That day, the news of Fang Yun and Li Wenying's falling out spread all over the world.
Soon, someone on the list announced that Li Wenying had arrived at the Two World Mountain that night and had begun to participate in the battle.
On the ranking list, there was a wave of criticism against Fang Yun. Some scolded Fang Yun for being ungrateful, some scolded Fang Yun for forgetting righteousness, some scolded Fang Yun for being unscrupulous in order to achieve his goals, and some scolded Fang Yun for disregarding the most basic etiquette and honor for power.
However, most people remained silent.
There were also some who argued that Fang Yun was not trying to exclude his old friends, but that he did not want to fight with them. That was why he transferred them away in advance to avoid embarrassment in the future.
However, no matter what, Fang Yun's Literary Name was affected. Many people thought that Fang Yun had gone too far.
In contrast to the lively list, Jingguo's officialdom was quiet for the entire day. No censors criticized Fang Yun, and no officials were filled with righteous indignation.
Many officials were conflicted. They could no longer tell whether Fang Yun was trying to seize power or whether Kang Ha-chuan and Li Wenying were taking the initiative to make way for Fang Yun.
However, most officials knew that no matter how bad it was, it was better than Fang Yun and Li Wenying falling out.
This was the most honorable way to seize power.
The next day, some rumors spread from the Li Residence.
Everyone came to know that Fang Yun had sent people to deliver many treasures to Li Wenying a few days ago. These treasures included the Sacred Body Fruit and other divine medicines that were effective for half-step Saints.
Some of the officials who were indignant on behalf of Li Wenying finally calmed down.
However, many people still felt suffocated.
Jingguo was already showing signs of prosperity. Now that Li Wenying and Yi Zhishi, who were known as the Twin Jade Annulus of Jingguo, had left, could Fang Yun alone support Jingguo?
Soon, Zhang Poyue gave his answer. He shamelessly announced the birth of the new Jingguo Twin Jade Annulus: Fang Yun and Zhang Poyue.
Countless people laughed and scolded this troublemaker.
On the third day after Li Wenying left, the day before the next court session, the Left Minister's Pavilion revealed a piece of news.
In view of the fact that Jingguo was no longer what it used to be, Fang Yun was prepared to restore Jingguo to a state of etiquette and music.
The news spread throughout the Jingguo officialdom on the same day. All the officials were talking about it. The Empress Dowager even urgently summoned Yang Xuwen and Sheng Boyuan, the Minister of Rites, to the palace that very night to ask about countermeasures.
That day, many officials even formed an impromptu meeting to discuss what kind of ceremony Fang Yun would propose.
Some of the older scholars wept tears of joy and rushed to spread the news, declaring that Fang Yun was the true successor of Confucius. He was worthy of being a disciple of the Gate of Heaven, finally knowing how to pay attention to etiquette and music.
At dawn, the court assembly began as usual.
The Empress Dowager and Jing Jun sat behind the curtain.
Under the Dragon Throne, both civil and military officials stood on both sides.
The head of the military officials was Zhang Poyue.
After Li Wenying resigned, Grand Marshal Chen Zhixu wrote a letter to the Empress Dowager asking Zhang Poyue to temporarily replace him.
After the battle with the Barbarian Tribe, Jingguo's military structure had changed, but the changes in the Capital Army were the least.
The Capital Army was also commonly known as the Imperial Army, and it referred to the various armies that protected the Capital and the Imperial Family.
The Imperial Army of Jingguo was split into two armies.
The Imperial Army was controlled by the Grand General and was stationed around the Capital. The Grand General was nominated by the Grand Marshal and would only take effect after being appointed by the Emperor.
The Imperial Army was within the Capital and outside the Imperial Palace. It was called the Imperial Army, and it was led by a Grand General who was appointed by the Imperial Family. Even the Half-saint Family had no right to interfere.
According to tradition, the Grand Marshal and the Grand General were appointed by the Jingguo Family. Currently, the most powerful family in Jingguo was the Chen Sheng Family, so the real military power in Jingguo was in the hands of the Chen Sheng Family. This prevented the Chen Sheng Family from usurping the throne.
Thus, when Grand Marshal Chen Zhixu recommended Zhang Poyue, the Empress Dowager had been suppressing it. It was only until yesterday that she reluctantly agreed to let Zhang Poyue temporarily take over the position of Grand General. Because it was only temporary, Zhang Poyue's title was only Grand General.
Thus, when some of the officials saw that Zhang Poyue was the head of the military officials, they felt a chill down their spines.
If Li Wenying was said to be a courageous Grand Marshal, then Zhang Poyue was a pile of rotten meat. He didn't do things properly, and he didn't do things properly. He was basically a scoundrel in the military and a hooligan among scholars. Furthermore, this person had known Fang Yun for many years and even had a life and death relationship with him.
Zhang Poyue's life was saved by Fang Yun.
Zhang Poyue was in charge of the military in the capital, which meant that Fang Yun was in charge of the military outside the capital.
This was also a terrifying signal. The five great families in Jingguo had tacitly agreed to Fang Yun's authority.
Zhang Poyue, Fang Yun, and the five great families were on the same side.
Some of the officials kept their mouths shut and began to think of ways to protect themselves. Some were even prepared to leave the capital or resign due to illness. When the dust settled, it wouldn't be too late for them to come back.
However, some of the officials looked at Zhang Poyue with hatred.
This was because Zhang Poyue was happy from the beginning and liked his current position very much.
Normally, most of the officials would wear their official robes when they went to court. They would only wear their official robes during special court meetings or events.
Zhang Poyue, on the other hand, didn't wear the embroidered cloud robes and insisted on wearing the Grand General's robes instead. He even flicked his sleeves from time to time as if he was afraid that others wouldn't see it.
Fang Yun was still sitting in Wu Hou's carriage with a sickly look. Hu Li was also sitting beside him like the most considerate maid.
Fang Yun didn't immediately step out of the ranks. Instead, she sat quietly.
However, the second person after Fang Yun wasn't Right Minister Cao Dean or Assistant Minister Yang Xuwen.
It was a scholar who entered the Imperial Hall for the first time.
It was Lin Shouyan, the scholar of the Hall of Rites.
Lin Shouyan was a scholar who was over sixty years old. Because he was full of talent, he looked like he was in his forties. His expression was indifferent and his face was simple. There was nothing special about him.
The special envoy of the Hall of Rites naturally had the right to come to court. However, he didn't come earlier or later. Instead, he came after Fang Yun announced the return of the Hall of Rites. This was very thought-provoking.
After the other officials finished their report, Wu Hou's carriage began to move.
Fang Yun faced the curtain and looked at Jing Jun and the Empress Dowager.
"This subject has something to report."
"Minister Fang, please speak."
Fang Yun sternly said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Confucius said: The Dao is government, the Qi is punishment, the people are free and shameless; the Dao is virtue, the Qi is etiquette, the Qi is shame and disgrace. "
Fang Yun's voice was particularly loud and clear. It even caused the Great Confucian's voice to reverberate in the throne room.
This was a famous saying from the Analects of Confucius. It was one of the core principles of Confucius.
Under Fang Yun's voice and Confucius' words, all the officials immediately straightened their bodies and slightly lowered their heads.
That Jing Jun was actually somewhat restless. He wanted to stand up like everyone else to show respect to Kong Sheng.
However, in the end, he was stopped by the Empress Dowager.
Fang Yun dao: "Your Majesty, do you understand the meaning of these words?"
All the officials were stunned. Some were angry, some were helpless, and some were respectful.
No matter what, Fang Yun was still the Emperor's teacher. However, it was unheard of for him to question the Emperor as a teacher during the court assembly.
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