The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 304 Opening the Palace Examination

All the candidates' file files were burned. Who did this and why did he do it?
"Let me go and have a look." Zhao Kuangyin's expression was not good at all, gloomy and scary, and Zhao Xu didn't dare to speak at this time.

He can usually joke with Zhao Kuangyin, father and son are two horses, joking can also enhance the relationship between father and son.

In this situation, Zhao Xu didn't dare to mess around with Zhao Kuangyin, which was the bottom line he knew best.

Zhao Kuangyin rode his horse and galloped straight out of the palace. Of course, the Ministry of Rituals could not be in the palace, it could only be outside the imperial city.

The father and son rushed all the way, but the guards were too busy, so Zhao Kuangyin couldn't be the only one when he went out.

It can't be said that the chickens are flying like dogs, so the imperial guards also went out when they saw the emperor, and groups of people hurried over.

When we came to the Ministry of Rites, the fire still hadn't been extinguished, but it was getting bigger and bigger. It seemed that the entire Ministry of Rites was about to be burned down.

Some people still use water to put out the fire, but the water is a drop in the bucket compared to the skyrocketing fire.

"Can these idiots put out the fire like this? How can they put out such a fire without a high-pressure water tap?"

Zhao Xu curled his lips. The current measures for setting fires and fighting fires are not so perfect, and they can only be like this.

Zhao Kuangyin didn't pay attention to what he said was a high-pressure faucet. He only cared about how to put out the fire now, and to find out what was going on.

"Your Majesty and Prince, why are you here? It's dangerous here, you all should go back first." There was a doctor on duty in the Ministry of Rites today, and he hurried over.

It's not bad for him to say that. Now that the heat wave is pressing, people's faces are so painful that they are roasted. He is afraid of hurting Zhao Kuangyin and his son here.

"Stop talking nonsense, let me settle the matter in front of me first, and then talk about other things. I'll be here waiting for you."

Zhao Kuangyin is also in a very good mood now, for something like this to happen in the yamen of the Ministry of Rites of the imperial court is equivalent to giving the imperial court a slap in the face.

"But Your Majesty, this fire..."

"Okay, you can't put them out like this. You see the houses around here are demolished." Zhao Xu spoke at this time.

As long as the flammable objects are isolated, the entire ritual department will not be reduced to ashes, otherwise the ritual department seems to have to be rebuilt.

"Why are you still standing there, why don't you hurry up and follow the prince's orders." Seeing that the Langzhong was still standing there stupidly, he became angry.

"Tell me who caused this fire. I really can't think of anyone who dares to do this now?"

"Don't you understand? You came to the Ministry of Rites to read the test papers of some candidates, and a fire broke out here. Doesn't that explain the situation?"

Isn't it obvious that someone didn't want to expose what was inside, so the place where the candidates' answer sheets were stored was burned down in a big fire.

"The more this is the case, the more I have to investigate this matter. It is really audacious. I still don't believe it. As long as it is in the Song Dynasty, I will definitely not tolerate this matter."

Zhao Kuangyin originally thought that only a few officials were involved in this matter, but now that the Ministry of Rites has failed, he feels the seriousness of the matter even more.

"Don't you don't want to do this, you see that there are many people involved in this posture, let's wait, we haven't fully grasped the overall situation yet, let's take it slowly."

"You mean to let me forget it like this, what do you want me to forget about such a thing, these moths."

As I said before, Zhao Kuangyin is not only not stupid but a very smart person, so he can naturally think of many things when the ritual goes wrong.

"That's not what it means. How can such a thing be left alone? Let's not investigate it with great fanfare. In private, we have to step up and investigate this matter."

There are many such things, and Zhao Xu meant that, not not to investigate, but to step up investigation secretly.

At this time, the fire was under control, and someone came here to report to Zhao Kuangyin.

"Okay, you're tired after working all night, leave the rest to my imperial guards, and don't let anyone else interfere." After speaking, Zhao Kuangyin flicked his sleeves and left.

"Snapped"

Zhao Kuangyin had already returned to the palace and smashed his most beloved paperweight to pieces, and the people outside came in quickly upon hearing this.

"Get out, get out of here, no one should come in, everyone should go out." Zhao Kuangyin endured and returned to the palace and finally broke out.

"His Royal Highness, please go and have a look, the emperor is losing his temper, and no one is here, so please go and have a look." Zhang Dejun turned around anxiously.

"Okay, you stay here and watch. I'll go in and have a look. You go and prepare some supper." After speaking, Zhao Xu opened the door and walked in.

"I went out and said I didn't see anyone, you... why are you here again, didn't you tell you to go back?" Zhao Kuangyin looked up and it turned out to be Zhao Xu.

"How can I go to rest with peace of mind when you look like this? Besides, why do you need to do this? Didn't I say that I was going to be angry, and I already asked Fengying's people to investigate secretly."

Zhao Xu walked up to him and pressed Zhao Kuangyin's shoulder. Zhao Kuangyin was taken aback for a moment before returning to normal.

"Can I just watch these people without real talents enter the political arena of Song Dynasty? But there is no way, even the most basic evidence is gone now."

"I said, old man, it turned out that you lost your temper just because of this matter. I said, is it necessary for you to be so angry?"

"Why is my hand okay?" Zhao Xu's last question was about his massage technique.

"That's right, my special little eunuch doesn't have your skills, so come and give me more massages in the future."

"Old man, you're taking a step too far. I'm so busy every day. How can I have time? By the way, I'll tell you what worries you the most."

As soon as he got to the point, Zhao Kuangyin also sat upright. He knew what his son was talking about.
"The most important thing now is what to do. There must be problems with these, but I can't conduct a thorough investigation right now. Do you think I can not be in a hurry?"

Knowing that some people have no real talents, but can't tell them, and they may have to be awarded official positions, this is the most troublesome.

"You have also fallen into a dead end. Can you let those who have won the gold list take the exam again?"

"Take another exam, how can this work, there is no such precedent, and I don't want to say it hurts?"

How can anyone say that they have to take the exam again? Isn't this nonsense? Such a thing has never happened before, and Zhao Kuangyin can't figure it out.

"This time is different from the usual one, so it's called the Palace Examination. You will invigilate the examination yourself and make judgments on the spot."

Is that how the palace test came out?
　I have something to do today, so I will post a chapter in advance, alas, helpless
　　
　
(End of this chapter)