The next day, Zhu Youde changed his clothes and went to court in the presence of two beauties.
It was said that he was going to court, but actually he was in charge of the imperial examination in person.
Civil and military officials lined up on both sides of the palace square, leaving a space in the middle where the liberal arts examinations would be held.
"Your Majesty is here!" Wang Zhonghou sang loudly.
"Long live your Majesty! Long live your Majesty!" The ministers saluted.
"The annual imperial examination of the Liang Dynasty has begun!"
There was a loud shout, and the officials roared with congratulations.
After the ceremony, Xu Xiu stood up and said: "The palace examination begins!"
More than two hundred candidates for the imperial examination took their seats one after another.
Some of the ministers around were very excited. Seeing their son who spent a lot of money to pass the palace examination, they were very pleased. At least this useless prodigal son had an official position.
There are many ministers who have such thoughts, Zhu Youde sees it in his eyes and remembers it in his heart.
I don’t know how the imperial examinations were conducted in the past, but today he is the emperor and the one who makes the rules, so it is impossible for idlers to serve as officials.
"Distribute the exam papers!" Xu Xiu stood up and said.
The invigilator responsible for distributing examination papers had just stood up when he heard a cold voice coming from above.
"No need to hand out test papers, I will give the questions myself!"
Zhu Youde stood up and walked down the platform step by step.
The ministers were stunned.
What is the little emperor going to do?
No need to distribute test papers? Give the questions in person?
Although the imperial examination required the emperor to supervise the examination and set the questions, there has never been a precedent for directly abolishing the examination paper.
Xu Xiu quickly stood up: "Your Majesty, the examination papers have been prepared. The Ministry of Civil Affairs asked respected lecturers in the capital to come up with the questions, which were reviewed by the cabinet bachelors. Why should we abolish it..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhu Youde waved his hand.
"Since it is a palace examination, I will set the questions!"
The voice was cold, and Xu Xiu panicked beside him. If there were no test questions, wouldn't his hard work be in vain?
King Zhudi of Yan's eyes flashed, and he quickly stepped out of the queue to report: "Your Majesty, it is the ancestor's method to use the examination papers compiled by the officials for the palace examination. What you are doing... is unreasonable... please take back your order!"
Many ministers of the DPRK and China also stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, this is a palace examination, the meaning is different..."
"Your Majesty, the imperial examination is an important examination for selecting talents, and it even affects the stability of the Liang Dynasty..."
Zhu Youde doesn't care about this. Sometimes ministers are too pedantic and can easily be regarded as spearheads.
"Why are the laws of the ancestors immutable? King Yan?! You respect the laws of the ancestors so much, why not serve the ancestors?"
As soon as these words came out, Judy's body trembled and her brows furrowed.
Your Majesty must be determined to come up with the questions yourself!
Helpless, he didn't dare to make any mistakes and retreated silently.
Seeing that no one objected, Zhu Youde walked to the center of the candidates, glanced around and said, "I will give the questions myself, and you will write the answers on the answer sheet."
"There are ten questions in total. I will give you plenty of time to answer them. When the time is up, they will be reviewed by the cabinet bachelor!"
After saying that, he paused, glanced at the expressions of the ministers, and added: "On-site review, scores will be given on-site!"
Listen to the words, candidates, you look at me, I look at you, no one expected this.
But no one said anything, and they answered whatever His Majesty was asked to test.
True gold is not afraid of fire! Why should we be afraid just because His Majesty poses a question?
The ministers were also stunned, shaking their heads and sighing at the figure of the little emperor.
"The first question is from "The University"..."
"The second question is from "The Doctrine of the Mean"..."
"The third question is from "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu..."
There are ten questions in total, the first seven are discussions and the last three are responses.
Zhu Youde only repeated it once, and Wang Zhonghou reminded him one by one.
Each question has a different time. Some candidates are writing furiously, while others are sitting there with their brows furrowed.
Zhu Youde walked around observing the details of each candidate and secretly took note of the candidates who became suspicious.
Until noon, as Wang Zhonghou sang loudly, the candidates stopped writing one after another.
"The answers to the palace examination are over and the cabinet will be reviewed by the Grand Master!"
Feng Bogong and others came out to review each answer sheet in order.
After discussion and after being reviewed by Zhu Youde, the score can be announced.
"Liu Ziyi, eighty-two points!"
The score is given for the first candidate's paper.
"Guo Jiaqi, ninety-six points!"
A high score appeared on the second paper, and the candidate who was selected was so happy that he cried. He was born in a poor family and finally had a chance to turn around.
"Li Yun. Thirty points!"
"Zhang Cheng. Seventy-six points!"
As the papers were reviewed one by one, there were low scores and high scores, but Feng Bogong and others looked at this paper for half an hour.
"Han Yu! Zero points!"
Everyone was shocked and looked at Han Yu. Why did he still get a zero score in the paper?
There are ten questions, even if you write a few words randomly, it is impossible to get a zero score!
Xu Xiu's face was pale, and his body was shaking slightly uncontrollably. Is something going to happen?
The Han Yu who was called was a member of the Loyalty Society.
Judy was hiding behind, with a gloomy face and a terrifying murderous intent flashing through her eyes.
"Your Majesty, may I ask why this candidate got a zero score?" A minister stood up.
"Yes, Your Majesty, this zero-point test paper has never appeared before."
More and more ministers asked questions, and Zhu Youde did not hide them, but directly showed the examination papers.
When everyone saw the examination paper clearly, they were all stunned.
All I saw was that the examination paper was clear and there was not a single word on it.
"Blank answer sheet, how do you want me to give points?!"
With an angry shout, Long Wei showed up.
Han Yu was so frightened that he knelt on the ground with a plop.
"Your Majesty, forgive me! The common people are short-sighted and really don't understand your Majesty's questions..."
"Then, I'm looking for a few people to come out!"
Zhu Youde sneered, pointed out several candidates, and asked Feng Bogong and others to review the answer sheets.
The people pointed out here are the people who have not confessed their crimes in the Loyalty Association.
"Your Majesty, all zero points!"
Feng Bogong and others showed the answer sheets to the ministers, but they were either blank or written in random directions.
The ministers didn't understand. If Han Yu was the only one, it would be understood that his performance was abnormal, but seven of them got zero points... No one could figure out the reason.
"Your Majesty, the common people do not understand your question..." The few people who were taken out knelt down to defend themselves.
"Huh, the questions I asked are all from the Four Books and Five Classics. Since you can pass the make-up exam and become a civil servant, why can't you answer them?"
"There are more than two hundred candidates, why are you seven the only ones with zero marks?"
Zhu Youde continued to press: "I am very curious, how did you pass the make-up exam?"
As soon as these words came out, Xu Xiu's mind was buzzing. Could it be that His Majesty discovered that the test questions were leaked?
Judy also discovered that something was wrong. The people who were found out were all members of the Loyalty Society. Without the test questions, it was natural that she would not be able to answer the questions about the little emperor.
"Tell me! How did you pass the make-up exam?"
Seeing no one responded, Zhu Youde suddenly sneered and threw two albums from his sleeves.
"You should be familiar with this thing!"
A loud shout made several people tremble in fright. Their bodies could not help but tremble. They looked at the album in front of them, their eyes reflecting fear...