Ji Yuan laughed as he ignored Anyang face-palming and his ego was bolstered by Xiang Li's praises.
'ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ N(ov)elBin',
He said to Xiang Li, "You know, your big brother has always been a humble man but I don't want to disappoint you. Hahahaha…"
"Naturally my decisions are always the best!" Ji Yuan could not resist adding.
Xiang Li nodded gleefully as she returned a happy wink, "That is right. Big Brother never disappoints me!"
Nothing pleases Xiang Li more than the praises from her big brother since it was rarely granted especially when Ji Yuan often disagreed with her by insisting that he was right, rather than she was right.
When Anyang saw their expressions, she could only mutter weakly. "That is only because Xiang Li is praising you…"
Then she looked at Xiang Li before muttering. "Why are you so happy for? That is because you're praising him and that is why he is agreeing with you. If you disagree with him, of course he won't praise you…"
Just like Xiang Li would never remember she is the Goddess' Tear even if someone mentions in front of her, Ji Yuan and Xiang Li will never remember if Anyang rebukes them negatively; they have evolved their shameless level to a whole new level by now.
Ji Yuan stepped forward and asked them, "So what is the third decree that I will need to grant? Hurry and tell me!"
He did not care for the trial anymore because he knew that in his heart, he had already screwed up the trial so he was determined to screw the trial back.
That was why he had an indifferent look now especially when the first two royal decisions that he had to make had crossed his bottom line.
A subject with a tall purple hat stepped forward to say gravely, "Your Majesty, the commoners are asking for the right to represent themselves in important matter of state through voting or they will start to riot against us."
Another subject angrily said, "These commoners deserve no right! Rather, we should put them to the death!"
"Commoners are ignorant and their stupidity are absorbs!" Another subject angrily said.
Ji Yuan frowned, "This doesn't sound too wrong?"
"Your Majesty!" Another subject stepped forward to say, "You are our monarch and we are your court officials. Who knows the matter of state better than the peasants? I suggest that we punish the rioters and put them all to the death."
Many of the subjects stepped forward to agree as they echoed together, "Let's put them all to the death!"
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Ji Yuan hummed coldly, "What if I suggest that we give them the chance to vote?"
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Ji Yuan raised his voice to declare, "So hear me loud and clear. This is my royal decree. We will give them the chance to vote in matter of the state."
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All the subjects broke into chaotic mumblings in the royal hall and were dumbfounded by Ji Yuan's decision.
An old subject stepped forward to say slowly, "If this is Your Majesty's decision then we will not stop you. How about this then? Shall we divide the commoners into their districts and the provinces then they will vote to elect a respected noble in their area. Then we will have the noble to represent them. In this way, we can avoid the foolishness of the peasants while giving them a chance to vote."
Many of the subjects were now smiling and nodding that this was a great idea.
Ji Yuan displayed a deep frown, "You mean this is a false sense of voting? Are you thinking of protecting your very own interest? Sure the commoners may not vote in the best interest of the state but I am sure all the nobles aren't voting in the best interest of the state either and are voting in their best interest only."
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Ji Yuan was too blatant in his opinion that he caused his subjects to be speechless.
He asked again, "Why do the commoners want to vote all of a sudden? Answer me honestly. Is the tax too high?"
A subject said with great indignant, "Absolutely not! Under our superior guidance, our kingdom has been growing stronger and stronger everyday. As a matter of fact, under our supreme guidance, our people is able to live in great comfort. We only recently revised the wages of our prime minster and the cabinet ministers and the people are protesting."
"So what is the prime minster pay?" Ji Yuan smirked coldly.
? "It is only 2.2mil gold." A subject stepped forward and he was the prime minister. "But I have your blessing, remember?"
Ji Yuan hummed coldly, "Only 2.2mil? I am sure that you may have a lot of secret backdoor bribes too."
The prime minster protested immediately, "Of course not! Under my leadership, our kingdom totally has no corruption at all!"
Ji Yuan laughed jovially, "My foot. Do you mind telling me what is the average wage a month for a commoner?"
Many of the subjects were stammering now, "1200 gold, 1500 gold, 2000 gold, 2500 gold, 3000 gold…"
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Ji Yuan rolled his golden eyes, "Are you trying to revise your people average wages a month now to justify your millions? Damn it. Our kingdom is like a little red dot."
"No, no, no…" All the subjects protested immediately.
Ji Yuan declared loudly, "This is my royal decree. The people will get to vote in all matters of the state. However all the nobles and court officials will not be able to vote but they will also get the lowest wages of the lowest wage peasant."
All the subjects were shocked beyond words by Ji Yuan and they were stunned.
"Your Majesty! Please reconsider!"
"This is too ridiculous!"
"How can we get the same wages as the peasants…"
Ji Yuan had a sudden quirky thought as he quickly smiled jovially, "Also, none of the nobles and court officials are allowed to marry one another. You must only marry the commoners. Those who break my law will be reduced to a commoner."
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All the subjects were in an uproar now.
But Ji Yuan began to laugh aloud, "Now you are all truly servants of the state now. Haha…"
All of a sudden a bright light had descended onto the royal hall and the voice of the trial spirit could be heard again. "The trial has ended. Now it is the result of your trial."
Ji Yuan began to smile weakly as he face-palmed himself, "Oh crap. I forget that I am in the middle of the trial."
The trial spirit said gently, "Based on the result of your three royal decisions, you will receive a score ranging from 0 to 100. In order to pass the trial and to obtain the Key of Righteous, you have to obtain at least 70 points."
Ji Yuan began to smile weakly, "That doesn't sound too hard to pass."
Anyang face-palmed herself, "Why is that I got a feeling that you will score a 0."
"I think so too as well." Xiang Li was face-palming as well.
Ji Yuan began to smile weakly, "Me too as well."
The Trial Spirit said coolly, "Behold your result…"
In the middle of the royal hall, there was a blue whirling of light and a number began to flash slowly.
Soon the number began to reveal as a 1.
Ji Yuan was overjoyed as he almost screamed out with joy. "Haha look my girls. I've got a 1 and it is not a 0."
Xiang Li was also overjoyed and she was beaming with joyful tears, "Woot! My Big Brother isn't a zero fighter and he has got a 1! I am so happy for my Big Brother!"
Anyang said weakly, "0 and 1. What is the difference? It is still a fail…"
But Ji Yuan and Xiang Li were both laughing jovially, "Haha. We got a 1! Haha…"
