I became a fox girl and was captured by the True Dragon Saint

In front of the emperor was a brown and yellow cushion.

One hundred and twenty-eight cushions formed a large circle, and the monks sat on them in order.

Pei Min was uneasy.

The first place in sword skills is not the real first place. The real first place can only be determined by combining the results of the debate and battle, and finally the emperor himself judging.

However, he had never participated in a discussion on the Dao, and had never even seen one.

For some reason, the master wouldn't even let me practice, and wouldn't even let me watch the videos of previous debates.

He said that watching those things would turn him into a fool.

He now seriously suspected that his master did this on purpose in order to break the contract.

The eunuch walked to the center of the circle, holding the imperial edict in his hand.

"Today's exam question, how should we treat the people?"

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Jiang Ke'er walked on the streets of Jiangdu City.

She looked at the wanted posters on both sides of the road and peeled one off at random.

The above detailed his numerous sins.

The names of those killed by Tianmo were engraved on wooden plaques. In a small alley not far away, the nameplates of the dead were hung everywhere, stretching for ten miles, and the plaques made a clattering sound when the wind blew.

She had never seen these people, but she knew they died because of her.

Late at night, perhaps a woman is busy taking care of a crying baby, regretting that she had gone through ten months of pregnancy to give birth to a troublemaker, while at the same time she is meticulously changing the child's diapers.

Perhaps a man has just dragged his tired body to open the door of his home, and his mind is still echoing with the passionate tone of his boss when he talked about 996 - 996 is your blessing!

Maybe some student is curled up in bed with a novel in his hand, his soul wandering freely in that other world, occasionally letting out a few strange laughs and wiping his eyes.

There are too many helplessness in this world, but they are all trying hard to live.

Until several dark shadows broke into the quiet village.

The screams spread from one end of the village to the other, surrounding them from all sides.

In the dark night, they might stand in front of their loved ones in despair, or huddle under the bed in despair.

Then, no matter where they hid, they were pulled out one by one and their skins and flesh were eaten alive.

When the sun rose, the dried bloodstains took on a slightly dark red hue, and flies happily swarmed on them.

Their bones were piled in the center of the square. Even the last bit of pink on the bones was gradually eaten away by insects, leaving only a sea of ​​white.

Jiang Keer looked up at the brand names.

They were hung in the air on the street like wind chimes. The wind from the downtown area swept the place, and they collided and entangled with each other, making a ticking sound.

Jiang Ke'er walked slowly from one end of the street to the other.

Along the ten-mile-long street, the mourners were as silent as Jiang Ke'er. They just wore mournful white robes and silently scattered paper money into the flames one by one.

After finally getting to the other side, I found that on another adjacent street, many workers were busy stringing name tags together and hanging them up.

Feeling Jiang Ke'er's gaze, someone raised his head, forced a smile, and explained: "That street can no longer be hung. The emperor said that this street should also be used to commemorate the dead... It's all because of that damn demon."

Jiang Keer picked up the pipe and took a puff.

"It's all because of that damn demon."

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The debate and competition actually means taking turns to express your opinions on the test questions.

One sentence per person.

How to treat the people?

The first person to answer said without thinking:

“People are like pigs and dogs. If they are fed and full, they cannot be disciplined. They must be kept busy with their livelihoods and given hopes that are within reach and desires that can never be achieved. Only then can the people be driven as if they were at the fingertips of one’s arm.”

He had obviously done his homework on this topic, and as soon as he uttered the answer, there was applause from all around.

The second person who answered the question blushed, and after a long pause, he could only say awkwardly, "There's already a perfect answer before me, and this answer is so perfect that I can't continue to answer. I give up."

Then it was the third person's turn.

"The people are like pigs and dogs?" He sneered and looked at the first person. "The lowly people are worse than pigs and dogs. They are unscrupulous and only know how to be jealous. They are never satisfied and never think about making progress... Poor students have no etiquette and are born to be mean! We are ashamed to serve in the same court with them!"

This statement began to point to the imperial court.

The imperial examination system advocated by Lord Li was a new rule that drew materials from the people. He raised the question "How to treat the people" in order to test the bottom line of these wealthy aristocrats towards poor students.

Obviously, the two are incompatible and cannot coexist.

(1.5/2.5)

153. Silent

"If those poor students are allowed to serve as officials in the imperial court, there will be no trace of me in the imperial court!"

This so-called discussion of the truth has unknowingly turned into a condemnation of poor students.

Pei Min was confused after hearing this.

He couldn't understand why remarks like "the untouchables are worse than pigs and dogs" were applauded by the majority of people.

These cheers even made him start to doubt himself and wonder if he was worse than pigs and dogs.

Everything he saw created a huge sense of disconnection from what he knew and saw every day, just like the day when Jiang Keer was suddenly beaten into a disaster.

Even he himself didn't know that he was guilty of so many things.

"it's your turn."

Pei Min raised his head blankly.

"Hey, it's your turn, wake up."

When Pei Min came to his senses, he found that the sword practitioners around him were all looking at him.

Beneath their polite and dignified appearance, their eyes were filled with anticipation for the show to begin - they were all looking forward to what the most out-of-place guy in this scene would say.

"I……"

The emperor's eyes also fell on Pei Min.

Pei Min really had no experience in this kind of debate.

"I don't know," Pei Min shook his head and gave the most expected answer.

"Are you giving up?" the examiner with thick eyebrows and big eyes asked him majestically.

Pei Min was stunned and said nothing.

The examiner shook his head in disappointment: "Then..."

"Wait," just as the chief examiner was about to announce that Pei Min had given up, Lord Li shook his robe, stood up, and looked around at the candidates.

"The so-called discussion of the Tao is to speak out your own Tao and your own thoughts," Lord Li looked at Pei Min encouragingly, "Maybe your Tao is different from others, but you can speak it out boldly. Time will judge whether it is right or wrong."

"I..." Pei Min clutched his sleeves, "I can't say."

"Speak slowly, don't rush."

"Can I say one last thing?" Pei Min looked at Lord Li.

"Okay, the order doesn't matter." Lord Li nodded, "Next one."

The next one is Gongsun Xiaotao.

Xiaotao looked strange.

She stood up and looked down at the sword practitioners sitting on the ground.

"You're chewing on the meat of the untouchables while you're saying that they stink," Gongsun Xiaotao said in a strangely cold tone, without any of her usual gentleness. "My senior brother should have practiced with the sword and chopped up all of you bastards and fed them to the pigs."

After saying that, she raised her hand to give up, waved her long sleeves, and left the examination venue in a graceful manner.

Before leaving, she nodded slightly to Pei Min: "Come on, senior brother."

Xiao Tao left, and everyone was shocked by her generosity.

No one could have imagined that a girl who had always behaved like a smart girl would have the guts to say such cruel words, giving a cold shoulder to all the dignitaries present, even the emperor.

Lord Li did not get angry but laughed loudly.

"Good job Gongsun Xiaotao, I'll protect this girl! Someone, go and protect her, don't let her get beaten up!"

Gongsun Xiaotao's outburst was just a minor episode and was not enough to disrupt the order of the exam.

The examination continued, but with each speech, the untouchables committed countless more crimes.

When it came to Xiao Yu, he lightly waved his folding fan and stood up.

Everyone could not help but sit up straight and listen attentively.

"I suddenly remembered that a book has been updated. It's more interesting to read a novel than to discuss the Dao... I'm also giving up. Everyone, please chat slowly."

After saying that, Xiao Yu put away his folding fan, replaced it with a novel with a simple cover, and walked away.

Compared with this test question, he is more interested in disgusting Pei Min. Since the test question has nothing to do with Jiang Ke'er, he doesn't want to answer it.

Of course, there are other considerations as well.

After Xiao Yu left, the discussion remained heated.

Until the end.

All eyes were once again focused on Pei Min.

The silence made Pei Min feel as if under a mountain of pressure.

This time, Pei Min finally stood up, his eyes still a little confused.

"How should I treat the people? I don't know."

"With my experience, I can't think about such profound questions." He sighed, "Besides, I am the worthless pariah in your eyes. If I hadn't been lucky enough to meet Master, I would have been struggling for survival like other 'pariahs'."

"You guys always scold me, and I can't help but feel angry. These days, I have been trying to prove that my way is right. I want to prove to you that a peasant can also learn swordsmanship... There are so many things I want to prove."

"But I suddenly didn't want to do it anymore, so I gave up... This place is not suitable for me."

Pei Min turned around somewhat dejectedly.

He was very angry because those people kept calling him a pariah.

But after witnessing all this, he felt more powerless.

Maybe some things are destined to be unprovable.

If it's the master, there should be a way.

But, with my limited vocabulary, I can't do it.

Pei Min silently walked out of the venue, looking for his master, wanting to apologize to the master who had high hopes for him.

If I give up and run away, my master will definitely scold me severely...

Sitting on the dragon throne, Lord Li sighed in disappointment.

He thought Pei Min could say something different.

Nothing more...

"I have heard your requests," Lord Li stood up from the dragon throne, holding a small black crystal in his hand.

The sword cultivators looked at the crystal in Lord Li's hand with a little surprise.

Astronomical instrument control device?

What is he going to do?

"I understand that there is no free business in this world. You all have to protect your family business, and your actions are also being cleaned up," Lord Li showed the crystal in his hand and injected spiritual power into it.

"Everyone knows the real purpose of today's exam, so why not just state it clearly?"

A dazzling light began to appear on the astronomical instrument.