Cao Mengde and Mu Yundian had never imagined that His Majesty would actually possess such courage and determination. Qin Hui's Qin family was incredibly powerful within the Wei Kingdom; otherwise, Qin Hui wouldn't have dared to commit such blatant fraud after His Majesty had just reformed education and established a new selection system.
However, this also shows His Majesty's determination to maintain the policies he has implemented. If these people are not severely punished this time, then this policy will be controlled by these aristocratic families and powerful people in the future. At that time, the court will still not be able to recruit suitable talents, and children from poor families will have no chance to succeed.
Of course, Cao Mengde and Mu Yundian also knew that only the current emperor could be so bold and decisive. After all, the Wei army was basically under the control of the Mu family and the royal family. The power of the Wei royal family was very strong. The people of Wei also loved Chu Fan. In addition, Chu Fan's achievements over the past year had earned him a very high reputation among the people of Wei.
In addition, most of the ministers in the Wei court have vested interests with Your Majesty. Now the ministers in the Wei court have benefited greatly from the business cooperation with Your Majesty. Even if many people have vested interests with the officials who are about to be punished by Your Majesty, they will not stand up to oppose Your Majesty's decision for these people. At most, after the officials who have a good relationship with them are executed, these officials who are not involved in the incident will collect their bodies.
Therefore, even if the Wei State punished these officials now, Chu Fan would be able to quickly stabilize the situation in the Wei State, and when the imperial selection began, as long as the students were still loyal to the Wei State, they would actively participate in this selection.
After all, it was difficult for even the court ministers to see His Majesty now, let alone ordinary students. Chu Fan had already been deified in the hearts of many Wei people. What he had done for Wei over the past year was something only a god could do.
Therefore, as long as Your Majesty starts the imperial selection, it cannot be said that all the people selected will be forever loyal to the State of Wei, but at least in the next ten to five years these people will definitely strictly obey the orders of Your Majesty and the court, and will never do anything that will harm the interests of the State of Wei.
Cao Mengde and Mu Yundian exchanged glances, each seeing the determination in the other's eyes. They knew there was no room for maneuver; His Majesty had made the decision, and they had no choice but to execute it.
Chu Fan thought for a moment and continued, "I'll give you two weeks to handle this matter. After that, I want you to submit a list of all the people involved and the evidence. At the same time, I want the leaders of the five universities to select a group of students with high ideological awareness and good abilities to participate in the imperial selection in two weeks. I don't want any unqualified or ill-intentioned students to sneak in."
Chu Fan knew that although this matter seemed simple, the things involved behind it were extremely complicated. He had to cut the Gordian knot this time and completely eliminate those who dared to challenge his authority. Otherwise, any policies he would implement in the future would be hindered by these people.
Chu Fan also knew that this imperial selection was an opportunity for him, a chance to completely win over the hearts of the people and scholars of Wei. As long as he could successfully conduct this imperial selection, any policy he would implement in Wei would be smooth sailing.
Chu Anran was a little happy at this time, and then he said, "Your Majesty has decided to hold the imperial selection in half a month. Does that mean that Your Majesty will not have to lead the army in person for the upcoming expedition of Wei State?"
To be honest, Chu Anran was very reluctant to see Chu Fan go to war personally. After all, war is brutal, and the battlefield is extremely dangerous. If Chu Fan were to suffer an accident on the battlefield, it would be a huge loss for the State of Wei. Furthermore, Chu Fan was the most outstanding monarch in the thousand years since the founding of the State of Wei. No one in the royal family could match Chu Fan's talent and prestige. Therefore, Chu Anran was very reluctant to see Chu Fan take the risk personally.
After hearing Chu Anran's words, Chu Fan remembered that it was almost time to launch the imperial expedition. However, since such a situation had occurred in the court, if he did not handle it properly, it would become a major hidden danger for the Wei Kingdom in the future. If he launched the imperial expedition, completed the system task, and returned to Blue Star, it would be difficult for the emperor who would inherit the throne to deal with this matter.
Now I have the right time, place and people. Even if I get rid of some officials, there will not be too much turmoil in the State of Wei. However, the emperor who ascends the throne after I leave this world may not be able to do it so smoothly.
Even if the next emperor had the full support of the royal family, the new emperor had no marriage relationship with the Mu family. The Mu family's power was already so great that it could threaten the existence of imperial power. Therefore, if the person sitting on the throne was not himself, the new emperor and the Mu family would be wary of each other.
This is also why many dynasties in history prospered under the previous emperor, but declined and perished after the successor took the throne. A country's prosperity relies on the tacit cooperation between the emperor and his ministers, as well as the hard work of the people. Once this tacit cooperation is broken, the country may fall into turmoil and decline.
Chu Fan secretly calculated the gains and losses in his mind, and finally Chu Fan made a decision, that is, the imperial expedition would be carried out in multiple stages. As long as the court and the royal government affairs office integrated the army and raised food and grass, he could take the train to Luo County in the north. At that time, it would not only boost the morale of the army, but also would not be a violation of the order he issued to lead the army in person, and there would be no situation of changing orders every day.
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