To put it bluntly, the old rulers wanted to take back their power from today's rulers, an idea many would agree with, as life before the Apocalypse, regardless of its form, was hundreds of times better. Although it's unclear what those officials really thought, serving the people was their duty, and so was holding power.
But during the Apocalypse, no matter how good the rulers were, they were like the nobles of the Lan Ou Middle Ages! They could kill at will! Including the overlord of the United District, Li Henian!
These rulers were the emperors of a feudal society!
It should have been easy to rebuild the old regime, but it was utterly impossible!
The reason was simple! Because at the beginning of the Apocalypse, no one expected the emergence of New Humans!
Those powerful individuals could easily trample another class under their feet!
The existence of New Humans was the blade that severed the notion of equality for all!
