In danger, he traveled through time to save her, and the black-bellied prince doted on her

Cui Hengling asked: "Your Majesty, the matter of asking for favors in the imperial examination was set up by Prince Xi and Prince Jin to deceive the emperor. Candidates should be evaluated for their conduct before taking the exam. Please restore the system of asking for favors."

Jiang Yanqing was murdered, Jiang Xiao had lost his son in vain, and he had to listen to this sinister plan in the court. He could no longer bear it:

"Prime Minister Cui, this is a vulgar logic. When an ox plows the land and sows the seeds, and the wheat seedlings grow, you stand in the wheat field and plot, taking away his good land, taking away his oxen, cutting his wheat, and increasing his land tax. Now you are not letting him take the imperial examination and become an official?"

"Prime Minister Cui, you are already extremely prosperous and powerful, why do you want to force the people to death?"

Cui Hengling flicked his sleeves. Emperor Hui was relying on him now. Who would dare to speak to him like that and bring up the matter of his taxation and embezzlement of the national treasury?

Cui Hengling gritted his teeth and clenched his fists: "Jiang Xiaobai, be careful with your words!"

Jiang Xiaobai had a few strands of hair hanging on the sides of his face, his face looked haggard, and his shaky body could not support the mountains and rivers that were about to be overturned. He was not guarding the emperor's throne, he wanted to protect the people who were being taxed.

Jiang Xiaobai looked up at Emperor Hui and said, "Your Majesty, the imperial examination system must not be changed lightly. The emperor has made wise decisions. This is the rule set by the emperor."

"Why was Queen Xi able to quickly subdue the Youzhou army? She gave food to the people and soldiers, which is what ordinary people want."

"Except for the few people standing in the court, the rest are common people. Do you want a few officials or all the people in the world? Your Majesty, please reduce the land tax."

The eunuch Zhang Zhao glanced at Jiang Xiaobai. Jiang Yanqing had just died, and the whole family was rushing to die. Zhang Zhao spoke up for Cui Hengling, also to do him a favor:

"Your Majesty, Jiang Xiaobai is the uncle of Prince Jin. This statement must have been instigated by Prince Jin. Jiang Xiaobai colluded with treason and committed treason. He should be strangled."

The chaotic and turbulent court could not even clearly state the crime, and then began to strangle people. Who would dare to stand up again?

Wang Huaiyang stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, it is rumored that when Prince Xi attacked Youzhou, he said in front of the battle that Your Majesty would kill Guo Yi and Xue Zecheng. Only then did the Youzhou soldiers turn against their side and their morale was weakened."

"Lord Jiang is right. I come from an aristocratic family. I believe that the imperial examination system should not be changed, and the court should not unjustly kill any officials again."

Cui Hengling was shocked. The crooked beam had grown straight bones, but he couldn't accuse him to his face.

Emperor Hui's scalp was tingling. After Meng Songqing's death, he had nightmares every night. At this moment, he was tired and angry: "The imperial examination system is based on the rules set by the emperor, Jiang Xiao was demoted in vain!"

Jiang Xiaobai breathed a sigh of relief. Being demoted was nothing. The most important thing was to ensure that the poor scholar could pass the imperial examination. His depressed heart became more and more uncomfortable, and he covered his lips and coughed twice.

Cui Hengling looked at Jiang Xiaobai with pride. The poor families would gradually withdraw from the court, and the emperor would have to rely on their aristocratic families.

In less than a year, the official positions in the imperial court were like a buffet, with loopholes being repaired by tearing down one wall to repair another, and there were also trade-offs that were as severe as a knife's edge.

Wang Xun left the hall, and he was also thinking: "Your Majesty demoted the Lu family today and promoted them to King Cui. He may exterminate our entire clan tomorrow."

Cui Hengling's two sons, Cui Fengchun served as the governor of Qizhou, and Cui Chengyu was now promoted to the secretary of the Secretariat. Although he was happy, he was still not satisfied.

In Cui Hengling's mind, the emperor was stupid and could never be a match for the noble families. He said bluntly: "Huaiyang is a child who doesn't want to make progress. You have to teach him well."

In the past, Cui Hengling would not dare to speak to Wang Xun like this, but now he is the prime minister, and Wang Xun is inferior to him.