Peerless Taoist

Lu You hurriedly bowed and said: "Lord Lu is too kind. I am just lucky. How can I compare to Lord Lu's trust in His Majesty?"    

It was no secret that Lu Dai was Lu Yu's close subject.    

As the Realm King who first sided with Lu Yu among the Eighteen Princes of the Nether World, no one understood Lu Dai at first. But now, everyone was amazed by Lu Dai's unique insights.    

Before Qin Huang attacked the Nether World, no one had thought that he would be able to sweep across the Nether World at such a fast speed.    

As for Lu Dai, as someone who had done a great service to the Nether World, everyone could tell that he would be a favorite subject in the future.    

Lu Dai asked, "May I know how Master Lu plans to carry out the Imperial Examination?"    

Lu You's face immediately turned serious. "For the country's selection of talents, there must naturally be strict requirements. It must be consistent with the standards of the heaven realm."    

Lu Dai shook his head. "Lord Lu, don't you think about it on a deeper level?"    

Lu You was slightly taken aback.    

Lu You was momentarily stunned. Even though he was one of the best of the younger generation, he did not think too deeply into it.    

Lu Dai said, "The reason why His Majesty is holding the imperial examinations is to select talents, and also to appease the geniuses of the Nether Realm. When these people enter the governmental area, they will have the fortune of the dynasty as well as a generous salary. After a long time, they will naturally submit to the government."    

Lu You nodded his head and didn't say anything.    

Lu Dai said in a deep voice, "However, you should also consider the objective fact that the people of the Nether Realm have been living in the law of the jungle since they were young. There is no Confucian Sect here, nor is there any Legalism. Everything is based on strength. Many people have never learned how to govern a country. "    

Lu You suddenly woke up. "You mean to say..."    

Lu Dai said, "You should know that the Great Yu Imperial Court has a list of the North and South."    

The case of south and north referred to the court examination held by Great Yu's Great Ancestor in the past thirty years. Most of the scholars who were accepted were from rich and prosperous places such as the Imperial Capital, the Luo River, the Sun, and so on. On the other hand, none of the scholars from the southern regions, such as the Manjiang, were accepted.    

This incident had aroused the strong dissatisfaction of the scholars from Manjiang and other places. They had signed a petition together, requesting a fair treatment.    

In fact, in terms of martial arts, the scholars from these places were indeed excellent. It was just that the cultivation resources possessed by the scholars from the north, who were living in rich places, were naturally not something that the students from the Manjiang region could compare with.    

Furthermore, most of the land of the Manjiang was barren, and there were even many places where people lived a life of eating raw meat and drinking blood. There was a lack of education, which led to the students of the Manjiang being unable to compete with the students of the north in the theory examination.    

Imagine, one of them was studying hard in the academy all day, while the other was hunting Demonic Beasts in the desolate forest. If the two of them were to compete in the theory examination, it would be very difficult to compare.    

In order to solve this problem, Great Yu's Ancestor ordered the imperial examination to be divided into the north and the south, and divided into the north and the south according to different regions.    

For places such as the Manjiang, setting up the south was easier than the north. At the same time, the quota was distributed, and at least thirty percent of the students in the south would be selected to become scholars.    

Lu You nodded and said, "Of course I know. Do you mean that I should set up a set of the Nether Scroll just like the Great Ancestor?"    

Lu Dai smiled. "I didn't say that the main examiner His Majesty appointed was you."    

"Also, let me remind you of something. Also, let me remind you of one more thing. Back then, after Gao Zu set up the North and South Scrolls, some people took advantage of this loophole and secretly changed their household registration to the Manjiang region so that they could get an easier test paper. Every year, the Ministry of Rites would find a lot of people who took the examination."    

Lu You said gratefully, "Thank you for your reminder, Lord Lu."