Black smoke rose from Jingguo's land, and the mountains and rivers were shrouded in darkness.
Without the Divine Path, the world was in darkness.
All the black smoke and darkness sank into the ground.
The land of Jingguo was darker than usual.
Everyone returned to normal, but then they felt as if they had lost something. It was as if they had just woken up. Their heads were a little empty, and their bodies were a little floating.
Fang Yun used the power of the Divine Temple to look down on the world.
In the sky above Jingguo, there was a black jade seal that ordinary people could not see. It was thousands of feet tall, like a giant mountain. There were evil dragons on it, and ghostly runes flashed below it.
The black jade seal was like a giant spider. It released a giant black web that covered the sky above Jingguo.
The edge of the black web overlapped with the border of Jingguo. The strange black power was not only absorbing the power of Jingguo, but it was also preventing the power of the outside world from entering Jingguo.
Even the starlight of the Literati Star was weakened by ten percent.
In Fang Yun's eyes, the entire Jingguo had turned into a ghost town. All the Divine Path that was related to the School of Miscellany no longer existed.
However, in the sky above the capital, there was an object that ordinary people could not see.
It was a pure bronze ancient sword, called Jing.
The shape of the mountains and rivers, the Sword of the Crop.
The Sword of the Crop pointed at the black seal and slowly sank.
In three days at most, the Sword of the Crop would be suppressed by the Divine Path of Jingguo. Jingguo would no longer have the power to suppress the Divine Path of the Miscellany. By then, Jingguo's imperial court would be in serious trouble.
Even now, all the officials in Jingguo were having problems.
All the officials without ranks could no longer understand the official documents quickly. They had to read the documents several times before they could understand the general meaning of the documents.
All the officials had forgotten many of the official data that they used to remember, such as the local residents, the collection of taxes, and the withdrawal of money.
Some of the officials instinctively let themselves go. There was less power to restrain them, and they could do whatever they wanted with their positions.
The yamen runners also lost their basic deterrence to the people, and they were powerless in many aspects.
As time passed, the influence of the Miscellaneous Saint's Seal would affect all officials, including the Cabinet and the royal family.
At that time, if the decree did not leave the Heavenly Palace, the most serious consequence would be the various regions becoming independent and the various kings of the royal family would begin to rebel.
In the Heavenly Worship Hall, the court assembly that had been held for a day and night was still continuing.
The Empress Dowager sat on the dragon throne in a daze, disheartened.
All the officials also felt the influence of the seal of the Divine Path. All kinds of thoughts appeared in their minds, and many of them were thoughts that they would never have had before.
Without the restrictions of the Divine Path, anyone would be more indulgent.
After a long time, a person walked in from the main entrance of Heavenwait Hall.
"Fang Xusheng is here!" someone exclaimed.
Everyone anxiously looked over and saw Fang Yun, who was wearing a purple robe, actually walking in, and not sitting on Wu Hou's carriage.
What surprised all the officials was that Fang Yun's face was ghastly pale, his body was extremely weak, and his breath was extremely unstable. But now, Fang Yun was full of energy, and his face was ruddy. Not only was the breath of the Great Confucian stable, it was also extremely rich.
Fang Yun was clearly only a Fourth Realm Great Confucian, but the breath around him had already surpassed that of an ordinary Fifth Realm Great Confucian.
In the perception of everyone's Divine Sense, Fang Yun was like an erupting volcano, with the power to suppress the Nine States and burn the four seas.
Everyone was stunned.
"You … aren't pretending to be sick, are you?" Zhang Poyue blurted out the guess of all the officials.
"How is that possible? I ate enough divine medicine and my body has just recovered," Fang Yun replied seriously.
Fang Yun's purple robe and black hair fluttered as he walked, and his eyes were like the sun and moon.
Zhang Poyue curled his lips, not believing Fang Yun's words at all.
"Why are you pretending to be sick? No one is better at pretending than you …" Zhang Poyue whispered.
Fang Yun walked to the seat of the head of the officials, bowed slightly and said, "Please forgive me for being late because I tried my best to treat the illness."
"So many officials have left, why are you still here?" The Empress Dowager's voice came from behind the curtain, full of coldness and resistance.
All the officials were silent. This was the first time the Empress Dowager had lost her composure in front of everyone, and also the first time the Empress Dowager had targeted Fang Yun like this.
"The foundation of a country is the people; the foundation of a country is the officials. Without destruction, there can be no construction. If Jingguo wants to ride the wind and soar into the sky, it must be cut open and the pus will be squeezed out to heal. Otherwise, it will be full of pus and there will be no cure for it, and it will die a violent death. "Fang Yun said with a smile, returning to his usual carefree attitude.
All the officials were shocked.
Fang Yun's words were too shocking, and they contained unbelievable information.
Fang Yun was basically saying that he was borrowing the hands of the School of Miscellaneous to clean up the incompetent officials in Jingguo's imperial court. Only in this way could Jingguo become prosperous and surpass the other countries to become the most powerful country.
Driving away those officials was part of Fang Yun's reforms!
Whether it was Zhang Poyue who was known as the troublemaker, Cao Dean who was known as the roly-poly, Yang Xuwen who was the oldest, or this year's top scholar, everyone's eyes were filled with shock.
Until now, they still couldn't believe that Fang Yun wanted to do this kind of thing, and even did it successfully.
After the shock, all the officials recalled the process of Fang Yun's reforms and found a clear path.
Fang Yun first used the technological advancements of the School of Craftsmen and the School of Agriculture to change the farmers and workers.
Then, Fang Yun used the power of the School of Legalism to clean up all kinds of hooligans and small families.
Then, Fang Yun pointed his spear at the major families, including the Sage Families.
In that case, following the vine to the melon, Fang Yun would inevitably make a move against the officials of the Panorama Kingdom.
However, the human race was in a precarious situation, and Jingguo was facing internal and external difficulties. If Fang Yun personally targeted the officials, it would be tantamount to challenging the entire bureaucratic system. Not to mention that he was only the Minister of the Left, even the emperors of the past had never won.
Therefore, Fang Yun chose to use external forces to clean up the Jingguo bureaucracy.
The School of Miscellaneous became the sword in Fang Yun's hand.
At this time, even if Fang Yun had already dealt a heavy blow to the Jingguo bureaucracy, because the seal of the Sage Path had already been placed, what was done could not be undone. They could only chase Fang Yun away, or continue to follow Fang Yun.
If the previous officials did not leave, the Jingguo bureaucracy might have been able to force Fang Yun away. But now, it was too late.
All the officials from the School of Miscellaneous had already left, and the establishment of new departments in Jingguo meant that the power of the original factions had been diluted. This greatly increased the number and proportion of the Fang Faction.
The Fang Faction was now the most powerful faction in Jingguo, whether it was in the local area or in the capital.
The various factions still had a way to deal with the seriously ill Fang Yun. This was because no matter how much power Fang Yun had, he still had a fatal flaw. In the end, it would be difficult for him to truly control Jingguo.
That was just a facade that Fang Yun had created to fool them.
Now, Fang Yun was already the number one scholar in Jingguo, not because of his status, but because of his strength!
Fang Yun still had the Half-saint treasure in his hands!
Fang Yun still had the Dragons as his allies, Half-saint Fu Yue, and the Nu Zhi tribe!
After chasing away so many officials, Fang Yun already had the power to control the entire Jingguo.
Now, unless Chen Sheng personally took action, no one in Jingguo could force Fang Yun away.
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