Above the court, Lin Mu looked at the obviously sparse group of ministers with a smile on his face.
"What do you think, dear friends?"
Yang Biao looked at the bamboo slips in his hand, and his hands began to shake.
Yang Biao also comes from a noble family, and it is also the top noble family. The fourth and third sons of the Yuan family are extremely famous, and Yang Biao is not bad either.
So the gentry pushed Yang Biao out, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Yang Biao is now the leader of the gentry.
Whenever these aristocratic families had different opinions on Lin Mu's policies, Yang Biao would speak out.
But these soldiers underestimated Yang Biao's moral integrity. Even when Cao Cao killed Yang Biao's son, Yang Biao, he said that the killing was good, so he blamed himself for not killing him earlier.
What does the interests of the gentry have to do with Yang Biao?
The current emperor Yang Biao has long seen that he is not a benevolent emperor at all. If he disagrees, his family will be confiscated, and his family will be exterminated at every turn.
Although it was all Jia Xu's fault, even a blind person could tell whose influence Jia Xu was borrowing.
So Yang Biao almost became a mute in the court.
It’s no good to be mute, the emperor is really a murderer.
So the nobles had no choice but to change their spokesperson.
"Your Majesty, you can't do it! Your Majesty, you can't do it! The Han Dynasty has governed the country with loyalty and filial piety since ancient times. If this is the case, wouldn't it mean that even a beast can be in the court?"
After Wang Yun finished reading, he knelt on the ground.
With Wang Yun's wit, he naturally understood what would happen once this policy was implemented.
It was precisely because he understood that Wang Yun could not let this decision be implemented.
"Why not? Even if the Han Dynasty governs the country with loyalty and filial piety, won't there be fewer beasts? Outside, there are warlords in various places, who regard the orders of the court as nothing. Inside, there are many aristocratic families, and the number of hidden houses of the aristocratic families is as many as half of our people. Loyalty and filial piety are also Where have you been!"
"I have made my decision today and there is no need to discuss it further."
As soon as Lin Mu's words came out, the expressions of the ministers in the court changed a little.
This is almost like pointing at their noses and scolding them.
What's even worse is that Lin Mu has already decided, instead of asking for their opinions.
The faces of many courtiers became extremely ugly. Lin Mu had been extremely strong since he took office, and now he was even more determined to have his own way.
Once the imperial examination system is promulgated, it will undermine the foundation of the gentry. They cannot agree to this kind of thing in any case.
Wang Yun knelt on the ground, untied his crown and placed it on the ground.
"If your Majesty insists on having your own way, please tell me."
When the other ministers saw Wang Yun kneeling on the ground, they all followed Wang Yun's example and knelt on the ground.
"I am old, and I would like to ask Your Majesty to allow me to retire and return to my hometown."
Looking at the many officials on the ground, Lin Mu had no idea what these officials were for.
The imperial examination system is a high wall that these aristocratic families have finally built. This high wall makes aristocratic families and ordinary people completely different species.
The children of aristocratic families can be officials, but the common people cannot even read.
As for propriety, justice and integrity, it's not just what they say.
Lin Mu naturally has no objection to filial piety, but once something is involved with interests, strange things will happen.
Later, it even appeared that burying children to serve their mothers and marrying each other was completely contrary to common sense, and they would do anything to make a name for themselves.
So much so that in the Jin Dynasty, when the country was governed only by filial piety, even more outrageous things could be done.
The so-called eating mosquitoes to their fullest, and sleeping on the ice to beg carps are even more important. They are all ways to make themselves famous.
As long as you obey them, you will be a benevolent king. If you disagree with them or even harm their interests, you will be dealt with the words of Jie and Zhou.
The root of these is the inspection and promotion system. In order to gain enough fame and be promoted as filial and honest, they can do all kinds of outrageous things.
Like many Internet celebrities in the modern Internet age, they can do all kinds of hard work for you as long as they are popular.
At this point, it has been true since ancient times.
"Oh? You all resign?"
Lin Mu looked at the ministers below.
"Please inform me."
All the ministers asked to resign, their expressions extremely firm.
Lin Mu looked at everyone and sneered.
These people are really interesting. When He Jin gained power, he turned to He Jin. When Yuan Wei gained power, he turned to Yuan Wei. When Dong Zhuo gained power, he turned to Dong Zhuo.
They seem to be just boneless wallflowers, but once their own interests are truly involved, they all become ministers.
Lin Mu's face began to turn gloomy, and the smile just now seemed to have never appeared before.
He stood on top of the main hall and whispered angrily to everyone.
"I don't allow it!"
The officials were relieved when they saw this. They only threatened Lin Mu with resignation.
As senior officials of the Han Dynasty, they had already seen clearly that there was a shortage of people in the imperial court, otherwise the emperor would not want to hold the imperial examination.
But there is a shortage of people, and it is absolutely impossible to hold the imperial examination.
Even if there is a shortage of people, they can only be selected from these aristocratic families, and they can only be recommended by them, not from poor families or common people.
Even though Lin Mu had killed many aristocratic families before, so what? Didn't we have to rely on these aristocratic families to manage the world?
And if the emperor bows his head this time, then the aristocratic family that the emperor finally suppressed with bloody slaughter will raise his head again.
They are not afraid of being killed by Lin Mu at all, because no matter how many Lin Mu kills, in the end the masters of the world will still be these aristocratic families.
Seeing Lin Mu's refusal, Wang Yun breathed a sigh of relief and then stood up and said.
"Your Majesty, we are very old and have no energy to deal with court matters anymore. Please allow your Majesty to retire and return home."
Wang Yun naturally didn't want Lin Mu to really sue them. He, Wang Yun, had finally climbed to his current position after so many years, so how could he give up so easily.
"I think you may have misunderstood."
Lin Mu pressed his hand down, signaling Wang Yun to shut up.
Then he came to the courtiers from the jade steps. After inspecting the officials, he opened his mouth and walked towards the jade steps.
"I know that you want to threaten me with dismissal from office and make me abolish the imperial examination system."
Lin Mu paused, and when he reached the halfway point of the jade steps, he turned around and said again.
"Do you think you can threaten me with this?"
The ministers glanced at Lin Mu in surprise, and couldn't help but start to panic.
"I am the Son of Heaven! I am the venerable one in the world! My words are God's will! You have already been guilty of violating God's will, and now you still persist in your stubbornness. Is the ax in my hand bad?"
Lin Mu took out a battle ax from behind, and then smashed the battle ax on the ground in front of the jade steps.
"If you retreat at this time, I won't hold you accountable, but if it still happens, don't blame me for using heavy codes in troubled times!"
After Lin Mu finished speaking, he turned his back to everyone, and then walked step by step towards the jade steps.
Nine is the ultimate number, so there are nine levels of the jade steps, and Lin Mu has already stepped onto the sixth level at this time.
