The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 2466: Reducing the title

Those officials who had opposed Fang Yun were speechless looking at Fang Yun.

A few days ago, they were the ones who were against the restoration of respect for etiquette. Now if they are against Fang Yun, it means they are the ones who say yes, and they are the ones who say no. This is tantamount to giving someone a handle. Fang Yun doesn't mind using the power of the left prime minister to take them down. .

Those officials who had always remained neutral were completely relieved. In fact, they were on the outside and could see it more clearly than those who supported and opposed Fang Yun.

Some people actually doubted Fang Yun's true intentions from the beginning. After all, with Fang Yun's talent and wisdom, it would be impossible for him to do such a ridiculous thing. Those who opposed Fang Yun had actually thought about this possibility, but they just had to take action as the arrow was on the string.

If they had objected at that time, the result would have been now. If they had not objected, Fang Yun would have been able to monopolize power, and in the end he would have pointed his sword at them.

From the moment Fang Yun reaches the position of left prime minister, this is a destined ending.

The most important thing is that Fang Yun's final words are full of bewitching and persuasive.

Because these people all know the life and words and deeds of Confucius very well. It is very clear that even before Confucius was canonized, he was not a person without desires and pursuits. He was an ambitious and talented politician.

From a humble background, without any help from noble people, through continuous learning, he rose from a small official in charge of warehouses and animal husbandry, and finally became one of the highest officials in the State of Lu. How could such a person not want to make his own new rituals?

If Confucius really followed the Zhou rites as others understood him, why didn't he depose all the schools of thought after he was canonized? Why are there no strict requirements for all countries to follow the Zhou rites?

In fact, the human race has been constantly innovating, including etiquette.

In fact, Kong Sheng may have been secretly controlling the direction of the human race. In the eyes of Kong Sheng, etiquette is just one of the holy ways of the human race.

If he could not master the rituals, it would be impossible for Kong Sheng to be made a saint and stand at the top of all the worlds and heavens.

All the officials present were convinced by Fang Yun, but they were convinced but could not be convinced.

Sheng Boyuan said loudly: "The voice of Fang Xusheng's establishment of the country has triggered the voice of the great road, and the lower officials congratulated him. But besides congratulating him, I want to know how Prime Minister Fang punishes himself?"

Fang Yun said: "Although I messed up the old rituals, fortunately I stopped in time without causing any trouble. I knew my mistakes and could correct them, and I took the initiative to plead guilty. Naturally, I will be sentenced accordingly. In the end, I asked Yong to seize the title of King Ji. He will be reduced to the title of Duke of Zhenguo and will not be granted the title of king forever. At the same time, he will be fined for three years. After the Jingguo is settled and the human race becomes the lord of all realms, he will be exiled for ten years and will not be allowed to serve as an official in the Jingguo again. "

Fang Yun's voice was deafening, and many officials became distraught.

The punishment Fang Yun gave himself was too severe!

Everyone knows that it is impossible to make Fang Yun resign, so he must be punished in other ways.

Removing the king's title is already the heaviest punishment that the royal family can impose on Fang Lun. Even Sheng Boyuan and others dare not ask for it. What's more, there is also the added requirement that he will not be crowned king forever.

As for the end, although there is a time limit, being exiled for ten years and not being able to serve as an official is far more serious than being cut off from the rank.

Many officials looked at Fang Yun with deep admiration.

Fang Yun punished himself so severely, not just to punish himself, nor to show off, but to warn future generations that once anyone dares to violate etiquette and disrupt government, others can be convicted, fined, or reduced in rank through this case. , exile and seize official positions.

Fang Yun is sacrificing himself for the sake of Jingguo and the human race.

Sheng Boyuan was originally the person who was most opposed to Fang Yun, but now he lowered his head slightly.

He couldn't agree with Fang Yun's position, but he had to respect such a hero.

Fang Yun did not ask arrogantly if this punishment was enough. He just said slowly: "I have made up my mind and this punishment can never be changed."

Those officials who opposed Fang Yun sighed heavily in their hearts, and then looked at each other, and they all saw similar meanings in each other's eyes.

Their previous efforts were in vain, and there was no way to reverse Fang Luck in the short term. They could only think about it in the long term and look for opportunities in the future.

Fang Yun continued: "I have sorted out the past and have punished myself. I should carry on the past and open up the future, and lead Jingguo to become a strong country."

Frankly speaking, the word "leader" is very taboo in the Jinluan Palace, and only the monarch can say it. But now that Fang Yun has become the master of the country, even the Queen Mother does not think that Fang Yun's words are arrogant.

Assistant Prime Minister Cao De'an bowed slightly and said, "I wonder how Prime Minister Fang plans to calm the world?"

Fang Yun said: "The prime minister has already started the first step before the palm position, which is to promote enlightenment, and it is a concentrated, special and long-term enlightenment. You must have heard the statements from the various temples of the Holy Academy. They are going to Establish new colleges in Xiangzhou, Jiangzhou and Mizhou, That is the result of Prime Minister's mediation. With the help of Gongjia Daru, the main projects of all colleges will be completed in at most one month. Preparations will be made this year, and starting from next year, seventy percent of them will be students from Jingguo. , 30% of which are for the human race.”

After hearing this, the officials did not immediately support or object, but thought carefully first.

In fact, since yesterday, people with lofty ideals in the human race have begun to study the new academies of various temples. Except for the Confucian scholars who lack interest and even despise those academies, scholars from all schools have a strong interest.

Especially those who feel that their talents are limited and it is difficult to improve their academic degree, they all want to enter this kind of specialized colleges for further study. Even if they cannot break through the academic degree, they can make great progress in their own fields, thereby settling down and achieving higher achievements.

Scholars from five fields, namely agriculture, medicine, engineering, law and military science, paid more attention to the college than the New Annotations to the Four Books or even Fang Yun's history of various schools of thought.

Yang Xuwen brushed his beard and said, "It is easy to build a college. It is not difficult to recruit students in the name of Fang Xusheng, but it is difficult to find a famous teacher. I still have some students and old friends. If Fang Xusheng likes me, I will personally lobby him."

The officials nodded gently. Although Yang Daxueshi usually does not show his ability, he saw the key at a glance and did Fang Yun a favor.

Fang Yun smiled and said, "Thank you, Prime Minister Yang, for your help. Each of the five colleges has several schools. There are 22 schools that broke ground this year alone. If nothing unexpected happens, Jingguo will build more than 100 schools in the next few years. There are many people with lofty ideals in various countries, and they will certainly follow suit and build schools. Therefore, how to obtain sufficient teaching staff before building schools in other countries is the top priority. The Holy Academy will send some people, but it is limited after all. Moreover, the Holy Academy will send people to Jingguo and will also send people to other countries in the future."

The officials nodded.

Fang Yun continued, "Since I am the honorary president of each academy, I should do my best. Therefore, I have initially decided that anyone who is qualified to become a famous teacher in the five academies will receive various ordinary treatments, and in addition, everyone who works for three years can get an algae fish, five years, an extra life-giving fruit, and ten years, an extra cleansing heart grass. In addition, excellent famous teachers will be selected every year, and there will be additional rewards, such as longevity fruit, holy body fruit, etc. In short, all the divine objects in the world can be used as rewards for famous teachers. Of course, this is only the basic reward. If a university scholar or even a great scholar is willing to come to the academy to contribute, as long as he works for three years, he will definitely get a longevity fruit and a stick of wisdom-enhancing spiritual incense. The great scholar will get an extra stick of wisdom-enhancing holy incense."