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

Chapter 134: Immortality or not?

【Gray hair?】

[Your heart suddenly trembles...]

[Although you've long been mentally prepared for a bloody clash with the Divine Emperor at any moment, saying it is one thing and doing it is another... Now that He's showing signs of old age, it means He will age rapidly until He reaches an unknown old age, covered in red hair!]

His time is short.

You don’t have much time left…

[The destined dark turmoil is ultimately unavoidable, and you will soon engage in a final struggle with Him, until you are defeated and die.]

[“In this life, I still haven’t found the path to success…”]

Thinking about your future, you can't help but feel bitter: Failed in the last life, failed again in this one, what about the next one? Is there really a chance of winning...?

"Why is the Prime Minister worried?"

[The change in your expression naturally caught the attention of the Divine Emperor, so He asked with a smile.]

【Why are you distressed? Of course it’s because of Him! 】

You suddenly made up your mind and asked directly and clearly, "How much time do you have left, Your Majesty?"

The Divine Emperor's smile deepened: "Ten more years..."

"Zifang, have you made up your mind?"

Since you don't want to act anymore, then He doesn't want to act anymore either. He once again asked about your thoughts: "Ten years from now, I will either slaughter all the people in the world, or refine the Jinyiwei... You choose one!"

This question is very straightforward and malicious. It's like shifting the blame for the murder onto you, making it seem like everyone died because of your choice...

[It's clearly His fault, but He wants you to take it. This is truly His skill in shifting the blame to perfection!]

[And the most disgusting thing is that you have to make a choice: He always wants to eat people, but the choice of who to eat is truly in your hands.]

Just as He promoted you to Prime Minister and entrusted you with the power of the nation, He now gives you the power to choose whom to eat. This shows how much He trusts you...

【But, you would rather not have this power! 】

The most disgusting problem in the world is this "trolley problem." The Divine Emperor has two paths: one is to devour countless civilians, and the other is to devour the Imperial Guards. No matter which you choose, someone will always be devoured by Him.

[He had given you this question last time, and you didn't choose any, which was considered a postponement... The Divine Emperor never said anything about this, because He knew you couldn't escape this problem. No matter how much you postponed, you would have to hand it in sooner or later!]

Now, there are only ten years left until the exam is due. No matter how much you don't want to do it, you must do it, because handing in a blank paper will result in a score of zero. If you don't want to choose either answer, there's nothing you can do about it...

The Divine Emperor stares at you expectantly: "Prime Minister, choose quickly!"

[Choose quickly! There are only fifteen minutes left before the exam ends. You don't have time to hesitate!] ["I..."]

Under this knife-sharp gaze, you fell into a struggle, but the question you were struggling with was not who should be sacrificed, but whether to turn against the Divine Emperor right now!

[Of course you don't want to sacrifice anyone. The best way to solve the trolley problem is never to sacrifice the person tied up on the road, but to immediately slam on the brakes, get out of the car, and shoot the terrorist who is holding the person captive in the head!]

[However, you currently lack the ability to overthrow the Divine Emperor, so the only outcome of your resistance will be a bloody head injury...]

[However, you are not afraid of such an outcome. You are just weighing the pros and cons: if you and the God Emperor die in a duel, what will be the final result?]

[There is no doubt that your death will cause an explosion of public sentiment, leading to a nationwide uprising and a repeat of the massacre that occurred in the first life!]

[And you don’t want to see this result again...]

[So if you had no hope of victory, you wouldn't choose to fight the Divine Emperor. You would rather sink into the waves of the East China Sea like in your previous life than cause meaningless casualties.]

[And if you don't choose to fight the Divine Emperor, what will be the result? ]

The answer is obvious: If you don't fight back, it will be the same as in your previous life. The people won't rebel because of you, and if they don't rebel, they won't be slaughtered by the Divine Emperor... Although the Divine Emperor will undoubtedly need divine power to support his expenses, he will definitely prioritize obtaining divine power from the Jinyi Guards to avoid large-scale casualties.

If this were the outcome, it wouldn't be a bad one. However, from now on, the safety of everyone in the Ming Dynasty would depend on the Divine Emperor's whim. Even if He intended to do something wrong, no one could restrain Him... So, could He truly remain a good emperor who served the people forever?

You are not optimistic about this.

[But after thinking it over, you realize that you have no choice but to compromise and continue to be a reformist...]

[Thus, your complicated emotions gradually calmed down, and gradually split into two paths: one was to choose to commit suicide at sea as in your previous life, and the other was to obey the will of the Divine Emperor, live forever with Him, and be a good dog...]

【…】

[Ding! On the path of compromise, you came up with two different ways of compromise, so you choose: (?)]

[A: Even if it's difficult to reward someone for jumping into the sea, he's still a hero! Since both your plans of "killing the gods with divine power" and "killing the gods with technology" have failed, it proves that under the current circumstances, you simply don't have the wherewithal to challenge the Divine Emperor... So, why not follow the example of your past life and sacrifice your own silent death to ensure the safety of the people, leaving the Divine Emperor no reason to start a massacre!]
And although this may feel a bit like a weak escape from reality, it can at least give you peace of mind... You know, whether you are dead or alive, it will not affect the God Emperor's eating of the Jinyiwei, because He must use His divine power to prolong His life.

In this situation, if you died, you would be buried with those Jinyiwei who were about to be killed...]

[B: Being the God-Emperor's dog is the greatest honor! Although all the plans to kill gods have failed, and you don't think the God-Emperor will truly be a good person forever, at least so far the God-Emperor has not revealed his ugly face of indiscriminate killing.

If that's the case, then you might as well agree to live forever with Him, and see for yourself whether He can maintain His image as a "good emperor"... And after all, you're the one He trusts the most. If He ever decides to stop, you can at least advise Him in person, show some kindness, and be a paperhanger...

Moreover, as long as you live long enough, you may accumulate some secret information, which may play an irreplaceable role in your ultimate plan to kill the gods!

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(End of this chapter)