Fang Yun said angrily, "Minister Sheng, you have repeatedly disobeyed me in Fengtian Palace. Do you really think I can't do anything to you?"
"Lord Left Prime Minister, please calm down. For the sake of the country of Jing, I have no choice but to offend you. I hope you will forgive me. The peace talks this time involve a wide range of people and have a great impact. It is rare. If we are not careful, the country of Jing will fall into crisis. If the Left Prime Minister's Office does not participate, other government offices alone will not be able to handle it." Sheng Boyuan's tone was full of helplessness.
Now everyone realized that Sheng Boyuan really had no intention of making things difficult for Fang Yun this time. He was just afraid that the peace talks would fail. The Left Prime Minister's cabinet was full of capable officials. If Fang Yun was willing to contribute, the chances of success for the peace talks would be greater.
Fang Yun snorted coldly and said, "I have been in poor health recently. Apart from the affairs of the Left Prime Minister's Office, I have no energy to deal with other things! I will never interfere in the affairs of the Temporary Peace Negotiation Department!"
After saying that, Fang Yun actually turned the Wuhou Car and left the Fengtian Hall at high speed, stirring up a gust of wind, leaving all the officials present in a mess.
The officials looked at Fang Yun's back and were stunned for a moment.
After experiencing Fang Yun's previous unpredictable tactics, no one thought that Fang Yun really left just because of opposition. They all suspected that Fang Yun was playing some tricks, perhaps playing hard to get, or perhaps he had other arrangements.
However, most officials believed that Fang Yun still had to compromise. Facing the two giants, the Zajia Family and the Lidian Palace, Fang Yun's weight was ultimately insufficient. If he could really fight against the Zajia Family and the Lidian Palace, this kind of thing would never happen.
After a while, Sheng Boyuan said helplessly: "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, I have something else to report."
"Go ahead." The Queen Mother's tone was full of fatigue.
Sheng Boyuan said: "In addition to the affairs of the Miscellaneous Family, we must also be on guard against the affairs of the Palace of Rites. The Palace of Rites has been finding faults with us, and they have indeed been able to find faults. If nothing unexpected happens, when the Miscellaneous Family makes a move, the Palace of Rites will also make a move at the same time. Therefore, I ask all the ministers to offer suggestions and come up with a foolproof plan to deal with the Palace of Rites."
Zhang Poyue also said: "Those stubborn guys really give me a headache. They are making trouble in the army and the capital. Some of their methods can be used on others, but not on the people in the Palace of Rites. However, if the court gives me the power to make arbitrary decisions, I will guarantee that they will be honest and obedient."
Many officials rolled their eyes. It would be fine if Zhang Poyue was a tough guy to deal with the officials of Jing State, but if he used dirty tricks to deal with the officials of Shengyuan, it would definitely make a big hole in the sky, and then the whole Quanjing State would suffer.
"Forget it, forget it. Your Excellency is magnanimous. Don't argue with the Palace of Rites. Give them some face."
"Take a rest!"
"General, please be kind."
"You are a national treasure. Once you use it to destroy the world, how can you show it to others so easily?"
Familiar military strategists and generals mocked him, but Zhang Poyue didn't care.
Sheng Boyuan rolled his eyes at Zhang Poyue, pretending he didn't hear him, and said, "I hope that Prime Minister Fang can come forward and ask other palaces to contain the Li Palace."
Cao Dean shook his head and said, "No. Not to mention that this will intensify the internal fighting among the palaces and excessive internal consumption, just asking other palaces to come forward is a big problem. What's more, there are some things that the palaces should do, regardless of whether we ask them or not, and they will never do things that they shouldn't do. The affairs of the Li Palace can only be left to nature."
Sheng Boyuan said unhappily, "Fang Yun and some people brought the ceremony hall here, are we just going to let it go like this?"
Dong Wencong said, "Why don't you ask Minister Sheng to go to the Li Palace and help Jingguo out of his predicament? Who knows, the Li Palace elder might be so happy that he would invite you to the Li Palace and save you from being in a dilemma."
The officials understood clearly that Dong Wencong was mocking Sheng Boyuan for wanting to enter the Li Hall, but seeing the current situation, he was afraid that he would be excluded from the Li Hall and would have difficulty entering in the future, so they tried their best to ease the relationship between the Li Hall and Jing State.
"Dong Wencong, how can you slander an official appointed by the imperial court in the Golden Palace?" Sheng Boyuan was furious.
"Holding peace talks is the collective will of the State of Jing. Although Prime Minister Fang is the head of all officials, he cannot oppose it. Cabinet reform is also the collective will of the State of Jing. The success or failure is borne by all officials. Now that Prime Minister Fang is found to be wrong, are you also saying that all the credit for the reform belongs to Prime Minister Fang alone, and all the officials in the court are trash?" Dong Wencong asked in return.
Sheng Boyuan said, "Don't make unfounded arguments! My meaning is very clear. Whether it is dealing with the peace talks or the ceremonial hall, Fang Xusheng is the best candidate. For the country and the people, those who are capable should work harder. What's wrong with that?"
"I think you want to tire Fang Xiang to death!" Dong Wencong said.
"The Queen Mother devoted herself to the Jing Kingdom and handled government affairs despite her illness. Why can't Fang Yun do the same?" Sheng Boyuan asked.
Zhang Poyue said sarcastically, "Queen Mother, I cannot bear to listen any longer. 'Serve with all my heart' is followed by 'die before'. Minister Sheng wants to tire you out first and then Fang Yun. I never realized that Minister Sheng has such great ambitions. He wants to tire everyone in the court out slowly so that he can take over all the power."
Sheng Boyuan was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He cried out, "Queen Mother, please don't listen to Zhang Poyue's nonsense. I have no such intention."
The Queen Mother said helplessly, "Forget it, forget it. Let's discuss the matter of the ceremonial hall later. The rest of the people will leave the court, and the cabinet ministers and the councilors will stay to discuss the establishment of a temporary peace negotiation department."
In the absence of Fang Yun, the important officials of Jing State began to discuss the affairs of the Temporary Peace Negotiation Office.
A long discussion began, and Jingjun was sent away to sleep in the middle. The Queen Mother ate three meals in the hall before the matter was basically finalized.
The next day, the cabinet mobilized personnel from various government offices to form a temporary peace negotiation department and began to prepare for the peace talks.
While the Provisional Peace Negotiation Office was making full preparations, the Left Prime Minister's Cabinet continued to operate as usual.
After completing the fourth phase of the crackdown, the Crackdown Division ostensibly prepared to withdraw, but secretly had already begun the fifth phase of the crackdown, reviewing various locations to avoid missing any major cases.
Jing State was originally thriving, but due to the double pressure from the Li Palace and the Miscellaneous Family, noises appeared everywhere.
Local schools have been opened in various places, and many people discuss current affairs in the schools. Coupled with the spread of rumors by some people with ulterior motives, the people of Jing State are increasingly afraid of the Lidian and the Miscellaneous School.
Just when a storm was brewing in Jingguo, big news came out.
"Quanyuan" where Fang Yun lived was renamed "Duoyuan".
Although Duoyuan can have many interpretations, it is obvious that the most correct explanation is that Fang Yun believes that he is like Confucius, holding the Duo bell and leading Jingguo forward, and is the guiding light of Jingguo.
This behavior of comparing himself to Confucius angered many conservative scholars, and the discussion board once again started to criticize and attack Fang Yun.
However, Fang Yun turned a deaf ear and continued doing his own thing.
These days, Fang Yun’s policy focus is on two words: communication.
Fang Yun began to promote exchanges between the people of Jing and other places, not only with the Sea Clan, but also with the Blood Mang Realm, the Ancient Demon Clan, foreign races, and even with the barbarians of the Nuzhi tribe.
Communication can prevent ethnic groups from becoming isolated and backward, but it can also cause many problems.
From the very beginning, Fang Yun established a basic principle for communication, that is, equality, and clearly pointed out in the draft that foreigners should not be given super-national treatment, and any words, deeds or propaganda that excessively glorifies foreigners is prohibited. It is required that foreigners should first respect and follow the cultural traditions and customs of Jingguo. Once any violation of the basic principles is found, it must be strictly investigated.
The draft also points out that any act of giving foreigners super-national treatment not only invites wolves into the house, but also negates the efforts of the country's people from generation to generation, destroys the self-confidence and pride of the ethnic group, and will inevitably lead to serious and irreparable consequences.
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