The ministers stood in the Qinzheng Hall according to their titles and ranks. Song Tailai, the eunuch in charge of the seal, said loudly: "The emperor is here, and all the ministers will salute!"

The darkness in Qinzheng Hall fell to his knees.

After the Spring and Autumn Period, the etiquette of the monarch and his subjects was particularly valued. Daqi advocated martial arts rule the world. Although he did not pay much attention to literati, he respected the etiquette of the monarch and his subjects, father and son, and husband and wife very much.

Emperor Yunkang, who was fifty years old, sat on the dragon throne and said: "The ministers are flat, and now is a monthly grand ceremony. Some time ago, I received several memorials, requiring the cancellation of the restrictions on the eighth Wuding rank in the civil service. This is a major event related to the dynasty. Today, the grand ceremony, please discuss this matter first."

The principle of the court adopting officials is related to the foundation of the country and the prosperity of the country. When the ministers heard that they were going to discuss such major events this day, they couldn't help but look solemn. They secretly glanced at the emperor, but couldn't see the reason.

The old teacher Song Ru was both virtuous and respectful. He was the only official in the court who was given a seat by the emperor. He stood up tremblingly and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks it must not be. This is an edict issued by Emperor Taizu after he ascended the throne, and it is a great guarantee for the long-term prosperity of the country's fortune in the Daqi Dynasty. If civil officials do not learn martial arts, the whole country will be despised over the years. This is a move proposed by the corrupt literati to shake the foundation of the country, and the old minister firmly opposes it."

The Daqi Dynasty stood out from hundreds of years of chaos after the Spring and Autumn Period, and destroyed 34 vassal states in a row, to lay the foundation for eternal generations. Emperors of all dynasties knew that the power of force was far more effective than those "those who are" and whoever has a bigger fist makes sense. The biggest truth in the world is strength! If the court does not control absolute force, the country will be in chaos, the princes will be ready to move, and the Northern Barbarians will take advantage of the situation to attack. To control absolute force, there must be a system that respects force for all generations. Emperor Taizu saw this and established that civil officials must pass the qualification of the eighth rank of Wuding, and generals must pass the qualification of the sixth rank of Wuding.

The rules of the Daqi Dynasty's Wuding Dynasty: Anyone who lifts a 100-pound stone lock or uses a sword to penetrate ten layers of cotton cloth is the tenth grade of Wuding; those who lift a 250-pound stone lock or uses a sword to penetrate fifteen-layer cotton cloth is the ninth grade of Wuding; those who lift a 500-pound stone lock or uses a sword to penetrate twenty-layer cotton cloth are the eighth grade of Wuding; those who are above the seventh grade are not only the size of their strength, they must conduct actual combat, and only after defeating at least one seventh grade martial artist can be determined to be the seventh grade; the requirements of above the sixth grade are higher, not only must at least defeat one sixth grade martial artist, but also accept the challenge of a seventh grade martial artist, and only after success can they be determined to be determined. This set of perfect Wuding rules has become a prerequisite for the court to recruit officials. Under this system, all men in Daqi practice martial arts since childhood and have a strong folk custom.

Chief assistant Lu Buqun followed up and submitted a memorial: "Your Majesty, I agree with the old teacher's opinion. The official selection system of our dynasty has been implemented since Emperor Taizu has been proven to be effective. If you rashly change it may shake the foundation of the country."

The old teacher and the chief minister were the leaders of the two generations of ministers. After this tone was set, a large number of ministers immediately followed him.

Emperor Yunkang's voice was calm and he could not hear any deviation. He asked, "What about other opinions? If they were all this attitude, where did the more than ten memorials in my hand come from?" He raised the more than ten memorials in his hand and raised them.

The holy intention is hard to predict!

Shi Cong, the Minister of the Secretariat, issued a memorial: "Your Majesty, I think that abolishing the restrictions on civil officials and military affairs will help more well-educated people to enter the court to become officials. In the past, saints such as Confucius and Mencius were all literati with no power, but they all had the talents of the country and the country, and played a great role in the court after entering the court. For example, the ninth son of the emperor, Yan Feng, was extremely intelligent since childhood. If he could not enter the court to become an official because of his innate physical deficiency, it would also be a great loss to the Daqi Dynasty."

Yan Feng’s eyelids twitched!

Scolding the spicy and crispy next door!

What's up to me?

As a prince, Yan Feng actually knows Emperor Yunkang's thoughts more than anyone else. The emperor's calmness at this moment was exactly what he had prepared before the storm came. It would be fine if Shi Cong himself had no eyes, but what does it mean to lift his name out? Wouldn't the emperor mistakenly think that Shi Cong agreed to this proposal in order to be the crown prince? This is a counter-scaling move!

He immediately started to proclaim, "Father, son and minister have a report."

Emperor Yunkang still said calmly: "Come on."

"Father, son minister has decided to participate in this month's Great Wuding and strive to achieve a higher Wuding level."

This is to clear the relationship with Shi Cong.

Emperor Yunkang nodded, and praised him.

The saint's intention is unpredictable because the emperor does not show his tendency. At this time, His Majesty's attitude has been clear, but there are still pedantic ministers who report to him.

Li Lan, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was an old minister in his sixties. He wrote many articles such as "Confucianism" and "Mencius Lectures" and "Mencius Lectures". He was a great scholar in the court. He stood up and submitted a memorial: "Your Majesty, I think Shi Shi's opinion is very correct. Although our dynasty has strong national power, there are still frequent turmoils. This is the saint's learning that is not valued, the people are poor in wisdom, and they do not understand the public order and good customs. The court can only promote the Six Classics and make the rule of monarchy, ministers, fathers, sons, etc. deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, which is the way to maintain long-term stability."

Then, three or four more people came out to discuss.

Emperor Yunkang's face gradually became worse and he asked, "King Yu, what about your opinion?"

The old emperor crawled on the ground and wrote excitedly: "Your Majesty, I think the ministers who proposed to abolish Emperor Taizu's will have ulterior motives. Our dynasty uses force to pacify the world, and the court's force will be reduced, and the world will be in chaos. In the current affairs, once the court changes the principle of selecting officials, it will inevitably lead to a slack of military preparations and weakening military power. Please punish the ministers who are chaotic and disorganized in politics to protect the immortal foundation of the Daqi Dynasty forever."

Emperor Yunkang began to name the prince one by one: "What do King Qing have any ideas?"

"Zi Chen agrees with the emperor's uncle's opinion."

"Where is King Fu?"

"Zichen also agrees with the emperor's uncle's opinion."

"Where is King Yong?"

"That's what Zichen means."

Emperor Yunkang, who faced north and south, had a playful look and said, "Except for the young eleven sons, the ninth princes are the only prince who has not yet conducted Wuding. I heard the ninth princes report that he would participate in Wuding five days later. I think he is supporting King Yu's opinion?"

"Father, the son-in-law agrees with the emperor's uncle's opinion. There is no contradiction between literati's academic work and strengthening the body. Although Zichen has a congenital physical deficiency, he has insisted on practicing martial arts for ten years and has made some progress today. He knows the importance of persisting in practicing martial arts. Only in our Daqi Dynasty can one strengthen our body and strengthen our body so that we can bring peace to the ages."

"What a peace for all ages!" Emperor Yunkang slapped the table and issued an order: "Before civil and military officials enter the official position, they must pass the corresponding Wuding rank. This is the rule set by Emperor Taizu. If they change their courses easily, wouldn't it shake the foundation of the country? Moreover, how can such major policies be said to be a little minister? Shi Cong, the Minister of the Secretariat, Li Lan, the Right Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and Wang Cheng, the Minister of Works, be executed immediately. All other followers will be cut off from their official positions and will never be used!"

...

When he retired from the court, hundreds of civil and military ministers on the imperial road closed their lips, without any conversation. The Daqi Dynasty had only a few things to kill three ministers in a row in a day. This was undoubtedly a huge wave for Daqi, who had a small matter in the palace, and the entire dynasty would storm. Not to mention that so many official positions were empty, officials who were expected to be promoted from the three provinces and six ministries would rush around and speculate; just saying that Shi Cong and others proposed to choose civil officials without going through a proposal from Wu Ding, the information revealed behind their backs was enough for these old foxes to devote themselves to their efforts for a while.

Also, the Ninth Prince said he wanted to participate in Wuding in five days, to separate his relationship with Shi Cong, or to be sure to achieve good results? This matter is also interesting!

Looking coldly, the ninth prince walking in the crowd was still sloppy and listless, not as if he had martial arts skills...

However, the old foxes will not be easily confused by appearances. Especially in recent years, as the emperor has reduced his age, the ministers' concern for the crown prince has continued to increase. The more the emperor has been slow to establish the crown prince, the more it means that there is no satisfactory candidate in his mind. In this case, if the ninth prince makes a big splash, will it shake the foundation of the second prince and the fifth prince and the position of the ministers in the minds? Although the possibility is extremely low, no matter what, it will add a little variable...

Hundreds of ministers and hundreds of thoughts.

After walking out of the Duanmen, the ministers began to gradually disperse, and more people whispered. Yan Feng suddenly saw a woman wearing a dark embroidered gold slanted cotton jacket looking around the east side of the imperial road. Who would it be if it were Princess Jingyun?

Are you looking for him?

Yan Feng subconsciously shrank his body.

Princess Jingyun had already seen him, and rushed over with anger and shivered and angrily... The ministers were all old and polite people. Seeing that Princess Jingyun, the most unruly in the palace, rushed up regardless of etiquette, she couldn't help but stop to see what happened. However, Princess Jingyun shouted arrogantly: "Yan Feng! Come here!"

Uh? It was coming to the ninth prince, which seems quite serious.

Yan Feng pinched his nose and walked over and asked, "San Sister, what's going on?"

"Liar!" Princess Jingyun's face turned red, raised her hand to point at Yan Feng, and the corner of her mouth curled endless hatred, saying, "I asked the little lady of the Lu family. She is fine with you at all, because I asked a few more questions and almost broke up with me!"

"Uh? I'm going to make an accusation for this matter?"

"Of course, you are innocent, why did Sister Lu deliberately give you money? If you don't give me a satisfactory explanation today, I won't let you go."

Princess Jingyun and Lu Qinglian were in love with each other. Many people knew about this. When Princess Jingyun spoke like this, the faces of the ministers suddenly became interesting. Someone could secretly look at Master Lu. Among the princes, Prime Minister Lu belonged to the fifth prince, King Yong.

Yan Feng hurriedly pulled Princess Jingyun aside and whispered: "Princess, how can I say to you? Everyone said that she would not admit this. Think about it, how talented is Miss Lu? She wants to deny that there are many ways."

Princess Jingyun was so angry that she almost rolled up her sleeves and scolded: "Yan Feng! I'm so angry that I'm still lying to me!"

"I have a way to prove it."

"How to prove it?"

Yan Feng whispered: "In the past two days, if you secretly go to the gate of my mansion, you will see the little lady of the Lu family quietly coming to my prince's mansion alone."

She spent 800 taels of silver to find the secret in the book, so she must test him, and Yan Feng believed it deeply.

"Don't believe it! You lied to me!"

"Silently, if you know, she won't come. She will definitely come quietly within two days, we can make a bet."

Princess Jingyun had not answered yet, and Yan Chong walked over and said, "Princess Jingyun, don't believe anything Yan Feng said. Today, he said in the palace that he would participate in this month's Great Wuding, and he also told his father that he would strive to achieve good results and brag about it!"
Chapter completed!