Chapter 349 Doubt and Hesitation
When she returned to the mansion, she told her husband the whole story when he returned from the court and said, “I guess what our grandmother means is that the Shen Family and the Liu Family have talent, but history says that Six Warlords were too prominent when they were in their prime and would be frowned upon by the royal family. Therefore, if we befriend them, we can certainly draw on each other for support, but we will also attract suspicion?”
“Now that the Imperial examinations are on the rise, how can it be that easy for Six Warlords to revive their fortunes?” Jian Xubai said casually, “In the past, when the Nine-grade System was popular, there were no poor families at the top and no scholar clans at the bottom. Nowadays, no matter where you come from, you will win on the basis of your writings. Those who enter the court like me are already exceptional. Even if the Shen Family of West Liang Region and the Liu Family of East Hu Region are going to enter the court, can they guarantee that all their children will be successful? Imperial Privileged Examination not taken into account, how many people will be accepted in the examination which happens once in three years?”
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