I'm afraid it'll be very difficult. Some great scholars have already guessed about the three divisions you mentioned, but it's difficult to implement, so it's all just empty talk. Since you're going to implement it, you must be extremely confident. Can you reveal a few things in advance? "Li Fanming liked to send letters to Fang Yun when he had nothing better to do.
"The competition between the families is fiercer than an external enemy. You must be careful." Yan Yukong's letter was very proper.
"Fang Yun, why don't you discuss such an important matter with the officials of the court? Your Fang family … Fang Shouye is Fang Dayan, and you are Fang Dandan! "Kang Ha-chuan's letter was extremely helpless.
Fang Yun had always been the focus of the entire human race. After killing Lei Zhongmo, everyone had their eyes on him, waiting for the Lei family's all-out attack. No matter what Fang Yun said right now, it would become a hot topic of discussion.
Before Fang Yun even arrived at the provincial overseer's office, the discussion board had already launched into an intense discussion about the three divisions and the order of trial.
The School of Legalism was especially active. Most of the Legalists were more neutral. They believed that since Fang Xusheng had set up a pilot project, they should give it a try. After all, Ning An County was a great example.
However, there were still some shrewd legalists who discovered that while the three departments seemed to be weakening legalism, they were actually broadening the path of legalism! Because Fang Yun's words of "other officials are not allowed to interfere" was very obvious, it made the three departments more neutral among all the yamen in a province.
However, there were still some Legalists who objected. They felt that this was overturning the previous Legalist path, and some were worried that there would be a second conflict with the Confucians.
A few stubborn Confucian scholars disregarded all opposition, citing scriptures to launch attacks. They were most unwilling to see Legalism go overboard.
However, the majority of the Confucian scholars expressed that they would let Fang Yun continue with his reforms. If they truly benefited the human race, even the Confucian scholars would be willing to make sacrifices.
As the pressure on the human race from the Demon Realm increased, the number of pragmatists in the human race increased. Most people gradually stopped paying attention to or even completely abandoned the conflicts between the various schools. Now, no matter what could strengthen the human race, as long as it was useful, they would support it.
However, the ones who objected the most fiercely were not the old Confucian scholars, but the scholars from the School of Miscellany. This was because the School of Miscellany had always been at odds with the School of Legalism. The School of Miscellany advocated using power to rule the country, while the School of Legalism believed that rule the country by law was the right way to go. Now that the three departments were spread to the various countries, the School of Miscellany officials would have even less power.
The School of Miscellany was no longer discussing this matter on the discussion board, but condemning Fang Yun.
Very soon, the "Fang Xusheng Controversy" that many people were sick of appeared on the discussion board again. Some supporters of Fang Yun said that Fang Yun was far stronger than Zhang Longxiang. This was because Zhang Longxiang was only famous for his poetry, while Fang Xusheng had already begun to touch upon the Divine Path.
Very soon, Zhang Longxiang's supporters counterattacked, saying that Zhang Longxiang had risked his head to the great battle of Two Worlds Mountain and killed the Demonic Barbarian Kings, shocking the world. Meanwhile, Fang Yun had killed the head of a human clan, and after coming out, he had retreated to Jingguo's rear in Xiangzhou to avoid the Barbarians' invasion to the south. He was simply a disgrace to the human race.
The two sides fought back and forth, and many people simply ignored them.
After Fang Yun entered the Prefecture Overseer's Mansion, he chose a small courtyard in the backyard of the Prefecture Office. Then, he chose a larger courtyard in the Prefecture Office as his temporary office.
After settling down, Fang Yun took a carriage to the Military Reading Tower.
The Military Reading Tower was used by Lu Su to review troops during the period of the Three Kingdoms. It stood on the western wall of the city, next to Dongting Lake. Above the Military Reading Tower, one could see the blue waves of Dongting and the rolling Yangtze River.
Baling had four scenic spots: Dongting Lake, Mount Jun Island, Lingwu Mountain, and the Military Reading Tower.
There was water in Dongting, tea in Mount Jun, spring in Lingwu Mountain, and poetry in the Military Reading Tower.
The Military Reading Tower was a tower on the city wall. Because of its majestic appearance and meticulous construction, it had three floors, four pillars, cornices, and a helmet design. It had been praised by generations of scholars and scholars and was very famous.
In the past, when foreign officials or scholars arrived in Baling, they would inevitably travel around Dongting Lake, Mount Jun Island, and Lingwu Mountain, and finally leave their poems in the Military Reading Tower.
However, what made the people of Xiangzhou most unconvinced was that the Military Reading Tower had competed with the Yellow Crane Tower for the number one tower in the world many times, but it had always ended in failure. It was all because of the flourishing literary style of the Qi State. Many scholars wrote poems in the Yellow Crane Tower, and many famous poems came out again and again, suppressing the Military Reading Tower.
Another problem with the Military Reading Tower was that its name was not as resounding as the Yellow Crane Tower. Generations of prefecture governors wanted to change the name of the Military Reading Tower, but in the end, they could not get the majority to agree and could only give up.
The carriages stopped and the crowd disembarked one after another. After Fang Yun landed, he looked up and saw a magnificent tower erected on the city wall. Its golden roof tiles and red railings reached into the sky.
Under the night sky, the tower was hung with bright red lanterns, brimming with a festive atmosphere.
Outside the Military Reading Tower were many Baling commoners. They stood on both sides of the road and raised their heads in anticipation.
When they saw Fang Yun appear, they immediately greeted him in a loud voice.
"Greetings, Fang Xusheng!"
"Good luck to Fang Xusheng!"
"Long live the Governor!"
"Fang Xusheng, you must make the Military Reading Tower the number one tower in the world! We're counting on you! "
Countless Baling commoners cheered and looked excitedly at Fang Yun.
In the eyes of most commoners, it was not important whether Xiangzhou belonged to Gyeongo or Jingguo. What was important was which country could give them a better life. Back in the day, Gyeongo was strong and Jingguo was weak. Many people favored Gyeongo, but now that Fang Xusheng had appeared in Jingguo, the country's power was rising day by day. Many Xiangzhou commoners no longer opposed Jingguo.
Moreover, the governor was from Jingguo, but Xusheng belonged to the entire human race. Hence, 99% of Xiangzhou commoners welcomed Fang Yun.
Fang Yun looked around at the crowd and cupped his fists in thanks. Then, he looked at the Military Reading Tower and nodded lightly. "As expected of the number one tower in Jingguo."
Dong Wencong smiled. "After hearing that you're going to be the governor of two prefectures and set up a governor's office in Baling, many of Baling's old scholars came to find me, saying that they wanted to hold a ceremony at the Military Reading Tower. Some elders have said that if you can make the Military Parade Tower famous throughout the world, suppressing Yellow Crane Tower once and taking the title of the number one tower in the world, they will do their best to persuade the officials to change their minds and return to Jing. "
Fang Shouye said, "Governor, can your poem tonight suppress the literati of Yellow Crane Tower?"
The nearby scholars and soldiers immediately revealed a curious look as they stared at Fang Yun.
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