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

Chapter 203 Zhu Youjian
Who is the master of heaven and earth?

Answer: A person who lives as one with heaven and earth!
The heaven and the earth exist because of one person, and they will also perish because of one person. As long as the person exists, the heaven and the earth exist. When the person dies, the heaven and the earth perish. They prosper together and suffer together.

This is not a parent's preference for their child, because no matter how good the relationship between parents and children is, both parties are always independent people.

But to the Lord of Heaven and Earth, Heaven and Earth are essentially a whole, and there is no such thing as each other!
So in a sense, the Lord of Heaven and Earth is Heaven and Earth itself, and everyone else besides him is just a figment of his imagination:
One thought arises, one thought dies.

One thought makes you a saint, one thought makes you a devil!
This is the cruelty of the idealistic world. Everything except me is fake, and other people don't matter at all...

But is this really cruel?

People who live in fantasy don’t care about life or death. Why should the Lord of Heaven and Earth hold the moral concept of “the same kind” towards the false products of fantasy?
This is similar to the various "extreme animal protection organizations" in reality. They view non-human animals with human morality, believing that humans should treat livestock as close as family and friends, and even grant them human rights, and oppose humans eating meat...

This behavior is clearly a typical case of self-satisfaction. Because animals are not human and do not have the advanced emotional abilities of humans, this broad "extreme animal protection" is completely meaningless and may even have negative consequences for human society, causing collective disgust and resistance, and ultimately ending in a mess...

Of course, the example of "extreme animal protection" is not quite accurate, because cats, dogs, cows, sheep, chickens and pigs in reality are real, objective creatures, and their lives are essentially no different from those of humans. Therefore, humans might as well retain some limited kindness and sympathy for them in addition to their normal production and life. As long as it is not extreme, it is actually fine.

If I really want to make a completely accurate analogy, it would be like someone sleeping at night and dreaming that they killed someone. After waking up, they feel extremely guilty, thinking that they have committed intentional homicide, and then decide to commit suicide to atone for their sins...

This kind of person is no different from a mental patient. Even most mental patients would curse him for being mentally ill when they see him!
So from this perspective, all the actions of the Lord of Heaven and Earth in the world are actually neither good nor evil. After all, the world is just his thoughts...

"Yes, that's how it is!"

Someone seems to be talking in the dark...

In a strange psychedelic state, Zhou Liang heard this voice... For some reason, he always felt that this voice was very similar to that of the Divine Emperor.

It said again:
"The world was originally created by you, and everything in the world is simply the product of your thoughts. If that's the case, why bother trying to find another way to change it?"

"Why would you change it? What's the point of changing it? What's the benefit of changing it?"

"This is meaningless and has no benefit..."

It guides:
"Now that you have defeated the Divine Emperor and become the new Lord of Heaven and Earth, you should naturally inherit His ways!"

"People aren't human beings, are they? Why do you have to treat them like humans? When people are hungry, they need to eat. When tigers and wolves are hungry, they need to eat meat. Why should you reason with food? Why should you restrain yourself?"

"Are you truly devoid of selfish motives? Don't you wish to live forever? Don't you wish to be invincible forever, so that no one dares to rebel? Don't deceive yourself, and don't bring up those high-sounding words of righteousness here, because they will only make people laugh..."

It was already laughing mockingly.

Zhou Liang, who had accidentally landed in this area, was silent for a moment. Although he hadn't figured out the situation yet, he still said slowly:
"Selfishness... Of course I have selfishness. How can a mere mortal not have selfishness?"

"But I also know that I can't be selfish in this matter..."

It is puzzled:
"why?"

Zhou Liang did not answer.

So it had to take a step back:
"Then let's do this... From now on, you can treat the world with kindness in your own way, or you can create an eternal era of peace and prosperity. I have no objection to any of this..."

"I have only one request, and that is that you continue to maintain the supply of the divine power of revenge... This is for your own good, and for the good of this illusory world. After all, you have replaced the Divine Emperor, and from now on you will be one with heaven and earth..."

"how?"

Zhou Liang remained silent...

However, this time the silence was accompanied by his inner thoughts:

Should I agree to this tempting request?
It wasn't that his faith had wavered, so he decided to go along with the old world, but rather that this was truly a good choice that took into account the interests of all parties...

It said that as long as the supply of the power of revenge is maintained, it will be fine. Perhaps this is still difficult for others, because if others want to obtain a large amount of the power of revenge, they will inevitably have to eat people like the God Emperor... But Zhou Liang doesn't need to do that!
As the owner of the real simulator, Zhou Liang has seen all the simulated plots, so he can completely copy the operations of the simulated characters.

As long as he teaches the "class theory" to the people, and then lets them accumulate divine power by spinning tops, and then collects the divine power after they die of old age, wouldn't this be a perfect solution?
The reason the simulated character hadn't succeeded on this path was because the Divine Emperor was still the Lord of Heaven and Earth, which caused a rejection of divine power, leading to the disintegration of heaven and earth. But now that he was the Lord of Heaven and Earth, rejection simply didn't exist. So if he followed the simulated character's path, then reality could become the eternal prosperity he'd always dreamed of!

By then, I will be sitting high above the sky, governing the world seriously, and countless honest and upright officials will faithfully implement government orders. The people only need to live and work in peace, and they will have no other worries!
Isn’t this more perfect than the Western Paradise?

Zhou Liang thought about it and gradually leaned towards this...

But at this critical moment, he suddenly reacted:
wrong!

Although this ending is good, it is based on the premise that one is a living person, because only living people can be immortal and thus prosper together with heaven and earth.

But now I have already died. From the beginning of the simulation, I have been just a body of the soul!

And how long can the soul live?
The answer is, only ten years!

So he had no choice. If he agreed to this mysterious man's demands for compromise, then in ten years at most, he and all living things in the world would fall into the abyss of destruction, and there would be no return...

So Zhou Liang finally shook his head:

"I'm sorry, I can't agree to your request..."

Having said that, Zhou Liang simply told the mysterious man his reasons and physical condition.

Mystery man:……

"You mean, you'll die in ten years?!"

Zhou Liang nodded:
"That's why I want to completely change this illusory world, to completely overhaul everything and create a new one, to fight for a glimmer of hope in that desperate situation!"

"I have to earn this power and I have to achieve enough results... I have no choice."

The other party hesitated, and no one knew what it was thinking...

After a long time, it finally sighed bitterly:
"It seems that I am doomed to fail..."

It should have been angry, unwilling, and blamed everyone... But in the end, it just sighed in the face of the cold reality, blaming no one and hating no one.

"Boy, you win..."

It sighed helplessly:
"To remain stagnant is ultimately a path to death."

"To cling to the old and the new is to be doomed."

"Everything we have now is destiny's choice. No one can be blamed... Well, if you want to make a revolution, then do it. Nothing I say will make any difference..."

"For now, I have no choice but to believe that you are a sage who is consistent in both appearance and reality. I only hope that you can truly treat every living being in this world with kindness. After all... they are all my descendants..."

As he spoke, a golden light emerged from nothingness and fell directly into Zhou Liang's body!

In an instant, the last force of heaven and earth besides the Divine Emperor fell into Zhou Liang's control, and Zhou Liang also became the true master of heaven and earth, gaining all authority over heaven and earth!
At the same time, Zhou Liang, who had gained all the authority, was finally able to "see" the mysterious man who had never appeared from beginning to end...

He was dressed in a yellow robe, and his appearance was exactly the same as that of the Divine Emperor!
Although his name was not mentioned, Zhou Liang recognized him at a glance, as if it was an instinct.

"Zhu Youjian..."

Zhou Liang muttered to himself.

He said nothing, but slowly disappeared into thin air...

The Ming Emperor Zhu Youjian passed away!
Zhou Liang, the Lord of Heaven and Earth, ascends the throne!
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(End of this chapter)