Turning his head to look at Chen Hong who was standing not far away, Zhu Youxiao waved to him.

Chen Hong quickly came to Zhu Youxiao and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty."

"Go and find out how this list was made." Zhu Youxiao handed the list in his hand to Chen Hong, then turned and walked back.

Zhu Tongmeng was not an unacceptable candidate, but Zhu Youxiao wanted to clarify the matter. If the matter was not clarified, he would feel uneasy.

Sitting on the chair, Zhu Youxiao looked at the empty hall expressionlessly, and finally smiled at himself.

People say that emperors are suspicious. Zhu Youxiao thought it was a bit too much in his previous life, but now he has also been infected with this problem. He cannot do without getting to the bottom of things.

Sighing softly, Zhu Youxiao said helplessly, "There are too many people in this world who want to deceive me."

In the capital, the biggest storm was naturally the affairs of the academy.

After much arguing and objection, many people realized that it was useless and began to stop people from taking the exam.

This trend is more prevalent among scholars. However, there are also some who do not believe in superstition, such as those who study Guanxue or other small schools.

This time, the rise of Chen Kedao's Taizhou School was regarded as hope by many schools, so they decided to try their luck at the academy. What if they succeeded?

Would that make your school of thought a prominent one?

So they simply ignored those who tried to stop the academy from taking exams.

Of course, not everyone goes there with this idea in mind. More people want to do something.

Many of them came from the families of military generals, while others came from the families of nobles and relatives of nobles.

They don't care what those people outside say, all they want is to go to the academy.

This group of people is relatively special, and one of them is being dissuaded.

"Jiandou, this time it's clearly someone within the court stirring up a factional strife. Why are you getting involved?"

"We all know what happened. Wasn't that big case in the court a few days ago their fault? Look at who came to power after those people fell."

"It's Xu Guangqi! Shen Tingyun! What does this mean? It means that this Royal Academy is not that simple. They are using it to train their own people. The people who attacked Donglin Academy and the academy before must also be their people."

"They want to use the Royal Academy to train their own people, while at the same time attacking other officials in the court and preventing them from cultivating talents. This is pure factional strife, and there's really no need for us to get involved now!"

"With your knowledge, it won't be difficult to pass the imperial examination. The court will then naturally assign you an official position, and you can serve in the local areas. Why bother getting involved in this mess?"

"You have to understand that now that you've been admitted to the Royal Academy, you'll never be able to erase the traces of the Royal Academy. You'll never be able to erase the fact that you're Xu Guangqi and Shen Tingyun's followers. Although you may not accept it, this is the truth."

"These people may seem powerful, but there aren't many of them. If you really leave the Royal Academy and go somewhere else, you'll probably be stuck."

The young man known as Jiandou looked up at the speaker and said slowly, "But don't you think the Royal Academy is more suitable for me? Look at the subjects they're testing this time: the Four Books and Five Classics, mathematics, and martial arts."

"I'm a Juren (a juren), so I definitely have no problem with the Four Books and Five Classics. You said I'd have no problem passing the Jinshi exam, so you believe I have no problem with that. Although I may not be the best, I'm definitely not the worst either."

"Arithmetic, I've studied it over the years, you know how good I am at it. As for martial arts, I've learned everything from bows, swords, stones, horseback archery, and everything in between. I've loved practicing martial arts since I was little, hoping to serve my country one day."

"Although the Royal Academy is a new thing, created by Shen Tingyun and others, it is a path. If I add up the three items, I will definitely be able to rank among the top. This is my chance."

"If I can do this, I, Lu Xiangsheng, will surely become famous throughout the world! Maybe I can even get first place, and then even His Majesty will be shocked! Even if I don't do well this time, if I can get a high ranking, I can still participate in the imperial examination."

"And you also said that Xu Guangqi and Shen Tingyun are in power now. How do you know that they won't be the chief examiners for the next imperial examination? You won't be able to escape then. Instead of that, why not go to the Royal Academy and try now?"

Finally, Lu Xiangsheng looked at the man, smiled gently, and said, "Liu Xian, I know your ability. Come with me and give it a try."

The man called Liu Xian looked at Lu Xiangsheng, smiled helplessly for a long time, shook his head, and said, "I, Liu Runeng, will be harmed by you sooner or later. Okay, I'll go with you!"