Long Live the Empress

Chapter 302 Spring Begins

The day of the Spring Examination finally arrived, and students from all walks of life gathered in the examination hall.

There were all kinds of carriages parked at the entrance of the examination hall, some luxurious and some simple. The servants carefully helped their masters down and whispered something behind them.

In order to gain the emperor's approval, the crown prince and the second prince made many reforms in this exam.

1. No one other than the examinees was allowed to enter within three meters of the examination room, so the servants could only hand over the food boxes and four treasures of the study to the young masters and watch them go in.

2. Identity verification is required to enter the examination room.

Identity verification is to check the name card issued by the Ministry of Household Affairs to see if it is the real person and whether there is anyone taking the exam on behalf of someone else!

3. Inspection: Students need to take off their clothes and shoes and socks, and a special person will check whether there are any cheat sheets written in their clothes and whether there are any hidden items in their shoes and socks.

The four treasures of the study must also be opened and inspected one by one. The top of the pen rod must be open, the ink stick must be intact, a piece of paper must be randomly drawn and put into the water to see if there is any writing with medicine, and the inkstone must be tapped gently to see if it is hollow. If it is hollow, it must be opened and inspected.

The food also had to be ground up, so many rich young men would bring beef jerky, ginseng strips and cheese, while the poor students could only eat the ground food.

You know what, we actually found more than a dozen smuggled items in these two or three items!

Su Keqi stood at the gate holding a long sword, looking intimidating without being angry. He looked at the students who were investigated and said, "How dare you use these tricks in front of me? You are so stupid! Come, put shackles on them and bring them to the city gate, so that the people can see the consequences of cheating! And issue a notice that these people are not allowed to participate in any imperial examinations in the future!"

After hearing Su Keqi's words, the remaining students who wanted to cheat quickly and secretly destroyed their cheat sheets.

Entering the examination room, each student had three walls and two boards. The spring examination lasted for nine days and eight nights, and the students had to eat, drink, defecate and urinate here.

The so-called three walls and two boards mean that there are walls on the left, right and back of students to prevent them from whispering.

The two boards refer to a board for students to sit on and a board for writing. When students feel sleepy, the boards can be put together and they can curl up to sleep.

As for defecating, there will be a toilet under each board, so students can relieve themselves on the spot. Of course, they can also be taken to a special toilet by a special person. But in that case, the invigilator will put a black seal on the student's paper. When the invigilator sees this seal, he will know that the student went to the toilet during the exam and think that the student has no endurance. The impression of the student will be greatly reduced and the score will be lowered, so students call this seal the "shit seal".

The invigilation system uses two students and three posts, that is, three soldiers will stand at the door of the room with two candidates to monitor. Some timid candidates will give up the exam due to excessive psychological pressure.

At the front of the examination room there is a five-story attic, which is the highest place in the entire examination room. At a glance, all the candidates can see it...

After all the candidates have entered the examination room, the Crown Prince, the Second Prince, Fan Changyue and Su Keqi will sit in the attic so that they can handle any problems in a timely manner. The four of them will also go downstairs to inspect the various examination rooms from time to time.

"I am very satisfied with the invigilation arranged by Lord Su this time!" The prince held the railing and looked down, feeling refreshed all over. That kind of comfort can only be experienced by people in a high position.

"It was all planned by the Crown Prince, the Second Prince and Lord Fan. I was just following their orders!" Su Keqi said modestly.

The Second Prince was very upset when he heard their conversation. It was clearly him who proposed those plans to his father, but how come he and the Crown Prince proposed them together? This Crown Prince always steals his limelight!

Fan Changyue noticed something was wrong with the Second Prince, so he quickly poured him a cup of tea and gave him a look.

The Second Prince understood and calmed down his thoughts, concentrating on watching the students taking the exam below.