All the officials looked aghast.
The Empress Dowager actually took the Jing Lord's hand and slowly rose again, staring at Fang Yun in astonishment.
This was the legendary Voice of the State.
From this day onward, whenever the Jing Kingdom held a court assembly, these words would inevitably ring out overhead.
Those who recklessly restore ancient rites shall be condemned and slain by all under heaven!
Unless the Jing Kingdom fell or Fang Yun betrayed it.
Only a very few founding emperors, rulers who restored their dynasties, and worthy ministers could produce such a voice.
There were two conditions for producing the Voice of the State.
First, one had to be wholeheartedly devoted to the country, without the slightest thought of rebellion.
Second, one had to have rendered great service to the country, and one's words had to exert a major positive influence on its future direction.
Throughout history, countless monarchs and ministers had wanted to produce the Voice of the State, but few had succeeded.
Even the founding emperor of the Jing Kingdom had never produced the Voice of the State. This had been his greatest regret in his later years, and it had even been recorded in the histories.
Few enlightened monarchs and capable ministers throughout history had produced the Voice of the State-only a dozen or so, including Qin Shi Huang, Emperor Gaozu of Han, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Guangwu of Han, and Zhuge Liang.
Many capable ministers in history had been no less accomplished than Zhuge Liang, yet had failed to produce the Voice of the State because they harbored ulterior ambitions.
Once the Voice of the State appeared, at the very least, that person's loyalty was beyond all doubt.
Some scholars had even said in private that anyone who produced the Voice of the