Jing Kingdom's Grand Secretariat, the Left Prime Minister's Office.
The new Grand Secretariat complex had been successfully completed. It stood northeast of the imperial palace, occupying an area far larger than any other government office.
The Left Prime Minister's Office occupied the largest section of the Grand Secretariat, and its side hall had become the place where the Left Prime Minister handled his daily affairs.
Inside the side hall, more than a dozen officials from the Left Prime Minister's Office stood before a desk. Behind it, Fang Yun was reading a document concerning the family of seven in Qing Kingdom.
"What are your thoughts?" Fang Yun set down the document and swept his gaze over them.
Li Zhixiao raised his head and said, "Prime Minister, in my opinion, the other side has an expert advising them. This method clearly imitates how our Jing Kingdom uses the People's Gazette to wage... what you called a public opinion war. We must settle this matter. The damage to your literary reputation is secondary. The real problem is that it gives the other side an excuse to halt the reforms, or even destabilize Jing Kingdom."
Fang Yun neither agreed nor disagreed.
Xu Changgeng concurred. "I agree with Zhixiao. As you said in Jing Kingdom's court, even scholars like us do not possess true reason and morality. Most of our words and actions are influenced by emotion. Our opponent's methods this time are very clever. They have stirred up widespread anger, and under the sway of that anger, whatever you do will be wrong. So what we need to do now is choose the smallest mistake."
"What is the smallest mistake?" Fang Yun asked.
Xu Changgeng glanced at Li Zhixiao and hesitated.
Li Zhixiao said decisively, "Admitting fault is the smallest mistake."
Fang Yun looked