Although the majority of those who currently hold office are still offspring of noble families, the momentum of the rise of individuals from poor families is astonishing. Especially since in recent years, the Imperial Academy began to open its doors to those from humble backgrounds, allowing more and more of them to enter officialdom and further squeeze the living space of noble family descendants.
Now with this opportunity to allow noble families to regain influence in the court, how could they not act?
Xue Ping was so certain that the situation in the Harem was as he expected, and that Consort Xu De was powerless to turn the tide, because he had reliable sources within the palace to inform him.
Feeling something amiss in the court that day, he returned to receive messages from spies in the palace, explaining the situation inside. The palace was now strictly controlled, and it was very difficult to pass messages out.
