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

Chapter 68 Let the Ming Dynasty burn!

[Ding! You're dead. The wrong choice led to the wrong outcome...]

Throughout your life, you've cleaned up the bureaucracy, distributed land equally, reduced taxes, provided relief to the people, fostered military morale, and pacified the border... Your achievements are unparalleled, and for the Ming Dynasty, they're no less than a rebirth. For thirty years, you've worked diligently and tirelessly, doing your best to the best of your ability!

Your integrity and righteousness are enough to impress the wise men of ancient times. Even the most suspicious God Emperor was forced to yield to your unwavering loyalty and decided to spare your life, allowing you to continue serving him... It can be said that you are an absolutely perfect person! Who else can be considered the perfect person of all time?

Your name will be forever engraved on this land. Even after a hundred generations, the people of the world will still remember the peaceful and prosperous era you opened up... You surpass Yue Fei and Yu Qian. When future generations worship the loyal and righteous people of ancient times, your name will be included!

[However, you ultimately failed to stop the Divine Emperor's slaughter of the world, nor were you able to preserve this rare era of peace and prosperity... Because you were so perfect in the eyes of the world, countless people, knowing they would die, rebelled for you. Like moths drawn to a flame, they were mercilessly burned to death, leaving only a wisp of willpower to pursue the light...]

Before the noose around your neck, have you ever asked yourself: Does my life have any meaning?

You are confused about this because you have worked hard for so many years, but nothing has changed. You have even killed more people...

But in the end, you still believe that your life is valuable.

[Because you have allowed hundreds of millions of people to enjoy thirty years of peace and prosperity, based on this alone, your visit has not been in vain... The fault lies not in your governance, but in the Divine Emperor's tyranny!]

[The king is a king who has ruined his country, but the minister is not a minister who has ruined his country! ]

【It was worth it to die fighting against fate! 】

【…】

[Ding! This reward is being calculated...]

……

ended?
Even after the death message finished popping up, Zhou Liang was still stunned and couldn't recover from the incredible plot just now...

"No... What do you mean by the people of the Ming Dynasty are born noble? So noble that they are just consumables for the Divine Emperor, right?!"

This BYD's logic of increasing divine power is totally broken!
Zhou Liang was stunned:

"After all this time, I've come to this incredible conclusion... I must avenge the brutal oppression of the Ming people in order to increase my divine power and lifespan..."

Is there really a natural hatred for the people of the Ming Dynasty? Where does this divine power come from?!

Zhou Liang was puzzled and felt that the more he thought about it, the more nonsense it became:

What exactly does the term "Da Ming common people" refer to? Does it refer to people with Ming Dynasty household registration, people with Ming Dynasty culture, or people with Ming Dynasty blood?
If it's Ming Dynasty ancestry, does it refer to the father's or the mother's lineage? Or when did the lineage begin? Do the Sinicized Xianbei people count as Ming Dynasty ancestry? Do the Sinicized Khitan people count as Ming Dynasty ancestry? What about the Sinicized Xiongnu people? What about the Shatuo people?
Going back further, is it the Shang dynasty in the east or the Zhou dynasty in the west? Or the Xia dynasty? The Yanhuang tribe? The Dongyi? The Beidi? The Nanman? The Xirong?

Or...Australopithecus?
The logic is so broken!
Because the theory of bloodline is not suitable for real human beings at all. In theory, all people in the world are actually born from the same lineage, and we are all the same people. There is no basis for the existence of the theory of bloodline.

This divine power, on the other hand, had created a strange division of bloodlines in the historical plane. It was completely baffling, and the more I thought about it, the more I lost my mind...

[Ding! Rewards have been settled. You have received the prize: "Sacrifice Ambition." Do you want to claim it?]

Hmm? Sacrificial Ambition? The name seems to have something to do with the "Sacrificial Spirit Light" from before...

After thinking about it, Zhou Liang clicked on the introduction of this new prize:
"Sacrificial Ambition" (Consciousness): With sacrifice comes great ambition, daring to change the sun and the moon into a new world! Elevated from the spirit of the countless anti-Ming sacrifices who followed their leader, this is a consciousness-based supernatural ability!
The holder can greatly increase resistance to all negative mental states such as fear, hallucinations, fatigue, etc.! It is applicable to both reality and simulation!

what? !

Zhou Liang's eyes widened instantly:

"Elevated from the spirits of the countless anti-Ming sacrifices... Could it be... those just killed by the Divine Emperor?"

Yes, that's them.

Zhou Liang was a little confused for a moment:
"Why them? Wasn't it always just the protagonist's spirit that was simulated before?"

Thinking about it, Zhou Liang confusedly clicked on the previous prize information:

"Light of the Sacrifice's Spirit" (Consciousness): Sublimated from the spirit of the wise and courageous sacrifice, this consciousness-based supernatural ability grants the holder a slight boost in resistance to all negative mental states, including fear, hallucinations, and fatigue! It works in both reality and simulation!

When the two are compared, the difference becomes apparent:
First, the names of the prizes are different: one is simply "Light of Spirit," while the other is "Aspiration"... Second, the ingredients are different: one is derived from the protagonist's personal spiritual elevation, while the other is derived from the spiritual elevation of the thousands and thousands of anti-Ming sacrifices who followed their leader... And then, the descriptions of their effects are different: one "slightly increases resistance," while the other "significantly increases resistance"...

It even has an extra hymn:
For the sake of sacrifice and ambition, dare to teach the sun and the moon to change the sky!
In other words, this "sacrifice of ambition" is simply a super-enhanced version of the "light of the spirit"!
“Why is this different from the previous ones?”

Zhou Liang was very confused:

"Will the will of others also be considered my prize?"

Yes, they died following Zhou Liang, and they died without regret, their only desire being to kill the Divine Emperor and rescue Zhou Liang from captivity. They all knew they would die, but they still rose up in arms, because in their eyes, saving Zhou Liang outweighed their fear of death.

They were like moths drawn to a flame. Although their bodies were consumed by the Divine Emperor's flames, their spirits transcended the barriers of reality and truly attached themselves to the unprecedented light of "Zhou Liang."

[So they merged into one, becoming this "sacrificial ambition"...]

Zhou Liang frowned. Although he understood every word mentioned above, he was not the Prime Minister Zhou in the simulation after all, so it was difficult for him to empathize with them.

Compared with the sense of liberation of "a moth to a flame", he cares more about how effective the prize actually is.

"receive!"

With a command, a red blood light appeared out of nowhere and penetrated into Zhou Liang's soul!
At the same time, Zhou Liang felt an extremely powerful sense of power surging in his heart, even his mental state was affected. He was so excited that he wanted to go find the Emperor of God to compete with him immediately!
With a thought, the broken pieces of wine vessels on the ground immediately began to float up, and even the heavy tables and chairs could barely float...

"It's at least hundreds of times stronger than before! Although it's still far from the power of the Divine Emperor, who knows how much it will become if it's multiplied many times in the future..."

Zhou Liang's heart surged with excitement at the thought of his future potential to single-handedly kill the Divine Emperor. He then turned his eager gaze towards the system screen:
"Continue the simulation!"

[Ding! We've detected that you're currently simulating. Would you like to return to your last life choice point and continue the branch simulation, or return to your birth node and start over?]

Should I go back to the spawn point or continue the side quest? Of course I should continue the side quest and grind a few more times to sacrifice my ambition!
"Return to the previous life node!"

[Ding! Returning to the previous life node...]

[…In front of Zhu Zhongcheng's passionate presence, at this crucial moment of fate, you had second thoughts, and your original intention to die for your loyalty gradually wavered… Your choice: (?)]

A: The enemy is in Changchun Garden! You damned bastard emperor, you're so shameless! Look, I'm bringing a hundred thousand troops to celebrate your birthday! If I can't free the world from your brutal rule, then let the Ming Dynasty burn!

[B: If the ruler orders his subject to die, the subject must die...]

C: Kairun! Killing the God-Emperor is very possible, but it's also a bit unlikely... and submitting to death isn't really what you want... After all the choices, you think escaping is the most effective, so between "yes or no," you choose "or"!

Which one to choose?
Zhou Liang pondered for a moment:
"Last time, I chose loyalty, and thus uncovered a great deal of information regarding the Divine Emperor's power... This time, I'll test its strength myself, to see how much combat power remains in a Divine Emperor who has starved to the point of old age... Death is fine, as I'm guaranteed to have a sacrificed ambition at least!"

"Choose A!"

[Ding! You chose option A, the enemy is in Changchun Garden! Damn you, damned emperor, you're so shameless! Look, I'm bringing a hundred thousand troops to celebrate your birthday! If I can't free the world from your brutal rule, then let the Ming Dynasty burn!]

【…】

[Returning to the day when Lu Zhongcheng urged you to rebel, you couldn't help but sigh at the excitement and anticipation in your old friend's eyes.]

[Although the possibility of winning the struggle is almost zero, you have no choice but to launch a rebellion this time because you have no other choice! ]

[Besides, consider it the fulfillment of an old friend's dream... He died last time filled with guilt, and you don't want him to make the same mistake this time... Well, thirty years of friendship, let's seal it with a spectacular death!]

[Finally, having witnessed the poor condition of the Divine Emperor in his later years, you don't necessarily think you can't win... Anyway, let's give it a try!]

"Zhu Zhongcheng, listen to my orders!"

You gave a serious order. Zhu Zhongcheng was stunned at first, then burst into ecstasy: "I obey your orders!"

"I command you to follow my orders and quickly mobilize three thousand elite Jinyi soldiers and one hundred thousand elite soldiers from the Beijing garrison. First, seal off the nine gates of the capital, then impose martial law throughout the city, forcing the people not to leave their homes... Finally, bombard the Forbidden City with all available Western artillery!"

"No ceasefire until Wanggongchang's stockpile of ammunition is exhausted!"

【"yes!"】

【…】

[In the 103rd year of Chongzhen's reign, after a lapse of 30 years, martial law was finally imposed again in the capital!]

On this day, Ming Dynasty Prime Minister Zhou Liang declared, "By the will of Heaven, we will quell the rebellion!"

[On that day, thousands of cannons from the Beijing garrison bombarded the Forbidden City!]

[As you said, if you cannot save the world from the Divine Emperor's brutal rule, then let the Ming Dynasty burn!]

……

(End of this chapter)