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

examination room.

The candidates who started the exam again wrote furiously with excitement on their faces, and seemed to be unaffected by the cheating incident just now.

Chu Ning, the chief examiner, no longer had the anger he had just shown, and instead looked indifferent.

He sat upright in the main chair, crossed his legs, and drank hot tea, looking like a carefree wanderer.

But at this moment, Ran Ming ran in from outside the examination room.

"Your Highness, His Majesty... His Majesty is here!" Ran Ming shouted as he came in without even taking a breath.

As soon as these words were spoken, the candidates who were originally concentrating on the exam suddenly became excited, put down their brushes, and prepared to catch a glimpse of the emperor.

They were all ordinary people who usually didn't even have the chance to see the county magistrate, so everyone was extremely excited to be able to see the emperor this time.

Chu Ning noticed the situation of the crowd and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. He slowly stood up and said calmly:

"Everyone, this imperial examination is related to your future career. What, do you want to delay your future career just to take a look at the emperor?

We have just wasted a lot of time because of cheating. If we continue to delay, I am afraid some of you may not even be able to finish the test paper."

As soon as these words were spoken, the candidates who were originally very interested suddenly reacted.

Yes, I came here to take the exam, not to see the emperor.

No matter how good the emperor is, can he be more important than your own future?

Besides, as long as you pass the exam and enter the palace examination, you can still see the emperor.

For a moment, the candidates who reacted started writing again.

Chu Ning nodded in satisfaction, turned around and told the other officials behind him: "You continue to watch, I will go to greet my father."

After giving the instructions, Chu Ning stood up and left.

When I arrived at the entrance of the examination room, I saw a group of people blocking the door.

The leader, wearing a five-clawed dragon robe and with a gloomy face, could be no other than the emperor.

Behind the emperor are the crown prince and a group of princes, and further behind them are princes, ministers, and civil and military officials!

He took a quick glance but did not see Wen Kaicheng and Yun Jianye.

Liu Shouren, on the other hand, looked anxious and did not look very well.

The Crown Prince and the other princes sneered, looking as if they were enjoying the show.

Chu Ning took in everyone's expressions, then smiled and stepped forward to salute: "Greetings, Father!"

The emperor stared at Chu Ning coldly: "I heard that cheating occurred in the exam room. Is this true?"

Chu Ning nodded and said solemnly: "Father, this is indeed the case, so I asked the Minister of Justice to arrest all the cheating candidates and bring them to the Ministry of Justice for severe torture!

I believe there will be a result soon. Please give the Ministry of Justice some time. They will definitely find out who leaked the test questions!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the prince sneered: "The test questions were made by you and your sister-in-law, and they were only brought out yesterday. Who else could have leaked the test questions except you?"

The other princes echoed: "Yes, it's the test questions you leaked!"

"Father, please order Chu Ning to be arrested immediately!"

"Such a major matter must not be taken lightly and must be dealt with seriously!"

"Our dynasty's first imperial examination will be ruined in your hands, my eighteenth brother!"

For a time, Chu Ning became the target of public criticism.

This made Liu Shouren very anxious, and he quickly stood up to defend Chu Ning: "Your Majesty, before the matter is fully investigated, we cannot easily draw conclusions.

Besides, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu is in charge of the imperial examination, so how could he leak the examination questions himself? Wouldn't that give others a handle on him?"

Although the words made sense, the emperor still looked indifferent. He stared at Chu Ning and said coldly: "As the chief examiner, don't you have any responsibility for leaking questions and cheating?"

Chu Ning's face straightened, and he said in a deep voice: "Father, your words make sense, but the imperial examination is a matter of great importance. It won't be too late for you to punish me after the examination is over."

I accept the punishment!

But now is not the time.

The emperor frowned, feeling very strange.

Chu Ning is not a man who gives up easily, but this time he didn't even refute and just accepted the punishment directly?

Unreasonable, so unreasonable.

Even the prince and others behind were surprised.

Chu Ning is not a person who likes to suffer losses. If he suffers a loss, he will definitely fight back. This time, he was besieged by everyone and suffered such a huge loss, but Chu Ning was indifferent?

This is too weird!

The Fourth Prince narrowed his eyes and raised his eyebrows, saying, "Eighteenth Brother, what you said is not right. If it is because of you that the test questions are leaked and cheating occurs, then of course you must be caught immediately. Otherwise, do we have to wait for you to make the same mistake again and again?"

After he finished speaking, without waiting for Chu Ning to refute, he turned to look at the emperor and suggested: "Father, I think we should stop this imperial examination immediately!"

After arriving here, they found that Chu Ning was still continuing his scientific research, which was beyond everyone's expectations.

If the scientific examination is allowed to go on, the issue of cheating will be downplayed and suppressed.

Therefore, we must first find a way to stop the scientific expedition!

After these words were spoken, the emperor's face looked a little ugly.

In fact, after coming here, I was very happy to see that the imperial examination was still going on. At least things were not delayed.

But now the Fourth Prince suggested stopping the exam, which touched the bottom line!

But the Crown Prince also stood up at this moment: "Father, since cheating has occurred, the exam should not continue!"

The Eighth Prince also nodded in agreement: "Eighteenth Brother's move is indeed ill-considered. I ask Father to immediately order the suspension of the imperial examination."

As soon as these three people spoke, the princes and officials who supported them behind them all echoed them.

Almost all officials unanimously demanded that the imperial examination be stopped!

This made the emperor look very ugly.

If the examinations are stopped, the idea of using these examinees to check and balance the officials from aristocratic families will become difficult to achieve.

But if we don’t stop, won’t we be enemies with so many ministers?

For a moment, the emperor was in a dilemma.

At this moment, the emperor suddenly saw Chu Ning looking calm and fearless out of the corner of his eye, which surprised him.

It's already this late, and Chu Ning isn't nervous at all?

Does this kid have a plan to deal with this?

If there is anyone who is most worried about stopping the imperial examination right now, it would be Chu Ning.

But this guy just looks indifferent and doesn't seem to care.

The emperor narrowed his eyes and suddenly had an idea in his mind.

With a grim expression, the emperor stared at Chu Ning and said coldly: "Chu Ning, you heard what everyone said and thought!

If you don't give a reasonable explanation for this matter, I'm afraid the imperial examination will not be able to proceed.

As the chief examiner of this imperial examination, what do you have to say about how things have turned out?"

Chu Ning sighed, as if knowing his mistake: "Father is right to criticize. We really need to give everyone a reasonable explanation for this matter."

After saying that, Chu Ning looked at the Fourth Prince and chuckled, "But I wonder how Fourth Brother thinks we can continue the examination if we discover cheating but cannot stop it?"

The fourth prince sneered: "Of course, we should change to a new set of test questions. This will not only prevent cheating, but also be relatively fair to the candidates who continue to stay!"

Chu Ning laughed loudly upon hearing this: "Well said, my idea coincides with that of Fourth Brother!"

"Besides, I am now giving them a new test question!"

As soon as this statement came out, the whole audience was shocked!