At the tender age of eight, he was hastily dragged out and made emperor!

"Your Majesty, there has been quite a bit of discussion about the imperial examinations in the court and among the people these past few days."

Yu Palace, Daxing Hall.

Chu Hui sat cross-legged on the daybed, playing with the bamboo fan in his hand, seemingly talking casually, but his gaze was fixed on Chu Ling, who was busy at his desk.

"Speak the truth."

Chu Ling put down his imperial brush, glanced at Chu Hui, and said with a stern face, "Don't talk nonsense in front of me. If you have nothing to do, I'll find you something to do."

"Don't, don't, don't."

Chu Hui's face immediately fell. "Your Majesty, please also have some pity for your humble brother. The affairs of the Imperial Clan Court may seem few, but in reality, they are quite complicated..."

"Don't tell me your grievances."

Chu Ling raised his hand to interrupt: "When I asked you to take over as Minister of the Imperial Clan Court, I consulted you. Now that you've taken the position, you're pulling this stunt on me?"

That's a question you're asking.

Chu Hui thought to himself, "You've really put me on a pedestal. Given my situation back then, if I hadn't accepted the position of Minister of the Imperial Clan, who knows how many problems would have arisen."

Despite his complaints, Chu Hui didn't show them.

Chu Hui was quite happy to accept the position of Minister of the Imperial Clan Court. It allowed him to travel around and handle other matters. Having this title made all the difference.

"Your Majesty, how do you plan to determine this list?"

Thinking of this, Chu Hui leaned forward and said, "It's not that I don't understand the rules, but I've noticed recently that many people are paying close attention to this list."

"That's why the numbering and copying system set by my elder brother have been maliciously misinterpreted in many places inside and outside Yudu."

"So what do you think of this new system?"

Chu Ling smiled, picked up the teacup beside her, and looked at Chu Hui to ask.

"OK!!"

Chu Hui slammed his hand on the table and exclaimed in approval.

Chu Ling paused, spilling some water from the teacup. Chu Ling glared at Chu Hui with annoyance.

"whee."

Chu Hui grinned and hurriedly reached out to wipe the water off the table. He then said, "The imperial examination stipulated that the papers be graded anonymously. This prevented the chief and deputy examiners, as well as all the officials who graded and evaluated the papers, from maintaining a fair and impartial attitude after learning which students were grading and evaluating their papers."

"Everyone has their own selfish motives."

"Without selfishness, one would not be human, but a saint."

"This thing only exists in ancient books."

"If that's the case, then let's not look at anyone else's papers and just focus on the exam itself. That way, even if someone has selfish motives, they won't be able to use them."

At this point, Chu Hui shrugged.

Chu Ling smiled with relief.

"However, for every policy, there is a countermeasure."

Chu Hui continued, "If even the imperial examination questions can be leaked, then what else can't some people do? This year's imperial examination leak case is the best proof."

"It is precisely because of this that the selection of candidates for the imperial examinations, which has been postponed this year, is bound to attract worldwide attention."

"Based on this, the Emperor has established a new system of numbering and copying, which further ensures fairness and prevents some people from being driven by selfishness."

"It may be a bit troublesome, but it's for the sake of creating a fairer competitive environment for students everywhere."

"But some people just don't understand such a simple truth."

Chu Ling smiled and looked at Chu Hui, saying, "Of course, they don't understand. On the contrary, they understand very well, which is why they do these things."

"In my opinion, we should send men to arrest all these guys!"

Chu Hui frowned and said, "They're really giving them too much credit. The selection of candidates for the imperial examinations is a very important matter. It concerns the selection of talents for the entire dynasty. Is this something they can comment on?"

"If they actually arrest him, many people will applaud it."

Chu Ling smiled and said, "The case of the leak of secrets by Ke Gong has been closed. So many people were arrested, but I have not made any public statement until now, which has made many people more wary."

"It is precisely because of this that the reopened selection of officials was able to proceed as I had planned."

"There are countless people watching me, both openly and secretly. If I were to issue an edict to arrest some people, just wait and see. There will definitely be people stirring things up in private. At that time, they will use the numbering and copying of the new system as an excuse. After the results are posted, they will cause some trouble. Then the value of this year's imperial examination selection will plummet."

"Your Majesty's considerations are indeed more thorough."

Chu Hui looked ashamed. "Your subject didn't think that much about it."

"Is it true that my brother didn't think that much about it?"

Chu Ling smiled and looked at Chu Hui, saying, "If you really hadn't thought that much about it, would you have come here to see me?"

"Brother Emperor~"

Chu Hui began toying with the bamboo fan in his hand.

"Take this memorial."

Chu Ling picked up a memorial and handed it to Chu Hui. "Go to the Yu Du Magistrate's Office and tell him that the list of successful candidates for this year's imperial examinations is not posted like in previous years. Tell the students to go and see the list themselves."

"what?!"

Chu Hui looked at his elder brother in astonishment.

"Ah what?"

Chu Ling said calmly, "If I were to tell you that I plan to include six hundred new scholars in this year's list of tribute students, would you be even more shocked?"

"How much?! Six hundred!?"

Chu Hui's eyes widened as he asked, "Brother, you're not joking, are you?"

Chu Ling countered, "Do you think I would joke about something as important as the imperial examinations?"

"But this is too much."

Chu Hui said incredulously, "Since our dynasty established the imperial examination system, the highest number of candidates selected in any previous examination was only 371. That was during the reign of Emperor Taizu. Before that examination, my grandfather killed quite a few officials, so..."

"You think this is wrong?"

Chu Ling interrupted with a smile.

"No, no."

Chu Hui waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "What my royal brother wants to do is all right. Anyone who dares to say it's wrong is..."

"Alright, stop trying to outsmart me."

Chu Ling laughed and scolded, "Let's get down to business first."

"My dear brother, please retire."

Chu Hui hurriedly got off the daybed and bowed to Chu Ling.

"Go."

Chu Ling said.

Chu Hui left, leaving in shock.

This year's selection of candidates for the imperial examinations will recruit 600 people. If this news were to spread, it would surely shock the court and the public, since it would be far too many people.

What exactly does my elder brother want to do?

As Chu Hui walked toward Daxing Gate, he kept glancing at the memorials he was holding, and many doubts arose in his mind. But suddenly, Chu Hui stopped.

"A newly appointed scholar?!"

Chu Hui opened his eyes slightly and muttered to himself.

He was startled by the number of people, but he paid no attention to the new scholars his elder brother was talking about.

This isn't right.

The previous imperial examination selection process has ended, and all those who have been selected are called new Jinshi (successful candidates in the highest imperial examinations). The top three are Zhuangyuanlang (top scholar), Bangyanlang (second-place scholar), and Tanhualang (third-place scholar)!

Xiao Jing, that's the top scholar!

Xiao Jing was different from previous top scholars because he was appointed as the top scholar after the first implementation of the anonymous naming system.

The political implications are different.

But now?

The new system of numbering and copying is no less significant than anonymous labeling.

But now he's a newly appointed scholar?

What does this mean?!

Thinking of all this, Chu Hui looked at the memorial he was holding again, "No wonder my brother asked me to go to the Yudu Magistrate's Office to find Shao Bing. This is not the end of it."

But thinking about this, Chu Hui became curious again.

What other tricks does my imperial brother have up his sleeve to suppress this trend while still shocking the court and the public? After all, if this isn't handled well, it could easily backfire.

"Eighth Prince, what's wrong...?"

As Chu Hui was pondering, Liu Chen approached with a concerned expression.

"Uncle."

Chu Hui composed himself and smiled as he looked at Liu Chen who was walking towards him.

Something's wrong.

Liu Chen narrowed his eyes, looking at Chu Hui's hands behind his back. He had been quite a distance away, but he had seen what Chu Hui was holding.

"Uncle, what's going on?"

Chu Hui pretended not to see it and looked at Liu Chen with suspicion.

"His Majesty summoned me..."

Liu Chen quickly bowed and said.

“Since it is the Emperor’s summons, then Uncle should go quickly.” Chu Hui hurriedly interrupted, “I have other matters to attend to, so I will leave first. I will visit you later when I have more free time.”

"it is good."

Liu Chen responded.

What is this little fox hiding?

Watching Chu Hui's departing figure, Liu Chen frowned slightly, but then he composed himself and turned to head towards the Daxing Palace.