strictlysupreme Chapter 422 The exam begins!
Chapter 422 The exam begins!
"This kid Chu Ning really has some tricks up his sleeve!"
Imperial Palace, Yingwu Hall.
After listening to the shadow guard's report, the emperor showed satisfaction on his face: "In this way, he really puts his whole heart and soul into the imperial examination.
Go tell Yang Yingyan to follow Chu Ning's orders. If he dares to disobey, Chu Ning will take action against him, and I will not care! "
"I understand!" The shadow guard responded and immediately went down to make arrangements.
The emperor looked at the shadow guard's departing back with a smile on his face, the corner of his mouth slightly raised.
Chu Ning was fully focused on the imperial examination and was unable to pay attention to the war on the Bingzhou front.
During this period, Chu Ning has been the most popular and has completely overwhelmed the other princes in terms of momentum. This is not a good thing.
This war took place in Bingzhou, which was under Chu Ning's jurisdiction. If Chu Ning won, his reputation would definitely skyrocket.
Only by preventing Chu Ning from participating in the front-line fighting can the chance of his reputation skyrocketing be completely eliminated.
"Haha, Chu Ning, you finally acted according to my ideas this time!"
The emperor waved his sleeves, put them behind his back, and showed a rare smile on his face.
Too many things happened during this period of time, and Chu Ning's behavior became more and more out of control.
But no matter what, Chu Ning couldn't escape from control after all.
The emperor was very happy to think that Chu Ning, such a rebellious person, was finally under his control.
Being able to control someone like Chu Ning gives me a great sense of accomplishment.
Of course, this imperial examination is very important and no one dares to be careless.
After understanding Chu Ning's intention, he still had to give him a push from behind.
We must not allow Yang Yingyan and others to disrupt this imperial examination, and at the same time, we must also intimidate the prince and others behind them.
This is a statement to others!
And things turned out just as the emperor expected. After the order was passed down, Yang Yingyan and others expressed that they would absolutely obey Chu Ning's order and would not interfere in the imperial examination.
For the next two days, Kyoto was bustling with activity, as all the candidates who wanted to take part in the imperial examination flocked to Kyoto.
These days, all the inns, restaurants and teahouses in Kyoto are packed.
There were thousands of juren from various states, and they brought many business opportunities to Kyoto.
On the third day, the day of the imperial examination arrived. The city of Kyoto became more and more lively, and many people came to the outside of the examination hall to watch.
For a moment, the entire examination room was packed with people everywhere.
Fortunately, Chu Ning had foresight and not only asked the officials of the Ministry of Rites to make preparations in advance, but even the officials of the Ministry of Justice were transferred to maintain order.
A passage was quickly cleared, large enough for the candidates to enter the examination hall safely from the street.
Chu Ning, the chief examiner, stood on the steps of the examination room, with two deputy examiners, Yun Jianye and Wen Kaicheng, on his left and right.
Looking at the increasing number of candidates in front of him, Chu Ning showed a look of satisfaction on his face.
About half an hour later, thousands of people gathered and the streets were filled with people standing and onlookers.
An official from the Ministry of Rites who was in charge of roll call stepped forward and saluted: "Your Highness, everyone is here!"
Chu Ning nodded slightly, looked at the candidates with a serious face, and said loudly: "You are all talented people from various states, and you are all knowledgeable people.
This is the first imperial examination of our dynasty, and I hope that you can achieve good results.
But let me be frank with you, if I find anyone cheating, I will never let you off, no matter who you are!"
Such a strong tone immediately shocked the hearts of all the candidates, and they all bowed and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness, we will never cheat!"
Chu Ning nodded in satisfaction and said with a smile: "I believe that you are all gentlemen and will not do anything that will be despised by others."
He paused, looked up at the sky, and saw that the time was almost right, then he said in a deep voice:
"The auspicious time has arrived, everyone enter!"
The yamen runners who were blocking the crowd made way for them, and the candidates filed in. They found the corresponding positions according to their number plates.
Because there were so many people, it took half an hour for everyone to enter.
Afterwards, Chu Ning personally opened the sealed test papers and asked a group of yamen runners to distribute them.
Another half an hour passed before all the candidates received their own test papers.
However, the person who got the test paper first had already started writing furiously.
During the first imperial examination, Chu Ning personally supervised the exam.
The topic this time was written by Chu Ning, but it was announced to the public that it was formulated by him and Shen Wanying.
The examination is divided into three sessions and will last for nine days.
In the first round, there is one question each on the meaning of the classics and the Four Books.
The second round includes one question each on essay, policy, edict, memorial, chapter and memorial.
The third round has one question each on classics, history, current affairs, and strategy.
That is, a paragraph is selected from each of these books, and the candidates are asked to write down their own opinions.
Chu Ning looked at the people writing furiously, with a look of satisfaction on his face.
In the future, court officials will be selected from these people. He will be the chief examiner, and everyone who sees him will have to call him teacher!
This is the benefit of being an examiner.
No matter who will bribe these people or who they will join in the future, in name, Chu Ning is superior to them!
This point alone makes him unmatched by other princes.
Just as Chu Ning was inspecting, a candidate who was writing furiously caught his attention.
I saw the man writing very quickly, almost without thinking, and soon half of a piece of paper was written.
This scene made Chu Ning's eyes light up.
To be so fast, he must have studied the scriptures thoroughly!
Chu Ning couldn't help but go up to check.
The man was about twenty years old, with a handsome face. He was wearing a black silk gown and a jade hairpin on his head. It was obvious that he was not from an ordinary family.
Chu Ning took a look at the test paper written by this person. The handwriting was sloppy and the writing was crooked, which looked completely different from this person's identity.
This scene made Chu Ning, who was in high spirits, slightly stunned.
Did I misjudge the person?
That's not right. How could this person write so much so quickly and have such sloppy handwriting?
Logically speaking, people who are good at reading will not be too bad at writing.
Especially in this era, it is impossible for such a handwriting to be able to write so many long articles.
With doubt, Chu Ning looked up and took a closer look at the man.
Unexpectedly, after seeing this, Chu Ning's face suddenly changed.
I saw this person lowering his head and writing quickly, but his eyes were staring at the black sleeves from time to time.
Chu Ning's eyes turned cold, he stepped forward and grabbed the man's arm, then rolled up his black sleeves to reveal the white shirt underneath.
I saw rows of handwriting on the inner shirt!
"Your Highness..." The candidate was terrified.
"Shut up!"
Chu Ning roared: "Come here, take this man down and take off his underwear!"
The bailiffs who were maintaining order in the venue immediately rushed up, took the man down, and took off his white undershirt.
Chu Ning snatched the shirt from the runner and picked up the test paper for comparison.
It's exactly the same!
"Okay, you dare to cheat!"
Chu Ning's face was terribly gloomy: "It seems that the test questions have been leaked, otherwise it would be impossible for someone to prepare the answers in advance!"
"Order, the exam is suspended!"
As soon as these words came out, the deputy examiner Wen Kaicheng's face changed drastically, and he shouted quickly: "Your Highness, you must not do this!"