All the officials looked shocked.
The Queen Mother actually took Jingjun's hand and slowly stood up again, looking at Fang Yun in surprise.
This is the legendary voice of the country.
From then on, whenever the Kingdom of Jing held a court meeting, these words would be heard in the sky.
Anyone who disrupts the ancient rites will be punished by the whole world!
Unless Jing Kingdom is destroyed, Fang Yun will commit treason.
Only a very small number of founding emperors, rulers of revival and wise ministers can form such a voice.
There are two conditions for forming the voice of the country.
The first is to be devoted to the country and have no intention of rebellion.
Second, he has made great contributions to the country, and what he says has a significant positive impact on the country's future direction.
Throughout the ages, there have been too many monarchs and ministers who have wanted to form the voice of the country, but few have succeeded.
Even Taizu, the founder of Jing State, failed to make a voice for the country. This was his biggest regret in his later years and was even written in history books.
There are not many wise rulers and capable ministers who have established a voice for the country throughout the ages. There are only a dozen people such as Qin Shihuang, Emperor Taizu of Han, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Guangwu of Han, Zhuge Liang, etc.
Many capable ministers in history were no less capable than Zhuge Liang, but they all failed to form the voice of the country because they had ulterior motives.
Once the voice of the country appears, at least this person's loyalty is absolutely beyond doubt.
Moreover, some scholars have said privately that whoever speaks for the country must be the master of the country. Whoever opposes him is opposing the country. If he falls, the country will fall apart.
The expression on Sheng Boyuan's face changed constantly, as if he was running a dyeing factory.
All the officials who opposed Fang Yun lowered their heads and tried their best to control Wen Gong.
Afraid of the shock of literary courage!
Afraid that the literary talent will be tarnished!
Throughout history, all those who opposed the Lord of the Country have failed.
Some officials looked at the two figures, one big and one small, behind the curtain and shook their heads slightly, thinking to themselves, if anyone should be blamed, it should be Jingguo Taizu who attached too much importance to the voice of the country. His regrets were recorded in history books and widely circulated among the people of Jingguo. Now, it has made Fang Yun successful.
Even Taizu of Jing State did not speak out for the country, but Fang Yun did. What does this mean
Fang Yun is more suitable to be the ruler of Jing State than Taizu of Jing State!
No matter what the people think, from now on, at least in the eyes of the scholars in Jing State, Fang Yun is the rightful ruler of Jing State, a more orthodox ruler than the royal family and the monarch!
It can even be said that if Fang Yun planned for a few years and seized power and ascended the throne, most of the scholars in Panorama Kingdom would support him.
After the initial shock, some officials realized that the reason why Fang Yun could speak for the country was not only because his words were very correct and Fang Yun really had no second thoughts about Jing State, but more importantly, it was the ten rainbows across the sky yesterday.
The officials even suspected that at the moment when ten rainbows crossed the sky, Fang Yun himself was completely recognized by the national destiny of Jing State. This degree of recognition exceeded that of anyone in Jing State, even the king, and was probably comparable to Chen Sheng.
Being born in this era is the sorrow of the Queen Mother and Lord Jing.
But, it is a blessing for the scholars of Jingguo!
Fang Yun was also stunned for a while. He didn't expect that he could speak for the country. It was completely unexpected. Then he thought of the Longevity Jade Throne and understood the reason.
However, in addition to joy, Fang Yun’s friends such as Zhang Poyue also felt a little worried.
They secretly sent a letter to Fang Yun.
If you want to gain the benefit, you must bear the burden.
If scholars have too close a relationship with the country's destiny, it will affect the direction of the holy path.
Fang Yun just smiled and replied to express his thanks without saying much.
As a scholar, you should bear the responsibility of your entire clan. What can a mere country do to you
After a long time, the officials came to their senses and decided that it was not right to congratulate, nor was it right not to congratulate.
If we congratulate them in public, it would be like putting the Queen Mother and Jing Jun on the fire.
Not congratulating him would be a bit of a disrespect to the ruler of the country.
Lin Shouyan, the Grand Secretary in the ceremonial hall, was still looking at Fang Yun. Others did not notice the change in Fang Yun's words, but he noticed it immediately.
When Fang Yun said that, he did not call himself "this Prime Minister", "this official" or "this humble minister", but "this Saint", which means that Fang Yun not only issued this ban as the Left Prime Minister, but also as a virtual saint.
Lin Shouyan touched the official seal and sent a letter to the elder of the Hall of Rites, which contained only seven words.
Fang Yun wants to disobey the great gift!
Fang Yun glanced at Lin Shouyan casually, and then continued: "You must respect etiquette, but not as much as I do. I was only obsessed with Confucius' words at the time, but forgot Confucius's view on etiquette. There is another sentence in the Doctrine of the Mean. Confucius said: I talked about the Xia rituals, but Qi was not enough to prove it. I learned the Yin rituals, and Song still has them. I learned the Zhou rituals and use them now, so I follow Zhou."
Fang Yun continued, "This sentence has different interpretations, but if we connect it with similar words in the Analects of Confucius, we can get a more correct understanding. This sentence means that Confucius knew the rituals of the Xia Dynasty, but the Qi State, which inherited the Xia rituals, was already weak and did not preserve the Xia rituals well, so there is no way to prove it. Confucius learned the rituals of the Shang Dynasty, but the Yin rituals only survived in the Song State, which is not enough to prove whether Confucius was right or wrong. Confucius learned the Zhou rituals, which are now widely circulated and used, so Confucius did not follow the Xia and Shang rituals, but the Zhou rituals."
"Many people believe that Confucius followed Zhou rituals because Zhou rituals were perfect, while Xia and Shang rituals were incomplete. However, they overlooked the most critical "use it now". Some people say that this is referring to Confucius' own use, which is totally wrong. In connection with Confucius' views on rituals in other books, I said in "New Notes on the Doctrine of the Mean" that Confucius did not dislike Xia rituals or Shang rituals, but he believed that Xia and Shang rituals could not adapt to the new era and had been abandoned by history. Even if they survived, even if Confucius knew about it, they were useless and could not be promoted or spread. Zhou rituals were different. They were widely spread and practical. Confucius followed and promoted Zhou rituals because only Zhou rituals could adapt to that era, only Zhou rituals could form a unified ritual, and only Zhou rituals could end the chaos at that time."
"In other words, it was not Confucius who obeyed the Zhou rituals, but Confucius used the Zhou rituals to stabilize the country and the people and put an end to chaos!"
This sentence was like thunder, making all the officials' ears buzz.
Among all the wise men in human history, no one has ever come up with such a heart-wrenching and profound interpretation of Confucius' words.
Fang Yun paused for a moment, scanned the entire audience, and slowly said: "In short, if there is a new ritual, even a saint will follow it!"
Everyone realized that Fang Yun had something more straightforward that he had not said, which was that Confucius had actually been using the Zhou rituals as a pretext to create and implement new rituals!
The voice of the Tao suddenly rang out.
Within a thousand miles, a loud voice repeated Fang Yun's words.
In the moat of the capital city, a dragon gate appeared and thousands of fish jumped into it.
No official in the court opposed it.
No one dared to risk the shattering of their literary courage to oppose the voice of the Tao at this time.
Lin Shouyan in the ceremonial hall clenched his fists tightly.
Because the elder of the Hall of Rites had already replied to him, with only four words.
Wait and see.
But after the voice of the Tao rang out, Lin Shouyan slowly loosened his fist, carefully pondered Fang Yun's words, put aside all titles, and returned to his identity as a scholar.
Those officials who opposed Fang's movement looked pale.
No matter how stupid he was, he now understood that all this was just Fang Yun's trap.
If Fang Yun promotes the new rituals, or directly prohibits the restoration of the ancient rituals, he will certainly be opposed by the court and the public, and the Palace of Rites will certainly take action.
Not to mention Fang Yun, even if a semi-saint forcibly prohibited the restoration of ancient rituals, it might cause the foundation of the Holy Way to be unstable.
Therefore, Fang Yun used a roundabout method, playing hard to get, forcing the entire court of civil and military officials and even a large number of scholars of the entire human race to oppose it. Then, at the right time, he threw out the previously prepared works, and ten rainbows crossed the sky to avoid himself from falling into a dead end.
Finally, he went to the Golden Palace to plead guilty and reveal his true intentions.
Anyone who disrupts the ancient rites will be punished by the whole world!