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

Chapter 82 Thief!

"To kill or not to kill..."

Zhou Liang pondered for a moment:
From a rational point of view, we definitely cannot start a killing spree at this stage!

First, because the imperial court still exists.

In the Ming Dynasty today, ordinary people died and that was it, and officials had no time to care about the life and death of the untouchables... But landlords and gentry were not included. As people with a certain status and identity, although these people were not considered the ruling class, they were definitely objects that the government needed to protect.

If too many people like this die, the higher-ups will definitely send people to investigate, and if they do, then this small gang of "Zhou Liang" will definitely not be able to hide!

By then, whether their plan to increase their divine power is discovered or the identities of the thieves are discovered, they will definitely be in trouble.

The second reason is that Zhou Liang was not prepared for possible changes in the situation in the future!
Let's take a step back and say that even if "Zhou Liang" successfully withstood the Ming court's investigation and gradually led the rebels to develop, and really worked together to kill the Divine Emperor, then... what then?

"If we use bandits to kill the God Emperor, won't the bandits become the second God Emperor?"

Zhou Liang shook his head:
In his previous life, in order to avoid misfortune and death in his later years, the Divine Emperor restarted the massacre even though he knew he was doing a bad thing.

The Divine Emperor is afraid of death, but does that mean the thieves are not afraid of death either?
Therefore, even if the bandits took over the world, they would eventually degenerate into the next God Emperor...

"Just like Li Zicheng, if he had managed to maintain the Shun Dynasty, he would have naturally escaped from the lower class and become a ruler like the Ming emperor... Even if he didn't fall, his descendants and successors would have fallen."

This was the outcome of ancient peasant uprisings. After their success, they only established a new feudal dynasty, and they could never escape the cycle of order and chaos...

It can be said that the reason why Li Zicheng has a good reputation in later generations is that he died at a very timely moment, before he had time to become a bad person!
Whether it's the original historical line or the current historical line, it's the same...

"Once the simulated character strengthens the bandits to the level of the Divine Emperor, then when the bandits reach their later years, won't they stir up dark chaos like the Divine Emperor?"

Zhou Liang was extremely distrustful of this, because this was a great power that possessed both immortality and the power to destroy the world...

If it really comes to that, will "Zhou Liang" have to recruit a group of new people from the people to defeat the rebels?
What about next time? What about the next time?

This is a bottomless abyss.

"Perhaps I can guarantee that he won't fall, but I really can't trust these thieves..."

So, Zhou Liang thought about it and couldn't convince himself to choose to kill.

However, Zhou Liang also sympathized with him:

If I can figure out these principles myself, how could the great Prime Minister Zhou not figure them out?

He obviously knew everything, but he still didn't want to give up this rare opportunity because he was really afraid that he would never find the perfect way to succeed...

After finally getting out of the despair of the previous life and finding an effective way to "kill monsters and level up", the future seemed to be smooth, but at this moment, unexpected new changes popped up.

How could this not cause psychological problems?
So this time's hesitation actually reflects his unwillingness...

"Ugh……"

Zhou Liang sighed:
"Forget it, I'll just treat it as helping you eliminate your negative emotions and adjust your mindset..."

"Choose B!"

[Ding! You chose option B. Stay rational and take a long-term view!]

……

[After a difficult ideological struggle, you finally gave up on learning from the Great Western King's successful experience...]

You know, even if you chose option A, you still wouldn't be able to achieve a perfect ending. [Not to mention the fact that killing people will lead to an investigation by the authorities, nor the fact that the historical cycle of "dragon slayers eventually become dragons" will only manifest after success... Just the hurdle in your heart is simply unbearable!]

"You are unwilling to repeatedly sacrifice the lives of ordinary people to achieve your "sacrificial ambition." Are you willing to kill the Divine Emperor by slaughtering ordinary people?"

It should be noted that class struggle is not simply about physical annihilation. Rather than dragging out the bad guys who deserve their punishment as target practice, the more important thing in the struggle is to transform those whose crimes are less serious into people who benefit the public!

[For example, the spinning top you pulled out earlier was indeed a landlord collecting rent, but his crime wasn't truly punishable by death, so you only pulled out the top instead of killing it outright like you did with the bandit.]

Ultimately, reform is the only way forward. Indiscriminate killing will only bring destructive consequences... The enemy you should eliminate is the entire class, not each individual, because they are also part of the people.

[Furthermore, you have a deep concern about whether the insane can ever return to normal. After all, the divine power comes from the Divine Emperor, and He is too special to be used as an example for other mortals.]

What if He is the only one who can recover after going crazy with killing? What if ordinary people really go crazy forever after going crazy with killing?

[Faced with the utterly mysterious and tyrannical divine power, your understanding is still too limited. There are too many unknowns, and you need to slowly unravel them.]

[So after a lot of hard self-persuasion, you finally let out a sigh of relief...]

[Once you have solved your own mental problems, the next step is to solve the spiritual problems of others! ]

Your attention shifts back to the bandits, led by Li Laiheng, who are still enthusiastically praising Zhang Xianzhong to you...

"The King of the Great West is a true man! A man among men, a tyrant among tyrants!"

"King Chuang is good in every way except that he's too kind and his methods are too soft... If he had just killed all the landlords and gentry like the King of the Great West, even if he were defeated and killed, we wouldn't have been retaliated by these people and ended up in this situation today..."

"We should learn from the King of the Great West! Learn from Huang Chao! Beat the unruly people of the world to their knees and force them to kowtow to avoid death!"

“Trust the wisdom of the ancients!”

【you:……】

[Okay, this is all crazy! ]

You sigh helplessly: "I have to find a way to turn them back to normal. Otherwise, given how crazy everyone looks, your club is doomed..."

After much deliberation, you decide to let them consume their excess divine power first. After all, a state of mania is caused by divine power exceeding an individual's limit. So, theoretically, once the excess divine power is consumed, the person's mind will return to normal.

[But if this happens, your plan of "killing monsters and leveling up" will come to nothing...]

You gritted your teeth, barely suppressing the disappointment in your heart, and then solemnly ordered everyone: "Let's stop this! Your current state is very abnormal, it's better to consume your divine power first..."

"Not feeling well? We're doing fine!"

[What you never expected was that when faced with your order to consume divine power, Li Laiheng's expression changed immediately!]

As the saying goes, alcohol makes a coward bolder. In his frenzied state, Li Laiheng is no longer the obedient old man he usually is... His red eyes stare at you wantonly, like a vicious wolf!

"You want me to obey you? Sure! But you have to beat me first!"

"I, the humble mortal Li Laiheng, would like to test the techniques of the Master of Ghosts and Gods!"

[Now he is a real thief! ]

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(End of this chapter)