Simulates history, but Chongzhen is the Divine Emperor at the beginning

Chapter 32 The world has gone crazy!
Is loyalty a question?

"How difficult is that!"

[Instantly, your mind is filled with the results of the training over the past few months!]

"Loyalty is the duty of every Ming citizen. Those who are disloyal are not Ming citizens!"

"Why?"

“Because Your Majesty created the heavens and the earth! Your Majesty separated yin and yang! Your Majesty molded earth into man! Your Majesty cut off the giant turtle’s foot and established the four poles!… Your Majesty tasted hundreds of herbs! Your Majesty established the eight trigrams! Your Majesty beheaded Chi You!…”

“Your Majesty was born before heaven and earth, neither increasing nor decreasing, neither impure nor pure, existing throughout all past and future…”

"Your Majesty has incarnated into countless beings. He once incarnated as Tang Yao to govern the empire, and later abdicated to Yao Chonghua. His virtue is in the art of yielding power and relinquishing the throne. His merits are immeasurable!"

"Your Majesty once incarnated as Yu Shun to govern the world, and later abdicated to Si Wenming. You possess the virtue of relinquishing power and relinquishing the throne, and your merits are immeasurable!"

"Your Majesty once incarnated as Yu the Great, and later passed the throne to his eldest son, Si Qi. He was instrumental in stabilizing the nation's foundation. This method has been passed down through generations for over four thousand years, establishing the orthodoxy of the Chinese nation. It is truly the foundation of the Chinese nation's legitimate lineage! You are truly worthy of being called the first ancestor of human civilization!"

"At the end of the Xia Dynasty, Your Majesty transformed into the King of Shang, overthrew the Xia Dynasty, and established the Shang Tang Dynasty's 600-year foundation!"

"At the end of the Shang Dynasty, Your Majesty transformed into the three Zhou officials, Duke Wen, Duke Wu, and Duke Zhou, father and son. They overthrew the Shang Dynasty and established the Zhou Dynasty, which lasted for 800 years!"

"During the Spring and Autumn Period, Your Majesty simultaneously incarnated into the Five Hegemons. During the Warring States Period, Your Majesty incarnated into the Seven Heroes... In between, Your Majesty incarnated into sages such as Li Er, Confucius, Mencius, Xunzi, Gongsun Long, Sun Wu, and Sun Bin, each of whom taught their own schools of thought. They are truly pillars of civilization!"

[“The Emperor Qin and Emperor Han, it is none other than Your Majesty!”]

[“The Emperor of Tang and Song is also Your Majesty!”]

[“The great Genghis Khan, or Your Majesty!”]

"Your Majesty, your dynasty will last forever! For thousands of years, you will unify the country!"

"There are no two suns in the sky, and in my heart there is only one sun, Your Majesty!"

【…】

After finishing one article, you look at your slightly frantic handwriting and slowly recover from your excitement...

[“The paper is filled with nonsense, a handful of bitter tears! Everyone says the author is crazy, but who can understand the meaning behind it?”]

【Ha ha! 】

You gave a desolate smile: A lifetime of literary prowess, half a lifetime of wasted time on the pen, a heart filled with love for family, country, and the world, a heart filled with lofty ambitions! Yet, in the end, you succumb to the indescribable Old Ones, leading you to compose such insane remarks...

【humiliation! humiliation! 】

But, so what?

The ruler in the darkness seems to be mocking you: Steamed buns? You don't want to hold on?

[Will you help me? Will you accept it?]

[If you don't obey, you can't be an official! If you don't obey, you can't be a dog! ]

[“Kneel down obediently and shout your loyalty!”]

[He gave a strange laugh and disappeared, leaving you, unable to distinguish between reality and fantasy, with tears still streaming down your face...]

When it’s time to hand in your paper, the examiner looks at you with surprise at the tears in your eyes and asks with concern: “What’s wrong with you…”

“I’m so excited!”

You smiled, wiping away your tears, and said in a manic tone, "During the exam, whenever I thought of His Majesty's boundless kindness to the people of the world, I couldn't help but be deeply moved."

[“Moved, tears welled up in my eyes…”]

【Tsk! 】

The examiner couldn't help but exclaim in admiration: "Excellent! With such loyal and righteous people in the Ming Dynasty, there's no need to worry about unrest in the world. Your Majesty, then, won't have to worry about having good ministers to assist you."

"I think you have a good eye!"

"Thank you for your kindness, sir."

【…】

[After a few days, the examination was completed! ]

Officials from the Ministry of Rites personally reviewed the papers, picking out those that were obviously contrived and falsely loyal. In the end, only two or three hundred papers remained from the thousands of papers submitted for the national examination.

The owners of these two or three hundred papers are the "quasi-Jinshi" (prospective Jinshi) who are eligible to take part in the palace examination. And you are among them, and have undoubtedly won the title of "Hui Yuan" (prominent scholar) at the top of the list!

【Why? Because you are too loyal! 】

That unadulterated article on loyalty moved every examiner to tears: Loyalty is beyond words! Loyalty is beyond words!

"This is insane! This is insane! We need this kind of insane person right now!"

After personally reviewing your paper, the Minister of Rites sighed, "It doesn't look like an acting..."

[As the saying goes, the spontaneous expression of an abstract genius is a peak that Chuanzi will never surpass in his lifetime. Your crazy writing is obviously not something a normal person can write...]

"Any disloyal person would leave a trace of discord between the lines, but... Zhou Liang doesn't feel that way!"

"Look at his shabby logic! Look at his abstract metaphors!"

[“And! And this crazy, ferocious handwriting!”]

A veteran examiner also lamented, "When I went to collect the papers earlier, I happened to see Zhou Liang's state... He was so excited that tears streamed down his face. This was the best demonstration of his loyalty!"

"I have already decided. He will be the champion!"

[With a tangible wave of his hand, the Minister of Rites decisively decided the winner of this imperial examination!]

【…】

When the list of candidates for the imperial examination was posted, thousands of candidates from the two capitals and thirteen provinces immediately split into two groups!

【One is happy, the other is sad.】

Someone clapped their hands in surprise, "Ah! Great! I won!" Then they went crazy, crying and laughing, rolling around on the ground...

Someone, filled with grief and indignation, choked with sobs: "What will the Ming Dynasty's imperial examination system become in the future?"

No matter how hard a normal person tries to disguise themselves, they can never fake that kind of insanity. So after this round of exams, their true colors are exposed. From now on, they can only wait in shame for the next opportunity...

【The charity performance confirmed that it was a pure string of idiots! 】

As the saying goes, if loyalty is not absolute, then it is absolutely disloyal. Therefore, as long as they do not distort their spirit, they will definitely be rejected by the ruling class of the Ming Dynasty!

[Only crazy people are accepted here! Only loyal ministers are accepted here...]

"Brother Zhou! You passed the imperial examination!"

[Someone spotted the top of the list and exclaimed in surprise!]

[Then everyone present instantly turned their attention to you. Whether they passed the exam or failed, they all looked at you in astonishment!]

[Then the experienced failed students couldn't help but shrink their pupils, and slowly protected you in front of them!]

[It’s not that they are sick, but they are afraid that you are sick…]

"Huiyuan! What kind of person can get the first place in the exam? That person must be a complete lunatic! If the joy of passing the exam is overtaken by this, won't he go crazy on the spot?"

[The champions of previous years were all crazy, and the experienced candidates are naturally not afraid of your crazy behavior...]

[However, to their disappointment, you didn't lose your temper. Instead, you were unusually calm, as if you already knew you would pass the exam.]

You looked at your name at the top of the list, and a few incomprehensible gibberish ran through your calm mind.

“It’s getting closer…it’s finally getting closer…”

[Whether you will win the first place or not is actually not important to you. What is important is that you finally have the opportunity to meet the living True God and see the Holy Face of the Divine Emperor...]

[He once strangled 100,000 intruders with hemp ropes!]

[He once killed millions of rebellious officials and civilians in the capital with a single punch!]

[He once massacred people in Luoyang, Shenyang, Yangzhou, Suzhou, Yingtian, Xi'an...]

[It's different from the image I've heard from my parents in the past, different from the image of the golden giant in the Shenwei illusion, and even more different from the image of the ultimate stitched monster mentioned by the provincial school teachers.]

[He is about to reveal his true appearance to you for the first time...]

……

(End of this chapter)