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

Chapter 151 Emperor Star!

Confucius said: "Governing with virtue is like the North Star, which stays in its place and is surrounded by other stars."

[The "Beichen" here refers to the North Star.]

In legend, it is also known as the "Purple Star," a symbol of the emperor. Especially after the emergence of Dong Zhongshu's theory of the correspondence between heaven and man, it became increasingly associated with the emperor's destiny. It was said to be the emperor among the stars, corresponding to the emperor in the human world.

This point is also reflected in the poetry of countless literati. For example, during the An-Shi Rebellion, Du Fu wrote, "The imperial court in the North Pole will never change, and the bandits in the Western Mountains will not invade each other." He expressed his longing for the restoration of stability in the Tang Dynasty through poetry.

Another example is the line "Suddenly a madman sharpened his sword at night, the Emperor's star was swaying, and Mars was high up," using the Emperor's star and Mars to allude to the turmoil of the dynasty.

[There are many, many more…]

[Of course, these so-called "interactions between heaven and man" are actually just superstitious ideas. Even Xunzi said, "The way of heaven is constant; it does not exist for the sake of Yao, nor does it perish for the sake of Jie." So, you, a time traveler, will definitely not believe it!]

[However, you have indeed seen some strange things related to this in this world...]

[For example, in the past life, during the last years of the Divine Emperor's ill fortunes, you witnessed with your own eyes the Imperial Star in the sky dim and lose its luster. When the Divine Emperor returned to normal, the dim Imperial Star returned to normal, as if there truly was some connection between the mortal emperor and the Imperial Star in heaven.]

[You wondered at the time: Was it the Divine Emperor who specifically used his divine power to influence the stars in the sky?]

[However, this suspicion is somewhat untenable: because the God-Emperor, who had an ominous last year, did not seem to have the ability to pluck stars and take the moon...]

[Furthermore, even if the Divine Emperor could really manipulate the stars with his tangible hands, that's still a long shot! Because the Imperial Star is actually a distant star, countless light-years away from Earth. Even if it were truly affected, by the time the light reached Earth, at least thousands of years would have passed...]

[So, this matter has always been a strange thing that has puzzled you for a long time. Even if you have supernatural powers, it is difficult to force an explanation.]

【And now, you seem to finally know the answer to this question...】

[How the hell is this a stone floating in the sky?!]

You look at the glowing stone before you, and the densely packed circles of various stones surrounding it, and you're baffled: How could stars possibly look like this?

[Aside from the sun and moon, which are "planets" orbiting the Earth, all the stars are glowing stones floating above the Earth's North Pole. They float quietly in the sky, circling around the largest glowing stone in the center...]

[Good news: Your doubts about how the Divine Emperor made the light from distant stars instantly travel thousands or tens of thousands of light years to reach Earth have been resolved!]

[Bad news: Your worldview has been shattered to pieces and can never be put back together again...]

[Holy shit, how could the universe possibly be like this?! This is totally unscientific!]

You look around this absurd universe blankly, feeling like you might be crazy...

[No, you've gone crazy!]

【And this world has never been scientific...isn't it?】

[Think about your "two iron balls hitting the ground at different times," and "the air in the hollow copper ball can never be completely pumped out," and "the mouse starving to death in a glass jar theoretically devoid of oxygen"... Where the hell is this scientific?!]

[Now, it’s just a set of “geocentric theory” and “star and stone theory”, which is just a drizzle...]

[Thinking of this, you finally let go and smiled: Damn! What a crazy world!]

[Here, people are crazy, the laws of physics are crazy, astronomical theories are crazy, and the logic of the world is even more crazy... There's nothing in this world that isn't crazy!] [In this crazy world, you can't be too serious, and you can't talk about science. Just let go and laugh. Because the more you take things too seriously, the more you'll find that the world is full of bugs, and the more upset you'll become...]

[In that case, you might as well be a lunatic and focus on your own business, and don't worry about anything else! ]

[Thinking of you, with the starry sky behind you, gradually understanding everything...]

[Ah! (Sighing due to a fit of madness.)]

[Enlightenment! (I gradually understand everything!)]

【Dude, I'm going crazy for you! 】

【…】

[Of course, after the epileptic seizure, you managed to return to "normal" and then began to study these stars to see if they still hid any secrets...]

[It's just that you've studied for a long time and haven't figured out anything. Because no matter how hard you try, these stars are mostly just ordinary glowing stones. Apart from glowing, there's nothing obviously unusual about them.]

[Except Emperor Star.]

After you studied other stars to no avail, your attention naturally turned to the Emperor Star, the one in the center, surrounded by all the stars!

[Legend has it that it's connected to the fate of the mortal emperor, and you've actually seen it connect and sense the safety of the Divine Emperor... Does this prove that it truly has some special qualities?]

[After thinking for a moment, you reach out your invisible hand, attempting to grab it and examine it more closely...]

【But at this moment, a clear resistance force appeared! 】

No matter how hard you try, you can't move it even a little bit. It's as if it has taken root in the void and is anchored to that space... This is something you have never seen before!

Although your telekinesis isn't strong enough to move mountains or seas, as long as you are willing, there is nothing in this world that you cannot move.

[And the Emperor Star's obvious resistance clearly proves that it is not an ordinary thing, it is at least an extraordinary thing!]

After repeatedly pulling it to no avail, you gradually develop a strong interest in it. Not only do you try to pull it out of its place, you also try to attack it and smash it...

[And the result of the verification is that you can't do anything about it. You can't make it change in any way.]

[Just as you cannot cause any harm to the God-Emperor...]

After much deliberation, you finally gave up on your research on the Imperial Star and decided to take a different approach... Since they all say "harmony between man and nature," and the Divine Emperor can indeed connect with the Imperial Star, why not change your thinking?

[Let's stop studying the Emperor Star and directly study the Divine Emperor himself!]

Having made up your mind, you took one last look at this strange universe, then turned and flew straight towards Earth.

[You know, as long as you use your method well, the Divine Emperor will definitely give you some useful research results...]

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(End of this chapter)