I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 16 Never happen again
In early spring, the cold is very severe.

Fortunately, the weather is good today and it feels warm.

Probably because the test paper and calligraphy are also one of the scoring criteria, so after the test has been started for a long time, most of the students in the examination room are not in a hurry to put pen to paper, but are just making mental preparations. It is obvious that they are poor people who have had painful experiences.

However, among these poor people, most of them forget that they were once poor people after they succeeded.

They live in luxury, but regard human life as worthless.

Li Chengzong walked in the examination room with a smile on his face, trying his best to make no noise so as not to disturb the thoughts of those who were studying.

Long before the exam began, many scholars heard that the current third prince would be the chief examiner. In fact, they thought it was ridiculous. After all, the reputation of this third prince could be known by just asking around in Kyoto.

How can an unlearned person be qualified to be a teacher to those who have studied hard for many years?
However, as the Third Prince announced a series of actions to all the students in Kyoto, many scholars had only one thought: it would be great if the chief examiner of the spring examinations in the future was His Royal Highness the Third Prince.

You don't need to bring your own food or writing materials, as every aspect has been carefully considered.

The key point is that the Third Prince treats all students equally, and only looks at their talents, not their family backgrounds. Everyone in Kyoto knows this. Some time ago, those scholars who went to the Third Prince's house to give gifts not only failed to deliver their gifts, but were also directly disqualified from participating in the Spring Examination.

So now, when they looked at the young man patrolling the yard, they just felt very warm, just like the spring day in the sky, giving warmth to everyone regardless of status, age or seniority. The faint smile on his face seemed like encouragement to themselves.

After walking around the examination room and giving a few instructions in the cafeteria, Li Chengzong returned to his seat. He then saw the two vice ministers half-lying on their chairs, half asleep.

These two men have talent and ability, otherwise they would not have been able to sit in the high position of Vice Minister of Rites. It's just that they are not good people. Not to mention Guo Zheng, he is corrupt, accepts bribes, and engages in fraud, while Lord Zhao does not do these things, but basically does not care about things. In today's words, he is lazy and inefficient in his work. He is like an outsider in the Ministry of Rites, watching the fight between Shangshu Guo Youzhi and Guo Zheng.

It was obvious that he wanted to take advantage of the situation, but unfortunately he didn't wait until both sides were defeated. Fan Xian came and pulled Guo Youzhi down, and let Guo Zheng take the stage.

Li Chengzong coughed twice, waking the two of them up: "The weather is cold, you two adults might as well go inside to rest, so as not to get cold."

Even a fool could hear the sarcasm in the tone, so the two of them quickly stood up.

"Your Highness, forgive me."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

The former is Lord Zhao Chunnian, and the latter is Guo Zheng.

Guo Zheng also understood it clearly. Although he said he was the deputy examiner in the Spring Examination, he actually had nothing to do with the Spring Examination this year.

More importantly, although he didn't know how he had offended the Third Prince, it was obvious that the Third Prince disliked him very much, so he simply decided not to bother the Third Prince here.

So Guo Zheng left and rarely showed up in the next few days.

In the past few days, Li Chengzong has been wandering around the examination hall, looking at many people's test papers, and has discovered some people with real talents and knowledge. Sometimes he couldn't help but stop and take a closer look and write down their names.

Although I haven't read many scriptures of this world in my life, and my writing skills are certainly not as good as most students, not to mention the candidates present here, but after all, I have lived two lives and still have some vision.

In addition, in preparation for this spring imperial examination, Li Chengzong also specially looked at the examination papers from previous years.

From his perspective, Fan Wujiu was destined to be disappointed in this imperial examination.

It’s not that Fan Wujiu is not talented, but that others are more capable.

Apart from Fan Wujiu, the person Li Chengzong was more concerned about was Liu Qing from Quanzhou.

It must be said that the old gentleman was quite talented. Although his several memorials were not flawless and his views were not orthodox, they were practical and without ostentation, which was quite in line with Li Chengzong's wishes.

Today is the last exam of the Spring Examination. The test questions were set by Li Chengzong himself and they are quite simple.

——Take Kyoto as an example, how would you govern it if you were an official.

It was already afternoon when Li Chengzong came to Liu Qing, only to see the old gentleman tidying up things on the desk with a tired look on his face. It was obvious that he had finished answering the questions, so he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

Mr. Liu was very happy to see Li Chengzong coming to his side again. It was a pity that they were not allowed to talk in the examination hall, otherwise he would definitely have a good exchange with the Third Prince.

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It was already night, and the candidates gradually left the Imperial Examination Hall.

After several days of torture, the students were already exhausted, yawning constantly, and smelling sore all over. Some of the slower students were still biting their pens at their desks, while some were sleeping soundly in their seats. However, since the time was not up yet, no one cared about them.

When night fell, a gong suddenly sounded in Tongtuo Lane next to the Imperial Examination Hall, and the Spring Examination officially ended.

"The time is up, all candidates please stop writing."

Following Zhao Chunnian's shout, Zhao Huai'en led the crowd to clear the room and drove out those students who were still holding onto their brushes. An old man who looked to be in his 50s or 60s, with gray hair, cried and clung to his desk, refusing to leave because he hadn't finished the test paper. In the end, he was forcibly carried out by Li Jun and his men.

Li Chengzong sighed, but he felt no sympathy in his heart. He had already given the students taking the imperial examination a relatively fair environment. If he could not do well, he should not blame the uneven road.

On the night when the Spring Examination ended, the papers had to be sealed and sent to the Imperial College for review. Li Chengzong and the two deputy examiners, Zhao and Guo, all sat high in the hall, waiting for Zhao Huai'en to lead people to complete the copying under false names, and then stamp them with their seals before sealing the papers and signing them.

The candles were bright, and the entire Imperial Examination Hall, which was also the Second Yamen of the Ministry of Rites, was bustling with activity. Dozens of people were busy copying answer sheets in the outer room, while a dozen people were covering the names on the copied answer sheets in the inner room.

While waiting, Li Yi walked into the lobby.

"Master of the house."

Li Chengzong nodded and bowed to the two gentlemen, Guo and Zhao. "Please sit down for a moment, my lords. I will be back soon."

Then, Li Chengzong followed Li Yi to a secluded corner.

In the corner, seven or eight guards were guarding a few men in night clothes. They were covered with scars and it was obvious that they had been tortured.

These people were captured by Li Yi and his team in recent days. They came to the examination hall to cause trouble under the cover of night.

Some people were preparing to put drugs in water and food, while others were preparing to set fire secretly.

Unfortunately, they all underestimated the strength of the Blood-Clothed Guards.

You have to know that the weakest among the Blood Robe Guards are all sixth-rank masters, and with a ninth-rank master in charge, unless he is a grandmaster, even Hong Sixiang would not be able to set fire and poison under their noses.

So, even though the examination hall seems calm these days, there are actually undercurrents.

Li Chengzong glanced at the people under the guard, then turned to ask Li Yi: "Did you find out where they came from?"

"The others were very stubborn, but he was the only one who confessed."

Li Yi felt a little ashamed. He had used all the torture methods in the army, but the results were not satisfactory.

After looking at the person Li Yi pointed at, Li Chengzong asked, "Who sent him?"

"He said it was the prince."

"It seems that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's method of training his assassins is not good enough."

Li Chengzong shook his head and continued to ask: "But is he really the prince's man?"

Anyone who has watched Joy of Life knows that the prince's subordinates may not necessarily be his own. They may be the second son Li Chengze's, the eldest princess Li Yunrui's, or the prime minister Lin Ruofu's...

Li Yi nodded and said, "It can be confirmed that they are the prince's men, but whether they are the prince's men has not yet been found out."

In order to ensure the fairness and safety of this spring examination, almost all the guards were mobilized. It was already very good to be able to find out that they were the prince's men.

As for whether he was the prince's man, Li Chengzong was too lazy to investigate further.

"Since you can't get the answer, then send it to the Supervisory Council and tell Chen Pingping that I want the result before the palace examination."

Li Chengzong glanced at the prince's followers and added, "By the way, there's no need to send the prince's men away. Just kill them and send their bodies to the prince's mansion."

"Master, this move may offend His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"He's not afraid of offending me, so why should I be afraid of offending him?"

Li Chengzong chuckled and said with some disdain: "I have greeted him. Since he doesn't give me face, don't blame me for not giving him face."

"Isn't it a bad idea to break up like this?" Li Yi reminded carefully.

"Well, it's not very good."

Li Chengzong nodded in agreement, "Then tell him again that I will not enter the court. You can fight as you please, but don't provoke me. This is just the first time, and it won't happen again."

"Is that person still being killed?"

Li Chengzong spat out a word coldly.

"kill!"

(End of this chapter)