Richest Man: Divine-Grade Reconstruct System Chapter 932 892: Change to Four Years

Lin Yi's gaze swept coldly over every person present, swept across the chaotic great hall, and the corner of his mouth curled up slightly. He simply couldn't be bothered with what these people meant; to him, they were nothing more than a bunch of jumping clowns.

Right now his own wings were still not fully grown, so he had no intention of paying attention to this lot.

He would only quietly cultivate his own wings in private, but once his wings were truly fully formed, at least half of these people would probably be replaced.

And at this moment, it was obvious that these people's discussion was getting louder and louder, with no intention of stopping.

Some even wanted to come up to Lin Yi, say a few words to him, and discuss a few matters.

But Lin Yi simply didn't respond to them at all.

He just let his eyes sweep over everyone present on his own, then opened his mouth and spoke in a cold voice.

He gave them nearly five more minutes, letting their debate grow increasingly heated.

And then, right at that moment, Lin Yi suddenly tapped lightly on the table. At once, a series of crisp dang-dang-dang sounds spread out.

At first, because the great hall was in such chaos, too many people talking and the noise too loud, no one noticed that slow knocking sound.

Only when some people glanced over and saw Lin Yi's hand knocking did they hurriedly shut their mouths.

Not only that, after they themselves shut up, they quickly passed the word to the people beside them. In an instant, the originally noisy hall fell silent.

Not until the hall was completely quiet and no one made even the slightest sound did Lin Yi slowly open his mouth and say:

"This matter is settled. I want you to understand: anything I arrange must be carried out unconditionally. I don't want anyone interfering with my thinking."

After saying this, Lin Yi's eyes swept through the crowd and quickly picked out a few people.

Seeing those people step forward and stand at his feet, Lin Yi finally spoke slowly:

"You few will stay. And the Right Chancellor, you also stay. We'll discuss matters in the side hall later. That's it. If there's nothing else, court is dismissed."

As soon as Lin Yi's voice fell, the little Eunuch at his side immediately shouted loudly.

Court is dismissed.

With that shout, everyone in the hall began to drift out in twos and threes.

In less than a moment, there were hardly any people left in the great hall.

Aside from those Lin Yi had ordered to stay, everyone else had fled as if escaping; inside this hall, they wished they could leave not a moment later.

After all, if Lin Yi really intended to change the system, they had to hurry back and thoroughly discuss countermeasures, come up with a plan that could completely squash Lin Yi's idea of reforming the imperial examination.

Once everyone else had left, Lin Ye finally let his gaze fall, one by one, on those who remained. Looking at the few relatively unfamiliar faces, he asked:

"Just now I heard the Right Chancellor say that you are the ones mainly responsible for the imperial examinations, is that right?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. The examinations over the years have all been handled by us few. From the exam questions and test papers to the later review of the scripts, all of it is done by us."

Hearing this, Lin Yi again ran his gaze over them, looking at their ages. They looked at least fifty or sixty. At that age, in the 21st century it would be just fine, but in this ancient era, they already counted as elderly.

"Good. Since you're the ones in charge, this will continue to be entrusted to you. Here's how it is: I have a manuscript here. Take it and study it carefully first. Once you fully understand it, come report back to me."

As he spoke, Lin Yi waved his hand. Instantly, a few sheets of paper appeared in his hand, and he passed them directly to the little Eunuch at his side.

He signaled to the Eunuch that he could go down and deliver these things.

The little Eunuch, after receiving the draft pages from Lin Yi, carefully backed down the steps, came to stand before the officials, and solemnly handed the packet to the leading official.

Seeing this, the leading official immediately accepted the paper respectfully.

Although he had no idea what Lin Yi's real intention was, no idea why Lin Yi was suddenly in such a hurry to do this, now that Lin Yi had already become the new ruler, that meant they had no choice but to obey him.

Precisely because of this, they straightforwardly accepted the paper.

Once he saw they had all taken the sheets, Lin Yi continued speaking:

"These pages are filled with all kinds of content and advantages. At the same time, I need to emphasize another point: the imperial examinations held every two years must at least be changed to once every four years.

After all, many candidates coming from distant places need several months just to reach the Capital City to sit the exams.

Going back and forth like that, from the day they set out for the Capital City to the day they return, they'll spend almost a full year on the road.

In that case, how much time do they have left to review their studies?"

In this way, those poor-born examinees were practically spending every day hurrying along the road to the Capital City.

Under such circumstances, it would be strange if their results were good.

After Lin Yi's explanation, the few people in the hall all felt their hearts give a heavy thump, each secretly thinking that this was bad.

As for the reason, of course it was because what Lin Yi said was far too favorable for those poor scholars.

But Lin Yi giving an advantage to those poor scholars meant he was being extremely unfriendly to them, the noble families.

Because, strictly speaking, these sons of noble families had lived in the Capital City since childhood, so taking the imperial examinations was just a matter of convenience; they simply did not waste much time on the road. For that reason, they had plenty of time to review and study all kinds of new knowledge.

Because of this, they were the very group that least wanted the examinations changed to a four‑year cycle.

However, even though they were displeased, they didn't dare voice a single word of complaint or any nonsense.

They all understood very clearly that if any of them stepped out to oppose him now, there would be only one outcome waiting for them: being dragged out and beheaded on the spot.

As for the posts they held now, Lin Yi could simply find some newcomer to fill them.

After all, in this court there were plenty of people who couldn't stand the sight of them, and plenty who were envious of those official robes they wore.

[To be continued…]