The Tang Dynasty: Wu Zetian made me her imperial tutor

Lu Jun awoke to find herself in the imperial examination hall of the Tang Dynasty. The time was six months before Wu Zetian ascended the throne. To win over the people, she held an unprecedented imperial examination, with tens of thousands of candidates! To ensure the submission of the realm, she needed to select extraordinary talents to establish unparalleled achievements for her, silencing any criticism. She personally set the questions, seeking advice from scholars on how to recover Anxi, southern and northern deserts, and restore the Celestial Empire to its former glory. She wanted to prove herself worthy of the throne, as great as the Heavenly Khan! As long as one had talent, she didn't care about background, official rank, or lavish rewards. Coincidentally, Lu Jun's graduation thesis was titled "The Reform of Domestic and Military Policies from the Wu Zhou to the Early Kaiyuan Era"... A magnificent essay of tens of thousands of words became Wu Zetian's reform program. Wu Zetian: "Minister Lu has made me praised by the world. In recent years, I have often thought, if only you were my son."