Chapter 174 Wow, so many! It is impossible to imagine what kind of wonderful daydream Dou Jifei's bizarre and tortuous train of thought had led him to have. Yun Shu's puzzled gaze stayed on this weirdo for less than two seconds before he decisively turned to the person behind beginning to end, she seemed like just a mascot and did not make any unnecessary moves. It was not until the clerk with the list of names appeared and began to read out the names that she suddenly stopped the first candidate who was about to enter the room: "Wait!" "Holy... I pay my respects to Princess Saint Ann!" The candidate who was stopped turned around, recognized Yun Shu, and bowed quickly. Yun Shu waved his hand, asking him to excuse himself, and walked through the crowd, straight to the clerk, and took the list from his hand. "Everyone!" She held up the list, walked step by step to the front platform, and raised her voice: "Do you know why His Majesty asked me to be the chief examiner for this year's Spring Examination? Because Your Majesty knows that the cheating case in the Spring Examination three years ago was extremely serious in nature! Everyone present may not have said anything, but they may still be a little worried in their hearts, fearing that the imperial examination will be unfair and that the cheating case from the imperial examination three years ago will happen again!
In order to allow everyone present today to put aside their concerns and perform at their best, Your Majesty has specially ordered me to strictly control this Spring Examination, and there must not be any cheating! After receiving the decree from His Majesty, I also attach great importance to this matter. To this end, I flipped through dozens of ancient books and looked up all the cases of cheating in the imperial examinations that had been recorded in history. I discovered that there is a way to cheat, which is to bribe the officials of the Ministry of Rites or the clerks below, and put the cheating items into the rooms in advance, and use them to cheat or frame others! " wow—— As soon as Yun Shu finished speaking, the candidates who were originally listening to her quietly could not help but shout: "There is actually such a way to cheat? This is simply a disregard for the law!" "He even resorted to framing you, and you still expect him to enforce the law? I thought that before entering the Imperial Examination Hall, even the biscuits had to be broken open for inspection, which was already thorough enough, but I didn’t expect… this was simply impossible to guard against!” "Such means should only be possible for the children of aristocratic families, right? These damn guys have already taken all the benefits, and they still think it’s not enough! " "It doesn't have to be the children of aristocratic families who can do this, right? Isn't there a saying that money can make you a god? I think those who come from merchant families may also be able to do so!" "After all, we poor scholars who have nothing are the easiest to bully, right? Fortunately, His Majesty and Princess Saint Ann remembered us, otherwise we would have suffered such a loss and would not know who to turn to for redress! " "that is……" "Everyone!" After patiently waiting for the discussion in the crowd to subside, Yun Shu spoke again: "In order to avoid this from happening, I have specially let everyone into the Imperial Examination Hall half an hour earlier today. After everyone has been assigned rooms according to this list, please do not rush in. I will send someone in to search carefully first, and after making sure everything is correct, I will invite you all to enter!" Li Shangshu, who was still out of state from beginning to end, said: "???" No, if she wanted to make such a big fuss, couldn’t she have informed him in advance? Minister Li stamped his feet anxiously: "Your Highness, we don't have enough manpower here to check every room one by one! If this delays the start of the exam..." "It seems that Lord Li is really old and his memory is not good."
Yun Shu sighed, as if she was very disappointed with the other party's attitude of not trusting her: "I have clearly said this countless times before. I have reported this matter to my father. That person...was naturally sent by my father." As she spoke, she pointed in the direction behind Li Shangshu: "Here, someone is coming." In fact, she doesn't need to point at me at this time. The sounds of large pieces of armor rubbing against each other and footsteps came from far away behind him. Minister Li turned around dully: "!!!" Praetorian Guards! His Majesty actually sent all the Royal Guards here! Completely speechless, Minister Li silently stepped back a few steps, leaving the entire "stage" to Yun Shu. Yun Shu didn't bother to be polite with him. He checked the list in his hand and every time he read out a candidate's name and the corresponding room number, a guard would immediately walk over to check. He finished reading most of the names on the list in his hand in a flash. Yun Shu walked to a cell near the toilet and sighed softly: "Tang Muzhi, a candidate from the capital, is in the 49th dormitory of the third row!" As soon as the words fell, a tall and handsome young man in a green robe slowly walked out from the crowd. Having not left the house for a month, he seemed to be much thinner than before, and his whole temperament was more otherworldly and solemn, like the wind blowing under a pine tree. The candidates around who hadn't had their names called yet came here because of their reputations, and they couldn't help but sigh: "Looking at her appearance, she is only in her teens, right?" "Tang Muzhi...hiss, isn't this the Kyoto champion, Princess Sheng Ann's cousin?" "Princess Saint Ann's cousin's cell was actually arranged next to the toilet... Your Highness really is not partial at all!" Some people expressed admiration and also made a joking remark. The outhouses these days are certainly not like those in the era when Yunshu originally lived. A public toilet could be decorated in a fancy way and even filled with incense. The toilets here are smelly, and smelly. In the past, many students vomited uncontrollably due to the fumes of this "toilet number", which seriously affected their performance in the exams. Before entering the Imperial Examination Hall, almost all candidates would pray that they would not be assigned to the "toilet number". Now the prayers of these candidates have all come true, but they did not expect that the unlucky guy who ended up in the "toilet number" was actually the young master of the Tang family! Yun Shu raised his eyebrows, but Tang Muzhi, who was walking slowly towards him, did not change his expression. He just nodded slightly to Yun Shu: "Your Highness." "Hold on." Yun Shu also turned around and waved in a businesslike manner. Soon another person from the Imperial Guard ran over here and began to check the cells. This man's dress looked no different from that of an ordinary imperial guard, but if one knew him, one could tell at a glance that he was actually Qingtian, one of the four Dragon Shadow Guards assigned to Yun Shu by Emperor Xuanwu. When the Dragon Shadow Guard takes action, no matter how well-hidden an item is, it will be exposed. But in just a short while, Qingtian found several pieces of paper covered with small words from the cracks in the bricks, the gaps in the wooden boards, and even on the beams! "Oh, so many!"