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

Chapter 171 Conditions for Coexistence

【Actually...it's all fake.】

You sighed and told the stunned God-Emperor this cruel truth...

"Actually, you're right. All people and things in this world are essentially non-existent illusions. If we use the single real world as the standard for judging truth and falsehood, then the common people are false, the Ming Dynasty is false, and the heaven and earth are also false."

[“But what you don’t know is that according to this standard, not only are they fake, but you and I are also fake…”]

You sighed helplessly.

"You may never know this, but it's true."

"The current illusory Great Ming and the real Great Qing outside are both merely illusions created by higher beings. They are simulated worlds created by the real Zhou Liang using the world he lived in as a blueprint."

“He created this world for no other purpose than to find a perfect solution within the simulation, and then use that solution to solve real problems in the real world.”

"If it goes as expected, there's not only the real Zhou Liang there, but also the real Chongzhen Emperor. They're the real ones, and we're just fake..."

You spoke this cruel truth with deep emotion. At that moment, even though you had already guessed everything from past experiences, you couldn't help but feel a sense of loss.

What is this feeling?

My colorful life is actually fake, and my efforts are meaningless. No matter how great my achievements are, they cannot affect even a speck of dust or a hair in the real world.

[What a cruel and despairing truth...]

Even you, someone who had some prior knowledge and preparation, felt lost, not to mention the completely bewildered Divine Emperor...

[God Emperor:...]

[God Emperor:…………]

[God Emperor:………………]

[“You damned evil god, you’re full of nonsense!”]

After a moment's silence, the Divine Emperor exploded on the spot. With disheveled hair, He began to curse nervously, "I'm seriously reasoning with you and presenting facts. What the hell are you talking about?!"

“Oh! I understand!”

"You're a con artist, and you think deceiving ordinary people isn't enough, so you're even trying to deceive me? I'm telling you! I won't believe a single word you say!"

"If you want to kill me or slice me up, come quickly! A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated, especially since I'm the emperor. Come on if you have the guts!"

The Divine Emperor's outburst of curses clearly revealed His true attitude: disbelief!

"In fact, He really shouldn't believe it. After all, your shocking claims don't have even a shred of evidence. You're saying that everything in the universe, including Him, is fake, an experiment created by a higher-dimensional being... This is exactly like the nonsense those charlatans say!"

Not to mention that you started out as a con man in this life, fabricating lies and deceiving people since birth, tricking the people of the world into crying out for the Divine Emperor to send them to hell... With this kind of resume and criminal record, you've long been on His blacklist.

"Now you're bringing up something so baseless, it would be a miracle if He believed it!"

[But, you really didn’t lie to Him this time…]

Seeing this, you can't help but laugh: I've been lying my whole life, and now no one believes me even if I tell the truth. It's really...

You chuckle at yourself, and then stop dwelling on this issue. After all, you truly can't produce any evidence that "everything is false." All this information was directly transmitted to you by your entity. How could you possibly gain anyone's trust with this?

[So in a sense, your words and actions do seem like those of a mentally ill person...]

Therefore, you didn't expect this fact to convince the Divine Emperor, nor did you expect him to be persuaded or moved by you. The only effect this shocking news could have was to help you untie the knot in your heart and free you from the psychological shackles the Divine Emperor had placed on you!

As long as you deny in your heart the fundamental fact that He is the Creator God, then He will lose His only righteous high ground in your eyes, and will no longer be able to wield the "Creator God" club to pressure others and intimidate you.

[Thus, you can calmly ask Him the most important question...]

"Let me ask you, can the Ming Dynasty continue to exist?"

Perhaps because the psychological pressure you've put on Him is too great, the Divine Emperor doesn't evade the question this time. Hysterically, He simply sneers, "Yes, of course. Why not?"

"I am the Lord of Heaven and Earth. The entire illusory world was created because of me. As long as I am safe and sound, then Heaven and Earth will naturally last for thousands of years."

"After I revived from near death, the world stopped collapsing and returned to normal... If you don't believe me, go ask those people and see if those strange phenomena have disappeared!"

[Faced with his arrogant words, you were moved and immediately sent someone to inquire. The result was...]

"Your Majesty, the gravity experiment has returned to normal! The light ball is now falling faster than the heavy ball!" Researcher A said excitedly!

"Your Majesty, the air pressure experiment has returned to normal! The air in the copper ball can no longer be pumped out!" Researcher B exclaimed excitedly! "Your Majesty, it's normal! It's completely normal! The mouse starved to death in the carbon dioxide!" Researcher C exclaimed excitedly!

You nodded in agreement: "Great, everything is finally back to normal..."

"What about those Qing Dynasty people?"

You asked again.

"Replying to Tianzun, those weirdos with braids have also disappeared..."

The messenger said, somewhat frustratedly, "We had originally planned to provide them with nine years of compulsory education to combat illiteracy, but after only a few months of science and class struggle classes, they disappeared..."

【Um? 】

You were slightly surprised by this, but didn't think much of it. After all, it wasn't a big deal...

【…】

"How's it going? Do you trust me this time?"

[The Divine Emperor, still firmly grasped by the tangible hand of divine power, could not help but speak proudly to you.]

"I am the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the Son of Heaven!"

“I said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light in heaven and earth. I said, ‘Let there be man,’ and there was man between heaven and earth…”

[I handed Pangu the axe when he created the heavens, and I mixed the mud with Nuwa when she created humans... I commanded the battle to destroy Chuang!]

[In short, he's incredibly awesome. A mere charlatan, a godly god, shouldn't you just bow down to him?]

【But you just smiled: Happy! 】

[Of course, it's impossible to just bow down and worship Him, but since He didn't lie, you really have to take Him seriously.]

Even if He isn't the true creator god, His life and death are crucial to the survival of the universe. Therefore, for your own life and the lives of the people of the world, killing the God is no longer an option.

[The only path left for you is to meet Him and let go of all grudges with a smile. No matter how much resentment and hatred you harbor towards Him, you have no choice but to coexist with Him...]

So you slowly made up your mind, and finally said to Him as calmly as possible: "Since that's the case, how about we coexist together?"

【"coexist?"】

The Divine Emperor was stunned, then frowned: "How do you want to coexist?"

You said seriously, "It's very simple. Now that you're weaker than me, I can directly provide you with divine power without requiring you to eat humans..."

"Then from now on, I will use my divine power to support you. You don't need to do anything else, just stay alive. As long as you live, this Ming Dynasty will not be destroyed."

[“As an offering, I will not only provide you with the divine power to prolong your life, but I will also allow you to retain your title of emperor. The ancestral temple sacrifices of the previous emperors of the Ming Dynasty can also be retained. The titles and monthly salaries of the various vassal kings can also be negotiated…”]

【"how?"】

This treaty is clearly full of sincerity. You can say you've made the maximum concession. As long as He is willing to coexist with you, He will be equivalent to the monarch under a constitutional monarchy. Although He will not have real power, He will have full economic and reputational benefits!

Compared to the "Treaty of Favorable Treatment for the Qing Dynasty" signed by the Republic of China with the Qing Emperor, your "Treaty of Favorable Treatment for the Ming Dynasty" is undoubtedly better. You even retained the country's name!

You are sincere.

[You believe that with such generous conditions, the Divine Emperor will definitely agree. After all, not only have you raised the bar, but the Divine Emperor in your previous life also clearly expressed his willingness to coexist with you, which proves that He is truly open to negotiation!]

【but……】

[What you didn't expect was that right after you offered generous preferential treatment, the Divine Emperor sneered!]

"Coexistence? Okay!"

[“But I have one condition, and that is that you must give up your divine power…”]

[“Zhou Tianzun, do you dare?”]

You're stuck...

……

(End of this chapter)