Fang Yun had expected the Empress Dowager's voice to be dignified or old, but her voice was clear and melodious, no different from that of an ordinary woman in her twenties.
The Empress Dowager was just being polite, and Fang Yun waited for the court examination to begin.
"This subject has something to report." Suddenly, a person spoke in a loud voice.
Fang Yun found the voice familiar. It was the Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War, Tong Luan.
Rumor had it that although the Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War was old friends with the Left Minister, their relationship was mediocre. After his grandson Tong Li lost the bet with Fang Yun, he tried to enter Yuhai City to interrogate Fang Yun, but was stopped by Li Wenying. After that, he joined the Left Minister, becoming the person with the highest position in the Ministry of War.
When the Left Minister's reputation was damaged, he was somewhat indecisive. But today, he suddenly appeared before the other officials, which made Fang Yun feel that something was wrong.
Fang Yun, like most people, looked at Tong Luan and then at Left Minister Mount Liu. However, Mount Liu sat upright and still, his expression unchanged.
"What does Assistant Minister Tong have to report?"
"I heard that the grassland barbarians will march south next year, and I cannot sleep. Resisting the barbarians is an important matter for the country, and the court examination is secondary. I would like to discuss the matter first, and then ask the Ministry of Personnel to announce the candidates for the court examination. "
Someone immediately said, "The court examination cannot be ignored. For hundreds of years, the fifth day of the twelfth month has always been the court examination. Everything else can be postponed!"
Fang Yun looked at that person and recalled the history of the officials he had met in the literary club. He immediately remembered that this person was the Left Imperial Censor of the Overwatch Council, second only to the Imperial Censor.
Jingguo had four ministers: the Left Minister, the Right Minister, the Assistant Minister, and the Minister of Culture. The Assistant Minister was the Left Minister's loyal dog, and was in charge of the Overwatch Council and the Ministry of Justice. The Imperial Censors of the Overwatch Council were all famous for their stubbornness. The Assistant Minister had little influence in the Council, but he was still an Assistant Minister, and his position was higher than the other officials of the Six Ministries.
Fang Yun did not understand. Even if there was a dispute, it should not have been so intense. Why was the court meeting starting with a fight for the position of second?
Before Fang Yun could figure it out, the others suddenly joined in.
"Imperial Censor of the Left, you are wrong. Why don't we hold court examinations every year? This subject requests the Empress Dowager to prioritize the important matters and postpone the topic of the court examination. "
"Your Majesty the Empress Dowager, etiquette cannot be abolished …"
Following that, many officials began to argue over trivial matters.
Many officials from the fourth rank to the third rank expressed their opinions. Those who were too low in rank remained silent. Those who were above the third rank did not speak either.
Fang Yun was a little confused at first, but after thinking for a while, he realized that this was the Imperial Court. Even if the Anti-Left Prime Minister side did not know what Tong Luan's goal was, as long as they opposed it, they would not be wrong. They opposed purely for the sake of opposing.
Fang Yun finally understood why the officials had fought over his reward for a day or two. This kind of conflict in the Imperial Court could not be resolved quickly. Fang Yun thought of the various rumors in the court. He knew that this question alone would cause a quarrel for at least fifteen minutes, so he lowered his head and closed his eyes to rest.
Unfortunately, Fang Yun was wrong. After a full thirty minutes, the Left Prime Minister's side finally gained the upper hand. Even some neutral officials felt that resisting the barbarians was the most important thing.
"I will change the Imperial Court meeting on behalf of the monarch. My dear officials, please discuss the strategy of resisting the barbarians. Chen Sheng sent someone yesterday to pass on the message that military affairs will be decided by the officials. He will not interfere with national affairs. "
"Chen Sheng is of noble character and unquestionable integrity. Jingguo is fortunate!" the Minister of Personnel said loudly.
Fang Yun did not even lift his eyelids. This Minister of Personnel was a classmate of the Left Prime Minister. He was loyal to the Left Prime Minister and always acted according to the situation. If not for his status, he would have argued with the others. However, this was one of the sacred ways of the School of Miscellaneous. It allowed hundreds of schools of thought to argue. This kind of person would be like a fish in water in the Imperial Court.
"Chen Sheng is wise. The Empress Dowager is wise. "Tong Luan closed his mouth and sat down. This person who had instigated the dispute closed his eyes to rest.
The Imperial Court fell into a short period of silence.
Ao Huang looked left and right. He could not understand what these people were doing. They were quarreling like they were in a market. Now, they had suddenly quieted down. It was as if the quarrel was just an illusion. The Imperial Court had always been so peaceful.
Fang Yun had never been to the Imperial Court before. He could only think for himself. It seemed that the Left Prime Minister's side had achieved their goal. They had caught the other party off guard and could wait for the right opportunity to strike. However, the other party could not understand the intentions of the Left Prime Minister's side and dared not speak.
After ten breaths of silence, the Prime Minister, Kang Ha-chuan, who had been sitting still, suddenly spoke.
"Since the Imperial Court meeting has changed to resisting the barbarians, then I will say something that can speed up the growth of the High Scholar."
Without waiting for the Left Prime Minister, Mount Liu's side to respond, the Empress Dowager immediately said, "Since it can speed up the growth of the High Scholar, and help in resisting the barbarians, please discuss it in detail."
Some of the officials looked at Mount Liu. Mount Liu was still sitting there, motionless.
Kang Ha-chuan glanced at the officials in the Imperial Court. Finally, his eyes fell on Fang Yun. He looked away and said, "Fang Wen Hou had once obtained a large number of Sky Leaves from the Celestial Tree. If it was an ordinary person, he would have taken it for himself or sold it. However, Fang Wen Hou was kind and righteous. He spread the news and established the 'Sky Leaf Ointment of the Human Race' and the 'Sky Leaf Ointment of the Jingguo'. This year, he selected five hundred High Scholars from Jingguo and two thousand from other countries to give them Sky Leaves to strengthen the human race."
Without waiting for Kang Ha-chuan to finish speaking, the Imperial Court was filled with cries of surprise. Many people stared at Fang Yun in astonishment. Especially those who had High Scholar descendants. Their eyes were shining. They could not wait to rush up to Fang Yun and ask for the Sky Leaf Ointment.
This was a Sky Leaf Ointment!
Ordinary Half-saint clans could only obtain one or two Sky Leaves each year. Everyone knew that the Sky Leaf Ointment was not as effective for the Human race as it was for the Demonic Barbarians. However, it was still useful. Even those with mediocre talent who used the Sky Leaf Ointment to enter the Celestial Tree once would definitely be able to enter the Hanlin Academy.
Excluding the Half-saint clans, the number of people from Jingguo who could enter the Hanlin Academy every year would be less than ten.
With these Sky Leaves, in twenty years, the number of Hanlin Academies and Grand Scholars in Jingguo would explode.
However, the officials of the Minister of the Left paled.
The Sky Leaf Ointment was too important. For a single Sky Leaf, a Hanlin Academy member was willing to betray Mount Liu. This was because even Mount Liu did not have the ability to make a High Scholar a Hanlin Academy member, but Fang Yun could!
By the time a Human Grand Scholar entered the Hanlin Academy, they would already be over fifty years old. At this moment, the average age of the Hanlin Academy members in the Imperial Court was over sixty. These Hanlin Academy members had no hope of becoming Grand Scholars. To them, having their descendants enter the Hanlin Academy was far more important than obtaining benefits in the Imperial Court.
What the Human race valued the most was inheritance. The predecessors nurtured the juniors, and the juniors believed in the ancestors. This was because it was the ancestors who had enlightened the world, resisted the Demonic Barbarians, farmed and raised livestock, and reproduced the next generation. They had opened up an increasingly better living environment for their descendants, unlike those uncivilized barbarians who worshipped illusory gods.
The faith of the Human race was rooted in their blood and in their souls. There was no need to sell or spread it.
The crowd originally thought that Kang Ha-chuan would continue to proclaim the benefits of the Sky Leaf Ointment, but after the chatter died down, he said, "The matter of the Sky Leaf Ointment has been announced. Everyone, please continue to discuss the plan to resist the Barbarian Barbarians."
The crowd was stunned, but they soon understood. Kang Ha-chuan had said nothing, but he had said everything.
The crowd looked at Fang Yun.
The Sky Leaf Ointment represented nothing more than four words.
Those who submit to me will prosper!
Fang Yun was not only able to recruit followers, but had also begun to train them on a large scale!
Even the Half-saint clan could not do such a thing.
The Imperial Court fell into a strange silence. Some members of the Minister of the Left's party stole glances at Mount Liu and then at Fang Yun. No one knew what they were thinking.
Mount Liu was still as steady as Mount Tai, but there seemed to be a thin shadow in his eyes. Floating astronomy.
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