The Empress came ashore and beheaded the meritorious officials, forcing me to wear the yellow robe

Those with good tempers were already whispering words like "ridiculous! hateful! damn!", while those with bad tempers were already greeting all the civil and military officials in the court, as well as the entire clan's family.

because……

All those who passed the imperial examination were either the children of officials or the children of clans and wealthy merchants.

There are only a few places in the imperial examinations. If they get in, it means that people with real talent will have to step down.

Li Jize didn’t say who these people were!

but……

It's easy to figure out with your butt. Either he gave money to the examiners, or he is related to them.

If these people had money and connections, why would they have fallen into such a state?

Those who were originally feeling pitiful and ashamed because they had not passed the imperial examinations for many years, were instantly ignited with anger.

"Damn it! It's truly despicable! How dare these damned officials commit such partiality and corruption?"

"I originally thought it was Mr. Xu who was incompetent, but now I realize it's because I don't have the money to give gifts!"

"How can we bear such humiliation? Everyone, go and expose these corrupt officials together!"

"Yes! Let's go and file a complaint together! I still don't believe there's no place for justice in this world."

I don't know who shouted, saying that they wanted to go and file a complaint with the emperor and let the empress know everything.

but……

What was strange was that the scene suddenly became inexplicably quiet, and everyone looked at each other.

Some are unwilling and afraid to be the first to speak out, while others have already thought of something?

Sure enough, everyone turned their heads and looked at the King of Qin, only to find that he was standing there motionless, just staring at them like idiots.

hiss~

At this moment, they suddenly realized!

King Qin! You sacrificed so much for the Great Qi, but what happened in the end?

If he was like this, how could they go? Where could they go to complain?

Li Jize's answer was straightforward. "This is a massive group, trained by their clans and sent to serve as officials in the imperial court. Once elected, these officials return to their clans. In other words, they've formed a collective of interests, blocking all avenues for advancement! Even the current Prime Minister is one of their people. Everyone... where can you go to complain?"

In a word, the subtext is "Who in this court is suing me?"

If you can see the emperor, I lose!

Besides, was the Empress really a good emperor? And what happened to the King of Qin?

After hearing this, the poor children present at the scene all hung their heads in dejection and sighed.

Because they discovered an extremely terrifying and dark fact...

No matter how hard they study, no matter how many years they wait and take exams, even if they study until they die, they will never succeed.

The people around them sighed and lamented when they saw these scholars, but they were still talking and laughing. Obviously, they didn't realize the seriousness of the problem!

So, Li Jize asked in return, "Why are you all so determined to take the imperial examination?"

The scholars were all stunned.

Until some people started to make a fuss, "Of course it's better to pass the imperial examination so that you can become an official!"

All the people burst into laughter.

Ten years as a clean magistrate, one hundred thousand silver coins!

Being an official is good, why not be an official? Being an official means you get money!

Li Jize nodded and then asked the people, "If such an official were to take office, would your lives be good?"

moment……

The people fell silent one by one!

How could they possibly live well? If they were, why would Da Qi have so many victims? Why would so many people rebel?

They lived in Qinghe County, where there was no disaster, but they still could not escape the "skinning behavior" of the prefect Lin Bingwei.

Li Jize pointed to an old man wearing patched clothes and said, "Old man! I believe you have lived in Qinghe County for a long time. Can you tell us how your life is going?"

The old man stepped out of the line and quickly knelt on the ground. After paying his respects to the King of Qin, he said, "Replying to the King of Qin! I am originally from Qinghe County. The Great Qi has been engaged in continuous wars, and taxes have been raised again and again! Originally, according to the current tax revenue of the court, we would have paid it and at least had something to eat! But ever since Lin Bingwei levied various taxes under various pretexts..."

As he spoke, the old man wiped his tears and sighed, "My poor son, daughter-in-law, and newborn grandson all starved to death!"

After he finished speaking, the other people around him also felt the same way and lamented.

You have to pay taxes if you work, and you have to pay taxes if you don’t work. Only death and taxes are inevitable!

Li Jize nodded in satisfaction. He looked at the children from humble backgrounds, pointed at the common people, and said, "Everyone, now that you understand that you've learned knowledge and culture, and that the path to advancement is closed off by the corrupt and dark court... where is your path? A true man should stand tall and serve his country and his people! Yet you're fixated on that imperial examination that you'll never achieve. Where is your hope and future?"

These words made everyone blush, but also woke them up.

Some truths don't need to be explained to those who read! Haven't the books of sages taught them these great truths?

It was just because he was too poor and helpless that he wanted to rely on the imperial examination to turn things around and change his fate.

Thinking of this, someone immediately stood up, looked at Li Jize and shouted, "King Qin! What should we do?"

"Yes! Today we have come to our senses, but we still have nowhere to go. King Qin, please point us in a direction!"

Li Jize smiled!

It's very simple. The direction he gave was...

Come work in my army! I'll pay you!

As for their characters, they are also very simple. They are for the common people! For more children from poor families, popularize this knowledge and let them understand who is responsible for their suffering today.

We must let these people's anger rise, let them hate the court! Hate the corrupt officials! Hate the empress!

When this hatred and anger reaches a peak and has nowhere to vent...

Hey! You never thought it would be me, Li Jize, who would give you an outlet to vent your anger.

Join the heroes of Liangshan! Join the Beiliang Wolf Riders and I will lead you to vent.

Before Li Jize came to power, he arrested the prefect Lin Bingwei and put him on public trial just to let the people vent their anger.

Once Li Jize opened this loophole, his team would be successful! Needless to say, these common people would spontaneously support the King of Qin's team.