Bab 96: The Zhou Emperor Shows Off

Su Changqing picked up the exam paper and flipped through it. He frowned and said, "I, the high and mighty Prime Minister, needs to grade such things?"

Su Wen's expression turned solemn as he said, "Father! These people are the future of Great Zhou! How can you say that you're helping me with the grading? It's clearly for Great Zhou!"

Su Changqing said with a cold smile, "Don't try to fool your father! You used such a method to fool everyone today, didn't you? You even asked me to review and judge which are good or bad, so you're obviously trying to control their hearts.

These scholars are very prideful, so for those 'good ones' you picked, these people will inadvertently develop a favorable impression of you and protect you. Because if you're trash, then wouldn't your evaluation be worth dogshit? Then you want me to pick a bad one and embarrass them, akin to killing the chicken to frighten the monkeys. Your methods aren't bad at all!"