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Chapter 157 Palace Examination
Chu Yu and the other examinees entered the main hall in the morning sunlight.

Chu Yu was placed in the front middle position because he was the top scorer in the provincial examination.

The main hall was very quiet; no one dared to make a sound.

Then, the court officials who were to serve as examiners today entered.

I don't know how much time passed, but a somewhat sharp and high-pitched voice came.

"His Majesty has arrived! Princess Fuqing has arrived!"

The Emperor has arrived!

The Emperor has arrived; that's perfectly normal.

Why is Princess Fuqing here too?
Then, the court officials saw Emperor Xuanhe leading Princess Fuqing by the hand as they walked in.

"Greetings, Your Majesty! Long live the Emperor!"

"Greetings, Princess Fuqing, may the princess live a thousand years!"

Chu Yu also knelt down.

However, like everyone else, he didn't dare to look up.

The might of Heaven cannot be ignored.

Here, Sui Sui was led in by her imperial nephew. This time, Sui Sui stepped into the main hall by herself.

She recalled that when she first woke up and entered this hall, she was actually stopped by the threshold.

It took a lot of effort to get in.

Later, Sui Sui was unconvinced, so she spoke to her nephew, the emperor.

Emperor Xuanhe immediately ordered the threshold to be lowered.

Of course, this low is relative to Sui Sui.

For others, this threshold is almost negligible because it is really too low.

Here, Sui Sui successfully stepped over the threshold, feeling a little proud.

As she was led inside by Emperor Xuanhe, her gaze involuntarily fell on the kneeling examinee in the very center.

Sui Sui is a sucker for good looks.

Even if you can't see the candidate's face, their back view is more pleasing to the eye than the others.

As she passed the examinee, Sui Sui paused for a moment.

However, it only lasted a second or two, and then he followed his nephew step by step up to the main hall.

When her imperial nephew sat on the dragon throne, she also sat in the designated chair next to the dragon throne.

In fact, according to the previous decree of the founding emperor, who was also her father.

She could sit on the dragon throne.

However, Sui Sui felt that since she wasn't the emperor, it was better not to compete with her own nephew.

"Flat body."

As soon as Emperor Xuanhe finished speaking, the court officials and examinees all stood up.

The court officials looked at Princess Fuqing sitting next to Emperor Xuanhe, their feelings were somewhat complicated.

Firstly, this is the imperial court, and it doesn't seem very appropriate for a princess like Princess Fuqing to sit there.

but……

Princess Fuqing was different from other princesses.

She is a lucky star of Daqing, and people even say that Princess Fuqing may be a reincarnation of an immortal.

Furthermore, Emperor Taizu left a will granting Princess Fuqing the same rights as him.

This power, in retrospect, is even greater than that of the Xuanhe Emperor.

Therefore, with Princess Fuqing sitting there, who would dare to object?

No, no, absolutely no.

Just think about it, after Princess Fuqing awoke, how many people fell into her hands? Losing their official hats was the least of their worries; some even lost their own heads and the heads of their entire families.

The courtiers remained very quiet.

Meanwhile, the examinees dared not look directly at the emperor's face, and all kept their heads down.

This made things easier for Sui Sui, allowing her to more easily observe the candidates below.

Of course, her gaze immediately fell on Chu Yu, whose handsome features were still evident even with his head bowed.

Even though Sui Sui doesn't know his name.

"Well..." Sui Sui frowned, feeling that something was amiss.

Isn't the prettiest one standing at the very front a little girl who looks just like Sui Sui?

Could it be that Sui Sui misread it?
Sui Sui didn't actually know much about many of her abilities.

For example, these eyes; if she wanted, they could see the essence of any person or thing.

For example, she could tell that Chu Yu in front of her was a young woman.

At this moment, Chu Yu could clearly sense a gaze falling on him from above, and it kept looking at him.

This made Chu Yu a little nervous.

However, since the gaze was not malicious towards him, Chu Yu felt fine.

Fortunately, the palace examination began soon.

The questions for the palace examination were set by Emperor Xuanhe.

The questions set by Emperor Xuanhe were simple in some ways, and difficult in others.

The question was: Candidates were asked to share their views on Daqing today and to offer any suggestions they might have.

The question looked simple, but in reality, Chu Yu and the other candidates were quite stumped when they saw it.

After all, many times, you can't answer based on your own subjective thoughts.

You need to consider what kind of answer the superiors, the examiners, and the Xuanhe Emperor would want to see.

What kind of answer would satisfy them and help you rank higher?
Most people, unless they are completely stupid, know something about the current situation in Daqing.

Daqing is on a downward trend, that's clear.

But can this be said? Can this be written?

If I write it, will it displease the Emperor?

Is it possible that there is no hope for this imperial examination?
Or perhaps the Emperor prefers to hear the truth? Does he genuinely want to know the problems facing Daqing and seek practical solutions?

Now, all they have to do is figure out what the emperor is thinking.

Some people think that emperors naturally want the people to think that their governance is good, and they also hope that they can become a great emperor for all time or a wise ruler.

Even if he is a foolish ruler, even if he knows it himself.

How could he possibly let someone else say that?

Therefore, this question should definitely be answered in the best possible way.

Immediately, some candidates had an idea. After thinking for a moment, they began to write and sing praises to Emperor Xuanhe.

Soon, other candidates also began to pick up their pens.

As for Chu Yu, she naturally picked up her pen as well.

He went through similar thought processes as the other candidates.

Chu Yu was also aware of the current situation in Daqing.

Daqing is not doing very well these days.

Chu Yu felt that he should stay true to himself and be pragmatic.

He figured that since Emperor Xuanhe had set this question, he certainly wouldn't want them to write something superficial.

They probably wanted to know if they had any substantial suggestions.

Suggestions? Chu Yu certainly had some.

After pondering for a moment, Chu Yu began to write.

Of course, he also considered that Emperor Xuanhe might just want the examinees to sing his praises.

But judging from Emperor Xuanhe's past behavior, Chu Yu felt it was unlikely.

Of course, it's also possible that he misunderstood.

If we truly misunderstand, if Emperor Xuanhe really just wanted to hear nice words...

Chu Yu felt that it was better for him not to take his official post, as Daqing was probably beyond saving.

If Emperor Xuanhe is truly seeking truth from facts and wholeheartedly wants to save Daqing, then Chu Yu will also do his utmost to contribute his share.

This question requires thought from the test takers, and may even lead to disagreements.

However, it was relatively simple for the court officials.

After all, having spent decades together, they already knew what kind of person Emperor Xuanhe was.

(End of this chapter)