Emperor of the Tang Dynasty

Wangjiang Tower has now developed into the largest restaurant in Chang'an. Because it is said to be the property of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, so talented people like to gather here, and by the way, they can touch the talent of His Royal Highness the King of Chu.

As soon as he entered Wangjiang Tower, Wu Zetian heard the discussions among countless scholars.

"I don't know what the so-called reforms of His Royal Highness the King of Chu will look like this year."

"I heard that there are nine subjects to be tested in three days. Is this reliable?"

"Who knows... I just hope that we are not the most unlucky one. Judging from the things that His Royal Highness King Chu has done in the past, he shouldn't be too bad for us, right?"

As the news of the imperial examination reform gradually spread, many people were worried. They were worried that His Royal Highness the King of Chu was messing around, which would eventually lead to a messy examination this time. Even if they wanted to take the examination again, they would have to wait three years.

It's just that even though the scholars present were all juren from all over the world, and they were all arrogant, they still did not have any disrespect for Li You.

After all, compared with the reform conference, what Li You has done for scholars in the world in the past is even more immeasurable!

Even without mentioning the calligraphy accomplishments and poetry level of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, the skills of movable type printing, improved papermaking, pinyin literacy, and dictionaries have been used for a long time. status.

This is also the biggest reason why Li You wants to carry out such a big thing as the reform of the imperial examination. In the end, only the great Confucians can go to Kong Yingda to complain, but no one dares to stand up against Li You.

Therefore, the more Wu Zetian listened, the more proud he became. Since becoming Li You's disciple, Wu Zetian has always had a sense of honor for what his teacher has done.

Until she heard the words of the two loud-sounding scholars.

"Although His Royal Highness Chu's reform is bold, it is still too young and vigorous, which is really unwise."

As soon as she heard their tone, Wu Zetian was very angry. She followed Li You for a long time and witnessed Li You doing a lot of things with her own eyes. Therefore, in Wu Zetian's heart, Li You was already synonymous with no last resort.

How can a few small people be criticized?

"Why did you say this?" Wu Zetian lowered his voice and hummed, "It's too early to speak as if the reform of His Royal Highness the King of Chu was a failure now that the test has not yet started?"

The two scholars seemed to be quite old. They should have taken the exam many times before they passed the exam. They were also stunned when they heard the words.

"Excuse me, who is...?"

Wu Zetian said calmly: "My surname is Wu, I am a local Juren, and like you, I will participate in the exam."

"So that's what happened," one of the senior scholars clasped his fists after hearing this, "My surname is Tang, and I'm a Juren from Jiangnan. My dear brother next to me, surnamed Wang, is a friend I met on the way to the next exam."

Since Wu Zetian didn't give his name, they didn't plan to say his name directly, but were amazed by Wu Zetian's appearance.

"Your age, is it really a juren? It looks as old as a child in my hometown..."

Wu Zetian said a little unnaturally: "Don't worry about it, let's talk about what those words just now mean."

"What's the meaning……"

Wang Juren and Tang Juren looked at each other and both showed the look of wanting to show off. After all, this is a great joy, it's just a question of who comes first.

"Brother Wang, please explain first." Tang Juren coughed.

Wang Juren nodded and said, "Brother Wu, do you know the general content of the reform of the imperial examination by His Royal Highness the King of Chu? According to the recent rumors, the reform of His Royal Highness the King of Chu is not only about the examination, but the entire imperial examination will be drastically changed. !"

"Of course I know that," Wu Zetian said. "Isn't the reform beyond the general examination abolishing restrictions and allowing any national except criminals to participate in the imperial examinations freely?"

In ancient times, the imperial examination system had many restrictions. For example, those who belonged to slaves and low affiliations were not allowed to participate. The qualification to take the imperial examinations at the beginning was already a hurdle that wiped out many people.

"Yes, but this is the problem." Wang Juren pretended to be deep.

"What's the meaning of this?" Wu Zetian asked with a frown, "After removing the restriction on taking the imperial examinations, wouldn't we encourage people to read more? After all, this is the best chance to jump through the dragon gate, which can also improve literacy. Efficiency is a great virtue!"

As soon as this reform is announced to the world, coupled with the Pinyin literacy method and dictionary, Wu Zetian is sure that the number of people who are willing to learn to read and write will greatly increase!

Chapter 636

That Wang Juren seemed to have been waiting for Wu Zetian to say so, and smiled proudly.

"It's true that you are right, this will attract and urge many people to start reading and literacy, but have you ever thought that if everyone went to read and literate to fight for the imperial examination, wouldn't there be a lot of occupations in society that would be abandoned?"

Hearing this, Wu Zetian fell into deep contemplation.

This is indeed a big problem. It costs a lot to raise a scholar, and when anyone can take the imperial examinations, if nothing else, the number of farmers who cultivate the land will be greatly reduced. After all, there is no way to be an official in farming. scenery?How can a farmer be an elegant scholar?

However, Wu Zetian was smart, and after thinking for a while, he found a solution "zero-five-zero" from the reform strategy announced by Li You

"If this is the only reason, then you are too superficial." Wu Zetian smiled coldly, "I dare say that His Royal Highness the King of Chu has long considered this aspect, and has long thought of a solution!"

"What did you say?"

Wang Juren, who just felt that he was pretending to be a force, was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly he was a little dissatisfied.

"Why don't I know? Then tell me, what else did His Royal Highness King Chu do to improve the situation?"

Wu Zetian smiled confidently and said, "Do you think this will make everyone spend a lot of time studying and study, which will eventually lead to the waste of their original work, so the reform of His Royal Highness the King of Chu is a failure, right?"

Wang Juren nodded solemnly and said, "Exactly."

"But what if it doesn't take that much time?"

Upon hearing Wu Zetian's words, Wang Juren and Tang Juren said firmly: "This is impossible! You are also a Juren yourself, so how can you not know how much time you need to spend to familiarize yourself with the Four Books and Five Classics if you want to take the imperial examination?"

"You're right on the spot. Before that, the most time-consuming thing was to memorize and study the Four Books and Five Classics over and over again? Then didn't you notice that there is one more thing in the reform, that is, you don't need to take the Four Books and Five Classics when you go to Guozijian University. Is it?"

Wu Zetian smiled calmly and said, she felt that her demeanor had the style of her teacher Li You.

"Going to Guozijian University..."

Wang Juren was stunned for a while. Now that Guozijian has been changed to Guozijian University, it is also open to all ordinary people in the country to take the test. However, this is the latest policy in recent months, so they have not been able to react immediately.