There was also the matter of choosing a Sect Master. Sect Armaments did not need to be refined and could be used by the Sect Master, which was much better than Nation Armaments.
Before, Zhao Fu had a Sect, which was the Demon God Sect. Now, Zhao Fu planned to step down and hand the position of Sect Master to Elise. At the same time, Zhao Fu would find suitable people to appoint as Sect Masters for the three Sects that he had obtained.
Boom!!
A shocking explosion sounded out as a massive rainbow-colored cauldron appeared in the air, giving off a massive aura. The four Nation Armaments were slowly refined before turning into motes of light and dissipating, and the four Nation Armaments slowly descended from the air.
Zhao Fu caught the four Nation Armaments and looked at them before placing them in the City Hall to be nurtured by Qin's Fate.
Days passed, and the regions that Qin had cleared out continuously increased. The population also grew, and there were fewer and fewer people to manage. As such, the second Imperial Examination was held to select officials for Qin.
Back then, Qin had not yet unified China, and the people who participated were mostly people from the Rising Qin Academy as well as some educated indigenous residents. Most of the people were from the Rising Qin Academy.
Now, the Rising Qin Academy was naturally the number one Academy in the world, and countless upper-class nobles and celebrities wanted to send their children there to become part of the Rising Qin Academy. As such, the Rising Qin Academy became a holy land for scholars.
In the human world, there was no Academy that could compare to it. The various top-tier factions nurtured Academies and Academies, as they nurtured their own factions' culture and ideology.
For example, China's four Great Ancient Kingdoms had nurtured their own Academies, which had been quite effective. Back then, the Great Han Academy was the most famous Academy because it had been established by the Confucian School.
However, after Qin unified China, countless factions had been destroyed, and these Academies had disappeared. As such, Qin's Rising Qin Academy became the number one Academy in the world.
However, the situation was quite different because Qin had fused with the Hundred Schools of Thought, and there were many different races. It required even more outstanding ideologies and talents, and the Rising Qin Academy was facing many challenges.
Zhao Fu wanted to take this opportunity to see what the Hundred Schools of Thought was capable of, as well as the opinions of the other races. This was quite important to an empire, as only then would it be possible to unify the empire.
The Imperial Examination system was still the same as before, with the preliminary examinations followed by the court examinations.
All parties attached great importance to it, because it was undoubtedly a chance for them to stand out and rise to the top. Once they passed, they would no longer be ordinary people, but would enter the officialdom and become an official of the imperial court of the Qin State, holding the power of the Qin State.
Those who had been demoted to the status of untouchables were extremely excited. Once the announcement was made, as long as one was able to enter the court examinations, regardless of whether they were hired or not, their family and friends would be exempted from the status of untouchables.
It could be said that if one person was talented, the whole family would be happy.
Of course, it was not only the imperial examinations, but also the military selections. The military selections would be held at the same time. The purpose of the selection was to select military officers with great potential for Qin, and then focus on training them. In this world, in addition to the competition of military force, there was also the competition of talents. Zhao Fu also valued this point.
Seven days later, after many rounds of selection, it was time for the court examinations. The scene was even grander than the first examination.
Countless students were already there, looking incredibly excited and nervous as they waited for the arrival of the Emperor of Qin State.
"His Majesty has arrived!"
A loud cry sounded out as tens of thousands of people immediately knelt and cried out, "Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"
This scene was quite grand, and Zhao Fu smiled as he walked out. There were hundreds of people behind him, some wearing Taoist robes and some wearing Taoist robes. Some looked quite mysterious, while others looked quite simple and down-to-earth. Zhao Fu smiled as he walked out.
Before, if these people appeared together, they would have given everyone a big fright, and countless people would have made way for them. No faction dared to offend them, not even the Huaxia Dynasty.
After all, these were the Sect Leaders of the Hundred Schools of Thought, and all of them had extraordinary abilities. Moreover, there were so many of them, and even the top-tier factions did not dare to offend them. Instead, they treated them as esteemed guests, as they would be of great help to their factions.
However, none of them were displeased at all, and their expressions were calm and neither servile nor overbearing as they followed behind Zhao Fu. Only Zhao Fu could make them act like this, and they were completely convinced that he was the Emperor of Qin State.
The Imperial Examination officially began!
Zhao Fu sat at the top, and the various Sect Leaders and Ministers sat at the side, looking at their disciples with concern. If their disciples performed well, they would naturally be favored by Qin State, and if they did not, they could only blame themselves.
The most important thing about the Imperial Examination was that it was fair, and it gave everyone a chance so that they could stand out.
In the end, the Imperial Examination's top scorer was chosen, and this person surprised everyone. She was not a student of the Rising Qin Academy, nor was she an indigenous resident, nor was she an Imperial Prince. Instead, she was a woman dressed in Confucian robes and gave off a boundless aura.
Lu Lingxuan and Li Muqing both smiled; as long as a woman became the top scorer, they would have an additional helping hand.
It had already been said before that the Qin State was divided into many factions. Of course, the reason for this was because of their subjective opinions and different ways of doing things.
They did not oppose each other, nor did they have any deep enmity. Zhao Fu would not allow such a thing to happen.
The first place was that woman, the second was a young man from the Rising Qin Academy, and the third was a young man from the Taoist School.
This time, Zhao Fu did not give them a topic, but let them express themselves freely, mainly their opinions and theories. Therefore, not only could people from the Taoist School be selected, but people from other schools could also be selected to be officials, unlike what they had done before.
For example, did the disciples of the Agricultural School have to farm, and could not be officials? The disciples of the Medical School could only cure people, and could not be officials?
This idea was very old-fashioned. The real elites were very outstanding, and Zhao Fu tried to let them work for Qin State.
The top three of the Imperial Examination were summoned by Zhao Fu. Under the envious and admiring gazes of the crowd, they came to Zhao Fu and bowed to Zhao Fu.
Zhao Fu said with a smile, "You are the top three of this Imperial Examination, and you are also the best of the best. In the future, you should work hard for Qin State, and I will give you a reward for your excellent performance in this Imperial Examination."
"Your Majesty, I don't want any reward."
This time, the top scorer was the woman dressed in Confucian robes. She bowed to Zhao Fu and said respectfully.
Zhao Fu was stunned. He had just learned about her and knew that her name was Li Xiaoling, but he did not know anything else.
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