Hearing this, Zhang Dongyun almost choked on his own saliva.
He turned his attention to this side and saw a man talking to a young man who looked like a scholar.
"You can tell from my accent that I'm from the Qin Prefecture and live in the third layer of the outer city!"
The man made a solemn vow, but the scholar looked doubtful. "Don't scare me. There are many people in the third layer of the outer city. How can everyone get the exam questions? This is the Material Selection Ceremony that His Majesty personally ordered! "
The man chuckled. "You're right. Of course, not everyone can get the exam questions. Today, I'll let you broaden your horizons and let you know that my brother is a disciple of the Hanshan school!"
When the scholar heard this, his expression couldn't help but become more serious. "Hanshan school?"
The Hanshan school was still just a small sect.
However, their reputation was no longer limited to the Qin Prefecture and had even flown out of Longbei County.
As the first minister to follow the Emperor and always located in the core of Chang 'an, the Hanshan school had become a famous sect that everyone in Tangbai County knew about.
Although there were many people who were unwilling to accept this and thought that the Hanshan school was just lucky, even such people had to admit that as long as the Hanshan school didn't make a big mistake in the future, it would definitely soar into the sky and become a famous sect.
Now, there were many people outside the Qin Prefecture and even Longbei County who had traveled thousands of miles to the Hanshan school to become a disciple.
It was also because of this reason that the Hanshan school was hated and envied.
"My brother is not only a disciple of the Hanshan school, but also in the center of Chang 'an, Tianshu Hall."
The man asked proudly, "You know Tianshu Hall, right?"
The scholar nodded. "Of course I know. The Material Selection Ceremony is held at Tianshu Hall."
The man smiled and said, "Then you should know now that my exam questions can't be fake, right?"
The scholar still had some doubts.
A middle-aged woman beside him quickly said, "Sir's words can't be fake. It wasn't easy for me to invite Sir back. Don't be insensible."
"Mother, I understand." The scholar first comforted his mother before looking at the man. "It's not that I don't trust you, sir, but wouldn't that brother of yours be implicated?"
"Don't worry about that. If neither you nor I say anything, no one will know."
The man's expression turned ferocious. "But if the news is leaked, then it must be you! When the time comes, we won't be able to get away with it, and you won't be able to get away with it either! "
Hearing this, the scholar started to believe him.
However, he was still hesitant.
His mother, on the other hand, believed him completely. She was eager to see her son succeed in life and kept urging the scholar to agree.
Zhang Dongyun looked down at the masses and couldn't help but shake his head.
What the man said was half true and half false.
He was indeed from the Qin State Prefecture.
He did have a younger brother who was a student of the Hanshan school. That was true.
His younger brother was not only a disciple of the Hanshan school, but also a servant in the Tianshu Hall of Chang 'an.
No matter how others investigated, they would be able to verify his identity.
However, there was a small problem.
His younger brother did not leak the news to him.
Xu Xingzhi and Wan Li, the two Seventh Realm scholars, were fully focused on this matter. If such a huge mess were to happen, the two of them could pack up and go home together.
Moreover, although that Hanshan school disciple was a servant in the Tianshu Hall, he was responsible for other matters and did not come into contact with the Material Selection Ceremony at all.
He was also cautious and conscientious in his duties and never mentioned anything about his work to his family.
The man in front of him was just using his name to swindle people here.
Even if the other party discovered that he had been swindled later, he probably would not have the ability to settle the score with him.
If the matter really got out of hand, he would just make excuses and deny everything.
Seeing this, Zhang Dongyun shook his head slightly and sighed.
He was in the Daming Palace. With a casual wave of his hand, that man disappeared from where he was.
The scholar and his mother were stunned on the spot, completely clueless about the situation.
Meanwhile, this man was thrown into the Divine Punishment Hall and asked his younger brother to go and collect him himself.
When the swindler saw this, how could he not know that he had kicked an iron plate?
It was very likely that a passing Chang 'an expert could not stand by idly and wanted to teach him a lesson.
Although he did not know who the other party was, how would he dare to think of revenge?
He could only admit that he was unlucky.
If his younger brother came to collect him, he would also be punished.
Zhang Dongyun did it casually and could not help but feel angry and amused at the same time.
Similar things really happened everywhere.
Just as he was gradually putting this matter to the back of his mind, he realized that there were countless similar things happening among the people.
"I have elixirs and miraculous medicines that are only sold in the second city!"
"I have a way to move your whole family into the third city!"
Seeing this, Zhang Dongyun could not help but be speechless.
He had set up layers of walls. Even if he did not deliberately set up rules, it would naturally form layers of differentiation.
Everyone had the idea that the further inside, the better.
This point, Zhang Dongyun had long expected.
However, many people also used this to make money.
He set up strict rules. There were no people who openly made money. It was even difficult to find loopholes.
On the contrary, there were all kinds of scammers emerging.
Chang 'an's control expanded rapidly. It took over the territory of the Eastern Tang dynasty.
This brought about a problem.
Previously, the people in Chang 'an were full of a sense of superiority when facing the original Eastern Tang people in other places.
Although there were no clear rules for them to take advantage of, the people of Eastern Tang also felt that they were inferior.
Therefore, many people from all over the Eastern Tang would rather leave their homes and move to Chang 'an.
Everyone had the same idea in their hearts.
Once they moved into that city, they would be above the rest.
Zhang Dongyun expressed that he understood the emergence of such ideas, but he was not interested.
The people of Chang 'an had a sense of superiority. This was indeed something he could tolerate before.
In this way, it increased the cohesion and solidarity of the people of Chang 'an.
At the same time, it attracted more people from all over the Eastern Tang to seek refuge in Chang 'an.
But now, the entire Eastern Tang had fallen under the rule of Chang 'an. It was necessary to adjust the previous ideas of the people.
He had to adjust the sense of superiority of the people inside the city wall to Chang 'an people to the people outside the city wall to the sense of superiority of the people outside Chang' an.
With this, he could attract the talents and people of the other six dynasties to seek refuge in Chang 'an.
While Zhang Dongyun was thinking, Mr. Dark Cloud summoned Xu Xingzhi and Wan Li through the projection.
After meeting them, Xu Xingzhi first apologized. "I have been paying attention to the fraud and tried my best to put an end to it. But now there are pure swindlers. It's my fault for not thinking carefully. I will step up my efforts to prevent similar things from happening again. Please rest assured, sir."
Mr. Dark Cloud nodded slightly and said, "Well done. However, I didn't summon you two here today for this."
Xu Xingzhi and Wan Li hurriedly bowed together. "Please tell us, sir."
"In the process of selecting talents, fairness and justice is the most important thing. However, the students of the Chang 'an Academy have an innate advantage in this aspect. For the people outside Chang' an, it is unfair."
Mr. Dark Cloud said, "Before the selection ceremony, students from all over the country should be given corresponding guidance. Everyone can be considered to be on the same level in the competition."
Xu Xingzhi and Wan Li were slightly surprised.
When it came to selecting talents, it seemed that the talents taught by oneself were the most suitable at the moment.
However, to be able to educate more and more people was something that the two of them were looking forward to.
"Yes, sir," the two of them replied in unison.
Mr. Dark Cloud nodded slightly.
In the Daming Palace, Zhang Dongyun also nodded with satisfaction.
After reminding Xu Xingzhi and Wan Li, Master Zhang's attention scanned the area covered by the System again.
Currently, Invincible City covered an extremely vast area.
Zhang Dongyun looked carefully at the various expressions of the people and found it quite interesting.
Suddenly, his heart skipped a beat.
Right now, the System already covered a very wide area.
Although the population in the northwest of the old Tang Dynasty was not as dense as that of the inland, the population in this land was still an extremely large number.
In such a large population base, there should be some outstanding talents in cultivation, right?
Although there were not many talented people who had been recruited by the various sects and academies, there should still be some fish that escaped the net.
Zhang Dongyun now sat on the Invincible City System and could easily determine whether a person had talent in cultivation or not.
Of course, the Master could lead the way, but the cultivation depended on the person.
Those who had talent might not necessarily be successful.
But at least they should be given a chance and not waste it.
With that thought in mind, Zhang Dongyun closed his eyes.
Then, stars lit up in the darkness one after another.
Most of the stars were dim.
Zhang Dongyun added restrictions to his search this time.
He was looking for those who had not yet started cultivating but had talent in cultivation.
The main purpose was to find the lost treasures.
However, it turned out that the more talented people were basically already taken.
Therefore, most of these stars were dim.
But it was not that Zhang Dongyun did not find anything that surprised him.
One of the stars was extremely large and abnormally bright.
Compared to the dim stars around it, it was like the sun in the daytime, shining so brightly that the surrounding stars did not shine.
Zhang Dongyun opened his eyes, and his consciousness had already arrived beside the other party.
However, his attention was first attracted by someone else's conversation.
"No matter who is the King, we are still the Master's people."
In a small city under the Liaozhou Prefecture of Qingyue County, a fat middle-aged man in brocade clothes was drinking and laughing.
The person beside him echoed, "That's right, this Yin Chuan City can't do without you, Minister Tang. Whenever the higher-ups come down to collect rent, they have to rely on your help."
Hearing this, Minister Tang waved his hand. "I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it."
Although he said this, the smile on his face deepened.
Another person next to him laughed and said, "Isn't Chang 'an going to hold a material selection ceremony? I heard that it's different from the previous imperial examinations. It doesn't test one's writing skills, but one's ability to do things. If Yin Chuan City wants to compete in this, who can compare to you, Minister Tang? "
"That's right, that's right. Brother Tang, you can try this time. Who knows, you might be able to fight for the position of City Lord," everyone said.
"I don't dare, I don't dare. I'll only be a rich man. I don't dare to think about the position of City Lord." Minister Tang declined with a smile, but his eyes kept sparkling. He was obviously very tempted.
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