Although Li Mu was always on the verge of danger, he still spent the night safely.
This is due to his deliberately trained and extremely superb acting skills.
Li Mu didn't know why Her Majesty the Queen often came in and out of his dreams, but no matter what, he just praised her. No matter how narrow-minded the Queen was, she couldn't be jealous of him.
Misfortune comes from the mouth, and he finally understood this truth.
No wonder Master Mei repeatedly reminded him to respect the Queen. It seemed that she knew everything at that time. Thinking about her behavior when she saw her "inner demon", it is not so strange.
Recalling the past with the woman in his dream, Li Mu was almost certain that the Queen would not do anything to him.
And he doesn't have to worry about being invaded by inner demons, and he can finally let go of his hanging heart.
It has been more than two months since he came to Shendu, and he has experienced a lot of things. Li Mu misses Liu Hanyan and Wanwan very much, and plans to return to Beijun after waiting for the incident at the academy.
When I left the White Demon King without saying goodbye, I didn't know what happened to Su He in Bishui Bay.
When he came to Shendu Yamen, he happened to see Wang Wu taking a young man who looked like a student into prison.
Her Majesty the Queen issued an order yesterday, ordering the major yamen in Shendu to strictly investigate cases involving students from the three major academies. In addition to Shendu yamen, the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and Yushitai also began to accept these cases.
People in Shendu, if they have any grievances, can go to these yamen on their own.
Her Majesty the Queen personally ordered that no yamen dare to bend the law for personal gain. Once found out, the entire yamen will be implicated.
In the eyes of the people, Shendu Yamen is more just than any other Yamen in Shendu. Some people who began to consider various reasons and did not dare to make their grievances public, gradually began to go to Shendu Yamen.
After Zhang Chun handled a case, he sighed and said: "What's wrong with students nowadays? I think back then, when we were studying in the academy, our husband was very strict with us. Those with bad conduct would be expelled from the academy. Only two years later,
In ten years, the academy has become a place of filth and evil..."
Emperor Wen's original intention in establishing the academy was good. Since its establishment, the academy has enjoyed a highly respected position in the hearts of the people for more than a hundred years.
Although a hundred years ago, officials from different academies formed cliques and cliques, but wherever there are people there are disputes. Even if there are no four major academies, cliques among officials are inevitable in any era.
At that time, the quality of college students was far higher than it is now.
The change and deterioration of the atmosphere in the academy began during the reign of the late Emperor.
More than a hundred years ago, Emperor Wen contributed decades of peace and prosperity to the Zhou Dynasty during his reign. The subsequent emperors were no longer as wise as Emperor Wen, but they could still enjoy the fruits of Emperor Wen's rule.
Sir, if you have no faults, you have merit.
However, during the period of the late emperor, the late emperor implemented many decrees in order to prove that he was different from previous emperors.
For example, the establishment of the Substitute Silver Law and the increasing privileges given to the Xiao royal family caused many unstable factors in the Zhou Dynasty.
Within the imperial court, officials represented different interest groups, and party disputes continued, and many people died as a result.
Outside the imperial court, the thirty-six counties were not stable either. Demons were causing chaos everywhere, and demon kingdoms and ghost realms were also eyeing them and constantly violating borders. The situation did not get better until the Queen came to the throne.
The chaos in the divine capital led to the chaos in the academy.
I don't know since when, this unhealthy trend started to blow up in the three major academies. Students who were supposed to be the pillars of the imperial court have become a scourge in the divine capital.
Zhang Chun regretted: "Emperor Wen once said that the students of the academy, who read the books of sages and learned the methods of divine passage, should take it as their own duty to save the world and save the people and serve the country. Now they have forgotten the original intention of Emperor Wen to establish the academy, and they have forgotten that they are
Why study..."
Baichuan Academy.
Vice President Chen saw another student being taken away by the government office and asked, "Who is this?"
A teacher shook his head and said: "Sixteenth, it is said that Shendu Yamen, Xingbu, Yushitai and Dali Temple have taken away more than 20 students from Wanjuan Academy, and those taken away from Qingyun Academy are also
More than ten..."
Another teacher sighed: "We don't even know about these things. It's better for these students with bad conduct to leave the academy, so as not to do more egregious things in the future and damage the reputation of the academy..."
Vice President Chen said: "Now it is no longer a question of whether the academy's reputation will be damaged. According to officials at Zhongshu Xitai, His Majesty has decided to change the official selection system of the Great Zhou Dynasty and create an imperial examination..."
A teacher asked in confusion: "What is the imperial examination?"
Vice President Chen said: "Your Majesty will select officials by subject. From now on, all court officials will no longer be selected from the academy. If you want to become an official in the court, you must pass the selection of the court, even if you are an academy student."
The reason why an academy is an academy is because the officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty all came from the academy. For more than a hundred years, they have provided the academy with a steady stream of vitality and vitality. If this vitality and vitality are cut off and the academy dies, there will be no
Far.
If Emperor Wen is the beginning of the academy era, then the empress is the end of the academy era.
At this time, a powerful aura suddenly rose from the academy, and an old man with white hair appeared among the crowd.
He glanced at everyone, snorted coldly, and said: "I have only been in seclusion for half a year, and you have already made the academy such a mess!"
"Old Huang is out of seclusion..."
"Welcome Mr. Huang."
When everyone saw the old man, they all bowed and saluted.
In the academy, apart from the dean who has been in seclusion all year round, Mr. Huang has the highest status and is also the vice dean. Vice dean Chen must also perform the courtesy of a junior in front of him.
Not only did Huang Lao have a high level of cultivation, he had been promoted to Dongxuan for decades, but he also made great achievements. He taught countless important officials in the court and made great contributions to the Great Zhou Dynasty. He was the soul of Baichuan Academy.
The white-haired old man snorted coldly and said: "The court can deal with the mistakes made by the students of the academy. The academy can also correct the evil habits of the academy. She used the topic to use it, but she just wanted to monopolize power, cultivate confidants, and firmly control the court.
In my hands, the four major academies will never tolerate such a thing happening..."
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When he went to court, Li Mu unexpectedly discovered that there was a chair placed in front of the officials, and an old man with white hair sat on the chair.
The person who could sit in the Ziwei Hall was naturally not an ordinary person. He learned from the officials' discussions that this old man seemed to be a vice president of Baichuan Academy with very high qualifications. When the late emperor was still in power, he had
He is qualified to sit down and discuss politics.
Because of those scandals that happened several times in succession, no one from the academy was seen in the morning court. Today was the first time they appeared.
The old man sat there with a straight face, and even the atmosphere in the court became much more solemn.
Today's morning court was mainly about discussions. The imperial court would conduct its own imperial examinations to select talents for official positions, replacing the previous situation where officials in the middle and central courts were monopolized by academies.
This method undoubtedly completely abolished the old system. After Her Majesty the Queen proposed it, it did not arouse discussion among the courtiers. Only a few officials from the Yushitai responded.
Because for most people standing in the court, this is contrary to their interests.
The officials in the court were said to come from academies, but in the final analysis, the academy students were all the children of the powerful and wealthy families of the Zhou Dynasty. They sent their children to the academies, and after a few years, they could join the court as officials, giving their family status.
And power, in this way, is continued from generation to generation.
Once the imperial court did not appoint officials directly from the academy, they lost this privilege.
In the past, they only had to compete with other powerful families. If the imperial court selects officials regardless of origin, they will compete with all the talents from the Thirteenth and Sixteenth County for limited official positions. In this way, unless their families can continue to emerge,
To produce outstanding talents, otherwise the family's decline is a foregone conclusion.
No one wants to accept this reality.
Whenever His Majesty was isolated by his courtiers, Li Mu knew that it was time for him to stand up.
He has already offended all the forces in the court, and he doesn't mind offending them again.
He stood up and said: "I believe that the talents of the Great Zhou Dynasty are definitely not limited to the four major academies. Recruiting officials through the imperial examination will allow the court to discover more talents from the people, break the monopoly of the academies on officials, and also curb the
The evil habits of the academy..."
"Who are you, and you dare to talk nonsense about the academy!"
Before Li Mu finished speaking, a scolding voice came to his ears.
He raised his head and saw the white-haired old man sitting on the chair at the front of the hall standing up.
Li Muping said: "The reasons why dozens of students from the three major academies have been imprisoned and executed in recent days have been witnessed by everyone in the hall. I am only telling the truth, so why should I make false claims?"
The old man did not talk about this matter. He looked at Li Mu, took a step forward, and said sternly: "The four major academies, founded a hundred years ago, have provided many talents to the court and contributed to the stability of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Because of your
You want to deny the Academy's centuries-old achievements, deceive Your Majesty, bring trouble to the imperial court, and destroy the centuries-old foundation of the Great Zhou Dynasty because of a temporary mistake made by an academy student. What are your intentions?"
As he stepped out, the aura of the white-haired old man suddenly dissipated.
This aura does not originate from his magical power in the cave-mysterious realm, but from his mental power.
A steady stream of thought power emanated from his body, even activating the power of heaven and earth to press towards Li Mu.
Under the impact of this momentum, Li Mu took several steps back until he crushed a brick under his feet, and then he stopped, with an abnormal blush appearing on his face.
In the main hall, many people had smiles on their faces. The officials of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, especially the Minister of Civil Affairs, were extremely happy in their hearts. Their eyes looking at Li Mu were full of schadenfreude.
"presumptuous!"
Behind the curtain, an extremely powerful aura exploded.
