Before she left the cabinet, the Queen Mother was the daughter of a Taifu. She loved reading, especially the art of war.

Although the Taifu was old-fashioned and stubborn, he did not object to women's study, but was very supportive of it.

It is nonsense to say that a woman's lack of talent is virtuous. No matter what time or person, only reading can make sense.

Later, the Queen Mother entered the palace and married the late Emperor.

Later, the previous emperor died and the current emperor succeeded to the throne, but the emperor was quite young when he succeeded.

When the northern barbarians and southern demon tribes saw that the emperor and the queen mother were orphaned and widowed, they sent troops to the Tianyu Dynasty. Within a few months, they captured many cities and directed their troops towards the capital.

All the princes in the court were helpless, and they had even agreed to open the city gates and surrender to the foreigners.

Finally, the Queen Mother personally put on armor and held a sharp sword in her hand, beheading several ministers who wanted to surrender to show the power of God.

Then he personally led the imperial guards and went out of the city to meet the enemy, driving all the barbarians and monsters out of the Tianyu Dynasty, thus preserving the Tianyu Dynasty.

When the emperor first came to the throne, his foundation was unstable, so the queen mother listened behind the curtain and helped the emperor handle the affairs of the court.

When the emperor gradually got used to it and when he could handle the affairs of the court with ease, the queen mother retired to the palace and no longer interfered with the affairs of the court.

After reading Jiang Zhao's military merit and title system, the Queen Mother understood why the emperor wanted to override all opinions and appoint Jiang Zhao as the number one scholar.

The emperor put down the soup bowl in his hand and asked: "Mother, what do you think of this military merit system?"

"This military merit system is very good!"

"Once implemented, the military strength of our Tianyu Kingdom will definitely be greatly increased, and the power of the family will be greatly weakened."

The Queen Mother was very optimistic about the military merit system.

Although she has been living in the harem for the past few years and does not care about the affairs of the court, the aristocratic family is so rampant for their own interests.

The emperor's power over the court has gradually been eclipsed, and many decisions are made by the aristocratic families.

And every article and every sword in this military merit system is aimed at the most powerful force in the Tianyu Dynasty, the vested interest group of the family.

"However, this military merit system seems to be incomplete. There are many areas that are not perfect."

After reading it, the Queen Mother frowned slightly. Although this military merit system looks good, it is indeed difficult to implement and seems to lack many conditions.

If Jiang Zhao were here, he would definitely say that he is awesome. This military merit system is indeed missing two conditions.

One is population, and the other is land.

The reason why Jiang Zhao did not include these two conditions in the policy was because of his family background.

When Jiang Zhao wrote about the military merit system, he expected the current situation. The family did not agree with her being the number one scholar and opposed the military merit system.

Now the emperor can no longer bear the resistance of the aristocratic families. If there are two more, the aristocratic families will not be able to swallow her up.

You can smell the military merit system on this paper. Once the new law starts, it will definitely be a bloody storm.

However, it is not impossible for aristocratic families to kill a new top scholar for their own benefit, not to mention that she cannot guarantee that she can really become the top scholar in a new subject.

The emperor nodded: "The queen has a wise eye."

"If this military merit system is to be implemented, Jiang Zhao must become an official in the court. Only he can know how to implement the military merit system."

The Queen Mother naturally understood the reason behind this and nodded: "The military merit and title system is certainly good, but we still need to develop it slowly."

"Otherwise it will cause resistance from the aristocratic family, and I'm afraid the gains will outweigh the losses."

The emperor sighed. This reform of the military merit system might offend most of the forces in the Tianyu Dynasty. He also had some hesitations and concerns out of his sense of responsibility as the king of a country.

But then he thought that those powerful families had almost eclipsed his rights as the emperor. As long as they were willing, he wouldn't even be able to pass on his orders.

"Putting aside the military meritocracy for now, Jiang Zhao must enter the court," the emperor said.

Now that his foundation is unstable, all these things will be taken care of slowly.

The Queen Mother also supported his idea: "In that case, the Ai family will go out and talk to the ministers."

The emperor nodded and everyone took a step back, thinking that those ministers would not push too far.

Unexpectedly, these ministers were really pushing their limits. When they saw the emperor's retreat, they refused to give in and insisted on expelling Jiang Zhao's reputation.

But how could the emperor agree? Jiang Zhao and Simubai passed the top three in the middle palace examination, setting a good example for the poor families in the world. This also laid a solid foundation for the military merit system in the future.

In the end, the emperor simply ignored them and allowed the ministers to stand at the door of the imperial study.

That night.

A bolt of lightning pierced the sky, startling a flock of birds, and within a moment, it began to rain heavily.

It was just a drizzle at first, but later it turned into a downpour.

It was as if the God of Thunder was displeased with these ministers and took a large spoon to pour water down one by one.

It is late autumn now, the rain is hitting the body like ice cubes, and the ministers are shivering from the cold.

The emperor stood in front of the window of his palace, looking at the heavy rain outside the window, with a smile on his lips.

With such a heavy rain, how could his ministers, who are all thin-skinned and tender-bodied, endure such suffering? It won't be long before these ministers will leave.

After all, doesn’t the quilt at home smell good?

It's totally not worth it for yourself to suffer here just for the sake of a position that is not your junior's top pick.

Sure enough, after a while, Wei Chengyun came in and reported: "Your Majesty, several adults have already left one after another."

The emperor waved his hand and asked him to go down.

Yawning, it was already late at night and he was going to bed.

A night of silence.

On the second day, the emperor got up with his maids waiting on him, and Wei Chengyun reported to the side.

Yesterday, a heavy rain forced most of the officials to retreat, but the Duke of Laozhen, the Prime Minister, and the Imperial Academy's wine ministers were all still standing at the door of the imperial study.

There was no need to go to court today. After the emperor had breakfast, he asked Wei Chengyun to introduce the Taifu into the palace.

The top three in the palace examination have been decided, but the other rankings still need to be decided.

It was delayed yesterday because the Prime Minister and others made a fuss.

The two of them continued reviewing papers until noon. The emperor looked at the sun outside the window, estimated the time, and asked the imperial kitchen to pass the meal.

I don’t know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but the lunch delivered by the imperial dining room today was particularly rich, with all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas.

The eunuch in the imperial kitchen brought the meal in front of the prime minister and the others.

The aroma from the plate penetrated their nostrils, and their stomachs made unsatisfactory noises, but no one cared about them.

The eunuchs and maids in the palace are all doing their own work.

Outside the house, the Prime Minister and the others were freezing and hungry.

Outside the house, the emperor and the tutor were chatting happily while having a meal.


Chapter completed!