A white cloud left the capital and carried Liu Shan straight to the sea eye closest to the Dragon Palace in the West Sea.
As the head of all officials in Jing State, the left prime minister's every move was watched closely, and the news spread quickly everywhere.
The atmosphere in the meeting room of the Ning'an County Government was somewhat eerie.
Neither Fang Yun nor Xu Shi said anything, while the people from the Nongdian expressed their views on cooperation and kept asking the officials of Ning'an County for help.
The Ning'an officials dared not disobey the needs of the Nong Palace and kept nodding to show their full cooperation.
Geng Ge lowered his head and responded from time to time, but he felt a little desperate in his heart.
Because he discovered Fang Yun's true methods.
The reason why Liu Shan wanted to send Fang Yun to Ning'an County was that he wanted to unite all the officials to completely sideline him. Not to mention the inexperienced Fang Yun, even those old Jinshi and old Hanlin would either overturn the table and leave, or become puppet statues and be manipulated by others if they encountered such a situation.
But now it happened to be the palace examination, and if Fang Yun overturned the table and left, it would be tantamount to giving up the examination. Therefore, the officials of the Zuo Xiang party thought that Fang Yun would become a statue in the county government, and would be useless except for writing some poems and teaching those students.
However, Fang Yun bypassed the bureaucratic system and communicated directly with the various halls of the Holy Academy, attracting powerful dragons and suppressing the local snakes!
These officials may not cooperate with Fang Yun, but they absolutely must cooperate with the various halls of the Holy Temple.
Each hall in the Holy Academy is a huge interest group. Not to mention the Left Prime Minister, even the Zongsheng family dare not offend them. After all, the Zongsheng has a limited lifespan, but the halls in the Holy Academy have the same lifespan as the human race.
Fang Yun's reforms to the laws, institutions, and agriculture and animal husbandry were actually gifts to the various palaces and related families. Moreover, the gifts were related to the Holy Way and were too generous. If anyone did not want them, they would be snatched up immediately. They had to be obtained. Since they had received the gifts, they had to come forward to help Fang Yun.
Each palace set up a pilot project in Ning'an County. In the name of the Holy Court, they ordered officials to help, which was actually forcing officials from all levels of Ning'an County to help Fang Yun complete the palace test.
Now, if any official wants to sabotage Fang Yun’s reforms, Fang Yun doesn’t need to say anything. All the halls will directly join forces with the Criminal Hall to severely punish him. Even if all the officials in Ning’an County are purged, it will be just a small matter for them.
Now, officials from Zuo Xiang's party rarely think of making things difficult for Fang Yun, and spend most of their time trying to prevent Fang Yun from catching them.
Shen Ming felt extremely sad. Fang Yun had never personally taken down important officials, except for the first day he entered Ning'an County, when he used thunderbolts to take down the Dianshi. This was because he had mastered this powerful method. He did not need to act in a high-profile manner, but had been slowly laying out his plans.
Now, Ning'an County has become a pilot for the three powerful palaces: the Palace of Punishment, the Palace of Works, and the Palace of Agriculture. The Editorial Office of "The Holy Way" and the Palace of Classics have been looking forward to Fang Yun writing good articles. These palaces have formed implicit interest groups around Fang Yun and Ning'an County.
The layout is complete.
What's more, the Medical Hall, War Hall and other halls have seen other halls reap the benefits and are eagerly waiting, hoping that Fang Yun can bring them huge benefits.
Up to now, whether it is Liushan or Zongsheng Family, the cost of moving Fang Yun will be hundreds or thousands of times higher than before.
Any signs of attack against Ning'an County will be eliminated by the joint efforts of various palaces and courts.
It was precisely because of this that Xu Shi, the great scholar of the Agricultural Palace, used fierce words to force him to tell the people of Ning'an County with his eloquent words, making Fang Yun's reputation in Ning'an County flourish.
The grain disaster would be the last move of the Zuo Xiang party. After that, they would either not take action again or just fight a small fight. As for the last possibility, Geng Ge thought about it and shook his head.
Be it the Zongsheng family or the Left Prime Minister, neither of them may have the courage to overturn the chessboard.
Suddenly, Geng Ge, holding the official seal, received the news that the Left Prime Minister had left the capital, but no one knew where he was going.
Geng Ge clenched his fists tightly, his eyes gleaming with determination.
He still remembered the scene many years ago when Beixi County still existed and Liu Shan, the governor of Mizhou, personally fought on the city wall. At that time, Liu Shan was only a Hanlin, but his skills in the Miscellaneous School had reached the level of the Three Kingdoms. He fought for three days and three nights and finally made the entire Beixi County’s military and civilians retreat safely. Afterwards, he was in a coma for two days due to excessive exhaustion of his energy.
As someone who has followed Liu Shan for many years, Geng Ge firmly believes that as long as Liu Shan takes action personally, there will be no problems that cannot be solved and no enemies that cannot be defeated!
Many years ago, Geng Ge knew that becoming a great scholar was only Liu Shan's first step, and Liu Shan's real goal was to become a semi-saint!
Someone once accused Liu Shan of selling out his country, but Geng Ge sneered and retorted that in the past, Lu Buwei, the first semi-saint of the Miscellaneous School, regarded the King of Qin as a rare commodity, hoarded it and waited for the price to sell it in exchange for the position of Prime Minister of Qin. Today, Liu Shan regards the Jing Kingdom, which is about to be destroyed, as a rare commodity in exchange for the position of semi-saint. What's wrong with that!
Zuo Xiang is an enemy of other schools, but in the eyes of the eclectic school, he is a daring person, a practitioner of the eclectic school's holy way, and even a future ruler of the way.
Geng Ge stood up suddenly, bowed to Fang Yun and Xu Shi, and said, "The Transportation Department is busy with official business. I have important things to do, so I'll take my leave now."
Without waiting for Fang Yun and Xu Shi to speak, Geng Ge walked out the door.
Xu Shi was too lazy to argue with Geng Ge. After all, he had already achieved his goal of helping Fang Yun.
Fang Yun did not stop Geng Ge. When Geng Ge was about to walk out of the door, Fang Yun suddenly turned to look at the chief clerk Shen Ming and said, "Shen Ming, what crime should you be punished for?"
Shen Ming looked up at Fang Yun, not with the slightest fear, but with a bewildered look on his face, as if asking: Geng Ge left in anger with you, what do you mean by pointing the finger at me? I honestly didn't provoke you today!
Geng Ge was also confused. Why did Fang Yun suddenly attack Shen Ming? Shen Ming was a relative of Liu Shan and his status was not important, but if he touched Shen Ming, it would be forcing the officials of the entire Mizhou to take action!
Shen Ming was questioned, Geng Ge stopped helplessly, stood by the door, and looked at Fang Yun.
No one spoke in the hall, because most people were puzzled. Why did Fang Yun ignore Geng Ge and target Shen Ming who was behaving well today
It took a long while before Shen Ming realized that Fang Yun might be targeting him. Even though he had Liu Shan as his backer, a hint of panic flashed in his eyes, because Fang Yun would either not take action, or, if he did, it would be a sure win.
Shen Ming swallowed his saliva, looked at Fang Yun and said, "My Lord County Magistrate, what's wrong with me? If you scare someone, they will die. I have a good reputation in Ning'an County. On the day when the Left Prime Minister celebrated his birthday, I went to the banquet..."
Shen Ming was clearly stating his relationship with Liu Shan, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Fang Yun.
"In the past few days, someone has anonymously reported that you are corrupt and committing crimes, causing harm to Ning'an. The report is clear and the evidence is sufficient. What do you have to say?" After Fang Yun finished speaking, he threw a stack of papers to Shen Ming.
Dozens of pages of paper did not fall apart, but fell steadily in front of Shen Ming.
Shen Ming pretended to be calm, holding the anonymous letter in his hand, and said with a smile while flipping through it: "County Magistrate Fang, you are joking. I am diligent, honest in politics, and humble in life... Nonsense! You are talking nonsense! False accusation, this is a false accusation!"
Shen Ming's face changed drastically when he was halfway through his speech. He held the paper in his hands and kept yelling and cursing.
Everyone present was stunned. As a scholar, reading people's expressions is the most basic ability. Shen Ming's expression suddenly changed. It was obvious that someone had hit him in the sore spot. The content of the report letter might be true. (To be continued...)