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

Chapter 264 Logic, Makes Sense!
To be fair, the story of "God Zhao Gou" is actually quite well-written, and there are no particularly obvious logical flaws in the narrative.

[This short essay even unraveled several historical questions that you might not be aware of, but the Prime Minister suddenly understood...]

First, why does the "Golden Gate" transport you from the vast Ming Dynasty to your own world?

[Previously, the Prime Minister had been puzzled by this, but today he unexpectedly understood: because Zhu Youjian had visited back then!]

[It was because Zhu Youjian crossed over to this place back then that you were teleported here by the "Golden Gate"... Also, when you first descended here as a wandering soul, you discovered many abandoned villages in the landing site that had neither living people nor primordial spirits... The Prime Minister couldn't explain this back then, but now it seems that the reason these villages were abandoned was probably because of Zhu Youjian's visit back then!]

[However, there is still too little evidence, so the Prime Minister cannot determine whether it was Zhu Youjian, Zhao Gou, or the Jin emperor who did it... But regardless of who did it, these abandoned villages must correspond to the "Battle of the Three Sovereigns" mentioned by Zhao Gou!]

[And this "Battle of the Three Emperors"...that's even more interesting!]

According to Zhao Gou, he and Zhu Youjian, who had just arrived, got along very well, so they were teammates, while the evil and powerful Jin emperor was a natural enemy... In the end, because the Jin emperor was too powerful, even the combination of tyranny and lust could not defeat him, so Zhu Youjian was defeated and only escaped back to the Ming Dynasty with a broken spirit...

[If someone were unfamiliar with the power of the tyrannical god, they probably wouldn't have much doubt about this battle situation... but your father, the Prime Minister, happens to be the one who understands the power of the tyrannical god the most, so he knew immediately that Zhao Gou was lying!]

Given the terrifying destructive power of Zhu Youjian's tyrannical divine power, if he were to actually engage in battle with the Jin emperor, the outcome would not merely be the creation of a few eerie, abandoned villages, but rather the complete devastation of the Jin kingdom! The land would be shattered, cities destroyed, and lives lost; casualties would be at least in the millions…

Based on your current understanding of Zhao Gou's strength, you don't believe that the Jin emperor, who is on par with him, could suppress Zhao Gou at the same level while easily defeating the fully-powered Tyrannical Emperor. Otherwise, the Jin emperor would be far too overpowered!

Therefore, Zhu Youjian's ultimate defeat and exit from power was certainly not as simple as Zhao Gou claimed, and the relationship between Zhao Gou and Zhu Youjian was not necessarily that of teammates...

Finally, who exactly was Zhu Youjian, who crossed over from another realm and then fled in defeat?

This question made the Prime Minister frown: According to Zhao Gou's story, this "Battle of the Three Sovereigns" took place more than 120 years ago, and if this time is placed into the timeline of the Ming Dynasty, it would be around the time when the Divine Emperor had just ascended to godhood.

[If the Divine Emperor did indeed manage to cross over to this realm once, and was defeated and forced to flee with only a lingering remnant, then it's highly unlikely that He would continue to rule the Ming Dynasty in His normal form!]

The problem is, the divine emperor that the Prime Minister saw was perfectly normal except for turning into a red-haired monster due to lack of divine power; he was not at all the "regrettable" form that Zhao Gou described...

Therefore, either Zhao Gou lied again here, or... that Zhu Youjian was not the Divine Emperor at all!

So who exactly is this Zhu Youjian?

After thinking for a moment, the Prime Minister suddenly realized: if he remembered correctly, after his original body killed the Reality God Emperor, he had briefly entered a special "illusionary realm" in order to inherit the position of "Lord of the Great Ming Dynasty".

Within the "illusion," the original Zhu Youjian encountered another Zhu Youjian, and this "Zhu Youjian" was the real Zhu Youjian! He was the true ruler of the Ming Dynasty, while the Divine Emperor was merely an "extension" of his power.

However, because He only had a sliver of His remaining will, the God-Emperor temporarily assumed most of His powers to some extent, leading the original body to mistakenly believe that the God-Emperor was the "Lord of Heaven and Earth"... But the truth is always the truth, so when replacing the Lord of Heaven and Earth, the original body still needed to obtain His approval in person, which is why the "Inheritance Illusion" came into being.

【"Remnants..."】

[The Prime Minister suddenly realized: It seems that the tyrannical God-Emperor who crossed realms and was reduced to a broken state before escaping back was none other than the "Lord of Heaven and Earth," Zhu Youjian!]

[It was precisely because Zhu Youjian was utterly destroyed that He never manifested divine power in the three lifetimes of the Prime Minister. Aside from appearing at the end to transfer power to the "usurper" Zhou Liang, He had absolutely no presence...] [Logical, makes sense!]

[In this way, the Prime Minister finally understood one thing: after Zhu Youjian's lingering will gave the "Golden Light from Beyond the Heavens," which symbolized the sovereign power of heaven and earth, to his original body Zhou Liang, the original body quickly realized that it needed to be nourished with a large amount of violent divine power. Finally, after injecting it with a massive amount of divine power, the "Golden Light from Beyond the Heavens" transformed into a golden gate that could traverse the world...]

Since the user could quickly figure out how to use it, there's no reason why Zhu Youjian wouldn't be able to. Why didn't Zhu Youjian use this opportunity to cross over into another field?

Now I understand, it's not that He never tried to cross boundaries, it's that He was pushed back...

At this point, the logic makes perfect sense!

[What's troubling you now are only the details of the "Battle of the Three Sovereigns" and the question of Zhao Gou's own allies: Is it really true, as Zhao Gou wrote in his short essay, that he and Zhu Youjian joined forces against the Jin emperor and ultimately suffered a defeat?]

The answer to this question is very important because it involves not only the facts of that time, but also your speculation about the strength of the Jin emperor, and even the relationship between Zhao Gou and you as friend or foe...

If what Zhao Gou said is true, then the Jin emperor's strength might be off the charts. Even if Zhao Gou's plan to "invade the Jin" were actually carried out, do you think he could kill the Jin emperor and unify the north and south?

[If Zhao Gou lied, then the battle situation that year might have been that he joined forces with the Jin emperor to attack Zhu Youjian, who had crossed the border...]

[Since He can attack Zhu Youjian, He might attack you too! Because you and Zhu Youjian come from the same world, and you are the representative of both the original body and the Prime Minister's will, in a sense, your value to Him is no less than Zhu Youjian's!]

Once you lower your guard against Him, or even genuinely consider Him a friendly unit of the same faction, then you never know when He might launch a spectacular backstab at the unsuspecting you...

【…】

[You and the Chancellor have both thought a lot, and your vigilance towards Zhao Gou has gradually reached its maximum... However, you remain outwardly calm, and are extremely respectful to Zhao Gou after he finishes his essay.]

[Zhao Gou, however, expressed his satisfaction to you: "Since you have already revealed your family background and have a savior deity behind you powerful enough to suppress the God Emperor, then you clearly deserve my courteous treatment!"]

He said solemnly: "As long as this anti-war sentiment among the people gradually subsides, you can be reinstated to your original position, and may even be given greater responsibility!"

After making a few promises, He slowly left the Heavenly Prison, a strange smile on His face...

Now, it's just you and a grumpy-looking Han Shizhong left.

After watching Emperor Zhao leave, Han Shizhong immediately stared at you with a complicated expression, as if he wanted to say something... but for some reason, he hesitated and didn't say anything of value.

In the end, he simply sighed, as if he had made some extremely important decision...

……

(End of this chapter)