The officials looked at Fang Yun. They had already guessed Fang Yun's method. It was nothing more than roping in a group and attacking a group. It was very simple and effective.
In reality, both the imperial court and the officials did not care about the families that stood out to oppose him. Their numbers were not even one-tenth of the landowning households in Jingguo.
What the imperial court was afraid of was that once the situation went out of control, more families would get involved. In the worst case scenario, it could cause the imperial court to go against the families.
When the families were agitated, Fang Yun threw out the bait of a scholar. No family would not be tempted.
In reality, there were many powerful families in various places. The power they formed could influence the policies of a government official. However, this was only in name. If they encountered a government official with a strong background, such as a county magistrate from an aristocratic family, these powerful families would not dare to act rashly.
The scholar was different. Although he did not have the power to make decisions, if most of the scholars opposed a government decree, the imperial court would not force it to be implemented.
The scholar still had a certain amount of power.
It could even be said that the scholar gave people a semi-official status. Even if the influence on the imperial court was small, their influence in the local area would increase greatly.
A family head who became a scholar was equivalent to a bandit who had been recruited.
Therefore, even if the scholar did not seem to have much power, this title alone was enough to make the families jealous.
Many officials suddenly felt sad for the families that were causing trouble. These people were not stupid, but they made a mistake by choosing Fang Yun as their enemy. Fang Yun did not even need to retaliate. He only needed to implement his reforms step by step and these enemies would be easily crushed.
If one had to say that the families that were causing trouble had an impact on Fang Yun, it could be that they made Fang Yun come up with the reform plan in advance.
In reality, Fang Yun's proposal today was very correct.
Today, when all the officials in the Ding Residence were arrested by the Punishment Hall and Battle Hall, Fang Yun came up with this reform plan. Furthermore, it was beneficial to the officials. It was a combination of kindness and power. No one would oppose it.
Cao Dean nodded and said, "Fang Xiang's plan is very appropriate. The families are the backbone of Jingguo. They are indispensable. There are rumors that you are weakening the power of the families. However, now that you have invited the family heads to join the council, the rumors will be dispelled. Therefore, the Old Man does not care about these rumors. He only cares about the selection. "
Fang Yundao said, "In my plan, starting from the county, to the prefecture, state, and finally the country, there will be four levels of councils. However, it is too early to set up the county level councils. Therefore, in the next few years, we can only set up the prefectural, state, and the national level councils... Among them, the Prefectural Councilor is decided by the Prefecture Overseer, the Prefectural Councilor is decided by the Ministry of Personnel, and the National Councilor is decided by the Imperial Cabinet and the monarch. "
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........................................ Otherwise, if other countries find out and they beat us to it, it will be a serious blow to Jing Country's fate. "
Cao Dean said, "Prime Minister Yang is right. Old Man is right. If we do not make a decision today, Wu Jun will definitely announce the establishment of the council tomorrow!"
Some of the officials laughed secretly. Wu Jun was very likely to do such a thing.
"Let me think about it."
The Empress Dowager did not reply immediately.
The officials who supported the royal family had a complicated look on their faces. At this time, they should speak up for the Empress Dowager and delay the matter. However, if they really did that, they would be ostracized by the other officials. All the scholars and family heads who wanted to become the council members would also avoid them.
Obstructing the establishment of the council was equivalent to obstructing half of Jingguo's power.
Even Sheng Boyuan, who firmly supported the Empress Dowager, lowered his head slightly and did not say a word.
The throne room fell into a dead silence.
This kind of scene, which was almost equivalent to the Empress Dowager opposing the officials, had never happened before.
The Empress Dowager did not speak. Everyone continued to be silent.
One hundred breaths, two hundred breaths …
A quarter of an hour, half of an hour …
After a full hour, the Empress Dowager sighed faintly and said, "I permit it."
The officials said in unison, "The Emperor is wise. The Empress Dowager is wise."
Then, as the head of the cabinet, Fang Yun personally drafted the imperial edict. After the Empress Dowager and the Emperor stamped the imperial seal on the spot, it immediately took effect.
Almost at the same time, all the officials who were third rank and above felt a slight change in the palace. The change could not be described with words. They could only feel that the aura of the palace had become stronger.
The officials secretly sighed in relief. This meant that they had made the right bet. The establishment of the council would be of great benefit to Jingguo.
Then, some of the miscellaneous officials frowned in surprise. This was because the council should be considered as part of the Miscellaneous Holy Path. However, there was no reaction from the Miscellaneous Holy Path. Could this be because of Fang Yun's leadership?
The officials each had their own thoughts and left the Fengtian Hall.
Such an important piece of news was quickly spread to all parts of the Saint Origin Continent.
The various countries had no choice but to convene a court meeting. The officials of the Kingdom of Qing were the most straightforward. They scolded Fang Yun for not having a ruler or a father. They believed that the Council was prepared for the country bumpkins. This was not a reform, but a revolution. They absolutely could not set up a Council in the Kingdom of Qing.
After only three hours, Wu Jun 'shamelessly' announced that Wu Guo would also set up a council. As for the details, he did not mention anything. Moreover, he said that everything should be learned from Jingguo. This caused the scholars of various countries to laugh at him.
The scholars of various countries mocked him, but they also admired his decisiveness. At the very least, he had the courage to do things. He was not like some emperors who boasted quite well, but in reality, did not do anything practical, nor did he make any truly bold decisions. Moreover, he was like a sieve. Some things were done well, but some things were simply too horrible to look at.
The next day, the first president of the council, Cai He, announced some details. At the same time, he explained that everything was still in the beginning and needed to be improved.
The most important detail was that the council would be set up first. The exact number of council scholars in the council could not be decided. It would slowly be decided according to the council's implementation.
The council had many responsibilities. Currently, its main responsibilities were to build township schools and select council scholars.
The council would select the first batch of council scholars from the officials, ranging from ninth rank to first rank. Then, they would select the second batch of council scholars from the family heads of Jingguo.
The second batch of council scholars would be selected from various places. It would ensure that in the 47 prefectures of Gyeongo, at least three family heads would be appointed as council scholars. The capital was equivalent to a province, so there would be no less than 15 family heads who were appointed as council scholars.
There was a rule that if a large family in a prefecture was suspected of committing a crime, the selection of council scholars would be temporarily suspended. After the local situation stabilized, the country would start the selection.
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