After the grand court meeting, Fang Yun went to the East Sacred Pavilion of the Sacred Courtyard and came back quickly.
Then, at eight o'clock in the evening, the East Saint Pavilion issued an East Saint Edict.
The Holy Academy opens the Holy Path Protection. All scholars, including Jinshi and those below the Jinshi level, who convert to the Holy Path within one month will receive the protection of the Holy Academy and will not suffer any harm.
When this imperial edict was issued, a large number of scholars immediately changed their ways and the power of the political path surged again.
Many scholars above the Jinshi level felt quite regretful. The higher the rank, the greater the cost of converting to the holy path. However, there were no restrictions on minor studies.
If you give up the original minor study of the holy way and instead focus on the minor study of politics, you will not be harmed at all.
Thus, in just one day, the number of scholars taking political science as a minor became an astronomical number.
However, scholars who take minor subjects have little impact on the growth of political power, but they can make the political system more stable.
It was on this day that the demon world announced the end of the truce and continued its attack on Liangjie Mountain.
All human beings found the statement from the demon world infuriating.
The reason why the demon world temporarily stopped fighting was to find an excuse for the Za family to suppress the Jing Kingdom, to make the human race suffer losses on both sides, and more importantly, to weaken Fang Yun.
In the end, except for the heavy losses suffered by the Za family, the results were not only good for the other party, the Jing Kingdom, and the human race, but could even be described as a good harvest!
This period of truce gave the human race a chance to catch their breath and make preparations in all aspects more adequate, especially allowing Fang Yun to transform what he gained from the Holy Burial Valley into more war power.
The point is, the morale of the human race is at an all-time high, comparable only to when the dragons suddenly came to their aid during the first battle between the two worlds mountains.
So, on the night the war broke out, the demon world was defeated.
The human race has never used Dragon Power weapons.
Therefore, the Holy Academy has always issued the highest level of gag order regarding the incident in which the Dragon Fire War Tools outside Ding County massacred 200,000 troops and a large number of scholars from the Qing Kingdom!
Compared with the jubilation of the entire nation of Jing, King Qing and the high-ranking officials of Qing were all in a panic.
Qing Jun did not convene a grand court meeting, but instead summoned high-ranking officials to hold a one-day meeting in the palace.
The failure of the Za family meant that the previous compensation and agreement would continue to be implemented, and the Qing Kingdom would suffer another setback.
The negative impact brought about by the deaths of the two large armies and a large number of scholars outside Ding County was far greater than the previous compensation.
The two most elite armies that had been built up with so much money and so many years of experience have completely disappeared. Money is not important, and even the time spent is not the most important thing. The most important thing is the experience and spiritual heritage of the two armies over the years, and everything that those veterans and generals have mastered is invaluable!
What was more troubling to Lord Qing than the demise of the two armies was that he secretly recruited a large number of scholars in the name of the monarch. If they won, they would be granted titles, and if they died, they would be compensated with high amounts of money regardless of the outcome.
Even though King Qing and the officials of Qing State prepared for the worst, they never expected the result of the entire army being wiped out.
Qing Kingdom can’t afford the compensation now!
Because the high compensation is not just money, it also includes cultural treasures, sacred pages, imperial examination quotas for future generations and a host of other things. Without this kind of compensation, it would be impossible to attract so many scholars.
Now that there is a gag order from the Holy Court, they can slowly make compensation, but once the gag order expires and the families of those killed in the battle discover the problem, the entire Qing Kingdom will suffer a huge blow. King Qing's abdication and apology would be the least of its worries, and it would inevitably shake the foundation of the Qing Kingdom.
Qing Jun and all the high-ranking officials of Qing State regretted their decision very much. They tried their best to think of solutions and discuss the issue, but they could not find any perfect plan. Some even wanted to ask Jing Guo and Fang Yun for help, which made Qing Jun so angry that he almost rolled his eyes.
In the main hall, Lord Qing and high-ranking officials of the State of Jing discussed until late at night.
Qing Jun sighed deeply and said, "Are we really unable to deal with the aftermath of the annihilation of both armies?"
No official responded.
Pang Jue, the Left Prime Minister of Qing State, who was pale and barely breathing, also let out a long sigh, and everyone looked at him.
He was the only high-ranking official of various fields present.
This was because the rest of the high-ranking officials of Qing State were either dead or in a coma, and there was no one who could participate in the Qingjun Meeting.
The reason why Pang Jue's injuries were not so serious was that he had been stationed in Qing State and had not participated in the suppression of Jing State by the Zajia family. Moreover, this person had a very high realm and excellent self-cultivation, and he could be regarded as kind-hearted. Even though the Zajia family's holy way had flaws, he did not despair.
Pang Jue said: "Your Majesty, the annihilation of the two armies is very important, but it is not the top priority. Now, the most important thing we should do is to find a way to stop Fang Xusheng from sending down the Holy Dao Seal!"
There was deathly silence in the hall.
Qingjun's face was sallow.
In fact, many people have realized this, but they cannot bear the consequences and dare not think about it at all. They can only pretend not to know.
"We... have Zongsheng!" Qing Jun said with difficulty.
"I'm afraid that the patriarch will take action for the sake of Qing Kingdom."
Everyone fell silent again, and in the Jing Kingdom's Golden Palace not long ago, the officials were also afraid that Chen Sheng would take action.
Once the Patriarch goes against the Government, it would be fine if he can win quickly. However, if it becomes a long-lasting confrontation or the Patriarch is defeated, it will be a disaster for the Qing Kingdom.
After a long time, Pang Jue said: "I am willing to lead the peace negotiation group to the north to make further compensation to prevent Fang Xusheng from mobilizing the Holy Dao Town Seal."
Qing Jun asked with a bitter face: "Fang Yun... can he really perform the Zhengdao Zhenfeng by himself? Didn't you say before that if he performed the Legalist Shengdao Zhenfeng, he would definitely lose his life?"
"Your Majesty, Fang Yun is the master of the political way and the founder of the political way. If he conducts the holy way sealing, he will only consume his talent. To put it bluntly, it may be easier for him to mobilize the political way to seal than for the patriarch to carry out the miscellaneous holy way sealing."
Qing Jun said helplessly: "What can we exchange for? Not to mention gold and silver treasures, even cultural treasures and sacred objects may not make Fang Yun bow his head. Fang Yun is a very tough person, I don't need to say more."
Pang Jue raised his head and stared at Qing Jun.
Everyone stared at Pang Jue until he slowly uttered two words.
"Cede the land."
Qing Jun was furious and slammed the dragon throne hard, but after just a blink of an eye, his anger disappeared, replaced by endless sadness in his eyes.
After a few breaths, Qing Jun glanced at his ministers with a very strange look, and then spoke slowly in a very complicated tone.
"You are not the king who destroyed the country, but your subjects are the subjects who destroyed the country!"
The ministers were stunned. It was hard to imagine that such words could be said by a monarch. If it were any military scholar with a bad temper, he would probably step forward and slap Lord Qing in the face.
Several ministers were so angry that they almost resigned on the spot, but for the sake of Qing Kingdom, they had no choice but to stay in the palace.
Pang Jue snorted coldly and said, "It's already this time, Your Majesty, stop wasting time on shirking responsibility. The most important thing is how to solve the political and Taoist problems. As for what will be recorded in history, let future generations tell the story."
Many ministers looked at Qing Jun expressionlessly.
Qingjun's face suddenly turned red, he felt ashamed and annoyed, but he couldn't show it, so he could only snort coldly and close his eyes to rest.