Only then did he belatedly kneel on the ground and say, "Your Majesty, please calm your anger."
Emperor Yuanwu:...
What a complete idiot.
The courtiers couldn't help but glance in Liu Erbao's direction.
Everyone was terrified.
Only Mu Qianqian nestled in Emperor Yuanwu's arms, almost laughing hysterically.
[This Liu Erbao is still so dull!]
He must still be aware that he gave an irrelevant answer, right?
[It's all thanks to that Prefect Zhao of Shuntian Prefecture, who only cares about money and not people.]
[Father, this matter has nothing to do with Minister Cao of the Ministry of Rites. Although he participated in setting the questions for this imperial examination, he is an absolutely loyal official.]
Look how scared he is! His face is deathly pale, like he's got some serious illness.
Hahaha, this is hilarious!
Emperor Yuanwu:...
He was furious.
But Mu Qianqian could still laugh.
It turns out that the one who leaked the exam questions was Lord Zhao, the Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture.
If that's the case, things become much easier.
"How dare you! Who told you the questions for the imperial examination?" Emperor Yuanwu roared.
Liu Erbao only realized what was happening after a while.
He was so frightened that he shuddered: "No...nobody told me the test questions."
"Oh?" Emperor Yuanwu drawled, "Then I'm still curious, how did you manage to answer the question so irrelevantly, perfectly revealing the answer to the next question?"
Liu Erbao: Uh...?
Next question.
Could it be that he just misread the text?
That's impossible.
He clearly drew a long line with his pen when he wrote each question.
Liu Erbao seemed to have forgotten the people around him, and looked at his sleeve with a puzzled expression.
Emperor Yuanwu gave Wu Jixiang a wink.
"Guards!" Wu Jixiang roared, and the Imperial Guards quickly surrounded the entire Golden Palace: "Take down that Liu Erbao."
Lu Zhaofeng stepped out from among the court officials and stood beside Liu Erbao.
He grabbed his wrist with one hand and forcibly turned it over.
The instant the cuffs were rolled up.
The white lining was covered with dense writing.
Upon closer inspection.
All those texts were related to the questions of the palace examination.
It is an indisputable fact that the questions were leaked.
"What else do you have to say for yourself?" Lu Zhaofeng snapped at him.
"No... Your Majesty... I..." Liu Erbao's face turned deathly pale with fright, his lips trembled, and he spoke incoherently.
In the instant that the Imperial Guards suppressed them.
He caught a glimpse of Grand Commandant Yin Yanpu kneeling to the side.
"Uncle, uncle, save me, uncle..."
Yin Yanpu's heart pounded as he was called out. He knelt down and said to Emperor Yuanwu, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is wise. This humble subject knew nothing of this matter!"
"Take Liu Erbao away and interrogate him properly." After saying this, Emperor Yuanwu turned to Lu Zhaofeng and said, "Go and bring Lord Zhao here to me."
"Yes!" Lu Zhaofeng clasped his hands together in front of his chest.
That's it?
That's all?
Can't Liu Erbao even offer a little explanation?
I thought we were going to see a blockbuster movie.
That's it?
This is boring!
Emperor Yuanwu:...
He was furious.
She actually found it boring.
What exactly does Mu Qianqian find interesting?
The questions for the triennial imperial examinations have been leaked.
This is far more serious than an invasion by an enemy country.
Only when the court and the people are of one mind can they unite against external threats.
What a pity at this moment.
Some unscrupulous officials actually tried to tamper with such an important matter as the imperial examination.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
