Daming: I am the most powerful emperor grandson, please abdicate the throne

Zhu Yunwen decided to set off for Japan after passing the imperial examination.

Today was the day when the imperial examination began, so he was packing up at home, ready to set off. As a vassal king, the imperial examination actually had little to do with him.

To Zhu Yunwen, it was meaningless whether he paid attention or not.

Zhu Xuan was different. As the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty and the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial examination had a direct relationship with him. After all, he would be the emperor in the future, and the officials selected in this imperial examination might be the first ministers to assist him in the future.

The imperial examination was related to the stability of the Ming Dynasty court and the normal operation of government.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang often said that scholars were bad, everyone knew that the Ming Dynasty could not do without these scholars if it wanted to govern the country.

At dawn, Zhu Xuan canceled today's morning court and brought Hou Xian, Li Xu, Lei Gang and others to the imperial examination hall on the second floor. He looked down at the candidates queuing outside waiting to enter.

The ministers in the court certainly agreed with Zhu Xuan's emphasis on imperial examinations and the cancellation of early morning court sessions. It was very rare for them to object to Zhu Xuan's behavior of not holding early morning court sessions.

At this time, the candidates arrived outside the examination room one after another, waiting for queue inspection and entry.

"There are so many people!"

Zhu Xuan looked outside and sighed, "The imperial examination may be the only chance for many ordinary people to enter the imperial court and stand at the top of the Ming Dynasty. Do you think the imperial examination is fair?"

Li Xu was the first to respond: "Your Highness, of course it is fair. All the candidates below, regardless of their wealth or family background, are taking the same test paper, which tests their knowledge."

Lei Gang, who came from an ordinary family, had a different view on this. He said, "Some things seem fair, but they are not necessarily fair. When I was in Shunde, I saw the unfairness of the provincial examinations."

"Are you saying that cheating is also possible in the following imperial examinations?"

Zhu Xuan asked calmly.

"I dare not!"

Lei Gang bowed.

However, with this in mind, only he dared to say it out loud. Even Li Xu felt a chill down his spine when he heard it, thinking that this reckless man did not even think before speaking. If he makes His Highness angry, you will not be able to get enough heads to chop off even if you have ten.

During the time they have been together, Li Xu and Lei Gang have had a pretty good relationship. Li Xu doesn't want Lei Gang to really be chopped off, so he's thinking about how he can help Lei Gang and explain for him.

The imperial examination was just around the corner, and Lei Gang dared to say such outrageous words in front of Zhu Xuan. Li Xu really didn't know how to save the situation.

However, Li Xu could understand Lei Gang.

Where is there fairness in this world?
There can't be any.

Even in the imperial examinations, there is a possibility of cheating. If there is any special relationship between the examiners and the candidates, it is also considered cheating. Li Xu was born into a noble family and has seen all kinds of shameful things.

Lei Gang came from a lower class background and had seen more things.

In fact, there is no real fairness in the Ming Dynasty.

"You've already said it, how can I not dare?"

Zhu Xuan was not angry either. He sighed and said, "It is indeed difficult to achieve absolute fairness. The scholars below want to cheat in various ways. Even our officials in the court may help them cheat, right?"

Seeing that Zhu Xuan was not angry, Li Xu and the other man breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

Lei Gang had just finished speaking, and actually felt a little regretful, but words spoken were like spilled water, and there was no possibility of taking them back.

"Your Highness, they wouldn't dare."

Li Xu said with gritted teeth.

Zhu Xuan smiled and said, "Whether they dare or not, only they know that sometimes people will do anything to pursue certain benefits. The benefits of the imperial examination are greater, so it is not impossible for someone to take risks."

"Your Highness, I am the one talking nonsense."

Lei Gang knelt down and kowtowed. "Alright, get up now!"

Zhu Xuan stood up, leaning against the railing, and continued to look at the scholars below. He said, "The imperial examination is not fair either, but it is relatively fair. Only the people below know whether there is cheating. Lei Gang, do you think the Jinyiwei can investigate?"

Lei Gang had been hanging out with Jiang Li for a while and knew how the Jinyiwei operated internally. He thought for a moment and said, "If it was a candidate who brought cheating materials in, it would be easy to detect. But if the examiner or the examiner had a special relationship with the candidate, he could cheat based on the content of the answer sheet during the examination, which would be difficult to detect."

After all, articles are still very subtle.

Even if the examiner intends to help a candidate with whom he has a good relationship to cheat and is caught, he can simply say, "I think the essay is good, but you, the Jinyiwei, think it is not."

Jinyiwei knows nothing about reading articles!
"Right!"

Zhu Xuan thought it made sense.

The relationships in the court are complicated. On the surface, there are no gangs, but it is not uncommon for gangs to be formed secretly.

"Lei Gang, you reckless man, are you talking nonsense again? Are these what you can say?" Li Xu broke out in a cold sweat after hearing this.

If this got out and the officials who were marking the papers knew about it, they would hate Lei Gang to death.

If His Highness hears this and does something, it will be a big trouble.

Li Xu is no longer the young boy who knew nothing. After returning to Beijing with Zhu Xuan from Huozhou, he has been in the officialdom for several rounds. He has become a more mature person, knows a lot of things, and is becoming more and more experienced.

Just like Li Jinglong!
"Pass the order."

Zhu Xuan narrowed his eyes and said, "The invigilator has been temporarily replaced and is not allowed to mark the papers. The previously designated marking official has also been replaced. As for who has been replaced, I will announce it later."

"Yes!"

Lei Gang nodded slightly and ran down to pass on orders to the people below.

At the same time, he felt that Zhu Xuan was really good and would definitely be a rare wise ruler in the future. Even though he said such treasonous words, he would not be punished. As long as what he said made sense and was indeed the issue, his advice would be adopted.

There are not many such wise rulers throughout history.

"Pass the order, you can enter now."

After Zhu Xuan finished speaking, he returned to his seat.

Li Xu followed beside him and said carefully: "Your Highness, Lei Gang was just talking nonsense just now, please don't do anything to him."

He was trying to plead for Lei Gang, and they indeed had a good relationship.

Zhu Xuan couldn't help but laugh and said, "Do you think I'm such a petty person? If I wanted to punish Lei Gang, I wouldn't have asked him to pass the order, I would have punished him long ago."

"I...I am just imagining things."

Li Xu's face was suddenly filled with embarrassment and fear.

"All right!"

Zhu Xuan waved his hand and said, "I know you have a good relationship, but as my bodyguard, I don't want to see you forming cliques or forming private factions. It's good to have a good relationship, but if I find anything wrong, no one will give me face."

"I dare not!"

Li Xu shuddered all over, and then thought of Yan Guan in the past.

Yan Guan, who had been with Zhu Xuan for so many years, was gone just because he made a mistake.

Of course, that mistake was still a huge one. Jiang Li was not replaced by Zhu Xuan, not only because of good luck, but also because Zhu Xuan saw that Jiang Li was his majesty's man. (End of this chapter)