Princess Promotion

The next morning, just as the sky began to turn pale, the sounds of horse hooves and wheels rolling could be heard on the streets of the capital.

The ministers got up one after another and prepared to go to the palace to attend the morning court.

Liang Xingli's residence was quite a distance from the imperial palace. In order to catch the morning court, he would get up before dawn.

When he arrived at the palace gate, the sky was still hazy and he could only vaguely see the figures of some colleagues.

Liang Xingli rubbed his eyes, trying to clear his mind.

When he entered the court, he noticed something strange.

On weekdays, ministers always gather in groups of three or four to chat or exchange their experiences in government affairs.

However, today, they all gathered in front of the bulletin board, looking at something intently.

Liang Xingli wondered, isn't this the edict of accession to the throne?

This news has spread all over the government and the public a few days ago, why are you all still here watching it?

When Liang Xingli squeezed into the crowd and saw the contents on the bulletin board clearly, he was stunned.

This is not an edict of accession to the throne at all, it is clearly an announcement about the reform of the imperial examination system for selecting officials!

As Liang Xingli's gaze moved, his mouth gradually opened wider and shock flashed in his eyes.

The imperial edict not only elaborated on the reform plan of the imperial examination system, but also clarified the time and place of the examination, and even relaxed the candidate qualifications.

Liang Xingli muttered to himself: "Isn't it said to be the edict of accession to the throne? How could it be..."

At this moment, an official next to him pointed to a line of small words at the end of the edict and reminded him.

Liang Xingli looked in the direction of the finger and saw a line of small characters that read: "Yao Chuguang ascended the throne on the Jiazi day of the tenth month of Zhaohua."

The corners of Liang Xingli's mouth twitched. In all his years as an official, he had never seen such a blatant edict that was a wolf in sheep's clothing.

In the court, as officials arrived one after another, the unique edict of accession caused an uproar.

The ministers looked at the edict with expressions of disbelief on their faces.

They never thought that an accession edict could be entirely about the reform of the imperial examination system.

But the actual information about his accession to the throne consisted of only one sentence.

For a while, there was a lot of discussion in the court.

However, facing the doubts and dissatisfaction of his ministers, Yao Chuguang appeared unusually calm.

Yao Chuguang: "This is indeed the enthronement decree. Does it contain the date of my accession?"

This sentence was like a bombshell, causing a huge shock in the court.

The ministers had never seen such "rogue" behavior. They stared with their eyes wide open and their mouths open, as if they could not believe their ears.

The ministers looked at each other, knowing that it was futile to argue with the empress over the imperial edict.

A minister, holding a tablet, made an impassioned speech: "Your Majesty, the imperial examination system can select talented people from humble backgrounds, but it cannot guarantee their loyalty and integrity."

Yao Chuguang: "Did you know that the knife used to behead Yu Zhijian at the execution ground has curled up?"

Yu Zhijian executed more than a hundred corrupt officials in just half a month, and slapped them in the face on the spot. He almost said directly that if the people you recommended were not corrupt officials, I would not have implemented the imperial examination system.

Minister A lost!

Another minister added anxiously, "Not only that, the imperial examination system may also cause dissatisfaction among the aristocratic families. They have served as officials for generations and have accumulated deep political capital. Now they are forced to sit on equal footing with students from humbler backgrounds. This will undoubtedly trigger a strong backlash from them."

Yao Chuguang: "Tell them to hold it in. Come over and fight if you have the guts."

Whoever can defeat Duke Li will have a chance to sit on the throne.

Minister B was defeated!

The ministers were speechless after being confronted by Yao Chuguang, but they were not willing to give up.

One of the ministers was so emotional that he shouted that he wanted to die in protest, claiming that if the imperial examination system was not abolished, he would rather die to show his determination.

Faced with such a threat, Yao Chuguang was silent for a moment, then asked the palace servants to carry out a coffin.

She said coldly, "If you truly disagree with the imperial examination system, you can simply resign."

"For those who threaten death, I can prepare coffins for you. This imperial examination system must be implemented!"

There was an uproar in the court, and the ministers looked at each other in astonishment and confusion.

They originally thought that as the empress, Yao Chuguang would cherish her reputation.

After all, the emperor did not want to be a wise and benevolent ruler who was famous for his virtue and reputation in history books.

However, Yao Chuguang seemed to not care at all about his record in history books.

Yao Chuguang remained unmoved by the ministers' soft and hard tactics, and was just a tough scoundrel.

In the end, the court meeting ended in a bad mood.