Your Majesty, please beg for mercy. The prince's rebellion was successful.

"Confucian scholars from all over the world should enter the government nearby!"

"If anyone intends to harm Confucian scholars, he shall be executed immediately. In serious cases, all nine generations of his clan may be executed!"

One after another, imperial orders were issued to every corner of the Great Zhou.

Afterwards, many Confucian scholars who had appeared in the school before were seen changing their attire and walking into government offices in various places.

They looked complicated.

There is the immaturity and fear of being an official, but also the excitement and ambition of being able to display one's talents and realize one's ambitions.

They never thought that this day, which they never dared to dream of, would come so soon.

These Confucian scholars ranged from young men barely in their twenties to weathered old men.

But there is no exception. At this moment, they all straightened their backs, rubbed their hands, and prepared to do a great job.

At the same time, Jiang Zheng also entered the court and served as the Minister of Rites.

As a great scholar of the time, his appeal among Confucianists is unparalleled. Moreover, the Confucian scholars all over the world were able to get this opportunity this time because of Jiang Zheng, so Jiang Zheng naturally became their spiritual leader.

Unlike these Confucian scholars, Jiang Zheng was extremely nervous.

He restrained his previous natural and graceful demeanor and became serious and tense instead.

One after another, the restrictive orders were passed from Jiang Zheng's mouth to the ears of Confucian scholars all over the world.

Officials should be honest and serve the people!

Anyone who is corrupt, abuses power, and oppresses the people will be expelled from Confucianism!

Officials should obey the orders of the court!

Anyone who disobeys the imperial order will have his official hat removed and his status as a Confucian scholar revoked!

As an official, you should serve the people and bring peace to the world for all time!

Anyone who has different intentions will be punished by heaven and earth!

In response to these orders, countless Confucian scholars responded by swearing an oath and dared not neglect it.

Afterwards, he devoted himself to local government affairs.

They had never been exposed to the ways of being an official, and they had no clue about many things, or even couldn't understand them.

But they have the people and the nations in their hearts,

At least, we dare to take action against those illegal acts.

In addition, these Confucian scholars dared not neglect any order from the imperial court.

Therefore, these new Confucian scholars who came to watch the event could be said to be working day and night without daring to stop.

Even in the middle of the night, you can see them sorting out many court affairs with lights on.

This scene shocked countless people.

After all, this kind of diligence as an official was extremely rare in the past.

Of course, there are also some Confucian scholars who know that they are not suitable for being officials, so they have never set foot in the official career from the beginning. Zhou Zheng also has some arrangements for these people.

Let them continue to teach and educate.

After all, the Confucian tradition still needs to be passed on, and the culture of the Great Zhou still needs to be taught.

This situation soon reached the ears of the aristocratic families.

"It's just a bunch of rabble."

"Wait a minute, there's no rush."

"It's just the court's last-ditch effort. They can't cause any big waves."

"The more panicked the court is now, the more it shows that it can no longer bear it."

"Besides, how many Confucian scholars are there? There are only a few thousand of them."

"Can it guarantee the operation of the entire Great Zhou court?"

The clans watched in secret, seemingly not worried at all.

Although the group of Confucian scholars is huge, Jiang Zheng still has principles when selecting them.

The most basic point is to have good moral character, a clean family background, be willing to serve the people, and regard money as dirt.

After all, the current imperial court's treasury is empty and there is not much money to give them.

This also led to the fact that the number of Confucian scholars who could actually enter officialdom was not large.

Even so, Zhou Zheng was quite satisfied.

Because, at least, this bought Zhou Zheng some time, allowing him to catch his breath.

Time is the most important thing for Zhou Zheng now.

However, at the same time, those officials who had previously submitted their resignations were the ones who were having the hardest time and even felt a bit panicked and fearful.

You know, in order to be promoted to the first rank, they spent countless time and energy.

Now, you're just going to give it up like that?!

How could they be willing?!

Most importantly, their resignation also influenced future generations.

If they lose this contest between the aristocratic families and the imperial power, they will be truly defeated!

So, they were scared!

I can only burn three sticks of incense every day and pray that the family can win, hoping that this is just the last gasp of the court...