I clearly wanted to be a tyrant, but how did I become the greatest emperor of all time?

Your Majesty can remain so calm after winning a series of great victories.

It must be because Your Majesty is willing to reflect and never arrogant!

Jiang De bowed to the emperor again and said, "It is my honor to serve your majesty!"

The Ministry of Rites quickly began the Spring Imperial Examination, and the entire Kyoto became bustling with activity.

All the scholars who passed the provincial examination across the country gathered in Kyoto to prepare to take part in this imperial examination.

Igawa Hirozo had never seen so many readers.

Even in Japan's "Kyoto", there are not so many literate people.

The Japanese proton group quickly lost themselves as soon as they arrived in the prosperous world of Kyoto.

There’s no way, Kyoto is too prosperous!

These heirs of the Japanese royal aristocracy fell one after another.

Before coming to the Great Zhou, all these hostages complained bitterly.

But after living in Kyoto for a while, they didn't want to go back even if Da Zhou drove them back!

Compared to Kyoto, Japan is just a rural countryside!

"I'd rather be a dog of the Great Zhou than a noble of the Japanese Kingdom!"

This is a popular phrase among Japanese protons recently.

However, Da Zhou only provided simple accommodation for these "study" protons.

They are still responsible for their own daily expenses.

Fortunately, Japan is rich in gold, and these noble heirs from the island country are rustic.

But they have money!

Even the lavish spending of these proton groups indirectly increased the GDP of Kyoto Entertainment City.

Kozo Igawa sneered at his companions' behavior.

He is an ambitious man!

He was the second son and had little chance of inheriting the family business.

So Kozo Igawa came up with a bold idea!

Isn't being an official in the Great Zhou better than being a country bumpkin aristocrat in Japan?

If only he could stay in the prosperous Kyoto and become a famous small businessman!

Igawa Hirozo began to learn Chinese frantically. He even borrowed the Four Books and Five Classics from the Imperial College to study.

Before long, he actually learned some Chinese.

Although the pronunciation is strange, we can still communicate.

Compared to those Japanese hostages, the king and his ministers of Goryeo were very unlucky.

The Japanese simply sent their heir as a hostage.

The king and his ministers of Goryeo were all captured and taken to Kyoto.

Especially the King of Goryeo, who had scholars from the Hanlin Academy come to give lectures every day.

Every day, you have to recite books such as "The Book of Loyalty and Righteousness" and "The Book of Filial Piety".

If you don't recite it well, you will be punished with a ruler.

The palms of the King of Goryeo's hands were swollen!

Every now and then, I have to write a summary letter to summarize my learning experience during this period.

The King of Goryeo had never suffered such hardship!

Not only the King of Goryeo, but all the ministers of Goryeo received the same treatment.

Therefore, the imperial court did not restrict the activities of this group of Koreans.

But they were locked up in their rooms to study every day, which was also very miserable.

The restaurants in Kyoto are booming.

The eve of every imperial examination is the peak season for Kyoto restaurants!

A scholar in white was sitting alone in a corner drinking.

The other scholars were from the same hometown who gathered together, calling their friends and drinking together.

But this scholar was very quiet.

This scholar has a square face and an aura that makes him look like a stranger should stay away from him.

"Brother Tan, why do you always drink alone?"

Another scholar in blue came over.

The scholar had a cunning look on his face, and his expression was very vivid.

It looks exactly like the clown in Peking Opera masks.

The scholar in white is called Lu Weibin, and he is from Yuhang.

The scholar in blue is called Liu Wenzhuo, also from Yuhang.

It’s just that the two of them are at two extremes.

Lu Weibin studied every day in the temple where he was staying, or sat under a tree to meditate.

He hardly interacted with his fellow countrymen.

Everyone thinks he is a loner and doesn't like to associate with him.

The only person who liked to interact with Lu Weibin was his fellow villager Liu Wenzhuo.

Liu Wenzhuo is a "social butterfly". He moves between different groups every day like a butterfly.

Only Liu Wenzhuo likes to play with Lu Weibin.

"Brother Liu, it's nice to drink alone."

"Brother Lu, these fellow townsmen may serve in the same court in the future. Wouldn't it be nice to get closer to them?"

Lu Weibin chuckled: "They? If they can pass the exam, I would be ashamed to serve in the same court with them!"

Lu Weibin added: "How can we govern the country well with these parasites?"

Liu Wenzhuo quickly said, "Be careful with your words, Brother Lu! Even if you don't like socializing, don't offend others."

Lu Weibin also knew that Liu Wenzhuo was doing this for his own good, so he said:

"Although Brother Liu's talent is not as good as mine, he still stands out from the crowd."

"Why do you want to hang out with those worms?"

Liu Wenzhuo's eyes were almost rolling up to the sky.

If they had not known each other since childhood, Lu Weibin's narcissism would have made him turn away long ago.

However, Liu Wenzhuo also knew Lu Weibin's talent and said:

"No matter who they are, they may come in handy in the future, so it's good to get closer to them first."

Then Liu Wenzhuo said, "Brother Lu, I just want to remind you not to write such a crazy and rebellious policy paper this time!"

"I heard that you almost passed the exam last time, but because your essay was too outrageous, the examiner rejected you."

Liu Wenzhuo was really doing this for his own good. Lu Weibin bowed and said, "Thank you, Brother Liu!"

"But if the court does not recognize my talent, what good will it do even if I pass the exam by chance?"

Kozo Igawa was also drinking in this restaurant.

He heard the conversation at the next table and his heart was filled with excitement.

What is a romantic figure?

This is a romantic figure!

There is no such person in the whole of Japan!

But in the Great Zhou Dynasty, these two scholars were just juren without official positions!

Igawa Kozo admired Da Zhou more and more, and worked hard to become Da Zhou's dog.

At the same time, the waiter who was wiping the tables and chairs wrote down all the words of the outstanding scholars present.

The West Factory is growing bigger and bigger.

After sending undercover agents to the homes of various ministers in the court, Xiao Weizi began to spread a bigger and wider net!

With sufficient funds allocated by the inner treasury, the Western Factory continued to recruit waiters and managers from major restaurants, turning all kinds of restaurants in Kyoto into the Western Factory's intelligence stations.

In addition to restaurants, spies from the Western Factory were also stationed in post stations, shops, and brothels.

All these materials were sent to the West Factory, recorded, classified and archived.

Whenever necessary, Xiao Weizi can grasp the dynamics of every minister in the court.

Officials in Kyoto have become much more restrained because of the existence of the Western Factory.

Things like spoiling servants and bullying men and women in the past rarely happen now.

Fan Jian hurried back to Kyoto from Goryeo and took up the post of Jingzhao Yin without stopping.

Without even waiting for the emperor to summon him, Fan Jian plunged into the tedious affairs of Jingzhao Yin.

The first thing he did was to assist the Ministry of Rites in conducting the imperial examinations.

Cleaning the Imperial Examination Hall and arranging guards, the entire Jingzhao Yin was busy.

Fortunately, Fan Jian was also the person who had presided over the overall situation in Goryeo.

He quickly sorted out the affairs of the Jingzhao Yin Yamen and quickly dealt with the backlog of old cases.