Chapter 495 Military Order
Luo Yunxuan held an ivory tablet in his hand, his upper body slightly leaning forward, his wide sleeves hanging straight down, and his voice was neither fast nor slow.
"Your Majesty, I recently learned that someone is selling the I Ching. This I Ching is not the same as that I Ching. It looks like the I Ching on the surface, but it actually contains questions from this year's HKCEE."
When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked.
The emperor's expression changed immediately, and he asked in a deep voice, "Is this true?"
"Of course it is real. This is the Book of Changes that I had someone disguised himself and secretly bought from the market at a high price. Please have a look, Father."
After Luo Yunxuan finished speaking, he pulled out a book with a black cover from his sleeve.
Gan Fu stepped forward, took the book from Luo Yunxuan with both hands, then took a few steps and handed it to the emperor.
The emperor took the book and saw the words "I Ching" written on the cover.
When I opened it, I found that it was not the "Book of Changes" but the questions for this year's examination!
The emperor flew into a rage and threw the book to the ground.
"The exam will be held tomorrow, but today you told me that the exam questions were leaked. Qin Lie, Crown Prince, I let you take charge of this year's Spring Exam because I trust you, and this is how you do things?!"
Luo Qinghan and Qin Lie knelt down at the same time.
"Please calm down, Father!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down!"
The emperor said angrily, "The examination is coming up soon, and now such a mess has been made. How can I calm down?!"
Everyone present was silent.
Only Luo Yunxuan spoke calmly at this time.
"Father, the exam will begin tomorrow. Time is running out. Now is not the time to assign blame. The most important thing right now is to resolve this matter as quickly as possible."
The emperor took a deep breath and tried to suppress the anger in his chest: "What do you think?"
Luo Yunxuan was well prepared for this, so his answer was naturally very fluent.
“Although there are people selling the exam questions, they are only selling them privately. Not many people really know about this. Before things get out of hand, I suggest changing the exam questions immediately.
In addition, the supervision will be strengthened, and if anyone is found cheating, their status as a tribute student will be revoked on the spot.
Of course, in order to avoid suspicion, the person setting the questions this time has to be changed."
The last sentence was obviously directed at the prince and Qin Lie.
Neither the prince nor Qin Lie said anything.
The emperor looked at the other five cabinet ministers and asked in a deep voice, "What do you think?"
The five people looked at each other.
They are all smart people, and until now they have to follow the emperor's wishes, otherwise they may become the target of the emperor's venting anger.
They all cupped their hands and said, "We second the motion."
The Emperor: "Then do as the Second Prince says. All previous exam questions will be invalidated and new questions will be formulated. As for who will set the questions, the Second Prince and I will discuss it together. I don't believe it. This time I will set the questions myself. Who dares to leak the questions?!"
When he said the last sentence, he seemed to be gritting his teeth.
Everyone said in unison: "Your Majesty is wise!"
The emperor's gaze fell on the prince and Qin Lie again, his tone extremely dissatisfied.
"The questions were jointly decided by the two of you. You two are the only ones who know the questions, and you two are the only ones who can leak the questions. What do you want to say to me?"
Luo Qinghan: "This matter is indeed due to my poor performance. No matter how your Majesty punishes me, I will accept it. I only ask your Majesty to give me a chance to make amends. I want to thoroughly investigate the leak of the exam questions and give an explanation to your Majesty and all the scholars in the world!"
Qin Lie: "I am willing to do my best!"
The emperor said coldly: "How can I be sure that you two are not stealing from the company?!"
Luo Qinghan raised his head, stared into the emperor's eyes, and spoke word by word.
"Your Highness is willing to sign a military order and begs Your Majesty to give me three days. If I fail to find out the truth within three days, I will voluntarily be demoted to a commoner!"
When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked again.
Even the Second Prince Luo Yunxuan, who had always been calm and composed, looked surprised.
Everyone's eyes were focused on the prince.
The prince seemed to be deaf to this and continued to look at the emperor with neither humility nor superiority. His young and stern face was full of stubbornness and obstinacy, as if he would kneel down and not get up unless he gave him an affirmative answer.
When the emperor saw him like this, his anger somehow dissipated a little.
The hall was silent for a moment.
The emperor said slowly: "Are you sure it will only take three days?"
Luo Qinghan: “Yes!”
The emperor said: "Okay, I will give you three days. If you still cannot give me a satisfactory answer after three days, you will bear all the consequences yourself!"
Luo Qinghan kowtowed to express his gratitude.
The emperor turned his gaze to Qin Lie again and said coldly, "In order to avoid suspicion, I hope you can behave yourself during this period of time."
Qin Lie said tactfully, "Until the truth is revealed, I will not step out of my house."
The meeting is over.
The prince stared at the different expressions of the crowd and walked out of the meeting hall without changing his expression.
King Luo Yechen of England quickly chased after him.
"Prince!"
Luo Qinghan stopped and looked back at him.
Luo Yechen ran up to him and said speechlessly: "Are you out of your mind? You actually issued that kind of military order. What can you accomplish in three days? Even if you have confidence in yourself, you shouldn't be so blindly confident, right? Aren't you afraid of capsizing in the gutter?!"
Luo Qinghan asked calmly: "Are you worried about me?"
Luo Yechen looked disgusted: "Don't disgust me, how could I worry about you? I wish you would give up the position of Crown Prince as soon as possible!"
Luo Qinghan: "If that's the case, why do you have to say so much? Wouldn't it be better to just watch the boat capsize in the lonely ditch?"
Luo Yechen was speechless when asked, and his handsome face turned red.
It took him a long while to utter a word.
"I'm just being nosy because I have nothing better to do, okay?!"
Luo Qinghan: "Thank you for your concern. I know my limits."
After saying this, he left without looking back.
Luo Yechen rolled his eyes in anger.
What kind of person is this? He doesn't know what's good for him. He deserves to be targeted!
Luo Yechen turned his head and saw Luo Yunxuan, who was looking smug not far away. He spat fiercely, "What a hypocrite!"
East Palace, Minguang Palace.
Xiao Lingfeng came with Li Qingyan.
Luo Qinghan asked Xiao Lingfeng and others to leave.
Only Luo Qinghan and Li Qingyan were left in the study.
Luo Qinghan sat behind the desk and said calmly, "Sit down and talk."
Li Qingyan thanked him and knelt carefully three steps away.
Luo Qinghan: "You are a smart person. There is no need to say many things directly. You should know in your heart that the examination questions this year have been leaked. The emperor is furious and the chief examiner has been replaced. I only have three days to find out the truth. Are you willing to lend a hand?"
Li Qingyan asked cautiously, "What instructions does Your Highness have?"
Luo Qinghan: "I want to start with Li Ji's death, and you are the only witness to Li Ji's death. I need your help in the investigation. Tomorrow is the day of the examination. If you help me with the investigation, you will definitely miss this year's examination. Are you willing?"
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