Langya Pavilion, Genius Ranking
Ever since Li Xue Yan had untied Lu Ping and Cui Rou, the two maids had changed their tactics and started to tease Chu Wen intentionally or unintentionally.
At first, Chu Wen was a little puzzled.
He did not understand why the servant girl had suddenly become so bold.
Later on, after some observation, they discovered that this was actually Li Xue Yan's idea.
Not only was he a little amused, but he was also a little amused.
In the end, ancient women were still the most obedient.
Moreover, he was so considerate.
However, he did not respond to the actions of the two servant girls.
After all, he felt that Li Xue Yan alone was enough.
As for whether or not he would take a concubine in the future, that would be for later.
When Li Xue Yan saw that her husband did not do anything special to the two maids, she became a little anxious.
Many times, he tried to beat around the bush and even persuaded him directly.
After all, this was related to her status as the matriarch of the family.
However, Chu Wen only said calmly," Let's talk about it later." When the time was right, he would naturally not refuse.
However, at the very least, he had to have a suitable environment and state of mind.
It would be too hasty to accept the kindness of the two maids.
To a woman, this was not enough respect.
Although Li Xue Yan's plan did not succeed, her heart was filled with sweetness and she stopped persuading him.
At the same time as these small incidents happened in the Chu Mansion, something big happened in Chang 'an.
After hearing Chu Wen's suggestion, Li Daozong had sorted out the method of selecting scholars through the imperial examination. Now, the first imperial examination had officially begun.
And now, it was time for the general exams.
Chang 'an City was filled with scholars from all over the country. It was quite lively.
All day long, he saw these scholars in groups, strolling on the streets or reciting poems.
After all, they were scholars who had been selected from all over the world. At the level of participating in the general exams, they were already quite good. Their standards were basically above average.
Therefore, there would occasionally be some outstanding poems.
There were even some talented scholars who could occasionally write a poem that shocked Chang 'an.
Thus, the trend that Chu Wen had created a few days ago was replaced by these scholars.
Many young ladies from boudoirs asked each other about the news of scholars every day.
All the influential families were also paying attention to this matter.
After all, if they found a truly outstanding talent, they wouldn't mind marrying their daughter.
Because among these scholars, even if some of them would eventually stand out and enter the officialdom.
If he waited until they had passed the exam before investing.
Then it would be too late. At that time, he might not even like his daughter.
However, if he managed to win the other party over before he could get on the Golden Roll, then he would be able to soar in the future. Wouldn't he have to help his family?
Therefore, many large families were restless.
Chu Wen didn't pay much attention to this at first, but one day, when he was a guest at Li Daozong's house, he was shocked.
He heard Li Daozong mention that he was looking for the most outstanding scholar.
Chu Wen only understood after asking.
It turned out that Li Daozong still had a daughter, and he was so concerned mainly because he wanted to find a good son-in-law.
After all, having such an outstanding son-in-law like Chu Wen had allowed him to shine many times.
If there was one more, wouldn't it be even more perfect?
Since he had a daughter, why not?
After Chu Wen stopped, he almost laughed.
He sighed in his heart.
The people of this era were really far-sighted.
Moreover, he was really willing to spend a lot of money. He actually used his daughter as his biggest bargaining chip.
To use a more popular saying, it was: "What is the most expensive thing in the Great Tang? Talent!"
He was completely convinced.
While he was amused, a thought immediately appeared in his mind.
Why not make a ranking?
Just like the various rankings in the future.
This way, he could satisfy the desire of the noble families and the ladies to obtain information.
It could also increase the popularity of his newspaper.
It could be said to be killing two birds with one stone!
He could raise the price of the newspaper a little.
After all, it needed to be investigated and verified. All of this required a cost.
Thinking of this, Chu Wen immediately bid farewell to Li Daozong.
Li Daozong couldn't help but feel a little strange. He had only sat for a short while, so why did he bid farewell and leave?
Two days later, when Li Daozong received a newspaper with a ranking list, he finally understood Chu Wen's willingness to leave.
He couldn't help but clap his hands and praise Chu Wen for his talent.
After Chu Wen left, he went straight to the bookstore.
Then, in a special room, he gathered the scholars for a meeting.
When he suggested making a ranking list, the scholars 'eyes lit up and they looked at Chu Wen with admiration.
Truly too talented.
Even something so irrelevant could be used to increase his income.
Moreover, the key point was that it was so creative.
There was a high chance that it would lead to a crazy fight.
Even though the price had increased, how could those wealthy families lack such a small amount of silver?
Immediately, the scholars began to act according to Chu Wen's idea.
A small team was sent out to collect information every day.
The rankings for the first day were also produced.
As soon as it was launched, it immediately set off a frenzy in Chang 'an.
This was especially true for those wealthy families who did not know how to gather information. They were all willing to pay a high price for the newspaper.
After seeing the rankings, everyone couldn't help but admire Chu Wen's talent.
It was really clear at a glance.
In order to get into the top ten, the scholars had also racked their brains and displayed their abilities.
Later on, there were even more outstanding poems appearing every day.
Chu Wen adapted to the changes and created a special issue specifically for the Great Tang scholars.
Not only were there rankings, but there were also the latest representative works of these scholars.
This newspaper was named Langya Pavilion.
The rankings were called the Genius Rankings.
Every day, the top three would be specially marked in color as the most popular candidates for the top scorer.
However, after the newspaper was published the next day.
Chu Wen was dumbfounded when he saw the newspaper.
He was speechless.
The group of scholars below actually placed his name at the top of the list.
Wasn't this nonsense?
Chu Wen shook his head.
However, no one had any objections to this method, whether it was the noble families or the scholars who rushed to take the examination.
Just Chu Wen's Linjiang Immortal and Magpie Bridge Immortal were enough to shock everyone.
Although there had been many good works recently, compared to Chu Wen's two poems, everyone's poems were clearly lacking.
Thus, Chu Wen was publicly acknowledged as the number one genius.
Chu Wen could only let the rankings be released.
Since everyone thinks so, then I'll admit it!
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