Fang Yun needed only a pretext to dismiss officials below the third rank in Xiang Prefecture. If Liu Shan wanted to dismiss Fang Yun, however, a mere pretext would not suffice; Fang Yun would also have to commit a serious transgression.
"If all the Qing Officials mobilized and jointly impeached me, that would indeed be enough for Liu Shan to dismiss me." Fang Yun nodded.
A flicker of worry crossed Dong Wencong's eyes. Fang Yun spoke lightly, but the matter was actually extremely serious. Once a major incident arose in which large numbers of officials impeached a single official, the accused official's political career was effectively over. That year, Liu Shan had been imperiled by impeachment from numerous officials. Only after revealing his identity as Saint Zong's Dao Bearer had he resolved the crisis.
A Void Sage could do many things, even secure exemption from punishment, but the best possible outcome would still be a transfer. There was no possibility of continuing to serve as governor-general of two prefectures.
Officialdom had its own rules. Fang Yun could change the officialdom of Ning'an County, but he could not yet change that of Xiang Prefecture, much less that of the entire Jing Kingdom.
"What else did they say?" Fang Yun asked.
Geng Hui said, "They mentioned three things. Aside from this, they also said that the Qing River Trading Company is deeply dissatisfied with you. Both Ge Million and Ge Yiming want revenge on you. Clearly, once you run into trouble, the Ge Family will throw stones down the well. As for the third matter, I can only repeat their exact words, because I don't know who this mysterious personage is either. They may not even know themselves."
"Let's hear it."
Geng Hui said, "They said, 'A truly great figure will make