I should marry the traitor

Chapter 93 If you don’t want this position, there are plenty of other people who can do it!

The next morning, the sun was shining, and the glass reflected a little chill.

There was silence in the Golden Palace, and the silence conveyed a strong hostility.

Li Changge still sat on the throne like a puppet, his brows slightly furrowed, then relaxed, as if he had become accustomed to this situation.

The thin curtain revealed Dong Bai's graceful curves. Queen Dong was in full swing, wantonly suppressing all the court officials.

Although she could only be a bitch licking His Majesty's toes in the palace, this did not prevent Queen Dong from being arrogant and domineering in front of outsiders.

The atmosphere among the ministers was very tense. Everyone had a worried look on their face. They looked at each other, and some subtle discussions could be heard faintly.

Any government decree will be difficult to implement if it infringes upon the interests of court officials. Even a powerful official like Dong Bai cannot enforce it.

Especially when some of the most core interests are violated, they will inevitably face the most severe backlash.

Therefore, even with Dong Bai as the black glove, some things can only be carried out with the momentum of a big victory.

Now is obviously the best time. It is no secret that Yuan Shao fled and retreated to Bohai County. All these years, I have been looking forward to Yuan Shao, but she has not come. Instead...

It is an open secret that An Xinlin is now a guest in the palace.

Although countless noble families are trying to contact An Xinlin and try to win over the Beishuo Jiedushi.

But An Xinlin has not had any contact with any court officials or aristocratic families so far.

This made everyone at a loss as to what to do. They didn't know what kind of conditions the traitor Dong Bai had promised to the Jiedushi of Beishuo to make this powerful man with his own troops stand on Dong Bai's side wholeheartedly.

Of course, in reality, An Xinlin was simply staying in the basement and had no time to see anyone.

Queen Dong was even subtly jealous of this.

Yuan Shao's defeat and An Xinlin's support made Dong Bai more powerful in the court, and Li Changge could also start some other arrangements.

For example, the imperial examination.

The official selection system of Daqian was the system of recommendation, in which local officials would inspect and select talents at any time within their jurisdiction and recommend them to their superiors or the central government. Officials would then be appointed after probation and assessment.

Under this system, it was common for aristocratic families to recommend their students, former officials, friends and relatives, and even to engage in corruption and form cliques.

The most obvious one is the Yuan family. Although Yuan Mochu is really good-looking, and the Yuan family has maintained a certain degree of loyalty to Li Changge so far, this does not prevent Li Changge from wanting to make the Yuan family disappear.

The Yuan family is synonymous with three officials in four generations and students and former officials spread all over the world.

Having three dukes in four generations may be considered an apparent honor, but having students and former officials spread all over the world is something that any capable emperor would find difficult to tolerate.

Is this world your Yuan family's world, or mine?
In fact, there are irreconcilable contradictions between Li Changge and the Yuan family, or between Emperor Daqian and all the families loyal to him.

It’s just that Li Changge is now just a puppet of Dong Bai, and the aristocratic families are suffering from the threat of Dong Bai, so since the two sides are on a united front on the surface, any contradiction is a secondary contradiction.

But Li Changge never thought about getting along peacefully with these aristocratic families. Unlike the main storyline, which destroyed everything and then rebuilt it, the rapid access to the throne inevitably had to face these drawbacks that were too big to get rid of. Li Changge had always wanted to get rid of the insects that were sucking blood from Daqian.

How to govern the country with these insects?

When Xiliang drove Yuan Shao to Bohai County without a single soldier and formed an alliance with Beishuo, with the momentum of a great victory and even more terrifying military power, Li Changge could finally use Dong Bai's hand to start digging for the foundations of these families.

This is also the reason why the situation in the Golden Palace is so tense now. When Liu Ruyan proposed the imperial examination system, everyone realized that this was digging at the roots of their aristocratic families.

It is true that only members of the gentry now have the opportunity to receive education and take the imperial examinations, but in reality, the various components of the state institutions will still be controlled by the aristocratic families for a short period of time.

Of course, there are poor families, but in fact, the so-called poor families in Daqian are just some of the aristocratic families that have fallen on hard times.

This is also the direct reason why the conflict has not yet broken out. Anyone can see that changing the system of recommendation to the imperial examination is digging out the roots of the aristocratic families, but it will have little impact in the short term. How can those peasants who have never read a book possibly pass the exam better than the children of aristocratic families who have been well-read in poetry and books since childhood?

But if this system continues to be used, there will be big problems. Once the lower classes have the means to advance, they will inevitably climb up into this gap, and the aristocratic families will gradually lose their past monopoly advantages.

"Your Majesty, I think this is inappropriate."

"Oh, Master Yuan, what do you think is wrong?"

Dong Bai exuded a vague aura of power, which made Yuan Kui feel extremely pressured.

But he had to stand up and refute. He was the leader of the world's gentry, and he had to stand up and express his position even if the resistance was useless.

The Yuan family's students and former officials are spread all over the world. This huge potential power also contains huge potential responsibilities. If you, the Yuan family, don't stand up when faced with such an act of digging up the roots of the family, how can you be the leader of the aristocratic family?
Yuan Kui couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat under the pressure from Dong Bai. Since her appearance changed, this woman has become more and more terrifying.

The bloodline of this hybrid is probably no longer that of a python-ox, but has already transformed into a dragon, right?
I'm afraid that he really relied on some kind of evil magic to devour the blood of the Black Dragon. I don't know what kind of pain Your Majesty has endured behind the scenes.

"In ancient times, the tribute scholars of the various states were rewarded if they met the first requirement, were considered virtuous, if they met the second requirement, were considered virtuous, and if they met the third requirement, were considered meritorious."

"Now that the imperial examination system has been changed to the imperial examination system, it is certainly possible to assess talent and learning, but what is the most important quality for an official? How can we employ people with talent but no virtue?"

Dong Bai smiled slightly. Although she didn't understand a lot of what Yuan Kui said, Li Changge had already taught her the strategies to deal with it. Bai Bai was a vain woman and she loved this kind of pretentious things the most.

"Since we are selecting officials, of course we should select those with outstanding moral character and ability."

"Talent and learning are only the first consideration. After that, virtue will be judged by Your Majesty himself."

"But at least talented people should be selected through the imperial examination."

Dong Bai's casual words made Yuan Kui laugh, but he was laughing out of anger.

This bitch not only wants to break the monopoly of the aristocratic families, but also wants the right to judge the morality of officials? She even said in a high-sounding manner that your Majesty will judge. Who in the court doesn't know that your Majesty is your puppet?
"What if all the candidates selected in the imperial examination are people without moral integrity?"

"Just open another department and recruit new people. There are plenty of people who can take this position if you don't deserve it!"

(End of this chapter)