Chapter 494 Before the Imperial Examination

This was the first imperial examination in Daxia.

In order to facilitate students in Daxia to take the exam, the emperor issued an order that as long as the candidates could show their household registration status, they would be able to enjoy certain preferential treatment when riding on government merchant ships and staying in taverns along the way when entering the capital.

At the same time, he said that one candidate's identity would allow all five people traveling together to enjoy benefits.

Because of the policy benefits, many merchants and nobles are willing to bring candidates to Beijing. Of course, part of them do this for the preferential policies and part of them do this to establish a good relationship.

Students who are short of money are also very grateful and will take the initiative to do things for their fellow travelers.

Both parties were having a great time.

But just as there are those who get along well and become a good story, there are also those who become enemies.

The day before the exam.

Yuanruan finally recovered from the separation anxiety disorder she suffered from with Qiyue.

Only then did she remember the students from Taixue and Yuanxue who were rushing to take exams, so she offered to leave the palace to buy some examination supplies for them.

The emperor could not persuade Yuan Ruan, so he sent the crown prince, the third prince, the junior chancellor, the grand academician, and a group of guards to accompany him.

Yuan Ruan changed into a festive new outfit and came to the largest calligraphy and painting market in East City.

Everyone here is dressed very auspiciously, even the yellow dog guarding the gate is wearing a cloth coat with the words "High School" embroidered on it.

What’s even more interesting is that they are very particular about meeting each other. They always say “a successful start” and “May Wenquxing bless you”. They also avoid using some homophonic words such as “fail the exam” and “not pass the exam” during the conversation.

Sometimes when they are chatting, they are stuck for taboo words and can only use gestures with their hands and feet, which looks very funny.

Yuan Ruan held the Third Prince in his arms and laughed several times, and said to the system: [The imperial examination was well organized, the Crown Prince is amazing.]

The system also nodded: [The Crown Prince is good. It’s mainly because your brother has come up with so many additional welfare policies. The Crown Prince was able to list them in an orderly manner in a short period of time and let his subordinates implement them without compromise. He is a king who maintains the status quo! ]

Yuan Ruan was a little unhappy when he heard this: [How can you be a king who maintains the status quo? ]

The system paused and said weakly: [Ah Ruan, the king who maintains the status quo is also very powerful. ]

Yuan Ruan: [Keeping the status quo does not reflect the character of my nephew! He must be a wise ruler. ]

The system was silent for a while, then agreed without thinking: [Aruan is right. ]

Yuan Ruan not only thought about it in his heart, but also reached out and pulled the prince and said, "Brother Prince is really amazing."

The third prince nodded proudly, "Yes! Brother Crown Prince is the best."

The prince touched the tip of his nose embarrassedly.

The Junior Secretary and the Grand Secretary said nothing, but just smiled.

At this time, Teruma, an eighth-rank official from the Ministry of Justice who came with him, carefully observed Yuan Ruan's expression and became alarmed.

Soon, he came over and took the opportunity to flatter her, whispering, "Master Imperial Master is absolutely right. Thanks to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, this time the Great Xia national talent selection exam was able to go smoothly."

When Yuanruan heard this, his expression became obviously more joyful and he nodded repeatedly.

Seeing this, Zhao Mo of the Ministry of Justice followed suit and flattered the prince a few more times. However, he said he was flattering the prince, but in the end he was trying to please Yuan Ruan in both open and covert ways.

The expressions of the Junior Secretary and the Grand Secretary who were watching gradually became strange.

The Grand Master whispered, "You know without asking that the Minister of Justice is probably from a commoner family."

Shao Zhanshi also nodded: "The relationship between colleagues should be average, there are not many close friends."

Otherwise, how dare you come to the Imperial Master so casually? Aren’t you afraid that your privacy at home will be exposed? !

Just as the Ministry of Justice was complimenting the crown prince on his governance, especially praising the crown prince's "favorable policies" that had brought unity and harmony to the people of Daxia, sharp cries of injustice broke the silence.

"Oh my God! My master kindly brought this man to Beijing to take the exam, but he actually killed my daughter! How mad and insane! Such a person is reading the books of sages in vain, and he should be killed to pay for his crimes!"

The Ministry of Justice Teruma, who was praising the strictness of the Crown Prince's rule, was completely dumbfounded: ...

Yuan Ruan nodded in agreement: …

The Crown Prince, the Third Prince, and a group of people: ???