Fang Yun sat firmly in the armchair behind the table, the bright Night Pearl shining on his face.
The head of the Chen family, Chen Mingding.
Fang Yun did not move, "Head of the Chen family, what brings you here so late at night?"
Chen Mingding smiled bitterly, "Fang Xusheng, let's not beat around the bush. The Old Man has been thinking hard for a long time, but still can't figure out your real purpose, so I came to ask for your advice."
Fang Yun did not immediately reply, but pondered for a few breaths, "I don't know who made that woman beat the drum, but I want to thank her. My purpose is to ask the Chen family for a favor. "
"How?"
"You know how to help." Fang Yun looked at Chen Mingding.
Chen Mingding looked at Fang Yun's eyes, his gaze constantly changing, showing hesitation, suspicion, anger, anxiety, and so on.
Chen Mingding gritted his teeth, "Chen Ziqian is still a member of the Chen family, and he really didn't hurt anyone. After this, he fell seriously ill and left the Chen family, never to step foot in the Chen family again. "
"If someone died, there must be a murderer." Fang Yun said slowly.
Chen Mingding said helplessly, "This was done by the steward of the fourth brother's family, the Chen family can hand him over."
Fang Yun looked at Chen Mingding quietly, not saying a word.
Chen Mingding was very calm at first, but after a few breaths, he sighed helplessly, "That daughter-in-law of mine did something wrong, and should be punished according to the law, the Chen family will not cover it up."
Fang Yun said with a faint smile, "Since it's according to the law, it's not helping me."
"You …" Chen Mingding glared at Fang Yun, his long beard fluttering in anger.
The smile on Fang Yun's face disappeared, and his eyes gradually turned cold.
"Our Chen Clan needs dignity, the dignity of the Half-saint Clan!" Chen Mingding said in a clear voice.
Fang Yun said indifferently, "Jingguo needs national law, real national law."
Chen Mingding's expression changed several times. Finally, he let out a long breath and stared at Fang Yun. "Do you know what you are doing? Even if the Chen Clan helps you, you won't be able to fight against all the clans in the world. No one has succeeded before, no one has succeeded now, and no one will succeed in the future! "
"For the county magistrate, I sought a city; for the Left Prime Minister, I sought a country; for Xusheng, I sought a clan. As for the rest, what's the point? "
Fang Yun was still indifferent, as if he didn't put the Chen Sheng Clan's Patriarch in his eyes.
This wasn't a declining clan. The Half-saint of this clan was still alive.
Chen Mingding sighed and turned to leave. As he walked, he said, "Fang Xusheng has the courage to sacrifice himself and the righteousness to save the country. So what if the Chen Clan becomes a stepping stone?"
The next day, the Chen Clan made an announcement that shocked the Ten Nations.
The Chen Clan's Patriarch, Chen Mingding, apologized and resigned from his position as the Patriarch of the Chen Clan on the grounds that he didn't manage the clan well. He also handed over his fourth son and his wife to the imperial court for punishment.
While all the scholars in the world were waiting to see Fang Yun fight against the Chen Clan, the Chen Clan actually announced their surrender, shocking everyone.
Even the Fang Clan's people didn't expect this outcome.
In their opinion, the best outcome for Fang Yun was to force the Chen Clan to hand over the steward. Even if it exceeded expectations, he would only take away the title of Chen Ziqian's mother. It was impossible for him to force the Patriarch to step down.
However, someone soon analyzed that Chen Mingding's resignation as the Patriarch not only helped Fang Yun, but also helped the Chen Clan.
Since Chen Mingding had resigned, the Punishment Hall and Fang Yun would be lenient no matter what evil deeds the Chen Clan had committed. At most, they would deal with some servants, but they wouldn't implicate the Chen Clan.
Chen Mingding's resignation was more like a deal between the Chen Clan and Fang Yun.
All of a sudden, Fang Yun's prestige in the imperial court of Jingguo was at its peak, while Dong Wencong's status in Capital City became extremely stable after sentencing Chen Mingding's fourth son and his wife according to the law.
No official dared to provoke a capital magistrate who dared to sentence the direct descendant of an aristocratic clan.
After the case was over, Fang Yun announced a new reform.
Independent adjudication.
County courts would be set up in each county, followed by government courts and state courts. The highest judicial institution in the country would be the Supreme Court.
After this document was stamped with the imperial seal of the monarch, there was a powerful force surging in the sky of Saint Origin.
The Legalism Saint Dao rapidly grew stronger.
On the other hand, the Miscellaneous Saint Dao began to shrink.
The Confucian Saint Dao changed, but no one could be sure whether it was stronger or weaker.
On the rankings, countless people from the Miscellaneous School attacked Fang Yun and Jingguo.
However, no one attacked the Legalism School.
In terms of strength, the Legalism School had always been stronger than the Miscellaneous School.
Ninety-nine percent of the Miscellaneous School's disciples sought an official position, not the Saint Dao.
Rather than saying that they sought the Miscellaneous School, it was more accurate to say that they sought power.
However, the number of Legalism disciples who pursued the Legalism Saint Dao and promoted the legal system far exceeded those who sought power.
In reality, apart from the Miscellaneous School, no other school had strong objections to independent adjudication. Even the Hall of Rites had no intention of opposing it.
A long time ago, the Legalism School had pushed for independent adjudication, but due to many obstacles, it had stalled.
It wasn't until Fang Yun's appearance that they finally made up their minds to work with Fang Yun.
Moreover, any knowledgeable scholar knew that judicial independence was not only a general trend, but also an important step to ensure the fairness of the judicial system.
Just as Jingguo was perfecting the new judicial system, an incident suddenly broke out and shocked Saint Origin.
All the officials in the Yan Province's Ding Prefecture, including the bailiffs, resigned.
Such a thing had never happened in Saint Origin before.
This meant that all the cities and towns within the prefecture would be completely out of order. No one would be able to maintain order, no one would be able to punish crimes, no one would be able to handle cases, no one would be able to collect taxes, and everything would be in chaos.
That night, fires broke out everywhere in the Ding Prefecture. Many shops were attacked by masked men, and many rich families were robbed.
By the time the Punishment Hall led the prefecture army to the various counties, it was already dawn. Many streets had been burned to the ground, and many corpses were strewn across the streets. Countless people were crying, but the perpetrators were nowhere to be seen.
After a preliminary count, one hundred and forty-five people died in the Ding Prefecture, more than a thousand were seriously injured, nearly ten thousand houses were burned, and more than a hundred people were missing.
In the morning, more bad news came. Some villages and towns in the Ding Prefecture had been robbed by bandits. The exact number of casualties had not been calculated, but many villages and towns had been burned to the ground.
The Ding Prefecture was in the Yan Province, and Fang Yun's influence there was extremely weak. Originally, this incident had nothing to do with Fang Yun. However, everyone on the rankings pointed the finger at Fang Yun, believing that Fang Yun was the cause of these incidents.
Many people defended Fang Yun, but something happened that made those who defended Fang Yun shut their mouths.
A total of one hundred and five patriarchs from all over the Xiang Province gathered outside Yueyang City. All of them wore mourning clothes, and their carriages carried coffins. They led their families to block the city gates, demanding that the Xiang Province stop the persecution of their families. If not, they would all commit suicide.
The Xiang Province was Fang Yun's traditional power.
The Jiang Province, which was separated by a river, was the starting point of Fang Yun's official career. To Fang Yun, it was no less important than the Xiang Province or the Mi Province.
On the same day, many famous families in the Jiang Province joined forces with many other prominent families to block the Great Yuan Prefecture's Provincial Overseer Office to petition.
The same thing happened in the Mi Province and the Eastern Cloud Province.
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