Today, the power revealed by the examination is gradually becoming known.

It is like a hurricane, starting from Guanzhong and gradually sweeping across the world.

Some people praise it, while others hate it and curse it.

Local gentry landlords also showed serious polarization.

Some cheered and threw themselves into his arms, as if they had found the meaning of life, while others were as fearful as a tiger and refused to give in no matter what.

During this process, Yuan An discovered a strange phenomenon.

Basically, those who cheered and praised were all rising stars, especially the local gentry and powerful people who had risen since Taizong of the Han Dynasty.

But those who cursed and resisted were all scholar-bureaucrats with a long history, even from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

This made Yuan An understand why.

Before the examination system, the Han family relied on the examination system to select officials.

This inspection and promotion system, the inspection and promotion system, selects the true elites who are unique among ten thousand.

These people are talented and upright in character.

Moreover, they are basically all descendants of aristocratic families.

For example, Ji An, the Shang Ling of the current dynasty, served as an official for nine generations, and his time as an official even spanned the Qin and Han dynasties.

It can be directly traced back to the Warring States Period.

At that time, Zhuxia was still dominated by nobles and nobles.

Scholars are just names for common people and poor families.

Such a family aims to train future generations with the goal of ruling the world, or at least enclosing a territory.

But today, no matter what, the elites who rule the world are mixed with the common people who have come out of the wild. The arrangement is to start from a hundred stones (it used to be four hundred stones, but starting last year, the starting point became

One hundred stones).

Although compromises have been made to the scholar-bureaucrats and nobles today, their children are tacitly allowed to have priority in choosing positions and promotions, and they are even tacitly allowed to mobilize the power of the family to protect them.

However, the rules of the game have completely changed.

In the past, there were only scholar-officials on the official stage of the Han Dynasty, and they were top-notch scholar-officials and military aristocrats.

Now, not only the nobles who could only watch the show on the periphery in the past can also participate in the game, but they can also compete with the protagonists in the past. Even the reckless heroes who were born in Yeluzi and relied on self-taught can also enter the game and place bets.

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A zero-sum game becomes a multi-party game.

The rules and order of the game can no longer be determined by a few top academics talking to themselves.

The rising scholar-bureaucrats and landlords were ecstatic to discover that they could overtake!

But the original protagonist could only watch these former juniors overtake.

Damn it if you can feel comfortable in your heart!

For example, the current governor of Nanyang County and the current lords and captains are basically lower-class scholars who could never participate in the game in the past.

But now, they openly have the right to participate in and discuss politics.

What’s even more frightening is that almost all those who are dissatisfied with the examination are unable to do anything about it.

Because, they actually only account for one hundred thousandth of the world's population, or even less.

The newly emerging scholars from poor families account for 99% of the world's population.

Moreover, they come from all walks of life.

From common people to the emerging landlord and merchant classes.

The door is open. Want to exclude them? No way!

Unknowingly, the original protagonists of the game...

They are no longer that important, or even insignificant.

The loss and pain in my heart are unimaginable to outsiders.

Just like Yuan Ang.

A few years ago, he was driven out of the court by his mortal enemy Chao Cuo.

However, he is still active in the political arena by virtue of his personal connections and connections.

But last year, he was expelled from Chang'an during a thorough investigation and left in Jiangdu without any attention.

This was unimaginable in the past.

Because since Taizong, he, Yuan Ang, has been active in the political arena with his wisdom, talent, and ability to dance.

No matter who becomes the emperor, he will rely on his knowledge and wisdom as a counselor.

Even if the emperor doesn't like him anymore, he still needs him.

However, today, this rule has been broken.

To be precise, today, we no longer need to rely on people.

For him, Yuan Ang is gone, but Zhang Ang and Li Ang are still there.

Anyway, there are tens of thousands of scholars to be tested, and if you choose one out of ten thousand, you can always choose a replacement.

Even if it doesn't work, you can still win by relying on numbers.

Can one Yuan An be worth the wisdom of a hundred people?

The answer is no.

Today, in Lantai, there are more than 500 people in the Shang team.

He was specifically assigned to serve as counselor of military aircraft, plan government affairs, deduce policies, and supervise implementation.

There are also the ubiquitous Xiuyiwei hidden under the water as his eyes, monitoring every move of the government and the public.

After the scholar-bureaucrats, the military aristocrats also faced the same impact.

The cavalry troops completely replaced the old infantry and crossbowmen and became the main force of the Han Dynasty.

In this Mayi War, almost all the old nobles only got scraps.

The emerging military aristocracy began to rise.

Yuan Ang can now predict that in a few years, the old nobles and nobles who are still prosperous will definitely encounter the same fate as the current scholar-bureaucrats and official families.

It is a pity that the princes today are just as ignorant as the scholar-officials four years ago.

They are still immersed in today's preferential treatment and solicitation.

Huaihua's promise of enfeoffment and future enfeoffment made them so excited that they lost their ability to judge.

It is no exaggeration to say that Yuan Ang has foreseen their future.

When they are no longer important, no longer powerful enough to be a force, no longer have an army.

They would also face the same embarrassing situation as today's scholar-bureaucrats.

What's even more frightening is that they will also lose their ability to resist.

Even the power of protest will be taken away!

Today, this is how he is transforming the country and the world step by step according to his rhythm.

He tightened the rope step by step.

But his prey may still enjoy it before the end.

However

"What does this have to do with me?" Yuan Ang raised his head and looked at Liu Yan.

As early as thirty years ago, he had already understood a truth: Only by following the winner can he survive and be glorious.

Associating with losers is a mistake no matter what.

Not only does it bring harm to the family, but it also leaves a legacy of infamy for the ages.

For example, when the princes and ministers launched a coup, they held weapons and shouted "defend the emperor, defend the country" and died heroically in the battle, as well as Zhu Lu's cronies whose corpses were found in Weiyang Palace and Changle Palace.

Are they not good men and heroes?

But if you fail, you will naturally be stepped on ten thousand times and never be able to stand up again!

Also, Zhou Bo, what a hero.

It’s not just that if you say deport, you will deport, and if you say imprison, you will imprison.

How many people can understand the bitterness in the sentence "Today I know how valuable a jailer is"?

And he, Yuan An, has always been good at speculation.

From the time when the princes and ministers came together, he keenly discovered that all the princes and lords were just losers, and it was difficult to become a great leader, so he decisively turned against him and became an undercover agent.
To be continued...