Girl, let me check it out.

Even after five hundred years, the current peace situation has collapsed. The Lanling Xiao family and the Shangyuan Wang family, who control the eyes and ears of the world, have a direct split and have even resorted to fighting.

This gave the emperor a great opportunity.

Unfortunately, emperors of successive dynasties failed to grasp this opportunity.

Fang Tang listened to what Fang Weihan said, and his face flushed with abnormal excitement.

"If that's the case...it seems like it might actually work..."

The girl took a deep breath to calm her madly beating heart.

"After we have a secret meeting with the former Wang family, get rid of the other seven families, and kick several medium-sized families out of the political system, you can use this as an exchange for some of the Qinghuo Academy's exemptions from selecting officials."

Ragdoll Cat continued.

"The Uehara Wang family will definitely agree, even if this decision may be detrimental to their long-term interests."

In most cases, between a small amount of liquid funds and a huge amount of long-term deposits, the former is definitely more important.

Qinghuo Academy just opened up places for students from poor families, it’s not a big deal at all.

"Teacher! I think this plan is really feasible!"

Fang Tang held a roll of bamboo tube and paced back and forth in the room excitedly.

The girl's fragrance brought about by her movements was like a small brush, brushing back and forth across Fang Weihan's nose.

Fang Tang now feels that he has chosen the right teacher, as he can really give him practical and useful suggestions instead of empty and pretentious nonsense about saints.

Those things are for the common people to hear. Why should a princess like me listen to them?

Fang Tang really wants to pick up the cat and kiss it.

I always thought cats were cute, and now I think they are even cuter.

To her surprise, the Ragdoll Cat still tapped the table lightly with its paw, as if it had something to say.

"More than that, this is just our first step."

Of course Fang Weihan would not stop there.

The ultimate weapon that can truly impact the power of the aristocratic families is still to come.

"Do you know why the previous dynasty's system of selecting officials for official positions was abolished? Instead, it was replaced with the even more stupid hereditary official academy system?"

Fang Weihan asked.

"Well... I remember it was Emperor Gaozu who said that the noble families and the emperor were responsible for governing the country, and the people at the bottom only needed to live and work in peace and contentment."

When Fang Tang said this, he couldn't help but blush with shame.

It's obvious that what our ancestors said was just a lie!

"Have you ever thought about this? Since the people can't see the path to promotion, why don't they resist?"

Ragdoll Cat continued to ask,

“There was resistance.”

Fang Tang recalled the history he knew.

"The biggest one was in the 13th year of Zhengzhi. Because the officials of the aristocratic families levied heavy taxes and deceived their superiors and subordinates, the people of the entire Southern County of Jingzhou protested collectively. Dozens of counties and towns joined together to echo each other, saying that they would take their families and live in seclusion in the Qinling Mountains, and never return."

"The results of it?"

"As a result, the next day after they issued the statement, the heads of dozens of leaders were hung on the gate of Nanjun City. People at that time called it 'hanging heads on the city gate'."

When Fang Tang talked about these things, he couldn't help but reveal a trace of helplessness and heartache.

Those were all the people of her Great Zhou. The princess of the empire certainly would not have the heart to let them die tragically in this way.

Fang Weihan also knew about this matter.

During the Zhengzhi period, the power of the aristocratic families was on the rise, and these people touched upon interests that they should never touch.

So they solved the problem quickly and efficiently with thunder-like means.

The existence of practitioners reduces the cost of law enforcement to almost the lowest level.

The common people have no resources for cultivation; this is the most fundamental inequality between them and the aristocratic families.

With a dozen mortal bodies, they might be able to kill a Mingwu first-level cultivator by relying on their numerical advantage.

Dozens of mortals might be able to fight against a second-level cultivator.

What about the monks who have reached the third, fourth, or even divine level, or who can split mountains and rocks?

What if they formed a systematic cooperation?

The Mingwu monks charged in the front, the Five Elements monks released large-scale destructive elemental forces, and the formation masters and doctors assisted from the side.

Such a combination can unleash a combat power dozens of times greater than that of a single combatant, which is a loss that the human wave tactics cannot afford.

An army whose morale remains unbroken even with one third of its soldiers killed or wounded is already an iron army. How can we expect the loosely organized people to charge forward at the risk of their lives without fleeing?

"The great man's chariot rolled over the flesh and blood of the people, and suppressed all their cries into the city walls, where the accumulated flesh and blood was rotting and stinking."

Ragdoll Cat sighed.

"The people have been silent for five hundred years with no hope of promotion. How much resentment do you think they have accumulated? If in this situation, there is an emperor who lends them a helping hand and trusts them wholeheartedly, what do you think is the probability that they will remain loyal?"

"The incident at Qinghuo Academy is just the beginning. We can use this as an excuse to start a mechanism to select talents from the lower classes through examinations. Only in this way can we fundamentally shake the power of the aristocratic families."

Fang Tang stopped talking.

She was so shocked by the enormous power hidden behind Fang Weihan's words that she lost her mind.

After a moment's silence, the girl suddenly picked up the unsuspecting Ragdoll cat and rubbed it hard.

Fang Weihan: "?"

"Teacher, I like you so much, hehe..."

Her voice became a little muffled as it was buried in Fang Weihan's fur.

But it's still not difficult to hear the girl's ecstasy.

"Let me go first."

The ragdoll cat kicked its four legs wildly in her hands and finally struggled out.

"What we are talking about now is only for reference. At least it should be based on the fact that the imperial power and the power of the aristocratic families are on equal footing. The current situation... is absolutely unacceptable."

"I know!"

Fang Tang's pretty face turned red with excitement, and she didn't take it to heart at all.

"The teacher is my teacher. He only needs to provide theoretical guidance. After all, that's what I need. Of course, I will take care of the specific things!"

"I have a hundred ways to seize power from the noble families, but I just don't have the chance to use them. The day I get married will be the beginning of my recovery of power!"

The girl waved her fist confidently.

The ragdoll cat flicked its tail, its eyes looking deep.

To be fair, Fang Tang’s cards at this moment were not bad.

Even if the emperors of the Great Zhou Dynasty lost everything, they never lost the military power of the imperial guards in the camp north of the city.

The Left and Right Shenzhao, the Left and Right Shenwu, the Left and Right Longwu, the six strongest guards among the sixteen guards of the imperial army, totaling 120,000 people, still obey the emperor's edicts, and most of their commanders are close members of the royal family.

The royal families and princes of various places were still able to curb the power of the aristocratic families in the local areas, and the court was not without officials trusted by the emperor. In addition to the overall environment, there were still unified contradictions that could be transferred, so the country would not be destroyed.

It will take five hundred years for this to happen.

With Fang Tang's ability, Fang Weihan believed that even without her, she would be able to change this world ruled by aristocratic families.

but……

All of Fang Tang's ambitions and great ideas were destined to fail.

Her brilliant life that was about to begin came to an abrupt end on the day she got married.

The fire in the Changming North Palace burned everything and submerged the most fortunate heir in the history of the Great Zhou in the torrent of time.

The ragdoll cat looked at the girl who was excitedly calculating beside him in a daze.

A great sadness instantly buried him.

She should have been reborn after a fire, but who knew that she would eventually turn into ashes.

As long as the world is not destroyed, no one can remember her, and no one will stand by her side.

There was no one who helped her dispel the darkness before her eyes, and no one who gently praised her, even though she had done her best.

Now the world is about to be destroyed, but he is ordered to travel through time to bring her back to the future.

The price was the life of another girl with a similar fate.

Is this... what is called cause and effect?

"Teacher! What do you think we should design as questions when we set the exam?"

Fang Tang's excited voice interrupted Fang Weihan's thoughts.

The Ragdoll Cat looked at the beautiful face of the girl in front of him and couldn't help laughing.

I am just being too sentimental. Her situation is obviously much worse than mine, but I am still in high spirits.

Those who wanted her dead fought for power and wealth in the midst of decadence and luxury, and talked about character and elegant learning.

But she was ecstatic about finding a truly useful way to govern the country.

Fang Weihan felt that if he was destiny, he would let this girl live.

"It is well-reasoned and can be used as a grading standard. The learning cost is low and can be promoted on a large scale. The learning value is strong and can shape talents."

Ragdoll Cat said calmly.

"Yes, and besides that, we need to examine a wide range of issues. We can't just draw conclusions based on one criterion."

Fang Tang kept nodding his head and added a sentence.

Fang Weihan glanced at her.

"It seems like you already have the answer in your mind?"

"Correct!"

The lights reflected in Fang Tang's eyes flickered, and the blush on her pretty face had not yet faded.

The girl's rosy cheeks showed that Her Royal Highness the Princess was in a talkative mood.

"I think the Four Books and Five Classics are pretty good!"

Fang Tang said with a smile.

cat plush:"……"

I can only say that she is worthy of being the princess of the empire. After just a moment of thought, she came up with the best answer after trial and error.

"The original intention of our exam is to select talents, to select those who are loyal to the emperor."

"In that case, aren't those pedantic words of saints and those ideas of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism that the previous dynasty promoted the best test questions? Those things can't change me, but they can change others."

Fang Tang looked at Fang Weihan with burning eyes, waiting for his answer.

"Of course, we can't just test this. After all, our country can't be governed by scholars. I also want to add current affairs and poetry and songs."

"What do you think, teacher? Is it too difficult?"

Ragdoll Cat sighed.

"Although what you said just now was a bit extreme, there was nothing wrong with it."

"I think your plan is perfect. It only needs a period of experimentation and pilot testing before it can be implemented on a large scale."

The reason he sighed was: Fang Tang was really too smart.

He felt a little sorry when he thought that such an idealistic, ambitious and resourceful grandmother...great-grandmother did not survive.

If Fang Tang really survived, his situation might have been greatly improved, and he would no longer be a prince in name only.

Chapter 241 Miracle

Fang Weihan and Fang Tang continued discussing until dawn.