Zhao Hanzhang was unexpectedly gentle, and everyone felt her goodwill. She talked about the promotion paths the aristocratic families wanted; she opened up ways for the lesser nobility to enter officialdom; and she also provided support conditions for impoverished and declining families who wished to revive their clans...
By the end of the banquet, she had appointed Lu Heng as Imperial Censor, Jiang Family Master Jiang Feng as Imperial College Doctor, and several other talents she had selected through examination, either employing them directly as officials or admitting them as Imperial Academy students for further study.
Those who were attentive realized that the chosen students came from Jiangnan aristocratic families, lesser nobility, and remnants, including both aristocratic and impoverished backgrounds, and even two students were from common backgrounds.
