Mystery Makes Me Strong

When the middle-aged emperor arrived at the river, he found that there were no boats nearby, so he had to take his men to take a detour again.

After walking around for a while, it was already dark.

The guards around him, although they didn't say anything, looked a little anxious.

As they ran, the middle-aged emperor gradually became uneasy about these guards.

A terrible thought kept appearing in his mind.

[What if these guards use their heads to seek credit and reward? ]

I have no power to resist.

During the more than ten years of his rebellion, he had seen a lot of things like this.

Many of his opponents did not die at his hands in the end, but died at the hands of their cronies who wanted wealth and glory.

Selling out one's master for personal gain is the most common thing in troubled times.

Therefore, even though they have gained benefits, they will not reward such people, and may even kill them to correct the trend.

But now the situation has changed, and it is his turn to be chased everywhere.

In this situation, he can't trust anyone.

When I listened to the teachers talking about the Three Kingdoms in the past, what he hated most was that Cao Cao killed his benefactor because of his suspicion.

And now.

Hate Cao Cao, understand Cao Cao, and become Cao Cao.

Of course he couldn't kill dozens of guards.

He simply ordered the guards to be on guard everywhere and sent the leader of the guards away first.

Then he sent other guards to make contact with nearby cities.

He also sent people to inform the capital and ask them to come and provide support as soon as possible.

He lost this time for no apparent reason.

He was almost mad at me.

So before we knew it, out of the more than thirty guards, only a few were left.

The leader of the guards had left long ago, and the few remaining people felt something was wrong.

But the emperor's authority was too great and they dared not speak carelessly.

After running into the early morning, several people camped in a forest.

The guards went to get food, some went hunting, and some went to fetch water for the emperor.

At this time, there were fewer people.

Seeing his opportunity, the middle-aged emperor secretly rode his horse around the woods, avoided the guards' sight, and left on his own.

Suspicious people, cruel people, that's what they are like.

Although they seem strong, once they fall into desperate situations, they will be much more vulnerable than ordinary people.

Because they can't trust anyone.

When the emperor ran away, a guard came back from hunting and was horrified.

"Old Liu, is the emperor here?" he immediately asked a guard who was making a fire.

"I don't know. He was resting here just now." The guard immediately looked around.

"It's over. I don't know where the emperor has gone."

"Go find it quickly."

As a result, they naturally couldn't find him, after all, the emperor ran away very secretly.

In fact, if you observe the horseshoe prints carefully, you can discover something.

However, the direction the emperor fled was exactly the direction a guard went to inquire about information, so there were also horseshoe prints.

I have to say that this middle-aged emperor is still smart even at this time.

But because of his intelligence, his guards found it difficult to find him for a while.

An hour later.

The guards were grief-stricken.

That is the feeling that only middle-aged men who are facing finances, life, wife and children can relate to.

They couldn't imagine their own end.

It wasn't long before the emperor's disappearance was reported to the court.

Their three clans, or even nine clans, will be killed!

That is absolutely certain.

You have to know that an ordinary doctor could be killed just for saying a word to someone involved in a major case.

There was also a chief judge who, because of the accused's accusation, said, "The chief judge is my accomplice."

This obvious false accusation was reported to the emperor, and the chief judge was beheaded along with the others.

It's outrageous.

But that's the truth.

Therefore, they don't have to think about the possibility of being pardoned.

At this time, someone suddenly said:

"In that case, let's go all the way."

"We might as well rebel too!"

"Yes, if you don't fight back you will die, and if you fight back you will die too!"

"Even if we go back, our entire clan will be exterminated. This is no different from rebellion!"

As soon as the thought of rebellion arises, the world suddenly becomes wide.

They were like middle-aged men who had completely let go and felt a sense of relief from the bottom of their hearts.

Putting everything aside and looking back, what's the big deal?

Better to live a miserable life than to die!

"Let's go and join the Qingyun Society!"

Naturally, they had heard of the name of Qingyun Society these days.

The Qingyun Society was the one that knew how to beat the emperor like this.

"Oh, in that case, why don't we lure the people from Qingyun Society over here? They have more people, so maybe they can capture the emperor."

"As long as we capture the emperor, once he dies, no one will be able to kill our nine clans."

"No matter whether Qingyun Club can succeed or not, we can take this opportunity to escape. At least we don't have to die now."

“That’s right!”

Dozens of guards quickly came up with a plan.

Naturally, there were people who opposed this.

But when they thought about the emperor's usual behavior, they immediately stopped objecting.

Because it is really a road to death.

In fact, they were not wrong.

The middle-aged emperor has already decided that when he returns, he will kill the guards around him, clean them out, and replace them with a new batch.

He now thinks there is a spy among him.

But he never expected that he would end up making things worse. It can be said that his cleverness backfired.

It would have been easy for him to return to the capital under the strict protection of dozens of guards.

After all, it is only a few hundred miles away from the capital.

Even if there were bandits, they could not pose a threat to dozens of soldiers.

What's more, they were riding fine horses and wearing fine armor.

It is almost the top equipment in the military.

In this situation, hundreds of bandits were no match for them.

But from the perspective of the middle-aged emperor, there was nothing wrong with what he did at this time.

In the final analysis, this is the inevitable result of private rule.

The emperor never had anyone he could truly trust.

Because he usurped unlimited power for his own selfish interests.

In theory, he is not bound by any rules.

In reality, of course he would have to endure some pain, but he would be able to do it so that no one could interrogate him.

In this situation, he would naturally suspect whether others were trying to take his place.

He never fully trusts anyone.

He must always be vigilant against others trying to seize his power.

Only a "public world" can basically solve this drawback and ensure that the top of the food chain can smoothly step down and give way to others.

Because the whole world belongs to everyone in the world.

You can only step down from something that is not yours.

Because in the end you will have to give it to other people, and the time is very short, maybe ten or twenty years.

In a public world, anyone has the opportunity to possess the throne of emperor in a risk-free way. Naturally, they will not first think of using violence and many risky ways to seize the position of emperor.

Most people don’t have such big ambitions and goals.

In fact, only a public world is the most friendly to everyone.

Private world looks cool.

In fact, even the royal family would be trembling with fear in times of crisis.

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at this time.

The emperor chose to escape alone.

He rode to a ferry heading south.

After crossing this river, it is only two hundred miles away from the capital.

He had already thrown away his imperial robe, golden armor and other items while he was on the road.

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And only the inner lining was left, which was coated with much dirt and became tattered.

At the same time he tied the horse to a rock.

I quietly approached the ferry.

After all, he had been a beggar and knew how to disguise himself.

Although these unpopular knowledge are almost forgotten now.

All he is thinking about now is how to govern the country, how to keep his family's rule for generations to come, and how to prevent the people from rebelling.

How to make the people believe that he is destined to be the emperor and no one else can take him away.

However, these lectures have little effect.

The people would rebel regardless of their need to, and they were not afraid of God's will at all.

In his opinion, these unruly people deserve to die.

And now, when the beggar's knowledge of disguise really came in handy, he immediately remembered it.

Because this is instinct in our bones.

When he arrived at the ferry, he saw only a small boat, lying across the ferry.

He came to the side of the boat and called out:

"Boatman, please take me across the river."

Not long after, a man with a scratchy skin came out of the cabin.

Obviously the boatman.

He looked at the sky, then at the middle-aged emperor.

"Boy, you want to cross the river?"

"Yes, we just want to cross the river, what do you have in mind?" The middle-aged emperor suppressed his tone.

The boatman immediately laughed: "There are at least a hundred ways to cross the river."

“But how many big bucks do you have?

"Why don't you use the treasure notes anymore? I still have ten taels of new treasure notes on me." The middle-aged emperor said, taking out a two-tael treasure note.

In fact, this is a newly printed sample for him to see and will not be released.

But he thought it was interesting, so he kept it by his side.

"Payment? Even dogs don't use it!" the boatman said bitterly, "In the past, the new notes were worth some silver."

"No one cares about these banknotes now, and they come in large quantities, and they want to squeeze us dry!

The middle-aged emperor immediately defended himself, "That's not the case at all. The treasure notes represent the emperor's power."

"Haha, no one wants Huangshenma Breeze. Even if someone wants it, they only offer 20% off." The farmer shook his head.

There is no way.

The emperor had no choice but to search all over for money to cross the river.

However, when he touched it, he found that there were some gold leaves on it.

This is intended to be a reward to my grandchildren.

He was just about to take out the gold leaf and hand it to the boatman...

But he suddenly became suspicious.

He looked at the boatman's strong body, and he didn't know if there was anyone in the cabin, so he hesitated.

What if he reveals the golden leaf and the other party becomes ambitious on the river and wants to rob him on the way?

Although he has always been confident that under his governance, the country is peaceful and the people live and work in peace and contentment.

But after what the rebels had done, he no longer dared to believe it.

So he said, "I am very sorry, boatman."

"I was robbed by bandits, so I have no money."

"You want to cross the river without any money?" the boatman immediately mocked.

"No, you just need to take me across the river, and I'll take you to my house to get the money, and I'll give you five times the boat fare."

I have to say that the emperor was very smart.

He thought that if he said this, the other party would not rob him.

And they will send him home and get five times the money.

However, when the boatman heard this, he just smiled.

"Well, then, just get on board. I'll start the boat and take you home to get your money."

The middle-aged emperor was about to get on the boat, when suddenly he saw a smile on the boatman's mouth and felt a sense of danger.

He was able to conquer the world. He didn't know anything else, but he could see clearly the hearts of people.

He didn't know where he had revealed his flaw, so he immediately turned around and ran.

The direction he ran was exactly where he had tied the horse before.

When the boatman saw this, he immediately started cursing:

"Second brother, hurry up and come out, there's a big deal!"

"This kid doesn't want to eat Bandao noodles, give him wonton instead!"

Another thin man came out of the cabin.

It was the boatman’s second son.

After he came out, he saw the middle-aged emperor running away and immediately wondered:

"Brother, what's the big deal? Isn't it just a ragtag refugee?"

"What refugee? Look at that guy, his face is ruddy and his body is fat. He must be a rich man." The boatman said as he jumped off the bow and chased after the middle-aged emperor.

"After we tie this man up, we can at least get a few hundred taels of silver!"

Oh my god, we actually encountered a group of pirates!

The middle-aged emperor thought to himself.

Fortunately, he noticed in time that the other person's smile was wrong.

That is not the smile of making a small fortune, but the smile of making a big fortune.

"That's true."

So the two boatmen chased from behind, and the emperor ran in front.

The middle-aged emperor ran and ran, panting.

After years of living a life of luxury, he went from being a man who could walk 200 miles overnight to a fat man who had difficulty walking ten miles.

Just like college students, who used to practice sports diligently and could run 3,000 meters without any problem in high school, but in just one year they regressed to the point where they have difficulty running 1,000 meters.

The middle-aged emperor never imagined that he would fall to such a state.

If I had known this would happen, why did I do it in the first place?

At that time, all the ministers opposed him to lead the army in person, but he ignored their obstruction and even killed several ministers who tried to stop him because of this.

I really regret it now, but it's too late.

The middle-aged emperor was running desperately in front.

The breathing became heavier.

Now he just wants to pray to God.

God give him another chance.

Let him escape from the desperate situation.

At this moment, he thought of the past.

At that time, there was Lao Chen who was fighting for the world with him.

He failed to capture his own city no matter how hard he tried, and was defeated in a naval battle where he had the upper hand.

Have you ever prayed to God for luck?

In the end, destiny lies with oneself, not others.

And today, he hopes that destiny will continue to be on his side.

Their ship was big and his was small back then, but even so, Lao Chen still lost to him.

To outsiders, this is simply incredible.

They all belong to destiny.

In fact, he was good at using talents and used gunpowder at that time.

And what is the current situation of that talent?

It seems like he was implicated in some big prison and was beheaded?

Now the time, place and people are not on our side.

The middle-aged emperor didn't know why, but the more critical the situation became, the more things he thought about.