"You are trying to force me and the king to death!" the Queen Mother said sternly.
An unfathomable curve suddenly appeared at the corner of Fang Yun's mouth, as if he was smiling, staring at the empress dowager, his eyes as black as the abyss.
"Queen Mother, are we afraid of being accused of regicide?"
Fang Yun raised his head slightly and looked at the empress dowager who was high up, but it seemed as if she was looking down at him.
The conference hall turned into an icy cave in an instant.
The Queen Mother's whole body was stiff. She felt that every part of her body was emitting cold air and she might be frozen to death at any time.
The officials looked at Fang Yun in disbelief. They didn't expect Fang Yun to say such a thing.
Gao Mo actually smiled brilliantly.
He likes Fang Yun at this time.
Cao De'an looked at Fang Yun, and even jealousy flashed in his eyes.
He wanted to do it, but never dared.
The members of Fang's party looked at Fang Yun, with indescribable emotions surging in their hearts.
Follow this kind of destiny and you will never regret it!
For the sake of Jingguo and reform, regicide is nothing!
Liu Shan, a mere man, could commit regicide, so why wouldn't he dare to overthrow the Taoist master Liu Shan by himself
The Queen Mother was speechless. She was filled with anger, fear, regret and hatred.
"From the beginning to the end, you were the one forcing me." Fang Yun sighed softly.
How could the Queen Mother not know
In the eyes of the Queen Mother, the Zhao family is above everything else, and the monarch is above everything else.
But in Fang Yun's eyes, Jingguo is more important than anything else, and the human race is more important than anything else.
This is the fundamental contradiction between the two people.
"Please don't force me to hurt my students." Fang Yun's eyes were gentle and he had a kind smile on his face.
Fang Yun didn't care about the king, but he cared about the crying student on his back.
After a long time, the Queen Mother raised her head and asked, "Aren't you afraid that he will hate you in the future?"
"There are so many people who hate me that he can't get a spot in the queue."
Fang Yun smiled carefreely, and actually didn't care at all.
The officials changed their minds and realized that Fang Yun was really telling the truth. There were hundreds of semi-saints in the demon world alone who were lining up to hate Fang Yun, not to mention other major forces. The monarch of a mere country was really nothing.
The Queen Mother stood up and walked out slowly. Everyone thought she would leave, but she walked in front of Fang Yun, knelt down on her knees, and burst into tears.
"Please, Saint Fang Xu, leave us a way out..."
The officials were stunned and a little dazed.
Soon, many officials showed expressions of being at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
The Queen Mother was indeed powerful. She knew that a hard approach would not work, so she did the opposite and used a soft approach.
When everyone thought about it carefully, they felt that this trick might actually work, because Fang Yun and Liu Shan were different. Liu Shan was poisonous, while Fang Yun was ruthless but not poisonous.
Fang Yun was helpless and almost rolled his eyes. He could only say: "Please stand up and talk, Queen Mother."
"If Fang Xu Sheng does not agree, I will kneel down and not get up."
After saying that, the Queen Mother knelt forward and put her hands around Fang Yun's thighs.
All the officials rolled their eyes. They didn't expect that the empress dowager would disregard everything for the royal family and even changed her own name. If this matter were to get out, not only would the royal family lose face, but Fang Yun would also have a bad reputation.
Some officials who had good relations looked at each other and shook their heads slightly, indicating that they were helpless.
Dealing with women is a thousand times more difficult than governing a country.
Fang Yun stood there awkwardly. There were differences between men and women, and between the monarch and his subjects. It was not convenient for him to help the empress dowager, so he had to call the guards and eunuchs outside the meeting room. After the guards and eunuchs came in, not only did they not dare to help the empress dowager, but they turned sideways and covered their faces to avoid seeing the scene of the empress dowager hugging Fang Yun's thigh.
Some of the officials were actually laughing secretly. If this scene were to spread out, there would definitely be people who would make up all kinds of scandals.
Fang Yun had no choice but to wave his hand and let them go out.
Fang Yun coughed lightly and said, "Queen Mother, the situation is urgent. We must complete the constitution tomorrow. Otherwise, under the rule of the various schools, Jingguo will be in chaos."
"I am just a girl, I don't understand any great principles, I only know to protect my son Zhao Yuan, I don't care about anything else."
Fang Yun really wanted to say that Zhao Yuan was not his biological son, but the words couldn't come out of his mouth.
Fang Yun stood there, feeling troubled.
Fang Yun actually respected the empress dowager very much. After all, when the empress dowager married the late emperor, he had been poisoned and was unable to walk. He was unable to perform the proper etiquette and died not long after.
Afterwards, she was changed from queen to queen mother, and her situation became even more difficult, especially under the suppression of major forces such as Liu Shan and Prince Kang, which made her life extremely difficult.
In a sense, the dangers that the Queen Mother experienced were no less than those experienced by Fang Yun.
If the Queen Mother really turns against Fang Yun completely and is desperate to force him away or even kill him, Fang Yun will decisively kill him.
In fact, Fang Yun had already prepared himself to have his hands stained with the emperor's blood.
However, after the Queen Mother knelt down, Fang Yun found it difficult to kill her.
Fang Yun has never been a heartless and ungrateful person.
Fang Yun sighed helplessly, and had to use the plan he had prepared long ago, saying: "The cabinet can appoint a ceremonial minister."
The Queen Mother stopped crying, but still kept her head down and hugged Fang Yun's legs tightly.
Fang Yun continued to explain: "The king is in charge of the etiquette."
When the officials heard this, their reactions were almost distinct.
The Legalist official frowned, showing a very reluctant expression, and looked at the Queen Mother with great disgust.
The other officials looked happy and nodded frequently.
As the Son of Heaven, the monarch is in charge of all the rites of the world, and it is legitimate for him to serve as the Minister of Rites.
It is reasonable to add a Minister of Rites to the cabinet, which can also win over the Hall of Rites and even Confucianism, and prevent Jingguo from being attacked from all sides.
In fact, the officials had anticipated that if the previous constitution was passed, many Confucian scholars would certainly accuse Fang Yun and Jing Guo of having no monarch or father, breaking the Three Bonds, and reversing the Five Constant Virtues. But now, allowing the monarch to serve as prime minister concurrently would kill two birds with one stone.
After taking on the role of prime minister, the monarch's power is still very small, but each prime minister in the cabinet has a veto power, which actually gives the monarch certain power.
It seems like he is indulging the king, and it seems like Fang Yun is compromising and retreating, but if you look at it from another angle, it's just the opposite.
The ministers in the cabinet have the same status as the monarch!
Once the monarch becomes one of the ceremonial ministers and enters the cabinet, he has to consider the reactions of the other ministers in the cabinet on many matters. Instead of abusing his veto power, he will only use it to gain benefits for himself at important moments.
Many officials recalled Fang Yun’s "Political History" and found that the ethnic groups recorded in it did have similar political systems, but not exactly the same. However, it was the best choice that Jingguo could make at present.
Innovation can destroy and subvert, but governance requires compromise and balance.
The Queen Mother still held Fang Yun's legs tightly.
Some officials were annoyed. Fang Yun had already compromised so much, but the Queen Mother was still so ignorant of the overall situation.
Fang Yun was about to speak, but the Queen Mother said, "I have one last request."
"Tell me about it." Fang Yun said expressionlessly.
"I also ask Fang Xusheng to teach in the imperial palace for three months, teach Yuan'er seriously and train him into a talent. If Yuan'er cannot become a talent, I will not be able to face the late emperor." said the empress dowager.
Fang Yun looked embarrassed and said, "I am in the cabinet every day to handle state affairs. I can only go home at night, so I cannot teach during the day."
"It's okay. You can handle government affairs in the cabinet during the day, and the palace will send a carriage to pick you up at night. After teaching Yuan'er, you can sleep in the palace and go to the cabinet the next day. It is more convenient than living in Duoyuan." said the Queen Mother.