"So," Pei Ye somewhat understood, "everything… started from Prime Minister Xu's time."
"The 'New Imperial Examination Method' was personally crafted by him," the woman said softly, "In order to implement this law, he struggled fiercely for more than ten years."
"...Without success?"
"Far from lacking success, he even lost his life," Xu Chuo chuckled lightly.
"Though we now also encounter obstacles at every turn, facing the Sky Wall we still have a peak to rely on for footing, but during Prime Minister Xu's time... That was the true near-despair difficulty, surrounded alone, it was no different than that." She spoke softly.
Pei Ye looked at her, her face showed no sign of pain, her elegant and serene expression reflected in the light of the furnace.