I clearly wanted to be a tyrant, but how did I become the greatest emperor of all time?

Jiang De then said: "Although this policy paper is outrageous, it is a perfect example of the classics, and there is nothing wrong with the article itself."

"Add him to the list of candidates for the palace examination. When the palace examination comes, His Majesty will decide his ranking."

All the subordinates expressed their agreement.

In this way, the fourth year of the imperial examination ended.

In a blink of an eye, it was time to announce the results.

On this day, all the scholars in Kyoto gathered around the Imperial Examination Hall.

The surrounding restaurants opened early and set up tables on the street to provide free tea to the scholars.

All the waiters in the hotel changed into festive coats.

As long as someone passes the exam, these waiters will run up to congratulate them and ask for some reward money.

Those scholars who passed the imperial examinations were often generous with their rewards.

Finally, the magnificent imperial edict was posted.

"I got it! I got it, hahaha!" A scholar shouted excitedly when he saw his name.

"congratulations!"

"Haha, I'm on the list too!"

"Brother Liu has been selected as a member and is at the top of the imperial list this time!"

"Hurry up and tell Brother Liu the good news!"

Those who surrounded the imperial edict were all scholars who lacked confidence.

Someone like Liu Wenzhuo who is confident about everything would certainly not squeeze in to see the imperial edict.

He sat in the restaurant next door, waiting for others to come and congratulate him.

Sure enough, after a while, fellow villagers came running over, shouting:

"Brother Liu, Brother Liu! You have won the first place in the imperial examination!"

"congratulations!"

"Congratulations, Brother Liu!"

All the fellow villagers around came up to congratulate Liu Wenzhuo.

Liu Wenzhuo was also very generous in tipping the waiter and greeting the fellow villagers around him.

Liu Wenzhuo looked around and saw Lu Weibin sitting alone not far away.

Just then, a waiter came in and shouted:

"Lu Weibin, is Lord Lu here? Congratulations to Lord Lu for passing the exam!"

Under the jealous gazes of the surrounding scholars, Lu Weibin finally took out some change to reward the waiter who brought him the good news.

No matter how calm Lu Weibin was, he was a little excited at this moment.

In the morning he was Tian Shelang, and in the evening he ascended to the Hall of the Son of Heaven.

If you pass the examination and become a tribute student, you will become an official of the Great Zhou.

I didn't expect that I could pass the exam even though I wrote such a policy paper.

All the successful candidates were beaming with joy.

Those who failed the exam would drink in frustration and have to wait for the next time.

The candidates were all in high spirits, and Li Tian was also looking forward to tomorrow's palace examination.

This time, I want to fundamentally solve the problem of "lack of talent"!

We must recruit useful talents in this scientific expedition!

This time, we must find a useful "traitor"!

These days, Li Tian has also been summarizing.

Li Tian sat in the imperial study, looking through the documents and records of past dynasties.

Especially those famous tyrants in history, Li Tian wants to summarize their excellent experiences!

Soon, Li Tian discovered a pattern!

He was ecstatic at this discovery.

A foolish ruler is usually accompanied by treacherous ministers.

In other words, an excellent tyrant must have good treacherous ministers to cooperate with him!

No wonder my plans always backfire!

It turns out that there are always loyal ministers in the court who want to harm me!

Some treacherous people must be promoted!

As long as the court is full of treacherous villains, is there any need to worry about the failure of great undertakings?

In that case, even if I stay in the harem all day, the country's fortune will gradually decline!

This is called ruling with ease!

In order to achieve this ideal, Li Tian decided to work hard to carefully select and examine the treacherous officials!

So, what kind of minister is a treacherous minister?

Li Tian concluded that there are several types of treacherous ministers!

I used to think it was too simple!

It’s also because of bad history!

The first type is the powerful official!

This kind of treacherous ministers are the most harmful, and powerful ministers basically appear at the end of a dynasty.

Powerful officials are good at oppressing imperial power and causing great damage to the dynasty's national destiny.

However, it is extremely difficult to cultivate a powerful official, and one needs to have strong abilities to become one.

It seems that in the court, only Tang Xiaoren has the potential to become a powerful official.

My father-in-law, you still need to keep working hard!

I have been so negligent in state affairs, why haven't you become a powerful prime minister yet?

The second type is treacherous ministers!

The flatterers are good at flattering and leading the emperor in having fun.

The ministers in the court are too old-fashioned, and there is no chance for flatterers to survive at all.

The only one who could barely be considered a treacherous minister was Xiao Weizi.

It seems I have to start with the people around me and select some flatterers who can lead me in a life of debauchery.

In addition to the palace, we must also look at the court.

This time, the imperial examination must focus on training some treacherous people!

The third type is the cruel official!

A cruel official is an official who acts brutally.

Such officials usually constantly attack ministers in the court, triggering wave after wave of court struggles.

They were also very harsh to their subordinates and used severe punishments to oppress the people.

Cruel officials can also cause great harm to the court.

For example, Emperor Wu of Han favored cruel officials, which eventually led to the Witchcraft Rebellion.

This kind of people are also in short supply in the imperial court!

Still need to dig deeper!

The fourth type is mediocre officials.

This type of treacherous villain is not as lethal as the previous three.

However, mediocre officials usually slack off in their official duties, occupy the toilet without doing anything, and do not do their job.

Although mediocre officials may not seem to cause much harm, if their number is too large, they can have a huge impact on the dynasty.

These are the four types of treacherous people summarized by Li Tian.

After the country's fortunes soared several times, Li Tian realized that he could not fight against the loyal officials in the court alone!

I must form a group of treacherous villains!

Have a good fight with the loyal officials of the court!

And Li Tian also made a plan!

First, let the Western Factory screen out treacherous ministers who meet the above four conditions from among the ministers in the court!

Then promote them well, form a treacherous group, and fight against the loyal officials of the court!

Another thing is to select and examine some fresh blood in the imperial examination.

Let fresh blood wash the loyal ministers in the court!

Li Tian was speechless!

Why is it so easy for others to be a tyrant!

It's so hard to be a tyrant!

This must not be my problem!

After much thought, I think there must be too many traitors under my command!

Therefore, if you want to ruin the country's destiny faster, you have to sow sabotage in the court!

Li Tian is full of expectations for this imperial examination!

The palace examination is tomorrow.

This time we must select the top treacherous minister!

Everyone's attention was focused on this palace examination.

The venue for the palace examination was the most magnificent Golden Throne Hall in the imperial palace.

Only here can hundreds of tribute students be accommodated to take the exam together.

The Golden Throne Hall is majestic and magnificent, and is only used during important events such as the enthronement of a new emperor and the appointment of a crown prince.

Using it as an examination venue for the imperial examination also proves the importance that the Zhou Dynasty attached to the imperial examination.

Lü Weibin and a group of tribute students were led to the Golden Palace by the eunuchs.

Li Tian sat upright on the dragon throne, looking at the tribute students who filed in below.

At this moment, he could understand the meaning of Emperor Taizong of Tang's words "All the talented people in the world are in the Weng Zhong".

But what I want is not a talented person, but a treacherous minister!

Li Tian looked at this group of tribute students, hoping to find a few of them with shifty eyes.

But the tribute students this time all looked quite handsome.

Forget it, I can't judge people by their appearance!