Liu Sanwu never dreamed that a plan he had planned for a long time would disappear so suddenly.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't play by the rules. He uses righteousness to pressure me.

This kind of justice is really not something that ordinary people can shoulder.

Everyone knows that what His Majesty cares most about is the ruling status of the Han people. Because it is just the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the current situation can be said to be very tense.

After nearly a hundred years of Yuan Dynasty rule, officials, common people, and gentry in most places are now much more proficient in Mongolian than Chinese.

Especially the older generation, almost all of them were born under the rule of the Yuan Dynasty and were exposed to a completely different environment. This influence cannot be eliminated all at once.

Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty has been in existence for 25 years now, and the younger generation has almost all grown up. Those born at the end of the Yuan Dynasty have no nostalgia for it at all.

The only ones who had any memories of it were the gentry and landlords who had gained great benefits from the Yuan Dynasty.

Under the peasant uprising, these people could no longer influence the overall situation.

The scenes in the court just now emerged in Liu Sanwu's mind. The situation was irreversible at this time. His eyes swept over Zhang Xin, Bai Xindao, and even his colleagues in the Hanlin Academy and the civil officials.

The initial confidence is no longer there, only the relief of surviving the disaster.

This is only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If His Majesty were to initiate the movement, I'm afraid every household in the inner city of the capital would be in mourning today.

"I am already old, but Your Highness has not abandoned me. I am very happy to be able to help Your Highness compile books related to the imperial examination. I will do my best in the future and will not slack off in the slightest."

Liu Sanwu sighed slightly in his heart, then suppressed his emotions, bowed and replied loudly.

"With Liu Hanlin leading this matter, I believe it can be completed in order."

"As for the imperial examination, it is better to do it sooner rather than later. Grandpa, I think it should be started immediately. The sooner it is completed, the more learning opportunities the students will have."

"For Ming officials, this can also help fill in any gaps that may be missing."

After Zhu Ying finished speaking to Liu Sanwu, he made a proposal to the old man.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly and replied, "My eldest grandson is right. That is so. This matter will be decided at the morning court today. The compilation of the imperial examination books will be started immediately. This matter will be handed over to my eldest grandson."

Zhu Ying bowed and said, "Thank you, Grandpa. However, I still have some different ideas about the compilation of the imperial examination books. For this compilation, I would like to ask you to issue a notice to the world, calling on scholars to participate."

Zhu Yuanzhang was somewhat puzzled and asked: "Dozens of scholars in the Hanlin Academy, aren't they enough?"

Zhu Ying shook his head slightly and said, "In my grandson's opinion, the work of compiling the imperial examination documents requires the participation of hundreds or even thousands of people, let alone dozens."

"Besides, my grandson is thinking about not only compiling more profound classics this time, but also some books for children."

"From enlightenment to the imperial examination, this entire set of books must be compiled and completed. The knowledge involved is not just Confucianism."

"Arithmetic, history, politics, law, construction, archery, etc. will all be branches of the imperial examination. Officials who have long-term contact with the people must also be strictly controlled."

"Only in this way can the literati of the Ming Dynasty continue to flourish."

As soon as these words were spoken, before Zhu Yuanzhang expressed his opinion, the officials in the court were already in an uproar.

This move by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can be regarded as a thorough reform of the imperial examinations of ancient and modern times.

For example, Shang Yang's Reform and Wang Anshi's Reform were long-planned, earth-shaking, and affected the interests of countless people.

But now, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince brought it up so openly and easily at an ordinary court meeting.

Anyone who hears this will feel their heart churning like waves.

For literati, this is a major event that concerns the whole world.

Originally, in the eyes of everyone, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wanted Liu Sanwu to help him get some books related to the imperial examination.

Such things are not common, but they are common. Emperors of all dynasties have more or less given preference to books related to the imperial examinations.

But now it sounds completely different.

What is this arithmetic? Isn’t that something that a merchant’s accountant needs to learn?

History is a book that only the censors will have access to.

Politics, what is that?

Is it to teach students how to be an official?

Law is a subject that can only be studied in the Ministry of Justice.

Construction is nothing more than a craft for craftsmen. If you study this in the imperial examination, does that mean you will become a craftsman?

There is also imperial archery.

The so-called six arts of a gentleman are rites, music, charioteering, mathematics, calligraphy and archery.

It is out of date now. As the saying goes, all other things are inferior except reading.

Why do we need those things?

All of a sudden, all the ministers in the court didn't even care about the etiquette of the meeting and started to discuss.

Zhu Yuanzhang suppressed Liu He who was about to shout "Silence" with a look.

He just wanted his ministers to have a good discussion and see what the outcome would be.

As for this matter, the eldest grandson had told him about the reform of the imperial examination system a long time ago.

This time, the eldest grandson raised the issue, which is also a good opportunity to see what officials think about the matter.

It can be clearly seen that Dasun's previous invitation to Liu Sanwu to compile books was just a cover, and the real focus was still on the imperial examination.

It is not difficult to see that most of the ministers currently have strong opposition to this matter.

There is no need for the ministers to speak specifically; their expressions, tone, and reactions to this matter can clearly express everything.

Because currently standing in the court, it can be said that more than 70% of the officials, from another perspective, have already come into contact with the highest-level officials in the entire Ming Dynasty.

None of them became officials through the imperial examination. Most of them achieved their status through the influence of their ancestors or through being recommended as filial and honest officials by the local government.

The Ming Dynasty's current imperial examinations, except for the special examinations, were held every three years, and only about a hundred people could obtain the title of Jinshi each year.

Most of these officials went to local levels.

Then slowly come to the capital.

In other words, the officials selected through the imperial examination only accounted for 30% of the entire officialdom.

And now, according to the intention of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the door to the imperial examination must be wide open. With so many categories, the number of talents recruited will obviously increase greatly.

This is not the result that current officials want to see.

It was only when the officials' attention was focused on Liu Sanwu or several of the ministers.

But it didn't get much response.