Ji Zhibai said hurriedly, "Master, rest assured, I have been proceeding carefully. The Yingyang Army, all the businesses in Ning'an County, the Transportation Bureau, the Mizhou Prefecture Government, etc. are all cooperating fully. It doesn't have to be August, at most in June, Ning'an County will definitely be in a big mess! If the mess is big enough, it may even lead to many aspects being classified as Ding, making him completely lose the qualification to become the top scholar! However... there is a decree that needs to be approved by the Ministry of Revenue, and I may have to rely on you at that time."
"Just do it with confidence." Liu Shan said.
"Thank you, Master! However, I am not good enough on my own. The two imperial examination candidates that the Lei and Zong families have fully trained will not be too far behind in luck, right? "
"In terms of poetry and prose, they are naturally far inferior to Fang Yun, but after all, they were born into wealthy families, and have the full support of the Lei family or the Zong family. Even Yan Yukong may be inferior to him. Fang Yun is a genius, but not an all-rounder. In the next 20 years, he is nothing to be afraid of."
"Master, that's right. But... if he lives to be a great scholar or even... canonized as a saint, then..."
"You worry too much. By the time he is canonized as a saint, the patriarch saint will have become a sub-saint! By then, it will still be beyond his control!" Liu Shan said.
Ji Zhibai said angrily, "You are right. I wanted to take it slow and leave some mercy, but he was so ignorant that he made a big move when he arrived in Ning'an County and removed my capable subordinates in Ning'an! In that case, don't blame me for attacking those close to him!"
Qing country.
Yan Yukong sighed softly.
"This Fang Yun is really not giving people a chance to live. I said before that he had no hope of getting a Class A prison, but just a few days later, he got a big slap on the face. It hurts. However, since his legalist philosophy is so profound, it should be used in this county as soon as possible."
Holy House.
A middle-aged man in a white and black Hanlin robe stood at the edge of the Holy Courtyard, on the top of Daofeng Mountain, with a strong wind blowing. His sleeves fluttered, and there were no arms inside the sleeves.
Next to this Hanlin sat another Hanlin who was trimming his nails. This man had fair skin and tender flesh, and looked to be in his early twenties, but his hands were more delicately maintained than those of a young girl.
"Since Fang Xu Shengwen succeeded in defeating ten Jinshi, he must be one of the three Jinshi in this year's battle against the three valleys of the demon world. After a few more months of training, with his ability, he will surely win one, or even two in a row. This year is probably the best chance." The Hanlin spoke in a soft voice while carefully trimming his nails.
"I'm afraid the Ancestral God Clan is going all out in this three-valley battle. Fang Xusheng only narrowly defeated Qu Hange, but the Ancestral God Clan's demon commander is able to suppress Qu Hange!"
"It has been many years since Li Qiu Chongshan brought back the secret of the Three Valleys Battle, but our human race has never been able to win and find out the truth, while the demon race has continued to benefit. This year is the last year." The man blew on his nails. Looking at the crystal clear nails, he showed a satisfied smile.
"We will definitely win the three-valley battle this year! I will step on the corpses of the monsters and barbarians to be promoted to Grand Secretary!"
"Then, according to the agreement, Lord Nan Sheng will rebuild your arms. The title of Armless Hanlin will also be gone with the wind."
Yue country.
Han Shoulu said to his aide Han Yuan: "After the palace examination, I will go to see Fang Yun."
"do what?"
"Fight him to the death!"
"ah?"
Han Shoulu walked away with his hands behind his back. As he walked, he said, "From today on, I will give up the fight for the first-class prison rank."
"But he may not be able to reach the first rank before the Holy Saint. After all, the first rank before the Holy Saint requires a long time to verify. Moreover, if there is a big mess during this period, the first rank of the Criminal Prison will definitely leave him."
"That's something we'll have to wait until something really bad happens..."
At this moment, all the successful candidates in the palace examination from the Shang Yang family, the Li Kui family, the Li Si family, etc. sighed, but they did not give up and sent letters to their elders at home.
"Please strictly review Fang Yun's reform laws!"
For those candidates who are competing for the top grade in the palace examination, even delaying it for one more month would be a good thing.
The news of the Criminal Palace quickly spread throughout the human race, and the students of Jing Kingdom rushed to tell each other, but the candidates who took the palace examination this year were unable to say anything because they had to give up their fantasies about the criminal justice department after only three days of the imperial examination. It was really cruel.
Some good friends sent letters to "condemn" Fang Yun.
The original copies of the two documents were sent to the prison hall. Fang Yun had no choice but to rewrite the two copies in rapid succession and hand them over to Yu Bachi and Xia Jingen. Then he had to start the time for reading and transmitting the documents.
"Alas, Han has made up his mind. After the palace examination is over, I will charge into Jing State and die with you!" Han Shoulu sent a letter half-jokingly.
"Grandpa Xusheng, please have mercy on us and spare us!" This was from Zong Wude.
"Fang Yun, can we discuss something? Can you stop making trouble for half a year? How about giving us some hope? I don't want to despair after three days of the palace examination!" Li Fanming said angrily.
"Kao Ba Fang Yun, if you don't stop, be careful that all the saints will join forces to investigate the case of imperial examination bullying! Tell me, why are we so stupid? Why do we have to be in the same year with you in the imperial examination?" Jia Jing'an was extremely annoyed.
"Tell me honestly, which rank do you want to fight for? Sixth or seventh? I'm ready!" Yan Yukong also joined in the fun.
Fang Yun smiled as he read the letters from his friends in the Holy Ruins, feeling helpless, because he really didn't expect this to happen when he wrote the two sets of documents. He thought it would slowly ferment and would cause a sensation only after seeing the effect in Ning'an County. However, he forgot his identity as a virtual saint, and his every move was being watched by the Holy Academy.
Fang Yun did not pay too much attention to the letter. After replying to some acquaintances, he continued to read the documents from the county government.
There are many things that need to be recorded in a county, especially a large county like Ning'an County. If one cannot understand all aspects as soon as possible, it is very likely that a single mistake will lead to the fall into the trap of Zuo Xiang and his party.
So Fang Yun read documents in the morning, reviewed cases in the afternoon, and continued to read documents in the evening. He was tired but satisfied.
Many days passed in a flash. Fang Yun handled a large number of cases personally, while the Dianshi Yu Bachi and the criminal law advisor Xia Jingen were always studying.
On the sixth day of February, Fang Yun received documents from the Holy Court's Criminal Hall, the Eastern Holy Pavilion, as well as the Jing State's Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and the Supervisory Yuan, allowing Fang Yun to use Ning'an County as a pilot for legal reform. However, three months later, officials from the Holy Court and the three Jing State's legal departments would come to Ning'an County for an inspection and acceptance.
Logically, this reform involving the change of power of officials in Jing State must be approved by the Ministry of Personnel, which is in charge of all officials, but the Ministry of Personnel, under the control of the Left Prime Minister, never issued a document. Fang Yun didn't care at all, because the Ministry of Personnel had no right to oppose the decree of the Holy Court.
On the eighth day of the second lunar month, Fang Yun delegated his power and assigned a large number of civil cases to the Dianshi, but the cases could only be closed with the signatures of two Legalist candidates.
Ning'an County has been peaceful these days, and the thugs on the streets have been completely frightened away by the parade.
The only problem is that the price of food, which is related to people's livelihood, has increased slightly. Fang Yun investigated and found that it was not much different from previous years, so he ordered several aides to keep an eye on it. Food is the foundation of people's livelihood and there must be no problems.
On the tenth day of February, a new issue of "Wen Bao" was published. Several whole pages were related to Fang Yun. From Fang Yun's battle in Xiangzhou to his words and deeds in Ning'an County, people from all over the country who read this issue of "Wen Bao" were very excited.
However, in addition to Fang Yun, there was another person who passed the imperial examination and was also included in the "Wen Bao", Lei Shushan from the Lei family. (To be continued...)