People outside the capital returned one after another, but some officials continued to buy geese and chickens for fear of being reported for violating etiquette.
Outside the Quan Garden, all officials have taken action, strictly ordering people to take all gifts back and not send them to the Quan Garden.
In this way, the talents outside Quanyuan gradually dispersed.
However, many poultry and livestock had already entered the spring garden and could not retreat.
Fang Yun ordered his servants to contact the government office in the capital and distribute all the poultry and livestock received today to the cleaners in charge of cleaning the capital. No one was allowed to embezzle or take them away, otherwise they would lose their title as Jingzhao Yin.
Jingzhao Yin was a third-rank official on par with a provincial governor, and held great power. However, upon learning of this, he went in person to comfort those Taoist priests and ensure that nothing would go wrong.
As night fell, the bustling capital city quieted down.
Smoke from cooking rises up, and the aroma of chicken, duck and goose wafts across the capital.
After dinner, Fang Yun sat alone at his desk, holding the pen for a long time but not writing a single word.
Finally, he wrote three big words on the white paper in front of him.
politics.
However, Fang Yun did not continue writing. Instead, he put away his pen and closed his eyes to ponder.
After a night, the court meeting resumed. Fang Yun still sat in the Wuhou carriage, waiting outside the palace with the officials.
Compared with the last time they attended court, the officials were very enthusiastic and asked Fang Yun questions from the books, as if they had completely forgotten what Fang Yun had done.
Assistant Prime Minister Yang Xuwen greeted Fang Yun with a smile as usual.
The Minister of Rites Sheng Boyuan stood far away and watched coldly.
Most of the censors in the Supervisory Yuan were honest people who cared about their reputation. They all stood at a distance and occasionally looked embarrassed.
Fortunately, the head of the court, He Mingxiang, acted quickly yesterday and took back the thick memorial from the eunuch first. Otherwise, these censors would not dare to look at Fang Yun today.
When the time came, everyone entered the palace and the Golden Throne Hall, where civil and military officials stood in line.
After the ceremony, everyone looked at Fang Yun.
Fang Yun's Wuhou carriage moved slowly, allowing Fang Yun to face Jingjun and the Queen Mother sitting on the dragon throne.
Fang Yun took out a memorial from the Heaven and Earth Shell, handed it over with both hands, and said, "I am Fang Yun, your humble servant, and I have come to apologize for my crime."
At this moment, almost all the officials breathed a sigh of relief, and so many people exhaled at the same time that a strange sound was created that everyone could hear.
Many people smiled knowingly. It seemed that everyone had the same idea. If Fang Yun continued to make trouble, Jing State would most likely be in chaos. Since Fang Yun had submitted a petition to apologize, it at least meant that both sides would take a step back and the fight would not be too intense.
However, after some officials who had remained neutral breathed a sigh of relief, their eyes became exceptionally bright when they looked at Fang Yun.
They seemed to be expecting something.
Sheng Boyuan not only did not smile, but frowned. He looked at several senior officials who opposed Fang Yun, and their expressions were almost the same as his.
They are not afraid of Fang Yun insisting on his actions, but they are most afraid of Fang Yun apologizing.
This is because once Fang Yun pleaded guilty, it either meant that Fang Yun had temporarily given in, and there would inevitably be a more violent counterattack; or, even this apology was planned in advance by Fang Yun.
The apology after the ten rainbows crossed the sky seemed like a premeditated plan.
Who would dare to punish Fang Yun when he has made such great contributions
Could it be that Fang Yun was pretending to apologize, hoping to completely erase his previous charges by relying on the merits of Shihong Hengtian
Everyone could not see the memorial and could only watch it being delivered to the Empress Dowager.
The Queen Mother opened the memorial and read it for a long time. Finally, she said in a gentle but firm voice: "The crime you requested is too serious. I cannot agree to it."
Fang Yun smiled slightly and said, "Queen Dowager, would you allow me to review my actions in public?"
The Queen Mother was stunned for a moment, hesitated for a few breaths, and said, "My dear Minister Fang, it's okay to speak frankly."
Fang Yun turned the Wuhou Car slightly, glanced at the officials, and said, "In recent years, Jingguo has been in trouble with Qingguo and the barbarians outside, and the traitor Liushan has been in chaos inside. The country is shaky and precarious. Fang has just been appointed as the left prime minister. In order to help the country and restore the country as soon as possible, he made bad and even wrong actions and issued many policies that now seem wrong. These days, I have been working hard and sleepless nights, and finally I have thoroughly realized my mistakes. Fang, I hereby apologize to all my colleagues, the king, and the queen mother."
After saying that, Fang Yun stepped down from the Wuhou carriage. He seemed so weak that he couldn't even stand steadily and needed Hu Li's support.
"Absolutely not..."
Some officials shouted hurriedly.
Fang Yun insisted on bowing forward and bending over 90 degrees.
Everyone hurriedly turned aside, even the Queen Mother and Jing Jun quickly stood up and turned aside, not daring to accept Fang Yun's great gift.
Sheng Boyuan turned his body to the side, but his eyes were fixed on Fang Yun, his expression extremely stern.
There was also Lin Shouyan, the Grand Secretary of the Hall of Rites, who stared at Fang Yun with similar eyes.
Fang Yun stood up and returned to Wu Hou's carriage with the help of Hu Li.
The officials sighed.
"Fang Xusheng, why do you have to do this!"
"Your bow will shorten my life by ten years!"
"In this world, except for the saints, who can bear your worship?"
Fang Yun sat down in the Wuhou carriage, coughed twice, and said, "Examine yourself three times, correct your mistakes if you have any, and encourage yourself if you don't. How can you ignore what I said? Since the Queen Mother does not agree with my apology, then I will speak the contents of the memorial in public."
The throne room suddenly became quiet.
Fang Yun sighed softly, and after a long while, he slowly said: "It is right for me to respect etiquette, but I have gone astray. Take sending chickens, ducks and geese for example. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the products were poor and poultry was rare. Ordinary people could hardly eat one meal a year. But nowadays, if ordinary people are willing, they can eat several every month. Times are different, products have changed, and we cannot use the things of the past to determine today's etiquette."
"Also, requiring officials' jade pendants to make fixed sounds should be used for grand ceremonies. When such grand ceremonies are implemented, the country has no external worries and the family has no internal strife, so naturally we can spend our minds on this. But now is different. The human race is threatened by monsters and barbarians outside, and there are disputes about the holy way inside. Changes are coming. If we blindly return to the old ways, we will inevitably fall into a catastrophe. Without waiting for the monsters to invade, our human race will give up progress because of wasting time and be eliminated by the myriad worlds."
The officials nodded slightly, this was what Fang Yun said.
Fang Yun continued, "So, from today on, I will stop respecting the ancient rituals. All related government affairs will be handed over to the Ministry of Rites. Of course, if it involves laws, it will need the consent of the Ministry of Justice. Every profession has its own specialty."
All the officials praised Fang Yun.
Sheng Boyuan's expression eased somewhat, but he was still very alert.
As for Lin Shouyan who came from the ceremonial hall, his expression was even more stern.
Fang Yun pretended to ignore it and said, "Not only that, this Saint has set a rule in Jing State. Anyone who disrupts the ancient rituals will be punished by the whole world! If the ancient rituals are restored, and there is one person who opposes, it will be forbidden to implement; if the new rituals are implemented, it can be implemented if 70% of the officials agree."
Fang Yun's voice was like a loud bell, echoing endlessly in the Golden Palace, and the lingering sound was lingering in the air.
The words "Whoever disrupts the ancient rites will be punished by the whole nation" kept echoing in the Golden Palace.
This sound formed a strange force, connected with the national destiny of Jing State and the power of the monarch, and was completely integrated into the entire palace.