Chapter 363: The Master
The more you expect the result, the less it will appear. After three years, the Emperor of Dakang finally took action.
The prime minister of the Dakang Dynasty took the risk of trying to break through the thunder tribulation of the Mahayana period. At this time, the Dakang Dynasty decisively took action and killed the prime minister under the thunder tribulation.
Ashes fell to the ground, causing countless cries.
The fall of the prime minister immediately implicated a large number of royal families. In addition, the condemnation of the emperor at the gathering of the King of Wu's Mansion three years ago was also brought up by the emperor at this time, and all the dukes except the King of Wu were imprisoned.
The Emperor of Dakang not only killed a large number of senior officials, but also took this opportunity to abolish the position of prime minister, which was replaced by the cabinet.
According to the new system of the Dakang Dynasty, the cabinet was led by the prince and composed of the top seven of the seven knowledgeable imperial examination scholars. The cabinet had the right to discuss politics but not the right to make decisions. At this point, the imperial power won completely.
In addition, many dukes were imprisoned, and a large number of officials from their parties were not spared and were ruthlessly killed by the emperor.
Countless official positions were vacant and replaced by monks selected through the imperial examination.
Not only that, the original system of determining official positions based on cultivation was completely abolished, giving low-level monks hope for promotion.
Wang Nannan and Wang Nanjuan of the Shenhui Wang family were also shocked when they learned all the news. They never expected that Emperor Dakang would be so generous. Not only did he abolish the position of prime minister, but he also abolished the hierarchy of the Dakang Dynasty.
However, they were even more delighted that King Wu was able to survive. As one of the relatives and direct subordinates of the Wu Wang Mansion, the rise and fall of the Wu Wang Mansion was extremely closely related to them. Now that many official positions are vacant, the Wang family also has new ideas.
Wang Nanjuan held Wang Nannan and said: "The Wu Wang Mansion has sent a notice to all subordinates. The next imperial examination will continue to expand the recruitment of officials. Let us seize the opportunity."
Wang Nannan's heart was pounding after hearing this. He quickly summoned the clan members who were qualified to participate in the imperial examination, and at the same time spent a lot of money to invite scholars from various schools to come to the Wang family to teach him.
After the excitement, Wang Nannan came back to his senses and pulled Wang Nanjuan to ask seriously: "You said that all the dukes except King Wu were imprisoned?"
Wang Nanjuan nodded seriously and replied, "There is nothing wrong with this matter. It is a well-known fact; King Wu made meritorious contributions in reporting it and was spared."
Wang Nannan frowned even more and said to Wang Nanjuan, "How do you think the imprisoned dukes will be dealt with?"
Wang Nanjuan thought for a while and said, "There is no other way except to perish. Slandering His Majesty the Emperor in public is just an excuse. His Majesty is trying to completely change the situation. The system of the Dakang Dynasty, the system of appointing officials based on realm level, these dukes are the biggest obstacle, they can't survive anyway. "
"As for the nine clans of these dukes, it's hard to say."
Wang Nannan sat down on the chair next to him and asked, "This is an open conspiracy and a manifestation of the law of the jungle. The dukes restrained each other before, but now? The Wu Wang family is the only one in power. What do you think your majesty will think of the Wu Wang without restraint after the other dukes who were imprisoned died?"
Hearing this, Wang Nanjuan trembled all over and figured everything out.
"Your majesty will not even let the Wu Wang go." Wang Nanjuan said timidly. Their Wang family is the lineage of the Wu Wang. If the Wu Wang died, the Wang family would not be able to escape.
The several dukes who were imprisoned now are the best examples. All the vassals behind them were eliminated.
"No, the Wu Wang should not be able to figure out the pros and cons. Why would he do this?" Wang Nanjuan was puzzled. They could figure out this problem, so how could the Wu Wang not figure it out?
But soon, they got another piece of news. King Wu asked for his bones and retired to his hometown.
Most importantly, His Majesty agreed!
At this point, everyone understood that King Wu was just a chess piece arranged by His Majesty in advance. Fortunately, King Wu did everything perfectly, and finally barely saved his life and completely withdrew from the court.
"We still underestimated His Majesty." Wang Nannan said thoughtfully.
No one coveted the throne and no one could threaten it. Originally, everyone thought that they would be able to sit back and relax, but everyone overlooked the most important thing. His Majesty now. It seems that he wants to be a wise leader.
In this way, if there are obstacles on the road to becoming a wise leader, they will be removed without hesitation.
And now, there is no duke title in the world. Most of the marquises and earls are implicated, and the rest are also low-key. The officialdom of the dynasty is selected by the imperial examination, and everything is under the emperor's command.
The emperor's orders can reach the bottom directly, which greatly improves the efficiency of work and opens a broad road to becoming a wise leader.
However, the emperor's goal was achieved, and there were still many things to do for the Wang family.
The King of Wu no longer participated in the government, and many visits from affiliated forces were rejected. The same was true for the Wang family. Even through Wang Guangze's way, they could not see the King of Wu.
In order to avoid being attacked, the King of Wu even moved his entire family away from the imperial capital and disappeared.
Wang Nannan returned to the family somewhat dejectedly. Having lost a big leg, the Wang family had to rely on themselves from now on.
But they were used to it. The family went from weak to strong, and the Wang family had come step by step.
"The biggest benefit that the King of Wu left us was that we were not implicated." Wang Nanjuan reminded, "I think the imperial examination still needs the participation of the entire family, and quickly occupying a large number of official positions is the foundation for the Wang family to gain a foothold in the Dakang Dynasty. We can't go back to that remote little corner of the Minghai Xiuxian Realm. If that happens, when can we develop?"
Wang Nannan summoned Wang Nanjun and Wang Xiangxiu, and the two of them also supported Wang Nanjuan's decision.
The Wang family took quick action to prepare for the next year's imperial examination.
"By the way, those clansmen who were implicated in the marriage have returned to the family as ghost cultivators. Their whereabouts must be kept secret and all sent back to the Nether Sea Immortal Cultivation World." Wang Nannan suddenly thought that this was a big deal and must not be discovered by outsiders, otherwise the secrets of the Wang family would be eradicated.
"I have arranged this matter." Wang Xiangxiu replied.
The dead flower obtained in the past few years greatly increased the strength of the ghost cultivators. They discovered the situation at the first time and arranged everything in an orderly manner.
In the following days, the Wang family was extremely low-key, and even the expansion of the shops slowed down a lot.
Not only the Wang family, but also other meritorious families.
It was like disappearing here in the Great Kang Dynasty, but for ordinary cultivators and mortals, the world was still the world, and whoever sat in that position had nothing to do with them.
Many powerful people were killed, and everyone just had more talk before and after dinner.
Execution grounds in various places were filled with people, and prisoners who had been detained in prisons for many days were executed one after another. The smell of blood filled the air, filling every city.