The Empress traveled through time and space, and she fought for supremacy in the troubled times

Spring goes and autumn comes, and another two years have passed.

After reviewing the last memorial, Yun Zhi looked at the female official beside her and said, "Have someone prepare something. I have to go to the Imperial College tomorrow."

The female official replied respectfully, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Ever since the Imperial College began recruiting child prodigies, Yun Zhi has been going there every few months.

Most of the time she just observed quietly and asked the teachers in the Imperial College about the performance of the children.

Occasionally, when she feels like it, she will teach these children.

In order to prevent the ministers from guessing the answer and whispering in her ears, she would always ask questions and teach the adult students.

Regarding Yun Zhi's approach, the ministers who were led astray by Liu Anruo thought that Yun Zhi was cultivating pillars of the country, and they secretly sighed in their hearts that His Majesty really cared about the country and the people.

Therefore, in order to show themselves in front of Yun Zhi, some ministers would occasionally go to the Imperial College to teach those students.

On the second day, Yun Zhi came to the Imperial College with several attendants.

Upon receiving the news, the chief academician of the Imperial College and a group of teachers were waiting at the door.

"Greetings, Your Majesty." Everyone saluted.

Yun Zhi raised her hand slightly and said, "No need to be polite. Zhao Jijiu will stay here, and everyone can go back to their work."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Everyone dispersed, leaving only the Imperial College's chief academic officer.

"Your Majesty, shall we go and see how the students are doing in class as before?" asked the chief academic officer of the Imperial College.

Yun Zhi nodded, "Well, let's go take a look first."

The two walked towards the classroom together. Every time they approached a classroom, Zhao Jijiu would introduce some of the more outstanding students in it to Yun Zhi.

"Your Majesty, the student sitting in the second row, third column, is a commoner who passed the imperial examination a few months ago. He is sixteen years old this year. His family is poor, but he studies very hard. He has always performed very well in previous exams. If he continues like this, he will definitely have a place in the top three." Zhao Jijiu introduced.

The students of the Imperial College all wore the same uniform, so in order to make Yun Zhi understand which one he was talking about, he could only tell them their location.

Yun Zhi glanced at the student through the window and saw that he was staring at the teacher above, listening attentively, taking notes with a quill pen from time to time, without any distraction.

"He's a promising talent."

The two continued walking forward and stopped in a classroom.

"Your Majesty, the one sitting in the third row, fourth column is the youngest daughter of the Minister of Revenue. She has inherited Master Xu's true teachings. She is only seventeen years old now and will take part in the provincial examination this August. If nothing goes wrong, she will surely be on the list of the highest rank."

Yun Zhi looked at the woman, whose eyes and eyebrows were somewhat similar to Xu Shiling.

Her father was the top scholar in the imperial examination, so I wonder how far she can go.

Continuing on, Zhao Jijiu introduced several outstanding students.

After looking at these classrooms, Zhao Jijiu took Yun Zhi to the classrooms of those child prodigies.

"Your Majesty, the little girl sitting in the first row, second column, came here over three years ago. Her parents were very wise and would have sent her to school before, but they didn't have the money to support her in taking the imperial examinations. When they heard that our Imperial College was recruiting, they felt this was their daughter's chance and entrusted her to us with confidence. Now, at only ten years old, she's already a scholar."

"Is it the one with a photographic memory?"

"Yes, she is the fifth person with a photographic memory. She can memorize everything she sees after just one look. This will be very beneficial for her in the imperial examinations. As long as she can master everything she has learned, she will definitely be able to participate in the palace examinations later."

Yun Zhi nodded slightly and looked away.

This girl is indeed good at studying, but overall she is not suitable to be an emperor. However, she can indeed be a loyal minister.

After walking for a while, the two came to the window of a classroom.

Zhao Jijiu pointed at a child excitedly and said, "Your Majesty, that girl in the first row, third column, is one of our recent recruits. Her name is Zhu Ning."

"Don't underestimate her because she only became a Tongsheng at the age of nine. However, she successfully passed the prefectural examination and became a Tongsheng after only one year of study. She is now the top scorer in both the county and prefectural examinations."

Yun Zhi looked at the familiar figure through the window. After not seeing her for two years, she had grown a lot and her face had gained some weight.

The little girl works very hard.

"Only studied for a year?"

Zhao Jijiu thought Yun Zhi was interested in her, so he started talking incessantly.

"Yes! She was a beggar before. She entered the orphanage at the end of March two years ago. She took first place in the county and prefectural examinations the following year. Now she's just waiting for the imperial examinations the following year. If nothing unexpected happens, she will definitely pass. She's even likely to take first place. By then, she'll be one of the top three candidates."

"It's good."

As if he had resonated with her, Zhao Jijiu spoke even more excitedly.

"Your Majesty, you don't know that no matter how much knowledge you give her, she can digest it all by herself. Now our teachers here like her very much."

At this point he suddenly became sad again.

"It's true that children from poor families grow up early, let alone children without a home. Zhu Ning's talent surpasses many people, but she never slacks off. She studies until midnight every night. She seems to know exactly what she wants, which is really heartbreaking."

At this moment, the teacher upstairs just finished the class. The nine-year-old Zhu Ning moved his sore eyes and happened to meet Yun Zhi's eyes outside the window.

Zhu Ning was stunned at first, then a look of surprise appeared on her face. She didn't expect to see the older sister from two years ago here.

Zhao Jijiu was with her. Could it be that she was here to teach them like the ministers before her?

Her actions were faster than her brain. By the time she reacted, she had already walked out of the classroom and stood in front of Yun Zhi.

She withdrew her gaze from Yun Zhi and bowed to Zhao Jijiu, "Master Zhao, is this the master who is here to teach us?"

Zhao Jijiu's eyes widened when he heard this. He knew Zhu Ning had misunderstood, and quickly explained, "Zhu Ning, please don't be rude. This is the current emperor."