Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

"what for?"

A playful look appeared on the prince's face: "You have killed seven of the eight great families in Bingzhou who tried to assassinate you, but Xie Yuwei is the only one left and her whereabouts are unknown!

This woman is always scheming. If she escapes, you, my Eighteenth Brother, will be in big trouble from now on~"

After saying this, without waiting for Chu Ning to ask any more questions, the prince laughed and left with his hands behind his back.

Chu Ning frowned.

How could the prince know about Xie Yuwei?

Are these two people secretly connected, or did the prince's spies get some information?

His shoulders sank as he pondered.

When he looked down, it was the Second Prince Chu Ming who patted him on the shoulder.

"Eighteenth brother, the imperial examination is not as easy as you think. Just pray for the best."

After saying this, the second prince turned around and left with a sneer.

Afterwards, the other princes and ministers left one after another.

In the end, only Chu Ning and Liu Shouren were left in the hall.

"Your Highness."

Liu Shouren stepped forward and saluted: "I'm afraid the prince and others will not let you implement the imperial examination easily."

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes, and a cold look flashed across his face: "No matter how they try to stop me, I must win the imperial examination!

Regarding the Ministry of Revenue officials, Sir Liu, please go and hand over to Sir Ling immediately. The Ministry of Revenue officials must be filled before they can do their job. In addition, I also need your support in promoting the imperial examination."

"I understand!" Liu Shouren bowed and turned to leave.

Chu Ning stood there in silence for a moment, then chuckled and left the palace calmly with his hands behind his back.

An hour later, in the study in the backyard of the Prince Chu's Mansion.

Chu Ning held a brush and wrote quickly, writing down the specific implementation plan for the imperial examination.

At this time, the door was pushed open and Shen Wanying came in with a bowl of lotus seed soup.

"Wanying, why are you here?" Chu Ning put down the brush in his hand and stepped forward to take the lotus seed soup.

Shen Wanying smiled and said, "You rarely attend the morning court, and you locked yourself in the study room after coming back. The servants didn't dare to disturb you, so I had to bring it to you personally.

The weather is hot, drink a bowl of lotus seed soup to cool down. "

Chu Ning knew that she was concerned about him, so he picked up the lotus seed soup and drank it in two gulps.

"Slow down~" Shen Wanying took out a silk scarf and wiped the residue from the corners of his mouth with a smile.

Chu Ning grinned and said, "I am really hungry after getting up so early to attend the morning court. This bowl of lotus seed soup comes at the right time.

By the way, the imperial examination has been approved by my father, and I am the chief examiner. Please check if there are any loopholes in what I wrote."

The imperial examination only exists in memory, and Chu Ning is worried that he will miss something. As the most talented woman in the Great Chu, Shen Wanying may be able to give some advice.

Shen Wanying had heard Chu Ning talk about the imperial examination a long time ago and thought it would take a long time to be implemented or would only be implemented in Bingzhou. She did not expect Chu Ning to implement it directly in the court.

After taking the memorial, Shen Wanying read it carefully, a look of surprise appeared on her face.

"If this imperial examination is successfully implemented, the power of the noble families and ministers will be greatly weakened. Does the emperor really agree?"

Chu Ning raised his lips slightly: "A lot of money was recovered from the noble families this time, and the emperor did not hold them responsible. In this matter, they must give in, otherwise it will give the royal family a reason to punish them."

This time the wealthy and aristocratic families escaped disaster by just paying money, and the emperor had no intention of settling any accounts. However, if they stood up to oppose the imperial examination at this moment, the emperor would definitely take action.

After the incident with the treasury silver, the power of the emperor and even the aristocratic families was too great and had to be weakened.

Shen Wanying smiled and returned the memorial to Chu Ning: "It seems that you have thought of everything. This imperial examination system is very perfect and I can't find any flaws.

However, the safety of the learned people from all over the world who come to Kyoto needs to be taken into consideration.”

As a scholar, he has no martial arts skills. If he comes to Kyoto from other places without anyone to protect him, what if he encounters robbers?

Chu Ning's face straightened: "This is a problem. It seems that we need the cooperation of local governments to choose a suitable time and send people to escort them collectively to avoid any accidents."

As he spoke, Chu Ning picked up the memorial and started working again.

Shen Wanying did not disturb him and left quietly with the empty bowl.

The imperial examination is a matter of great importance. Chu Ning, as the chief examiner, will be indebted to all those who take the exam if it is successful!

Once these people are given official titles, the Chu Palace will have external support in the court.

Now, among all the civil and military officials in the court, only Liu Shouren is left, and he is weak and powerless.

As long as the imperial examination is successful, the power of the Chu Palace will be further expanded in the future.

However, Shen Wanying was still a little worried.

For such a big event, how could the Crown Prince and the other princes let Chu Ning accomplish it easily?

But Shen Wanying didn't dare to say this, as she didn't want to spoil Chu Ning's fun at this moment.

Unfortunately, Shen Wanying guessed it right.

At this moment, the prince has summoned all the princes to discuss the matter.

East Palace, Main Hall.

The crown prince sat in the main seat with a gloomy face, and the princes sat on his left and right.

The atmosphere in the hall was weird, and everyone had different expressions. Some were silent, some lowered their heads in thought, and some closed their eyes to rest.

The prince glanced at everyone and was about to speak when the second prince Chu Ming frowned and said, "Brother Prince, you asked us to come here just to drink tea, right?"

The prince snorted coldly, "Of course not, Chu Ning received a reward at the morning court today, and also got so many refugees from us, that's fine, but why is he still holding an imperial examination?

Humph, once the imperial examination is successful, the power in the hands of the aristocratic families and us will be greatly weakened, and we will no longer have the power to recommend people to serve as officials in the court!

My dear brothers, please tell me what you think. "

The second prince sneered: "Father has already agreed, what else can we do?"

The fourth prince narrowed his eyes and a cold look flashed across his face. "Perhaps we can start with the Ministry of Revenue. Liu Shouren wants to take the arrested officials from the Ministry of Justice away. These people have some connections with us. We only need to use coercion and inducement, and they will not help Chu Ning in the imperial examination."

The Eighth Prince's eyes lit up: "Fourth brother, what you said makes sense. Lord Ling, the Minister of Justice, is the father-in-law of the Crown Prince. I believe he will definitely help."

The other princes reacted and echoed the sentiment.

The prince's mouth twitched.

I asked you to discuss this, but you set your sights on me?

What a good plan!

Although he was indignant in his heart, he could not quarrel with everyone. He could only pretend to be in deep thought and nodded:

"This plan is feasible, but I cannot accomplish this task by myself. After all, these people are not my people. I need all my brothers to work together and make this happen."

The Second Prince and the others looked at each other, then stood up and expressed their opinions: "Brother Crown Prince, rest assured, we will cooperate!"

Seeing that everyone supported him, the prince suddenly felt heroic. He slammed the table, stood up suddenly, and sneered:

"This time, we must let Eighteenth Brother know how powerful we are, otherwise he will really think that he has the final say in this Kyoto City!"

After a pause, the prince looked outside the palace with a playful look on his face.

Calculating the time, that person should start taking action.

Chu Ning is going to take the imperial examination, maybe that person will bring Chu Ning a surprise!

Humph, does Chu Ning think that he can have a say in the court just by taking care of the wealthy and powerful families?

This time, I want him to know the dangers of the court!