Fang Yun slowly said, "The four seasons move, and all things grow. What does the Heavens say?"
Fang Yun was quoting Kong Sheng's words. Everything followed the laws of heaven and earth, so why should Heaven say anything?
The ten elders looked at Fang Yun seriously, wanting to know what Fang Yun was trying to say.
Fang Yun continued, "The position of the ruler comes from the country; the authority of the ruler comes from the officials; the power of the ruler comes from the people. Why do you call yourself the Son of Heaven? You should be called the son of the people. "
Even the elders of the Hall of Rites, who respected etiquette, did not object. That was because human countries had a mysterious power called the fate of the country, and the ruler of a country controlled the fate of the country. It was also called the Qi of the Son of Heaven.
However, all the high-level scholars knew that the so-called Qi of the Son of Heaven was actually the power of the people. It was similar to Half-saint's power of all living beings.
Fang Yun said slowly, "I've heard of countries without rulers, but I've never seen a country without people."
The expressions of the ten Cabinet Elders turned grim.
Fang Yun's words were logically correct, and there was nothing wrong with them. However, this statement seemed to be subverting the old etiquette.
They looked at Fang Yun warily.
Unexpectedly, Fang Yun smiled and said, "The Hall of Rites acts on behalf of Heaven, so the Son of Heaven should be restrained by the Hall of Rites. Without being conferred a title by the Hall of Rites, he cannot be called a ruler!"
The ten elders' eyes lit up, and huge waves surged in their hearts. However, they were very cultivated and remained calm.
They still could not refute these words!
That was because the Hall of Rites did things in the name of Heaven to restrain the behavior of the human race.
That was because the Hall of Rites had always been fighting against the Legalists, always wanting to obtain greater authority and restore the peak of etiquette.
That was because the Hall of Rites had always wanted to touch imperial power!
Fang Yun's words struck a chord in their hearts.
Then, Fang Yun said slowly, "I see that the music of rites has collapsed, and the discipline is in chaos. I am very worried. I think that the Ministry of Rites of each country is under the Cabinet, and they are lowering their heads to the imperial power. This is the greatest insult to rites!"
Half of the Cabinet Elders' expressions did not change, but the other half's emotions were stirred up by Fang Yun. If not for their good manners, they would have slammed the table in agreement with Fang Yun.
Fang Yun looked at the nine elders and said slowly, "If I were to be in charge of Jingguo, I would be given the position of Minister of Rites. I would enter the Cabinet and be ranked first!"
The ten Cabinet Elders were shocked.
They didn't care about treasures or divine materials at all.
He didn't care about fame and fortune at all.
They only hoped that the human race would restore the system of rites and music, eliminate everything that did not conform to rites and music, and let rites and music have an incomparably respectable status.
Setting up a Minister of Rites was something that the elder of the Hall of Rites would never have dreamed of.
This was because it would be opposed by all the palaces, Holy Clans, and various countries.
However, the ten Cabinet Elders weren't fooled by the delicious bait that Fang Yun threw out. The ten of them secretly communicated with their Spiritual Sense for a long time, and then Yun Luo spoke.
"What do you want from the palaces?"
Fang Yun said boldly, "Of course, I want to expand the Sacred Path of Education, set up various specialized schools, and cultivate more specialized talents to help the human race overcome the disaster of the demons and barbarians. It's already the trend to specialize in talents. I believe that all the Cabinet Elders have already seen this trend. "
Many of the Cabinet Elders nodded slightly. In fact, as the role of the Gong School on the battlefield became greater and greater, and as the human race became more and more reliant on war poems, people with ambition had already seen this point. However, although it was a trend, it wasn't a trend yet. It was very difficult to build a career with this. Therefore, no one was like Fang Yun, vigorously promoting this trend.
If there was a mistake in judgment or execution, it would definitely endanger oneself and even the Sacred Path of the human race. They had to be careful.
"What agreement do you have with the Punishment Hall?"
Fang Yun generously took out the agreement that he and the School of Legalism had worked together to create. Using his Talent Qi, he turned it into several pages that floated in the air.
The ten great Confucian scholars only took a glance before they finished reading all the contents.
Just looking at the contents, there was indeed nothing that conflicted with the Hall of Rites. The only thing that displeased the Hall Elders was the words "rule by law" and "establish a legal state".
However, these were all commonplace words of the Punishment Hall and the School of Legalism. During the Qin Dynasty, it had already been proven that overly relying on the overly harsh methods of the School of Legalism would cause the people to change and ultimately lead to the collapse of the Qin Dynasty.
The ten Cabinet Elders conversed with their Spiritual Sense. Fang Yun secretly observed them and found that they didn't strongly object. Obviously, they could tolerate the agreement between the Punishment Hall and Fang Yun.
"Have you mentioned the matter of the Minister of Rites to the Punishment Hall?" Wu Jiu asked.
Fang Yun smiled, "Why should I tell the Punishment Hall about the matters of the Hall of Rites?"
"Good!" Many of the Cabinet Elders nodded lightly and finally smiled. The more they looked at Fang Yun, the more they liked him. They almost treated Fang Yun as one of their own.
"Do you have a specific plan?" Yun Luo asked.
Fang Yundao said, "First, the Minister of Rites and the Ministry of Rites should participate in the formulation of the laws. In other words, clearly state that the Minister of Rites and the Ministry of Rites should have the right to legislate!"
The breathing of the Great Scholars suddenly became hurried. No matter how cultivated they were, they couldn't suppress the excitement and joy in their hearts.
Participating in the formulation of the laws and obtaining the right to legislate was the Hall of Rites' dream. Now, the Hall of Rites and the Ministry of Rites could also interfere with the legislation, but they didn't have the right to do so. They only used various methods to obstruct the legislation. In fact, it was a kind of political struggle and they didn't have the right to legislate.
"Then what's the second point?" Wu Jiu asked.
Fang Yundao said, "It's not enough for the Hall of Rites to just obtain the right to legislate. They should also have the right to participate in the formulation of 'laws'. To give a very simple example, in some backward areas, there will be the ugly custom of causing trouble in marriage. The bride and bridesmaids will suffer, and there are also matters of playing tricks on the bride and her father-in-law. The law can't clearly state these matters, and the School of Legalism can't do anything about it. Then, the Hall of Rites should take action and set up regulations to clearly prohibit this kind of behavior that violates the law of rites! I suddenly realized that changing social customs and letting the glory of rites and music illuminate the world is more difficult than purely legislating and enforcing the law. The School of Legalism only needs to formulate laws and enforce them. However, the enemy of the Hall of Rites is to change people's hearts and fight against backwardness! "
Fang Yun's "we" made all the Great Scholars feel very comfortable. Intentionally or unintentionally, he belittled the School of Legalism, which made them feel that it was very reasonable.
What they liked the most was the phrase "let the glory of rites and music illuminate the world". Wasn't this the Hall of Rites' highest ideal?
"Old Man agrees!"
"Old Man also fully supports!"
The few elders who were usually very strict were even more enthusiastic than the more open-minded elders. They fully supported Fang Yun, as if they couldn't wait to bask in the glory of rites and music.
Wu Jiu and the other elders who were open-minded and understood Fang Yun had a bitter smile on their faces, but it disappeared in an instant.
Then, the elders secretly communicated with each other.
Fang Yun didn't know what they were talking about, but he could basically guess that the elders would try their best to persuade the others to agree. They might even say something like, "As long as the glory of rites and music illuminates the world, all the responsibilities will be borne by them."
Fang Yun could imagine that they would believe that this was the only chance for the Hall of Rites to flourish.
However, not all the elders would be so easily persuaded. Thus, some elders asked Fang Yun about the specific details of the implementation. Fang Yun began to answer seriously, occasionally pointing out the problems of the School of Legalism in a seemingly neutral manner.
In the end, the elders of the Hall of Rites unanimously agreed to cooperate, but these old foxes were careful. They requested that a scholar be sent as a special envoy to participate in all the reforms and report to the Hall of Rites at all times.
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