Outside the Ganqing Palace, Zhu Biao brought Li Jie to the door slowly. Both of them were hesitant on their faces, and Zhu Biao was holding the list of tribute students in his hand. After thinking about it over and over again, they decided to tell Lao Zhu about this matter as soon as possible. After all, this kind of thing could not be hidden at all, so it would be better to let Lao Zhu know earlier.

"Your Highness, let's go in. Your Majesty has experienced all kinds of storms in his life. I believe this kind of thing is nothing to His Majesty!" Seeing that Zhu Biao was still a little worried, Li Jie advised.

Zhu Biao sighed when he heard this, but he nodded in the end and then stepped into the Ganqing Palace with Li Jie.

Old Zhu was in a surprisingly good spirit today. When Li Jie and Zhu Biao came in, they found that the other party was sitting behind the desk reading, and there were a few refreshments next to them. When they saw the two of them coming in, they immediately waved with a smile: "You are here just right. The dim sum made by the imperial chef today is good. Come and try it!"

Seeing that Lao Zhu was in such a good mood, Zhu Biao was even more embarrassed. He quietly stuffed the songbook into his sleeves, then put on a smile, picked up the idea and tasted it, saying, "It tastes really good. My father's complexion is quite good today. It seems that the medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor is still very effective."

"That's all right. I just walked around the garden yesterday, then came back and slept well. When I woke up, I felt much more energetic. It seems that Li Jie was right. People really need to exercise more when they are alive!" Lao Zhu also looked at Li Jie at the end. He was not in good spirits during this period, and the imperial doctor also prescribed a lot of medicines, but the effect was not very good.

However, after Old Zhu finished speaking, he looked up at Zhu Biao again, and then said again: "Tell me, what's wrong with me? Is there something wrong with the court?"

"No, Father, don't worry, I will never go wrong in everything in the court!" Zhu Biao really couldn't bear to disturb Lao Zhu's good mood, so he changed his mind temporarily and planned to report to the tribute student in another time.

"Don't be careless with me. Tell me quickly if you have something to do. Let me go if you have nothing to do. I am your real father. Don't you know your little thoughts?" Old Zhu glared at him and said angrily. As the saying goes, no one knows his son, and he is so familiar with Zhu Biao, so he can tell at a glance that he has something to look for him, not to mention that Li Jie has come with him, and it is probably very troublesome.

When Zhu Biao heard Lao Zhu say this, Zhu Biao looked at Li Jie with a little embarrassed. Finally, he gritted his teeth, took out the name of the tribute student from his sleeve and handed it over and said, "This is the list of tribute student this year. Please check it out!"

Old Zhu had been waiting for the results of the test, but now seeing the list Zhu Biao took out, he didn't look happy at all, because he knew that there must be something wrong with this list, otherwise Zhu Biao and Li Jie would not come to him.

I saw Lao Zhu take the list and open it. After taking a few glances, his old face immediately turned red, and the anger in his eyes seemed to erupt. In the fourth year of Hongwu, the entire north was crippled, but one-quarter of the northerners passed the imperial examination. Now he has ruled the Ming Dynasty for 30 years and has also been greatly governing the north. But after so many years of governance, no one in the north has been on the list?

In other words, this list is simply a complete denial of the rule of the first thirty years of the elderly. How could Lao Zhu not be angry?

"Don't calm down. Although these ministers are hateful, don't get angry!" Zhu Biao hurriedly persuaded when he saw the angry face on Old Zhu's face.

"Your Majesty, I think there must be something wrong with this test, so I ask Your Majesty to investigate this matter thoroughly!" Li Jie also stepped forward and said at this time. He was like Zhu Biao, afraid that Old Zhu would be irritated.

However, Li Jie and Zhu Biao underestimated Lao Zhu. He took a long breath and suppressed the anger. He also regained his calmness. Then he sneered: "What a group of lawless people!"

Seeing that Old Zhu was not angry, Zhu Biao finally breathed a sigh of relief and then spoke again: "Father, this list must not be sent out. Should I call it back and let them reassess it?"

"Why can't you send it out? Send it!" Lao Zhu waved his hand and sneered.

"Send it? This is not OK. If this list is released, wouldn't it cause a stir in the northern scholars? Even some officials from the north from the court would write letters to object!" Zhu Biao was frightened when he heard Lao Zhu's words.

"What I want is this kind of result. Don't they want to play tricks with me? Then let them see the consequences of doing this!" Old Zhu still sneered, that is, he was old, if it were ten years ago, he would have raised his butcher knives to some people in the court.

"I understand. Your Majesty is going to follow the situation and then investigate the matter naturally!" Li Jie finally said with a smile. If this list is sent out, the northern scholars and officials will definitely have a fierce fight, so Lao Zhu has reason to ask someone to investigate this test.

"So that's it!" Zhu Biao nodded when he heard this, but then he asked in confusion, "But this time, Liu Sanwu is the chief examiner. His official voice and character are quite good. Will he really participate in cheating?"

"Your Highness, cheating can actually be divided into many types. For example, bringing cheats or leaking test questions is just the lowest level cheating, while the highest level cheating may not make the candidates and examiners notice it at all!" Li Jie said with a smile at this time.

The imperial examination can determine a person's fate, and some people who want to take shortcuts naturally try their best to find ways to cheat. Li Jie once read about the means of cheating in the imperial examination in later generations. Some methods are even amazing, and ordinary people may not even be able to think of them.

"It's true or false, cheating methods that even candidates and examiners cannot detect. This is too mysterious, right?" Zhu Biao asked in disbelief when he heard Li Jie's words.

"Your Highness, don't believe it. The highest level of cheating is that everyone cannot realize that this is cheating. Even in the eyes of the world, there is no sign of cheating in the whole process, and everything is reasonable and legal." Li Jie deliberately kept it a secret and did not explain how to achieve such reasonable and legal cheating methods, which made Zhu Biao even more curious.

"Okay, it's not possible to determine that there will be cheating in the test. Since Liu Sanwu and the others dare to draw up this list, I will dare to publish it. If I find anything at that time, I will never forgive these people!" Lao Zhu said at the end, and he showed a gritted teeth. These ministers are really old and can no longer lift the knife. This time he wants to let these people know what a sword is not old!
Chapter completed!