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

Chapter 423: Cheating, suspend the exam, arrest the person!

The changes in the examination room shocked everyone.

Chu Ning got angry and stopped the exam!

Wen Kaicheng, who arrived, ran over quickly with a worried look on his face.

His already poor health kept coughing at this moment, but even so, Wen Kaicheng still dragged his sick body and hurried to Chu Ning.

"Your Highness... cough cough..."

He had just opened his mouth to say two words when his body couldn't take it anymore and he started coughing violently.

Yun Jianye, another deputy examiner who came over from behind, looked gloomy and hurried forward to support Wen Kaicheng:

"Master Wen, there's no need to be so anxious. If you have something to say, please speak slowly."

Although Chu Ning was also very angry at the moment, he couldn't help but soften his expression when he saw Wen Kaicheng's expression:

"Sir Wen, your health is more important. I have my own opinion on this matter. Now that the test questions have been leaked, if the test is not stopped, it will be unfair to the candidates who did not cheat!"

But Wen Kaicheng coughed and retorted: "Your Highness, the first imperial examination... cough cough, you are personally presiding over it. If something goes wrong, His Majesty will definitely punish you.

You are in an unfavorable situation in the court now. Once the cheating becomes a big deal, how can the other princes give up this opportunity?

It's better... ahem... it's better to turn a blind eye. At least it won't do you any harm."

Although Yun Jianye didn't say anything, he didn't object either.

It can be seen that the two people have the same idea. They don't want to cause any trouble and just want to ensure that the imperial examination can proceed smoothly.

As soon as these words came out, Chu Ning's face turned gloomy.

"Lord Wen!"

Chu Ning's eyes turned cold, and he said in a deep voice: "This time, most of the people are in the imperial examination, and I believe they don't have the ability to cheat.

They have been waiting for this opportunity for too long. If I cannot give them a fair imperial examination, who will believe in the imperial examination in the future, and who will dare to take it?

Turning a blind eye may indeed be beneficial to me, but it is not beneficial to these civilian students!

This king cannot block the future of so many students for his own selfish desires, nor can he tolerate anyone cheating under his nose! "

Upon hearing this, the candidates who had suspended their examinations shouted loudly: "Your Highness the King of Chu is very righteous, we admire you!"

But some people objected: "The scientific examination has already begun, and it is inappropriate to suspend it at this moment!"

"Yeah, it's already started, how can we stop it? Isn't this unfair to all of us?"

"We can't pause, we have to continue the exam!"

For a moment, some people started to make a fuss, and some even sat down again and started writing quickly.

Chu Ning glanced at everyone, a fierce look flashed in his eyes: "Someone come here!"

The surrounding yamen runners immediately rushed over.

Chu Ning extended his right index finger, pointed at the group of students who were sitting down to retake the exam, and said coldly: "Capture all of these people and search them thoroughly!"

"If anyone is found to have cheated with answers to the exam questions, he will be arrested immediately. If anything goes wrong, I will be responsible!"

At the command, the bailiffs immediately took action, rushed forward and began to search.

The students were suddenly silent, and no one dared to believe that Chu Ning would actually dare to do it.

All of a sudden, many people were found to have the answers hidden on them.

Some people wrote the answers on their legs, some on the inside of their clothes, some hid them in their hats, and some even hid them in their belts.

The various ways of hiding made Chu Ning's face gloomy.

The questions for this imperial examination were set by him and Shen Wanying, and they were not released until the day before the exam. Yet, such a confidential question was leaked.

Chu Ning clenched his hands tightly, and a murderous look appeared on his face: "Come here, call the Minister of Justice Ling, and ask him to take all these people to the Ministry of Justice!

We must find out who leaked the test questions as quickly as possible. Anyone who dares not to tell us will be severely tortured!"

"Yes!" A runner from the Ministry of Justice immediately went out to pass the order.

As the Minister of Justice, Ling Haoran assisted Chu Ning in taking charge of the safety of the examination room and was always patrolling outside the examination room.

Now that cheating has occurred, it is natural for Ling Haoran to come and deal with it personally.

Wen Kaicheng's face changed drastically when he heard this: "Your Highness... ahem... doing this will definitely make things worse!

Among these people there are many people from aristocratic families. If they are tortured severely, it will definitely offend the people behind them.

This... this will make you hated by everyone."

As an old man who has been in the imperial court for decades, Wen Kaicheng knows well how to be an official and also knows how treacherous the imperial court is.

Chu Ning's situation in the court is already not good at the moment, and the emperor is intentionally suppressing him. If he offends so many aristocratic families at this moment, wouldn't he be standing against everyone?

It's not enough to interrogate, but you also torture people severely. Isn't this just offending people to death?

But Chu Ning looked nonchalant and sneered, "These people actually dared to cheat in the first imperial examination of our dynasty. They are simply lawless. If we don't teach them a lesson, they will continue to do so in the future!"

Wen Kaicheng was so anxious that his face turned red, but he knew Chu Ning's character and knew that he would never change his decision.

But he still persuaded: "Your Highness, if you do this, what should we do next? If we suspend the exam, do we want the candidates to continue waiting?"

Yun Jianye frowned and suggested, "Why not let the candidates who didn't cheat continue the exam? They don't have the answers anyway, so it's relatively fair to let them continue the exam."

Wen Kaicheng's eyes lit up, and he quickly nodded in agreement: "Master Yun is right. This way, not only can the imperial examination continue, but cheating can also be eliminated."

Honestly, this is the best solution at the moment.

But Chu Ning narrowed his eyes and flashed a strange look: "No, we can't guarantee that there are no cheaters among the remaining people. If we use the previous test questions to continue the test, there will still be cheating. This is still unfair."

"This..." Wen Kaicheng and Yun Jianye looked at each other, and a hint of worry flashed in their eyes.

Their attitude was so firm that their proposal was rejected.

But if we don’t do this, how can we solve the current dilemma?

What’s more, such a serious matter as cheating in the exam must be reported to the emperor!

In this way, all the pressure is on them as the examiners!

"Your Highness!"

Wen Kaicheng sighed, covered his chest, suppressed a cough, and said in a deep voice: "This matter must be resolved as soon as possible, otherwise it will be a disaster if it is delayed!"

Yun Jianye also looked solemn: "It is impossible to conceal the matter here for too long. If you delay, it will give others an excuse to attack you."

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes, a look of determination appeared on his face: "It doesn't matter, I have a plan!"

"My Lords, please go to the palace and explain this matter to my father. I will personally be here to supervise the examination!"

These words made Wen Kaicheng and Yun Jianye slightly stunned.

Since we can’t use previous test questions, how can we conduct the exam?

"Your Highness, the previous test questions cannot be used. How do we continue the test next?" Wen Kaicheng couldn't help but ask.

Unexpectedly, Chu Ning smiled mysteriously: "I have a good plan. You just need to go to the palace and calm down your father first!"