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As the time entered March, the capital of Zhao Country gradually became lively.

Coinciding with the imminent start of the Imperial Examination, most of the students participating in the examination had already arrived in the capital.

However, this year, the Imperial Examination was not the most important event in Zhao Country.

The fifteenth of June is the day of the imperial election.

At that time, the court will select the next Emperor of Zhao Country from among the four Princes.

The reason Zhao Country's students are desperate to participate in the Imperial Examination is not only to become Advanced Scholars and bring glory to their families but also because obtaining a Standard Fifth Rank position grants them voting rights in the imperial election. This is one of their major motivations for entering the civil service.

Looking across the continent, only the officials of Zhao Country have such power.

Initially, discussions about the election revolved around the four Princes.

But at some point, the focus started to shift.

The name of the Sixth Princess began to be mentioned frequently.

Although people often discussed the Sixth Princess before, she was always seen as an appendage to the Fourth Prince.

Recently, however, people often talked about the Sixth Princess and occasionally mentioned the Fourth Prince.

Many believe that the Sixth Princess is more suitable to be the Emperor of Zhao Country than the Fourth Prince.

These days, although the Fourth Prince has achieved numerous accomplishments, upon closer inspection, these achievements were actually made by the Sixth Princess.

Prior to this, the Fourth Prince's thirty years of life could be described as uneventful.

Not only does he have no accomplishments worthy of recognition, but he has quite a few negative records.

Zhao Country has had female Empresses before, so why insist on selecting one among the four Princes?

Such rhetoric initially circulated only among the common people.

Later, even the courtiers occasionally discussed it.

The other three Princes naturally heard about this.

Of course, this was what they hoped for. The Sixth Princess has no foundation in the court; merely relying on the praises of the common people cannot change the overall situation.

If this could create a rift between King Sheng and her, it would be too good to be true.

What the three Princes could think of were naturally also thought of by the guests and strategists of King Sheng Mansion.

King Sheng could turn the tide and establish his current position largely due to the contributions of the Sixth Princess.

If King Sheng ascends the throne, they will all enjoy endless glory and wealth when rewards are distributed.

No one can destroy the relationship between King Sheng and the Sixth Princess, not even King Sheng himself.

As strategists, they understand King Sheng well. Once he learns about this, he could potentially cause some unnecessary issues.

Under Mr. Lin's instructions, everyone in King Sheng Mansion kept silent, not allowing King Sheng to hear any unfavorable news.

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Princess Mansion.

Li Nuo was contemplating which government office to target for the next breakthrough, and Doctor Sun came seeking him.

He was very curious about the "bacteria" Li Nuo had previously mentioned, those invisible entities causing diseases.

These things require professional equipment, and Li Nuo had been very busy lately, having no time to craft a microscope from scratch.

If only Li Yun were here, as a Mohist disciple, he would probably enjoy doing such cultivation-boosting tasks.

Li Nuo suddenly raised his head.

Mohist?

He turned towards Zhao Zhiyi beside him and asked, "Is there any official above the fifth-rank in the court who practices Mohist techniques?"

Zhao Zhiyi thought for a moment and said, "There are; most officials in the Ministry of Industry practice Mohist techniques."

Li Nuo's eyes lit up, and he returned to his study, emerging moments later with a blueprint in hand, saying, "Let's go to the Ministry of Industry."

Since it was still office hours, Li Nuo directly took Zhao Zhiyi to the Ministry of Industry.

Among the Six Departments, the Ministry of Industry manages matters such as land reclamation, water conservancy, construction, engineering, transportation, and logistics. Its power is not as substantial as that of the Ministry of Revenue or the Ministry of Personnel but is very closely related to the livelihoods of the people.

Chief of Staff's office.

An official carefully walked into the office, tiptoeing around scattered blueprints on the floor, and said to a middle-aged man drawing at a desk, "Chief of Staff Lord, the Sixth Princess is outside and wishes to see you."

The middle-aged man looked up, murmuring, "Sixth Princess?"

He pondered for a moment, then came out from behind the desk, gathered the scattered blueprints on the floor and placed them casually on the desk, then walked out of the office.

Afterward, he walked into the courtyard and cupped his hands in salute to Zhao Zhiyi, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness."

Zhao Zhiyi smiled and said, "No need for formalities, Chief of Staff Zhou."

The Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Industry said, "I wonder what urgent matter brings Your Highness to the Ministry of Industry?"

Zhao Zhiyi said, "There is something I would like to ask a master of Mohist techniques at the Ministry of Industry to help with."

The Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Industry initially thought the Sixth Princess had come to seek votes for the Fourth Prince. Looking at the blueprint in his hand, he was stunned for quite a while before saying, "This is simple. Please wait a moment, Your Highness, it will be ready shortly..."

After speaking, he took the blueprint and went into the office.

Li Nuo and Zhao Zhiyi followed him into the office.

The first thing one feels walking in here is chaos, with various blueprints piled up all around the office, and the shelves around the room filled with Mechanical Objects, reminding Li Nuo of Li Yun. The rooms of Mohist disciples are always a mess.

A simple microscope is very easy to make.

Glass might still be a luxury item for the common people, but many Mechanical Objects of the Mohists use glass, especially the eyes of Mechanical Men and Mechanical Beasts. Li Yun also had several Mechanical Miniatures made entirely of glass, but they called it liuli.

The Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Industry rummaged through the shelves behind him and quickly found two pieces of transparent liuli.

Li Nuo only saw his fingers gently swipe, and two irregular pieces of glass transformed into perfect circles.

Polishing lens is even simpler for him.