What system did Wu Zetian invent, which has been used in later dynasties and still has great influence today?

Before the Tang Dynasty, although some women had the power to monopolize the imperial court, such as the Empress Dowager of the Western Han Dynasty, she did not call herself the emperor. Wu Zetian was the first and only empress in history. For the sake of power, her wrist became tougher, severely punishing courtiers who were against her, and even by hook or by crook. But it is undeniable that Wu Zetian's ability to govern the country is also very strong, and it is difficult for many emperors to reach her height.

Wu Zetian knew that talents could be reused to better govern the country, and she chose Yao Chong, Song Jing, Di and other famous officials to entrust her with reuse. In addition, Wu Zetian attached great importance to the imperial examination in order to select more talents. Sima Guang commented on Wu Zetian in Zi Zhi Tong Jian: "Politics comes from oneself, and it is clear in judgment, so it was also used by the heroes at that time."

In order to prevent this from happening, after a period of consideration, Wu Zetian invented a system to cover up candidates' names and places of origin. Before correcting the test paper. This is the so-called "paste name method". Since the paste name method was introduced, no matter which official is in charge of marking papers, the name of the exam is invisible until the list comes out. No matter what the background of the candidate is, as long as he has real talents and practical knowledge, he can stand out.

Candidates who come from bureaucratic families will not be hired if they have no talent. I have to say that this is a great innovation in the imperial examination, which ensures fairness and the court can also select truly talented people. Although the "paste name method" was not popular at first, with the improvement of the system, this method has been used by successive dynasties. Up to now, the paste naming method still has great influence and will be used in the college entrance examination, but many people don't know that this system was invented by Wu Zetian.