Li Mu is working hard to become the Queen's unique little cotton-padded jacket.
The queen was isolated and helpless in the court, so Li Mu took the initiative to stand up and angrily scolded the officials on her behalf.
When the Queen wanted to invade the academy, Li Mu set up a court at the entrance of the academy to collect evidence of crimes committed by the academy students.
Even when writing memorials, he would thoughtfully prepare speeches for the Queen, unlike Gongsun Li who stood outside the curtain like a robot and could only relay the Queen's words and shout "Go to court" and "Dismiss the court".
It's a pity that there isn't an old crooked neck tree behind Ziwei Hall, otherwise these words would have been even more impactful.
The Queen's majestic voice echoed in the palace, and every word she spoke was like a sharp sword, piercing into the hearts of the ministers.
Li Mu also said similar things, but he was just a little head catcher and a little censor, so he was not qualified to say such things. In the entire Zhou Dynasty, the only person who was qualified to say these things was the Queen.
The continuation of the Great Zhou Dynasty depends on the mental power of the people in the thirty-six counties. This is a fact that everyone knows.
The power of telepathy is not only a manifestation of the court's popularity among the people, but the imperial aura in the ancestral temple is also condensed by the telepathy of the people of the Zhou Dynasty. The imperial court lost the popularity of the people, internal and external troubles came one after another, and the fall of the previous dynasty was due to this reason.
Even important officials from the old and new parties were lost in thought at this time.
Whether the Xiao family or the Zhou family will hold the throne of the Zhou Dynasty in the future is an irreconcilable fundamental contradiction between them.
But neither the Xiao family nor the Zhou family are willing to take over a broken country. If even the Great Zhou Dynasty is destroyed, what's the point of them fighting over it?
A large academy is not good for the stability of the imperial power.
Although they all wanted to rely on the power of the academy, they did not want the academy to suppress the imperial power, and they did not want the Great Zhou Dynasty to be destroyed in the hands of the academy.
Before Li Mu exposed these things, they did not realize that such a serious problem existed in the academy.
Today's morning court ended in an extremely quiet atmosphere. The Queen did not continue to deepen the reform of the court official selection system. She only urged the Ministry of Punishment, Shendu Yamen, Yushitai, and Dali Temple to seriously deal with the crimes committed in the three major academies.
s student.
Everyone knows that this is just a brief moment of tranquility before the storm comes.
After the students from these colleges are dealt with, it will be the turn of the colleges.
After the morning court, Li Muzheng was about to leave the palace. Lord Mei stopped him and whispered: "Your Majesty has summoned you."
Li Mu followed Mrs. Mei to a garden in the harem. The flowers in the garden were blooming. Many flowers that were not in season were blooming at the same time. A figure stood in front. She was wearing an imperial robe and a crown, but her back was turned to
She was looking at Li Mu, but Li Mu couldn't see her face.
Li Mu could only see a back figure, but this back figure looked friendly.
Based on his countless experiences in observing women, he can deduce from just this back view that Her Majesty the Queen's appearance is not bad.
Many thoughts passed through his mind in an instant. Li Mu stood still in the distance, bowed and said, "I see your Majesty."
The Queen said slowly: "No courtesy."
Her voice was calm and soothing, and you couldn't guess what she was thinking just from her tone of voice.
She turned her back to Li Mu and seemed to be admiring the flowers. After a long time, she spoke again, turning her back to Li Mu and asked: "I want to build another academy in addition to the four major academies. What do you think?"
Li Mu shook his head and said, "I thought it was not good."
Gongsun Li frowned, Master Mei winked at Li Mu, but Li Mu just pretended not to see it.
He positions himself as a counselor, not a licker.
If the Queen is accused by the academy, he will stand up to defend what the Queen wants to do. If he thinks it is right, he will help the Queen. But if he does not agree with the Queen's idea, he will still put it forward.
The Queen was not angry, and her voice remained calm: "Tell me what you think."
Li Mudao: "A large part of the reason why the three major academies have developed to the current situation is that the official positions in the imperial court are monopolized by the academies. As long as the academy students can graduate from the academies, they can easily join the court. If the academy manages
If they are not strict, it will be easy for them to develop arrogance and licentiousness. Your Majesty will build another academy, which will not be fundamentally different from these major academies."
The Queen said: "In your opinion, how should the court change this situation."
Li Mudao: "Open the imperial examination."
The queen paused and asked, "What is the imperial examination?"
Li Mu explained: "The imperial court no longer selects officials from academies, but selects officials through examinations, allowing talented people to apply freely. This kind of examination must be fair, just, and open..."
Gongsun Li said: "The academy system was established by Emperor Wen for more than a hundred years. It is impossible for you to bypass the four major academies to get an official position."
"It's not about bypassing it, but returning the power of selecting officials to the imperial court." Li Mu shook his head and said: "The existence of academies is not entirely a drawback. Although over the years, an unhealthy trend has been born in the three major academies.
Evil, but there is no need to completely deny the academy. Most academy students are far better than ordinary people in terms of talent and virtue. Academy students can still take part in the imperial examination. They are also easier to pass the exam than non-academy students, but those who pass the imperial examination
Screening, the selection of officials in the imperial court is no longer entirely decided by the academy, pressure will also arise among the students of the academy, and the unhealthy tendencies of the academy can be well suppressed..."
Li Mu looked at the Queen's back and said: "The imperial examination is very conducive to the cohesion of people's hearts and minds. After the imperial examination is launched, the people at the bottom will also have the qualifications to become officials in the court, which can very well prevent the students from the four major academies from forming cliques for private gain."
The current situation is that officials from poor families who have been promoted through the imperial examination will definitely be grateful to the court and Your Majesty..."
Needless to say, the benefits of the imperial examination can completely change the current deadlock of the imperial court in the Zhou Dynasty and inject new vitality into the imperial court.
As long as talents are selected scientifically and this method of selecting officials is not allowed to become rigid, even if the Great Zhou Dynasty dies in the future, the imperial examination will always exist.
The Queen was silent for a while, then suddenly said: "Open your mouth."
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Li Mu was stunned for a moment, thinking he heard wrongly.
A ray of white light shot from the Queen's body into Li Mu's mouth. Li Mu faintly saw that it was a pill. The pill melted in his mouth and turned into a thick spiritual power that poured into his limbs and bones.
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Big beads of sweat rolled down Li Mu's forehead. This spiritual energy was too huge and violent, reminding him of the situation when he was snatched away by Master Qian Huan.
Just when Li Mu felt that he could no longer hold on, a soft force suddenly poured into his body.
The source of this power is the Queen with her back to him.
The power was very gentle, like the spring breeze blowing on the face, but under this gentle power, the violent spiritual power began to become calmer and slowly flowed into Li Mu's Dantian.
Li Mu only felt that the magic power in his Dantian was constantly rising, and finally reached a peak.
At a certain moment, Li Mu suddenly felt that something was broken inside his body.
He tried to use the word "Ji" in the Nine-Character Mantra, and found that there was no obstacle to using this Taoist technique that he could not use before.
This means that he has entered into supernatural powers.
The third level of middle school he dreamed of was achieved so easily.
At this moment, Li Mu deeply felt that his decision at the beginning was indeed correct. Following the Queen, she could give him whatever he wanted...
Suppressing his joy, Li Mu bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
The Queen said calmly: "You are mine. The stronger you are, the more you can do for me."
After finally having the opportunity to meet the Queen, Li Mu finally had the opportunity to ask her questions about spiritual practice in person.
He looked up at the Queen's back and asked: "Your Majesty, I encountered an inner demon during my practice. The inner demon occasionally appears in my dreams, always transforming into a strange woman. Your Majesty has cultivated the Xuanxuan. I want to
Please tell me, Your Majesty, what should I do to defeat my inner demons?"
Mrs. Mei had a strange look on her face and lowered her head to hide her expression.
The Queen said: "Inner demons arise from your heart. Only you can defeat them. Others can't help you."
Unexpectedly, even a strong person in the third realm could not do anything about his inner demon. Li Mu sighed and said, "I understand."
The Queen said slowly: "I will consider the matter of the imperial examination carefully. You can go back first."
Li Mu bowed and said, "I take my leave."
It was not easy for him to have the opportunity to be so close to Her Majesty the Queen, but he still didn't see her face, which made Li Mu feel a little regretful.
But this trace of regret was soon diluted by the joy of being promoted to magical powers.
Li Mu happily returned to the Yamen and saw Wang Wu and others gathered together, with their heads inward and buttocks outwards, sneaking around and not knowing what they were doing.
Li Mu coughed, and the others immediately stood up straight and said, "Hello, boss..."
Li Mu glanced at them and asked, "What are you looking at?"
General Wang put one hand behind his back and said, "It's nothing..."
Li Mu stretched out his hand and said, "Hand it over."
Wang Wu sighed and placed a booklet in Li Mu's hand.
Li Mu looked at the booklet in his hand and found the words "Hundred Beautiful Pictures of the Divine Capital" written on it.
"You are not allowed to look at these messy things during office hours. They have been confiscated." Li Mu put the book in his sleeve and returned to his room, looking at it with interest.
He originally thought that this picture was some kind of restricted album, but after opening it, he discovered that the women on it were all wearing clothes.
Turning to the home page again, after reading the introduction of this volume, he learned that this was a collection of pictures of Shendu painted by a painter from Shendu, and included more than a hundred beautiful women in Shendu. Li Mu casually flipped through a few pages and read
Zhang's haunting face came into view.
The picture in this picture album is of a girl. The girl is only sixteen or seventeen years old. Between her eyebrows, she looks very similar to Liu Hanyan.
On the lower left side of the portrait, there is also a line of annotation: Liu Hanyan, a musician from Miaoyinfang, is the best in the city of God for his piano skills.
Obviously, this is her when she was a girl. This painting was made at least five or six years ago. At this time, she looked like something Li Mu had never seen before.
Li Mu stared at the portrait of her as a girl for a long time, thinking more deeply in his heart. He was about to close the album when he accidentally caught a glimpse of a portrait of a woman on the next page.
Seeing this woman's face, Li Mu's body was shaken.
This woman was exactly the same as the woman he often dreamed of!
