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

Chapter 118 Soldiers should be ready to die!

"Is it to join the dark turmoil and become the Supreme of the Forbidden Zone together with the ominous red-haired monster in his later years?"

"Or become a human emperor, fighting non-stop from beginning to end, until you defeat the Forbidden Zone Supreme, suppress the dark turmoil, or die in battle..."

This multiple-choice question was clearly placed in front of Zhou Liang. It was simple and clear, and he could understand it at a glance.

Zhou Liang's heart was really pounding:
"I have to say, this is probably the closest I've ever been to a perfect ending..."

The price offered by the Divine Emperor this time was extremely high. Not only was he willing to give up the massacre of civilians, he was also willing to take "Zhou Liang" with him and achieve immortality!
According to the vision he drew, the future Ming Dynasty could get rid of the oppression and threats of the Divine Emperor, and the two of them could even use their divine power to help the people of the Ming Dynasty live a beautiful life like a paradise on earth!

What feudal heyday? Capitalist heyday?

We are a true god who has come down to earth to bring blessings. All the people of the Ming Dynasty can directly run from the feudal era into the utopian era!
And what was the price? Just some Jinyiwei...

Although the price is high and it is unjust, is justice or injustice really that important to the upper-level rulers?

As long as the Divine Emperor's threat to the people of the Ming Dynasty can be eliminated, then the necessary sacrifice is completely worth it. A mature politician can definitely accept such a low price. After all, it's not himself who will be sacrificed...

And we can think more flexibly. It is not necessary to sacrifice the Jinyiwei. Can't we pick some people with predestined relationships among the death row prisoners to be scapegoats?

Anyway, the Emperor of Gods only wants a batch of consumables with divine power, and he didn't stipulate that it must be the Imperial Guards. So why not let the Imperial Guards transfer the divine power to the death row prisoners, and then let the Emperor of Gods refine the death row prisoners?
They both have the same effect...

Zhou Liang's desire to pass the level was so strong that he found a suitable substitute for this sacrifice in just a moment: the death row prisoners were going to die anyway, so letting them make use of their remaining energy before they die would be a worthy death!
However, after a moment of excitement, Zhou Liang forced himself to suppress his restless heart...

"wrong……"

Zhou Liang, having calmed down, frowned:

"If an old scholar like me can figure it out, how could a prime minister who has ruled over the Ming Dynasty with hundreds of millions of people for two generations not understand it?"

Although he was reluctant to admit it, Zhou Liang had to admit that the simulated character had long been trained into a real ruler through his repeated simulation careers. Whether in wisdom, knowledge, or ability, it had far surpassed himself, Unit-01.

Back then, this guy had to ask me to take the imperial examination for him, but now, in terms of cultural knowledge, I'm afraid he would be my mentor for the rest of his life...

Therefore, Zhou Liang believed that the simulated character must have discovered some loophole in this option, and thus fell into a dilemma:
To be fair, he also wants to achieve a perfect world as soon as possible. If he can achieve immortality at the same time, that would be even better!
As for the issue of sacrificing the Jinyiwei, he could also fine-tune the details to achieve a better and more acceptable result.

However, he still proposed a second solution:

Reject the peace agreement and continue to fight it!
What does this mean?
This shows that he understood the loopholes in the first plan, so he decided to continue fighting until complete victory.

And what is this loophole?

Zhou Liang thought for a moment and came up with the answer:

"It is the Divine Emperor's position that is untrustworthy!"

In the final analysis, the alliance of the Divine Emperor has absolutely no countermeasures. The basis for establishing the alliance is not that "Zhou Liang" has any military force that can threaten the Divine Emperor, but... the Divine Emperor's thoughts.

This means that the actual binding force of this covenant is equivalent to zero. The Emperor of God can change it as he pleases and tear it up at any time. The initiative is entirely in His hands!

He can be said to be a god or devil with just one thought!
In this situation, "Zhou Liang" can only hope that He will maintain His humanity for a long time and actively abide by the agreement. But can such a thing really be permanently observed by the Divine Emperor?

Obviously not, because the Divine Emperor started out as a butcher. When he gets mad, he dares to kill anyone. The sins on his head are enough to be executed by firing squad countless times. How can we trust him?

Moreover, human nature cannot stand the test. A person who is not bound by any constraints will sooner or later have dangerous thoughts, not to mention that he is a feudal emperor with a criminal record.

Therefore, Zhou Liang's alliance with Him was no less than seeking the skin of a tiger; sooner or later, he would be killed by the ferocious tiger...

After figuring this out, Zhou Liang looked at the second option: "In this option, he decides to continue fighting the Divine Emperor with everyone, and won't surrender even if it means death... This isn't because he's so stubborn as to seek death, but only in this way can true peace between humans and gods be achieved."

How can there be permanent peace between humans and God?

It's obvious that either all humans have died, or the gods have died, the demons have been destroyed, and I am the only one left alive...

This is destined to be a struggle of either you or me. There is no room for easing from the very beginning because class contradictions are irreconcilable!
And Zhou Liang also discovered a very important point:

"The plan for clearing this round of simulations has always been to accumulate divine power to build up combat prowess, and then to kill the Divine Emperor head-on."

"And if I choose to send a sacrifice to the Divine Emperor, regardless of whether the sacrifice is a Jinyiwei or a death row prisoner, I must give the Divine Emperor all the divine power I have accumulated for free, begging Him to show mercy and spare the lives of the people..."

"If that's the case, wouldn't I be destroying my own martial arts skills?!"

The hope of victory was already slim, and now we have directly given away our capital. There is no way we can win!
Zhou Liang suddenly realized:

"No wonder there's a line in option B: Seek peace through compromise, and peace will perish; seek peace through struggle, and peace will survive! This is a life-and-death struggle, so how can there be any room for compromise?"

From the very beginning, "Zhou Liang" could only pass the level by defeating the God Emperor. It was the only true way, and all other ways to pass the level were false!

"Once you're a paperhanger, you'll be a paperhanger for life. He's too lazy to paper, and even the Divine Emperor isn't worthy of being paperhanged!"

After understanding the meaning of "Zhou Liang", Zhou Liang couldn't help but sigh in admiration:
"It seems you are indeed much better than me. I spent a long time thinking about the answer, but you just wrote it down in the options..."

"But since you understand everything, why are you still wavering on this issue?"

Zhou Liang scratched his head, really not understanding why he asked him the question. Didn’t he understand it?
After thinking about it carefully, Zhou Liang gradually came to his senses:

"Could it be that... you actually have selfish motives?"

On the surface, item A and item B are just a dispute over routes, but if you look deeper, you will find that the only meaning of item A is actually immortality!
"Zhou Liang" certainly understood the importance of struggle, but if he succeeded in his struggle, it would also mean that he would lose his hope of immortality and would only die of old age...

The word "immortality" is something that neither the Gods nor the emperors of all dynasties can fully understand. In fact, "Zhou Liang" is no exception... As a mortal, how can one not yearn for a long life?

This is what the two options really mean:
He didn't want the original body to analyze the pros and cons for him, he just wanted to use the original body's invisible hand to completely cut off his own selfish desires!

To be altruistic and selfless, if one wants to accomplish great things, one must abandon one's own selfish desires, become free of desires, and focus only on that lofty goal... "Zhou Liang" cannot make this inhuman choice himself, so he has to let his original body do it for him.

"OK then……"

Zhou Liang sighed:
"Choose B!"

[Ding! You chose option B, insisting on refusing! Sacrifice is acceptable, but this kind of sacrifice, using loyal class warriors to feed the feudal God-Emperor, is absolutely intolerable! Moreover, the God-Emperor is still the God-Emperor after all. He holds the absolute power to decide victory or defeat, and the initiative always lies in His hands...

Even though He is as close to you as a brother now, once He has evil thoughts, this fragile alliance will be unilaterally torn up in an instant, and you, as a pendant, will have no means of counterattack. Once He breaks the agreement, all your efforts will be in vain!
If we seek peace through compromise, peace will perish; if we seek peace through struggle, peace will survive! Class fighters should always aim to overthrow the oppressors, and even if they die, they must die on the road to victory!

【…】

[In an instant, you completely defeated your own selfish desires, and from then on, only that one belief existed in your heart! ]

[Prime Minister Zhou, charge!]

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(End of this chapter)