The Qing Kingdom's ruler and ministers were like ants on a hot pan, unable to come up with an effective plan.
The Jing Kingdom's officials, however, were more united than ever. They began handling state affairs in an orderly fashion, working through the night in hopes of clearing the backlog from the past few days.
In this great tide of reform, all technological reforms proceeded smoothly, such as those of the Agricultural School and the Craftsmen School. Even officials who knew nothing about industry or agriculture cooperated fully, because technological reform brought obvious benefits and helped bolster their records of achievement.
Political and social reforms, however, encroached on most people's inner comfort zones.
Previously, even with the Hall of Punishment overseeing matters, many officials had complied in public while resisting in private. Many did not understand the reforms, were unwilling to embrace change, and thought they might fail, so they harbored resistance.
But now, Fang Yun had established his own Sacred Way. It was almost equivalent to having a Half-Sage help reform the Jing Kingdom, and no one would question whether such changes were good.
All doubts were suppressed, leaving Fang Yun completely free of worries about trouble behind him.
Another night passed, and the Jing Kingdom sent a state letter to the Qing Kingdom, demanding immediate payment of compensation. Failure to pay on time would result in further punishment.
The Qing court immediately fell into a panic. The Qing Lord hurriedly convened a court assembly to discuss countermeasures.
In the Qing Kingdom, officials who primarily cultivated the Miscellaneous School accounted for one-third of their number, while those who cultivated it as a secondary discipline accounted for another third.
This led to a scene at that day's court assembly that embarrassed everyone.
The Golden Throne Hall was all but empty,