Returning to the very start of the north-south list case again, Chu Ge fell into deep thought.
He had known all along that handling it this way would have serious consequences, but clearly, he had still underestimated those consequences.
Originally, he thought that the impact of this case on the reign of the Great Sheng Dynasty would last only about thirty to fifty years.
However, he hadn't expected that even a relatively moderate and peaceful way of handling it could halve the reign of the Great Sheng Dynasty!
Clearly, this was not a simple imperial examination.
If it were merely a simple exam, then what would it matter if one candidate was not recorded? It was only about the officials-in-training for one year; even if none were used, it wouldn't have too much impact.
Emperor Taizu of Sheng had executed tens of thousands of officials, yet the court hadn't stopped functioning.
