In the military examination, Fang Haishi discusses the shark pearl. At the imperial court, Emperor Xu is furious to learn that the pearl tax, which was established to improve the people's livelihood, has actually led to malicious exploitation.
He is shocked by the reality that the government is collecting ten times the normal amount of taxes, burning villagers who cannot pay, and sacrificing children. Teixu orders a thorough investigation of Yue Province and punishes the officials involved in the corruption.
Di Xu highly praised Hai Shi for coming in first in the imperial examination. Fang Zhu was pleased that Di Xu had praised her thesis, so she gave Hai Shi a jade ring as encouragement for the horse archery exam.
She was delighted and put on the ring to take the horseback archery test. However, the horse suddenly started to go wild. During the horseback archery test, the horse was tampered with, but Miichi managed to take first place.
The next step was the election for the palace, which was attended by Emperor Xu, and if he passed, he would become a government official. Fang Zhu was wary of any interference from the enemy, so he decided to keep watch from the venue.
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