Seeing Mao Jie's appearance, Liu Hong nodded to himself; such a person was indeed worth making an important use of.
Then Liu Hong looked at Mao Jie and asked:
"Hmm! Then, I wonder what Brother Xiaoxian thinks of His Majesty's decision to hold an examination? Does he approve of it?"
Upon hearing Liu Hong's question, Mao Jie was taken aback. He gave Liu Hong a deep look and then realized that, in his opinion, this young master Wang was of noble birth and his career would surely be smooth. No wonder he asked such a question.
Then Mao Jie said in a deep voice:
“In the past, the path to officialdom for scholars was entirely in the hands of noble officials and powerful families. For ordinary scholars like us, it was as difficult as climbing to heaven to get ahead!”
Now, His Majesty's benevolence and virtue extend grace to the world, giving us an opportunity. Not only me, but all the countless students under heaven—which one could disagree?
Liu Hong nodded, then asked, "What if His Majesty, unable to withstand the pressure from those noble officials and powerful families, is forced to cancel the assessment?"
"What...? They dare to oppress His Majesty...?"
Upon hearing Liu Hong's question, Mao Jie paused in his tracks, looking at Liu Hong with disbelief.
Liu Hong smiled and said, "Heh, His Majesty has already crossed their bottom line by holding the first examination and directly selecting talents, bypassing the recommendation system of those people."
If it weren't for lifting the ban on political parties and making concessions to them, leaving them room for recommendation and allowing them to control most of the recruitment quota, how could it have been so easy for the emperor to hold an examination?
"Once this period has passed, if we try to implement the evaluation system again, continue it, and promote successful candidates, I'm afraid it will be met with opposition from everyone!"
"this......!"
Upon hearing Liu Hong's words, Mao Jie's expression instantly turned much uglier.
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