I became emperor in the Tang Dynasty by relying on the palace fighting system

Li Chao waved his hand, and the palace maids behind him immediately handed him a dozen scrolls.

Li Zhi, Wu Meiniang and the prime minister read it together, and all of them were enlightened after reading it.

Pei Xingjian smiled and said, "Every book published by the Literature Museum must have a book number and be recorded in the government."

Li Ji also nodded: "If there is no book number, but it appears in the bookstore and is marked as a book published by Xuanzun and his subordinates, the government can destroy it after inspection, which is correct."

They thought more that this method could be used to clamp down on the people's voices and control public opinion.

Just want to implement it, it is still a bit difficult.

For example, if the government is allowed to control books and public opinion, will corruption occur? Will it increase the workload of officials? How the laws are formulated requires careful consideration.

However, this does not prevent the book number law from being a powerful tool for controlling public opinion!

The emperor, empress and ministers thought so in their hearts.

This had nothing to do with Li Zhao. She asked, "Have you finished reading it?"

Wu Meiniang supported Li Zhi and gently pinched the soft flesh on his waist.

"Xuan Zun's idea is very good."

Li Zhi felt a little pain: "...hiss."

Li Zhi had no choice but to agree: "Since Xuanzun wants to set up a literary institute, I will issue an edict to establish a literary institute in Taiwei Changzhu Mansion according to the official system established by Xuanzun."

Li Zhao was satisfied: "Very good, I have already thought of a name for the Literature Museum."

Wu Meiniang was curious: "What?"

Li Zhao's eyes sparkled: "China is getting better day by day, so the name of this museum is Xinhua."

Xinhua Pavilion, the future Xinhua Publishing House!

The emperor and empress issued an edict to establish the Xinhua Literature Institute for Yudou Xuanzun to welcome scholars from all over the world.

Palace servants and clerks kept going in and out of the Taiwei Changzhu Mansion, and boxes of books were continuously moved in. The Xinhua Library was built in the shortest time possible.

On the day when Xinhua Hall was completed, Li Zhao officially issued an edict to hold examinations and select scholars!

This selection was held at Yudou Xuanzun's manor, and even the emperor, empress and prime ministers came.

Considering that some scholars and ladies were short of money, Li Zhao generously ordered: "Register first, and after registration, gather at the gate of Jingzhao Prefecture. We will have carriages and donkey carts to pick you up."

If you have horses and carriages at home, just don't worry about it.

Yudou Xuanzun attached great importance to this examination. Madam Zhang was personally responsible for picking up and dropping off the candidates. The poor scholars and ladies in Chang'an City were all grateful for this.

On the day of the exam, the candidates arrived and the female official in charge of the exam divided them into groups, with four men and four women in each group.

The first round is to test your policy writing.

The person in charge of the examination was Kudi Xiangxiang. The Queen's official Yu Zheng said: "There is no limit to the topic of this essay. Please walk around the manor and write down your own opinions."

"After half an hour, everyone can return to their seats and start the exam."

As soon as these words were spoken, the ladies and gentlemen hurried away, whispering to each other as they walked.

"I've never seen such an exam. A Xuan, do you know what Xuanzun means?" A girl asked her good friend, Pei Xuan, the daughter of General Pei Judao of the Left Golden Guard.

Pei Xuan pondered for a while: "I don't know either, let's go and take a look first."

Once inside the village, those from wealthy families would directly send their servants to call over passing villagers for questioning, with a rather arrogant attitude.

Those who came from poor backgrounds were usually able to sit and talk with the elderly. Pei Xuan stopped his friends who wanted to call someone over and took them to knock on the door of a house.

The person who opened the door was an old lady in blue: "Who are you..."

Pei Xuan smiled and said, "We are ladies and men who have come to participate in the Xuanzun assessment. Can we ask for a drink of water at my mother-in-law's house?"

When the old woman heard this, she smiled and let them in: "Oh, it turns out you are the nobles from Chang'an City. Please come in quickly."

"Child, boil a kettle of hot water."

A woman came out and lit a stove under the eaves with honeycomb coal and boiled a pot of water.

Pei Xuan smiled and asked, "Is this non-toxic coal made using the alchemy recipe of the Li Dynasty Star Lord?"

The old woman said happily: "Yes! This thing is very useful!"

"Last winter, Lady Bicheng, ah, should be called Lady Luxiang, she bought our poor land."

"Her Bicheng caravan came all the way from Yunzhou and brought honeycomb coal to us and sold it to us for the winter. We used it very sparingly and there was still some left in the spring."

Pei Xuan took a look at the honeycomb coal and asked, "I wonder how much this coal costs?"

The old woman said, "The market price is three cents a pound, but we are Xuanzun's farmer family, so we can get a cheaper price of two and a half cents a pound."

"So cheap?" The ladies were shocked when they heard this.

Most of the scholars were from wealthy families, so they had a vague idea of ​​the price: "Three coins a pound, the same as the price of charcoal?"

The ladies looked at them sideways and said, "You men don't manage households, so you don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are. The coal shipped from Yunzhou costs three cents a pound, plus the labor and freight costs, it's a huge loss!"

The old woman also sighed, "Yes, but Lu Xiangjun didn't give us a bargain for nothing. After the spring, each of our families must burn ten pounds of charcoal and give it to the Bicheng Caravan, saying that they will make some incense charcoal to sell. This way, we can earn some money."

The ladies counted the money on their fingers and shook their heads, "It's also a loss, but not this big."

Pei Xuan shook his head and said, "Not a loss."

Everyone was surprised, Pei Xuan said: "Didn't you forget that our family bought thousands of kilograms of honeycomb coal last autumn, but it was thirty cents per kilogram."

"And the fragrant cakes are already ten strings of cash a pound."

Everyone: "…………"

It turns out that Xuanzun is only generous to the poor!

If people cannot survive the severe cold, it will be fatal, so Li Zhao got coal and focused on Chang'an, Luoyang and the Peninsula battlefield.

However, Li Zhao only did this once. When the funds come in this year and the farm in Nanyang County starts producing coal, the price will not be so high.

She understands that you can't fleece the sheep too hard.

Pei Xuan asked the old woman some more questions, and she was lost in thought when she went to the examination room.

Xuanzun asked them to come to the manor to see what he wanted them to see and what he wanted them to write?

Xuanzun wants to gain merit and help the people, so should they write in this direction?

Thinking of this, they arrived a little late and heard a weird voice coming from the side.

"I say you women are a little late."

"Could it be that you were late because you went to meet your lover in order to find a good marriage?"

Pei Xuan and the other women glared at each other, but they saw that the person who was speaking was a scholar with his eyes on his chin, who happened to be an acquaintance.

"Fang Shiqi, you have been locked up in Fangzhou by your parents for so long, haven't you learned your lesson?"

"How come your mouth still stinks after you come back?"

Fang Shiqi, who came from an aristocratic family, said, "This has nothing to do with you."

"What's wrong? Did I say something wrong? You women study to be with your husbands."

Some men around him said, "If that's the case, why not get married early? Why do you have to take the exam and steal the limelight from other scholars?"

"Why don't you retreat soon!"

One girl was angry: "What's the matter with this guy? He caught us who were late and humiliated us?"

"You want to step on us and make yourself famous, so that you have fewer opponents!"

They were about to fight back when Fang Shiqi said, "There's another one!"

"Nowadays, even a four-year-old girl knows to use the exam as an excuse to find a man. This world is really going downhill!"

Li Zhao, who had just gone to the grassroots to show off his face, entered the scene at this moment: “………………”

Where did this stupid dog come from?

When they saw her, Pei Xuan and others looked strange.

The people around Fang Shiqi's face changed drastically, and they quickly pulled Fang Shiqi, who was about to speak wildly, and said, "Shut up!"

Fang Shiqi started to talk foully and didn't care. He glared at the person who pulled him and said, "Did I say something wrong? This little girl..."

His companion broke out in a cold sweat and covered his mouth with his hand: "Shut up! This is Xuanzun! Apologize now!"

Fang Shiqi's expression changed drastically, and his face turned as white as plaster in an instant.

He raised his eyes hurriedly, wanting to apologize, but was met with Li Zhao's cold eyes.

Li Zhao smiled coldly: "No need to apologize, I heard it."

"Someone, drag this dirty-mouthed beast out and slap him in the face."

Li Zhao was too lazy to look at him and ordered his guards behind him: "Beat him until he is broken into pieces."

The guard said in a shocked voice: "Yes!"

Having said that, he picked up Fang Shiqi, dragged him out and slapped him in the face.

Hearing the sound of applause coming from afar, Li Zhao felt much better. She accepted the greetings from everyone and took a seat.

"The first policy discussion has officially begun."