Forcing me to raise a concubine? The mistress of the Marquisate has gone mad

This spring examination lasted for three days and was jointly conducted by Minister Guo, the Minister of the Central Secretariat, and Wen Zhi of the Hanlin Academy.

Among them, the emperor personally appointed Wen Zhi as the chief examiner of this spring examination.

After entering the examination room, all candidates had to completely cut off contact with the outside world. In order to prevent candidates from cheating, they were not allowed to whisper to each other. All examination tools, including those provided by the imperial court, were uniformly distributed.

Ten years of hard study, just for today. For every candidate who comes to take the exam, the spring exam is their hope of making a leap forward.

Fairness is particularly important!

In the past, in order to maintain fairness, in addition to the three chief examiners, Lu Hua would personally select a person of high moral character or noble status to serve as the invigilator of the Spring Examination.

This invigilator is not supervising the candidates, but the three examiners!

Those who passed the Spring Examination would eventually take part in the Palace Examination and become officials in the imperial court. Therefore, many people would be eager to make a move.

Some people gave gifts and lists to examiners, some threatened examiners, and some even impersonated others... There were endless ways to manipulate the Spring Examination. However, with the presence of invigilators, these phenomena were much less common than before.

However, before Shen Ruoyan left, she heard that there would be no invigilator for this year's spring examination!

"You mean the emperor personally issued an order to cancel the invigilator?" Shen Ruoyan's words were a little excited, and the person being asked was puzzled, but seeing that she was dressed in luxury, he still patiently answered: "Yes, madam, it is indeed the emperor who said so."

Not only that, there will no longer be the position of invigilator in future spring examinations.

In this way, those people's minds can be reactivated...

"idiot!"

Shen Ruoyan endured it all the way, and only dared to curse when she returned to her room!

I thought the emperor was just selfish and murdered me in order to gain sole control of power. But, was he trying to destroy the court by doing this?

When the late emperor was still alive, the phenomenon of buying official positions and committing fraud was already very serious.

A talented person may study hard for ten years but still not be on the list.

Those who are willing to spend money can eat and drink for free and get their names on the list of successful candidates.

Why does Dasheng attach so much importance to scholars now? It is because too many talents were lost due to the previous fraud! At the worst time, even the position of Jingzhao Yin was occupied by illiterate idiots!

The emperor had only been on the throne for a few years, but he saw that the atmosphere in the court was getting better and better. As long as he didn't do anything wrong and continued to maintain it, then in the absence of foreign wars, the prosperity of Dasheng would not be a problem.

But, he should never, ever, ever do that. He should never, ever, ever commit suicide!

"Removing the invigilator is like shooting oneself in the foot! Yes, no one wants to do this job. The first person to be invited was Prince De. He is in a high position, has a high seniority, and is upright. He will not be tempted by money or gold, so he is naturally qualified for the job."

"Later, it was Shen Mo who took over. His talent and knowledge were unmatched, and he was even able to subdue those evil spirits."

Shen Ruoyan walked and talked to herself. Her mind was in a mess. She tried to analyze the emperor's thoughts. "Even if the invigilator cannot be repeated and the selection this time is difficult, it cannot be cancelled directly!"

Just by thinking casually, she had already found three people who could be invigilators. Although she had to think of some ways to persuade them, after all, being an invigilator was an offensive job, and she had to reject all those who offered gifts and flattery.

But just because it’s difficult doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do it!

Doesn't the emperor know what this means?

"No, he knows!"

Shen Ruoyan figured it out. It was precisely because the emperor knew that he had to do this even more!

All the servants had been called out long ago, and now Shen Ruoyan was the only one in the room. Her face turned cold, and her extremely gentle face was now covered with frost, like ice that had been frozen for a thousand years, without a trace of warmth.

The court was divided into three parts.

One group is composed of Shen Mo's disciples, one group is composed of her former powerful ministers, and the rest are loyal to the emperor but not completely loyal to him.

To be more precise, they are loyal to wise rulers.

Once the emperor shows signs of being incompetent and unjust, they will definitely be the first people to turn against him!

Therefore, the emperor is now eager to train his own people. His death has allowed him to see more clearly the direction of the entire court.

He knew better than anyone how passive he was as an emperor!

It was not enough to just get rid of the Queen Mother. He also needed a group of forces of his own, but where would these people come from?

Of course, it is this spring examination!

"absurd!"

"That's ridiculous!"

No dynasty, no emperor has ever been able to do such a ridiculous thing!

Just because the emperor feels that his throne is unstable, he becomes the first person to cheat in the imperial examination?

Shen Ruoyan laughed in anger. She had already recognized this person when the emperor was trying to murder him. But she didn't expect that her bottom line would be refreshed again and again.

I'm afraid that the current emperor already has a list of names of those who passed the spring examination.

And those circled above will all be his people in the future!

What about the other students? Should those who study hard day and night just for today be sacrificed and abandoned like this? !

No! She couldn't let the emperor do this!

Even if absolute fairness cannot be achieved, at least everyone’s efforts should be rewarded accordingly!

"Akiba!"

Shen Ruoyan quickly wrote down a list and called Qiu Ye, "Send someone to keep a close eye on the people on this list. Remember, no matter what time it is, even when they are going to the toilet, you must keep a close eye on them!"

Qiu Ye held this thin list as if it were a hot potato.

Shen Ruoyan had never used such a serious expression to tell her to do something.

It seems that this matter must be of great importance!

"Madam, rest assured, I will definitely get it done!"

After Qiu Ye left, Shen Ruoyan ordered Chun Xi to go and make arrangements according to her plan. She had to get everything in her hands before the emperor took action.

If the emperor still has a conscience, then all of this would be unnecessary.

If he doesn't even have the big picture of an emperor... then don't blame her for disregarding the royal family's reputation!

Not only that, Shen Ruoyan also arranged for secret guards to conduct covert investigations and to surround and guard the entire Spring Examination Hall to ensure that not even a mosquito could fly in!

After doing all this, Shen Ruoyan ordered his men to close the mansion and no one was allowed to go out except to go out to buy things.

Everyone in the palace was puzzled, but they did not dare to resist.

Only Fang Rou argued after hearing the news, saying that she had made an appointment with a doctor for recuperation and needed regular consultations.

However, it was still rejected.

"There is a doctor in the mansion, you can consult him. If you really need him, you can ask him to come to your house. Anyway, Madam said that no one is allowed to leave the mansion except for shopping!"

Fang Rou refused and went to Old Madam Lu to make a scene.

When Chunxi got the news, Madam Lu was already on her way!