If it was really just a plan, then Emperor Gan would have already had a backup plan for the imperial examination, which is why he didn't care about his coma or the situation of the imperial examination list.
"The emperor's mind is unpredictable. Boy, you have failed." Emperor Gan's face darkened and his words became mysterious.
"Your Majesty is right. It was the boy who did not follow the rules." Xu Tianze bowed with his head lowered.
Emperor Gan originally just didn't want to weaken his power in front of so many of his sons, but Xu Tianze apologized directly with his head lowered, which made Emperor Gan feel a little strange.
"Your Majesty, this is the initial list of students. Tomorrow there should be another list revised by other officials. By comparing the two, we can find out the person behind the scenes." Xu Tianze obediently presented the list to Emperor Gan, and then stood silently in front of the desk.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Gan took the list and began to check it, ignoring Xu Tianze's strange behavior.
Emperor Gan was looking at the list in deep thought, when he suddenly thought of something and looked up to see Xu Tianze pulling out the paper he had just pressed under the memorial. He burst into laughter out of anger.
He knew that there must be something wrong when things were out of the ordinary. It turned out that Xu Tianze was so well-behaved just now and was waiting for him here.
Xu Tianze originally thought that there was some information on the paper that Emperor Gan had to conceal, but when he opened it, he was silent, then silently folded the paper and put it back.
Turning around, he saw Emperor Gan staring at him with a half-smile. Xu Tianze touched his nose awkwardly and asked, "Your Majesty, do you have any questions about this list?"
Emperor Gan snorted coldly, then handed the list to Eunuch Quan, indicating that he should put it away. So far, Xu Tianze's role has come to an end.
All they had to do was to find out who had been replaced and then investigate the mastermind. The three old guys had played more than ten or twenty games of chess, and finally came to a conclusion.
"From now on, you two can do whatever you want. This is the imperial edict we agreed on." Emperor Gan turned around, took out the imperial edict from the secret compartment, and handed it directly to Xu Tianze.
"Your Majesty, it seems that you don't need me to accompany you to wait for the final result." A hint of surprise flashed across Xu Tianze's face, but he still took the imperial edict with a smile.
In fact, this is a good thing. At least before the imperial examination is officially settled, no one will have time to take action against him and the virtuous king. This is enough time for him and the virtuous king to catch their breath.
Emperor Gan looked at Xu Tianze deeply, then looked at the wise king on the other side whose eyes were full of Xu Tianze. At this moment, he suddenly felt that this might be the best ending.
Some secrets do not need to be made public; they are better left buried in the dust of history.
"Go meet Concubine Shu, and then prepare to set off for your fiefdom." Emperor Gan shook his head, then waved his hand to let Xu Tianze and King Xian go.
This is what he owes them, and they must always take one last look at their mother in the end.
Xu Tianze bowed and said yes, turned around and looked at the prince, Long Musi and Song Yu, nodded slightly, and then left the study with the wise king.
He had already done everything that needed to be done and arranged. Later, he divided the interests among the prince and his men at the palace gate and handed them the things that had been prepared long ago.
Now he can really enjoy his last moments, the last time he spends with his Ajiang.
Emperor Gan kept his back to the door until Xu Tianze and the other man stepped out of the door one after another. Emperor Gan quickly turned his head but did not see their last figures. For a moment, his eyes looked a little lonely.
"Father, do you really want to send my second brother back to his fiefdom and deprive him of his royal status?" Seeing the reluctance in Emperor Gan's eyes, the prince quickly pretended to be stupid and spoke out to give Emperor Gan a way out.
Emperor Gan is old after all. Even an emperor is nostalgic and yearns for family affection. The prince does not believe that Emperor Gan is willing to let the wise king leave just like that.
Once the imperial edict was passed out of the palace, the virtuous king would not be allowed to enter the capital without an imperial edict. To put it more deeply, perhaps Emperor Gan would not be able to see the virtuous king again when he died.
If nothing unexpected happens, this will be the last time the two of them see each other in this life.
"Hmph, if the second brother leaves, you will have one less competitor. What else are you dissatisfied with?" When Emperor Gan heard the prince's words, he thought that the prince was still testing him under the pretext of pretending to be stupid, so naturally he did not have a good attitude.
"Okay, I have made up my mind. You three just stay here and wait with me." Emperor Gan sat back in his chair and picked up the memorial.
Although there were still mountains of memorials in front of him, his thoughts had already flown away.
After the prince and his companions looked at each other, they found a place to sit down, and then quietly accompanied Emperor Gan to wait for the final list of students.
As soon as the eldest princess entered the palace, she separated from Xu Tianze and others. After all, the eldest princess was only assisting in the planning of the imperial examination and was not a major participant, so there was naturally no need for her to go to the study.
So the eldest princess went directly to the concubine Shu in the harem, which just happened to fulfill the agreement that the concubine Shu had made with her a few days ago.
It's just that the eldest princess came here in a leisurely mood, but who knew that Concubine Shu really didn't treat her as an outsider and revealed shocking secrets one after another.
"Qingyi, you and I have known each other since childhood and have always had a deep friendship. Now I can only tell you all this." Concubine Shu held the eldest princess's hand, with a sad look on her face.
In the past, she would still call herself "this palace", but in the current situation, Concubine Shu no longer cared about what to call herself. She just wanted to talk more with the princess to relieve her pain.
In this deep palace, even with her confidants, Concubine Shu did not dare to discuss them too much in the past, for fear that they would be overheard by someone with ulterior motives.
Now the eldest princess and her own confidants were waiting outside, and the imperial examination was about to end, and the virtuous prince and his two companions were about to leave, so Concubine Shu dared to say a few more words to the eldest princess.
"You know that these words should have been kept to yourself. I was really shocked when you said that today."
"After I've told you this, don't ever mention it again. Once it gets out, Ze'er and Jiang'er will definitely be in trouble." The eldest princess patted Concubine Shu's hand with a calm expression.
But she was always feeling uneasy. She thought that the exchange of children between the Xu Mansion and the Zhenguo Mansion was shocking enough, but who knew that Emperor Gan was also involved.
Looking at the old Duke's constant attention to Xu Tianze, and his previous acts of regret, it seems that the old Duke must be unaware of it. If Song Zhenjiang really knew about it, it would probably be a bad ending.
But what made the eldest princess even more unbelievable was that Emperor Gan was involved in this. It is said that the emperor is unpredictable. In the end, the eldest princess trusted Emperor Gan too much and never set up defenses.
Now that Emperor Gan can manipulate his loyal ministers at will, I'm afraid that her, the so-called imperial sister, is not much better.
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"This servant greets His Highness and Lord Xu."
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