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

Chapter 69 The Emperor Star is floating high in the sky!
In December of the 103rd year of the Chongzhen reign, two days before the Divine Emperor's birthday, Ming Prime Minister Zhou Liang and Zhou Zifang suddenly ordered the former Jinyiwei Commander-in-Chief "Zhu Zhongcheng" to go to the Fengtai camp to mobilize the Jinyiwei's elite troops!

[Afterwards, the Prime Minister urgently summoned the heads of the six ministries to the Prime Minister's residence to discuss matters!]

[When everyone arrived, you solemnly listed the various crimes committed by the Divine Emperor since his ascension, proving his immorality. Then, amidst everyone's astonishment, you solemnly announced your plan of rebellion!]

"Who's for? Who's against?"

You watch their reactions with serious eyes.

[Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment…]

"Prime Minister, you've finally figured it out! We've been waiting for you to say this for a long time!"

[To your surprise, when they confirmed that you were truly plotting a rebellion, no one in the audience expressed any objection. In fact, they even breathed a sigh of relief...]

[My brothers have been waiting for you to rebel for decades, and you finally got it! ]

[Fuck! Who in the world wants to be loyal to that pig in the Forbidden City? We're not blind or foolish. Your importance to the Ming Dynasty has long surpassed that of the Divine Emperor. It's fair to say: Without you, there would be no Ming Dynasty! They can't survive without you!]

[You are the faith of countless people in the world. The common people don't understand much, they only know that you created the current prosperous Ming Dynasty, so you are the only true saint!]

[The officials do understand a lot, but the more they understand, the clearer they become about what you truly mean to the Ming Dynasty, and the more loyal they become to you!]

[Between the tyrannical and dark Emperor of the Forbidden City and the benevolent and people-loving Prime Minister Zhou, any normal person would know which choice to make.]

[Even if the God Emperor is truly invincible, they are willing to fight for you! ]

[Do you think that the auspicious signs of persuasion over the years were all the work of the Divine Emperor? Wrong! The Divine Emperor's trick was just the beginning, and all the subsequent auspicious signs of persuasion were actually the result of the sincere expressions of the officials and the people!]

[Everyone has been waiting for you to launch a spectacular betrayal against the God-Emperor!]

[It's just that in the past, you always wanted to be a loyal minister. No matter how much the people below urged you to ascend, you remained indifferent. The frustration of your blind loyalty made everyone feel extremely uncomfortable...]

【Fortunately, you finally figured it out! 】

[All of a sudden, everyone was eager to test the Divine Emperor's remaining strength...]

[This is the first time you've intuitively sensed everyone's intentions. Seeing how eager they are to try, you can't help but sigh.]

[No wonder the Divine Emperor refuses to believe you're a loyal minister... Why would you be a loyal minister? Everyone in the world wants you to rebel, so how can you still be a loyal minister?]

【However, you still have some doubts besides your feelings.】

Is it because moths yearn for light or because they hate darkness that they rush to the flames?

[Admittedly, you've done a great job in the Ming Dynasty, but you feel that no matter how perfect you are, it would be difficult to gain unanimous approval from everyone... Haven't you seen how in later generations, during elections, even the most outstanding candidates always have a few opponents who specifically challenge them?]

[Yet you've actually managed to win the hearts of the people. Almost all officials at all levels and millions of people in the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty support your rebellion. This is obviously not just due to your personal excellence, but more importantly, it's due to the current situation...]

Are you too perfect?

[No, it's because the Divine Emperor is too disgusting...]

[The people of the Ming Dynasty may not know what a good person you, Zhou Liang, are, and some may not even know who you are, but they definitely know what a bad person the Divine Emperor is!]

[It wasn't you who single-handedly sparked the anti-Ming wave throughout the world, but you became the bearer of this anti-Ming wave!]

[When the time comes, heaven and earth work together, and heroes are made by the times. That's all! ]

Just like the "Anti-Qing and Restoration of Ming" movement that originally continued until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty had already fallen for nearly three hundred years. Where did all those loyal ministers and filial sons come from? Even with so many filial sons, how could Li Zicheng have beaten Chongzhen to death?

[In the final analysis, there were very few truly filial sons in the Ming Dynasty. The reason why everyone "opposed the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty" was not actually to "restore the Ming Dynasty", but simply to "oppose the Qing Dynasty". "Restore the Ming Dynasty" was just a sheep's head hanging on a dog meat stall!]

If there is a filial son who doesn't understand his own position, and really thinks that the sheep's head he is offering is so awesome, and jumps up and down with the sheep's head in his arms in public, then sooner or later he will be killed...

Now that you have become such a "sheep's head," you are fully aware of your position: you are merely a representative of anti-Ming public opinion. Therefore, you must not think highly of yourself, or even become corrupt and degenerate by relying on public support!

[However, it seems you won't have the chance to become corrupted... Because unless something unexpected happens, you won't be able to defeat the Divine Emperor...] [This isn't a sign of a loss of confidence, but rather a prediction based on an objective understanding of the disparity in strength between the two sides.]

"Your battle will at most catch it off guard. Plus, it hasn't eaten for a long time, so its current condition is extremely poor. So, you might be able to gain some advantage..."

【But, so what? 】

[Looking at the officials from the six ministries, their blood boiling with passion, eager to chop off the Divine Emperor's pig-head, you can't help but feel a surge of boundless ambition in your heart!]

[“This battle doesn’t seek victory, only no regrets!”]

You extended your hand and declared to the excited officials, "I, Zhou Liang, am willing to live and die with you all!"

“I stand with everyone in the world!”

Everyone was already excited, and now they were even more moved: The Prime Minister is willing to stay with us, and everyone will live and die together...

With such a leader, what else can we say?

[“Destroy the unjust! Punish the tyrannical Ming!”]

This is exactly what it means: "For the sake of sacrifice comes great ambition, daring to change the sun and moon into a new world!" Tonight, you will smash the "sun" and "moon" in the sky, and make this world a new one!

【…】

[In December of the 103rd year of Chongzhen's reign, martial law was imposed in the capital!]

[First, the Beijing Army marched into the city, and then set up thousands of cannons to bombard the Forbidden City!]

The sound of cannons rang out all night long! The artillerymen of the Beijing camp, who had always cherished the foreign artillery, no longer cherished it. They fired round after round of shells until the barrels were red hot!

[After it turns red, it is immediately cooled with water. Once it cools down a bit, it is beaten again, without any regard for the risk of explosion...]

[First, they used explosive bullets, then solid bullets, and even stone bullets... They fired everything they could. Anyway, Wanggongchang had a huge amount of gunpowder stored up, so they could fire as much as they wanted!]

[So after a full night of bombardment, the once magnificent and mysterious Forbidden City was completely reduced to ruins...]

"Arm your troops in formation!"

At the command of the Minister of War, the 100,000 elite troops of the Imperial Army, who had already surrounded the Forbidden City, excitedly raised their muskets and formed into line formations, just as they had in their daily training.

[“Advance! Kill the tyrant king!”]

【"yes!"】

[This is a war to kill gods initiated by mortals, and also a war to resist fate! ]

[Even though the chances of winning were almost zero, everyone charged forward without hesitation!]

Because the Prime Minister said he's with everyone, and will be with them through thick and thin! If the Prime Minister isn't afraid, then what should everyone else be afraid of?

【Tonight, the leader is with everyone! 】

[As long as the leader is there, the army's morale is there; as long as the leader survives, the army's soul survives... They were rebuilt because of you, so naturally they should live and die with you.]

【…】

[The sky is filled with murderous intent, the stars shift, the earth is filled with murderous intent, dragons and snakes rise from the land, people are filled with murderous intent, and heaven and earth are reversed! ]

[This night, the imperial star is swaying! ]

[This night, Mars is high...]

……

(End of this chapter)