"Don't worry, what can happen?" Bai Yuyueque didn't care.
Have you been cautious this time?
He tried his best to refuse the emperor's approach and did not contact any concubines or ministers.
However, when she actually arrived at Cining Palace, she was still scolded by the Empress Dowager.
"Bai Yu meets the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother is a thousand years old."
But the Queen Mother didn't scream, she just snorted coldly with her nose.
He said sternly: "Bai Yu, do you know your guilt?"
Bai Yuyue was startled, not knowing what the Queen Mother wanted to say.
So he asked: "This slave is terrified... I don't know what crime you have committed?"
"Huh!" The Queen Mother snorted again, and then said coldly:
"I heard that yesterday you suggested to the emperor that in the imperial examination this autumn, there should be another level of examination on top of the provincial examination, called the 'palace examination'. The emperor would personally hold it and hand-pick the candidates, right?
"
Bai Yuyue nodded and said, "It's true."
The Queen Mother slammed the table and angrily said:
"Absurd! Dasheng's imperial examinations originated from the previous dynasty. For hundreds of years, they were all scholars, candidates, and Jinshi. If there is another level of imperial examination, what is it?!"
Bai Yuyue listened quietly. After the Queen Mother finished speaking, she said calmly:
"What you said, Queen Mother, is very reasonable. I dare not argue with you. However, I have a small problem that has been bothering me for a long time. I would like to ask the Queen Mother for some advice!"
The Queen Mother snorted:
"What's the matter? Tell me!"
Bai Yuyue said:
"What does the Queen Mother think of the political affairs of the previous and later dynasties?"
The Queen Mother was stunned for a moment, then said angrily:
"Does this need to be mentioned? The monarch ignores political affairs and is dissolute and immoral. His relatives and officials at home wield power and govern the country, and the people are miserable."
Bai Yuyueque asked again:
"So, among the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty, there is no upright person who can stand up in this situation?"