In the chinese world the emperor promoted his authority through the use of

Question: In the chinese world, the emperor promoted his authority through the use of:

Answer: A highly educated and skilled bureaucracy.

More detail: China established the world's first meritocracy, this means a bureaucracy based on skill and education rather than property, bloodlines and birth. This was considered a key system to Imperial China's success and longevity in history and for the future. Emperors and kingdoms came and went but Chinese civilization remained due to the well-organized administrative system led by the scholars/bureaucrats.