"You're the ones who have placed all your hopes on Chen Sheng." Fang Yun's tone was extremely cold.
The officials thought about it carefully and understood that Fang Yun was right.
Fang Yun had never placed his hopes on Chen Sheng, so now he had to keep accumulating strength. After Chen Sheng's death, he had to fight against the enemy with all his strength.
On the other hand, Sheng Boyuan saw Chen Sheng as his last trump card, so he was willing to sell everything. Like a gambler, he hoped to turn the tables with Chen Sheng in the end.
Sheng Boyuan was slightly stunned and retorted, "Do you want us to place our hopes on you?"
Fang Yun did not even look at Sheng Boyuan and said loudly, "The official examination is the work of all the scholars in Jingguo. As long as one of them does not agree, they will not be handed over to me. As for the peace talks, my purpose is to take the official examination. So, this peace talks will be suspended. "
In the silent Fengtian Hall, Sheng Boyuan was furious and said, "You say you want peace talks, so we will. If you don't want peace talks, then we won't. With one sentence, you completely erased the efforts and achievements of the peace talks. With one sentence, you destroyed the peace between both sides. Do you think you are the king of Jingguo or the Half-saint of the human race? With the king and the Empress Dowager here, Jingguo will not be your place to be so presumptuous! The king of Jingguo is the king after all! This peace talks must be passed. If not, it must be passed! "
Cao Dean said sternly, "Sheng Boyuan, are you going against the will of the cabinet?"
Sheng Boyuan raised his head and said, "For the people of Jingguo, for the Jingguo royal family, for the king, this peace talks must be passed!"
"What if I don't agree?" Fang Yun asked.
Sheng Boyuan sneered and said, "Old Man has already drafted the imperial edict and stamped it with the imperial seal. When the court meeting is over, the peace talks will officially take effect!"
The court was in an uproar.
The officials in the hall looked at Sheng Boyuan in disbelief, then looked at the Empress Dowager and Jing Jun behind the curtain.
The Empress Dowager lowered her head.
Jing Jun tilted his head and looked at his mother in shock.
In fact, after the Qin and Han Dynasties, the power of the monarch was greatly suppressed. Many times, once an official had a huge dispute with the monarch, the Notre-Dame would often support the scholar.
As a result, in the past few hundred years, the royal families of each country had truly ruled the world together with the scholars. However, in name, the monarch still owned everything in the country, and the officials were only acting on behalf of the monarch.
Fang Yun had been trying to seize the power of the monarch for the past few days, but he had only taken away part of it. Although the highest level of decision-making was the cabinet, the person with the highest authority was still the monarch.
Even though the monarch held the highest authority, there was a tacit agreement between the two sides for hundreds of years. No matter what decision Jing Jun made, he had to obtain the support of the cabinet. If the cabinet did not support him, the monarch would rarely issue an imperial edict, unless it was something that would not affect the country.
The peace talks would determine the future of Jingguo. No monarch of any country could force it through regardless of the objections of the officials.
Fang Yun said loudly, "This is the reverse of history! You have to know how serious the consequences of doing this are! "
Sheng Boyuan sneered. "Yes, the consequences of the peace talks are very serious. It's so serious that I will no longer send down the holy seal. It's so serious that the scholars of Jingguo will not be affected. It's so serious that the court of Jingguo will still be in order! Fang Yun, you have to know one thing. This Jingguo is not yours! "
"It seems that I have been cultivating my mind recently and made you forget my methods to deal with the barbarians!" Fang Yun slowly walked down the carriage. Hu Li hurriedly held Fang Yun's arm.
Assistant Minister Yang Xuwen hurriedly said, "Don't be anxious. No matter what the conflict is, we can sit down and talk about it."
Sheng Boyuan's eyes were filled with sorrow. "If we could sit down and talk about it, why would I have to threaten the Empress Dowager with my resignation? From the beginning, Fang Yun did not want to talk about peace! I know that he is doing this for the good of Jingguo. He wants to keep delaying it. However, I have already reached an agreement. I don't even want to ask the Holy Father for permission. Once the examination is not integrated into the holy path of my school, they will send down the holy seal. Then, they will cooperate with the other countries to reestablish the examination. When that time comes, what can Jingguo do even if there is an examination? "
Yang Xuwen sighed. "What Minister Sheng said is very reasonable. Old Man has also heard that I am determined to pass the examination. Fang Xusheng, let's calm down and talk about it. Let's not argue. Do you have a way to go against me? "
Fang Yun gently shook his head and said, "The power of my school is spread all over the world. I am just a great scholar. How can I go against them?"
Yang Xuwen said, "It seems that you are still putting your hope in the future. You are not wrong, and Sheng Boyuan is not wrong. Why don't we each take a step back? "
Fang Yundao said, "I have taken a step back and asked the Holy Father to protect Jingguo for ten years. However, I rejected him. If you are in your right mind, you will understand the reason. "
Yang Xuwen was silent. In fact, every official knew that Fang Yun's request for the Holy Father to protect Jingguo was rejected. This meant that the Holy Father really wanted to annex Jingguo to complete his holy path.
This was Fang Yun's direct test to see if the Holy Father was willing to give up on annexing Jingguo. Was he willing to give up his previous choice for the sake of the examination?
The answer was obvious.
The officials were also clear about Fang Yun's attitude. Since Zong Sheng wanted to annex Jing Country no matter what, then Fang Yun might as well resist to the end. If he could delay it a little, then it would be a little. He definitely couldn't let Zong Sheng take Jing Country easily.
That was why many people supported Fang Yun.
However, not all of the officials supported Fang Yun.
Every scholar who majored in miscellaneous studies did not want to go against the Zong family. There were also some who did not study miscellaneous studies who did not want to see the conflict between Jingguo and the school of miscellaneous studies intensify.
Because that meant that they had to choose a side.
Choosing the school of miscellaneous studies was equivalent to abandoning all their hard work over the years. Even if they went to Gyeongo, they might not be able to progress further. Moreover, they did not want to leave their hometown.
If they chose Jingguo, it was very likely that they would die together with Jingguo. This was because once the conflict between the two sides intensified, a war would inevitably break out. When that time came, everyone would not be able to control themselves and could die in battle at any time.
Sheng Boyuan said, "Since the Holy Father has rejected your offer, and since your conditions are not feasible, let's each take a step back and choose a condition that both sides can accept to facilitate the negotiation! This is the right way to negotiate. "
Fang Yun looked at Sheng Boyuan coldly and said, "You still don't understand why the human race stood out among the thousands of creatures in Saint Origin. You will also never understand how the human race became the master of all worlds. I have no patience to argue with you. Take back the imperial edict and I will pretend that you never said those words. "
Sheng Boyuan straightened his back and said calmly, "That's impossible! This negotiation is over! "
Fang Yun turned around and looked at the Empress Dowager on the dragon throne. He bowed deeply and said, "I, Fang Yun, ask the Empress Dowager to take back the imperial edict to avoid harming the country and the Emperor."
"You …" Sheng Boyuan did not expect Fang Yun to threaten the Empress Dowager and the Emperor in public.
At this time, Jing Jun gently tugged at the corner of the Empress Dowager's clothes and said, "Mother, I don't like Minister Sheng. Let's listen to Master Fang."
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