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

While Li Zhao asked Qingluan to go to the imperial examination hall, he opened the [travel live broadcast module].

"Qingluan, go to the examination room and start live streaming to earn money to open the Taobao module mall."

The [Travel Live Streaming Module] only has the functions of live streaming and accepting rewards, and it is bound to the [Taobao Module].

The startup procedure of the [Taobao module] is to use it to earn a certain amount of money before you can open the mall and provide items for building the grassroots and attacking Goguryeo.

The title of Li Zhao's live broadcast room is very explosive: [Tang Dynasty's characteristic imperial examination fraud]

She received rewards as soon as she went live.

[Ancient Beauty] gave a reward of ten grenades, worth coins.

Ancient beauty?

Li Zhao was suspicious. Could this ID be...her?

With the heroic blessing of [Ancient Beauty], Li Zhao's live broadcast room instantly attracted hundreds of viewers.

【JayL520】：A new anchor? Live streaming skits?

[Jia Bin who stabbed a pufferfish]: A Tang Dynasty-style imperial examination fraud? This is a historical story, right?

At the Taiye Lake in the Daming Palace, Li Zhao was taking a walk, followed by Madam Zhang, Ruyi and a group of palace maids.

She cleared her throat, used her spiritual sense to connect to the system microphone, adjusted the sound, projected her own virtual image, and began to speak.

[Host]: The previous speaker, the Thorny Pufferfish, was right. It is about history. Today, let us watch a short play to experience the special imperial examinations of the Tang Dynasty.

Qingluan can also hear the host's live broadcast. She is responsible for switching the camera, adjusting the picture, and is also responsible for the background and barrage.

While Li Zhao was speaking in the live broadcast room, she had already flown to the main hall where the Jade Maiden and Jade Boy ceremony was held and took a bird's-eye view.

The audience could clearly see some women and men entering the examination room.

[JayL520]: This short play is interesting. The background is the Tang Dynasty, and there are actually women and men taking the imperial examinations together.

The live broadcast room was facing the audience of ordinary dimensions and could not reveal the relevant information of the quick-travel game, so Li Zhao lied with an expressionless face.

[Anchor]: The name of this short play is "In the Tang Dynasty, I Became Emperor with the Help of the Palace Fighting System", and all the images are computer-generated.

[Host]: The short play mainly tells the story of a fast traveler who carries a palace fighting system and becomes the daughter of Wu Zetian. She disguises herself as a god in the Tang Dynasty, changes ancient society, promotes equality between men and women, becomes the founding emperor, and makes Wu Zetian's kingdom last for a thousand years.

The comments in the live broadcast room instantly became heated, and many diving fish appeared.

[Lu from Hot Spring Villa]: Oh my god! So exciting?

【Destiny Girl】: Wow! A drama with a strong female lead! Worth watching.

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Li Zhao continued: "Okay, let's get back to the topic."

"The plot has progressed to the point where the heroine claims to be a deity and wants to select female and male officials. After a game of chess at her own 100-day banquet, she successfully opens the Jade Maiden and Jade Boy category to select subordinate officials."

"What we are seeing now is the scene of candidates entering the examination room. This is the last exam."

[Jia Bin who stabbed a puffer fish]: This way of entering seems to be different from that in the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties.

It seemed as if those women and men just let the maids search them casually, rummage through their baskets, and then went in.

By the Taiye Lake, Li Zhao moved his lotus steps lightly and agreed: "That's right, the body searches in the imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty were not that strict."

"Submit your statement of separation and family status, which are equivalent to your examination qualification certificate, and conduct a simple search to see if you have any smuggled books. Bring food, clean water, writing brushes, inkstones, and you can enter."

Li Zhao smiled again and said, "The imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty are roughly divided into two types. One is the regular examination, which is held every year, such as the Jinshi examination, the Mingjing examination, and the military examination."

"There is also a special examination called the Imperial Examination, where the candidates, examination time and content are not fixed. It is a special examination held by imperial decree."

Li Zhao walked to a weeping willow tree and broke off a branch to play with. "The Jade Maiden and Jade Boy exam is a special exam held in June of the first year of Qianfeng."

"However, our focus today is not on these, but on the Tang Dynasty's characteristic imperial examination fraud."

[Destiny Nuwa]: Full of question marks on her face, how did cheating become a feature of the imperial examination?

Li Zhao's eyes turned cold: "Because the imperial examination cheating in the Tang Dynasty is not cheating at all."

"Okay, today's live broadcast ends here. Let's take a break. See you later."

Li Zhao stopped broadcasting and returned to his residence, Xianju Hall, in the Daming Palace. He waited until the exams were over before going on the air again.

The speed of time flow in different planes is different, and the system will automatically adjust the frequency of image transmission. Half a day passed on Li Zhao's side, but less than five minutes passed on the audience's side.

Qingluan switched the camera and saw that the examiner had already collected the papers and was marking them at the Ministry of Personnel.

Li Zhao explained: "The imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty were presided over by the Ministry of Personnel. After passing the imperial examinations, you can obtain a status, and then pass the Ministry of Personnel's test to become an official."

"It was not until the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang that the imperial examinations were transferred to the Ministry of Rites, while the Ministry of Personnel was only responsible for selecting officials."

A barrage of comments floated across the live broadcast room.

[Moonlight on the Eaves]: Is it time to mark the papers now?

Li Zhao sat on the couch, eating some fruit, and used his spiritual sense to control the microphone and said, "Yes. Please watch carefully."

In the picture, several officials in green robes were reviewing papers. One of them frowned and threw away a paper: "This handwriting is so crude! It's disgusting!"

"This time, everyone can take the Jade Maiden and Jade Boy exam, regardless of gender or social status, so there are many wishful thinking children from poor families, so their handwriting is of course not good." A middle-aged man smiled obscenely:

"However, the paper written by Lady Li, the governor of Pingkangfang, is still pleasing to the eye. It tastes good too."

His colleagues looked at each other ambiguously: I'm afraid that this lady must have been sleeping on the bed to catch the eye of the examiner.

"Hahahahahahahaha!" A group of dirty men laughed.

"Then, Mr. Kang, as the chief examiner, will you let this lady from the provincial government pass?" A man in a green robe winked at the examiner in charge of marking the papers, named Kang Yuanwailang, or Kang Yuanwai for short.

Kang Yuanwai snorted, "When His Majesty Xuanzun and His Royal Highness the Queen were selecting their subordinates, so many princes and generals had to fight for a spot, but they couldn't get one. How could a prostitute like her get a chance?"

With a stroke of his pen, he dismissed Lady Li.

It was disgusting enough for the audience to hear these words, but when they saw this they finally discovered the problem.

【JayL520】：Didn’t he say he was marking the papers? He didn’t even look at the papers!

[Nuwa of Destiny]: Yes, just cross it out!

[Jia Bin who stabbed a pufferfish]: Aren’t the names on the papers sealed? All the college entrance examination papers are sealed!

Li Zhao said indifferently: "In the early Tang Dynasty, the names of candidates on the imperial examination papers were not sealed, so the examiners could easily see the family background of the candidates."

"Keep watching, the best is yet to come."

In the scene, they finished a pile of papers in a few seconds, and Kang asked his subordinates: "Have you picked out the papers of the people on the list that were sent by the gentlemen earlier?"

The servant handed over a pile of examination papers and said, "We have selected them. Just now, Mr. Xu sent us a notice saying that the papers submitted by the people above are good. We should take care of them. We are selecting them now."

The comments felt baffling.

[Jia Bin who stabbed a pufferfish]: Pass the exam? Circulate the exam? What does that mean?

Li Zhao replied: "Tongbang means to determine the list of candidates for the imperial examination in advance and decide who will pass the examination."

"The examination paper is a paper in which the examinee compiles his daily poems and essays in advance and presents them to the dignitaries in the hope of seeking their support."

Li Zhao sneered: "The imperial examination in the Tang Dynasty was a one-man show. It was commonly known as 'the power of the imperial examination was entrusted to the officials'. There was no such thing as a prime minister re-selecting to avoid missing out on good talents."

"It is entirely up to the examiners and dignitaries to decide who will be included in the list."

The barrage exploded directly.

[Moonlight on the Eaves]: Watts?! How can this be fair?

[Yu]: This test is too much!

[Nuwa of Destiny]: It’s better to go home and farm.

Li Zhao took a sip of tea while he had some free time. "The aristocratic families in the Tang Dynasty were deeply rooted. When the examination papers were submitted, the main consideration was people's family background. Scholars from aristocratic families were given a higher status, while scholars from humble backgrounds had a very hard time turning their fortunes around."

Li Zhao sighed: "The imperial examination is almost completely monopolized by aristocratic families, and there are very few children from poor families who can succeed through the imperial examination."

For the aristocratic families, the imperial examination, as a way of obtaining an official position, was nothing more than a change from open robbery to covert theft.

Li Zhao continued, "During the Zhenguan period, there was a year when the list of successful candidates for the imperial examination did not even include a single person from a humble family. This pissed off Emperor Taizong of Tang so much that he had no choice."

"In the early Tang Dynasty, the imperial examination system was not yet perfect, and the practice of passing the examination papers to the imperial examination was prevalent."

"And the circulation of the papers on the list is not even considered cheating."

Li Zhao said in a low voice: "This is the Tang Dynasty's special imperial examination. It is an examination that is not fair at all."