Fang Yun originally thought that the empress dowager's voice would be full of majesty, or sound old-fashioned, but he did not expect that the empress dowager's voice was so clear and pleasant, no different from that of an ordinary woman in her twenties.
The Queen Mother's words were just polite remarks, and Fang Yun was waiting for the next palace examination and court meeting.
"I have something to report." Someone suddenly said in a loud voice.
Fang Yun thought the voice sounded familiar, so he looked in the direction where it came from and saw it was none other than Tong Luan, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of War.
Rumor has it that although the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of War has an old relationship with the Left Prime Minister, their relationship is mediocre. After his grandson Er Tongli and Fang Yun failed in their bet on breaking their literary courage, he attempted to enter Yuhai City to question Fang Yun but was blocked by Li Wenying. Afterwards, he defected to the Left Prime Minister and became the person with the highest status in the Ministry of War who defected to the Left Prime Minister.
When the Left Prime Minister's reputation was damaged, this man was a little hesitant, but today he suddenly came forward before all the officials, which made Fang Yun feel that something was unusual.
Like most people, Fang Yun glanced at Tong Luan and immediately looked at the Left Prime Minister Liu Shan, but Liu Shan sat upright with no change in his expression.
"What does Minister Tong want to report?"
"I heard that the barbarians will march south next year, and I can't sleep at night. Fighting the barbarians is a national event, and the palace examination is secondary. I would like to discuss the fight against the barbarians first and then ask the Ministry of Personnel to announce the list of candidates for the palace examination."
One person immediately said, "The court ceremony cannot be abolished. For hundreds of years, the fifth day of December has always been the first day for the palace examination, and all other matters have been postponed!"
Fang Yun looked at the man, recalling his resume in the official album and what he saw at the literary gathering, and immediately remembered that this man was the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Supervisory Yuan, the second person under the Chief Censor of the Supervisory Yuan.
There are four prime ministers in Jing Kingdom, the Left Prime Minister, the Right Prime Minister, the Assistant Prime Minister and the Minister of Literature. Among them, the Assistant Prime Minister is the loyal dog of the Left Prime Minister, in charge of the Censorate and the Ministry of Justice. The censors of the Censorate are all famously tough, and the Ministry of Justice is the private domain of Legalist scholars. The Assistant Prime Minister has little influence on this office and department, but he is the Assistant Prime Minister after all, and his status is still higher than the six ministries and other officials.
Fang Yun was a little confused. Even if there was a dispute, it shouldn't be so intense. Why did the second person in the ministry and the court start arguing at the beginning of the meeting
Before Fang Yun could think it through, the others suddenly joined in.
"Lord Zuodu Yushi, what you said is wrong. What is more worthy of the emperor's discussion than the annual palace examination? I ask the queen mother to put the important matter first and postpone the topic of the palace examination."
"Your Majesty, etiquette cannot be abolished..."
Then many officials started arguing over trivial matters.
Many officials from the fourth to third ranks expressed their opinions, those who were too low in rank remained silent, and officials above the third rank did not speak either.
Fang Yun was a little confused at first, but after thinking for a while, he realized that this was the court. Even if the anti-Zuo Xiang party didn't know what Tong Luan's purpose was, as long as they opposed it, it would not be wrong, just for the sake of opposing.
Fang Yun finally understood why the officials had been arguing about his reward for a day or two. This kind of dispute in the court could not be resolved quickly. Thinking of all the rumors in the court, Fang Yun knew that this issue alone would last at least a quarter of an hour, so he lowered his head and closed his eyes to rest.
Unfortunately, Fang Yun was wrong. It took a full quarter of an hour before Zuo Xiang's party gained the upper hand, because even some neutral officials felt that resisting the barbarians was the most important thing.
"I will change the court's decision on behalf of the king. My dear ministers, please discuss the strategy to resist the barbarians first. Yesterday, the Emperor Chen sent someone to convey that military and political affairs will be decided by the officials, and he will not interfere in state affairs."
"Chen Sheng is of high moral character and is a blessing to Jingguo!" the Minister of Personnel said loudly.
Fang Yun didn't even raise his eyelids. This Minister of Personnel was a classmate of the Left Prime Minister. He was loyal to the Left Prime Minister and always changed his attitude according to the situation. If he hadn't relied on his status, he would have had a heated debate with others. However, this is a kind of political strategy of the eclectic school, which allows a hundred schools of thought to contend. Such people will definitely be like fish in water in the court.
"Chen Sheng is wise. The Queen Mother is intelligent." Tong Luan said and then shut up and sat down. The man who instigated the dispute among the ministers closed his eyes and rested.
There was a brief silence in the court.
Ao Huang looked left and right, totally confused as to what these humans were doing. They were noisy like a vegetable market just now, but now it suddenly became quiet, as if the previous quarrels were all illusions, and the court had always been so harmonious.
Fang Yun had never been in a court, so he could only figure it out on his own. It seemed that the Left Prime Minister's people had taken the initiative and achieved their goal. Now he could catch the other party off guard and wait and see what happened before striking again. Unfortunately, the other party could not figure out the Left Prime Minister's party's intentions and dared not speak.
After being silent for dozens of breaths, Minister of Culture Jiang Hechuan, who had been sitting still, suddenly spoke.
"Since the court has changed its mind to resist the barbarians, then I will first tell you something that will help accelerate the growth of our people."
Without waiting for the people on the left side of Liu Shan to respond, the Queen Mother immediately said, "Since it can increase the strength of the candidates and help fight against the barbarians, please ask the Minister of Literature to discuss it in detail."
Some officials looked at Liu Shan, but Liu Shan was still sitting on the Diaoyutai, motionless.
Jiang Hechuan glanced at the ministers in the court, and finally his eyes fell on Fang Yun and then retracted, saying: "Marquis Fang Wen once obtained a huge amount of Heavenly Leaves from the Heavenly Tree. If it were an ordinary person, he would have taken them for himself or sold them. However, Marquis Fang Wen is kind and righteous, and his grace is widespread. He established the 'Heavenly Leaves for the Human Race' and the 'Heavenly Leaves for the Kingdom of Jing'. This year, 500 candidates from the Kingdom of Jing and 2,000 candidates from other countries will be given Heavenly Leaves to strengthen our human race."
Before Jiang Hechuan could finish his words, cries of surprise rang out in the court. Many people stared at Fang Yun in surprise, especially those officials who had descendants of juren. Their eyes were gleaming with excitement, and they wished they could rush forward to ask Fang Yun for it.
That’s Tianye!
Ordinary semi-saint families can only get one or two Heavenly Leaves every year. Everyone knows that the effect of Heavenly Leaves on humans is not as strong as that on monsters, but it still has an effect. Even those with mediocre qualifications can become Hanlin as long as they use Heavenly Leaves to enter the Heavenly Tree once.
If we don't count the semi-saint families, the number of people promoted to Hanlin in Jing Kingdom rarely exceeds ten every year.
With these Tianye, the number of Jingguo Hanlin and Grand Secretaries will surely increase dramatically in twenty years.
However, officials from the left-wing prime minister's party were horrified.
Tianye is too important. For a Tianye, a Hanlin is enough to betray Liushan, because even Liushan does not have the ability to make a Juren become a Hanlin, but Fang Yun can!
Most of the human race's Jinshi scholars were over fifty years old when they became Hanlin scholars. At this moment, the average age of Hanlin scholars in the court was over sixty years old. These Hanlin scholars had no hope of being promoted to Grand Secretaries. For them, letting their offspring become Hanlin scholars was far more important than gaining benefits in the court.
What humans value most is inheritance. The predecessors cultivate the descendants, and the descendants believe in their ancestors, because it is the ancestors who educate the world, fight against monsters and barbarians, farm and raise livestock, reproduce, and create an increasingly better living environment for future generations, unlike some uncivilized barbarians who believe in imaginary gods.
The faith of the human race is rooted in their blood and soul and does not need to be sold or spread.
Everyone thought Jiang Hechuan would continue to promote Tianye, but after everyone's discussion died down, he said, "The matter of Tianye has been announced. Please continue to discuss the strategy to resist the barbarians."
Everyone was stunned, but they soon understood. Jiang Hechuan said nothing, but he told everything.
Everyone looked at Fang Yun.
Everything that Tianye Gaohuo represents is nothing more than four words.
Those who follow me will prosper!
Fang Yun is no longer just able to recruit followers, but has also begun to train them on a large scale!
Even a semi-saint family cannot do such a big thing.
The court fell into a subtle silence. Some of the Left Prime Minister's party members secretly looked at Liu Shan, then secretly looked at Fang Yun, wondering what they were thinking.
Liu Shan was still as steady as a rock, but his eyes seemed to have a thin layer of shadow. (To be continued...)