If someone could see the Queen Mother's face through the curtains and veil at this time, they would definitely see the unconcealable fear in her eyes.
The Queen Mother now understood very clearly that if she obstructed this reform, the Legalists would certainly use the most drastic measures against her.
Shengdao Town has been sealed off, and Fang Yun and the Fa family have only this one path to choose. Anyone who stands in their way will be crushed.
Cao De'an looked at the Queen Mother, then glanced at the Legalists.
As a veteran of three dynasties of Jing State, Cao De'an's understanding of political affairs and bureaucracy is even far greater than Fang Yun's.
At first he just thought that Fang Yun was using the Eclectic School to lure out the Legalists. However, if he thought more deeply, wasn't Fang Yun forcing the Legalists to integrate into Jingguo, wasn't he using the Legalists to fight against the Eclectic School
When Cao De'an thought of this, he suddenly felt at ease.
Because Cao De'an has a principle of conduct since he became an official: to retreat when faced with difficulties.
Therefore, he was able to remain undefeated when Liu Shan was in power, and he was able to stand firm when Fang Yun was in power.
Cao De'an still doesn't know Fang Yun's real purpose, and he can't even understand why Fang Yun does this, but his code of conduct tells him that there is no need to care about such things, because Fang Yun's strength and realm far exceed his. No matter what kind of conspiracy Fang Yun uses, he, as the right prime minister, is completely unable to resist. It is better for him to continue to follow Fang Yun as before.
Don't think too much and you will feel at ease.
In fact, the very few Legalist officials present had already realized that Fang Yun was also using the Legalists.
However, they could only continue to strongly support Fang Yun, because the benefits Fang Yun brought to the Legalists were so great that even though the Legalists knew they were being manipulated by Fang Yun, they were willing to follow him.
Fang Yun plays chess, with hundreds of people as his pieces.
The Queen Mother sighed deeply and said, "Please ask Saint Fang Xu to explain this final innovation in detail."
Fang Yun said: "Rule the country by law."
The Queen Mother remained silent.
At first, all the non-Legalist officials frowned, while the Legalist officials smiled, but after a few breaths, all the officials began to think deeply.
Not long after, Cai He finally couldn't help asking, "Prime Minister Fang, should we follow the law or the law?"
"According to the law." Fang Yun replied.
Cai He nodded slightly.
The Queen Mother then realized the difference between following the law and acting in accordance with the law.
The smile on the face of the Legalist official disappeared.
Laws have always been considered as tools of the Legalists. If the country is governed by law, it is almost equivalent to using the Legalists to govern the country, which can easily lead to a situation where the Legalists are the only ones in power.
If the country is governed by law, it is different. The entire court governs the country according to the law. It is a collective that governs according to the law, not according to the Legalists. The Legalists are just one of the collectives, and their actual status will be lower than the law.
The law is above the legalists.
This means that the Legalists cannot monopolize the law.
The minds of Legalist officials were full of contradictions: if the country was governed by law, the power of the Legalists would be greater, but from another perspective, their status would be somewhat reduced.
"Please give us a detailed explanation, Saint Fang Xu." said the Queen Mother.
Fang Yun said: "It's very simple. The Supreme Court is independent of the cabinet and strictly follows the law. However, the formulation and approval of the law are handed over to the cabinet. Moreover, every official and even every political scholar has the right to submit a petition, and every scholar and even every ordinary citizen has the right to discuss it."
Most people connected it to Fang Yun’s previous "Political History" and understood that this was a method of decentralization, but the division was not thorough enough. According to the book, the Supreme Court held judicial power, which mainly focused on the power of trial, while the Cabinet held both legislative and executive powers.
The officials also understood that this was a reform, not a reconstruction. If Jingguo really learned to decentralize power in the way some ethnic groups did, big problems would inevitably arise.
The most correct way is to base it on the actual situation of Jingguo and absorb and integrate the excellent foreign parts.
The human race has thousands of years of history, and some things have become deeply rooted, even reaching deep into the blood. If we completely copy the models of other races, we will surely die.
Those who study live, those who imitate die, and this is true of everything.
Many officials fell into deep thought. The Dali Court was independent of the Cabinet. In other words, the Dali Court was independent of the imperial court, and even independent of the royal family. In terms of status, it was equal to the Cabinet.
The power and status of the Dali Court have reached an all-time high.
The Legalist official chewed over the meaning of Fang Yun's words carefully and couldn't help showing joy on his face.
In fact, what the Legalists hated most was the endless interference and control of other court officials over them.
Before everyone could fully understand, Fang Yun said, "Of course, this matter should not be rushed. It should be improved slowly from top to bottom. Perhaps it will take decades, or even hundreds of years, for Jingguo to truly rule by law. And I think that the primary goal now is to formulate a fundamental law or the highest law of the country, which can be named a constitution, to serve as the basis for all laws and regulations. If I am right, once Jingguo decides to formulate a constitution, then the power of the Legalists will inevitably increase, the national destiny will inevitably become strong, and perhaps it will be able to resist the Saint Dao suppression of the Miscellaneous School."
Zhang Poyue glanced at the Legalists with a bit of dissatisfaction and said, "May I ask the Legalists, since my Jing State supports the Legalists so much, why don't the Legalists use their holy power to resist the holy seal of the Miscellaneous Schools?"
A Legalist official smiled bitterly and said, "To fight against the Miscellaneous Saint Way, we need the consent of all the elders in the Criminal Hall. Now, one elder is against it, and one elder abstained. Therefore, the Legalists cannot help Jingguo directly resist the Miscellaneous Saint Way. However, as long as Jingguo cooperates with the Legalists, it is equivalent to indirectly helping Jingguo."
The other officials remained silent. In fact, everyone now knew that in the eyes of the Criminal Court and the Legalists, Jing State was neither worthy nor deserving of help.
The entire Jing Kingdom is just a test field.
The reason why the Legalists supported Jingguo so much was all because of one person.
Fang Yun.
The Queen Mother asked: "As long as we unite with the Legalists, can we resist the Saintly Dao Seal of the Miscellaneous School?"
Fang Yun shook his head and said, "That's all. I can't resist it."
"Does Lord Fang have a complete plan?"
"No."
"What if it fails?"
"Failure is failure, no different from other losers. Standing at the end of a wrong road, letting those who come after you know that this road is a dead end, then your life will not be in vain." Fang Yun's tone was extremely calm.
The others felt a tightness in their hearts when they heard this, and at the same time felt that Fang Yun was indeed a hero.
The Queen Mother was also stunned. She didn't expect that Fang Yun didn't care about failure at all. He even believed that even if he failed, he could still help those who come after him and still make a contribution to the human race.
The Queen Mother recalled what Zhao Hongzhuang had said a few days ago.
When I die, I will only remain about a foot tall, but ten inches closer to the sky!
A look of shame suddenly appeared on the empress dowager's face. She didn't think she had done anything wrong, but she didn't expect that compared with Zhao Hongzhuang and Fang Yun, she was so far behind them.
The Queen Mother sighed deeply and said, "Go ahead, Fang Xusheng. Come up with a draft constitution within three days. Perhaps it will trigger changes in the Holy Way."
All the officials breathed a sigh of relief, hoping that the Legalist doctrine would grow stronger as a result.
However, a few high-ranking officials who were familiar with the Holy Way had ripples in their eyes.
If Fang Yun really does it, it will not be as simple as just a change in the holy way.