Early the next morning, Pei Ruoxuan was still asleep when he heard a hurried knock on the door.
After he opened the door, he found that it was the man who sent him back to the inn yesterday. That man was Mr. Xie's attendant.
"Mr. Pei, my master invites you."
Pei Ruoxuan quickly changed his clothes, and when everything was ready, he got on a carriage.
The carriage moved towards the palace, and gradually, Pei Ruoxuan felt something was wrong.
After getting off the carriage, he arrived at a place with red walls and yellow tiles. Looking at the layout of the house, he became more and more shocked.
He was sure where he was, but he couldn't believe it.
When he stepped through a big door, walked through a long corridor, and passed another door, he saw the cloud screen in front of him.
There is a tall figure hiding behind the cloud screen.
When the man walked out from behind the cloud screen, he widened his eyes and almost cried out in surprise.
The man was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and had an air of looking down on the world.
Seeing the baby in his arms, he became more certain of the visitor's identity. It turned out that he was the Young Master Xie from yesterday.
He opened his robe, knelt down and said, "I, the humble servant, pay my respects to the Emperor."
He lowered his head and did not dare to look directly at Emperor Hui.
As he knelt, he recalled what he had done with Emperor Hui yesterday, and he heaved a sigh of relief when he realized that he had not done anything excessive.
When Emperor Hui saw Pei Ruoxuan, he saw the surprise on his face and thought he was scared.
[Daddy, your serious expression scares me]
[If you scare him away, you will lose the loyal minister you want]
[Come, learn from me, raise the corners of your mouth and smile]
Is he really serious? Everyone is afraid of him.
This won’t do. If he scares people away, he will suffer heavy losses.
When communicating with Pei Ruoxuan yesterday, he assessed Pei Ruoxuan and thought that he met his standards for screening talents.
Emperor Hui tried the method that Mu Nanyan taught him and raised the corners of his mouth.
However, for him who rarely smiles, after trying this, it seemed like a fake smile.
[Daddy, why do you look like you are faking your smile]
[Looks a bit silly]
It does look a bit strange for a person who usually has a serious face to suddenly smile.
Emperor Hui quickly put away his smile and felt a little annoyed.
He looked at Pei Ruoxuan who was kneeling on the ground. Fortunately, he didn't see my appearance.
He quickly called Pei Ruoxuan to get up.
"Mr. Pei, please stand up."
After receiving the order to get up, Pei Ruoxuan got up slowly and tidied his appearance.
"Come here, please take a seat."
After Pei Ruoxuan sat down, Emperor Hui talked to him about the reason for calling him in.
"Your Majesty, are you saying that someone has impersonated me to take part in this palace examination?" Pei Ruoxuan's expression gradually stiffened and his face darkened.
He didn't expect this to be the case. He always thought he lost the election, but it turned out that someone was trying to assassinate him.
His body was trembling a little, and he clenched his hands tightly, trying to suppress his anger.
If the emperor had not discovered this, he would have regretted his life.
"I understand how much of a blow this is to you, but it is the truth and I don't want to hide it."
"It is my fault that such a big loophole has appeared in our Nanzhao Kingdom."
Emperor Hui understood his thoughts and patted him gently on the shoulder.
With Emperor Hui's comfort, Pei Ruoxuan's heart gradually calmed down.
He looked at Emperor Hui and said firmly: "Your Majesty, this is not your fault."
[It seems that Pei Ruoxuan has a big vision. He doesn't even complain to anyone about this.]
[Daddy, you should take this opportunity to capture him]
Capture him, Yan'er, how should I, your father, respond to what you said?
But he understood what his daughter meant.
Once this matter is handled properly and Pei Ruoxuan is given an explanation, it can also be regarded as a way to attract talents.
Afterwards, Emperor Hui told Pei Ruoxuan what they should do next, to find out the person behind the scenes, and that he needed Pei Ruoxuan's cooperation.
"Today is the palace examination. The person who will replace you will definitely come to Wenhua Hall to take part in the examination."
"Wait for my instructions on the side. Once I expose him, you can go on stage."
Pei Ruoxuan had no objection to Emperor Hui's arrangement.
About an hour later, it was time for the palace examination.
In the Wenhua Hall, six examination officials gathered.
The examiners were composed of Grand Secretaries, Shangshu, Cabinet Scholars and others from the Ministry of Rites.
Seeing Emperor Hui coming, they hurriedly saluted him. "Your humble servant greets His Majesty."
Emperor Hui said calmly: "My dear ministers, please stand up."
Emperor Hui was sitting on a high seat, and Mu Nanyan wanted to watch the fun, so he held her in his arms.
The Grand Secretary took out the prepared test questions from the desk in the hall and handed them to the Vice Minister of Rites.
According to regulations, the questions for the palace examination were to be written by Emperor Hui himself.
The students who had been waiting for a long time came in and saluted Emperor Hui together with the officials.
"The exam starts now." shouted the eunuch on the side.
Following the eunuch's instructions, the students taking the exam sat down at the desks.
Each desk is far apart, so the candidate cannot see the test paper of the person next to him.
There are also officials supervising the tables to prevent cheating.
At this time, the Cultural Hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. The only sounds that could be heard were the flipping of papers and the writing of characters.
About two hours later, the exam ended.
After the deadline, students stop writing and the test papers are collected by the examiner in a box.
At this time, the examiners took the test papers out of the box. After reading them, they marked the test papers according to five grades.
Finally, the examiner held the test paper in front of Emperor Hui, knelt down to read it, and waited for Emperor Hui's approval.
When someone read Pei Ruoxuan's test paper, Emperor Hui frowned and said in an unhappy tone: "Pei Ruoxuan? Are you sure he is Pei Ruoxuan?"
"I do know a man named Pei Ruoxuan."
The kneeling examiner was trembling with fear, thinking that he had made the emperor angry.
But I didn't dare to refute.
When everyone heard Emperor Hui's tone, they felt something was wrong.
Oh no, the emperor is angry. Who on earth dares to make the emperor angry?
Wasn't Pei Ruoxuan the examinee just now? Was there something else going on?
At this time, the real Pei Ruoxuan came out.
"Who is this man? Take him away quickly." Shangshu Sun shouted.
"Who dares? I called him here. Tell me, what's your name?"
Pei Ruoxuan knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, my name is Pei Ruoxuan."
this. . . .
Everyone was wondering why another Pei Ruoxuan came.
Emperor Hui slammed the table and shouted, "If anyone among you knew about this and dared to do it, don't you dare to admit it?"
Who is it? Whoever dares to anger the emperor must be so bold.
Whoever did it, admit it now. Maybe the emperor will spare your life.
The officials below were talking about it.
"Silence." shouted the eunuch on the side.
"Since you don't dare to stand up, I'll find you later. Don't beg for mercy."
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