"It is you who placed all your hopes on Chen Sheng." Fang Yun's tone was extremely cold.
After careful consideration, the officials realized that what Fang Yun said was more correct.
Fang Yun had never placed his hopes on Chen Sheng, so now he had to continue to accumulate strength and fight against foreign enemies with all his strength after Chen Sheng's death.
On the other hand, Sheng Boyuan regarded Chen Sheng as his final trump card, so he was willing to sell everything, like a gambler, hoping to make a comeback through Chen Sheng in the end.
Sheng Boyuan was slightly stunned, and retorted: "Should we place our hopes on you?"
Fang Yun did not even look at Sheng Boyuan, and said loudly: "The civil servant examination is the work of all the scholars in Jingguo. As long as one person disagrees, it cannot be handed over to the Miscellaneous School. As for the peace talks, the Miscellaneous School's goal is to seize the civil servant examination. Therefore, this peace talk is terminated."
In the silent Fengtian Hall, Sheng Boyuan was furious and said, "You said peace talks, then we will talk. If you don't want peace talks, then we won't talk. With just one sentence, you completely wiped out the efforts and achievements of the Peace Negotiation Department. With just one sentence, you ruined the peace between the two sides. Do you think you are the King of Jing or the Half-Saint of the Human Race? With the King and the Queen Mother here, it is not your turn to be so presumptuous in Jing! The King of Jing is the King after all! This peace talk must be passed, whether it passes or not!"
Cao Dean said sternly: "Sheng Boyuan, do you want to go against the will of the cabinet?"
Sheng Boyuan raised his head and said, "For the sake of the people of Jingguo, for the sake of our Jingguo royal family, and for the sake of the king, this peace talk must be passed!"
"What if I don't agree?" Fang Yun asked back.
Sheng Boyuan sneered, "I have already drafted the imperial edict and affixed the imperial seal. Once the court meeting is over, the peace talks will officially take effect!"
The whole court was in uproar.
The officials in the hall looked at Sheng Boyuan in disbelief, then looked at the Queen Mother and Jing Jun behind the curtain.
The Queen Mother bowed her head.
Jingjun tilted his head and looked at his mother in surprise.
In fact, after the Qin and Han Dynasties, the power of the monarch was greatly suppressed. In many cases, once officials had a huge dispute with the monarch, the Holy Court often supported the scholars.
As a result, over the past few hundred years, the royal families of various countries have truly ruled the world together with scholars, but in name only, the monarch still owns everything in the country, and officials merely exercise the monarch's power.
Fang Yun has been trying to seize the power of the monarch these days, but he has only eroded part of the authority. Although the highest decision-making level is the cabinet, the person holding the highest power is still the monarch.
Even though the monarch holds the highest power, both sides have abided by a tacit understanding for hundreds of years that no matter what decision Jingjun makes, he must obtain the support of the cabinet. If the cabinet does not support it, the monarchs of various countries will rarely force the issuance of imperial decrees, unless it is something that will not affect the country.
This peace talk will determine the future of Jing State. No monarch of any country can force it through despite the opposition of all officials.
Fang Yun shouted: "This is driving history backwards! You must understand how serious the consequences of doing this are!"
Sheng Boyuan sneered, "Yes, the consequences of the peace talks are very serious. It is so serious that the Zajia will no longer send down the Holy Dao Town Seal, so serious that the scholars of the Zajia in Jingguo will not be affected, and so serious that the court of Jingguo is still in order! Fang Yun, you must also understand one thing, this Jingguo is not yours!"
"It seems that I have been cultivating myself recently and have made you forget the methods I used to deal with the monsters!" Fang Yun slowly got off the Wuhou carriage, and Hu Li hurriedly supported Fang Yun's arm.
Assistant Prime Minister Yang Xuwen hurriedly said, "Don't worry, both of you. No matter what the conflict is, you can just sit down and talk it out."
Sheng Boyuan's eyes were filled with sadness, and he said, "If we could sit down and talk it out, why would I threaten the Queen Mother with resigning? Fang Yun didn't want to negotiate from the beginning! I know he wanted to delay for the sake of Jingguo, but the Zajia family has reached a consensus and is not even prepared to ask the Zongsheng for instructions. Once the civil servant examination is not integrated into the Zajia Saint Dao, they will impose the Saint Dao to suppress it, and then cooperate with other countries to re-establish the civil servant examination. By then, my Jingguo will only have the civil servant examination, what can it do?"
Yang Xuwen sighed and said, "What Minister Sheng said makes sense. I have also heard that the Zajia family is determined to pass the civil servant examination. Fang Xusheng, let's calm down and just talk about reason instead of arguing. Do you have a way to fight against the Zajia family?"
Fang Yun shook his head slightly and said, "The power of the miscellaneous schools is spread all over the world. How can I, a mere scholar, fight against them?"
Yang Xuwen said: "It seems that you still put your hope in the future. You are right, and Sheng Boyuan is also right. How about we each take a step back?"
Fang Yun said: "I retreated and asked the patriarch to protect Jingguo for ten years, but my family refused. If you are sane, you will understand the reason."
Yang Xuwen remained silent. In fact, every official knew that Fang Yun’s request to Zongsheng to protect Jingguo was rejected, which meant that Zongsheng really wanted to annex Jingguo to preserve his holy doctrine.
This was a very direct test from Fang Yun, to test whether Zong Sheng now wanted to give up the annexation of Jing State and whether he was willing to give up his previous choice for the sake of the civil service examination.
The answer is obvious.
The officials were also aware of Fang Yun's attitude. Since Zong Sheng was determined to annex Jing State in the end, Fang Yun might as well fight to the end. The longer he could delay, the better. He would never let Zong Sheng take over Jing State easily.
Therefore, many people supported Fang Yun before.
However, not all officials support Fang Yun.
Every scholar who majors in or minors in miscellaneous schools does not want to be in conflict with the main family, while there are also some non-miscellaneous scholars who do not want to see the conflict between Jingguo and the miscellaneous schools escalate completely.
Because that means they have to choose a side.
Choosing the Miscellaneous School was equivalent to throwing away all the efforts of these years. Even if they went to Qing State, they might not make further progress. Moreover, they did not want to leave their hometown.
If you choose Jing State, you will most likely die with Jing State, because once the struggle between the two sides becomes intense, war is bound to break out. By then, everyone will be helpless and may die in battle at any time.
Sheng Boyuan said: "Since the patriarch has refused, and since your conditions are not feasible, then we should each take a step back and choose conditions that are acceptable to both sides to facilitate peace talks! This is the correct way to negotiate."
Fang Yong looked at Sheng Boyuan with a cold gaze and said, "You never understand why the human race stood out from the countless creatures on Shengyuan Continent, and you will never understand how the human race can become the master of all worlds. I no longer have the patience to argue with you. I will take back the imperial decree and I will pretend that you never said that."
Sheng Boyuan straightened his spine and said calmly: "Absolutely impossible! This peace talk is over!"
Fang Yun turned around, looked at the Queen Mother sitting on the dragon throne, and bowed deeply, "Your Highness Fang Yun, please withdraw your order, so as not to harm the country and the emperor."
"You..." Sheng Boyuan didn't expect that Fang Yun would dare to threaten the Queen Mother and the King in public.
At this time, Jing Jun gently pulled the corner of the queen mother's clothes and said, "Mother, I don't like that Minister Sheng. Let's listen to Master Fang."
Sheng Boyuan was stunned, then his face turned pale, and a complex expression emerged on his face. At first it was astonishment, then shame, and later, he felt deeply decadent and sad that he was powerless to change the situation.