Which Huang also points out in his book "Rise of the E.A.S.T", which this article is directly referencing. The Keju system helped minimize the risk of military

Which Huang also points out in his book "Rise of the E.A.S.T", which this article is directly referencing. The Keju system helped minimize the risk of military intervention in politics along with the internal fights amongst power clans and families, but at the expense of innovation due to ossification. Highly recommend reading anything by Yasheng Huang or Yuhua Wang about the development of Chinese administrative capacity.