During this period, Zhao Ji originally planned to take some actions, but after the prime minister implemented such a suicidal decision, Zhao Ji was no longer in a hurry.

Now all Zhao Ji needs to do is wait and see.

Zhao Ji is now in the mansion every day, resting in peace and watching how the prime minister consults about the dead end.

Sometimes Zhao Ji wondered if the staff in the Prime Minister's Mansion really didn't know about the situation and the situation? How could they suggest such a stupid measure?

Everything happened just as Zhao Ji had expected. Scholars all over the world learned that the imperial examination, for which they had prepared for three years, had been cancelled.

As expected, the imperial examination candidates from the places closest to the capital immediately rushed to the capital without stopping.

Soon they gathered outside the city wall.

These scholars gathered outside the city gate every day.

When there are more and more people like this, many people will find many companions with similar interests.

Then these people got together, and the more they talked, the more they became interested.

Soon they became increasingly dissatisfied with the decision made by the current court.

At first they just gathered together to fight the epidemic, but later they began to make some notes and letters on their own.

They just stuck to the outside of the city wall in a blatant manner. At the same time, a steady stream of new children from poor families came. As long as the city gate was not opened, the people outside would not leave.

It was hard to imagine that this group of weak and helpless young men from poor families were almost catching up with the number of troops stationed outside the capital.

When the prime minister learned about this situation, he suddenly panicked.

The Prime Minister has been a little confused recently, but he is not a fool. Such a large number of people gathered outside the imperial city will inevitably unite as long as they are instigated by someone with ulterior motives. It is not impossible for this group of people to force their way into the city at that time.

The most important thing is that the Prime Minister does not have complete control over the situation in the imperial city, and there are still some neutral people in the court who are reluctant to take sides.

Moreover, perhaps because of the recent decision to cancel the imperial examination system, some court officials who were not originally neutral have begun to tend to be neutral.

The situation in the capital was already dire, but a large number of scholars gathered outside the capital.

The texts, letters, and poems written by these scholars every day were all posted on the city walls, making the prime minister feel very angry.

If this continues, the prime minister himself feels that there will be big problems.

So that night the Prime Minister quickly summoned his staff to discuss how to resolve the matter.

No one noticed that one of the aides was even quieter than usual.

He did not actively participate in the discussion of solutions, but just stood quietly aside, as if observing the situation. This person was actually none other than someone else.

It was Zhao Ji who sneaked in by changing his body shape through innate skills.

Zhao Ji took advantage of the prime minister's panic and knocked out a staff member in the prime minister's mansion. He then imitated the staff member's body and appearance, pretending to be the staff member and sneaked into the prime minister's discussion meeting.

During this discussion, some staff members even directly suggested that it would be better to open the city gates and let these scholars in, trapping them in the imperial city.

In this way, the scholars, who were weak and helpless, entered the imperial city and had nowhere to stay, so they were basically at the mercy of the prime minister.

The prime minister seemed to be more in favor of this plan.

Zhao Ji couldn't help but let a faint sneer appear on his face.

It seems that the Prime Minister has really lost his mind to dare to listen to such an idea.

Does the Prime Minister really think that these scholars will surrender under the threat of force once they arrive in the imperial city?

If these people were really the kind of people who could surrender, why wouldn't they gather outside the city walls like they are now and even write all kinds of insulting poems?

Don’t these scholars know that they will be arrested and beheaded for their current actions?

They already knew this would happen, but they still did it. This only shows that these scholars still have their character, and they can't be stopped by killing one or two people.

If all these people were killed, their parents and brothers would surely rebel, which would bring about a series of chain reactions, all of which would be disadvantageous to the prime minister.

However, the prime minister couldn't think so much now. The emperor's disappearance had been tormenting him during this period.

The Prime Minister is preparing for another major event during this period.

That is, the prime minister is now trying to find a time to announce that the emperor has passed away. In this way, even if the emperor from the folk reappears, the prime minister can turn around and say that he is an impostor.

Moreover, as soon as it was announced that the emperor had passed away, he would immediately begin to arrange for the third prince to ascend the throne. Once the third prince ascended the throne, he would be able to hold all powers such as royal authority in his hands.

At that time, even if any accidents happen, there will be no need to worry.

However, now that the emperor has disappeared, if it is announced that the emperor has passed away during this period, then those scholars gathered outside the imperial city will definitely make a fuss.

Therefore, if we want the Third Prince to be able to ascend the throne safely and the Emperor to be able to die peacefully.

Then the only thing we can do is to settle these troublesome scholars down first.

"How about this, let's put them in the imperial city first, and then find a few restaurants to settle them in. We will say that although the imperial examination has been cancelled, there are other ways to select talents. It's nothing more than letting these scholars fight with each other every day and talk about their unrealistic strategies for governing the country..."

One of the aides suggested this to the prime minister, and the prime minister was obviously tempted.

After a moment's silence, the Prime Minister nodded and said, "If that's the case, let's do this first. Tomorrow we will open the city gates and let these scholars in. Then we can gather them together and hold a few more poetry gatherings."

"For example, the court today will only select those who can really do practical things and let them come up with some policies to govern the country!"

The prime minister made the final decision and finalized the matter.

The aide Zhao Ji pretended to be retreated with the crowd and gradually disappeared under the moonlight.

Zhao Ji returned to his house and laughed. He called some of Li Ao's men and discussed with them for most of the night before he sent people out.

"Opening the city gate tomorrow is an opportunity. The city will be in chaos for a while. At this time, Li Ao, you should find someone to sneak out and send someone to deliver a letter to General Yun Ni who is now in the north!"

Zhao Ji held a letter in his hand and put it in Li Ao's hand.

"This letter is extremely important. I don't care how many horses will die in the end, but I must deliver it to General Yun as quickly as possible. The emperor's safety depends on this letter!"

Zhao Ji looked serious.