"As for the third …"
Sheng Boyuan looked at Fang Yun and said slowly, "Gyeongo and I hate Fang Xusheng to the core. If Fang Xusheng doesn't admit his mistake, I will definitely not stop. However, I have always prioritized benefits. My bottom line should be that Fang Xusheng admits his mistake in private. The reason why this matter is listed as the third and is so important is that Old Man suspects that many people in my family would rather give up their benefits to get Fang Xusheng to admit his mistake.
"Fourth, I see that Jingguo has benefited greatly from the reform and is thriving in many aspects. I will definitely request Gyeongo to open a new school in Jingguo and ask Jingguo to sell the new technology and so on. They will definitely not be too greedy for this. It should be a fair deal.
"Fifth, it should still involve Fang Xusheng. A large number of officials from the Zong family and Gyeongo are covered in dust. Even the Zong Sheng will not be able to remove it easily. In the world, only Fang Xusheng alone can solve this matter. Therefore, I will definitely ask Fang Xusheng to remove at least some of the officials' dust.
"Sixth, it is reasonable to ask the Notre-Dame to treat Gyeongo equally and not punish Gyeongo because of Jingguo.
"Other than that, there should be room for negotiation. It's not particularly important. Old Man will not waste any more time."
Everyone nodded slowly. Removing the blockade, changing the treaty, and Fang Yun admitting his mistake in exchange for benefits, dispelling the dust, and not being punished should be the things that I want to negotiate the most.
Sheng Boyuan glanced at everyone and said, "However, Old Man wants to say the most important thing. These words may hurt my colleagues, but to be honest, even if all my colleagues leave the imperial court, as long as the remaining colleagues work together, we can still guarantee that Jingguo will not fall into chaos. However, if I release the Holy Path Seal because of this, Jingguo will fall into chaos. "
A young official said, "Minister Sheng, you are wrong. Not to mention that the Holy Path Seal is not something that can be released at will. Even if it is released, our country has Chen Sheng to greatly weaken it."
Everyone looked at the official. He was from Mizhou and was a Jinshi last year. His name was Bao Han, and he was now a seventh-rank county magistrate in Jiang District. He was a hardcore Fang and had been friends with Fang for many years.
Sheng scolded him. "Chen Sheng is so noble. Why would he participate in the fight between the two countries? You are a seventh-rank county magistrate, how dare you talk nonsense about Half-saint? Today's Imperial Court will only talk about the Miscellaneous School. No one is allowed to criticize the Saints! "
Bao Han's face was flushed red and he had no choice but to take a step back.
Strangely, the officials did not refute for his for his for his for him.
Bao Han was young and couldn't understand the logic behind it, but most of the officials could.
Although Sheng Boyuan was against the Fang Dynasty's luck, he was not stupid and did not favor the Qing Kingdom.
The reason why Sheng Boyuan did not want Chen Sheng to intervene was to prevent Zong Sheng from intervening. It would be fine if Chen Sheng did not intervene, but if Zong Sheng was really forced to intervene, it would be a disaster.
It could even be said that the Zong Sheng and Gyeongo could not wait for Jingguo to let Chen Sheng intervene and force Zong Sheng out.
Sai Zhixue said, "What Minister Sheng said makes sense. This matter must not alarm the Saints. The actions of the Wenxin Court must have nothing to do with Zong Sheng. However, there is one thing that Minister Sheng did not mention, which is the key to the whole matter. Without Zong Sheng's approval, the Zong Sheng will not dare to seal Jingguo when the Demon Realm is invading. If we really dare to do so, the other courts will not let it go. By doing so, it is equivalent to killing a thousand of the enemy and losing two thousand of our own. "
Sheng Boyuan shook his head. "You are wrong. Gyeongo is almost out of ammunition and food. Fang Xusheng has obviously used the Legalists, the School of Gongzi, the School of Agriculture, and the School of Medicine in Jingguo. He looks down on the Zong Sheng … "
"Minister Sheng, be careful with your words!" Cao Dean interrupted Sheng Boyuan with a sullen face.
Sheng Boyuan had a complicated expression and said, "Old Man has misspoken. Thank you, Minister Cao, for reminding me."
The expressions of the Zong Sheng officials began to change.
Sheng Boyuan did not want to sow discord at this time, but he inadvertently pointed out a fact that the Zong Sheng officials were worried about.
Fang Yun's reforms were not useless to the Zong Sheng officials. It was not that the Zong Sheng officials did not value them, but the problem was that the rest of the families had benefited too much.
The most direct evidence was that in the past few months, the number of officials from the other families had increased their realms far more than before, and far more than the Zong Sheng officials.
The strange thing was that the Zong Sheng officials felt that many of the reforms were beneficial to them. Logically speaking, many of the Zong Sheng officials in Jingguo should have increased their realms, but in fact, this was not the case. The number of Zong Sheng officials who had increased their realms was not significantly different from the previous years!
Therefore, the Zong Sheng officials in Jingguo had always suspected that either Fang Yun was deliberately suppressing them, or that the Zong Sheng officials did not approve of Jingguo's reforms.
Just before the start of the court meeting, some of the Zong Sheng officials had secretly discussed it. They suspected that the Wenxin Courtyard had found out that Fang Yun's reforms did not really strengthen the Zong Sheng, so they brazenly attacked Fang Yun.
At this moment, a fourth-rank imperial censor said loudly, "Why are you all so secretive? A few days ago, I heard that some of the great scholars in the Zong Sheng family were convinced that all of Fang Xusheng's reforms had deliberately avoided the Zong Sheng officials. This was to completely oppose the Zong Sheng officials. Therefore, in order to avoid suffering losses, the Zong Sheng officials had to take the initiative to attack. The six things that Minister Sheng said were reasonable, but the real core of this matter is the battle for the Zong Sheng! "
All the officials present looked at the imperial censor with strange eyes. This person was called Di Jianmin, and he was from Jiangzhou. He was in charge of supervising Yanzhou, and he had been a Jinshi for many years. His reputation was not bad, and his ability was average. It was originally difficult for this person to be promoted to a high position, but after the Liu Faction was purged, this person who had nothing to do with the Liu Faction was given the opportunity to become a fourth-rank imperial censor.
However, no one expected that this person, who seemed to have no faction and no background, would be the first to stab Fang Yun at this time.
Even Sheng Boyuan, who had always opposed Fang Yun, downplayed Fang Yun in this matter. He only listed Fang Yun's mistake as the third, and did not insist that Fang Yun was the main reason for the Zong Sheng officials to attack.
In this matter, Sheng Boyuan showed the overall view that a high-ranking official should have. When facing outsiders, he was not blinded by the interests of factions.
However, Di Jianmin was different.
At this moment, most of the officials had the same thought.
This Di Jianmin turned out to be a well-hidden spy from Gyeongo. Even if he was not, he could be a spy that Mount Liu had cultivated for many years.
Without waiting for anyone to object, Di Jianmin continued, "So, in this matter, we should not only consider the interests of Jingguo, but also the interests of Gyeongo and the Zong Sheng officials. The Zong Sheng officials are not mainly targeting Jingguo. Now that Jingguo is in the stage of development, we should be patient. Moreover, the demon world is invading. For the sake of the overall situation, we should be patient. Moreover, the reason why the Zong Sheng officials took action was because Jingguo and Fang Xusheng punished Gyeongo too severely. Fang Xusheng is the root of all this! "
In the Fengtian Hall, there were endless curses. Some scholars, led by Zhang Poyue, even looked at Di Jianmin.
Di Jianmin's expression did not change.
However, Fang Yun suddenly nodded and said, "Actually, what Imperial Censor Di said is very reasonable."
Everyone was shocked, but Fang Yun continued, "If we Jingguo live in humiliation, Gyeongo will not be angry. If we Jingguo pay tribute to Gyeongo, Jingguo will not attack us. If we are willing to be Gyeongo's slaves, the Zong Sheng officials will not be angry. We Jingguo are not willing to die, and we are not willing to be Gyeongo's slaves. This is too difficult for Gyeongo. Therefore, they have no choice but to attack us, and we cannot retaliate. Whoever retaliates, whoever displeases Gyeongo, hurts Gyeongo, or threatens Gyeongo, is a sinner. For example, the sinner now is me, Fang Yun. "
Fang Yun's words pointed out the root of the problem.
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