The female official raised her voice and said, "Shen Jiahe, the musical instrument used is a large Xing kiln white porcelain bowl and a set of porcelain chopsticks."

Li Zhi frowned, "Bowls and chopsticks hitting each other do make sounds, but the timbre is mostly the same, and we can't tell the difference between Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng, and Yu. How can we play music?"

The next second, Shen Jiahe showed him with his actions how to play music with this set of large bowls.

She took out a gourd and poured water into each bowl, making the water level in each bowl different.

After filling the water, use ceramic chopsticks to hit the edge of the bowl, and the bowl will emit sounds of different scales.

Qingluan flapped her wings and a ray of light flashed from under her wings, as if she was casting a spell.

In fact, her clone quietly held the microphone around Shen Jiahe and turned the power to maximum.

"The music I present to Xuanzun is a war song." Shen Jiahe took a deep breath and began to play.

The sound of bowls and chopsticks hitting each other instantly spread throughout the venue, and everyone could hear this beautiful melody.

What she played was "The Qin King's Battle Music"!

Li Zhao raised his eyebrows in cooperation, pretending to be interested: "Oh? Zhanle? This is really what I like."

When the song ended, Li Zhao nodded and said, "Emperor, you did a good job in the first round."

Li Zhi felt relieved and said, "Please ask the next question, Xuanzun."

The second question was not difficult either. It was to write something on the water. A man used ink mixed with lard to write something on ice water and successfully solved the problem.

Li Zhi and others thought that Yu Dou Xuan Zun was making an excuse to let them go easy on him, so the questions were so simple, and they couldn't stop laughing.

Li Zhao: Hehe, laugh, laugh now. When it comes to rewarding you later, you won’t be able to laugh.

The third question is playing chess. Qingluan plays chess personally with hundreds of people. As long as someone can defeat her by one piece, they will win.

After three rounds in a row, all the mortals won. Li Zhao said indifferently: "You won. I will keep my promise and find a time to make it rain."

The emperor, empress and all the ministers all had expressions of ecstasy on their faces.

Great! The people are saved!

Li Zhi was overjoyed, and he and Wu Meiniang quickly stood up, leading the officials to pay their respects to Yudou Xuanzun and express their gratitude: "Thank you for your grace, Xuanzun!"

The sound is so loud that it can shake the world.

Li Zhao glanced at Wu Meiniang, who immediately understood: "Today is a great day, and the three talented people who solved the problem will also be rewarded handsomely."

"Ku Di Yu Zheng, call them up. Your Majesty and I want to meet them in person!"

Kudi Xiangxiang agreed, and after a moment, he brought up the three ladies and gentlemen who had solved the problem.

The two gentlemen only asked for a small official position, so Li Zhi gladly rewarded them with the positions of county magistrates and gave them hundreds of silks.

When it was Shen Jiahe's turn, she took a deep breath, bowed and said, "I solved Xuanzun's question not for glory and wealth, but only to serve the country with loyalty. I dare not ask for gold or silver rewards from Your Majesty."

No gold or silver? Li Zhi was slightly stunned, Wu Meiniang asked with a smile: "Then what do you want? Just tell me."

"Before your majesty bestows the reward, I have something to offer to the two saints. Please take a look at it."

Shen Jiahe took out several memorials hidden in the book bag behind him and presented them with both hands.

A female historian under Kudi Xiangxiang took it and presented it to the two saints. After the two saints saw it, their expressions became gradually solemn.

Shen Jiahe lowered his head and continued, "In the past few years, I have been studying wheat in the fields, and this book is the result of my hard work. If all the fields in the world are cultivated according to this method, two more bushels of grain can be harvested per mu."

"Two more dou per acre?!" The ministers and students gasped and looked at her in disbelief.

One of the ministers sighed: "With such merit, he deserves to be made a marquis!"

Li Zhi said solemnly: "For offering such a good plan, you deserve a generous reward. What reward do you want?"

Shen Jiahe clenched her fists. Here it comes. She was finally going to say those words and fulfill the instructions of Leizu, the goddess of silkworms in her dream.

"I have heard that the two emperors were eager to recruit talented people, and they recruited talents from all over the world, trusted them, appointed them as pillars, and made them work together to create a prosperous Tang Dynasty regardless of gender, age, wealth, or status."

"I am an incompetent minister, and I am now recommending myself. I hope that the two emperors will show mercy and allow me, a woman, to take the imperial examinations and enter the government, so that I can serve you like a dog or a horse!"

As soon as this statement came out, the whole audience was shocked.

"What?! A woman takes the regular exam to become an official?!"

Shen Quanqi widened his eyes and looked at his younger sister. She was really... If she didn't make any noise, she would be a big surprise!

The male officials and students present were instantly shocked, and the female students and female officials were also shocked by her.

A doctor from the Imperial Academy was the first to jump out and object: "You are really ignorant, young lady, and you have ulterior motives! Women should regard chastity as beauty, and take it as their responsibility to support their husbands and raise their children. How can you serve in the same court as men!"

Kudi Xiangxiang, Pei Yuan, Yan Rushi and the others were not dead. They glared at him coldly and said, "Dr. Wang, be careful with your words."

Dr. Wang choked and immediately shrank back. He almost forgot that there were many female officials in the court, and many of them were star gods.

Li Zhi was torn. This girl was indeed talented. It would be fine if she could become an official in the imperial court, but...

Now that she is the only girl who can pass the regular exams, there will be a second, a third, and the rest of the girls will definitely be able to pass the regular exams as well.

Li Zhi did not express his opinion first. He was very confused about where Shen Jiahe learned the ability to increase the yield of the fields. Could it be...

He glanced at Yudou Xuanzun on the side and found that she was watching the excitement of the mortals with great interest.

While Li Zhi was silent, the people below had already started to discuss. After a while, he spoke up and asked the ministers present: "My Lords, what do you think?"

The Minister of the Central Secretariat, the Prince's Left Guardian, and Prime Minister Dai Zhide frowned directly: "Since ancient times, men are superior to women, yin and yang are divided, and inside and outside are different. Being an official and taking the imperial examination are men's affairs, and women should not interfere."

The Queen's Imperial Majesty Ku Di Xiang Xiang immediately retorted: "Men and women are born in the same world. Regardless of gender, they are all subjects of your Majesty and citizens of the Tang Dynasty. They should all be loyal to their country."

"Since female soldiers can go to the battlefield, why can't women take the exam, pass the exam, and serve the country?"

Xiao Dezhao, the secretary of the Central Secretariat, sneered: "Ku Di Yu Zheng, you are speaking in favor of women like this, is it because you are both women, you should help each other?"

Help each other? Kudi Xiangxiang was furious. This was to accuse her of forming a clique for personal gain!

Pei Xingjian was also angry. Fuck your father, I'm still alive, how dare you talk back at my wife?

Pei Xingjian glared at him with a fierce face: "Ku Di Yuzheng has always been upright and selfless. She just couldn't bear to see this lady's talent being buried, so she spoke up. Mr. Xiao, please don't slander her!"

The two sides immediately broke out into an argument. During the argument, Dai Zhide suddenly turned his attention to Wu Meiniang: "Ku Di Yuzheng is an official of Her Majesty the Queen Mother. I wonder what Her Majesty thinks of what she said?"

Qing Luan looked at it and raised an eyebrow: "Zhao Zhao, is he trying to drag Emperor Wu into this water and make Li Zhi suspect that Emperor Wu is taking this opportunity to cultivate his followers?"

Li Zhao snorted coldly: "This is a common trick used by men. The Emperor Wu can handle it."

Li Zhi really set his eyes on Wu Meiniang. Wu Meiniang smiled slowly and said, "Ku Di Yu Zheng, you must not be rude. Opening a regular examination for women is a big deal, and it requires your majesty and the ministers to discuss and decide together."

Wu Meiniang first stated that she and Ku Di Xiang were not in the same group, but did not refute that she did not support the imperial examination for women. Instead, she kicked the ball back to Li Zhi.

Li Zhi retracted his gaze and said to his subordinates, "If you have anything else to advise, please do so."

The people below immediately jumped out one after another to oppose the regular women's course.

Li Hong: "Women should be daughters, wives, and mothers, raising children and managing the house. They should not walk outside and abandon their duties as mothers and wives."

Pei Xuan, who was sitting under Li Zhao, clenched his fists as he watched his lover deny the common knowledge of women.

On the day when Di Renjie and others were recommended to take office, all the words that the Star God of the Li Dynasty said to these women alone came true.

She looked at her father Pei Judao, who also said, "Yes, the officialdom is full of twists and turns. Women are weak, kind, indecisive, and not talented in governing a country."

Pei Xuan felt cold and turned his eyes away, not looking at his father.

The female officials and students around Yu Dou Xuan Zun had different expressions, but without exception, they all had a hint of gloom.

Most of the female officials in the court held opposing views, and the two sides started arguing again. Qingluan shook her head inwardly when she saw this.

"Zhao Zhao, if you had informed us earlier and asked the ladies to prepare, we would have more helpers now!"

"If they keep quarreling like this, it will last forever!"

Li Zhao said helplessly: "It's not that I don't want the female officials to help, but whether it's Yudou Xuanzun or Li Chao Xingjun, it's not convenient for them to get involved in the opening of the women's regular department. This will destroy the immortal's character."

Moreover, Li Zhao looked at these male officials and students and sneered, "It's useless for the female officials to join forces. There are too many male officials."

"Opening a regular subject for women is different from the special subject of Jade Girl and Jade Boy. It involves the fundamental interests of male power."

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