This spring examination lasted three days and was jointly presided over by Minister Guo, the Minister of the Central Secretariat, and Wen Zhi of the Hanlin Academy.
Among them, the emperor personally appointed Wen Zhi as the chief examiner of this spring examination.
Once inside the examination hall, all candidates were to completely cut off contact with the outside world. To prevent cheating, they were also forbidden from whispering to each other. All examination materials, including those used for the exam, were distributed uniformly by the imperial court.
Ten years of hard study, just for this day. For every candidate taking the exam, the Spring Examination is their hope of making the leap to success.
Fairness is particularly important!
In the past, in order to maintain fairness, in addition to the three chief examiners, Lu Hua would also personally select a person of high moral character or noble status to serve as the invigilator of the Spring Examination.
This invigilator is not supervising the candidates, but the three examiners!
Those who passed the Spring Examination would eventually take the Palace Examination and embark on the path of becoming an official in the imperial court. Therefore, many people would be eager to make a move behind the scenes.
There were countless ways to manipulate the Spring Examination, from giving examiners gifts and lists of names to threatening them, to impersonating them. However, with the presence of invigilators, these phenomena were much less common than before.
However, before Shen Ruoyan left, he heard that there would be no invigilator for this year's Spring Examination!
"Are you saying that the emperor personally issued an order to cancel the invigilator?" Shen Ruoyan's words were a little excited, and the person being asked was puzzled, but seeing that she was dressed in luxury, he still patiently replied: "Yes, madam, it is indeed what the emperor said."
Not only that, there will no longer be the position of invigilator in the spring examinations in the future.
In this way, those people's minds can be reactivated...
"idiot!"
Shen Ruoyan endured it all the way, and only dared to curse when he returned to his room!
I originally thought the emperor was simply selfish, murdering me to gain sole control of power. But, by orchestrating the Spring Examination, was he trying to rot the very foundations of the imperial court?!
When the late emperor was still alive, the phenomenon of buying official positions and committing corruption was already very serious.
A talented person may study hard for ten years but still not be on the list.
Those who are willing to spend money can eat and drink for free and get their names on the list of successful candidates.
Why does Dasheng place so much emphasis on scholars now? It is precisely because the previous frauds led to the loss of too many talents! At the worst time, even positions like Jingzhao Yin were occupied by illiterate idiots!
The emperor had only been on the throne for a few years, but he saw that the atmosphere in the court was getting better and better. As long as he didn't make trouble and continued to maintain it, then in the absence of external wars, it would not be a problem for Dasheng to continue to prosper.
But, he should never, ever, seek death!
"Removing the invigilator is simply shooting oneself in the foot! Indeed, no one wants this job. The original candidate was Prince De. He holds a high position of power and seniority, and he is also a man of integrity. He wouldn't be tempted by money or anything, so he's naturally qualified for the job."
"Later, it was Shen Mo who took over. His talent and knowledge were unmatched, and he was even able to subdue those evil spirits."
Shen Ruoyan walked and talked to herself. Her mind was in a mess now. She tried to analyze the emperor's thoughts, "Even if the invigilator can't be repeated, and the selection this time is difficult, it can't be cancelled directly!"
Just by casually thinking, she had already found three people who could be invigilators. Although she had to think of some ways to persuade them, after all, being an invigilator was an offensive job, and she had to reject all those who offered gifts and flattery.
But just because it’s difficult doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do it!
Doesn't the emperor know what this means?
"No, he knows!"
Shen Ruoyan figured it out. It was precisely because the emperor knew that he had to do this even more!
All the servants had been called out long ago, and now only Shen Ruoyan was in the room. Her face turned cold, and her extremely gentle face was now covered with frost, like ice that had been frozen for a thousand years, without a trace of warmth.
The court was divided into three parts.
One part belongs to Shen Mo's disciples, one part belongs to her former powerful ministers, and the rest are loyal to the emperor but not completely loyal to him.
To be more precise, they are loyal to wise rulers.
Once the emperor shows signs of being incompetent and unjust, they will definitely be the first ones to turn against him!
Therefore, the emperor is now eager to train his own personnel. His death has allowed him to see more clearly the direction of the entire court.
He knew better than anyone how passive he was as an emperor!
Simply getting rid of the Queen Mother was not enough. He also needed a group of forces of his own, but where would these people come from?
Of course, it’s this spring examination!
"absurd!"
"That's ridiculous!"
No dynasty, no emperor has ever done such a ridiculous thing!
Just because the emperor feels that his throne is unstable, he becomes the first person to cheat in the Spring Examination?
Shen Ruoyan laughed in anger. She had already recognized this person when the emperor was trying to murder him. But she didn't expect that her bottom line would be refreshed again and again.
I'm afraid that the current emperor already has a list of names of those who passed the Spring Examination.
And all those circled above will be his people in the future!
What about the other students? Are those who study day and night, just for today, supposed to be sacrificed and abandoned like this?!
No! She couldn't let the emperor do this!
Even if absolute fairness cannot be achieved, at least everyone’s efforts should be rewarded accordingly!
"Akiba!"
Shen Ruoyan quickly wrote down a list and called Qiu Ye over. "Send someone to keep a close eye on the people on this list. Remember, no matter what time it is, even when they are going to the toilet, they must be kept under close watch!"
Qiu Ye held this thin list as if it were a hot potato.
Shen Ruoyan had never used such a serious expression to tell her to do something.
It seems that this matter must be of great importance!
"Madam, rest assured, I will definitely get it done!"
After Qiu Ye left, Shen Ruoyan ordered Chun Xi to go and make arrangements according to her plan. She had to get everything under control before the emperor took action.
If the emperor still had a conscience, then all of this would be unnecessary for her.
If he doesn't even have the big picture of an emperor... then don't blame her for disregarding the royal family's reputation!
Not only that, Shen Ruoyan also arranged for secret guards to conduct a covert investigation and surround the entire Spring Examination Hall to ensure that not even a mosquito could fly in!
After doing all this, Shen Ruoyan ordered his men to close the mansion and prohibit anyone from going out except to buy things.
Everyone in the palace was puzzled, but they did not dare to resist.
Only Fang Rou argued after hearing the news, saying that she had made an appointment with a doctor for health care and needed regular consultations.
However, it was still rejected.
"There's a doctor at home, and you can consult him yourself. If you really need him, you can ask him to come to your house. Anyway, Madam said that no one is allowed to leave the house except for shopping!"
Fang Rou refused and went to see Mrs. Lu and made a scene.
When Chunxi got the news, Madam Lu was already on her way!
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