The imperial court documents were passed down step by step by step, and the imperial examination soon became a topic of discussion after dinner in the Tang Dynasty.

What the imperial examination lacks the most is influence.

Under the special care of the five surnames and seven hopes, most scholars before this felt that the inside story of the imperial examination was serious. When they entered Beijing thousands of miles away, they did not take the talent exam, but their connections, which resulted in limited numbers of people participating in the imperial examination, and their talent acquisition was naturally greatly affected.

You should know that ancient transportation was no better than later generations. Even if it was farther away from LV, the number of hours of high-speed trains was only three to five days.

But in this era, most people often walk on foot. Even the official roads are thick dirt roads, and it is inevitable that they will be muddy when it rains.

It took Li Yuanai a month to take a boat from Jiangnan to Luoyang, Chang'an.

A simple hiking starts at least half a year, and there will be various unknown risks along the way.

Faced with this situation, if you lack influence in the imperial examination, a fool will travel thousands of miles to Beijing to take the exam.

Recently, Jiangnan’s many scholars came to Beijing to take the exam, which was because Li Yuanai himself attached great importance to the imperial examination. He had a close relationship with the gentry of Jiangnan, and had a relationship between the great merchants in the north and the south, and made several positions from the cargo ship for the scholars to go to Beijing to take the exam. This was why the grand occasion of imperial examinations in recent years appeared.

Otherwise, with the current influence of the imperial examination, it will not be enough to attract outstanding talents from other places to come to Beijing to take the exam.

It’s completely different now. Most of the list of those who participated in the scientific research fraud were up-and-comers of the five surnames and seven hopes. Some of them were famous wealthy families, such as the Xiao family of Lanling, Pei family of Hedong, Wei family of Jingzhao, Du family, etc.

These families with great influence in the Shilin City have begun to participate in the imperial examinations and have used despicable means to strive for the title of Jinshi. There is no better advertisement than this.

With such advertisements, the reform of the imperial examination is also listed in the announcement, and the cross-eracial imperial examination system is rigorous and fair.

At the same time, Li Zhi also cooperated with the issuance of a new foundation for official assessment. The assessment task of local officials is not only to maintain local stability and govern people's livelihood. Culture and education in the prefectures and rural areas is also one of the links.

A series of combined punches directly made the five surnames who had not left Beijing dizzy.

They also reacted in panic. They were cheating Changsun Wuji.

Li Yuanai set up a big trap, and under the instigation of Changsun Wuji, they jumped into the trap without hesitation.

Changsun Mansion!

Changsun Wuji was savoring the tea leisurely, and Changsun Wen stood at the lower head, constantly aiming at his father with his own light.

Changsun Wuji put down the glass cup in his hand, and didn't even look at the prayer letter on the table in front of him, saying, "Tell them that the geese at home are gone all year round, but now the little geese and pigeons are snatched. I have no face to see them. Let them rest assured that Li Yuanai is a kid who knows the truth that the law does not blame the public. He knows that he will not kill all those who will be killed. At most, he will only take advantage of the situation to rob them."

Changsun Wen said: "It is not only the five surnames and seven hopes, but also some old friends. They also want their father to help say something nice."

Changsun Wuji said, "If you don't see, you won't see anything. You can't favor one or the other..." He paused and said, "Just just ask your Majesty for leave for your father, and say that you are unwell for your father, and you will hang a sign to avoid guests for a while. This turmoil seems to be very big and can be calmed down in at most a month."

Changsun Wuji's rogue attitude made the five surnames stomp their feet, but they had no choice.

The current aristocratic families are no longer as good as before. They have lost such hard power. Some are soft power such as influence and cultural interpretation rights.

When a scholar meets a soldier, he can't explain it clearly.

The soft power seems to be strong, but if you really want to meet a stern person, they will be able to use the five surnames and seven hopes to add up to the generals and officials who lead the troops.

Moreover, as the people's wisdom gradually grew, Shilin students no longer blindly treated their words as imperial edicts.

They didn't make sense in this matter, and their reputation had been damaged, and they became even more unbearable when they made a fuss. They had to choose to leave and consider themselves unlucky.

As soon as the five surnames left the capital, Li Yuanai immediately received the news and said to Di Renjie: "The big thing is done."

Di Renjie naturally understood the meaning of the words and said in admiration: "His Royal Highness of the King of Wu turned the world upside down, and this time the gentry completely defeated His Royal Highness."

Li Yuanai looked at the famous famous figure in front of him and suddenly said, "Do you want to participate in the next imperial examination?"

Di Renjie was stunned when he heard this, and never thought about this. He would have planned his future as a strategy. He learned a lot of novel knowledge from Li Yuanai and was willing to be an aide in the Wu Palace to accumulate political capital. When the time is right, he would naturally enter the temple and achieve a career.

Compared to taking the imperial examination and relying on yourself to make a breakthrough, how can you learn and be convenient under Li Yuanai?

Di Renjie is not a pedantic young man. He doesn't take any shortcuts, and he will take detours to prove that he has taken.

How wise Di Renjie was, he instantly reacted. Lin Qiaochu, a scholar from the five surnames and seven hopes, was admired by everyone. Now he is trapped in the imperial examination and his fame is damaged. If he wants to restore his fame, he can only prove himself in the imperial examination.

The next imperial examination, the five surnames and seven hopes will definitely make a comeback.

Moreover, it is a new imperial examination that has got rid of old habits. It is difficult to cheat under that system. In order to maintain the prestige of the imperial examination, Li Zhi and Li Yuanai could not allow private teachings and acceptances.

The five surnames and seven hopes will definitely make a comeback.

After all, the current poor and common people have far less understanding of current affairs than the five surnames and seven hopes.

To put it simply, even if the five surnames and Qiwang tribes have mediocre qualifications, they still have junior high school education. Most poor families, even if they are exceptional, have graduated from elementary school.

The advantages are too huge, and it is natural for a poor family to fail to take the exam for the aristocratic families.

Wouldn't you throw yourself out just to stop them?

Di Renjie said: "Your Highness really respects his subordinates so much?"

Li Yuanai said: "The imperial examination is not about literary talent, but current affairs. Next time the imperial examination, the exam questions will be based on current affairs, and literary talent is only a plus. Compared with literary talent, you are not comparable to Lu Zhaolin and Luo Binwang, but in terms of current affairs, I believe that looking at the world, no one among the peers can compare with you. Only you can stabilize the arrogance of the five surnames and seven hopes. If you don't want to, it doesn't matter. Their advantages in the short term are inevitable. As the national strength increases, the popularization of culture will become greater and greater, and the advantages of the aristocratic families will become weaker and weaker. If they want to maintain their status, they can only participate in the imperial examination and prove themselves. The proportion of imperial examinations will gradually exceed the recommendation system. This is like drinking poison to quench thirst. Even though they know it is poisonous, they cannot drink it until they die little by little."

He said here and smiled and said, "My Tang Dynasty is prosperous and I am invincible. If this culture and education can catch up, and the civil and military advance together, will it be near to the prosperous era?"

Di Renjie bowed and said, "Your Highness the King of Wu believes in Renjie so much, and Renjie should live up to expectations."
Chapter completed!