"How is that possible?"

"What kind of hex is this?"

Tianyang Ancestor's heart shook wildly, looking at the tall demon body in mid-air in disbelief, his whole body couldn't help but tremble, and a sense of fear from his heart instantly made his face extremely pale.

This aura was too terrifying, and in front of him, Tianyang Ancestor felt like an ant, unable to resist at all.

Liu Chengshun and the others were even more pale and colorless, and even their expressions froze, watching the demon body fall down, everyone's pupils were full of despair.

"Boom!"

With a monstrous loud noise, the rubble rose everywhere, and all the houses within a radius of 100 meters of the majestic black aura collapsed, and the dust flew, and a huge pit of hundreds of meters was directly smashed out of the gate of the city lord's mansion.

In the center of the giant pit, Lu Bu was half-kneeling on the ground, holding Fang Tian's halberd in his hand, and his whole body was covered with a black glow, which made people shudder.

Next to him, Tianyang Ancestor, Liu Chengshun and others, their clothes were tattered, their bodies were drenched in blood, and they had long since lost their lives.

A halberd shocked and killed more than a dozen high-level martial artists, this is the horror of the Shenwu Realm generals.

Standing up, Lu Bu glanced at the dozen or so embarrassed corpses sarcastically, and snorted coldly, at this time, he didn't know when there was an extra bundle of ropes in his hand.

Holding the rope, Lu Bu looked indifferent, and directly trapped Tianyang Ancestor and Liu Chengshun and others, and more than a dozen people lined up in a row, and were held by Lu Bu, walking towards the west city gate.

..................

A few days later.

Jinling City.

Fengtian Hall.

Zhu Qiying sat on Longyi Mountain, his expression was indifferent, and he looked at the ministers below and said loudly: "The turmoil in the five northern provinces that has lasted for half a year has finally been calmed down, but now there is an urgent shortage of officials in various places, and I plan to issue an order to open a department to take scholars, what do you think of Aiqing?"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Below, Shen Zhao, the head of the household department, stood up and said respectfully: "At present, not only are there a shortage of officials in the state capitals, but most of the officials in the six departments of the imperial court are also missing, which greatly affects the operation of the country. ”

"The ministers seconded it!"

After Shen Zhao finished speaking, the ministers of the palace left and shouted in unison, expressing their agreement.

"Good!"

Zhu Qiying nodded with satisfaction, her eyes were bright, and she spoke again: "In a special period, you have to act specially." ”

"Now that the five northern provinces are in ruins, and they are in need of manpower, they will first cancel the county examination, the state examination, and the provincial examination, so as to save time and make all the candidates above the thirteen prefectures in the country come to Beijing for the examination. ”

"I will order the forbidden army to open a 10,000-person examination room outside Jinling City. ”

"I personally set the topic of this exam, on the six parts of the Ming Dynasty, so that the candidates can speak freely, talk freely, seek truth from facts, and I will not blame. ”

The Daming scientific examination is divided into five levels, the county examination, the state examination, the government examination, the general examination, and the palace examination, which is opened every year, and only through the government examination can the examination be carried out.

But now that the rebellion is at the beginning of the peace, there is a shortage of manpower in various parts of Daming, Zhu Qiying can only abolish the county, state, government, and three examinations first, and let the candidates take the test directly, which can not only save most of the time, but also let Daming take a breath.

"Obey the holy parables!"

For Zhu Qiying's decision, the ministers did not object, now is an extraordinary period, the court officials are in short supply, everything is impossible, and it can only be simple.

On the throne, Zhu Qiying's face was calm and said: "The chief examiner of this scientific examination will be Wang Wu'an, and the household department and the Ministry of Rites will accompany the exam, carefully review the test papers, and the top 100 will be handed over to me for evaluation." ”

"Honorable ......!"

Zhu Changming stood up from the throne and bowed back.

"Alright. ”

"Retreat. ”

"The ministers send the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor. ”

........................

Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Qiying came here, and in the palace, Yuhuatian was already waiting.

"Has the secret order been passed out?"

Zhu Qiying walked to the dragon couch and sat down, her eyes flashed, and she looked at Yuhuatian and asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, the secret order will be sent out in the morning. ”

Yuhuatian replied expressionlessly.

"Good. ”

Zhu Qiying nodded and said in a low voice: "Although the Jinyang Sect has perished, there are still hundreds of martial arts sects in the five northern provinces. ”

"Some of these sects are subordinate sects of the Jinyang Sect, and they must not be kept, and although the rest have nothing to do with Jinyang, they must also be eradicated to prevent future troubles. ”

"Let Zhu Qichen and Lu Bu speed up, as well as those mountain bandits and ruffian gangs, all disperse, and return the north to a clean one. ”

"Honor!"

"How's the Jiangshui Alliance in the south!"

After Zhu Qiying finished speaking, he asked again.

"Back to Your Majesty. ”

Yuhuatian said indifferently: "The eight great families of the Jiangshui Alliance, as well as the officials and commanders of the eight southern provinces, are all under the surveillance of the Jinyi Guard, and now they have not made any movements, and they are very calm. ”

"Yes, when Lu Bu and them return to Beijing, the next thing is the southern matter, you must have their vision, as soon as there is action, report to me immediately!"

"Honor!"

"Okay, you go down and get ready!"

"Honorable ......!"

After Yuhuatian left, Zhu Qiying rubbed his temples and just wanted to lie down.

At this moment, a close eunuch ran in.

"Your Majesty, the head of the household is still asking to see you. ”

Zhu Qiying stood up and sighed bitterly, and said helplessly: "Let him come in." ”

"Honor!"

Soon.

Shen Zhao, the head of the household, walked in.

"The old minister asks Your Majesty Holy Bow!"

"I'm safe!"

"Say, what's the matter?"

Zhu Qiying replied, reached out and picked up the tea bowl on the royal table, and took a sip.

Shen Zhao handed a notebook in his hand to Zhu Qiying and said, "Your Majesty, this is the list of the major industries under the eight major families of the Jiangshui Alliance, and the old minister has sorted them out according to the coordinates of each state capital and county. ”

"Oh?"

"I'll see!"

Zhu Qiying's eyes flashed, she picked up the fold and flipped it over, and her eyebrows suddenly twisted.

I don't know if I don't see it, and I'm shocked when I see it.

This Jiangshui Alliance is really terrifying, the entire eight major prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River, one for each of the eight families, is really good.

Zhu Qiying sneered, and couldn't help but admire the Jiangshui Alliance in his heart, a business empire was formed in a feudal dynasty, and he had to admit that his ability was rare in ancient and modern times.

"What a river alliance!"

Closing the fold, Zhu Qiying took a deep breath, his eyes flashed, and he looked at Shen Zhao and said, "Let your people stay in place for the time being, pay close attention to the transfer of the major industries under the Jiangshui Alliance, and wait for my notice." ”

"Honor!"

Shen Zhao bowed down to receive the order.

"Anything else!"

"This!"

Shen Zhao's expression moved slightly, he froze for a moment, and stopped talking a little.

"What do you have to say?"

Zhu Qiying glanced at him angrily.

"Your Majesty,,, we have no money!"

Shen Zhao's face was bitter and he whispered.

"No money?"

Zhu Qiying was stunned for a moment, and then said with an embarrassed expression: "How can there be no money? Didn't you just transfer 80 million taels to the treasury, where is my money?"