The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 187

Outside the Yong'an Hall, a large number of officials gathered at the moment, and they were sitting in the side hall drinking tea at the moment.

These officials were roughly divided into three waves, headed by Zhou Chengping, Guan Hetai, and Cheng Wenguang.

They represent the three factions of the officials of the palace, which really confirms the old saying that where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

Everyone was chatting with each other, asking a little bit about what they had met today.

"My lords, you can enter the palace!"

The reminder from the eunuch outside the door made everyone in the hall silence immediately, and then they walked out of the side hall.

Then everyone divided into two columns, climbed up the steps in front of Yong'an Hall, and finally entered the main hall.

The Yong'an Hall is the highest-regulated building in the palace, but there are very few opportunities to use it, and it is more often used as a symbol of royal power.

Therefore, every meeting in the Yong'an Hall is a very important event.

After entering the main hall, everyone stood apart according to the previously determined positions, and then waited with breathless concentration. The main hall was extremely quiet.

All of a sudden, the officials felt that they had returned to the capital. There was no end of the world today. They were standing on the Chongzheng Hall, waiting for the emperor to ascend to court.

The next moment, the sound of dancing and music suddenly sounded, which meant that Zhao Yanxun was coming.

Sure enough, Zhao Yanxun, dressed in a purple tuanlong robe and a black gauze winged crown, walked out slowly behind the screen on the left side of the hall under the attendants of several eunuchs.

Stepping up to Danbi, after Zhao Yanxun took his seat, he heard Huo An shout: "Ascension to the imperial court!"

Note that what Huo An calls here is Sheng Dynasty, and Sheng Dynasty is a word that can only be used by emperors. Strictly speaking, Zhao Yanxun is overstepping.

Except for Zhou Chengping's slight change in expression, the rest of the people remained unchanged and went straight to pay their respects.

But even Zhou Chengping bowed down with everyone at this moment.

Why didn't he blow up?Because Zhao Yanxun accepted the heaven and responded to the people, he was already worthy of the honor of the Son of Heaven.

What's more, what's going on in the pass is still unknown, if the capital has been occupied by monsters, it would be logical for Zhao Yanxun to succeed him as king.

In fact, if Zhao Yanxun really wanted to become emperor wholeheartedly, no one would stop him at this time, let alone stop him.

It's just that the trick of proclaiming himself emperor is meaningless. Even if he proclaims himself the captain of the ball, he can't change the status quo of the rampant zombies.

"No gift, flat!"

After the officials got up, Zhao Yanxun said: "I was notified yesterday, and I asked you to prepare your own situation reports. Today, all the ministers are sharing information!"

"The book office is the first to come!"

After Zhao Yanxun pointed it out, Wu Hong, the official bookkeeper, took the initiative to stand out of the queue, then took out a document, and read it aloud in the hall.

In this day and age, information communication is very inconvenient, and the information that each department has is only known within the department.

Therefore, many of the information that Wu Hong read out was unclear to other officials present.

A few minutes later, Wu Hong's situation report was completed, followed by Huang Zhongchang from the Justice Office, and then the Warehouse Management Office...

Everyone listened carefully, and it was Zhao Yanxun who had the most ease in getting the information his department needed.

He has already grasped the general situation, and at the moment he is drinking tea slowly, waiting for the officials to report.

After more than half an hour, all the officials, including the Longyou branch, reported their errands.

When everyone returned to the train and stood solemnly, Zhao Yanxun heard Zhao Yanxun say: "My dear friends... the situation is very good now!"

"Since the monster broke out, the palace has gone from a desperate situation to the present, and every time I think about it... this king finds it unbelievable!"

"It's all thanks to the lords that you can find a chance of life in the last days!"

Unexpectedly, Zhao Yanxun had just finished speaking, when someone said: "Your Highness, I dare not agree with this statement!"

Everyone looked intently, but it was Cheng Wenguang, the chief minister.

Everyone was suspicious, as a surrendered faction, Cheng Wenguang had often flattered Zhao Yanxun, why did he sing the opposite tune today.

But what Cheng Wenguang said next directly dispelled everyone's doubts.

"Respect the heaven and earth, His Highness sincerely touches the sky; nurture the common people, His Highness loves like a parent and child; Suppress monsters, His Highness takes the lead..."

"Without His Highness, there would be no way for Yuanyang's army and civilians to live, let alone the way for the ministers to survive. Yuanyang could have what it is today... It's all thanks to His Highness, how dare the ministers steal away!"

After Cheng Wenguang finished speaking, the rest of the officials broke out one after another, saying that they did not dare to take credit.

"Although Gu has merit, Qing and others also have merit!" Zhao Yanxun said with a smile.

Cheng Wenguang's flattery was straightforward, but it still made Zhao Yanxun happy.

After the main hall quieted down, Zhao Yanxun continued: "I think you all know that after these days of strangulation, a large number of monsters outside the city have been cleared!"

"The situation is getting better now, but the crisis still exists... You just heard that the food in the city can last for four months!"

Picking up the teacup again, Zhao Yanxun asked slowly, "How to deal with it... Do you have a good strategy?"

Everyone present was good at flattering, but when it came time to offer advice, they became extremely cautious.

There was silence in the hall for a while, but Cheng Wenguang stood up again and said, "Your Highness, I think... there are two ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditure!"

"Tell me!"

"Needless to stop the flow, the palace rations food for the people in the city. If it is really a last resort, reducing the ration is also a feasible way!"

Zhao Yanxun hummed, but did not comment on this, this attention is too common.

Seeing that Zhao Yanxun was not interested, Cheng Wenguang went on to say: "The so-called open source is to look outside the city..."

"The monster appeared in May. At that time, two months of spring plowing had passed, and new seedlings had been planted everywhere. Now it's time to mature!"

"That's why I thought that we could send people out of the city to collect the grain outside the city and plant new grain next spring!"

This is also Zhao Yanxun's idea, but Cheng Wenguang's idea is a fantasy to other people's ears.

In the eyes of the rest of the officials, even though a large number of zombies outside the city had been cleaned up, it was impossible to clean them up, and it was simply not feasible for people to go out of the city to harvest food.

The whole point is that the fear that the zombies bring to the officials is really too deep.

"Master Cheng, if you go out of the city to collect food, you don't have to die if you encounter a monster?" Zhou Chengping said.

In Zhou Chengping's eyes, Cheng Wenguang likes to make shocking remarks to show that he is different, but he doesn't care about the life and death of the people at all.

"You can send soldiers to guard!" Cheng Wenguang did not hesitate in the face of doubts.

"Who will guard the soldiers whether they are alive or dead?" Zhou Chengping asked urgently.

"Gongzheng Institute can build more military vehicles. If they encounter invincibility, they can provide shelter for the soldiers!" Cheng Wenguang said calmly.

Then he put Zhou Chengping aside, and continued to speak loudly: "Your Highness, in this world today, one is sailing against the current, and if one does not advance, one will retreat. If one is afraid of wolves and tigers, one can only be trapped to death in Yuanyang City!"

"Your Highness once said that only by fighting out of the city can you survive... What I said, please learn from Your Highness!"

Zhao Yanxun didn't express his position in a hurry, but looked at the other officials and said, "What else do you want to say?"

In fact, everyone present was not stupid and understood that what Cheng Wenguang said was feasible.

Hence, Guan Hetai was the first to speak: "Your Highness, my lord's strategy is feasible. Although there are many difficulties and twists and turns, as long as the whole city is united and your Highness makes wise decisions, all difficulties will be overcome!"

"My minister agrees!"

"My minister agrees!"

(End of this chapter)