Everyone glanced silently at Yu Dayin, who was still oblivious. This was probably the last time they would see him in the court.
Goodbye, it must be at the execution ground.
Both Yu Dayin and Zhao Xu were controlled by Prince Kang, the biggest mastermind behind the scenes.
Prince Kang? Emperor Mingxi narrowed his eyes. Yet another member of the Xie family!
Although his two younger brothers, the Prince of Ming and the Prince of Qi, are still alive and well, everyone knows that they have been sentenced to death and it is only a matter of time before they are dealt with.
First it was the younger brother, and now it's the uncle's turn?
"Prince Kang? Who's that? Could he be another one of the emperor's brothers? Why have so many sons? None of them are easy to deal with. What's wrong with him? Is he planning a rebellion too?"
Prince Kang was the emperor's uncle, not much older than him. He did dream of becoming emperor, but he only dared to dream about it.
After all, he was too young to participate when his brother, the late emperor, was vying for the throne. However, when Emperor Mingxi ascended the throne as the crown prince, his brothers all had their own agendas, so he killed many of his brothers on his path to the throne.
King Kang cherished his life, wanted to be emperor but was also afraid of dying, so he could only think about it secretly and daydream.
Unlike Cai Yi, who was involved in the imperial examination fraud case for money, he got involved for the sake of a few "talented individuals".
This Prince Kang was ambitious but incompetent. Someone whispered a few words in his ear about a bloodless plan to seize the throne, and he actually believed it.
He was eager to cultivate more of his own people in the court. Who among truly talented individuals would pledge allegiance to a lazy, unambitious prince?
If things go wrong, they might be disliked by the emperor, the big boss, and lose their future. In the eyes of these people, the sons of the late emperor are just a cold shoulder.
If you really want to burn it, aren't there plenty of hot stoves? Although Emperor Mingxi wasn't as prolific as his father, he was still on par with him.
There are many options for heating stoves.
Prince Hot Stove, Second, Third, Fifth and Sixth Princes: My Lord, can't you just say Uncle Kang when you're talking about Uncle Kang? Please don't mention us. It's really good to be invisible, it's safe!
"Look at Emperor Mingxi's sons, which one of them could possibly be the right choice?"
If the crown prince hadn't died young, he could still have been useful, after all, he received imperial education from a young age. It's a pity he died too soon.
Two, three, five, six, and then the princes after them—tsk tsk tsk, their intelligence is like ink in a printer, fading as they go on. No wonder the new emperor's country collapsed after only two years on the throne; the court was rotten to the core, but their lack of intelligence was also a fatal flaw!
The prematurely deceased crown prince: Should I say thank you? At least my opinion of him is higher than that of my younger brothers!
Second, Third, Fifth, and Sixth Princes: They may not understand what printer ink means, but tsk tsk tsk, they do!
Although talented people looked down on King Kang, there were those with discerning eyes, but unfortunately, they lacked talent.
In order to help his own people rise to power, Prince Kang bribed Cai Yi among the others and obtained some of the exam questions.
His two generals, Zhao Xu and Yu Dayin, also had their own ulterior motives at the time, and both of them were fortunate enough to participate in that scientific expedition.
At the same time, the stumbling blocks on his path to advancement were also among them, which led to the subsequent framing. King Kang lent them people, since the higher their official positions, the more advantageous it would be for King Kang.
As a result, one person was beheaded, and another was exiled.
"So, the idea is to remind Wei Ping that there are still some who have escaped? Just get justice for Chen Pingliang, and then arrest Yu Dayin and Prince Kang, and that will be the end of it."
Although King Kang was the mastermind, he probably won't die. Why don't we get rid of him?
[It's not impossible, but is it really possible to keep Emperor Mingxi from knowing what this Prince Kang has brought to the Dayan Kingdom?]
"What can you bring? Not all academic underachievers are incompetent in government affairs, and not all academic high achievers can be good officials. Otherwise, where would all those corrupt officials and treacherous ministers come from?"
They were selected through the rigorous imperial examinations, one in a thousand!
No, my lord, the greatest harm that King Kang caused in this imperial examination fraud case was not that he sent a few incompetent candidates into the court.
His biggest problem was that he sowed the seeds of the chaos that would later erupt in the court during the Dayan era.
"Who is the root of the problem, and what did they do?" These three questions were all spot on. Yue Fuguang silently gave himself a thumbs up; his straight man act was quite professional.
In that incident, King Kang successfully promoted four people: Qian Yi, Li Shang, Chen Boyuan, and Qu Tongwen. These four formed a group based on their interests, which later generations called the "Qian-Shang-Bowen Society".
Two years later, Qian Yi gained the emperor's favor through a recommendation, and from then on, his official position rose rapidly, faster than a train ride.
Later, he used his power to whisper in the emperor's ear, promoting Li Shang, Chen Boyuan, and Qu Tongwen together.
Emperor Mingxi: Your Majesty, explain yourself clearly. What do you mean by "pillow talk"? Who was talking to me? Qian Yi?
You're spreading rumors and slandering me! Isn't anyone here to defend me? (Erkang's hand JPG)
Little Immortal Lord, say something! Aren't you going to refute its inaccurate wording?
Moonlight: Sorry, I haven't been to school since I was eight years old, I'm illiterate!
Emperor Mingxi was eager to send his two darlings to school!
The four formed a faction and later secretly recruited some unsuccessful poor people and low-ranking collateral relatives of aristocratic families.
Before Emperor Mingxi's sudden death, he had already successfully eliminated Ji Hongming, the Minister of Personnel. After he came to power, Qian Yi controlled half of the annual performance evaluations of officials.
Knowing he would be defeated by a newcomer in the future, Ji Hongming's feelings were complicated. Putting everything else aside, first of all, I want to thank Little Immortal Lord and Divine Artifact Lord. Without them, I...blah blah blah, this is more like an acceptance speech than an acceptance speech!
Moonlight secretly scanned Ji Hongming with its new skill. Currently, his merits were light red and his luck was normal. It's just that it's unclear how he was killed later.
"Was Ji Hongming reported by Qian Yi for committing a wrongdoing later, or was he framed?"
Ji Hongming's face turned slightly pale with nervousness; he both wanted to know and was afraid to know.
Qian Yi used some methods. Although the six ministers and a group of important officials currently in power under Emperor Mingxi all have their own agendas and are not perfect, they are generally loyal to Dayan and the emperor.
Some people met a bad end not only because they blocked the path of others, but also because the court was really difficult to navigate in the later stages. Without a clique, those who fought alone died quickly.
In the three years before the fall of the Dayan Kingdom, the officials in the capital, not counting the lower-level officials, but the middle and upper-level officials, formed seven or eight small cliques.
When Qian Yi became the Minister of Personnel, he became a troublemaker, stirring up trouble and sowing discord with his subordinates everywhere.
This made the already chaotic court even more chaotic. The morning court session was no longer a place to handle government affairs, but instead became a marketplace where they attacked each other and quarreled.
The emperor was incompetent and his power was usurped. More than half of the people standing below him, especially those in the middle and upper ranks, were replaced.
Qian Yi and his three key members deserve half the credit.
It can be said that King Kang was truly adept at judging people, successfully sending four individuals to his service. These four individuals were more lethal than forty mediocre officials.
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