Chapter 440: Acupressure Point
However, Mr. Mirror has stood firm for so many years, no matter how many people have threatened or tempted him, he has never wavered in his stance. Indeed, he is not someone that Li Chen can easily change.
Li Chen wanted nothing more than Mr. Mirror's reputation.
He wants to place someone in the cabinet, and throughout all of Qin, only Master Jing is most suitable.
Because anyone else who went there would face being sidelined and ultimately killed by Zhao Xuanji.
Only Mr. Mirror's reputation could hold the crowd in check.
It is precisely this reputation that makes Li Chen somewhat hesitant.
Once Mr. Mirror sincerely submits himself, Li Chen's status in the hearts of all scholars will skyrocket. This status is irreplaceable by anything else, which is also the fundamental reason why Li Chen traveled thousands of miles and went to great lengths to persuade Mr. Mirror to enter the court as an official.
Thinking of this, Li Chen spoke, “Since sir's aspirations lie elsewhere, then this palace will not force the issue.”
Having said that, before Mirror Master and Su Jinpa could react, Li Chen continued, "Master, do you know where the greatest danger to the court lies now?"
Mr. Mirror frowned and said, "I don't know."
Li Chen smiled meaningfully and said, "In Confucianism."
"Nowadays, civil officials are powerful while military generals are declining. However, the current empire needs military generals to stand up and support its backbone. While civil officials can govern the country, they cannot cure diseases. Just as Mr. metaphorically said, the country is sick, and those civil officials are the ones causing this serious illness. Therefore, the situation where literature is emphasized over martial arts should also change."
More than three hundred years ago, during the founding period of our country, the imperial court selected talents through two examinations: civil and military. Gradually, the civil examination became the primary one, followed by the military one. Until nearly a century ago, the military examination was completely abandoned. Therefore, this palace wishes to restart the military examination.

In the future, when the imperial court selects talented individuals, they will first test their martial skills. As for literary talent, it is optional.
Li Chen looked at Mr. Mirror's drastically changing expression and chuckled lightly, "What do you think, sir?"
Mr. Jing stared intently at Li Chen, his heart filled with grief and anguish: "Your Highness is digging up the roots of literature!"
"Where did you hear that?"
Li Chen said indifferently: "Scholars who want to study should just study. With literature in their chests, it is the right of scholars to criticize current affairs, only that the court no longer favors these scholars, would it be too demanding for the court to be scolded on one hand and give high officials and generous salaries to these scholars on the other? That would be too harsh."
"With a smirk, Li Chen looked at the furious Mirror Master and said: 'However, by then all the scholars in the world will know that I made this decision after leaving Mirror Master. What will they think? Facing the world of scholars, how will Mirror Master justify himself?' "
Li Chen's shameless words made Mirror Master's face flush with anger.
Many, including the great emperor and princes, desired Mr. Jing to serve them, but he refused each one. None, however, had been as shameless as Li Chen in directly threatening him.
Most importantly, this threat truly hit Keng's weak spot.
Mr. Mirror flared up and said, “Your Highness, are you not afraid of causing chaos throughout the land with such actions? While scholars may be unarmed, the pens in their hands are the sharpest swords in this world. They can not only kill but also nail a person to a pillar of shame, leaving them to reek for ten thousand years!”

(Editor in charge：)