These are all excellent characters, representing the greatest expectation of parents like them.
As for wealth and status, well, with him as the King of Yue, who holds a powerful army, how could his children lack wealth and glory?
"Oh, by the way, I just received the official gazette from the capital—"
After finishing discussing the children's affairs, Helian Jue dismissed the others and, as usual, discussed government affairs with Xie Yuan.
"Something's happened in the capital? Is it related to the imperial examinations?"
Xie Yuan perked up as soon as he heard the words "official gazette".
"There is some connection, I suppose."
Helian Jue nodded, a signature sneer playing on his lips. "The emperor appointed a madman from a humble background as prime minister."
A madman?
Helian Jue seems to dislike this "commoner prime minister" quite a bit.
Helian Jue was arrogant enough, and even he disliked the term "arrogant." The newly appointed prime minister must be no ordinary person.
"The emperor has appointed a prime minister again? Didn't he just appoint the head of the Cui family as prime minister not long ago?"
Xie Yuan astutely grasped this key point—the word "again" is quite apt.
Originally, the Great Zhou Dynasty only had three prime ministers: one was the chief minister, and the other two were his deputies.
But now, there are two more prime ministers.
With more prime ministers, power becomes dispersed.
This was the sage's trump card for further dividing the power of the prime minister and consolidating imperial power.
In fact, officials all understand that having too many prime ministers makes it easy for power to be divided.
However, the "bait" of becoming prime minister was too tempting, and the powerful families simply could not refuse it.
Didn't the Cui family take the bait?
Now, another prime minister from humble beginnings has emerged. Tsk tsk, the capital is really about to be swept up in a storm!
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