There were many people in the Overwatch Council who were upright and unyielding. The current Head of the Council was the vanguard of the rebellion against Mount Liu, so he was promoted from Imperial Censor of the Left to Imperial Censor of the Council.
Almost all of the Imperial Censors present had defended Fang Yun in court and fought against Mount Liu.
They never thought that Fang Yun could become the next Mount Liu.
Other than the independent Imperial Censors, there were many other Imperial Censors who represented the will of the various parties.
In fact, the Imperial Censors did not hate Fang Yun, because Fang Yun had been the Left Prime Minister for more than half a month. He was also the Governor of Liangjiang before, but he did not put anyone in the Overwatch Council.
He was not like the royal family and Yang Xuwen, who immediately arranged for their own people to be Imperial Censors. Although the other Imperial Censors did not object, they did not like the way they ate.
In the eyes of many Imperial Censors, Fang Yun's table manners were not ugly.
This was one of the reasons why the Imperial Censors did not attack Fang Yun in court today.
Therefore, as long as Fang Yun did not forcefully interfere with the Overwatch Council and did not commit any major crimes, most of the Imperial Censors would never hate Fang Yun. As for Fang Yun's power, Xusheng's power would not destroy Jingguo. Furthermore, Fang Yun's contributions were great enough to make up for any mistakes he made.
The Imperial Censors had different reactions to Fang Yun's decree.
The new Imperial Censor of the Left, who firmly supported the royal family, had the most intense reaction.
"I think that Fang Yun, as the Left Prime Minister, should not interfere with the Overwatch Council's operations, which has been the rule of Jingguo for many years. Moreover, he has included the Overwatch Council in the assessment. This means that although he does not directly control the Council, he is indirectly controlling the Council through his control of the Ministry of Appointments. He is almost threatening us. We have to be careful. "
"That's right. The Overwatch Council is Jingguo's Overwatch Council, not Fang Yun's Overwatch Council alone. Since the Empress Dowager and the Emperor are making things difficult for us, the Overwatch Council should fight back before the imperial edict is issued."
Some of the censors nodded. The reason why the Ministry of Personnel was the head of all the departments was because it controlled the evaluation of officials and influenced the appointment of officials. The cabinet and the monarch basically decided the promotion or demotion of officials through evaluation.
Soon, voices of opposition appeared.
"May I ask my colleagues, even if Fang Xusheng did not include the daily ritual in the assessment, will the Ministry of Personnel be unable to influence our assessment based on this? Clearly, they could. The reason why Fang Xusheng said this was not because he was ruthless, but because he was being frank and honest. He was telling us to take the daily gift seriously. "
"Not bad. Furthermore, the sect master had said before that it is our duty to monitor the words and actions of officials. Fang Xiang didn't threaten us. He just asked us to focus on whether the officials respected etiquette. Is there a problem with that? In my opinion, this is Prime Minister Fang strengthening the authority of the Overwatch Council. "
"Speaking of the authority of the Overwatch Council, has anyone noticed a detail? Ever since Fang Xiang became the Left Prime Minister, all the officials of the Overwatch Council who participated in the memorial, even if their crimes were minor, would be re-evaluated by the Ministry of Rites' Meritorious Service Division and would become the focus of the Ministry of Personnel's observation. I have asked around. When Fang Yun inspected the Meritorious Service Division, he clearly said that the opinions and suggestions of the Overwatch Council must be respected. The Overwatch Council's participation in the memorial, if not the most important factor in evaluating an official, should still be one of the most important factors. "
"I have also heard this before. It is true."
"That Mount Liu often instigates his followers to cause trouble in the Overwatch Council and influence the participation of censors. In comparison, Fang Xusheng is the Left Prime Minister. This is a huge improvement for the independence of the Overwatch Council."
"Hearing you say this, I have thought about it carefully. At least up until now, Fang Xiang has not done anything that exceeds his authority. He is only responsible for the matters he is in charge of. As for this time's self-restraint and return to etiquette, he informed the officials in advance. Furthermore, as the leader of the officials and a disciple of the Confucian school, it is perfectly justifiable for him to promote etiquette. It does not count as exceeding his authority. "
"I am not sure about this matter, but I do know one thing. Fang Xusheng has not taken away the authority of the Overwatch Council. Secondly, before giving an order, he first asked for the Chancellor's opinion. Afterwards, he united the Cabinet and obtained the emperor's approval before giving the order. He is not like that thief Liu, who often orders us as the Left Prime Minister. It is abominable."
The officials spoke one after another. The more they argued, the clearer the arguments became. The censors all realized that no matter what Fang Yun was, at least for the Overwatch Council, he was a very good candidate for the position of Left Prime Minister. If the Overwatch Council opposed Fang Yun, it would be the same as lifting a rock and smashing it on their own feet.
Very quickly, Censor He Mingxiang made a decision to support the Cabinet's decision.
He did not say that he supported Fang Yun. This comforted the censors who opposed Fang Yun, and they did not continue to fight.
The next day, before the officials left for work at five o 'clock in the afternoon, the palace eunuchs sent two imperial edicts with the imperial seal to the Left Prime Minister's Pavilion.
The next day, Fang Yun, on behalf of the Cabinet, announced the two imperial edicts.
After that, Fang Yun announced that Jingguo had just gone through a great battle and needed to recuperate. In addition, in the face of the impending invasion of the demon world, the officials had to be frugal in order to prepare for the future war.
Therefore, today's ceremony was carried out according to the "Book of Rites – Shaoyi". From today onwards, the officials of Jingguo were not allowed to buy or use overly exquisite utensils. The average value of each set of utensils was not allowed to exceed five hundred taels of silver. At the same time, it was stated that only the officials of the current dynasty would follow this ceremony. Scholars and wealthy people who were not officials did not need to pay attention.
If they used overly expensive utensils, they could either store them away or hand them over to the court and sell them. The proceeds would go to the national treasury.
Jingguo utensils, plates, bowls, and chopsticks, even the more exquisite porcelain and wooden chopsticks, benefited from the development of craftsmen's skills, and were only worth around two hundred taels of silver. As for pottery, it was even cheaper.
When the officials heard about this ceremony, they were all relieved. Not only did many officials not object, but they even supported it.
In fact, some officials did not want to buy overly expensive utensils. However, there was too much competition in the officialdom. If officials of the same rank bought utensils, if they did not buy them, their families and colleagues would definitely mention it. Now, it was all good. They could save a lot of money.
Those who were not officials also praised Fang Yun's wisdom. This was because Fang Yun only prohibited the officials from buying utensils and did not affect others. Otherwise, it would be equivalent to attacking the porcelain industry and affecting the workers' income. The final gains and losses would be difficult to measure.
As for handing over the utensils to the court, many officials were against it at first. However, after careful consideration, many officials ordered their servants to organize the expensive utensils and utensils that night and prepared to hand them over to the court the next day.
Only idiots would not do such a good thing to earn a good reputation.
Thus, the next day, there was a long queue in front of the Ministry of Personnel's office that was responsible for receiving the porcelain. There was no lack of family members of officials who opposed Fang Yun to hand over the expensive porcelain.
On the list, Fang Yun's first ceremony also received unanimous praise. Restricting the officials and not harming the common people, this was a true virtuous government. This was a true etiquette. Such an official would definitely win the hearts of the common people.
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