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The Great Zhou unified the nine provinces, shocking countless people in the Great Zhou.

As ordinary people, they are more concerned about how they can survive and how to survive better, and do not pay too much attention to national affairs.

Moreover, in this era, the speed of news spreading is not very fast, but this time the matter is so big that the local government is promoting it vigorously, so it is hard for them not to know about it.

"Have you heard? I, the Great Zhou, have unified the nine provinces."

"Brother! You are out of touch with the news. The news of my unification of the Great Zhou Dynasty spread a few days ago. How come you only know about it now?"

"My dear brothers, I am really sorry. I just came to the city from the mountains and learned about this matter. Can you tell me in detail?"

"Hahaha! It's okay, it's okay. You just need to know that the current Great Zhou is the master of the Nine Provinces, and we, the people of the Great Zhou, should be proud of this."

"That's right! The Great Zhou is unified, and we the people of the Great Zhou should be proud. The wars in the Nine States lasted for a long time, costing the people money and countless lives. Now that it is unified, the world can be stable, and we can live a better life."

"Speaking of it, the key to the unification of the Nine Provinces this time lies in one person, that is the Ling Tian Hou of our Great Zhou, Ye Lingtian! Ling Tian Hou has extraordinary means, just like a god. It is because of his existence that our Great Zhou was able to achieve unification so quickly."

All over the Great Zhou, the news of unification was spreading, and countless people in the Great Zhou held their heads high, feeling proud of it.

The current Great Zhou has unified all the major dynasties and is the overlord of the Nine Provinces.

Whether unification can make them live better is another matter, but now that the Great Zhou has become the overlord, the pride in the hearts of the Zhou people will naturally not weaken in the slightest.

Just when everyone in the court and the country was discussing this matter, another piece of big news came, shocking countless people of the Great Zhou.

That is the imperial examination system, which began to be implemented!

"Shocked! The latest news came from local government offices that the Great Zhou has begun to implement the imperial examination system. All citizens of the Great Zhou can take the imperial examination."

"What is the Imperial Examination? Can someone explain it to me?"

"In short, it means taking part in the examination held by the Great Zhou. As long as you pass the examination, you can become an official. This is definitely a great opportunity for countless students in the Great Zhou."

"What? You can become an official if you pass the exam? Did I hear wrongly? Since ancient times, the selection of officials has been based on methods such as enfeoffment, inheritance, and recommendation. If you want to be an official, you must have connections, money, and a background. Now you tell me, ordinary people in the Great Zhou can also become an official by taking an exam?"

"This is absolutely true. All the major government offices have posted notices. If you have any questions, you can go and read the notices."

"I have a relative who is an official in Tiandu. According to him, the imperial examination system was jointly promoted by three great figures: Ling Tianhou, the national teacher, and the Confucian sage. This system breaks the existing official selection situation and allows ordinary people to have the opportunity to cross classes and enter the officialdom. Ling Tianhou and others are working for the benefit of the people of our Great Zhou!"

"According to the notice posted by the government, the imperial examination system is now only implemented in our Great Zhou. In time, it will be gradually implemented in the previous dynasties. Now those dynasties have all become prefectures and counties of the Great Zhou. This is an advantage and a huge opportunity for the people of the Great Zhou like us."

Countless people of the Great Zhou were completely excited. Notices were posted in all major cities and towns, and countless people were watching. This was even more exciting than the unification of the Great Zhou.

The unification of the Great Zhou Dynasty meant the unification of the country, and they could feel proud of it. However, from a narrow perspective, the unification of the country did not seem to change their lives.

The imperial examination system was different. It was an opportunity, an opportunity that allowed them to cross classes and go further, which was enough to change many things.

In the past, most people studied just to increase their knowledge. If they wanted to become an official, if they had no connections or background, no matter how talented they were, it would be difficult for them to enter the officialdom.

However, this time, the implementation of the imperial examination system completely changed everything. It gave countless scholars hope. In the past, they had ambitions and enthusiasm but could not display their talents at all.

Now, Da Zhou has given them a stage to display their strength. How can they not be excited?

Willow Town.

Qingzhu Village.

In a small courtyard.

A man in coarse clothes was reading a scroll.

"Zhao Juan, are you reading those crappy books again? What's the point of reading crappy books all day? Can't you just follow me and farm?"

A young woman came out and looked at the man with a look of disappointment in her eyes.

My husband has become stupid from reading too much. He just reads and reads all day long. He is already 27 or 28 years old, but he has done nothing. What's the point of reading?

Isn't it good for ordinary people to guard their own land and farm honestly?

Zhao Juan heard this with a bitter smile, and he murmured, "At thirty, one is established; at forty, one is free from doubts; at fifty, one knows the will of heaven; at sixty, one's ears are obedient; at seventy, one can do what one wants. I am already twenty-eight years old, and in two years, I will be thirty years old, but I have been doing nothing. It seems that studying is really useless!"

Reading is of course useful, but it cannot achieve the effect he wants.

After studying for so many years, all he could do was to help people write letters on weekdays. If the young master needed him, he would volunteer to help write some articles, but the income was extremely meager and could only supplement the family expenses.

They say that reading thousands of books means traveling thousands of miles.

The fact is, you may not have the money to buy thousands of books to read, nor the money to travel thousands of miles.

Some people also say that noble sons can come from poor families, but the so-called poor families refer to declining families that were once glorious and have a certain heritage, not the extremely poor people like them.

Zhao Juan looked at the woman and silently closed the book. He said softly, "Madam, I'm sorry. I made you suffer. I'll throw this book away! I'm almost thirty years old, but I'm still doing nothing. I think I should trust my fate."

The woman was stunned for a second, and felt that she had gone too far. She quickly said, "Zhao Juan, that's not what I meant. In fact, reading is still useful. In our village, you know the most words, have been to the most places, and can teach children to read. Everyone envies you."

"Hey!"

Zhao Juan sighed and threw the book on the ground. No matter how many books he read, he was still just a poor scholar!

"Zhao Juan, what are you doing? Why did you lose the book?"

A surprised voice was heard, and a yamen runner with a sword on his waist entered the yard.

Zhao Juan quickly stood up and saluted: "Greetings to the Lu Yashi. I wonder what business the Lu Yashi has brought you here for?"

Lu Yayi smiled and said, "I have good news to tell you. The Great Zhou has implemented the imperial examination system. All citizens of the Great Zhou who are under the age of 35 can take the exam. As long as they pass the exam, they will have the opportunity to become an official. Now that the Great Zhou is unified, the various states are short of officials and need talents. You have written a lot of articles in the county government, and the county magistrate is very optimistic about you, so he specially asked me to tell you about this."

After saying that, he handed a notice to Zhao Juan.