What surprised everyone was that, unlike previous books, this "Political History" had two versions, one version was in normal classical Chinese, and the second version was written in vernacular Chinese.
Fang Yun sent these two books to the Holy Academy through a letter, and allowed readers to use official seals to read them.
After the completion of this book, it did not cause any strange phenomena. Only great scholars or above felt that the holy way of Confucianism and the holy way of historians were slightly affected, and there seemed to be a trend of expansion, but it was not obvious. It was just slightly better than the works of ordinary great scholars, but far inferior to Fang Yun's previous works.
Everyone was very curious and flipped through this "Political History".
The first volume of this book is the political history of the human race, which is nothing new.
It is nothing more than a rehash of the old tune, summarizing the basic operating methods of countries, political systems and government offices from the primitive society of human beings to the present day. If there must be a difference from other similar books, it is that this first volume does not mention any thoughts of various schools, including Confucianism, but only records matters related to politics in an extremely objective manner.
However, the second volume is unique because it records the political history of various ethnic groups.
This second volume has attracted the attention of many readers.
Because, in this second volume, readers seem to have discovered a new world.
It was only when they read the second volume of Political History that they realized that there were so many different political systems in the universe and that no two countries had exactly the same political system or bureaucracy.
There are many classifications of political systems and political institutions in the universe.
For example, in a foreign country called Yadi, the sage Plato inspected various circles and divided the political systems he saw in each circle into aristocracy, meritocracy, oligarchy, democracy and tyranny.
Later, this wise man redefined and divided the political system into three categories, namely, one-man government, minority government and majority government.
Among them, one-person regimes include monarchy and tyranny.
Governments of a minority include aristocracy and oligarchy.
The majority regime includes the people-oriented regime and the mob-oriented regime.
Like his disciple Aristotle, Plato regarded the political system of the majority as a backward system. They both had the idea of "the middle way" which was very similar to the Confucian doctrine of the mean. They believed that whether it was a political system of one person or a political system of the majority, it would bring disaster to the ethnic group. Only the political system of a minority such as the aristocracy and oligarchs could ensure long-term stability.
In addition, there are many novel classifications in "Political History".
If roughly divided by country, it can be divided into republics, monarchies, federations, the United States, mass states, emirates, etc.
In addition to political systems and state types, the book "Political History" also lists some government operating models or ways of appointing state leaders. In addition to abdication and hereditary succession, there are also direct elections or indirect elections.
Everyone then realized that Shengyuan Continent was now a monarchy. And the book pointed out that due to the existence of the cabinet, Shengyuan Continent had a clear trend of transitioning to a cabinet system.
This passage occupies a very small proportion of the entire book, but it has been read repeatedly by countless readers and even alarmed royal families in various countries.
After reading the whole book, everyone was still unsatisfied.
Because there is nothing profound in this book. It just lists all the political and state models that Fang Yun knows. It is just like an introductory reading material. No wonder it did not cause any major visions.
However, the layman watches the excitement while the expert sees the details.
Many Confucian and eclectic disciples were amazed by the various systems in this book and began to consider whether those systems were applicable to the Shengyuan Continent.
Since the political system of this book is very different from that of Shengyuan Continent, many people only discuss it in secret literary gatherings or by sending letters to friends, and will not participate in these topics on the discussion board.
Some great scholars even carried out deductions in secret, hoping to use the contents of this book to reach a new holy path.
Soon, voices of opposition emerged.
On the one hand, some Confucianists, especially those who insist on the supremacy of the monarch, believe that these are all fabricated by Fang Yun himself. All the saints in the past have traveled around the world and the heavens, but they have not discovered these things. Why did only Fang Yun discover them? They believe that Fang Yun is causing trouble for the human race and trying to use this chaotic system to influence Shengyuan Continent.
Some neutral scholars also stood up and said that if the country's political system was really changed recklessly, it would naturally cause great turmoil and might even cause the human race to suffer a catastrophe. However, they also said that at least so far, Fang Yun has not caused Jingguo to fall into turmoil.
Some scholars also believe that as long as it can make the future of the human race better, the change process is a smooth transition, and there will be no interference from external forces that will lead to the destruction of the country and the extinction of the race, then slowly improving the human race is the best option.
Some scholars even joked with a smile that Jingguo was being used as a test field. If the reforms were not good, other countries would learn from it. If the reforms were good, other countries would learn from it.
Another opposing voice comes from the eclectic class.
Many scholars of the Miscellaneous School believed that Fang Yun was interfering with the Miscellaneous School's holy way, and that the scholars of the Miscellaneous School should unite to force Fang Yun to leave the court and stop him from gaining power. Otherwise, if he continued to cause trouble, the Miscellaneous School's holy way would most likely be polluted.
However, some scholars believe that the Holy Way of the Eclectic School did not come out of thin air, but was the result of the continuous expansion of the human race. If Fang Yun can really expand the Holy Way of the Eclectic School, then it means that Fang Yun is on the right direction, and everyone in the Eclectic School should follow the new direction and not be fools who cling to the old ways.
The book was sent to Xuanting Bookstore for printing as soon as possible, and was sold in both classical Chinese and vernacular Chinese.
Almost the next day, this "Political History" began to be sold all over Jingguo and in major cities of many other countries.
For most people, this book is just a knowledge book to broaden their horizons. Not many people would think of changing the country after reading it, because in a sense, the most powerful Holy Academy in Shengyuan Continent represents scholars, and the status of the royal families of various countries is far inferior to that of the Holy Academy. No scholar would think that the royal family can really do anything to them, so there would be no resistance.
On the day when "Political History" was released, in the Quan Garden where Fang Yun lived, divine light suddenly shot up into the sky, and auspicious auras were everywhere. A rainbow rose from the Holy Courtyard, spanning countless miles to the Quan Garden, sweeping away a book, and then left behind a faint rainbow shadow, hanging high in the sky, like a bridge to the sky.
The rainbow guide reappears.
No one knew what Fang Yun wrote, but that didn't stop them from congratulating Fang Yun on the discussion board.
Many scholars also sent books to Fang Yun, congratulating him and asking about his new book.
Just a quarter of an hour later, the Holy Academy's Medical Hall announced that Fang Yun's work "Theory of Plague" had been recognized by the Medical Hall. After a period of research, it would be arranged for all medical practitioners in the Shengyuan Continent to study it.
Dozens of breaths after the Medical Hall announced this matter, a rainbow bridge unexpectedly appeared in the Holy Courtyard and landed in the Spring Garden where Fang Yun lived.
The rainbow bridge from before had not completely disappeared yet, and two rainbows, one bright and one dark, appeared side by side in the sky.
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In this book, "本" is occasionally used as a homophone, meaning "主", such as "民本".