"Have you heard?"
"This new imperial examination... they accepted seventy-two scholars for the civil service, and more than half of them are commoners from poor families who haven't even cultivated before..."
"Has His Majesty gone mad? Officials in every dynasty have always been chosen from noble clans like us! We have cultivation and strategy in our hearts. Why choose commoners!"
"Hush!"
"What's there to be afraid of? This so-called imperial examination is a joke, doomed to fail! Even a great ruler can make mistakes..."
A new dynasty, a new era.
Daqian was indeed very different.
This new, so-called imperial examination tested the people of the realm on strategy and policy, starting from towns and commandery capitals all the way to the Imperial City, causing a huge stir throughout the land.
Even the idle and lazy Imperial Hospital, long accustomed to peaceful days, was abuzz with discussion about it.
In the courtyard.
Su Chen was still trimming branches and leaves.
