Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 1221: Chapter 1079: Holding a Grudge_2

However, in the Dafeng dynasty, though the use of commoner scholars was limited, the imperial examinations were still highly valued, and a special land guardian was designated for oversight.

To say what the greatest difference between these two Human Dao dynasties is, it would be that Qian Kang wields immense power—its strong imperial authority is capable of suppressing everything. In contrast, both the founding emperor Liu Chiyang and the current emperor Liu Bairui have relatively limited power.

This is because Liu Chiyang only became emperor by trading numerous benefits with the elders who supported him, such as official positions or divine titles.

Therefore, upon entering the territory of the Dafeng dynasty, Li Zhirui keenly sensed that although the Human Dao Fortune was flourishing, it was, nonetheless, highly fragmented.

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After the rural examinations concluded, the graders worked tirelessly day and night to finalize the list of successful candidates, which was swiftly posted on the public board.

Based on the number of candidates allocated by the dynasty to this province, out of one to two thousand participants, the top eighty-two were selected.

Among them, those few commoner students whom Li Zhirui frequently mentored all made the list!

Though their rankings were somewhat lower, they nevertheless defeated countless competitors to become Juren, securing the opportunity to enter officialdom.

With their backgrounds, even as Juren, they could only hope to obtain positions akin to a ninth-rank petty official, but at least they had now gained official status.

This remarkable yet understated achievement was hardly noticed by most, with only these individuals themselves aware of it.

Overcome by shock and joy, they began to look forward to the upcoming teaching sessions—perhaps under the guidance of this middle-aged scholar burdened by a sea of blood and vengeance, they might achieve the ultimate success of becoming Jinshi in one fell swoop!

A few days later, they once again visited Li Zhirui.