Judy sat at the head of the secret room, drinking tea slowly, her face unclear in the gloom.
After a while, footsteps were heard outside the secret room, and Di Yun came with three tall and strong men with strong bodies and fierce faces.
"Your Majesty, we've arrived."
The three people brought by Di Yun were all the most vicious people in the world, desperadoes who kept running away with their hands stained red with blood.
Judy put down the tea, looked up at the three of them, nodded with satisfaction after a moment, and asked: "I have given you a new identity, and now I am giving you a chance. I hope you three can enter the martial arts competition in three days."
Palace examination.
It’s best to come out on top in Enke, so that none of the rich kids participating in the imperial examination can be your opponent!”
The three of them accepted the order: "Your Majesty, don't worry, we will definitely win..."
"Well, the first place in the palace examination will be the number one in the martial arts examination. Not only will His Majesty appoint you as the commander-in-chief of the new army, I will also give you additional rewards..."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After sending the three men away, Xu Xiu limped into the secret room.
Seeing Judy, he quickly said: "Your Majesty, the little emperor bullied others too much. I just acted according to the rules of the official department, but I got beaten..."
Impatience flashed across Judy's eyes, but fortunately it passed quickly and Xu Xiu didn't notice it.
"Humph, you're just a fool. You don't know what you think. In order to please a concubine, he protects you openly and openly, and even punishes important officials in the court!"
As he spoke, he threw the tea cup to the ground and shouted with feigned indignation: "It's the end of Daliang for such a foolish king! Don't worry, Mr. Xu, when I take over the government after the imperial examination, there will be an uprising in the north and overthrow the tyrant's rule!"
The more she talked, the more excited she became. Judy is indeed a good actor, and she is not ambiguous at all when it comes to painting the pie.
Xu Xiu was moved when he heard that and wanted to kowtow twice to show his loyalty.
"Your Majesty, these are all the test questions for Enke's make-up exam. I have found someone to secretly copy them here..."
A booklet was given to King Yan, who was immediately overjoyed. Xu Xiu was stupid, but he was not ambiguous at all.
With this booklet, the probability of members of the Loyalty Society passing Enke to enter the palace examination will be greatly increased. When the time comes, they will get the examination questions and gain fame easily.
"Di Yun, where are the things I asked you to prepare?"
Di Yun took out a wooden box from his sleeve and handed it to Xu Xiu respectfully.
"Master Xu, this is the golden sore medicine that the prince specially asked me to find, but it cost the prince a lot of money..."
Xu Xiu's old eyes were filled with excitement, his hand that took the wooden box was trembling, and his face was full of emotion.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely send you the palace examination questions..."
Judy spoke again, tore up the big cake with her hands and fed Xu Xiu until he was full.
After he left, he put away his smile and sneered again and again.
"This Xu Xiu is in an embarrassing position! Tell Lin Yun that all the 500,000 taels of gold that were withheld will be sent to the Xu Mansion. Just say that this king gave it to him..."
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In the palace, Cao Wang came.
"Your Majesty, Xu Xiu, the Minister of Civil Service, has had frequent contact with King Yan..." Cao Wang handed over the letter.
After reading it, Zhu Youde laughed coldly. Xu Xiu was worthy of being a slave of the third surname, but he defected to King Yan again.
He also suddenly understood why he asked King Yan to punish Xu Xiu this morning. This was because he was afraid that he would kill Xu Xiu in anger.
"Huh, interesting, keep staring!"
After sending Cao Wang away, Zhu Youde called Li Renjie.
He was ordered to send people to secretly monitor the residences of officials involved in the imperial examinations, and report any problems in a timely manner.
Zhu Youde sat on the dragon chair, frowned as he looked at the booklet just sent by the Ministry of Revenue.
Lin Yun wrote a letter asking for more financial investment. The 500,000 taels have been spent, and he hopes to increase the investment by 200,000 taels...
"Wang Zhonghou, sent Xichang Banzi to check Lin Yun."
"Yes, Your Majesty..." Wang Zhonghou accepted the order and retreated.
The huge Yangxin Hall was silent, and Zhu Youde quietly thought about the civil and military affairs that would begin in three days...
This is a secret contest with King Yan!
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On the third day, Zhu Youde changed clothes under Luo Xian's service and arrived at Jinling Square early.
The huge square was crowded with warriors and literati who came to take the make-up exam, and even many ordinary people came to watch the fun.
The Royal Forest Army surrounded the area. In order to avoid accidents, Wang Po led 3,000 elite troops to station nearby.
"Your Majesty is here!"
Wang Zhonghou sang loudly, the ministers paid homage, the people were excited, and the warriors and scholars continued to express their gratitude.
Zhu Youde stood on the high platform and looked around.
"The first civil and military encore of the Daliang Dynasty has officially begun! I hope the people of Daliang will cherish this hard-won opportunity, enter the palace examination and even gain fame, and serve the imperial court!"
As the announcement began, the scholars went to the closed examination room under the guidance of the little eunuch, and the warriors also entered the examination area in an orderly manner under the command of Luo Yunshan.
The method of martial arts is very simple, it is an arena competition, and winning three consecutive games is considered victory.
The examination waiting area was densely packed with martial artists, mostly poor people, and there were very few young masters from rich families.
Zhu Youde walked through the ring one by one to cheer up the warriors. At this moment, a dozen warriors in ragged clothes and pale faces squeezed out of the crowd.
"Your Majesty, Cao Min Wang Po Tian has a grievance to report!"
A dozen warriors following behind him also shouted in unison: "Your Majesty, we have grievances to report!"
As soon as these words came out, the people around him became excited and started talking about it.
The ministers also looked at me and I looked at you with doubts on their faces. The most important thing in Enke's make-up exam this time was fairness. How could there be any injustice?
Only King Yan, who was following Zhu Youde, looked unhappy and slightly worried.
"Your Majesty, a good and auspicious day has arrived, don't miss it..." Judy reminded in a low voice.
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhu Youde: "What grievances are there? Tell them all!"
Wang Potian raised his head, glanced at the few strong men at the front of the waiting area, gritted his teeth and said: "We came all the way from the northwest to the capital, with great ambitions to serve His Majesty."
"But after arriving in the capital and registering with the official department, we came to compete today, but were informed that we were not qualified... Instead, we were assassinated by a group of men in black this morning. We ran away desperately until we entered the downtown area...
"
Hearing this, Zhu Youde was furious. The warrior was inexplicably disqualified and was assassinated by a gangster!
This is not taking the imperial power seriously!
Then he shouted to the officials: "Who is responsible for registering? Get here here!"
Tan Yukun, the Minister of Civil Service, walked onto the ring tremblingly.
"Your Majesty, the ministers are registered strictly in accordance with the regulations. I don't know..."
"Check it for me!"
Zhu Youde was too lazy to listen to nonsense, so he yelled angrily, and Long Wei showed his power, which made Tan Yukun tremble all over.
"Wang Po, seal off the examination room! No one present can leave! I want to get to the bottom of it and give the people of Daliang justice!"
After hearing the news, three thousand elite soldiers cooperated with the Royal Guards to control the exits. The huge Jinling Square became a dead zone!