"As for the third..."
Sheng Boyuan looked toward Fang Yun and said slowly, "The Miscellaneous School and Qing Kingdom hate Void Sage Fang to the marrow of their bones. If Void Sage Fang refuses to admit fault, the Miscellaneous School will never back down. However, the Miscellaneous School has always placed its interests first, so its bottom line should be a private admission of fault from Void Sage Fang. The reason I rank this third, giving it such importance, is that I suspect quite a few members of the Miscellaneous School would rather forgo any benefits than let Void Sage Fang escape without admitting fault."
"Fourth, seeing how greatly Jing Kingdom has benefited from reform, with so many areas flourishing by the day, the Miscellaneous School will surely demand that new-style academies be opened in Qing Kingdom, that Jing Kingdom sell its new Craftsmen School technologies, and so forth. On this point, they certainly will not be overly greedy. It should merely be a fair exchange."
"Fifth, this should again involve Void Sage Fang. Large numbers of officials from the Zong Family and Qing Kingdom suffer from dust-covered literary guts, a condition even Saint Zong cannot easily dispel. Under all heaven, only Void Sage Fang can resolve this matter. Thus, the Miscellaneous School will surely demand that Void Sage Fang at least clear the dust-covered literary guts of some important ministers."
"Sixth, they should demand that the Sacred Academy's various halls and academies treat Qing Kingdom equally, without punishing it on Jing Kingdom's account."
"Beyond these, everything should be negotiable and cannot be considered particularly important, so I will waste no more time on it."
Everyone nodded slowly. Lifting the blockade, revising the treaties, securing Fang Yun's admission of fault, obtaining benefits, clearing away the dust, and avoiding punishment should