But for the Emperor of the Apocalypse, how much joy there is, how much responsibility there is.

Soon, a large number of victims began to pour into the capital.

These starving people in Guanzhong, I'm afraid that even I can't imagine what kind of perseverance I relied on to migrate to the capital.

Guanzhong is thousands of miles away from the capital, and they often set off with the whole village, or the whole family, passing through one state and county after another along the way.

If in the past, the government was very wary of them, and the court's relief was weak, these aimless starvations, in addition to starving to death by the roadside, were more directly looting or resisting.

When people are about to die, what is the use of morality in the world?

You advocate benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and wisdom.

But what he saw was that his relatives around him were dying one by one, and he saw his wife and son, his father and mother, all of them with yellowish faces, skinny bones, and chapped lips!

At this time, who still believes that there is still a royal law in the world, and there is also benevolence and righteousness?

The edict of the Emperor of the Apocalypse finally gave them a little hope, but as long as there was a little hope of survival, these starvations from Guanzhong could always burst out with unimaginable moderation.

There was no looting, no killing, and the gentry along the way were not seriously harmed.

They are as docile as a flock of sheep, and even in the sea of misery, they can always hear the desperate eyes of their masters, telling how their daughters starved to death, and their mothers left the last little food to keep their children alive, and then disappeared in the night.

This is what makes people listen to Senran, it happens in front of them every day, and when they tell it, their eyes are still not bright, as if they are ...... When the tears are gone, people lose their joys, sorrows, and sorrows.

Starving to death is almost the most unbearable torture in the world, because hunger will wear away your will, will make you experience the wandering of hope and despair, and finally make you cut off all delusions!

After the hunger, the mental hallucination of people, in the hallucination, you feel what you are eating in a daze, but once you return to reality, the taste of hunger will immediately make you gnaw on your own flesh.

There is food in the capital.

The emperor wants to open a position.

This is the last bit of their faith.

For the sake of this belief, these people, who should have abandoned all laws and regulations, and should not be subject to any moral constraints, at this moment, actually painted a cake for the emperor Lao Tzu, and praised long live in their mouths, all the way east.

It was only when the victims arrived one after another like dark clouds that the pressure transferred from Guanzhong reached the capital.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse is already busy.

He went around trying to find a way to get food.

So there was meeting after meeting.

The Shangshu of the various ministries, I never expected His Majesty to be so excited, and sometimes ...... The court meeting actually started early in the morning and ended at night until the third watch.

People can't stand it anymore.

In the past, the imperial historians impeached the Emperor of the Apocalypse, probably because His Majesty never participated in the court meeting, and secretly ridiculed the emperor from now on.

In the next generation, this matter will be about: Leader, why don't you hold a meeting?

Can ...... now They got what they wanted.

The hungry officials discussed endlessly in this temple, and then, immediately issued one after another holy decrees, solved the problem, and then moved on to the next one.

The grain ships in the south of the Yangtze River have not yet come, and the canal channel must be dredging urgently, and the gentry from all over the country must ask for grain!

Of course, this grain will definitely not be given in vain, and the imperial court will give some honorary benefits.

For a while, the Manchu dynasty was miserable.

After a large number of displaced people moved into the city, the counties of Shuncheonfu began to resettle.

On the one hand, Wancheng and Daxing have a large geographical area, and on the other hand, on the way here, many of the victims also listened to the escort or escort officers or scribes along the way talk about some things in the capital.

It is said that there is a new county magistrate, who is a traitor, and he doesn't do anything every day, so he loves to pat himself on the back......

As a result, the victims poured into Daxing and Wancheng counties like crazy.

Here in Xinxian County, there was plenty of preparation, and the top and bottom were waiting for it, quite like an old bustard who was a little showy, smiling in front of his own store, and constantly invited: Uncle, come and play.

But it seems to be ...... The victims of the disaster have a simple concept, but most of them do not enter the door.

However, even though there were few people coming, there were still many people who arrived.

People up and down in the new county are also so busy that they don't even touch the ground.

Now, Zhang Jingyi has issued the final mobilization, not allowing starvation to death, and all the victims are reorganized to ensure that no one is left out. Finally, the slogan was raised: no one will starve to death.

It's been so busy for more than a month, but ...... The huge pressure is still overwhelming, because the victims are arriving one after another, and there are too many people in the capital, and there are already some signs of instability.

But there's more to it than that.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse, who suddenly felt that he had hope in his spirit, of course couldn't just care about helping the people.

The upcoming palace test also made the Emperor of the Apocalypse think that this was a move to calm people's hearts.

Originally, some people proposed to reschedule the palace trial, but the Emperor of the Apocalypse did not think so, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse thought that if it was rescheduled, it would inevitably make the military and civilians suspicious.

The palace examination still needs to be continued, to show that the court is still as stable as a rock.

Regarding this palace test, although it has nothing to do with the victims, for the officials and scholars, it is a grand ceremony once every three years.

At the beginning, Huiyuan Guan Shao Ning was already out of the limelight, but whether he could continue to be the first in high school and become the champion in the palace examination was quite disapproving in the eyes of many people.

After all...... The temple test is not an eight-strand text, but a strategy.

The most important thing in the strategy is a person's vision, which is called a pattern to put it mildly.

That Guan Shao Ning, I heard that this guy is from a poor family, what insight can he have? The...... I'm afraid it's far inferior to these children of the world.

You must know that the children of the family have been nurtured by their fathers who were officials since they were young, know how the court operates, and know the principles of governing the world, which is by no means comparable to the children of the poor family.

Therefore, just when the officials were having fun in their suffering, the palace test of the seventh year of the Apocalypse finally began.

On this day, the Emperor of the Apocalypse got up very early, in fact, he now goes to bed early and gets up early, after getting up, the first thing is to see Changsheng first, watching the little guy sleeping soundly, there is an indescribable satisfaction in his heart, which makes him feel that he has infinite momentum for life all of a sudden.

Immediately afterwards, he hastily ate breakfast, and then watched the music for a while.

Most of them are about the same, either they are crying and shouting that they have no food, or they are the kind of people who urge the court, saying that it is extremely urgent and ask the court to immediately adjust the food.

Of course, there have been occasional impeachments of Xinxian and Zhang Jingyi recently.

This kind of impeachment, the Emperor of the Apocalypse has long been tired of seeing it.

Probably speaking, Xinxian County is not working hard to help the victims, but it is full of enthusiasm for enslaving the victims, they regard the victims as their cattle and horses, and Zhang Jingyi is seeking personal interests for himself.

When the Emperor of the Apocalypse saw this, he showed disgust, and directly threw the Song aside and ignored it.

At this time, after seeing the recital, Wei Zhongxian hurriedly came: "Your Majesty, the tribute students of the palace test have all arrived in the main hall." ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse had anticipation in his heart, and couldn't help but say, "This is very good, today I will personally test them." ”

The essence of the palace examination is that the emperor personally asks the candidates, if it was in the past, the emperor of the Apocalypse often would not appear in person, but just let the eunuchs bring a question of their own for the candidates to write a policy by themselves.

But now it's different, the Emperor of the Apocalypse must bow down to everything.

When the Emperor of the Apocalypse arrived at the main hall, sure enough, two or three hundred tributes had already arrived.

In addition, the ministers on both sides stood with bated breath, they loved to join in the excitement, and wanted to see what talents were among the tribute students.

Seeing the Emperor of the Apocalypse, the tributes bowed down one after another: "Long live." ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse smiled, and then sat on the imperial chair, his eyes already glancing at Liu Hongxun, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

The current Liu Hongxun is not the chief examiner, the Emperor of the Apocalypse is, he is just responsible for presiding over the exam.

Liu Hongxun then stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, this year's opening of the department is a scholar, and there are 231 tribute students in the examination, and today's palace examination is actually 230 people!" ”

As soon as Liu Hongxun's words fell, there was an uproar in the hall for a while.

Two hundred and thirty-one were hit, but only two hundred and thirty were reached.

One less?

This is strange, since Emperor Taizu Gao, I have never heard of people who have won the tribute to the birth of the palace examination.

Even if you are about to die of illness and leave your last breath, you will come.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse was also very strange, so he said, "Why, someone hasn't arrived?" ”

Liu Hongxun smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, the absent candidate is called Guan Shao Ning." ”

There was another uproar in the temple.

This Shao Ning is the focus of attention, and everyone is talking about today's palace test, whether he can continue to dominate the crowd.

What's more, people like Liu Ruozai are all sharpening knives, and in private, they have already said that they will take revenge today.

But the result is something that everyone is looking forward to...... Guan Shaoning didn't come.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse is in a hurry, Guan Shao Ning is a disciple of Zhang Jingyi, speaking of which, this is his eldest brother's protégé!

So he said with concern: "What, are you sick?" ”

"Minister......" Liu Hongxun smiled bitterly again, and then said: "Seeing that he didn't come, the minister would have sent someone to inquire a long time ago, after all, the matter is big, but it's just ......"

"It's just...... That Guan Shao Ning was found, and he was not sick, but he was ...... Merely...... Guan Shao Ning's words were disrespectful. ”

"Insulting?" The Emperor of the Apocalypse looked puzzled and said in surprise: "Even he dares to scold me? ”

Liu Hongxun: "......"

Liu Hongxun took a deep breath before patiently explaining: "Your Majesty, Guan Shaoning said that he is very busy now and has no time. ”

As soon as these words came out, the hall suddenly rose and fell, and the sound of gasping was heard.

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