On that day, the news of Fang Yun and Li Wenying's breakup spread throughout the world.
Soon someone on the discussion board said that Li Wenying had arrived at Liangjie Mountain that night and began to participate in the Battle of Liangjie Mountain.
On the discussion board, there was a wave of criticism against Fang Yun. Some accused Fang Yun of being ungrateful, some accused Fang Yun of being greedy and forgetting his principles, some accused Fang Yun of using any means to achieve his goals, and some accused Fang Yun of disregarding the most basic decency and integrity for the sake of power.
However, most people remained silent.
Some people also refuted that Fang Yun was not excluding his old friends, but did not want to fight with them, so he transferred them away in advance to avoid embarrassment in the future.
However, in any case, Fang Yun's literary reputation was affected, and many people thought that Fang Yun had gone too far.
In contrast to the lively discussion board, the officialdom of Jing State was silent for the entire day despite such a huge earthquake. No censor criticized Fang Yun, and no official was indignant.
Many officials were filled with contradictions and could no longer tell whether Fang Yun was trying to seize power and exclude dissidents, or whether Jiang Hechuan and Li Wenying took the initiative to make way for Fang Yun.
However, most officials knew that no matter how bad it was to do so, it was better than Fang Yun and Li Wenying falling out.
This is the most respectable way to seize power.
The next day, some gossip came out from Li's house.
Everyone then realized that a few days ago, Fang Yun sent people to deliver many treasures to Li Wenying, including the Holy Body Fruit and other magical medicines that were effective even for semi-saints.
Some officials who were indignant for Li Wenying finally calmed down their resentment.
However, many people still feel upset.
Jing State had already shown signs of revival, but now Li Wenying and Yi Zhishi, who were known as the two pillars of Jing State, have left. Can Fang Yun alone support Jing State
Soon, Zhang Poyue gave the answer. He shamelessly announced on the discussion board that the new two pillars of Jing State had been born, and they were Fang Yun and Zhang Poyue.
Countless people laughed and scolded this stupid guy.
On the third day after Li Wenying left, which was the day before the next court meeting, the Left Prime Minister revealed a piece of news.
In view of the fact that the people in Jing State are no longer as honest as they used to be and the morals of the world are declining, Fang Yun plans to restore the rites and rituals and turn Jing State into a true country of rites and music.
The news spread throughout the Jing State officialdom on the same day, and all officials were talking about it. The Queen Mother even urgently summoned Prime Minister Yang Xuwen and Minister of Rites Sheng Boyuan to the palace overnight to ask for countermeasures.
On that day, many officials even formed an impromptu literary meeting to discuss what kind of ritual and restoration Fang Yun would propose.
Some old scholars cried with joy and ran around telling others that Fang Yun was the true successor of Confucius, a worthy disciple of heaven who finally knew how to value rites and music.
At daybreak, the court meeting began as usual.
The Queen Mother and Jing Jun sat behind the curtain.
Under the dragon throne, civil and military officials stood on both sides.
The head of the military officers unexpectedly turned out to be Zhang Poyue.
After Li Wenying resigned as the general, Marshal Chen Zhixu actually wrote to the empress dowager, asking Zhang Poyue to temporarily take over the position of general.
After the battle with the barbarians, the military ranks of the Jing Kingdom had changed, but the Jing Army had undergone the smallest changes.
The Beijing Army is also commonly known as the Imperial Guards, which refers to the various armies inside and outside the capital that protect the capital and the royal family.
The imperial guards of Jing State are divided into two armies: inner and outer armies.
The foreign troops are commanded by the general and stationed around the capital. The general is nominated by the grand marshal who commands all the troops in the world and can only take effect after being appointed by the monarch.
The inner army was stationed within the capital city and inside and outside the imperial palace, and was called the Yulin Army, using the name used during the Han Dynasty. It was commanded by a general appointed by the royal family, and even the semi-saint families had no right to interfere.
According to convention, both the posts of Grand Marshal and Grand General are appointed by the noble families of Jing State. Currently, the strongest noble family in Jing State is the Chen Sheng family, so the real military power of Jing State is actually in the hands of the Chen Sheng family, which largely avoids usurpation of power.
Therefore, when Grand Marshal Chen Zhixu recommended Zhang Poyue, the empress dowager kept suppressing her opinion until yesterday when she reluctantly agreed to let Zhang Poyue temporarily take over the position of general. Since it was only temporary, Zhang Poyue's title was still only general.
Therefore, when some officials today saw that Zhang Poyue was actually at the head of the military officers, they felt a chill down their spines.
If Li Wenying is a commander with great character, then Zhang Poyue is a piece of rotten meat. He has no rules in doing things and no sense in being a person. He is simply a rogue in the army and a gangster among scholars. Moreover, this man has known Fang Yun for many years and they even have a life-threatening friendship.
Zhang Poyue's life was saved by Fang Yun.
Zhang Poyue is in charge of the military forces in the capital, which means that Fang Yun has control over the military power outside the capital.
This is also an extremely terrifying signal. The five major families of Jing State have already acquiesced to Fang Yun's authority.
Zhang Poyue, Fang Yun and the five major families are now almost in the same camp.
Some officials kept their mouths shut and began to look for ways to protect themselves. Some even began to prepare to be transferred out of the capital or resign due to illness, hoping that it would not be too late to return to their posts after everything was settled.
However, some officials looked at Zhang Poyue with hatred.
Because Zhang Poyue has been cheerful from the beginning and likes his current position very much.
Generally speaking, most officials wore civil uniforms when attending court, and only wore official uniforms and court robes during special court meetings or activities.
Zhang Poyue, on the other hand, refused to wear the embroidered Yunqing clothes as a university scholar, and insisted on wearing the general's uniform. He also played the guitar from time to time, fearing that others would not see him.
Fang Yun was still sitting in Wu Hou's carriage, looking sick, and Hu Li was sitting beside him, like the most considerate maid.
Fang Yun did not step out immediately, but sat quietly.
However, the second person after Fang Yun was neither the Right Prime Minister Cao De'an nor the Assistant Prime Minister Yang Xuwen.
He was a grand secretary who entered the Fengtian Hall for the first time.
Lin Shouyan, Grand Secretary of the Hall of Rites.
Lin Shouyan is a university scholar who is over sixty years old. Although he is full of talent, he looks only in his early forties. He has a calm expression and a simple face, and there is nothing special about him.
The special envoy of the Palace of Rites naturally has the right to attend court, but he never went to court earlier or later, but only for the first time after Fang Yun announced the restoration of rituals. This is very intriguing.
Only after other officials had finished their reports did the Wuhou carriage move slowly.
Fang Yun faced the curtain and looked at Jing Jun and the Queen Mother.
"I have something to report."
"Your Majesty Fang, please feel free to speak."
Fang Yun said sternly, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Confucius said, 'Govern people with laws and punishments, and the people will avoid punishment but will have no sense of shame; govern people with virtue and rites, and they will have a sense of shame and will be upright.'"
Fang Yun's voice was so loud that it even attracted the great scholar's attention, and the voice echoed in the Golden Palace.
This is a famous saying from The Analects of Confucius, and is one of the core concepts of Confucius' political philosophy.
After hearing Fang Yun's voice and Confucius' words, all the officials immediately straightened their bodies and lowered their heads slightly.
Jing Jun was actually a little restless and wanted to stand up like everyone else to show his respect to Confucius.
However, the Queen Mother eventually suppressed his opinion and it was not disrespectful.
Fang Yun said: "Your Majesty, do you know what this means?"
The officials were stunned. Some were angry, some were helpless, and some were in admiration.
No matter what, Fang Yun was still considered the emperor's teacher, but it was unheard of for him to ask questions to the monarch as a teacher during a court meeting.
Logically speaking, there was nothing wrong with Fang Yun's doing this, and it could be considered as a subject asking questions to the monarch, but based on Fang Yun's tone, attitude and identity, he was asking questions to the monarch of the time.