If you can participate in this reform, it will be a good whitewash for your resume.

Given such an opportunity, Li Yifu would certainly not give it up.

What's more, Li Yifu also knew that Yang Fan cultivated him.

To be able to become a traitor, Li Yifu is certainly not a stupid person.

Although I know there may be some risks involved, but compared to the rewards, they are definitely nothing worth mentioning.

Regarding Li Yifu's performance, Yang Fan nodded with satisfaction.

At least Li Yifu did not disappoint him. As long as this guy hesitates even a little bit, Yang Fan will never train him again in the future.

Immediately, Yang Fan asked Li Yifu to summon the main officials of the Ministry of Rites to discuss the matter.

Not long after, everyone gathered together.

What Yang Fan didn't expect was that Changsun Chong was actually among them.

At this time, Yang Fan remembered that Changsun Chong had been appointed as the Minister of Rites by His Majesty Li Er after he became the Minister of Rites.

During this period, Yang Fan has been busy scheming against the family and almost forgot about this matter.

But as long as this guy doesn't look for trouble, Yang Fan doesn't care.

Soon, all the participants arrived. In addition to the chief officials of the Ministry of Rites, Yan Shigu, Yuwen Shiwen and others were also invited to attend the meeting.

The purpose is of course to discuss the feasibility of the imperial examination process and precautions in Yang Fan's hands.

In fact, Yang Fan felt that it was a bit unnecessary.

After all, the process in hand copied the imperial examination results of later generations. What else is there to study?

But in order to reflect fairness and impartiality, Yang Fan of course had to go through the process.

Everyone gathered in the main hall of the Ministry of Etiquette. At this time, Yang Fan had people decorate it to look like a conference room in later generations.

There are independent bookcases at the beginning and end, facing each other, and then the bookcases form a fan shape to guard the two main ends, and the participants sit around them.

Except for the first and last two seats, which showed their status, everyone else was treated fairly equally.

Yang Fan used movable type printing to typeset the prepared "Imperial Examination Manual" and printed many copies, and everyone present had a copy.

Whether it was the novel way of holding a meeting or the clearly written and neatly bound manual, everyone was secretly amazed.

Even officials like Chang Sun Chong, who were conflicted, did not dare to raise objections in person.

You must know that Yang Fan is now not only his immediate boss, but also the emperor's favorite.

How dare he offend Yang Fan easily without opening his eyes before he grasps the handle?

What's more, Yang Fan, the boss himself, is a notorious person.

Even several major aristocratic families who were looking for trouble came back in a hurry, and Changsun would go crazy to provoke him on such insignificant matters.

Furthermore, we really can’t find anything wrong with this manual, which means there is not a single objection, but there are some puzzles that need to be clarified.

When Kong Yingda read the "Imperial Examination Manual" in his hand, he could not hide his surprise.

Looking up at the officials who were waiting for him to speak, Kong Yingda rubbed his temples, looked at Yang Fan who was sitting opposite him, and said:

"Master Shangshu, you may still have many doubts about the content of this manual. Please help clarify your doubts."

Yang Fan quickly asked: "If you have any questions, just ask, I will answer everything I know."

With Kong Yingda taking the lead, Changsun Chong was fearless. He opened the manual, pointed at it and said:

"Marquis Zhongyi, Your Majesty has already decreed that all states in the Tang Dynasty will use Confucian classics as teaching materials and let Confucianism be used as an academic institution to teach all people. But here you are advocating that various miscellaneous subjects take part in the imperial examination separately. Doesn't it violate His Majesty's decree?"

Speaking of which, Changsun Chong is really quite capable.

Since the Han Dynasty, the imperial court has abolished hundreds of schools of thought and only respected Confucianism.

Even Datang had this tradition, and Yang Fan suggested here that professionals in various industries should be selected separately. Wouldn't this be messy?

It is reasonable to say that the content in Yang Fan violates the ancestral system.

After all, once this manual is passed and becomes a specimen of the imperial examination system, it will be passed down to future generations and leave its name in history!

What's more, Confucianism has long been deeply rooted in people's hearts, but Yang Fan now proposes that miscellaneous studies can be included in the imperial examinations alongside Confucianism. Changsun Chong thinks it is not feasible.

Yang Fan explained: "Although His Majesty regards Confucianism as a national study, times have changed and with the development of the times, there has never been a doctrine that remains unchanged forever."

"Of course, I am not denying the Confucian sages, but we cannot deny the role and contribution of other doctrines to the Tang Dynasty."

"There will always be some amazing and talented people in this world who are unique in their own fields."

"I cannot let these talents disappear from the world because of the restrictions of the imperial examination."
Chapter completed!