My Wife is the World’s Greatest Divine Martial General – Chapter 1022

Chapter 87: Thoughts of the Spectators

“Ah, brother-in-law, you’re here! You promised me the medicinal powder after the imperial examinations were over! Now that they’re finished, hurry up and give it to me!”

After Gu Qingheng finally concluded the exhausting imperial examinations, he took a brief rest before eagerly going to his brother-in-law to ask for the medicinal powder.

Gu Yu, however, shot his younger brother-in-law a look. After finishing the preparation of the explosives in his hand, he put down his tools and turned to look at Gu Qingheng.

“I said after the examinations are finished. The results haven’t been announced yet, so it’s not over!”

“Ah! I still have to wait for it to be over! This year’s imperial examinations are a bit special, and it will probably take a long time!”

He originally wanted to trick his brother-in-law into giving him some medicinal powder for Sister Lian’s self-defense, but upon hearing Gu Yu’s words, Gu Qingheng immediately deflated like a leaky ball.

Unlike previous imperial examinations, the questions this year were very strange, and the scholars who placed in the top three could directly enter the imperial court examination, saving a lot of time and trouble.

At the same time, the imperial examinations within two years were also moved up by three months.

Such a significant change led many to speculate that it was due to the former Emperor’s death and the recent deaths of many ministers, causing the court to be eager for talent and willing to force things to fill the vacancies.

This made some conservative ministers very dissatisfied with the reforms to the imperial examinations, and they repeatedly petitioned Empress Bai Qian, hoping she would revoke the order!

Currently, there were no foreign invasions, and the internal affairs were relatively stable; there was no need to recruit talent so urgently.

Furthermore, this could easily cause scholars to lose their original intentions.

Even if they were truly recruited into the government, it would only add to the instability.

Forcing them to become officials early meant sacrificing several years of settling down, and their tempers would not be stable!

The conservative faction thought this way, but the reformist faction strongly agreed, believing that Empress Bai Qian’s order was correct.

Even without internal or external threats, the court needed fresh blood.

Besides, even if the imperial examinations were moved up, it wasn’t as if scholars were fighting to the death; everyone should compete based on their own abilities.

Why so much fuss, always saying this isn’t right and that isn’t right? The conservative faction is truly annoying!

Therefore, when the reformist faction saw the conservative faction begin to petition, they also followed suit, submitting memorials and directly opposing the conservative faction.

It was like two stubborn children fighting over candy, both unwilling to back down, making the adults very worried…

This also led to the court being divided into three factions: the conservative faction, the reformist faction, and a considerable number of neutral parties.

The Gu family belonged to the neutral faction.

Although Gu Qing desperately wanted to join the reformist faction to secure more benefits for his son, he had many old acquaintances among the conservative faction, which made him very troubled, unsure of what to do next.

Joining the reformist faction would surely mean breaking ties with many old friends.

Gu Qing was also unwilling to join the conservative faction because of his genius son’s talent!

Therefore, Gu Qing was currently a neutral party, playing both sides.

Since the Gu family had not yet given a response, both the conservative and reformist factions were trying to win Gu Qing over, wanting to draw him into their respective factions.

The Gu family’s reputation had greatly increased in recent years, and as Empress’s confidant, bringing Gu Qing into their faction would significantly boost their influence.

Only…

Gu Qing was like a rock in a latrine, unmovable no matter what was said, which greatly troubled the people from both factions.

This also made many people wary of the Gu family, wondering what Empress Bai Qian had said to Gu Qing privately to make him so resolute… Of course, if these people knew Gu Qing’s feelings of near madness beneath his calm expression, they might not attribute everything to conspiracy.

At this moment, Gu Qing wished his capable son-in-law would come and deal with these scheming individuals.

Unfortunately, Gu Yu did not like to be an official.

So, when would that brat Gu Qingheng become an official!

Your father needs help!

Can’t these people just behave properly? They kept pestering him every day, almost driving him crazy with their nagging.

With this time, wouldn’t it be better to practice martial arts or tease birds?

They were like fighting cocks in the imperial court every day, wishing they could tear each other to pieces, but what was the use of it!

In the end, it was still Empress who decided…

Gu Qing, who was internally complaining fiercely, maintained a calm demeanor on the outside. He stood in a corner of the imperial court, waiting for Empress Bai Qian to appear and for the scene of the two factions clashing to begin again.

Perhaps it was because he had complained too much, his mood began to become depressed, but upon thinking of his future grandson, Gu Qing’s mood instantly brightened.

He never expected to be a grandfather so soon.

Tsk, let these people fight amongst themselves; he didn’t care!

The most important thing now was to prepare gifts for his grandson in advance… According to his son-in-law, their daughter might give birth to twins this time, so he had to prepare double the gifts.

“Empress has arrived~”

Just as Gu Qing, with a calm expression and a happy heart, was thinking about gifts for his grandson, the eunuch’s sharp voice suddenly rang out, and then Empress Bai Qian, accompanied by maids and eunuchs, proceeded towards the great hall.

Watching Empress Bai Qian walk gracefully, Gu Qing couldn’t help but sigh in his heart, thinking that he would have to face a verbal battle again!

“Your Majesty, I have something to report!”

“Speak.”

“Regarding the early imperial examinations, I have encountered many scholars who have sought my advice, they…”

As expected, as soon as Empress Bai Qian announced the start of the court session, someone immediately spoke up to petition.

This time, it was the conservative faction that made the first move.

“Your Majesty, Minister Fu, what you say is incorrect. The change in the imperial examination system is a matter of state. These scholars, who have not yet entered the government, have the intention to interfere, isn’t that too much meddling?”

Subsequently, the reformist faction immediately became agitated and jumped out to open the curtain on the verbal battle.

Gu Qing stood in the middle, expressionless, even wanting to laugh a little. Listening to the two sides bickering, his mind drifted, giving him a feeling of ‘Who am I, where am I, what am I doing’.

As for Empress Bai Qian, her expression remained unchanged as she quietly watched the two factions below tear into each other, thinking that the farce was about to end.

She originally thought it would end after some time, but she didn’t expect the conservative faction to be so stubborn.

It was just a change in the imperial examination system, yet these conservative ministers acted as if the sky was falling… They didn’t support her managing state affairs before, and now they’ve gotten used to it, haven’t they?

People always have some masochistic tendencies.

The current situation could be easily resolved by having Gu Qing join the reformist faction, and she could immediately round up the conservative faction.

The reform of the imperial examination system was very favorable to Gu Qing’s son, Gu Qingheng… After all, if Gu Qingheng was a genius, it could save a lot of unnecessary time.

She believed Gu Qing would not refuse this proposal.

At worst, she would offer Gu Qing some compensation…

Gu Qing, who was lost in his own thoughts, never expected that his wish to be a quiet spectator would ultimately not be fulfilled.

My Wife is the World’s Greatest Divine Martial General

My Wife is the World’s Greatest Divine Martial General

My Wife is the World’s Greatest Divine Martial General, 我老婆是天下第一神武女将军
Score 7.6
Status: Ongoing Type: Author: , Released: 2020 Native Language: Chinese
When others transmigrate, they become nobles and generals—how could commoners do that? But why, when it’s my turn, am I directly farming in the countryside??? This plot seems off, and I’m even a son-in-law who married into someone else’s family… Not to mention a group of terrible relatives coming to visit, and having to support my young wife and her younger brother. Fortunately, I have a spatial ability, so no trouble is actually trouble. Wait, wife, you’re still too young—you’ll need to wait a few more years to push me down!

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