After the Zajia announced that it was ready to deal the most severe blow to the Jing Kingdom, the Queen Mother had to convene a grand court meeting again.
Some officials would feel a headache every time they heard the three words "grand court meeting". It was too frequent, so frequent that it began to delay the handling of government affairs by various government offices.
But no one wanted to participate.
Except Fang Yun.
Fang Yun claimed to be ill and could not go out.
This year's grand court meeting was the first time Fang Yun was absent.
After the court ceremony, the Fengtian Hall fell into a long silence.
No one spoke, no one offered any advice, and no one was even outraged.
Because everyone feels the ubiquitous oppression, everyone is shrouded in deep despair, and everyone feels unable to breathe.
Finally, someone couldn't help but speak.
"As a scholar of various schools, I have failed to make contributions to the country, failed to appease the people, and failed to protect the people. I am not worthy of being an official in Jingguo! From today on, I will resign from my official position, travel around the world to study, and never serve in the government again."
After the man finished speaking, his figure disappeared in the Fengtian Hall.
He is an official from another place, who appears here with the help of the projection of the holy temple. Once his official seal is taken off, he will immediately disappear from the Fengtian Hall.
"I also beg for my bones!"
"I am old and unable to shoulder the heavy responsibility. I am retiring today and returning home. I hope the Queen Mother will have mercy on me."
Except for a few people who did not leave after seeking the Empress Dowager's consent, most of the other people left directly, either walking out of the Fengtian Hall or disappearing directly through their projections.
Ninety percent of the scholars who majored in or minored in a variety of subjects left.
Those who did not leave were those who majored in or minored in miscellaneous schools of thought, or those who majored in military science, or those who belonged to a certain party.
Between the holy way and the country, these few people chose the latter.
Although less than one-third of the officials had left, the Fengtian Hall suddenly became exceptionally empty.
Some officials secretly held official seals and paid close attention to the discussion list, becoming increasingly desperate.
This is because the discussion board is filled with content posted by eclectic scholars from Jingguo, and 90% of the latest articles are of the type "eclectic scholar so-and-so leaves Jingguo".
One or two of them were nothing, but when tens of thousands of similar articles appeared, they completely destroyed the cohesion of the scholars in Jingguo.
At the beginning, many Jing people and even people from other countries scolded them, believing that they had betrayed their motherland and were traitors. However, as more and more people left Jing, the scolding gradually decreased.
If one or two people flee, it may be a personal problem, but if it happens on a large scale, then there must be something wrong with the country.
Similarly, if foreign elite scholars are unwilling to come, but those notorious speculators or even criminals are willing to come or even able to come, there must be something wrong with the country.
"Fang Yun is ruining the country!"
An article jointly signed by Ji Wu and Guan Che appeared on the discussion board.
The two people joined forces to list Fang Yun's ten major crimes.
The first crime was high treason, which was unforgivable. He was called the Left Prime Minister, but he exercised the power of the emperor. He imprisoned the Queen Mother and King Jing, and used the emperor to control the princes.
The second crime was forming a clique for personal gain and excluding dissidents. He established a party to attack righteous scholars such as the former left prime minister Liu Shan.
The third crime was to bring chaos to the human race and attack neighboring countries. When the human race was in danger, they constantly attacked and retaliated against the Qing Kingdom, giving the demon world an opportunity to take advantage of it.
Crime 4: Rebellion against the Holy Court, arbitrary and dictatorial. He refused to cooperate with the Zajia family, attempted to drive the Zajia family out of Jingguo, and even interrupted the peace talks despite the opposition of the ministers.
Crime 5: Framed and slandered colleagues. He used his power to fabricate charges and framed many officials of the Kingdom of Jing.
Sin 6: Enriching oneself and selling out the country for the benefit of the family. As the Fang family prospers and their wealth soars, they will inevitably export their interests to other countries.
Sin No. 7: Violating etiquette and rebelling against the moral code. Constantly creating new etiquette and violating old etiquette, pandering to the public, and rebelling against the teachings of saints.
Sin 8: abandoning his wife and falling in love with a demon. Yang Yuhuan was exiled to the Blood Mang Realm, but Fang Yun often brought the fox demon with him.
The ninth crime is seeking fame and reputation, but not living up to the reputation. He secretly sent people to spread false information among the people, boasting that he was wise and powerful, but in fact he was already a sick person, and even if he had the path to canonization, he did not have the body to be canonized.
Crime 10: Colluding with foreign races, suspected of treason. When Fang Yun attacked Qing Kingdom and domestic forces, the demon world suddenly withdrew its troops to cooperate with Fang Yun. What's more, Fang Yun has multiple identities in the ancient demons, dragons and other races. He not only built the Water Palace to allow the dragons to erode the power of the Holy Court, but also invited various foreign races to the Holy Yuan Continent, fearing that they would use the power of foreign races to seize the power of the human race!
In the manifesto, the two men based their arguments on facts and drew many conclusions that seemed true and false, attempting to frame the other party.
Finally, the two called on scholars all over the world to uncover Fang Yun’s true face, overthrow Fang Yun’s dark rule, and let Jingguo see the light of day again.
If someone had published a manifesto to fight Fang Yun before, it would have inevitably triggered a lot of criticism and ridicule. However, after this article, surprisingly few people supported Fang Yun. Instead, a large number of eclectic scholars continued to respond and accuse Fang Yun.
Soon, some people who had previously supported Fang Yun joined in the response.
"Before, I would definitely oppose any attack on Fang Xusheng. Even if it was Fang Xusheng's reform of ethics, I supported it. Even if it was Fang Xusheng's strategy of playing hard to get, I still didn't regret it. But this time, I think Fang Xusheng went too far."
"I won't scold Fang Xusheng, but no matter what, Fang Yun shouldn't have stopped the peace talks. If he really cared about Jingguo, what would it matter if he gave the civil servant examination to the Zajia family? After all, it's the holy way of the human race."
"Fang Xusheng, I'm afraid he has lost his mind recently because of his popularity. However, I believe that under the Saint Dao's seal, Fang Xusheng will definitely bow his head. At that time, my family will not force him too much and will negotiate with him again. This matter is also a lesson for him."
"It's a pity that after this battle, Jingguo will fall into long-term turmoil. Although all the scholars in the various schools have their own selfish motives, there are also people with public spirit. They were all forced to leave. It will take Jingguo decades to restore its previous glory."
"If anyone knows Fang Xusheng, please give him some advice. He really shouldn't have done that this time."
In the Fengtian Hall, except for the scholars who resigned from their posts one after another, no one else spoke.
After all the scholars of the Miscellaneous School made their final choice, Sheng Boyuan stepped forward and said, "Your servant Sheng Boyuan, request to resume the peace talks and settle the conflict between the two sides. Otherwise, I will also resign! Although I am not involved in the Miscellaneous School of Saintly Path, as long as Fang Yun is in Jingguo, I will never set foot in Jingguo again!"
"I second the motion!" Then an official from the Ministry of Rites came out.
"I second the motion!" A censor appeared.
"I second the motion!" An official from the Ministry of Personnel stepped forward.
"I second the motion." A fifth-rank general suddenly spoke up.
A group of military scholars looked at the general in surprise, and then sneered, guessing that this man was either a spy of Liushan, or in collusion with Sheng Boyuan and others.
"I second the motion!" A sixth-rank official from the Left Prime Minister's Cabinet stepped forward.
The crowd was shocked.
Xu Changgeng, Li Zhixiao, Dong Yueqian and others were even more surprised. This person was originally just a seventh-rank official and had been suppressed many times before. It was Fang Yun who promoted that person.
Now that the man has stepped forward, he must be one of Liu Shan’s old party members, but he has been hiding too deeply.