After the child's mind was read, the tyrant caught the male queen with a black face

The imperial examination system of the Xia Kingdom had previously attracted the attention of the other three kingdoms.

But after studying this, the top leaders of the Three Kingdoms disagreed. They looked down on the peasants. To be more precise, they did not believe that the peasants with no background could surpass the sons of aristocratic families in the exams. So this reform did not make much sense.

When the emperor of Danxia announced the construction of official schools and the enrollment of civilians and women, the top leaders of other countries could no longer sit still.

At the morning meeting of the State of Chen.

After the Emperor of Chen had read the intelligence from Xia, he let his ministers take a tour and waited for them to finish reading.

The Emperor of Chen was somewhat interested and said, "My dear ministers, what do you think of the Xia Kingdom's promotion of the imperial examination and the establishment of official schools for civilians and women? Is it worth considering?"

The officials of the State of Chen looked at each other in bewilderment, and most of them stepped forward and bowed, saying:

"Your Majesty, I think it's just a waste of money. It's not worth considering."

"Your Majesty, peasants don't know how to govern a country. They can't even manage one acre of land properly."

"Commoners, and women. I think the Great Xia Emperor has gone crazy. The Xia Emperor underestimated the power of the noble families. How could those people possibly win the exam against the children of the noble families?!"

……

The Emperor of Chen was very unhappy. As an emperor, he could probably understand what the Emperor of Daxia wanted to do. He could see the benefits of increasing the number of civilian students to the imperial power, but he could also see why his own court officials opposed it. All of this made him unhappy.

The Emperor of Chen said in a deep voice: "So you all think that you are not afraid of Xia's imperial examination system? There is no need to stop or interfere?"

The court officials of the State of Chen looked at each other in bewilderment. They could see the emperor's mood and did not dare to show their heads.

At this time, a young official said, "Your Majesty, I think the move by the Emperor of Xia is very useful. Our Chen Kingdom will naturally intervene in this, but not to stop it, but to fan the flames. For example, we can send some money to the delegation, let them support the noble families, encourage Daxia to recruit more civilian students, and increase the number of civilian students participating in the imperial examination system..."

When these words were spoken, the Minister of Finance, who was in charge of the national treasury of the State of Chen, became furious and protested loudly.

"I object! I object! Your Majesty, I object to giving more money to the delegation. We have to pay for every letter! We have given out so much money, but there is no effect!"

Another military official echoed, "Your Majesty, since the delegation left for Daxia, the situation on our border has been getting worse. Originally, Xia occupied only two towns, but now?! The fourth town is almost taken by the hateful Shi family thieves, but the delegation keeps asking for money and asking Chen to be patient. What's wrong with this? The most hateful thing is that the spies I sent to those three towns said that those three towns have been forced to learn Xia's language."

"What! The Shi family thieves have taken over another town? How dare they do it again and again! How hateful!"

"What on earth is the mission doing? It's completely useless."

……

The Emperor of Chen felt overwhelmed and waved his hand: "Let's not argue about other things for now. The border issue is the next topic, let's talk about the imperial examination first."

Then he frowned and looked at the man: "Encouraging Xia to recruit civilian students and giving them money? Aren't you helping the Emperor of Xia to consolidate his power?!"

The man bowed and said, "Your Majesty, you misunderstood! Your Majesty! I just want to quickly stir up conflicts among the officials of the Xia Kingdom. Everyone can see the benefits of commoner students entering the court to the royal family. Therefore, if commoner students flood into the officialdom in a short period of time, those officials from aristocratic families will definitely become more and more restless. In this way, the top leaders of the Great Xia Kingdom may be in chaos! Your Majesty, the aristocratic families and your Majesty are not of the same mind."

The Emperor of Chen was moved. Yes!

It would be fine if commoner students came in slowly, but if they poured in on a large scale, it would definitely cause a backlash from the aristocratic families.

At this time, the courtiers from Chen State's aristocratic families glared at each other and couldn't help but say:

"You bold lunatic! How could we not be of one mind with Your Majesty?"

"You can still live peacefully without our support, so stop fanning the flames!"

"You are a spy from another country! You want to tear Chen apart, right? You want to divide us here, right?!"

……

The young official remained undaunted and continued, "Your Majesty, I am loyal to you. I just want to make a new class appear in Xia as soon as possible. Wouldn't it be better if they were caught in civil strife? Your Majesty, I am willing to die today to show my determination. I have no selfish motives."

After saying that, the man ran straight into the pillar.

The courtiers of the State of Chen who were just complaining were stunned: !!!

Colleague, are you going too far?

We didn't say anything! Why did you hit your head against the pillar and almost die?

The Emperor of Chen was still somewhat skeptical, but when he saw the other party directly hit the pillar, his suspicions immediately disappeared.

He stood up and said, "Quick! Go and call the imperial physician! Save him! Go and save him!"

When the imperial physician rushed over and tried to rescue the patient for a while, then shook his head regretfully, all the suspicions that the Emperor of Chen had about the young official disappeared.

The Emperor of Chen angrily scolded his court officials and shed tears at the same time: the loyal ministers are gone.

Then, the Emperor of Chen said to the officials of the Ministry of Revenue: "You should send some money to Xia State to instigate the noble families to cause trouble. The deadline is the beginning of spring. If there is no result by the beginning of spring, let the delegation return."

The official from the Ministry of Revenue looked at the young official sentenced to death by the imperial physician, hesitated for a moment, and then bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Afterwards, the Emperor of Chen shed another tear and sighed, "What a shame! He was loyal to his country! Give him a grand funeral. Don't treat a loyal minister badly."

All the ministers bowed their hands together: "Yes, Your Majesty."

……

Soon, the State of Chen held a grand funeral ceremony.

Along the way, there were officers and soldiers responsible for escorting this weeping funeral procession.

Inside the memorial hall, the emperor sent his grandson to say a few words of comfort. The court officials of the State of Chen also arrived one after another and presented a valuable gift to this official who had dared to make a last-ditch appeal to the emperor.

It was not until night that the families of the two officials, whose eyes were red and swollen from crying, quietly came to the place of memorial service.

They tried hard to push open the lid of the coffin, muttering, "Hurry up! Don't let the master suffocate to death."

When the lid was half opened, the official who was lying inside struggled to sit up, muttering: "I'm starving, why is it so late?!"

The confidant hurriedly said: "Sir, you are so amazing! Chen Guo is so moved. There are too many people to receive us, and we really can't find time."

The official pretending to be dead said, "Okay, okay, do you have the elbow?"

The confidant said helplessly: "Sir, the pork elbow has a strong smell and I dare not bring it. I brought some pickled vegetable porridge and baked naan."

The official pretending to be dead said helplessly: "Alright. Just lie down for a few days. Make do with it. By the way, after I leave, remember to bury him with my original body. After all, I borrowed his identity, so let him return to his roots."

The confidant said, "Yes, sir. How about I help you remove your makeup first? It must be very uncomfortable to have this fake blood all over your face."

The official pretending to be dead tried hard to drink the porridge while waving his hands: "No need. That Mo Jiazi said it can last for ten days. Let's be on the safe side and change it after we go back."

Having said this, he also told his confidant about what happened in the court in detail, and asked them to write a message and send it back to Daxia as soon as possible.

The confidant quickly recorded it, and then he suddenly said: "My lord, I remember that you said before that the plan was to use the imperial examination system of Xia Kingdom to incite the emperor of Chen Kingdom to also establish an imperial examination system, and then incite the court of Chen Kingdom to form an opposing force? Why, my lord did not use this plan? Instead..."

I am embarrassed to ask, sir, why do you suggest that Chen State use this tactic to deal with Xia State? Are you harboring rebellious intentions?

The official pretending to be dead said: "Plans are not as good as changes. The State of Chen does not attach importance to the imperial examination system at all. My advocacy will not be taken seriously. So I have to make use of the waste and make some money first. It is not a loss."

The confidant asked anxiously, "What if the officials of Daxia are really provoked?"

The official pretending to be dead chuckled.

He pointed to the sky, then patted his confidant on the shoulder and said, "You don't understand. Daxia's national conditions are different. Officials, at least those above the sixth rank, are absolutely united. This trick is useless to Daxia. It's just giving money away."

His confidant didn't understand, but when he thought of the extremely harmonious official atmosphere in Da Xia over the past year or so, he swallowed his doubts.