Chapter 345 The Big Exam Begins
The matter of revising the book was of great concern not only to the Confucian scholars in Xianyang, but also to all the philosophers and schools of thought who were inquiring about its progress and wanted to participate in it.
Zhao Yuanxi cleared out the other palace to accommodate those who came to compile the book. Hundreds of people gathered there, collected all the classics in the world, sorted them into files, and the resulting book was titled "Qin Dian".
The Queen Mother asked a woman to preside over this matter. Almost everyone thought that she could not do it well. Even those who participated in the revision of the book were skeptical of Lady Mi.
Mao Chang had been entertaining those Confucian scholars these days and was completely annoyed. "Sir, if these people look down on this place, why did they come here?"
"They don't look down on this place, they look down on me. We just need to do our own thing! Have you finished organizing the Book of Songs that I asked you to organize?"
"Okay, okay, I'll send it to you later."
Mao Chang hurriedly packed up his things and walked out holding the scrolls, almost bumping into Lu Zhi who was delivering the things.
Lu Zhi protected the food box in her hand and dodged to the side. She only heard the man say "I'm sorry" and then he ran away.
Mrs. Mi saw Lü Zhi standing at the door and waved to her with a smile, "Did the Queen Mother ask you to come over?"
Lü Zhi nodded and said, "The Queen Mother said you've been working too hard these days and asked me to bring you some food."
"It's hard to believe she still thinks of me."
The food box was opened and the food inside was still steaming.
"Have you eaten yet?"
"have eaten."
"Then I won't be polite." Madam Mi picked up her chopsticks and took a few bites. Seeing Lu Zhi staring at her, she started chatting with her, "I heard that the Queen Mother asked you to take part in this exam as well?"
Lu Zhi nodded, sipping water from the cup in her hand, with a faint smile on her face, "The Queen Mother said I should be able to pass the exam."
"This first test won't be too difficult. You were taught by the Queen Mother herself, so you should at least get into the top ten."
"I will try my best." Lu Zhi was so excited. If she could pass this exam, she would be able to enter the court and serve as an official. This would be the first time in ancient times that a woman served as an official.
"I have quite a few newly compiled books here that might be helpful to you. Take them home and have a look later."
"thank you."
On one side, there was the grand book revision, and on the other side, there was the intense examination. Xianyang was extremely bustling for a while, gathering countless talents from all over the world.
There is still debate about whether women can take the imperial examination.
Tao Yao and Lü Hui went out to buy pens, ink, and other supplies for the exam. They heard someone arguing on the street that women shouldn't be allowed to take the exam. They got angry and said, "Your Majesty has already said that only the talented should be selected. What does this have to do with gender? Are you afraid of being inferior to women, so you're talking nonsense here?"
The man scoffed, "Women are in charge of the interior, while men are in charge of the exterior. Women interfering in government is indeed an ominous sign."
"Why can't women take part in government? The Queen Dowager Xuan ruled Qin for decades without a single mistake. The Emperor and the Queen Dowager encouraged farming and cared for the people, and everyone in the world admired her benevolence. So, according to you, they shouldn't be in charge of government?"
"How can this be compared!" That was the King of Qin's mother.
Tao Yao was dissatisfied. "It's clear that women can manage government affairs. You are misinterpreting the will of His Majesty the Emperor and the Empress Dowager because you are worried that you can't compete with women and are afraid of losing to them."
"How could I lose to a woman?"
"In that case, let's have a fair competition. Isn't this exam a chance for you to prove yourself?"
"You're being unreasonable!" The man couldn't argue and simply ran away in shame.
Taoyao still looked resentful, which made Lu Hui unable to help laughing.
Tao Yao rolled her eyes at her and said, "You're still laughing! They're simply looking down on us!"
Lv Hui, the little girl from Lugewu, said, "These people only believe what they think. Even if you argue with them, you won't be able to convince them. As long as we can win this exam, it will be more effective than arguing with them for days and nights."
Tao Yao snorted. This was what happened, but wasn't she angry?
"Well, my dear sister, if you don't hurry back to the academy, the gentlemen will be worried."
Because they were delayed for this moment, it was already dark. They had originally asked for leave today. If it was dark and the college was closed, they would be punished.
"It's all those people's fault." Tao Yao immediately pulled Lu Hui and ran, and successfully returned just before the academy was locked.
They were panting and couldn't help but smile, fortunately they ran fast.
Zhang Liang saw the two men coming back panting and smiled, "I was just about to go look for you!"
Tao Yao and Lu Hui immediately stood up straight, saluted him respectfully, and said in unison, "President Zhang!"
"Don't be so serious. My mother just had some books sent over. I heard that you two will be taking the exam this time, so I thought I'd show you some. But there's only one set of books, so you'll have to copy them yourself."
The two little girls looked at each other, overjoyed, "Thank you, Dean."
Although there was a lot of noise outside, it didn't affect anything.
The big exam still came as scheduled.
The examination is divided into three parts: preliminary examination, re-examination and final examination, which takes a total of twenty-one days. Only after passing the preliminary examination can you enter the re-examination seven days later. If you pass the re-examination, you can enter the final examination seven days later. The results of the final examination will be announced after the last seven days.
Zhao Yuanxi straightened Lu Zhi's clothes and looked at the people coming and going around. He felt a little nervous, but he said, "Don't be nervous. If you don't pass the exam this time, we can try again next time."
Lu Zhi smiled with her eyebrows curved, "Don't worry, Queen Mother! I will definitely not let you down!"
"You've never given me any worries." Zhao Yuanxi sighed.
Lu Zhi suddenly stepped forward and hugged her, whispering, "I've been wanting to do this for a long time. Teacher, just let me hold you for a while. It will be fine in a moment."
Zhao Yuanxi was a little surprised when he was suddenly hugged, but after he came to his senses, he couldn't help laughing and gently hugged the person in his arms back.
Zhang Liang, who was passing by, paused slightly, his eyes fell on the girl in the empress dowager's arms, his expression a little subtle, and he bowed to the empress dowager.
Realizing that someone was watching them, Lu Zhi came out of the Queen Mother's arms a little embarrassedly. Seeing that it was Mr. Zhang, she nodded slightly at him.
Zhao Yuanxi looked around and asked curiously, "Isn't your mother here?"
"Mother said she was busy and asked Liang to come by himself."
What are you busy with? You're busy revising the book!
Zhao Yuanxi felt a rare pang of guilt. She was so relaxed here, while everyone around her seemed incredibly busy. "Your mother isn't here, so consider it my part to see you off today."
"Then can I be the one too? The Queen Mother is here to see me off." Liu Ji appeared from behind Zhang Liang and said with a smile, his eyes involuntarily falling on the little girl beside the Queen Mother.
After being glared at by the little girl, he looked away awkwardly.
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