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

Chapter 162 Inexplicable uneasiness

[Tian Zun, has truly arrived in the capital! ]

The officials of the Ministry of Rites were horrified and didn't care about anything else. The Minister of Rites immediately led people to greet him and brought him into the palace.

[With this, the world's worries dissipated: Tianzun had not lied, He and Your Majesty were truly colleagues... It seemed that everyone had truly misunderstood Your Majesty for many years!]

[Your Majesty is not some incompetent tyrant who defies Heaven and oppresses his people, but a true saint who shoulders everything on his shoulders, willing only to use his own merits to save the suffering people of the world!]

[Your Majesty is so great! Your kindness is truly inexhaustible!]

[All players in Daming are in tears...]

【…】

[Inside the Imperial Palace, the Divine Emperor dismissed all outsiders, leaving only the two of you sitting opposite each other, staring at each other for a long time...]

After a long while, you suddenly laughed and said, "Your Majesty, why are you looking at me like that?"

The Divine Emperor calmly replied, "I am trying to determine if you truly possess the strange appearance those fools described... Now it appears that you do not possess a thousand heads, each with a thousand mouths..."

[Good fellow, if it really looked like this, even Cthulhu would exclaim how weird it is!]

You burst out laughing: "That's just the people exaggerating. I'm just a mortal..."

【"mortal?"】

The Divine Emperor sneered, "How could a mortal incite my ministers to revolt out of thin air? How could a mortal change the state of the world without my knowledge? How could a mortal dare to come to the capital to negotiate with me with such overwhelming courage, knowing full well the danger?"

[“I really want to ask you: What is your relationship with mortals?”]

【this……】

You were originally calm and composed, but suddenly you were at a loss for words: It seems like what He said is not wrong... I have become a "Celestial Lord" on par with the Divine Emperor, so what relationship do I really have with mortals?

[You can brainwash, possess souls, and reincarnate endlessly... No matter how you look at it, your "humanity" is probably not high. You might even be less human than the Divine Emperor...]

But in an instant, you adjusted your attitude and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, this is wrong. Whether I am a mortal or not is not determined by how many more magical powers I possess than mortals. It is determined by whether I truly regard mortals as my own kind."

"Since my birth, I have never intentionally harmed innocent people. In all my political affairs, I have always prioritized the people of the world, distributing land equally, punishing lawbreakers, punishing unscrupulous merchants, and providing relief to victims of disasters... I believe I have a clear conscience!"

[“So on this point, I can completely say that I am just a mortal!”]

【As you spoke, you suddenly changed the subject.】

[“Your Majesty, you were clearly an emperor with the ambition to be a sage at the beginning, but after ascending to godhood, you changed your ways and only knew how to defy heaven, oppress the people, and even eat humans for a living…”]

"So, is Your Majesty truly a human being?"

[You slowly but accurately struck his weak spot, and a single word caused his expression to change...]

[“Stop using your tongue!”]

The Divine Emperor scolded you harshly, then, as if to console himself, he turned to mock you, "You cowardly evil god! I thought you'd dare to come, but you actually borrowed a corpse to come..."

"Is this even worthy of being called a great hero?"

"Guess what? If I spread the news that you came here through the body of a dead person, would your followers still believe in your bullshit Western Paradise?"

[His words are sharp, and his tone of sarcasm seems to have grasped your lifeblood...]

[But you simply covered the corpse spots on your arm nonchalantly, then calmly said, "So what if it spreads? So what if it doesn't?"]

"Since I've already spread the news of my arrival in the capital, the people won't care whether I came to the capital in my true form or not. They'll just say I've truly arrived... So, what do I have to fear?"

【“你！”】

The Divine Emperor was furious, because what you said was absolutely right... Under the current circumstances, no one cares whether you're the real person or not. As long as you're here, everyone will think it's okay... ["What if I kill you?"]

[His defenses were broken, so he simply threatened you directly: "If I kill you, even if you are just a corpse, the news will spread and it will shake your deception. Then everyone will know that you and I are not on the same side..."]

You laughed even more: "Your Majesty, are you getting senile? This isn't my true self. Even if you kill me, I can still refute the rumors and say they were all fabricated by treacherous officials. They fabricated the rumors to deceive the people and destroy the relationship between you and me, hoping to cause chaos in the world..."

【"you!!!"】

The Divine Emperor was so angry that his eyes seemed to be spitting fire, but he clenched his fist for a long time and didn't hit you in the face. He just gradually loosened his grip because you were right.

[The current situation is no longer under His control. You, with influence spread across the two capitals and thirteen provinces, are the true ruler of the world!]

"Whatever you say is what it is. You speak with the will of Heaven and make arbitrary decisions. No matter how hard He tries to spread the word that you are an evil deity and a liar, no one will believe you..."

[Furthermore, you don't consider yourself an evil deity or liar. Although you fabricated a beautiful Western Paradise for the world, you never encouraged anyone to die quickly. Instead, you declared: Only those who are healthy and long-lived can ascend to the Western Paradise!]

To this end, you constantly seek benefits for the people, so that they can live in peace and health until they die of old age... Honestly, even if they know you're deceiving them, what does it matter? Haven't you brought them any real benefits?

There is no shortage of intelligent people in the world. They may not understand materialism or have not received advanced education, but they can tell whether you are doing practical things for them.

[Based on this practical benefit, even if they know you've deceived them, they're still willing to be deceived by you...]

[In short, you have already established yourself as invincible! ]

[And from the moment you went to the capital to negotiate, you had already won.]

[In contrast, the Divine Emperor also entered the countdown to his demise from this moment on. No matter what he did in the remaining time, he could not escape the fate of destruction...]

You know this, and He knows it too.

【so……】

[“There’s nothing left to talk about between us…”]

[The God Emperor closed his eyes in despair and muttered to himself.]

【At the same time, you also smiled. 】

[After three lifetimes of experience, countless tortures and pains, you finally achieved this triumphant outcome...Only you know the despair and distortion you've experienced along the way.]

【But it's all worth it! 】

[Now the tide has turned, and you finally see the same despair on the face of the almighty God Emperor...]

[How can I describe it in one word?!]

You can’t help but smile…

[But at this moment, a new piece of information you had never known appeared... The God-Emperor, who was originally in despair, suddenly raised his head. The despair on his face slowly faded, replaced by contemplation and doubt, as if He had thought of something important in this short time!]

After hesitating for a moment, He finally asked tentatively.

"I want to ask... since you are prepared to let me destroy myself, then you must also be prepared to shoulder the entire world, right?"

[“Don’t tell me you know nothing and just want me to die…”]

【Um? ! 】

Your heart skips a beat, and you suddenly have a bad feeling...

……

(End of this chapter)