Did the eldest daughter ascend the throne today?

"Look at this."

Rong Jing took the letter, opened it and was stunned for a moment, then his face turned pale.

"Well, you dare to do something under my nose. You are really tired of living."

In order to prevent the leakage of exam questions, from the moment the examiners are announced, all examiners live in the examination room and have no contact with the outside world until the end of the exam.

However, even with such precautions, the question was still leaked.

It can be seen how powerful the mastermind behind the scenes is.

Ning Zhiwei frowned and said, "I'll change the topic later."

"Okay." Rong Jing knew very well what cheating in the exam meant.

It would not only be a bloody storm, but would also deal a heavy blow to the prestige of the new dynasty and the empress.

As the examiner, he was the first to bear the brunt of the impact and had no way to avoid it.

So, no matter what, we have to get to the bottom of this matter.

Ning Zhiwei entered the examination room, and everyone stood up, saluted, and knelt at her feet.

She glanced at everyone, and every student looked respectful.

Her eyes fell on several examiners. These were the examiners she had handpicked. They were knowledgeable, and all of them were from the imperial examination system and top scorers.

Could it be that the problem lies with them?

"Flat body."

Ning Zhiwei looked dignified, "This is the first imperial examination since the founding of the country. I have high hopes for you and came here specially to observe."

She encouraged loudly, "You should study hard in the exam. There are many vacancies in the court and local government, waiting for you to stand out."

The candidates were very excited. As long as they passed the exam, they could become officials, right?

In the previous dynasty, there was only one position for each person, and all the positions had been filled long ago. Even if you passed the exam, you still needed to spend money and use connections to get a good job. This is called "running for office."

It doesn’t matter. There’s still no result after waiting for a few years.

Of course, the top few will not have this problem.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

They will definitely work hard to get good grades and strive to seize the first wave of benefits.

One step at a time, one step at a time.

Rong Jing suddenly said, "Your Majesty, since you are here, let's give you a few test questions on the spot."

Ning Zhiwei pondered for a moment, then wrote two lines of words on the snow-white rice paper with a brush.

"On the Laws of the Early Han Dynasty on Merchants" and "On the Ultimate Punishment and Reward for Loyalty and Honesty".

There are two policy essay questions, one is about merchants, the other is about the reward and punishment system.

To put it bluntly, they are all about how to govern a country, and what is tested is the students' political ideas.

The examiners looked at each other in bewilderment. "Your Majesty, three essays at once, I'm afraid we don't have enough time."

Ning Zhiwei decisively said, "The original policy essays should be changed, and the questions on the meaning of the classics should also be changed."

When the examiners felt that this was against the rules and wanted to argue, Ning Zhiwei suddenly said something.

"The three examiners are all talented people in the court. Why don't you set an example for students all over the world?"

Well, this is to let them also do policy essay questions, and they have to be made public for the world to see.

The examiners were so anxious that they didn't care about anything else. "We obey your order."

These two policy essays attracted the attention of the three examiners. They racked their brains to think about how to write them in an extremely brilliant way.

They are seniors and examiners, so naturally they cannot lose to these students.

The most important thing is that this has to be made public. Isn't it embarrassing that you are outdone by others?

Some are happy and some are sad about this change.

But no one was suspicious, it all happened so naturally.

Only Wu An and Mo Yichen felt relieved. Once the empress took action, those evil spirits had nowhere to hide.

The Jinyiwei sneaked into the examination room quietly and began to investigate the case thoroughly.

Ning Zhiwei looked around, stood behind each person and glanced at them.

She read very slowly and leisurely.

Some students were shaking all over, some made frequent mistakes, and some were relatively calm.

Hundreds of people went through this process.

As dusk fell, drums sounded, and the yamen runners announced loudly, "The emperor has granted each of the students four vegetable and meat buns."

According to the rules, students have to bring their own dry food and survive on it for three days.

Moreover, I dare not eat any smelly food, and I dare not drink too much water, for fear of having to go to the toilet frequently.

So, when they got the steaming vegetable and meat buns, they were very happy.

The empress was a good emperor who was very considerate of her subordinates.

Wu An took a bite of the soft bun and felt more at ease.

The fact that you are still in the mood to give out buns shows that the problem is not serious and everything is under control.

At the back of the examination hall are several small courtyards where the examiners live. They cannot leave until the exam is over and the papers are graded.

The chief examiner lives in a separate courtyard.

Ning Zhiwei and Rong Jing sat opposite each other, eating and chatting.

Ning Zhiwei looked very calm. As soon as she got the news, she asked someone to investigate the matter thoroughly. She didn't rush over until the afternoon, ready to nip the conspiracy in the bud.

"Wu An and Mo Yichen are the two most outstanding students. They ranked in the top two in the first two rounds. This problematic exam basket was placed right in front of them. It's obvious that they are being treated as pawns on a chessboard."

Rong Jing, on the other hand, couldn't remain calm. He was the one who organized the imperial examination, and it was his dereliction of duty that it turned out like this.

"Yes, it's a dead end. Whether they read the content or not, they will be dragged into it and become victims."

Ning Zhiwei is such a smart person that he has already seen through his opponent's mind.

"This is a plan that kills two birds with one stone. It will not only ruin this imperial examination and our reputation, but also ruin these students and stir up opposition between students all over the world and our dynasty."

Rong Jing snorted coldly, "It's not just ordinary viciousness, I want to see who it is."

The palace servant came in and reported, "Your Majesty, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Lord Yu Qingyu, wants to see you."

Ning Zhiwei finished the last bite of food, wiped his mouth, picked up the teacup and took two sips before saying, "Let him in."

Yu Qing walked in and bowed, "Your Majesty, I have found some clues. This morning, students Wu An and Mo Yichen had a conflict with a yamen runner."

Rong Jing was stunned. "I was there at the time. It was indeed a bit strange. Where is the person? Did he confess anything?"

Yu Qing was filled with shame. "The yamen runner bit the poison hidden in his mouth and died of the poison. I failed in my duty. I didn't expect this ordinary yamen runner to have such a trick."

Ning Zhiwei's face changed. This was a death warrior. Ordinary people could not afford to support such a warrior.

"I can't blame you. Who would have thought that an inconspicuous yamen runner would be a assassin? It seems that he blocked Wu Mo and the other man from entering the examination room in order to deliberately anger them and make things worse."

The thoughts in her mind became clearer and clearer. "Both Wu and Mo have seen the letter and know about the leak. When the exam starts and the questions are confirmed to be exactly the same, what will these two people who have no hope of passing the imperial examination do?"

Yu Qing said subconsciously, "Sue."

Rong Jing frowned, "Incite the failed students to cause trouble, march, demonstrate, and demand justice from the court, or request a re-examination."

Ning Zhiwei smiled coldly, "Man proposes, God disposes. Even though the person behind the scenes has calculated everything and timed it just right, there is no time for people to calm down and think."

"But I didn't expect that they would choose to file a complaint."

The people behind the scenes never imagined that these two carefully selected chess pieces knew Ning Zhiwei and Tiao Huaxiangjun.

Therefore, the incident happened prematurely.

Logically speaking, the best time to catch an incident would be after the exams are over and the final results are announced.

One step wrong, step by step wrong.

"Yu Qing, we still have two days. Get to the bottom of this matter and find out who is behind this within two days."

"Yes."