The difference between man and beast lies in the wisdom; without the spirit and wisdom, man can be a beast; and if he cultivates both spirit and wisdom, a beast can be a human.

In the "General Guide to Ten Thousand Beasts", many species in the three-dimensional space of sea, land and air are divided into four categories: common beasts, spirit beasts, demon beasts, and divine beasts.

Tigers, leopards, jackals, cattle, sheep, donkeys, horses, shrimps, crabs, fish and turtles, chickens, ducks, geese, pheasants, eagles, falcons, eagles, butterflies, ants, pigs, and other sentient beings are all classified as ordinary beasts. Although the world is big, there is no way to survive if you don't fight, and thousands of creatures are fighting for every inch of living space all the time. Those who swim in the water jump out, longing to be able to run on the ground, fighting for that one in a hundred million chance, and can breathe without dying; those who run on the ground look up at the starry sky, hoping to become the one who flies in the sky, even if there is no result in this life, they must bury a factor in their bones and blood, and the karma of thousands of generations may not be able to spread their wings and swim.

The eagle lion fights the rabbit, the snake frog swallows the rat, the crow swallow pecks the worm, the strong eats the weak meat to take the opportunity to live for a long time; the horned deer hits the tiger, the dead butterfly hides the leaves, the wall lizard breaks the tail, and the good fights the fierce fight for the breath of life. Immortality will always come out, longevity will eventually be rewarded, all creatures compete for natural selection, and the survival of the fittest is nothing more than waiting for the time when the fish leaps into the dragon gate. The tiny fireflies die in the twilight of life, how can there be sublimation in a brilliant day? The old turtle with a shrunken head tends to be auspicious and avoids disaster, and ten thousand years of suffering can wait for the time when there is a spirit.

Beasts live for a hundred years and have spirits, and wood lives for thousands of years to become fine, knowing the heavens and the earth, knowing themselves and the enemy. If you have mercy, you will become a demon, and you will gather a human form and walk in the red dust. Those who become gods have the ability to penetrate the heavens and the earth, and they are almost invisible in the mortal world.

The black-maned god is an ancient god recorded in the "Illustrated Book of Ten Thousand Beasts". It is said to be the common ancestor of all herbivores, and its longevity and weight are not known, but it is known to be about 900 meters long. The place where the black-maned god passed has always been smooth and rainy, and all things are nourished, but for some reason, the latest appearance has caused natural disasters to disturb the people.

At this time, in the imperial palace of Jingyang Prefecture (also known as Jingyang City, a radius of no more than a mansion), Emperor Hongzheng and hundreds of civil and military officials discussed the ancient earthquake that occurred several hours ago.

According to the reports submitted by the cavalry soldiers sent back from the affected states, five states suffered extremely heavy losses. According to preliminary estimates, 2.3 million families have been displaced, more than 5 million people have died, countless people have been injured, and all the governors and subordinate officials of one prefecture have died.

Strangely, the emergency reports in all five states mentioned that the earthquake had formed a terrible ravine that was bottomless, long, and miles wide. The birds in this ravine are not heard, and the dogs are silent, as if the power of the gods has pulled the land away alive.

The Qintian Prison Supervisor was throwing himself on the ground and kowtowing and crying, "Your Majesty, the ministers dare not slack off in the slightest, the sky is really stable, and there is no sign of evil." ”

Emperor Hongzheng waved his hand to get him up, "I believe that you are not guilty." "Jinzhou, Liaozhou, Gongzhou, Yingzhou, Xichuan Prefecture......" he muttered, but suddenly threw a few pieces of letterhead in his hand under the steps, "Why don't you see news from Yingzhou?"

A eunuch had already taken the map of the Dakang Dynasty, and Emperor Hongzheng's hands holding the map trembled a little, "The five states are the same as the moat, and Yingzhou is surrounded by the five states and there is no news, what is the reason?" He glanced at the old god's envoy of Chemeni, and he really didn't dare to think about it.

Emperor Hongzheng, who was only in his thirties, suddenly aged a lot, and his pale face tried to calm himself, "The sin is in me, five million unjust souls who died in vain...... Oh, it's unprecedented. I am the first mediocre emperor of the ages. Li Qing, a scholar of Hallym University, will pass on the edict to the world on behalf of me. All the officials knelt down and wept bitterly.

"The Ministry of War, the Ministry of War, sent the strong people of the Holy Realm to Yingzhou to investigate; the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of Qintian sent five people as envoys to each of the five states to direct the disaster relief, and sent medical repairs with the strength of various major sects, and those who dared to hide their own secrets destroyed his family; the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry each performed their duties and drew up a charter for the resettlement of the victims, the distribution of money and food, and the reconstruction of houses. Emperor Hongzheng issued a decree, and finally said to Zaifu Chen Buwang: "I'm afraid that the treasury is a drop in the bucket, and I will raise taxes for three years, what does Chen Qing's family think? ”

Prime Minister Chen Buwang came out of the class and replied: "The minister thinks that he can issue a decree to supplement the heavens and advocate the ...... of the wealthy lords in various states" Before he finished speaking, Chemeni's envoy Daupes openly applauded in the court, and said with a smile: "Emperor Dakang is not chaotic in the face of danger, and he is strategizing, and the foreign ministers admire." "It's just that there is something strange about this earthquake, I don't know what the emperor thinks?" Is it a natural disaster, or is it a natural disaster or a punishment of God's anger?"

"Bold, the dragon power of the Great Kang Heavenly Son will not allow the little envoys of the foreign countries to be offended!" Chen Buwang pointed at Doupes and glared angrily. Daupes turned a deaf ear and just looked at Emperor Hongzheng with a smile.

"I don't know what your envoy thinks?" Emperor Hongzheng asked lightly, closing his eyes.

"The minister has some news. In the land of freedom in the far west, the Holy Wizard Buz Bunker came to the Great Kang Empire a few days ago......"

Emperor Hongzheng's eyes widened, and he stared at Daupes, "You mean, he has something to do with this earthquake?"

Doupes smiled and said: "The foreign minister has admired him for a long time, but it is a pity that he is too happy to be on the side, and naturally he does not dare to speculate about what he has done. However, as everyone knows, Buts Bunker's mastery of earth magic is unsurpassed. ”

"Hahaha, no matter how powerful he is, he is only a mortal, how dare he compare to the power of the gods?" said Emperor Hongzheng laughed. Doupace didn't answer, just looked at him quietly with a smile on his face. Emperor Hongzheng laughed madly for a while, his breath suddenly failed, a mouthful of crimson blood spurted out, and he looked depressed and said, "That magic, what's the name." ”

"The supreme forbidden spell divides the territory. Doupes still smiles the same.

"Tell me what you want. "Emperor Hongzheng is discouraged.

"Without him, it's still that kind of technology, I hope that the Holy Emperor of Dakang can allow us to introduce it to your country, help your country strengthen the army and enrich the people, and walk to the pinnacle of civilization with my white race, and rule the four seas together. ”

"The fish of men is slave to men, and the fish of men is not the same meat." Emperor Hongzheng muttered, looking at Daupes with complicated eyes, "This Emperor of Eternal Sin, let me be the one." Daupes, we've been fighting for three years over that, and I'm sure of it today, but remember, the heinous blood you've done will have to pay the debt one day. ”

"I inherited the treasure at the age of fifteen, and I have always been conscientious, and I didn't dare to make a difference in the slightest, and I didn't expect to end up like this. That's it, after the national scrif, I ...... Abdication. ”

As soon as the word "abdication" came out, the Manchu civil and military embraced each other and wept, like a national mourning. Only when he saw that the envoys of the Western countries such as Nachemeni, Phishea, and Nongli looked at each other and were overjoyed.

......

said that the day after the earthquake, Zhang Jiabao still took a carriage to go to school in the magic enlightenment school in the house. I have long forgotten all the strange encounters of yesterday, and I just want to see Mr. Yu's soft face and graceful posture as soon as possible.

The sun was rising from the green hills, and the big yellow horse was trotting over the Prancing Horse Bridge of the Numa River with its hooves. Other people's children are all coaxed and dragged with good food before crying dad and calling mother, and reluctantly go to school, but Zhang Jiabao is more active in going to school than anyone else. He monopolized the huge carriage, standing on the bench and jumping and jumping, "Get up early to go to school, Xiaoyu doesn't have to run, the ass is nothing, continue to beat today......"

Waiting for the thirty-six students in the school hall to arrive, Yu Jin breathed a sigh of relief, there was an earthquake that shocked the whole country yesterday, fortunately there were no fewer students, otherwise it would be a shadow in his career. I think that these wealthy students have extraordinary family backgrounds, and their houses are relatively solid. She glanced at Zhang Jiabao, who was in high spirits, shook her head, and announced a message: "Everyone must know about the major events that happened yesterday, the imperial court issued an order to mourn the whole country for seven days, and pray for the dead." You will not be used to go to school for these seven days, and in addition, the relief of the disaster area requires donations from the officials and citizens of each state, so everyone should do what they can. ”

The children generously paid for their own living expenses. Qin Haoxuan was the first to step forward and proudly donated a big gold treasure, Chen Caican also took out five silver dollars from the money bag, Jin Yufang donated two gold dollars, each of them stepped forward to donate money more or less, and the least one also donated two hundred copper letters.

The currency system of the Dakang Dynasty has six types: gold treasure, gold dollar, silver dollar, silver cent, copper inscription, and iron coin. Five iron coins can basically buy a white-flour steamed bun, one copper text is equal to ten iron coins, one silver cent is equal to ten copper coins, one silver dollar is equal to ten silver cents, and so on. Gold treasure, gold dollars, silver dollars, and silver cents are all minted from gold and silver, and there are many or less due to the different contents of the currency. The three largest types of currency value are thick and heavy, engraved with important figures in the history of the Dakang Dynasty, mainly used by big businessmen and magnates, called big money; the other three shapes are thin and light, there are no pictures and words, there are square holes, and they are used by ordinary people for daily transactions, called small money.

In other words, Qin Haoxuan is equivalent to donating 10,000 copper texts, which can be seen from his rich family background. However, Zhang Jiabao does not live in the school building, and there is no living expenses at all, and at this time, he is at a loss for touching the two little iron jumpers in his trouser pocket who are playing black.

"Mr. Yu, I don't have it now, but I'm going to donate ten gold treasures, and I'll do what I say!" Zhang Jiabao stood up and shouted.

"Hahaha" the classmates laughed, and the short-haired dwarf spoke amazingly every time.

Yu Jin said with a smile: "There is no need to do this, just do your best." ”

Yu Bo learned from Xuewei that he didn't have to go to school today, so he waited outside, and sent him home when Zhang Jiabao came out.

"Uncle Yu, give me ten Jinbao!" Zhang Jiabao angrily asked for money.

"Well, Uncle Yu doesn't have so many," Uncle Yu pitifully took out his money bag with only one silver dollar and five copper inscriptions, "What does the young master want money for?"

"If not, forget it, I'm looking for my dad to go. ”

When I returned home, I saw Zhang Chuanzheng busy preparing for the funeral of the deceased and the condolences for the national funeral, Zhang Jiabao still unceremoniously spread his small palms, "I want ten gold treasures!"

Zhang Chuanzheng was taken aback, "What do I want so much money for?"

"School donates for disaster relief!"

"Oh!" Zhang Chuanzheng suddenly realized, "The government has also sent someone to inform my father." At the time of the national crisis, the imperial court advocated that the children of the army and the people should work together to save millions of compatriots from fire and water, and accumulate the virtues of the Futu to bless future generations. As a gentry and strong party, his father naturally does not ignore the overall situation, and he has donated a lot of money. But Bao'er, you have to know, after Daddy Immortal goes, the eighty acres of fertile land and thirty-four acres of barren land are yours, and my money is your money. Do you understand that those fields are not easy to come by, and they have been carefully guarded by the ancestors of the Zhang family for generations, and if you don't have the land and money......"

"Zhang Chuanzheng! Do you give it or not!"

"Uncle Yu, go to the treasury and get ten gold treasures, and send them to the young master to the academy! By the way, don't keep public accounts, use my private money!" Zhang Chuanzheng commanded in a righteous and awe-inspiring manner.