Traveling through the emperor, overthrowing the empress dowager at the beginning

Ye Chen's words made Xu Youde fall into deep thought.

Shen Qiu on the side looked at Ye Chen in surprise.

Ye Chen did not tell anyone else what he did at this time, and Shen Qiu did not know Ye Chen's purpose.

She originally thought that Ye Chen came to Xu Youde just to make Xu Youde the dean, and at most wanted to bring Yingchuan Academy under his own control.

"Commander Ye, I believe the situation you describe is unavoidable. A person's true ability ultimately depends on how he performs after taking on a major responsibility. Before that, it's impossible to judge."

Xu Youde shook his head and said to Ye Chen.

"Master Xu, it's true that it's difficult to judge a person's ability before they assume a major responsibility. However, the current method of selecting talent is indeed problematic. Your Majesty has indicated that the way Yingchuan Academy selects talent and graduates students needs to be revised. If the results are good, we will promote it nationwide."

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes. With paper, he could naturally record words and convey knowledge quickly, which would naturally allow these readers to roll up their sleeves.

Talents are all found through hard work.

Ye Chen thought about the future. When he was in school before he traveled through time, even in elementary school, the amount of books he read was probably ten or twenty times more than that of the students in Yingchuan Academy.

The papers he wrote in the exams contained all kinds of knowledge about astronomy and geography. Only with high test scores could he enter good schools, and good schools could often provide a good future.

This talent selection method may result in omissions, but it greatly prevents the emergence of mediocre talents.

Even if a Zhao Kuo passed the exam, he would be a Zhao Kuo who knew astronomy and geography, and at least he would be absolutely qualified to be a civil servant.

"Oh, Master Ye, what's the solution?"

Xu Youde was curious and asked.

Ye Chen smiled slightly, then said: "This system is called an examination."

"Master Xu, when selecting talents in the future, we should create a test paper and have those talents answer the questions. However, these questions have exact answers, and each correct answer will earn you a corresponding score."

"For example, if you answer a big question correctly, you can get 10 points, but if you answer a small question correctly, you can only get 5 points."

"Every student who enters Lingchuan Academy has to take exams every year. If someone can get the highest score in every exam, then this person's talent is naturally the highest among all the students!"

Hearing this, Xu Youde opened his mouth slightly, and a look of shock gradually appeared on his face.

"This, this method works, it really does! If we use this method to select talents, they will definitely have real skills and knowledge, which is better than just looking at their policy papers!"

The more Xu Youde thought about it, the more excited he became. Then he looked at Ye Chen with mixed feelings and said with emotion: "Your Majesty's talent is rare in ancient and modern times, far better than mine."

"Master Xu, there are still some details about this exam that His Majesty needs to consider. I will write the specific regulations and send them here tomorrow. However, I still need Master Xu's advice on how to implement it."

Ye Chen spoke in a calm tone. He was not arrogant because of Xu Youde's praise, but he was clearly aware that the systems of later generations might not be really applicable to this era, so it would be better to have more time to adapt.

Yingchuan Academy happens to be a great place for this kind of interaction.

After all, Yingchuan Academy is not an official organization, but it has many students, including children of nobles and children from poor families. Once its reform system is implemented, whether Confucian scholars of different identities and statuses can accept it and what kind of feedback they will have will only be limited to Yingchuan Academy and will not be extended to the government, and will not cause turmoil in the court.

By then, Ye Chen will be able to understand the possible pitfalls when implementing this policy in the future through different reactions, and then eliminate them in advance.

"Commander Ye, I understand. I will carefully read the regulations sent by His Majesty."

Xu Youde said seriously.

"Oh, I've explained everything I need to, Master Xu. This is a serious matter. Don't let outsiders know before we implement it."

Once the examination system is truly implemented, the empire's current system of recommendation will be directly impacted, which is something that local tyrants and aristocratic families cannot tolerate.

This affects too many people, so it naturally has to be kept secret before it is implemented.

"Don't worry, Commander Ye. I understand. Before this policy is implemented, the conversation I had with you today will rot in my stomach."

Xu Youde said.

"Master Xu, I'll go back first."

Ye Chen stood up and walked out of the house, and Xu Youde stood up to see him off.

When Ye Chen walked out of the room, a boy suddenly came forward and said, "Master Xu, it's almost noon now, it's time for lunch."

"Well, it's time to eat. I wonder if Commander Ye has eaten yet? I like to eat in peace and quiet, and I have students to look after, so I won't join you. But I can ask the chef in the cafeteria to prepare a table of delicious food for Commander Lin, and Commander Ye can eat before leaving."

Xu Youde looked at Ye Chen and asked.

"Ah."

Ye Chen nodded slightly.

It was noon and he was a little hungry. He also wanted to see what food was available in the cafeteria of Yingchuan Academy. Could those children from poor families have enough to eat, or did they still have to rely on money?

Xu Youde then asked the boy to take Ye Chen to the cafeteria. However, just as Ye Chen walked down from the attic, he suddenly felt something was wrong.

"Wait, where's Meng'er?"

Ye Chen suddenly turned his head and looked around in surprise.

Where did Qin Man go?

"I ask you, where is Meng'er?"

Ye Chen suddenly grabbed the boy who was leading the way and asked.

"Ah, I, I, I don't know."

The boy's face showed panic, but he kept shaking his head.

But at this moment.

Ye Chen remembered that he had only asked Qin Man to wait for him outside. How come Qin Man disappeared when he went out?

Why did this boy suddenly appear again just after he left Xu Youde's room?

Damn it.

Ye Chen suddenly became furious and grabbed the boy's shoulders with force.

"I'll ask you again, where is Meng'er?"

Ye Chen's eyes were bloodshot, and he exuded a stern aura. His tone was full of murderous intent. He was really angry.

"I, I, I really don't know. This is a college, don't mess around."

The boy was frightened and stammered, but still shook his head.

Ye Chen showed no mercy and suddenly grabbed his arm and twisted it hard.

"Crack!"

“Ah ...

The boy let out screams.

"Speak! If you don't, I'll chop your hands off!"

Ye Chen exerted force with his hands, almost twisting the boy's arm into a knot, and his methods seemed extremely tough.

"I'm telling you! I'm just a messenger. Don't cut my hand. This is none of my business!"

The boy was frightened and cried.