In the Taimiao, the monarchs and ministers confronted each other in a silent way, competing.

It was daybreak, and it was the second day of fasting.

The bell of the Drum and Drum Division rang to announce that the time had come. The ministers knelt on the futon and stayed up all night, and they just dozed off for a while in a daze, and were woken up by the bell, covering their mouths with their sleeves covered their robes and yawning two secretly, and then their eyes widened, staring at Zhu Houzhao in the front row unconvincedly.

Of course, the rumbling of the stomach one after another is also indispensable, and after not eating for a whole day, the ministers seem to have no strength to be angry, and their eyes are pitifully thrown to the temple gate.

- If you don't give anything to eat, you always have a bowl of water, right? It's morning, it's time for a meal......

Zhu Houzhao in the front row had little by little heads, obviously after a night, the three of them were not lightly tired, and what was better than the ministers was that they were not hungry.

The bell also woke up the three people who were asleep, turned their heads to look at the sky outside the hall, Zhu Houzhao yawned, and said, "It's almost dawn, the next day, are these ministers still unrepentant?" ”

Qin Kan rubbed his sleepy eyes and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't underestimate the determination of civil officials, this group of people is the most stubborn and stubborn group in the world, they have recognized the reason, and they can't pull it back." ”

Zhu Houzhao snorted and said, "Then continue to fast today, you have to starve to death before you finish." ”

Yawned again, Zhu Houzhao smacked his lips and said, "There's nothing wrong here, it's just too boring...... It would be better to be able to fight the landlord. ”

The morning meal of clear water was carried by several little eunuchs.

After a whole day of tossing, the ministers have long since lost the spirit of yesterday's birthday ceremony of the old queen mother, and one by one they are wilting and drooping their heads like frosted eggplants. Hearing the movement of the opening of the temple door, they raised their heads, and then picked up the small porcelain bowl in front of each of them, holding them with both hands, and automatically waited for the little eunuch to send water, and their throats couldn't help but squirm up and down.

This scene, this demeanor, this bleak atmosphere...... The same was true of the prisoners in the Jewish concentration camps of World War II.

Qin Kan suddenly had a deep worry about the Ming court, this turmoil passed, even if the Manchu civil and military forces were not starved to death, it is estimated that they would suffer a lot of mental blows. At that time, there was a famous faint king sitting on the top of the golden palace. There is a group of ethereal neuropaths below, and even the movements of handing and playing are like holding a rice bowl and asking for food......

I shuddered.

Qin Kan felt that he had sinned against history.

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The little eunuch dutifully distributed the water, and of course, Zhu Houzhao's breakfast for the three of them fell into the hands of the three without a trace.

This time the ministers learned to be obedient. No one is willing to drink the water in the bowl anymore. Instead, they took a cautious sip. I am not in a hurry to swallow it, I put the water in my mouth and taste it carefully. That appearance is more exquisite than the precious tribute tea, and it is particularly terrible in the eyes.

The rumbling of the stomach is still coming and going, after all, the clear water is just water, this thing fills the stomach.

Qin Kan looked at Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin, who were eating heartily in front of him, sighed silently, and then stood up, as if inadvertently moving his legs and feet, slowly paced to the side of the scholar Li Dongyang, and knelt down on an empty futon next to him.

Li Dongyang is about sixty years old, and he is approaching his twilight of old age, and the emperor naturally can't afford to toss it. At this moment, he was kneeling on the futon and rubbing his old knees, hanging his head in a sluggish manner, and dozing off for a while.

Seeing Qin Kan kneeling beside him, Li Dongyang's eyes widened and he glanced at him viciously.

Others don't know, but Li Dongyang, who is old and sophisticated, is like a mirror, and Zhu Houzhao can't think of a bad idea to toss the minister, it must be the vertical in front of him, and I don't know how many people have been harmed by a bad idea.

Qin Kan was unaware of Li Dongyang's gaze, smiled indifferently, lowered his voice and said, "Master Li, are you hungry?" ”

"Vertical ......" Li Dongyang just opened his mouth, but his nose suddenly smelled a tempting smell.

Crispy pork buns!

I saw Qin Kan hang down with one hand, and a bright and tempting meat sandwich bun in his sleeve slipped into his hand like a trick, and his back blocked the minister's gaze, and the meat sandwich bun was handed to Li Dongyang very secretly.

Li Dongyang was taken aback, and glared at Qin Kan angrily, fortunately, Mr. Xiya was well-educated, so he didn't scream on the spot, but looked around, lowered his voice and said viciously: "What a shaft!" Where did the meat buns come from? Do you know where and when this is? ”

Qin Kan's chin raised towards Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin in front of him, Li Dongyang looked along, but saw that the shoulders of the two of them were slightly swaying at an imperceptible frequency, and they couldn't see any flaws, but at this time, they looked at it again with a bottom in their hearts, they were obviously eating quietly behind the minister's back!

"You ...... You're messing around too much! "Li Dongyang understands everything.

Qin Kan took a moment to say: "Isn't the boss still unable to see it?" This is a farce, but also revenge, it depends on how you understand, Your Majesty's target is not aimed at you, you have two choices, first, eat the meat bun silently, after eating this meal and the next meal, second, stick to the truth you believe, kneel here and starve to death, boss, which one do you choose? ”

Li Dongyang glared at Qin Kan with great anger, and his old body trembled slightly.

Qin Kan was not afraid, and kept looking at him with a smile.

The two looked at each other for a long time, and Qin Kan broke the silence.

"Eyes can't kill me, the boss made a quick decision, and I immediately got up and changed places......"

Li Dongyang suddenly snatched the meat bun with his hand, quietly stuffed it into his sleeve, and said in a low voice: "Get away!" ”

Qin Kan smiled.

Very good, the old man is not as pedantic as other civil officials, and he probably knows that in this incident, he is just a character who is tied up, and it is okay to accompany the tie-up, but the burial is very unnecessary, and his death can be described as light as a feather.

Love the truth, but love meat and buns even more, this is what normal people should do.

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Compared with Li Dongyang's commendable performance, Du Hong is much worse.

is also a lot of age, still a disgruntled temper, seeing Qin Kan sneakily take out the meat sandwich bun, he was furious, his eyes were full of fire, and there was a big knife to cut the unworthy son-in-law under the horse to eliminate the demon guard.

"Evil beasts! Yesterday's events were all your ideas for Your Majesty, right? Du Hong gritted his teeth and glared at him.

Qin Kan suddenly felt that he was wrong again.

How pleasant it was to see this old guy starve to death, and it was also a relief for his whole family, why did he want to bring him food? Not people inside and out.

Arching his hand like going to the grave, Qin Kan said: "Father-in-law is high-winded and bright, and the son-in-law throws himself to the ground, and the son-in-law will leave." ”

"Come back! You evil beast, you have given such a bad idea to Your Majesty, do you know how many people will be killed by Lu Dao? ”

"The damned will always die, they have their way to death, if your father-in-law thinks they are innocent, you might as well accompany them to starve, the so-called benevolence, after you die, I will help my mother-in-law find a good family again, by the way, please ask Your Majesty to bring you into the temple to offer...... Say goodbye. ”

Du Hong's anger deepened: "Come back!" ”

Qin Kan sighed helplessly: "Can't you just assume that you haven't seen me?" Do you want meat buns? Don't let me give ...... to others"

"Don't! Don't think about giving it to anyone else! The old man wants to impeach you now, and the old man wants to kill his relatives in righteousness......"

"If you dare to impeach me, I will stuff the meat bun in your mouth, and then ask everyone to come and see, the older you get, the more you don't know what to do, and when you go home, I will tell my mother-in-law, I have to pick up a layer of your skin......

Qin Kan glared at him fiercely, turned his head and left.

bothered to run to save the old cadres, and only later did he find that the conscience of the old cadres had been eaten by dogs.

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In the evening, the ministers' bellies finally reached a critical point, and many people couldn't help but hold their stomachs and let out a slight moan.

No matter whether they are noble or humble, people always have to eat, and no one can stand being hungry for two whole days.

In the east hall of Taimiao, the best spirits are Zhu Houzhao, Qin Kan and Liu Jin, and Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe, Du Hong and others who were stuffed with food are still in good spirits, but the expressions on their faces are very complicated, there are embarrassment and weakness, and their waists are not so straight.

Emotions are understandable, after all, the psychological pressure during the evolution from a person with a head and a face to a shameless person is very huge.

Listening to the sound of moaning in his ears, Zhu Houzhao got up and looked at the ministers with a smile and said: "There are many people who are old and frail, and it is really difficult for everyone to fast, so that everyone is hungry, and I am also very uneasy in my heart. In this way, if Aiqing really can't stand it, he can walk out of the temple by himself and go home to have a good meal, and I will not blame. ”

The ministers looked at each other, and half of them looked quite hesitant, but they saw that no one took the lead in walking out of the Taimiao, even if someone had this idea, they did not dare to make a slight move.

A group of ministers led by Huang Lu clenched their teeth tightly, their expressions were angry and they did not say a word, and there was a resolute look in their eyes, showing their determination not to give in.

Things have come to this point, and it is no longer a matter of going out or staying behind as Zhu Houzhao said on the surface, but the insistence or compromise between the monarch and the ministers, and the advance and retreat at this time have become the standard for judging integrity and loyalty.

It's a matter of integrity, who dares to take this step outside the palace?

Civil officials are not invincible, they also wear an invisible heavy shackle, that is, fame.

Seeing that none of the ministers in the palace walked out of the palace gate, Zhu Houzhao's expression became more and more cold.

Turning his head, Zhu Houzhao knelt down towards the ancestral tablet, and said lightly: "This is very good, since everyone is unwilling to go out, then, continue to fast." ”

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