"You are forcing me and the monarch to our deaths!" The Empress Dowager said harshly.
Fang Yun's lips curled into a smile as he stared at the Empress Dowager. His eyes were as dark as the abyss.
"Empress Dowager, am I, Fang Yun, afraid of being accused of regicide?"
Fang Yun raised his head slightly and looked at the Empress Dowager as if she was looking down at him.
The conference hall instantly turned into an ice cave.
The Empress Dowager's body stiffened. She felt as if every part of her body was emitting cold air. She could freeze to death at any time.
The officials also looked at Fang Yun in disbelief. They didn't expect Fang Yun to say such a thing.
Gao Mo smiled brightly.
He liked Fang Yun at this moment.
Cao Dean looked at Fang Yun with jealousy in his eyes.
He wanted to do this, but he never dared.
The members of the Fang Party looked at Fang Yun with indescribable emotions.
Following this kind of fate, he would never regret it!
For Jingguo, for the sake of reform, what was regicide?
Even a mere Liu Shan could kill the Emperor, so why wouldn't Fang Yun, who had overthrown Liu Shan, the Dao Protector, with his own strength?
The Empress Dowager was speechless. She was angry, afraid, regretful, and hateful.
"From the beginning to the end, it was you who forced me." Fang Yun sighed softly.
The Empress Dowager knew this.
In the Empress Dowager's eyes, the Zhao family was more important than anything.
But in Fang Yun's eyes, Jing Country was more important than everything, and the human race was more important than everything.
This was the fundamental contradiction between the two of them.
"Please don't force me to hurt my student." Fang Yun's eyes were gentle and he smiled kindly.
Fang Yun didn't care about the monarch, but he cared about the crying student on his back.
After a long time, the Empress Dowager looked up and asked, "Aren't you afraid that he will hate you in the future?"
"There are many people who hate me. He is not on the list."
Fang Yun smiled casually. He really didn't care at all.
The officials thought about it and realized that Fang Yun was telling the truth. There were hundreds of Demi-Saints in the Demon Realm who were lining up to hate Fang Yun, not to mention the other great forces. A mere monarch of a country was really nothing to them.
The Empress Dowager stood up and walked out slowly. Everyone thought that she would leave, but she went to Fang Yun and knelt down and cried.
"Fang Xusheng, please leave us a way out …"
All the officials were dumbfounded and a little confused.
Soon, many of them didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
The Empress Dowager was indeed clever. She knew that the hard way would not work, so she did the opposite and used the soft way.
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.. Fang Yun was helpless. He almost rolled his eyes and said, "Empress Dowager, please get up."
"If Fang Xusheng doesn't agree, this concubine will kneel for a long time."
After that, the Empress Dowager knelt forward and hugged Fang Yun's thigh.
The officials rolled their eyes. They didn't expect the Empress Dowager to ignore everything for the Imperial Family. She even changed her title. If this matter was spread out, not only would the Imperial Family lose face, but Fang Yun's reputation would also be ruined.
Some of the officials who had a good relationship with each other looked at each other and shook their heads, indicating that they were helpless.
Dealing with women was a thousand times more difficult than ruling a country.
Fang Yun stood there awkwardly. Men and women were different. He couldn't help the Empress Dowager, so he called the guards and eunuchs outside the conference room. When the guards and eunuchs came in, they didn't dare to help the Empress Dowager. Instead, they covered their faces to avoid seeing the scene of the Empress Dowager hugging Fang Yun's thigh.
Some of the officials secretly laughed. If this scene was spread out, there would be all kinds of rumors.
Fang Yun was helpless. He waved his hand and asked them to leave.
Fang Yun coughed softly and said, "Empress Dowager, the situation is urgent. We have to complete the constitution tomorrow. Otherwise, Jingguo will be in chaos."
"I'm just a woman. I don't know much. I only know to protect my son, Zhao Yuan. I don't care about anything else."
Fang Yun wanted to say that Zhao Yuan wasn't her biological son, but he couldn't say it.
Fang Yun stood in place and was in a dilemma.
Fang Yun respected the Empress Dowager very much. After all, when the Empress Dowager married the previous Emperor, the previous Emperor had been poisoned and couldn't walk. He couldn't perform the etiquette and died not long after.
After that, she became the Empress Dowager from the Empress Dowager. Her situation was even more difficult, especially under the pressure of Mount Liu, Prince Kang, and other major forces.
In a sense, the danger the Empress Dowager experienced was no less than Fang Yun's.
If the Empress Dowager really shed all pretense of cordiality and forced Fang Yun to leave or even kill him, Fang Yun would decisively kill her.
In fact, Fang Yun was already prepared to stain his hands with the blood of the Emperor.
However, with the Empress Dowager kneeling like this, Fang Yun couldn't kill her.
Fang Yun had never been a heartless person.
Fang Yun sighed helplessly and could only use the plan he had prepared. "The Cabinet can set up a Minister of Rites."
The Empress Dowager stopped crying, but she still lowered her head and hugged Fang Yun's leg tightly.
Fang Yun continued to explain, "The Emperor will take charge of the Minister of Rites."
When the officials heard this, their reactions were almost completely different.
The Legalism official frowned and looked at the Empress Dowager with disgust.
The other officials were delighted and nodded.
As the Emperor, the Emperor took charge of the world's etiquette. It was only right for him to be the Minister of Rites.
Adding a Minister of Rites to the Cabinet was also acceptable. At the same time, he could rope in the Hall of Rites and even the Confucian school to prevent Jingguo from being attacked from both sides.
In reality, the officials had already expected this. If the previous constitution had been passed, many Confucian scholars would have criticized Fang Yun and Jing Guo for not having a monarch or a father, breaking the Three Principles and reversing the Five Elements. But now that the monarch was the Prime Minister, it was killing two birds with one stone.
After taking on the role of Minister of Rites, the Emperor's power would still be very small. However, the Ministers of the Cabinet would have a veto vote, giving the Emperor a certain amount of power.
It seemed like Fang Yun was giving in to the Emperor, but from another perspective, it was the exact opposite.
The Ministers of the Cabinet had the same status as the Emperor!
Once the Emperor became one of the Ministers of Rites and entered the Cabinet, he would have to consider the reactions of the Ministers of the Cabinet. He wouldn't randomly use his veto vote and would only use it at important moments to fight for his own benefits.
Many officials recalled Fang Yun's Political History and realized that the races recorded in it did indeed have similar political systems, but they weren't exactly the same. However, this was the best choice that Jingguo could make.
Reforms could be destructive and subversive, but in order to govern, compromise and balance must be mastered.
The Empress Dowager was still hugging Fang Yun's leg.
Some officials were a little annoyed. Fang Yun had already compromised, but the Empress Dowager still didn't see the big picture.
Fang Yun was about to speak when the Empress Dowager said, "I have one last request."
"Tell me," Fang Yun said expressionlessly.
"I hope that Fang Xusheng will teach Yuan 'er in the palace for three months. He will teach Yuan' er seriously and nurture him into a talent. If Yuan 'er doesn't become a talent, I won't be able to face the late Emperor, "the Empress Dowager said.
Fang Yun looked troubled and said, "I'm in the Cabinet every day. I can go home at night and can't teach during the day."
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