In the history books of Daxia, the great changes that occurred at the grand court meeting on the eighth day of the first lunar month in the sixth year of Daxia were not recorded as a coup.

Instead, he used words like unprecedented innovation.

The eighth day of the first lunar month in the sixth year of the Daxia period is regarded as a landmark day when the Daxia civilization moved from rule by man to rule by law.

Looking back at the short two years that Wu Tianci was in charge of Daxia, both official and unofficial histories agree that Wu Tianci was not capable of shouldering the responsibility for Daxia and could not lead Daxia forward like Fu Xiaoguan.

"He was the second emperor of Daxia, serving for only two years. During his tenure, he did many absurd things, such as building a summer resort, establishing an inner court, and setting up a private army."

"His existence hindered the further development of Daxia and restricted the release of Daxia's burgeoning productivity. According to the book 'Das Kapital' written before the First Emperor, this means that the existence of imperial power is no longer suitable for the development of Daxia in the new era."

"Looking back on the life of the First Emperor, when he was still in Jinling during the Yu Dynasty, he was already working towards a wise opening, and he never let it go after that."

"He planted a seed in the minds of the people and officials, and he has been waiting for this seed to break through the soil, sprout, bloom and bear fruit."

"On the eighth day of the first lunar month in the sixth year of Daxia, this seed finally broke through the soil. The millennia-old imperial power was overthrown by this immense force on this very day. From then on, Daxia entered a new era!"

This was something Fu Xiaoguan had not expected.

This also posed new challenges to officials in the court.

The emperor is gone, but things still have to be done.

In the past, important decisions made by the three provinces had to be approved by the emperor no matter what, but now this link has been removed. People's ability to adapt is very strong. Not long after, the ministers in the court suddenly found that there was no problem with the operation of the court without this link.

Even the efficiency of policy implementation is higher than before!

The six ministries submitted a petition, the three provinces approved it, and it was directly submitted to the cabinet for review. After it was approved, it was sent to the six ministries for implementation. Nothing went wrong as some veteran officials had worried. Instead, responsibilities were more clearly defined and more in place.

It's impossible to blame the emperor for a policy mistake!

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February is already here.

A month had passed since the impeachment that had been discussed by the people of Chang'an for many days. In the hearts of the people, things like oil, salt, firewood, rice, sauce, vinegar and tea were the most important. They had long since turned their attention away from the towering imperial palace and had already begun to busy themselves with their livelihood for the new year.

The cabinet had already reviewed and approved Wu Tianci's impeachment on the second day, which was the evening of the ninth day of the first lunar month. The three speakers, headed by Zhuo Yixing, were the first to raise their hands to express their stance, and the rest of the cabinet members naturally supported it.

Even Xiao Yulou and others who came from Guanyun City at the invitation of Wu Tianci were stunned and dazzled before they realized that this incident really happened.

Of course they also raised their hands in agreement, and the cabinet passed it unanimously.

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, the cabinet issued a document to dismiss Wu Tianci from the post of Emperor of Daxia. All the personnel in the inner court were handed over to the Ministry of Justice for trial. Wu Tianci could live in the Yangxin Palace and was not allowed to leave the Palace!

On the 11th day of the first lunar month, Minister of War Zhuo Bieli submitted a proposal to the Secretariat to deploy the Second and Third Armies of the Great Xia Army to eliminate Tuoba Wang's forces in the Western Xia Autonomous Region. The Secretariat approved the proposal, which was then reviewed and approved by the Cabinet. On the 12th day of the first lunar month, the order was delivered by train to Feng Xi and Wei Wubing, who had already arrived in the Western Xia Autonomous Region.

All the people and things in the court did not experience too much fluctuation due to the emperor's dismissal. After just a few days, they accepted this fact and resumed their busy and orderly work as before.

With the publication of the Daxia Weekly, the people of Daxia gradually learned that the emperor had been impeached.

The people of Daxia were confused. During that long period of time, this became a topic of conversation after dinner. Some people were quite worried, fearing that Daxia would be in chaos because of this, but more people just laughed it off. They then realized that the imperial power had gradually faded in their minds.

It is no longer as important as it used to be. At least now life is not affected in the slightest by the emperor's passing.

Local officials at all levels also received a formal document from the Secretariat shortly thereafter. Some of the ministers were actually frightened for a while. They were promoted by the emperor, and if they were divided into camps, they would inevitably be implicated in this matter. However, this did not happen. The document merely explained why the emperor was impeached and appeased all the officials.

Many of Daxia's current officials were once appointed by Fu Xiaoguan. These officials were merely surprised by this, then shook their heads and smiled, thinking that Yan Xiwen was quite awesome. They thought that when Fu Xiaoguan returned, he would probably get Yan Xiwen drunk.

Get drunk, that's all.

This is the effect of the seed that had been planted long ago. The thinking of these officials is very different from that of the past.

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Jang Geum Castle.

This former capital of the Fan State has long since become the seat of the Dali South Road.

Governor Fan Tianning, who once managed this land, has now retired. He and his wife Xue Yuyan still live in Jang Geum City. They responded to Fu Xiaoguan's call and have three children.

His life had long since calmed down. He was also the first to change from the thirteenth prince of Fan State to a governor of Daxia. Since Fu Xiaoguan abolished the position of governor, he quickly accepted it.

Fu Xiaoguan once invited him to Chang'an to take charge of the Ministry of Rites. He went to Chang'an, drank with Fu Xiaoguan all night, and then refused. He returned to Janggeum Castle and lived a leisurely life in retirement.

In the warm room, he put down the latest Daxia Weekly newspaper in his hand, looked at his wife who was breastfeeding their third son, and said with a smile, "Yan Xiwen is still decisive!"

"What's wrong?"

"He impeached the emperor, and now there is no emperor in Daxia."

Xue Yuyan was startled and looked up at him: "The emperor is gone? That's Fu Xiaoguan's son! Isn't Yan Xiwen afraid that he will come back and settle accounts with him?"

"What's the point of settling scores? At most, he'll be disappointed in his son for a while. You don't know him. That day in Chang'an, when we were drinking together, he said that history always moves forward. History is like a train; no one can stand in its way!"

"He said that one day there would be no supreme imperial power in the country, but there would definitely be more perfect laws to regulate everyone's behavior."

"I didn't believe it then, but now it seems... he seems to be right again, and this is exactly what he needs."

"That night he said he was leaving Daxia too, because Daxia needed to adapt to life without him. Two years have passed in the blink of an eye since he left. Under the leadership of Yan Xiwen and the others, Daxia has actually adapted to life without him. And now, this incident has actually helped Daxia take a big step forward."

Xue Yuyan handed the child to an old woman beside her, smoothed her hair, and asked, "Are you moved?"

Fan Tianning shook his head. "He wants to be a small landlord and I want to be a small independent worker too. But I received a letter from Kuchan yesterday and I really want to go and see the Great Fan Kingdom he founded."

Xue Yuyan frowned slightly: "Become an official?"

"No, go and resolve the feud between Kuchan and Fu Xiaoguan... If the Great Fan Kingdom can also establish diplomatic relations with Great Xia, it will be beneficial to both countries."

"...When do we leave?"

"Wait until spring comes and flowers bloom."